We need to talk about the life-size cardboard cut out of Kelly that Zack had under his bed
Posted by karenobus@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 68 comments
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Where did this extremely high resolution image of Kelly come from? Did she do a professional photo shoot pre-Paris and Zack broke into the photographer's studio and stole the film?
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This was 1989. He couldn't pop over to an Office Depot kiosk and order this up online. This took serious calculating and planning with a specialized printing business.
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This must have cost a fortune back then. Did he have money saved from side hustles? Perhaps he turned Nitro's Teen Line or Buddy Bands into profitable businesses beyond the 22 minutes they each existed? Because do you really think NBC cut a check to the Bayside kids who made the the PSA about dope? Nope.
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How exactly does a parent go about addressing the issue of their child putting an alarming amount of time and resources into creating a life-size copy of a classmate they are obsessed with? God knows the places that cut out has been.
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Do you think during the last season Zack would pull out dusty cardboard Kelly and hold her corrugated edges and weep because of how little chemistry he has with Tori compared to her?
Peter Engel, I need answers. I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so... so... confused.
Nature_Hag@reddit
TeekTheReddit@reddit
They don't shame at Kinkos.
manism582@reddit
Not like Pop-Copy, those guys are dicks…
twirlerina024@reddit
It's true; Kinko-shaming is strictly forbidden
Borsodi1961@reddit
Underrated comment
karenobus@reddit (OP)
The Kinko community is very accepting
Savy-Dreamer@reddit
Well he also had a cell phone which was probably $100 per minute back then. How did he pay for that?!?
Kurfaloid@reddit
Pushing caffeine pills
Savy-Dreamer@reddit
Poor Jesse.
username32768@reddit
No wonder she turned to stripping in Vegas.
Funandgeeky@reddit
She’s so excited!
Gravy_Sommelier@reddit
I'm so... scared!
ShortVanilla_Lass@reddit
Jessie’s caffeine pills led her down a dangerous, and debaucherous path…
Jaleou@reddit
Everybody's got AIDS and shit.
DmtTraveler@reddit
The phone alone was like $2000 of 1980 dollars
PeppermintEvilButler@reddit
His dad was rich
New_me_310@reddit
This. Zack came from money. And he might’ve had more of his own had he not blocked that oil company from drilling on bayside land. All for the love of a duck… 🦆
SimpleVegetable5715@reddit
His parents were loaded Wall Street traders…right?
karenobus@reddit (OP)
Maybe Johnny Dakota got him into selling coke
thejunkmanadv@reddit
Don't forget Screech has his action figures.
twirlerina024@reddit
It must've been one of his parents' phones that their work paid for. That was the case the first time I used a cell phone, around '94. My friend's mom told me to use her phone to call home and I tried to say no, that I could wait til we got to their house, but she said the bill goes straight to her office and not to worry about it. Luxury!
kayla622@reddit
There’s no hope with dope!
thejunkmanadv@reddit
My thought is, what about this episode? It was implied that Screech "secretly" got pictures of them practicing for swim team for the "Girls of Bayside" Calendar to sell in the school store. They are specifically posed and then Zack had standees made for promotion.
kayla622@reddit
I loved when Zack put Mr Belding’s head on Jessie’s body so he’d have a 12th girl for December in the calendar.
jjmawaken@reddit
Wait a second, are you telling me you don't believe they just stand around posing all the time?
karenobus@reddit (OP)
EXCELLENT point. You know Screech snagged the Lisa one to hide among his bug cages.
erino3120@reddit
Let’s not start splitting hairs here because then I have lots of questions about the Zack Attack tour
allahzeusmcgod@reddit
FRIENDS FOREVER! WE'LL BE FRIENDS TOGETHER!
karenobus@reddit (OP)
YES! As a bassist it was CRIMINAL how Lisa fucking STRUMMED the bass
b00ty_water@reddit
You hear about the bassist that attempted suicide? They threw themselves behind a train
Frosty_Cloud_2888@reddit
Zack made it using his special “time out” power where he can freeze time and break the 4th wall.
bgva@reddit
If you haven't already done so, I suggest checking out "Zack Morris is Trash" on Youtube...
karenobus@reddit (OP)
It seems I'm the only person who hasn't seen it! I imagine it will cover many of the alarming behaviors I've been cataloging...
Common_Tiger1526@reddit
Fwiw, Mark-Paul Gosselaar has even seen them and agrees with them
itriedicant@reddit
So that's why I'm so fucked up...
ihatecatboys@reddit
Came here to recommend exactly this.
Pearl-2017@reddit
I went to check that out, expecting like a 20 minute video montage or something.
Holy hell. That's a lot of content
bransanon@reddit
Kids today will never quite understand just how capable Kinko's was back in their heyday.
Electronic_World_894@reddit
He was from a super rich family.
Justasillyliltoaster@reddit
Zack Morris is Trash
NamasteInYourLane@reddit
I blame this show for my penchant for "pretty" yet highly problematic boys in high school. 😏
myheartbeats4hotdogs@reddit
Also see "Reality Bites"
HangryHangryHedgie@reddit
cryingpotato49@reddit
Zack morris is a blond tom cruise
Lost_In_My_Hoodie@reddit
"Time Out", he literally could stop time & he only used it to talk to an audience only he was aware of...... The cut out is the least of my questions.
karenobus@reddit (OP)
Valid
Practical_Reindeer23@reddit
Omg I didn't know I needed this post until right now, the laugh I've had over the comments has been so worth it.
thejunkmanadv@reddit
Also don't forget about the pull down poster
karenobus@reddit (OP)
How did I forget the pull down poster?? Bro dropping mad cash over at Bayside Printing Company
thejunkmanadv@reddit
If I am not mistaken I think it was actually motorized via remote control too!
WiseDirt@reddit
So that means he was probably a frequent flyer at RadioShack as well, then. WHERE DID THIS KID GET SO MUCH MONEY??
karenobus@reddit (OP)
Good god he's a monster
SquirrelyMcNutz@reddit
Bro...he could stop time. You think he was only doin' that to mug at the fourth wall?
thejunkmanadv@reddit
"Zack Morris is trash"
Green_Wyvern17@reddit
The Nickelodeon Epstein Files
RamboJane@reddit
Pervs find a way.
Cameront9@reddit
“High resolution” wasn’t really a thing. 35mm film is the equivalent of something like 25 megapixels. Enlargements were easy.
Designer-Bid-3155@reddit
Indi Printing companies were pretty common up until that past 20ish years. My family is still in business and has existed over 100 years. Zach likey flirted with the girl at the print shop and maybe said it was of his sister for her surprise party or some shit. Or it was for a pep rally that Kelly was cheering in. So I'm guessing it cost him a few burgers at the max.
karenobus@reddit (OP)
I appreciate this educated response
Philhughes_85@reddit
This is a person who could stop time and break the 4th wall and a big cut out is where you have a problem?
jjmawaken@reddit
Time out
karenobus@reddit (OP)
YES
Lucky_Louch@reddit
Zack was a wealthy kid, I'm sure he didn't have a problem paying for the cutout with daddies money. He probably called the place on his dads brick cellphone too.
squarebodynewb@reddit
Nah. You were obviously way too bothered though.
karenobus@reddit (OP)
I lose sleep nightly
NotMyRealNameAgain@reddit
The real question should be "where could I get one?"
Joliet-Jake@reddit
Under the charming pretty boy facade, Zack Morris is a sociopath. He did whatever it took to get that.
Upstairs-Storm1006@reddit
Makes sense why he was a politician in the reboot