Dustin Diamond claimed in his book "Behind the Bell" and other interviews that his angry, villainous antics on the show were entirely acting. Diamond stated that he had to gain weight to even qualify for the competition, and that the show's producers had originally planned for Warren G to be his season's "villain" but Diamond persuaded them he could fill that role. Diamond also said he did this to get rid of the "goody two shoes" sheen from playing Screech on Saved by the Bell and aiming to have a top drama see it and cast him as a supporting villain role.