Time to settle the eternal question -- is Dennis Haskins ... aka Mr. Belding from "Saved by the Bell" ... the greatest fake principal the world has ever seen? Icon fight ... begin!

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Seeing Zack Morris break out "Friends Forever" last night was beyond awesome. Watching Mr. Belding, a.k.a. Dennis Haskins, play peek-a-moob while trying to sing "Don't Stop Believin'" with an '80s cover band ... not so much.



Making matters worse: Steel Panther repeatedly called him "Mr. Belvedere."

Mr. Belding is half the man he used to be -- and dude claims it's all courtesy of the unofficial TMZ diet plan!


Apparently, we gave Dennis Haskins a complex back in '07 when we ran a story on him called, "Saved by the Taco Bell."

Our apologies -- but keep up the good work.

Just like on "Saved by the Bell," Mr. Belding awkwardly forced himself into the lives of younger, more attractive people while in Las Vegas this weekend.

Not even detention could have kept Beldy, 57, from appearing in every single SpyOnVegas photo taken at Body English -- whether he was gettin' down with hot girls or hamming it up with dudes.

Does anybody even know what Mr. Belding's real name is anymore?

His birth certificate may read Dennis Haskins, but this guy's got no problem being forever known as the Bayside High principal who busted Zack Morris trying to sneak a locker room peek at Kelly Kapowski.

Zack Morris has got nothing on Principal Belding! Former "Saved by the Bell" star Dennis Haskins was caught at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's Body English for rocker Vince Neil's birthday party.


The 57-year-old actor, who has a reputation for hitting on younger ladies at a Burbank karaoke mecca, was caught taking pictures with two twenty-something cuties at the celebration. Haskins and Neil have been friends for a while -- Dennis was a guest at the Motley Crue frontman's wedding to Lia Gerardini back in 2005.

Dennis Haskins, aka Mr. Belding, was unsuspectingly bombarded by jumping attention junkies the other night outside the Laugh Factory.


As Haskins tried to talk to TMZ about his father having a stroke and his own year-long sobriety (good job!), two guys couldn't stop yukking it up behind his back.

Damn, and you thought he had it rough with Zack Morris!

There are times when a TMZ photog comes to a celebrity crossroads, and last night found us at a difficult fork -- to follow former Laker James Worthy or comedian Richard Lewis. Too many choices!

Also in L.A: Nicolas Cage, Ben Harper and Laura Dern drove 55 to see Van Halen, Jennie Garth got mocked after being booted from "DWTS," and Mr. Belding explained what he did with Brooke Hogan on his birthday.

All this and more in today's "Biggie and Smalls" edition of Star Catcher!

"Saved by the Bell" principal Mr. Belding aka Dennis Haskins, exited the FOX Reality Really Awards in a giving mood -- spoon-feeding chocolate ice cream to a hungry photog! Gee, thanks, Mr. Belding!


The swelling Belding's a bit bigger than he was during his days at Bayside High. Is he dating a lunchroom lady?

No one quite knows why he was there. He's Mr. Belding. He roams the halls.

Each week, as Principal Belding on "Saved By the Bell," Dennis Haskins helped teach Zach and company right from wrong. On the streets of Hollywood last night, Haskins taught everyone a lesson in chivalry.

Our photogs caught the portly former principal outside of Koi, where he bought a handful of roses for a bevy of ladies. He picked up five, at $5 a piece, explaining, "My momma raised me right."

Smooth move, Mr. Belding!