Crime & Safety
Philly Police Channel "Saved by the Bell" In Anti-Drug PSA
Commissioner Charles Ramsey endorses the "No Hope With Dope" message from 1991

The Philadelphia Police Department has issued a new anti-drug Public Service Announcement, with some help from the cast of the old sitcom Saved by the Bell.
In fact, the announcement, posted last Friday to the department’s official YouTube channel, consists entirely of a clip from Saved by the Bell from 1991, with the exception of a headshot of Commissioner Charles Ramsey crudely superimposed over that of Principal Mr. Belding, along with his voice: The Saved by the Bell clip comes from an episode of the same name which aired during the show’s third season. The official Saved by the Bell Wiki describes the episode like this:
Bayside is chosen by a Hollywood movie star, as the location of an anti-drug commercial. The gang are set to star in the commercial, however when the gang learns that someone has been smoking pot at Bayside, they soon realize that things aren’t going to be as easy as they thought. The gang later feel deceived after learning that the star himself, uses drugs and fires him. However, Mr. Belding saves the day with his old friend who happened to be a news anchorman to do the commercial.
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