Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000)

Focuses on the pleasures and problems of a group of rich children who go to West Beverly High School.

Creator:

Darren Star

Stars:

Jennie Garth, Jason Priestley, Luke Perry

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 17 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jennie Garth	...	Kelly Taylor (292 episodes, 1990-2000)
Ian Ziering	...	Steve Sanders (292 episodes, 1990-2000)
Brian Austin Green	...	David Silver (292 episodes, 1990-2000)
Tori Spelling	...	Donna Martin (292 episodes, 1990-2000)
Jason Priestley	...	Brandon Walsh (245 episodes, 1990-2000)
Joe E. Tata	...	Nat Bussichio (238 episodes, 1990-2000)
Luke Perry	...	Dylan McKay (199 episodes, 1990-2000)
Gabrielle Carteris	...	Andrea Zuckerman (145 episodes, 1990-2000)
Carol Potter	...	Cindy Walsh (144 episodes, 1990-1998)
James Eckhouse	...	Jim Walsh (143 episodes, 1990-1998)
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Valerie Malone (136 episodes, 1994-2000)

Storyline

Originally based around the lives of a group of high school students living in the wealthy Beverly Hills neighborhood, then later moving on to their college days as they got older. The kids become friends and enemies, fall in and out of love, and go through an endless series of crises as this small group somehow becomes personally involved in every newsworthy social issue from alcoholism to South African apartheid to pregnancy to AIDS.

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Plot Keywords:

social issues | college | love | high school | character says i love you | 

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Taglines:

New faces and dangerous places!

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Class of Beverly Hills

Filming Locations:

15001 Calvert Street, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

90210 Productions, Fair Dinkum Productions, Spelling Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 60 min 60 min (293 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tori Spelling is not listed as part of the main cast in the pilot.

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Goofs

In the high school graduation episode, Mrs. Taylor enters Kelly's room holding two pictures, one in each hand. The pictures switch hands between shots

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Quotes

Brandon Walsh: Look, David, we're putting out this issue with a tribute to Scott.
David Silver: Why? So people can glance at it and then throw it in the garbage?
Brandon Walsh: No, so people can get some idea about who he was.
David Silver: Look, he was a jerk, okay? He was a jerk who blew himself away, that's who he was. You don't know. You left early. You missed out on the fun part when he picked up a loaded gun and twirled it around like he was Wyatt Earp. You weren't there to see him goof up and bleed all over his mom's Persian rug.
Brandon Walsh: David, the ...
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Connections

Referenced in Chicken Little (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Theme From Beverly Hills, 90210"
by John E. Davis

User Reviews

Seasons 1-4: The best; 5-8 Entertaining; 9-10 Horrible

I remember the first time I watched 90210. It was in early 1991, and I was in fifth grade. Brenda and Brandon were going to a party at Donna's and Steve spiked Brandon's drink which culminated into a shocking turn of events as good-guy Brandon was arrested for driving drunk. I tuned in every week after that, and it had become my favorite TV Show, next to the Simpsons.

I caught up on season 1 during the FOX re-runs in the summer and in syndication. Season 2 was great, but seasons 3 and 4 were absolutely the best 90210 ever was. The Kelly/Dylan/Brenda triangle was awesome! Brenda was a great character, and the show was not the same without Shannen Doherty, but the show was still good after she left. Val was a great addition to the cast. I enjoyed seasons 5-8. In my opinion, the May 1998 finale in which Kelly and Brandon were going to get married but called it off should have been the final episode, except they would have actually gotten married. I started college when season 9 began and decided to keep watching it. However after Brandon and Val left, there was no point. The show lost its luster. I occasionally tuned in to see what was going on, but I laughed at it because this was not the 90210 that had once been so great.

As much as I loved it once, it shouldn't have continued beyond season 8. I tuned in for the final episode, and I didn't even slightly enjoy it. It was poorly written. Yes, some former cast members came back, but none of the Walshes did. What I would have loved would be for all of the Walshes to come back and or everyone to reminisce about old times before Donna and David's wedding. And Brandon and Kelly would join them in a double wedding, and they would all live happily ever after. But you can't have everything. I will treasure seasons 1-8, and pretend that it didn't go on beyond that.

My favorite episode? It aired in January of 1993 when Kelly and Dylan were in the pool and he chose her, and they finally told Brenda the truth about the summer when they were together. Greatest moment of the show.