Mario Lopez Was 'Cool' With Dustin Diamond

Mario Lopez ("Saved By The Bell", "Dancing With The Stars") chats about his relationship with Dustin Diamond and his time on SBTB.

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[VVV]

As great as Zack Morris and AC Slater were, there is no Saved by the Bell without Screech

[diplamatikjuan]

A.C Slater was the most jacked teenager in history

[startracker]

By Mario saying that he was the only one who was cool with Dustin suggests that the others were either horrible to him or left him out and ignored him. Poor Dustin. Mario seems like a lovely guy. Especially if he was the only one who was nice to Dustin. It's easy to give into peer pressure by ignoring someone and not befriending them because their unpopular. Good for Mario!

[joserangel]

at the end...Mario was like "ok whatever you think" and "fuck off" lol

[yesterdaydream]

Almost 2021 and Mario Lopez still shows no signs of aging

[leila]

Where was this attitude when Mario interviewed Dustin though? Cause he totally acted like he didn’t know him but when he interviewed Mark-Paul he was acting as if no time had passed at all & they were best buds.

[dhammes]

Dustin looked like an outcast with his co stars they were always making fun of him on the show...

[thomasrichard]

Mario always seems to be such a Class Act. It doesn't surprise me that he would be the one to befriend Dustin while the others didn't. One thing that every actor on Saved by the Bell should realize. Without Dustin, the show would have been canceled in a year. We all love Screech! And Jimmy Fallon, love you. But there's no way Dustin Diamond shouldn't have been in that Saved by the Bell skit. Peace!

[NealDamiano]

He got a little annoyed with her at the end there! 😂

[randywatson]

Gee I wonder why the experience might've been different for the guy playing Screech while everyone else is playing a teen idol. Can't imagine why that would be any less fun.

[nyk]

Mario Lopez is NOT a phoney in any way. He's the real deal. Totally cool and humble as he appears.

[katiepoyzer]

Way to misquote Mark-Paul. He was quiet most of the interview and agreed and said "one thing I will admit it is very negative" 

[materialgirl]

So sad to hear that Dustin Diamond was bullied some cast mates. Glad though to hear that Mario was a good guy to him though. Screech was the heart of the show because he made it halarious. I've heard that Mark Paul Gosseleur was for sure an ultimate jerk to Justin; Mark shoved him against the lockers and made fun of him and dissed him like Hell. I wonder how the the girls were to him which were Tiffany, Elizabeth, and Lark. I'm thinking probably not so nice too huh??!!!! Poor Dustin.

[FrogFishLeezerd]

Mario Lopez...one of the few gems of Hollywood. I love that guy!

[brandonrivera]

Mario is super classy. Love him. He seems like a great guy.

[ambassador]

she try’s to invent Drama, and Lopez is Cool as a cucumber. That guy is a class act.

[Awesomo]

Who's here after Dustin Diamond has cancer?

[realtalk]

I don't get why people love drama so much. You put 'cool' in your title like he was weird about it. He clearly shows that he had no problems at all with Dustin. Jusr like the whole "mark paul rips screech" title. He dosent rip on dustin at all in that interview. The other dude did.

[kaifreeman]

It's funny because Mario had guest starred on an episode of the "Golden Girl's" way before "SBTB"

[DeeNice]

I felt bad they bullied 'Screech', but he didn't have to say that bullshit about Lark being 'sloppy thirds'!