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*Beverly Hills, 90210*
Beverly Hills, 90210
Season 3
	File:Beverly Hills 90210 3.jpg DVD cover
Starring	Jason Priestley Shannen Doherty Jennie Garth Ian Ziering Gabrielle Carteris Luke Perry Brian Austin Green Tori Spelling Carol Potter James Eckhouse
No. of episodes	30
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	July 15, 1992 –; May 19, 1993
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The third season of Beverly Hills, 90210, an American teen drama television series, began airing on July 15, 1992 on Fox television network. The season concluded on May 19, 1993 after 30 episodes. This season follows the friends during the summer and their senior year of high school as they deal with everyday teenage issues such as sex, infidelity, relationships, child molestation, hit and runs, racial discrimination, gang violence, expulsion, pollution, gambling, drug abuse, eating disorders, body image, student strikes, grief, illegal situations and their impending futures.

Overview

The third season follows the gang as they get ready to say goodbye to one another and say hello to the future. As summer comes to a close, senior year promises to be their most memorable and challenging year yet as they deal with loss, injury, love and a betrayal so shocking, it threatens to break the friends up forever.

Cast

Starring

Recurring

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
51	1	"Misery Loves Company"	Jeffrey Melman	Jessica Klein	July 15, 1992 (1992-07-15)	2192050	16.7^{[citation needed]}
52	2	"The Twins, the Trustee, and the Very Big Trip"	David Carson	Charles Rosin	July 22, 1992 (1992-07-22)	2192051	15.8^{[citation needed]}
53	3	"Too Little, Too Late/Paris 75001"	Daniel Attias	Karen Rosin	July 29, 1992 (1992-07-29)	2192052	13.2^{[citation needed]}
54	4	"Sex, Lies and Volleyball/Photo Fini"	Jeffrey Melman	Kenneth Biller	August 5, 1992 (1992-08-05)	2192053	13.2^{[citation needed]}
55	5	"Shooting Star/American in Paris"	Daniel Attias	Jessica Klein	August 12, 1992 (1992-08-12)	2192054	16.2^{[citation needed]}
56	6	"Castles in the Sand"	Paul Lazarus	Ann Donahue	August 19, 1992 (1992-08-19)	2192055	17.1^{[citation needed]}
57	7	"Song of Myself"	Jeffrey Melman	Kenneth Biller	September 9, 1992 (1992-09-09)	2192056	16.6^{[citation needed]}
58	8	"The Back Story"	Bradley M. Gross	Karen Rosin	September 16, 1992 (1992-09-16)	2192057	14.3^{[citation needed]}
59	9	"Highwire"	Bethany Rooney	Star Frohman	September 23, 1992 (1992-09-23)	2192058	16.2^{[citation needed]}
60	10	"Home and Away"	Jack Bender	Chip Johannessen	October 7, 1992 (1992-10-07)	2192059	15.6^{[citation needed]}
61	11	"A Presumption of Innocence"	Bethany Rooney	Karen Rosin	October 21, 1992 (1992-10-21)	2192060	16.4^{[citation needed]}
62	12	"Destiny Rides Again"	Christopher Hibler	Jessica Klein	November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04)	2192061	19.9^{[citation needed]}
63	13	"Rebel with a Cause"	Daniel Attias	Star Frohman	November 11, 1992 (1992-11-11)	2192062	19.7^{[citation needed]}
64	14	"Wild Horses"	Bobby Roth	Kenneth Biller	November 18, 1992 (1992-11-18)	2192075	16.9^{[citation needed]}
65	15	"The Kindness of Strangers"	Richard Lang	Jessica Klein	November 25, 1992 (1992-11-25)	2192064	16.2^{[citation needed]}
66	16	"It's a Totally Happening Life"	Richard Lang	Charles Rosin	December 16, 1992 (1992-12-16)	2192066	15.8^{[citation needed]}
67	17	"The Game Is Chicken"	Jack Bender	Darren Star	January 6, 1993 (1993-01-06)	2192065	16.2^{[citation needed]}
68	18	"Midlife... Now What?"	Robert Becker	Lana Freistat Melman	January 13, 1993 (1993-01-13)	2192067	16.6^{[citation needed]}
69	19	"Back in the High Life Again"	Bill D'Elia	Jessica Klein	January 27, 1993 (1993-01-27)	2192068	N/A
70	20	"Parental Guidance Recommended"	Gwen Arner	Darren Star	February 3, 1993 (1993-02-03)	2192069	16.6^{[citation needed]}
71	21	"Dead End"	Jeffrey Melman	Star Frohman	February 10, 1993 (1993-02-10)	2192070	19.7^{[citation needed]}
72	22	"The Child Is Father to the Man"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Charles Rosin	February 17, 1993 (1993-02-17)	2192071	18.7^{[citation needed]}
73	23	"Duke's Bad Boy"	Robert Becker	Jessica Klein	March 3, 1993 (1993-03-03)	2192072	16.0^{[citation needed]}
74	24	"Perfectly Perfect"	Bethany Rooney	Gillian Horvath	March 24, 1993 (1993-03-24)	2192073	19.1^{[citation needed]}
75	25	"Senior Poll"	Christopher Hibler	Darren Star	April 7, 1993 (1993-04-07)	2192074	15.0^{[citation needed]}
76	26	"She Came in Through the Bathroom Window"	Jason Priestley	Ken Stringer	April 28, 1993 (1993-04-28)	2192075	14.4^{[citation needed]}
77	27	"A Night to Remember"	Richard Lang	Jessica Klein	May 5, 1993 (1993-05-05)	2192076	17.0^{[citation needed]}
78	28	"Something in the Air"	James Whitmore, Jr.	Jessica Klein	May 12, 1993 (1993-05-12)	2192077	16.9^{[citation needed]}
79 80	29 30	"Commencement"	Daniel Attias	Charles Rosin	May 19, 1993 (1993-05-19)	2192078A 2192078B	22.2^{[citation needed]}

Soundtrack

Beverly Hills, 90210: The Soundtrack was released at the beginning of season 3 but the cover art of the cast was from the second season and the costumes are from the episode "U4EA". This was also the first soundtrack to be released out of three soundtracks.

Ratings

Season	Timeslot	Season premiere	Season finale	TV season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
3rd	Wednesday 9/8C	July 15, 1992	May 19, 1993	1992–1993	N/A	18.3

Home media

The DVD release of season three was released in Regions 1, 2 and 4. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as 3 featurettes based on the season.

The Complete Third Season
Set details ^[1]		Special features ^[1]
30 episodes 1371 minutes (Region 1); 1316 minutes (Region 2);^[2] 8-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Subtitles: English, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish and French (Region 1)		"7 Minutes in Heaven" "Everything You Need to Know About Beverly Hills, 90210 season 3" "The World According to Nat"
Release dates
United States	United Kingdom
December 11, 2007 ^[1]	March 24, 2008 ^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Beverly Hills, 90210 – The Third Season". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
^ ^a ^b "Beverly Hills, 90210 – Season 3". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-08-11.

[S3R1-1] "Beverly Hills, 90210 – The Third Season". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-08-11.

[S3R2-2] "Beverly Hills, 90210 – Season 3". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-08-11.

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 | ShortSummary = Brandon returns to work for the summer at the Beverly Hills Beach Club, with Andrea now working there as the child-care supervisor. Meanwhile, Brenda defies her parents and continues to secretly see Dylan behind everyone's back. When Brenda gets caught in the act when Jim and Cindy run into Brenda with Dylan at the beach club, she runs away and into Dylan's house.
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 | WrittenBy = [[Charles Rosin]]
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|7|22}}
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 | ShortSummary = Brenda and Dylan find that their living arrangements are too close for comfort but Brenda is too stubborn to admit she's unhappy. Kelly decides to bail on her trip to Paris for the summer, deciding instead to stay home with her brand new sister. Jim decides to send Brenda in Kelly's place and puts pressure on Dylan to encourage her to take the overseas trip.
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 | WrittenBy = Karen Rosin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|7|29}}
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 | ShortSummary = Brenda and Donna adjust to living in Paris but Brenda's French isn't as good as she thinks it is, and the girls end up eating some questionable food at La Champagne. Andrea counsels a deaf child who has difficulty adjusting to summer camp. Meanwhile, Dylan and Kelly flirt with each other and Brandon becomes jealous of Andrea's new boyfriend.
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 | WrittenBy = [[Kenneth Biller]]
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|5}}
-| Viewers=13.2<ref name="June-Sept 1992"/>
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 | ShortSummary = Donna feels left out because Brenda and her classmates can speak fluent French. Steve finds the perfect partner for both romance and volleyball. Kelly and Dylan team up for the volleyball tournament and also spend an afternoon babysitting baby Erin together. Meanwhile, David meets a young girl, Nikki, who expresses an interest in both his music and him.
 | ProdCode = 2192053
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 | WrittenBy = Jessica Klein
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|12}}
-| Viewers=16.2<ref name="June-Sept 1992"/>
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 | ShortSummary = Kelly and Dylan spend a romantic afternoon jet skiing in the waves at Paradise Cove. Brenda develops a crush on a young American named Rick ([[Dean Cain]]), who mistakes her for a native Parisian. Meanwhile, Brandon tries to help a homeless war veteran, David hires Steve to manage his music career, and Andrea becomes frantic when Cameron, her deaf camper, goes missing.
 | ProdCode = 2192054
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 | WrittenBy = [[Ann Donahue]]
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|8|19}}
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 | ShortSummary = Brenda and Donna return from Paris and are welcomed home with a big party. Brandon grows annoyed with Brooke's constant racist comments and their relationship suffers. Meanwhile, Steve schmoozes the beach club into giving David a chance to show off his musical talents to all of the Beverly Hills elite. Kelly and Dylan decide to not tell Brenda about their summer fling and keep it as a secret.
 | ProdCode = 2192055
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 | WrittenBy = Kenneth Biller
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|9}}
-| Viewers=16.6<ref name="June-Sept 1992"/>
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 | ShortSummary = It's the beginning of senior year at West Beverly for the gang (sans David). Andrea accuses the new English teacher and Blaze faculty advisor, Gil Meyers,  of sexism, when he names Brandon the new editor of the paper. David's summer fling, Nikki enrolls at school, and becomes fast friends with Donna. Meanwhile, Brenda and Steve become "senior buddies" to two incoming freshmen, and Brenda finds herself paired with Sue Scanlon, whose brother's death, Scott Scanlon, has had no small impact on the girl. Kelly becomes depressed due to constantly seeing Brenda and Dylan together.
 | ProdCode = 2192056
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 | WrittenBy = Karen Rosin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|16}}
-| Viewers=14.3<ref name="June-Sept 1992"/>
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 | ShortSummary = Beth Nielson, from the tabloid television show ''Back Story'' is in town, and she enlists the help of Brenda to make a documentary about West Beverly High. A naive Brenda agrees to be interviewed, not realizing how the show will twist her words and take them out of context. Meanwhile, a West Beverly alum offers Steve a "legacy key" to the school, which will give him unfettered access to the school's computers.
 | ProdCode = 2192057
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 | WrittenBy = Star Frohman
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|9|23}}
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 | ShortSummary = With graduation on the horizon, the teens of West Beverly are stressed about where to go to college. The Walshes announce only one twin can go to an out-of-state college, which leads to some major fighting between the siblings. Kelly loses it when David walks in on her in the shower. Meanwhile, Steve gives more thought to using the legacy key, and Brenda feels Dylan slipping away.
 | ProdCode = 2192058
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 | WrittenBy = [[Chip Johannessen]]
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|7}}
-| Viewers=15.6<ref name="Sept-Dec 1992"/>
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 | ShortSummary = When two students from rival school Shaw High are shot to death by gang members during a football game, West Beverly decides to forfeit their own game against Shaw's team. Brandon meets a journalist from Shaw, and the two reporters decide to use the power of the press to put a stop to the violence. Kelly hopes to see her father again. Meanwhile, Sue Scanlon starts showing interest in David, which irritates Donna but pleases David. Dylan invites Kelly to go to the Pigskin Prom with him and Brenda.
 | ProdCode = 2192059
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 | WrittenBy = Karen Rosin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|21}}
-| Viewers=16.4<ref name="Sept-Dec 1992"/>
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 | ShortSummary = Sue Scanlon accuses Gil Meyers of sexual misconduct, which leads to his suspension. Andrea offers her support to the misguided teen and finds there's more to the story than Sue is telling. After surfing in polluted waters, Dylan contracts both an infection and a desire to help clean up the bay.
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 | WrittenBy = Jessica Klein
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|4}}
-| Viewers=19.9<ref name="Sept-Dec 1992"/>
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 | ShortSummary = During a trip to the video store, Brenda runs into Rick ([[Dean Cain]]), her fling from Paris. She goes out with Rick behind Dylan's back, but acts indignant when Dylan reveals to her that he had his own summer fling. Tragedy literally strikes Andrea when she's seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident. Nikki gets tickets to a televised AIDS benefit, and she and Brandon are interviewed by [[Rosie O'Donnell]] on the air. David and Donna consider sleeping together, and Steve puts his education in jeopardy when he decides to use the legacy key. Meanwhile, Kelly decides to step aside from her friends and concentrate on herself but doesn't expect to see Dylan with a proposition that will change their lives forever.
 | ProdCode = 2192061
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 | WrittenBy = Star Frohman
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|11}}
-| Viewers=19.7<ref name="Sept-Dec 1992"/>
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 | ShortSummary = Brenda assures Dylan that he's free to date whomever he likes but when she and Rick ([[Dean Cain]]) run into him and Kelly, Brenda reevaluates her position. Steve and Herbert grow apprehensive as the police show up at West Beverly to investigate their crime. Meanwhile, Andrea is released from the hospital but has to use a wheelchair.
 | ProdCode = 2192062
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 | WrittenBy = Kenneth Biller
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|18}}
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 | ShortSummary = Unable to deal with all the drama at home, Dylan hits the road and meets a beautiful ranch owner, whose free-spirited life is very appealing to him. Back in Beverly Hills, the investigation surrounding the computer break-in continues, and a fearful Steve puts pressure on Herbert to take the heat. Kelly and Brenda get into a fight for Dylan.
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 | WrittenBy = Jessica Klein
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|11|25}}
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 | ShortSummary = Brandon encounters Jack Canner, the homeless war veteran he met over the summer, and invites him to join his family for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, father Jim takes offense to the war vet's political choices. Meanwhile, Steve's mother goes to bat for him at school, and works to have his expulsion reversed. Dylan returns to Beverly Hills and greets both Brenda and Kelly with kisses.
 | ProdCode = 2192064
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 | WrittenBy = Charles Rosin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|12|16}}
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 | ShortSummary = In a nod to It's a Wonderful Life, two guardian angels, Clarence and Miriam, watch over the gang and protect them from a bus crash that threatens to kill them all. Meanwhile, Andrea gets accepted to Yale, Cindy catches Brandon and Nikki in bed, and Dylan is ordered to choose between Brenda and Kelly by New Year's Eve. David decides that he will takes extra courses so he can graduate early with his friends.
 | ProdCode = 2192066
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 | WrittenBy = Darren Star
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|6}}
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 | ShortSummary = Steve and Brandon get involved in the world of high-stakes drag racing, and their dangerous endeavor leads them to the very person who might be responsible for Andrea's accident. David's determination to graduate early means he has little time to work in the D.J. booth. Meanwhile, Brenda and Kelly agree to a double date with two Princeton men, only to find that their dates are not exactly the stuff dreams are made of.
 | ProdCode = 2192065
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 | WrittenBy = Lana Freistat Melman
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|1|13}}
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 | ShortSummary = Looking for a little primping and pampering, the girls of West Beverly head out to a Montecito Spa for the weekend. Jackie and Cindy come too, and both women fear their husbands may not be staying faithful to them. Kelly worries that her mother's insecurity may lead her back to drugs, and begins to feel insecure herself. Meanwhile, Brandon delves even further into gambling, and Dylan's romantic problems seem unimportant when he learns his father is being released from prison.
 | ProdCode = 2192067
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 | WrittenBy = [[Darren Star]]
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|3}}
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 | EpisodeNumber = 70
 | EpisodeNumber2 = 20
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 | WrittenBy = Star Frohman
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|10}}
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 | EpisodeNumber = 71
 | EpisodeNumber2 = 21
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 | WrittenBy = Charles Rosin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|2|17}}
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 | WrittenBy = Jessica Klein
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|3|3}}
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 | WrittenBy = [[Gillian Horvath]]
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|3|24}}
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 | WrittenBy = Darren Star
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|4|7}}
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 | WrittenBy = Ken Stringer
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|4|28}}
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 | EpisodeNumber2 = 26
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 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|5|5}}
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 | WrittenBy = Charles Rosin
 | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|5|19}}
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 | EpisodeNumber = 79<hr>80
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