Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic; Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank Mark-Paul Gosselaar exclusively told PEOPLE that he and his formerSaved by the Bellcastmates have a hard time remembering specific plot points from the '90s teen sitcom "This, for us, was over 30 years ago. It was work, so I don't think most people can remember their work days, but they'll remember the lunch they had with a coworker ... And that's how we remember our memories as well," the actor explained Gosselaar played Zack Morris in 'Saved by the Bell' and the series' two sequels If the teacher pops a testabout what happened on any givenSaved by the Bellepisode,Mark-Paul Gosselaarknows he's in a mess to answer. The 51-year-old actor, who played Zack Morris in the '90s teen sitcom and itstwo sequels, recently told PEOPLE that he and his originalSaved by the Bellcastmates have "a very limited memory" of details about specific episodes. "I always thought that I had a bad memory about certain things," Gosselaar recalled of a fan once talking about a plot from aseason 3 episode titled "Mystery Weekend"from 1991. "It was about a murder mystery dinner or whatever. And I knew about it because ofmy podcast." "ButMario [Lopez]had no idea what this person was talking about — neither did Elizabeth [Berkley]," he added of his fellow alums, who playedA.C. SlaterandJessie Spano. "I was pleased to know that they have a very limited memory of those events as well. I thought it was just me." Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank TheFoundstar then explained why they've forgotten certain plot points from the originalSaved by the Bell, which ran for four seasons — totaling 86 episodes — from 1989 to 1993. "This, for us, was over 30 years ago … It was work, so I don't think most people can remember their work days, but they'll remember the lunch they had with a coworker or they'll remember going on a trip with a co-worker," Gosselaar said. "And that's how we remember our memories as well." "We remember the beach episodes, but not specifically the beach episode," he elaborated. "We remember just that time or the filming — anything we did on location was like a treat for us. And so we remember those things. We have memories outside of being on set, but the actual episodes, it's like we couldn't tell you." Thefather of fouralso shared that the remaining alums still keep in touch. "We text each other all the time," Gosselaar revealed. "People always ask, 'Do you guys hang out?' We don't hang out because I live somewhere else, we all have schedules, we all have kids, but we always text." The PEOPLE Appis now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! Matt Miller/NBC via Getty "I'm not on social media, so I'm not able to see what everyone's doing, but we feel like we're family," he continued. "You don't have to talk to your brother or sister every day or every week or even every month, but the moment you do connect again, it's like you haven't skipped a beat, and that's how we are. We're very fortunate to have had a cast like that." Aside from castmates Lopez and Berkley,Saved by the Bellalso starredLark Voorhies,Tiffani ThiessenandDustin Diamondas Zack Morris' fellow classmates Lisa Turtle, Kelly Kapowski and Screech Powers. Gosselaar, who is married towife Catriona McGinn, can now be seen starring inNBC'sFound, which aired its season 2 finale on May 15. Seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on Peacock. Read the original article onPeople
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Explains Why "Saved by the Bell" Alums Forget Episodes from Over 30 Years Ago (Exclusive)