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

Potomac, Maryland, Darren Star's hometown, was the inspiration for the show, and was originally going to be named "Potomac, 20854". However, it was believed that more people could associate with and recognize Beverly Hills as opposed to Potomac.

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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

Emily Valentine: This isn't Beverly Hills! It's Knot's Landing!

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Connections

Referenced in 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (2004)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

New wave prime time soap of the 90's that was a major hit.

This series aimed at teenagers and young adults was a major hit during the 90's. Leading the pack was the turmoil-ridden saga of rich kids at West Beverly Hills High School who all faced the common problems of love, pregnancies, drugs and family crises subjects that are somewhat more common to youth and young adults. The best stories centered on the Walsh family, newly arrived in town, in particular fraternal twins Brandon (Jason Priestly) and Brenda (Shannen Doherty). The gang then included friends Kelly (Jennie Garth), Steve (Ian Ziering), Andrea (Gabrielle Carteris), Donna (Tori Spelling), David (Brian Austin Green) and moody Dylan (Luke Perry). Later other characters came on like Tiffani-Amber Thiessen while others had left. In the final season of the show most of the original cast had left the cast saw many changes during the ten year run. Most of the stars became major celebrities due to the success of the show.