Saved by the Shell

Saved by the Shell
Season 1, Episode 12, Segment 1
Air date	Produced in 2002 February 9, 2003 September 12, 2003 October 10, 2003 January 23, 2004 March 25, 2004
Directed by	Rob Renzetti
Episode Guide
Previous	This Time With Feeling (2002)
Next	Tradeshow Showdown (2002)

Saved by the Shell is the first half of the twelfth episode of season 1.

The episode was produced in 2002 and premiered worldwide on February 9, 2003 in the United Kingdom and on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 23, 2004.

Plot

Sheldon sets Jenny up for a date with Silver Shell, in hopes that he can reveal himself to her. Unfortunately, she already has a date with Don Prima.

Goofs

• After Jenny had stubbed Don's shoe, scratching it and when Don overreacts: The very instant when Don yells at Jenny, and at the same time Jenny tilts back, her left eye blinks transparent and is immediately normal after; then, shortly after, her left eye is a slight darker tone (almost grayish) until it also changes back to normal.

Trivia

• Like most episodes of the series, this episode premiered in a handful of countries before the United States.
  • This episode premiered in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2003.
  • This episode premiered in Australia on September 12, 2003.
  • This episode premiered in Mexico on October 10, 2003
• This episode is the first one to premiere worldwide in 2003.
  • This is the first episode to premiere worldwide out of chronological order.
• The episode's title is a pun on the expression "Saved By The Bell".
  • The title may also be a reference to the sitcom Saved By The Bell (1989-1993).
• When Don Prima angrily asks The Silver Shell "What's your malfunction, lug nuts?", he's referencing a quote, "What's your malfunction, numbnuts?" from Full Metal Jacket (1987).
• The title card picture may be a reference to Last Tango in Paris (1972).
• Don Prima's list has all the names of the girls at the high school, all in which are most likely the ones who make background appearances throughout the rest of series, though none of them have ever been pointed out through the rest of the series.
• Frank Welker who did the vocal effects the metal eating fly also provided the voices for the sergeant and the waiter.
• On May 23, 2016, when this show was pulled from NickToons' lineup, this episode and Tradeshow Showdown (2002) were the last to be broadcast.

Production Notes

• Although this episode premiered in the United States on January 23, 2004, it was actually produced in 2002 according to the credits, as with every other season 1 episode.
  • This episode was finished in November of 2002.
    • This episode, Tradeshow Showdown, The Wonderful World of Wizzly, and Call Hating were added to the United States Copyright Office on December 17, 2002.
• This episode's production code is 102-026, meaning it was the last episode of season 1 in production order.
• The first draft of this episode's script is dated July 29, 2002.
  • The second draft is dated July 31, 2002.
    • The script was finalized on August 2, 2002.

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