Our Darlin' Jessie

It's so hard to know what Elizabeth Berkley's tombstone epithet will read. Either "Here Lies Our Darlin', Nomi Malone" or "Jessie Spano: She Was SO EXCITED." The Showgirls camp gets another vote, with the release of the V.I.P. DVD Edition of the movie that comes out this July: The film will be packaged with playing cards, shot glasses, and pasties; there is also a lapdance tutorial on the DVD. Perfect for the film's gay cult following! Or extremely gay moments during bachelor parties.

But you can buy the Saved by the Bell DVDs for seasons 1 and 2 as well for the very special episode, "Jessie's Song," where Jessie takes energy pills that make her excited and scared. This is not unlike most of us realizing that our antidepressants may make us suicidal.

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By Jen Chung in Arts & Entertainment on March 23, 2004 11:46 AM

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j0sh

I remember that episode- yet another "socially concious" tv episode to inform kids of the dangers of drugs that did absolutely nothing more than make me want to try drugs.

melly

Thank you so for bringing up "I'm so excited". My family has been questioning the amount of Red Bull that I drink. Now I know just the thing to do to freak them out.

Jen

Caffeine = crack on Saturday morning network TV, remember.

Beth M.

The best part was when Jessie starts to completely freak out, then go into withdrawl (if I remember correctly)... all from caffeine pills.

I guess whatever network that was on didn't want to show high school students using anything hard. But. Really. Caffeine pills?