I can never watch "Saved By the Bell" the same way again...

I’ve never watched “Celebrity Fit Club,” but I’ve caught some of it over the last few weeks and I decided to watch the finale. And watching those 90 minutes has led me to one conclusion…

I can never watch “Saved By the Bell” the same way again…

If you’ve never watched “CFC,” it’s a reality show in which celebs compete in weight loss challenges, while learning to improve their lifestyles. They’re guided by a fitness expert, a psychotherapist and a Marine drill sergeant.

This season’s cast was Maureen McCormick (“The Brady Bunch”), Tiffany, Ross “The Intern” Matthews (“The Tonight Show”), Rappers Warren G. and Da Brat, Cledus T. Judd, Kimberley Locke and Dustin Diamond (Screech, “Saved By the Bell”).

At its heart, “CFC” can be pretty touching as we watch the celebrities deal with all of their inner demons to get fit. Maureen McCormick was this year’s individual winner as she dropped over 30 pounds and dealt with the grief that had driven her to gain the weight to begin with. Ross lost 41 pounds and gained the confidence that had eluded him most of his life as he proved to be a capable team leader. And Cledus T. Judd tackled an eating disorder and his fear of flying, making a complete transformation (His fans probably won’t even recognize him anymore.).

But it was obvious that Dustin Diamond’s entire reason for doing the show was to create publicity for himself, an unfortunate side effect of the reality TV craze. He decided to be the show’s villain, bucking the advice of the panel and insulting all of his castmates. After making a lewd comment about Kimberley at a porno convention to promote his “leaked” sex tape and his new line of sex toys (Sadly, you read all of that right.), the entire cast—except for the kind-hearted Ross—walked out (They all returned when Dustin himself walked out). But Dustin, of course, returned to cause more drama.

Most reality show villains create entertaining drama (Santino of “Project Runway,” Rob from “Survivor”). But Dustin only created disgust as he tried to wring out any drop of publicity he could, deluding himself into thinking that he is still a celebrity worth caring about.

I would’ve paid good money to see Ross go Jack Bauer on Dustin…

When August 7th rolls around, I will still buy the “Saved By the Bell: “Wedding In Vegas”/“Hawaiian Style” DVD because I have been waiting on it for years. But it will be a little harder to enjoy…