If you were a child of the ’90s, it’s safe to say you saw the words “Executive Producer: Peter Engel” flash across your television screen at some point in time, ending every episode of the classic series Saved by the Bell.

Generation after generation fell in love with the sitcom about neon-loving kids at a California high school, and we got to chat with Peter Engel about what started it all. In his new memoir I Was Saved by the Bell: Stories of Life, Love, and Dreams That Do Come True, Peter shares the struggles he faced and how he never gave up until his dreams did in fact, come true.

Read on for our exclusive interview with Peter Engel below:
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