





                           Beverly Hills, 90210



                                                        Last updated: 2-24-92


Regular Cast
------------
Shannen Doherty . . . . Brenda  Walsh (daughter)
Jason Priestley . . . . Brandon Walsh (son)
Carol Potter  . . . . . Cindy   Walsh (mom)
James Eckhouse  . . . . Jim     Walsh (dad)
Gabrielle Carteris  . . Andrea Zuckerman
Jennie Garth  . . . . . Kelly Taylor
Brian Austin Green  . . David "DJ" Silver
Luke Perry  . . . . . . Dylan McKay
Tori Spelling . . . . . Donna Martin
Ian Ziering . . . . . . Steve Sanders


Additional Recurring Cast
-------------------------
Christine Elise . . . . Emily Valentine . (student; obcessed with Brandon)
Ann Gillespie . . . . . Jackie Taylor . . (Kelly's mother)
Matthew Laurence  . . . Mel Siver . . . . (David's father; Jackie's bo)
Joe E. Tata . . . . . . Nat . . . . . . . (Brandon's boss; Peach Pit owner)


Past Cast
---------
Douglas Emerson . . . . Scott Scanlon . . (student) (Seasons 1 - 2)
                                          (Died in episode 2.14)


TV Guide write-ups
------------------
 9-15-90 issue, p. 62  (Fall Preview issue, new shows section)
                       (Note: Working titles before airing were
                              "90210" and "Class of Beverly Hills")
 7-13-91 issue, p. 11  (2-page review with photos)
 8-24-91 issue, p.  8  (5-page review with photos; Shannen Doherty on cover)
 9-28-91 issue, p. 34  (blurb about upcoming death episode)
10- 5-91 issue, p.  9  (Priestley & Doherty picked best dressed "teens" on TV)
11-16-91 issue, p. 29  (blurb on upcoming Christmas special)
 1- 4-92 issue, p.  5  (thumbs down on death episode)
 2- 1-92 issue, p. 26  (90210 spinoff under production)


Notes
-----
All episodes have aired in Dolby Surround Sound stereo
Second season has new version of theme music & intro
Episodes 2.01 thru 2.07 advertised as "90210 - The Summer"
Tori Spelling is daughter of show's producer Aaron Spelling
Scott Scanlon always refered to in magazines as Scott Scott
Comma in title dropped beginning with second season
Ian (Ziering) pronounced "EYE-an"


Quick Bio's
-----------
Shannen Maria Doherty  . . . . . born  4/12/71 (20), Memphis, TN
Jason Bradford Priestley . . . . born  8/28/69 (22), Vancouver, B.C.
Gabrielle Anne Carteris. . . . . born  1/ 2/61 (31), Phoenix, AZ
Jennifer (Jennie) Eve Garth  . . born  4/ 3/72 (19), Urbana (Champaign), IL
Brian Austin Green . . . . . . . born  7/15/73 (18), Van Nuys, CA
Coy Luther (Luke) Perry III  . . born 10/11/66 (25), Mansfield, OH
Victoria (Tori) Davey Spelling . born  5/16/73 (18), Los Angeles, CA
Ian Andrew Ziering . . . . . . . born  3/30/64 (27), West Orange, NJ




Unofficial
Episode #   Air Date    Synopsis and Notes
----------  --------    -----------------------------------------------------
  1.01      10- 4-90    (pilot)
           (90 mins)    Debut: 16-year-old fraternal twins Brandon and Brenda
                        Walsh adjust to life at West Beverly Hills High after
                        moving from Minneapolis.  In the opener, Brandon gains
                        notoriety after his first date, and Brenda dates a
                        lawyer after using an altered ID to get into a dance
                        club.

                           Photo promo: The nice normal Walsh family just
                                        moved from Minneapolis to Beverly
                                        Hills.  It might as well be Mars.

  1.02      10-11-90    "The Green Room"
                        The Walshes come to see that style is no substitute for
                        substance as Brandon hits the beach with one new friend
                        (Luke Perry) who may have both, and another who fears
                        she has neither, while Brenda is left high and dry
                        there by style-conscious Kelly.

  1.03      10-18-90    "Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag)"
                        Brenda's new friend has a problem, in which Brenda
                        suddenly finds herself included.  Meanwhile, Brandon
                        gets a job, and Cindy gets a maid, against her wishes.

  1.04      10-25-90    "The First Time"
                        Brandon gets a visit from his Minneapolis girlfriend,
                        who brings pleasure one night, but pain the next.
                        Meanwhile,  Brenda has an adventure in baby-sitting
                        for a hunk teacher.

  1.05      11- 1-90    "One On One"
                        Recruits from outside the school district may sink
                        Brandon's shot at making the basketball team.
                        Meanwhile, Brenda takes her third - or fourth - shot
                        at driver's training.

 (1.02)     11- 8-90    [repeat]

  1.06      11-15-90    "Higher Education"
                        Cheating seems justified to Brandon when he feels
                        victimized by a teacher's grading curve.
                        Meanwhile, Brenda suffers from poor hair coloring.

  1.07      11-22-90    "Perfect Mom"
                        Brenda envies Kelly's relationship with her hip-looking
                        mom, until she sees another side at a public event,
                        where Andrea blossoms.

  1.08      11-29-90    "The 17 Year Itch"
                        A reunion with the dashing photographer who introduced
                        them in college illuminates some stress between Cindy
                        and Jim, whose differences are reflected in their kids.

  1.09      12- 6-90    "The Gentle Art of Listening"
                        On a teen help line, untrained volunteer Brenda becomes
                        the trusted contact for a date-rate victim.  Meanwhile,
                        Brandon falls for a worldly older woman.

                           (Guest: Lisa Dean Ryan (Doogie Howser))

   --       12-13-90    [not aired]

 (1.05)     12-20-90    [repeat]

 (1.03)     12-27-90    [repeat]

  1.10       1- 3-91    "Isn't It Romantic?"
                        While Brandon is wary, Jim is definitely opposed to
                        the growing attraction between Brenda and Dylan.

  1.11       1-10-91    "BYOB"
                        Brandon's first experience with tequila isn't as
                        meaningful as his second, when he and Brenda host a
                        party while their parents are away.

 (1.06)      1-17-91    [did not air - Desert Storm coverage]

  1.12       1-24-91    [did not air - Desert Storm coverage]

                        "One Man and a Baby"
                        Brandon learns some pitfalls of parenthood when he
                        dates a senior who baby-sits a lot; Brenda and Kelly
                        learn to take a fall - out of a plane.

  1.13       1-31-91    "Slumber Party"
                        Kelly's friend brings an attitude to Brenda's girls'
                        night in.  Meanwhile, Steve and Brandon walk a lonely
                        road on a night out with two comely women.

                           Photo promo: Intimate secrets will be revealed.
                                        Startling confessions will be made.
                                        Tonight, you're invited to a slumber
                                        party... Beverly Hills style.

 (1.09)      2- 7-91    [repeat]

  1.14       2-14-91    "East Side Story"
                        Brandon and an East L.A. exchange student overcome
                        initial hostilities, while the Walshes remain hostile
                        to an unwelcome visitor surprisingly common in Beverly
                        Hills.

                           (Guest: singer Debbie Gibson)

                           Photo promo: Brandon Walsh is about to find out
                                        how dangerous love can be.

  1.15       2-21-91    "A Fling in Palm Springs"
                        Plans for a Palm Springs weekend include time alone
                        for Dylan and Brenda, but not time with David's
                        grandparents, who turn out to be much cooler than David.

  1.16       2-28-91    "Fame Is Where You Find It"
                        The right look at the right place at the right time
                        gets Brandon a shot at TV stardom, while Brenda plays
                        a role covering for Brandon at this restaurant job.

  1.17       3- 7-91    "Stand (Up) and Deliver"
                        Kelly and Andrea take different tacks helping Brandon
                        run for class president, while Brenda seeks to run her
                        own ship - out of school and away from home.

                           Photo promo: "Watch it for a couple of weeks - and
                                         you may get as hooked as I am"
                                                           John Voorhees
                                                         The Seattle Times

 (1.04)      3-14-91    [repeat]

 (1.10)      3-21-91    [repeat]

  1.18       3-28-91    "It's Only a Test"
                        Worries about SATs take a back seat when Brenda finds a
                        lump in her breast, a fear heightened by her family's
                        medical history.

                           Photo promo: Young love is about to face a grown-up
                                        challenge.

 (1.01)      3-31-91    [special repeat of series pilot]
            (Sunday)

 (1.12)      4- 4-91    [from previous postponement]

  1.19       4-11-91    "April is the Cruelest Month"
                        Brandon suspects that the driving force behind the
                        school's tennis star may drive the boy to drastic
                        action - with a gun.  Meanwhile, SAT scores have Donna
                        suspecting a bleak future.

                           Photo promo: The pressure to succeed.
                                        It can be a killer.

                            Guidelines: A high-school tennis star has
                                        everything but a good relationship
                                        with his father on a suspenseful
                                        episode of Beverly Hills, 90210.

 (1.06)      4-18-91    [repeat]

  1.20       4-25-91    "Spring Training"
                        Spoiled kids with smart mouths - and meddling parents
                        with designer snacks - spoil Brandon's enthusiasm for
                        coaching baseball; an ailing Jim howls at Brenda's
                        request to keep a stray dog.

  1.21       5- 2-91    "Spring Dance"
                        It's a spring dance, and the chance of romance is good
                        for Dylan and Brenda, possible for Kelly and Brandon
                        and nil for Steve, who carries a torch that's about as
                        cumbersome as his date's dress.

  1.22       5- 9-91    "Home Again"
                        The family's excitement over Jim's promotion is
                        short lived when he reveals it means moving back
                        to Minnesota.

 (1.11)      5-16-91    [repeat]

 (1.13)      5-23-91    [repeat]

 (1.14)      5-26-91    [repeat]
            (Sunday)

 (1.07)      5-30-91    [repeat]

 (1.15)      6- 6-91    [repeat]

 (1.18)      6-13-91    [repeat]

                           Guidelines: Having lost a 35-year-old aunt to breast
                                       cancer, Brenda is understandably alarmed
                                       when she finds a lump in her own breast.
                                       A thought-provoking March episode.

 (1.19)      6-20-91    [repeat]

 (1.17)      6-27-91    [repeat]

 (1.20)      7- 4-91    [repeat]

                           Photo promo: Beverly Hills, 90210.
                                        The summer begins.

- - - - -

  2.01       7-11-91    "Beach Blanket Brandon"
                        The second season begins with the end of school, a new
                        job for Brandon, and perhaps the beginning of the end
                        of Brenda and Dylan.  Luke after a scare gives Brenda
                        a few second thoughts about having an adult-style
                        relationship.

                           Photo promo (3 half pages)

                            Guidelines: Fox gets the jump on the traditional
                                        fall TV-season as Beverly Hills, 90210
                                        begins its second season with Brenda in
                                        the aftermath of a pregnancy scare, in
                                        doubt and confused about her ability
                                        and willingness to handle a mature
                                        relationship.

  2.02       7-18-91    "The Party Fish"
                        At work, Brandon connects with an older worker and with
                        a mover and shaker whose hard-to-refuse offer causes
                        shakiness at home with his dad.  Meanwhile at school,
                        Brenda connects with her emotions in acting class.

                           Photo promo: Spend your summer enjoying their summer

                            Guidelines: Despite his father's disapproval,
                                        Brandon considers working for a high-
                                        powered sports promoter on a perceptive
                                        first-run Beverly Hills, 90210 that's
                                        reminiscent of "The Flamingo Kid"

  2.03       7-25-91    "Summer Storm"
                        Cindy's mothering instinct upsets Jim and Brenda after
                        she brings injured surfer Dylan to recuperate at the
                        Walshes'.  Meanwhile, Kelly's instincts are spiked by
                        a handsome volleyball player.

                           Photo promo: New living arrangements.  Tonight,
                                        Dylan moves in with the Walshes.

  2.04       8- 1-91    "Anaconda"
                        Brenda burns naturally, but Brandon and friends are in
                        hot water when their after-hours poker game at the
                        beach is followed by a burglary.

  2.05       8- 8-91    "Play It Again, David"
                        Acting as a "big brother," Brandon is asked to keep a
                        secret that needs telling; and Kelly fears a familial
                        connection to David when their parents start dating.

  2.06       8-15-91    "Pass/Not Pass"
                        Andrea finds more drama when the student-teacher
                        relationship goes outside the classroom; Brandon finds
                        the fruit of his summer labor is sour - as in lemons.

 (1.12)      8-22-91    [repeat]

  2.07       8-29-91    "Camping Trip"
                        Rain on the kids' Yosemite parade strands the gang of
                        seven next to newlyweds who teach - and learn - some
                        things about love, marriage, divorce and communication.

 (1.16)      9- 5-91    [repeat]

  2.08       9-12-91    "Wildfire"
                        Dating others no longer looks good to Brenda when Dylan
                        dates the new girl in school, whose datebook also
                        includes Brandon.  Meanwhile, Scott and David find what
                        a difference a summer makes.

                           Photo promo: The first day of school.
                                        His first look at Emily Valentine...
                                        Two things Brandon will never forget.
                                                    90210
                                                BACK TO SCHOOL

  2.09       9-19-91    "Ashes To Ashes"
                        A new black family in the neighborhood includes a
                        freshman photographer and his older sister, whose
                        boyfriend is roughed up by a security patrol when
                        he tries to visit.

  2.10       9-26-91    "Necessity is a Mother"
                        Dylan says the full-time presence of his mother is
                        driving him crazy, and although he doesn't say it's
                        driving him to drink, soon he doesn't have to.
                        Meanwhile, class success Donna plays the stock
                        market for real.

 (1.14)     10- 3-91    [repeat]

  2.11      10-10-91    "Leading from the Heart"
                        A mutual attraction between Kelly and the Walshes'
                        visiting cousin is complicated more by others'
                        assumptions than by Bobby's wheelchair.
                        Meanwhile, Brenda takes another driving test.

  2.12      10-17-91    "Down and Out of District in Beverly Hills"
                        Brandon's good deed turns into a bad seed for Andrea,
                        as it grows into the possibility of her expulsion
                        from West Beverly.  Meanwhile, Steve is unwittingly
                        mined by a gold digger.

                            Guidelines: Lainie Kazan guest stars on a
                                        touching episode of Beverly Hills,
                                        90210, playing Andrea's grandmother.

                            Guidelines (from 1-30-92):
                                        Lainie Kazan guest stars as Andrea's
                                        grandmother on a touching repeat of
                                        Beverly Hills, 90210.  It seems that
                                        Grandma's ZIP code is 90210, but
                                        Andrea's isn't; she lied about living
                                        with her grandmother in order to attend
                                        West Beverly High.  Problems arise when
                                        the school catches on, and Grandma
                                        refuses to lie.

 (1.18)     10-19-91    [repeat]
           (Saturday)

   --       10-24-91    [not aired - pre-empted by special entitled "Idols",
                        looking at "the objects of teen admiration", which
                        will include Doherty, Garth and Perry]

  2.13      10-31-91    "Halloween"
                        A Halloween party is highlighted by Kelly's
                        bewitching costume - and lowlighted by someone's
                        reaction to it.  Meanwhile, other twins give
                        Brandon and Emily a scare; and David and Scott
                        remember "the good old days."

                           Photo promo: TRICK OR TREAT.  90210.  It's a
                                        Halloween party and you're invited!

                            Guidelines: Halloween thrills are offset by
                                        serious chills on a fairly scary
                                        Beverly Hills, 90210.

  2.14      11- 7-91    "The Next 50 Years"
                        Donna and David save a party from being a social
                        disaster, but they're powerless against an accident
                        that ends the party - and a life.

                           Photo promo: 90210.  Tonight they will lose one
                                        of their own.

                            Guidelines: A moving Beverly Hills, 90210 has
                                        students reacting to the death of
                                        one of their own.

  2.15      11-14-91    "U4EA"
                        Emily leads the gang to an underground club, where
                        she leads Brandon against his will on a journey
                        with financial and emotional costs.

                           Photo promo: Tonight, Brandon finds out about
                                        drugs and Emily... the hard way.

                            Guidelines: Drugs, alcohol and the inherent
                                        loss of control they bring are
                                        addressed on a solid Beverly Hills,
                                        90210 in which Brandon is slipped
                                        a curve - a drug - by girlfriend
                                        Emily, whose intention is to bring
                                        them closer together - it doesn't.

  2.16      11-21-91    "My Desperate Valentine"
                        Hard to do, but it must be done, so Brandon breaks
                        up with Emily, who doesn't take it gracefully.
                        Meanwhile, Brenda and Dylan declare a night filled
                        with music instead of making out.

                           Photo promo: When Brandon broke up with Emily,
                                        things got weird.  Now they're
                                        getting dangerous.

                            Guidelines: Mysterious phone calls and
                                        threatening letters reminiscent
                                        of "Fatal Attraction" highlight a
                                        taut Beverly Hills, 90210 in which
                                        Brandon - ever the gentlman -
                                        makes it "crystal clear" to Emily
                                        that they are no longer a couple.
                                        And Emily does not take the news
                                        like a lady.

 (2.07)     11-28-91    [repeat]

 (2.09)     12- 5-91    [repeat]

  2.17      12-12-91    "Chuckie's Back"
                        A reunion show for Steve's mother hinges on her
                        former TV son, Steve's childhood nemesis whose
                        current needling prompts Steve to fight back at
                        the wrong time.

                            Guidelines: Another romance blossoms on Beverly
                                        Hills, 90210, but the main storyline
                                        concerns adoptee Steve's sudden desire
                                        to find his natural parents, prompted
                                        by a confrontation with the actor who
                                        played the TV son of his adoptive
                                        mother.  Christina Belford plays
                                        Samantha Sanders.

  2.18      12-19-91    "A Walsh Family Christmas"
                        Carol longs for Christmas Past in Minnesota, until
                        those with no particular place to go - and others
                        with very particular destinations - find their way
                        to Christmas Eve at the Walsh home, where Brenda's
                        new pal Santa adds a special touch.

                           Photo promo: Tonight, at 8:30/7:30, join us for
                                        a 90-minute holiday episode.  It's
                                        the most special night of the year.

                            Guidelines: It's Christmas Eve in Beverly Hills,
                                        90210, so don't fret, there's bound
                                        to be a happy ending as Steve looks
                                        for his birth mother, Dylan visits
                                        his jailed father, and the romance
                                        between David's dad and Kelly's mom
                                        turns rocky.  Meanwhile, doubts and
                                        suspicions grow concerning a
                                        mysterious Santa.

 (2.10)     12-26-91    [repeat]

 (2.11)      1- 2-92    [repeat]

  2.19       1- 9-92    "Fire and Ice"
                        Brandon becomes a pleasant distraction for a figure
                        skater with Olympian goals; backstabbing is included
                        in Brenda's tutoring in retail-sales skills.

                            Guidelines: Beverly Hills, 90210 takes advantage
                                        of Jason Priestley's ice-skating
                                        skill in this episode addressing
                                        dedication to craft.  Randy Gardner
                                        choreographed the skating sequences
                                        and plays an Olympic hopeful's
                                        assistant coach; Tai Babilonia plays
                                        a TV announcer.

 (2.14)      1-16-92    [repeat]

  2.20       1-23-92    "A Competitive Edge"
                        Brandon trades his reporter's pen for track shoes,
                        until he smells a story he can't - and shouldn't -
                        ignore.  And Brenda's minor accident turns major when
                        the woman she bumped claims whiplash.

                            Guidelines: Clandestine meetings ... anonymous
                                        sources ... the threat of violence
                                        against a suspected squealer.  No,
                                        it's not an expose of a covert
                                        government operation, it's just
                                        another day in Beverly Hills, 90210,
                                        where steroid use becomes an issue at
                                        West Beverly High.  Brenda's dubious
                                        driving ability is the subject of a
                                        subplot.

 (2.12)      1-30-92    [repeat]

  2.21       2- 6-92    "Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout It"
                        The condom-distribution program at school had many
                        talking, some writing and one most adamant - until
                        there's an unkind comment from an unlikely source.

                           Photo promo: AN IMPORTANT 90210
                                        Tonight, the issue neither parents
                                        nor teens can keep silent on any
                                        longer.

                            Guidelines: The controversy over condom
                                        distribution in high schools hits
                                        Beverly Hills, 90210 in a well-
                                        crafted episode with a number of
                                        surprises as to who's pro, who's
                                        not and why.   Even the ending has
                                        a surprise, and there are some nice
                                        developments between characters not
                                        usually at the forefront.

  2.22       2-13-92    "Baby Makes Five"
                        Dylan keeps mum about valentine plans for Branda,
                        but no one keeps quiet about Kelly's mom and David's
                        dad, each the last to know what's going on with the
                        other.

                           Photo promo: Tonight, Al & Peg Bundy host a night
                                        of romance.  [Simpsons photo on the
                                        left page, 90210 on the right (Dylan
                                        is "chewing" on the pearl necklace
                                        around a smiling Brenda's neck)]

                            Guidelines: Musician Billy Vera and Ja'net DuBois
                                        (Good Times) make a guest appearance
                                        on this year's valentine's show, in
                                        which the news about Kelly's mom
                                        spreads like wildfire, and her
                                        relationship with David's dad hits
                                        the skids.

 (2.03)      2-20-92    [repeat]

 (2.04)      2-21-92    [repeat]
            (Friday)

  2.23       2-27-92    "Cardio Funk"
                        Separate admirers court attention from Brenda and
                        Dylan, neither of whom is fully forthcoming with
                        that news.  And Jim gets hooked on Karoake.

                           Photo promo: [pic of Luke and Brenda]
                                        Maybe it was just too good to last?
                                        90210

                            Guidelines: The relationship of Beverly Hills,
                                        90210's most popular couple is
                                        strained when Brenda catches the
                                        eye of a pre-med student, while
                                        Dylan is busy trying to help a
                                        fellow AA member.

 (1.13)      3- 5-92    [repeat]



Title index
-----------
1.01  (pilot)
2.04  Anaconda
1.19  April is the Cruelest Month
2.09  Ashes To Ashes
2.22  Baby Makes Five
2.01  Beach Blanket Brandon
1.11  BYOB
2.07  Camping Trip
2.23  Cardio Funk
2.17  Chuckie's Back
2.20  Competitive Edge, A
2.12  Down and Out of District in Beverly Hills
1.14  East Side Story
1.03  Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag)
2.21  Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout It
1.16  Fame Is Where You Find It
2.19  Fire and Ice
1.04  First Time, The
1.15  Fling in Palm Springs, A
1.09  Gentle Art of Listening, The
1.02  Green Room, The
2.13  Halloween
1.06  Higher Education
1.22  Home Again
1.10  Isn't It Romantic?
1.18  It's Only a Test
2.11  Leading from the Heart
2.16  My Desperate Valentine
2.10  Necessity Is A Mother
2.14  Next 50 Years, The
1.12  One Man and a Baby
1.05  One On One
2.02  Party Fish, The
2.06  Pass/Not Pass
1.07  Perfect Mom
2.05  Play It Again, David
1.08  17 Year Itch, The
1.13  Slumber Party
1.21  Spring Dance
1.20  Spring Training
1.17  Stand (Up) and Deliver
2.03  Summer Storm
2.15  U4EA
2.18  Walsh Family Christmas, A
2.08  Wildfire


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