Thicker Than Water (12 Jan. 1994)

David's increased drug use turns into a nightmare for him, Kelly and their parents when, while under the influence of sedatives, he loses baby Erin at a park. Meanwhile, Donna temporarily ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Lange

Writers:

Darren Star (creator), Lana Freistat Melman

Stars:

Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Priestley	...	Brandon Walsh
Shannen Doherty	...	Brenda Walsh
Jennie Garth	...	Kelly Taylor
Ian Ziering	...	Steve Sanders
Gabrielle Carteris	...	Andrea Zuckerman
Luke Perry	...	Dylan McKay
Brian Austin Green	...	David Silver
Tori Spelling	...	Donna Martin
Carol Potter	...	Cindy Walsh
James Eckhouse	...	Jim Walsh
Ann Gillespie	...	Jackie Taylor
Matthew Laurance	...	Mel Silver
Kerrie Keane	...	Suzanne Steele
Noley Thornton	...	Erica McKay
Zachary Throne	...	Howard

Storyline

David's increased drug use turns into a nightmare for him, Kelly and their parents when, while under the influence of sedatives, he loses baby Erin at a park. Meanwhile, Donna temporarily forgets about David when she flirts with an attractive ski instructor, named Chad, during a ski trip with the rest of the gang. While Suzanne is out of town, Dylan spends the day with Erica teaching her how to surf, which takes a turn when Erica gets her first menstrual period. Then, Jim makes a background check of Suzanne for Dylan with her social security number and uncovers a secret bank account in her name. When Dylan confronts Suzanne about the $25,000 in her Iowa bank account after she previous told him that she was broke, Suzanne convinces Dylan that it's just inheritance money from his late father. Meanwhile, Andrea sees a doctor and makes a shocking discovery about herself.

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Plot Keywords:

photograph | surfboard | missing girl | pregnancy | ketamine | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 1994 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Mel Silver: [to Jackie] I would give up my life for that child, you know that.
[He holds her]

User Reviews

Funny

The 'college' seasons were generally awful since the actors obviously could not then draw on their own personal years for reference how to convincingly play a character's experiences, but Perry obviously can work with kids as was evidenced by this episode where he taught Erica how to swim and was trying to figure out how to take care of his younger sister.I wish that Dylan had received custody of Erica because the surrogate parent storyline looked like Perry was having fun working on this show once again after many previous episodes of going through the motions. A plot change could have credibly extended the series a couple of seasons--at least. I did not buy Steve becoming the parent on the show anyways!