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Jim Harbaugh is going to the Super Bowl, was on 'Saved by the Bell' (VIDEO)

Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports
Jim Harbaugh has a cameo on "Saved by the Bell," where he plays Screech Power's cousin.

Before he was a Super Bowl-bound, NFC championship-winning coach, Jim Harbaugh was Screech's cousin.

Jim Harbaugh made a guest appearance on Saved By The Bell: The New Class, while playing for the Indianapolis Colts.

He played himself as Screech's cousin and gave advice to a football star who celebrated a touchdown too early. He also slaps Screech on the back really, really hard, presaging a future event that would happen years down the line.

The girl in the audience who greets Harbaugh with a "whoo" was either a huge Colts fan or loved guys wearing T-shirts tucked into jeans.

Producers almost certainly called Brett Favre first, right? That would explain the wardrobe choices and the character's affected accent.

Harbaugh grabs his stomach before Screech makes a joke about his weight. His acting timing is as good as Andy Reid's clock management.

"People think I'm a hero because I can throw a football." It's like he's pulling these lines from Alex Smith's shrink sessions.

Harbaugh is perturbed when Screech slaps him too hard on the back. NOT SO NICE NOW, IS IT, JAMES?

The NFL won't license its uniforms and logos out to most movies or TV programs, but they let Screech wear a Colts jersey? Protect the shield!

No way Mr. Dewey knew who Jim Harbaugh was. No shot. That's a creative license I can't believe, like that Thanksgiving episode of Saved By the Bell: The College Years where Kelly Kapowski flips out because Marsha Warfield delivered a turkey.

Harbaugh is wearing the same clothes as the day before, only he threw on a sport coat over the shirt.

Someone associated with football walks into a classroom, gives a brief speech and the teacher gives everybody A's? What is this, Auburn?

Jim Schwartz as Screech? Are all NFL coaching feuds foretold in early-90s sitcoms? We'll have to comb through old episodes of California Dreams to see if Mike Tomlin ever ignored Sly during a post-concert handshake.

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