Ep 3. Screech's Spaghetti Sauce

Saved by the Bell season 5 episode 3, titled "Screech's Spaghetti Sauce," follows the gang as they participate in a spaghetti sauce competition at the Max. Screech, who believes his grandmother's recipe is a winner, enters the competition with the help of his friends. However, the competition turns out to be tougher than they thought.

As the gang prepares for the competition, Screech becomes increasingly nervous about his sauce. Zack tries to calm him down by telling him that they have a great recipe and that they will win. Slater, on the other hand, decides to use his charm to convince the judges to vote for them. Kelly takes charge of the presentation, while Lisa works on the table decorations.

Soon, the competition begins, and the level of competition is high. The gang is impressed by the quality of the other contestants' sauces. Lisa is particularly worried that they won't win as she notices the others are using exotic ingredients such as truffles, caviar, and lobster.

While the judges taste all of the sauces, the gang eagerly awaits their turn. Finally, the judges get to Screech's sauce, and the gang holds their breath as they wait for the verdict. However, things don't go as planned when one of the judges starts coughing and sputtering after tasting Screech's sauce. It was too spicy!

Screech is heartbroken, and the gang is devastated. They thought they had a winner, but it turns out they didn't even make the top three. As they pack up to leave, Screech's grandmother shows up, who has been working as a waitress at the Max. She tells Screech that the secret ingredient in her spaghetti sauce was love, not spices.

Screech realizes his mistake and admits that he had tried to make his grandmother's recipe spicier as he thought it would be more exciting. His friends comfort him, telling him that they still love him and that they learned a valuable lesson about being true to oneself.

The episode ends with the gang making up for the competition's loss by having a spaghetti dinner at the Max with Screech's grandmother serving her sauce, but this time, Screech had learned to keep it simple and maintain the original recipe.

Overall, "Screech's Spaghetti Sauce" is a heartwarming episode about the importance of being true to oneself and the power of simple ingredients. It is a fun and entertaining episode that will leave its viewers hungry for a bowl of spaghetti.