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Belongs to NBC. Takes place a little before Zack, Slater, and Screech decide to hire that actress.

Zack rolled his eyes. He couldn't believe all the girls were going gaga over this new substitute. Just then, Deke came up.

"Hey, man. What's up?" he questioned.

"Tony Crane," Zack answered.

"He's the guy subbing for Ms. Simpson, right?" Deke check.

"Yeah," Zack answered. "All the girls in the class have gone crazy for him," he continued.

"Why?" Deke wondered.

"Beats me," Zack shrugged. "You shoulda seen them all volunteer to be Juliet today," he stated.

"Pretty bad, huh?" Deke sympathized.

"Yeah. And Kelly was the worst," Zack added. Deke nodded knowingly. It came down to Kelly of course. It always did with his friends.

"Cheer up, man. It's just a little crush. It'll blow over before you know it," he comforted.

"I think I gotta do somethin' 'bout this guy," Zack stated.

"Now Zack, cool down," Deke cautioned.

"No, I'm not gonna cool down," Zack snapped. "It's bad enough I gotta fight Slater for Kelly, but now there's this pretty-boy substitute that she's mooning over," he said.

"You sound jealous," Deke noted.

"Of course I'm jealous. She's treating me like a kid," Zack answered. Deke rolled his eyes.

"You sound like a kid," he told him. Zack glared and Deke put up his hands in a placating manner. "Look man, I'm tellin' ya, girls get crushes on older guys all the time. It'll pass," he assured. Zack blew out a breath.

"You think so?" he asked.

"I know so," his friend replied. Just then, the object of their discussion came into view, as did a group of girls, who were whispering excitedly to each other.

"Then again…maybe not," Deke said. Zack's only response was a glare.