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*Beverly Hills, 90210*
Beverly Hills, 90210
Season 1
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Starring	Jason Priestley Shannen Doherty Jennie Garth Ian Ziering Gabrielle Carteris Luke Perry Brian Austin Green Douglas Emerson Tori Spelling Carol Potter James Eckhouse
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	October 4, 1990 –; May 9, 1991
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The first season of Beverly Hills, 90210, an American teen drama television series, began airing on October 4, 1990 on Fox television network. The season concluded on May 9, 1991 after 22 episodes. The series follows twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh during their sophomore year in high school as they deal with everyday teenage issues such as rumors, peer pressure, shoplifting, sex, affirmative action, dysfunctional families, cancer scares, learning disabilities, date rape, alcohol abuse, and AIDS.

The first season was aired Thursdays at 9/8c in the United States averaging 14.2 million viewers a week. The season was released on DVD as a six disc boxed set under the title of Beverly Hills, 90210: The Complete First Season in 2006 by Paramount Home Entertainment.^[1]

The season was produced by Propaganda Films, 90210 Productions, Torand Productions and Spelling Television and was aired on FOX Network in the U.S. The series was created by Darren Star, who acted as executive producer, Aaron Spelling also executive produced. Darren Star served as the seasons show runner.

Overview

The series follows fraternal twins, Brandon and Brenda Walsh as they move with their parents from Minneapolis, Minnesota to the lavish city of Beverly Hills, California and begin their first year at West Beverly Hills High School. At first glance, it seems like their rich classmates have it all, but as time goes on, they quickly learn that not everything is what it seems, leaving the Walsh siblings to appreciate what they have at home while learning about the disparity between image and reality.

Cast

Starring

Recurring

Joe E. Tata as Nat Bussichio (10 episodes)

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Class of Beverly Hills"	Tim Hunter	Darren Star	October 4, 1990 (1990-10-04)	–	11.0^{[citation needed]}
2	2	"The Green Room"	Michael Uno	David Stenn	October 11, 1990 (1990-10-11)	2190001	10.2^{[citation needed]}
3	3	"Every Dream Has Its Price (Tag)"	Catlin Adams	Amy Spies	October 18, 1990 (1990-10-18)	2190002	7.8^{[citation needed]}
4	4	"The First Time"	Bethany Rooney	Darren Star	October 25, 1990 (1990-10-25)	2190003	7.6^{[citation needed]}
5	5	"One on One"	Artie Mandelberg	Charles Rosin	November 1, 1990 (1990-11-01)	2190004	8.1^{[citation needed]}
6	6	"Higher Education"	Artie Mandelberg	Jordan Budde	November 15, 1990 (1990-11-15)	2190005	7.6^{[citation needed]}
7	7	"Perfect Mom"	Bethany Rooney	Darren Star	November 22, 1990 (1990-11-22)	2190006	6.6^{[citation needed]}
8	8	"The 17 Year Itch"	Jefferson Kibbee	Amy Spies	November 29, 1990 (1990-11-29)	2190007	6.2^{[citation needed]}
9	9	"The Gentle Art of Listening"	Dan Attias	Charles Rosin	December 6, 1990 (1990-12-06)	2190008	8.0^{[citation needed]}
10	10	"Isn't it Romantic?"	Nancy Malone	Charles Rosin	January 3, 1991 (1991-01-03)	2190009	7.7^{[citation needed]}
11	11	"B.Y.O.B."	Miles Watkins	Jordan Budde	January 10, 1991 (1991-01-10)	2190010	9.1^{[citation needed]}
12	12	"One Man and a Baby"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Amy Spies	January 24, 1991 (1991-01-24)	2190011	9.9^{[citation needed]}
13	13	"Slumber Party"	Charles Braverman	Darren Star	January 31, 1991 (1991-01-31)	2190012	11.0^{[citation needed]}
14	14	"East Side Story"	Dan Attias	Charles Rosin	February 14, 1991 (1991-02-14)	2190013	9.9^{[citation needed]}
15	15	"A Fling in Palm Springs"	Jefferson Kibbee	Jordan Budde	February 21, 1991 (1991-02-21)	2190014	10.3^{[citation needed]}
16	16	"Fame is Where You Find It"	Paul Schneider	Charles Rosin & Karen Rosin	February 28, 1991 (1991-02-28)	2190015	10.0^{[citation needed]}
17	17	"Stand (Up) and Deliver"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Amy Spies	March 7, 1991 (1991-03-07)	2190016	9.5^{[citation needed]}
18	18	"It's Only a Test"	Charles Braverman	Darren Star	March 28, 1991 (1991-03-28)	2190017	12.8^{[citation needed]}
19	19	"April is the Cruelest Month"	Dan Attias	Steve Wasserman & Jessica Klein	April 11, 1991 (1991-04-11)	2190018	11.3^{[citation needed]}
20	20	"Spring Training"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Charles Rosin	April 25, 1991 (1991-04-25)	2190019	10.5^{[citation needed]}
21	21	"Spring Dance"	Darren Star	Darren Star	May 2, 1991 (1991-05-02)	2190020	12.9^{[citation needed]}
22	22	"Home Again"	Charles Braverman	Amy Spies	May 9, 1991 (1991-05-09)	2190021	15.0^{[citation needed]}

Source: ^[2]

References

^ ISBN 978-1415717219 OCLC 70789215, 799258805, 99679860, 767999507
^ "Beverly Hills, 90210 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

[1] ISBN 978-1415717219 OCLC 70789215, 799258805, 99679860, 767999507

[2] "Beverly Hills, 90210 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved May 24, 2012.

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 | ShortSummary = Brandon meets and befriends Dylan McKay, a brooding classmate. As they continue to spend time together, Brandon learns that Dylan's bad-boy act masks a hidden life that few people ever see. The beach is the place to be at for the West Bev students and also where Brenda sees Kelly's true colors. Steve's mother convinces him to talk to David after mistakenly thinking that his father is a wealthy TV show producer.
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 | ShortSummary = Brenda goes shopping with Kelly and her wild friend Tiffany and wishes that she had their kind of money. Unbeknowest to her, Tiffany is a shoplifter and when they get arrested, Brenda begins losing her mother's trust. Meanwhile, Brandon gets a job at a trendy restaurant where his boss treats him horribly and pays the minority employees less than minimum wage. Cindy grows uncomfortable when Jim hires a maid.
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 | ShortSummary = Brandon is excited when Sheryl, his ex-girlfriend from Minneapolis visits. When Sheryl meets Dylan, she becomes aroused by his money and glamour, making Brandon jealous and violent. Brenda develops a crush on her algebra teacher and is disappointed to find out that he has a wife and children that she has agreed to babysit. Cindy worries about Brandon losing his virginity and nags Jim to have the sex talk with him.
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 | ShortSummary = When Brandon and Steve try out for the basketball team, Brandon learns that the school recruits minority students from out of district in order to boost their stats and is forced to make a difficult choice in order to secure a spot on the team and make his father proud. Meanwhile, Brenda decides to take driver’s education again, but fails twice and ends up losing Brandon’s car when trying to pick Kelly up from a bad date.
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 | ShortSummary = Brenda takes her mother for granted when she begins idolizing Kelly's cool mother, but unbeknownst to her, inside the Taylor household lies a dark secret as Jackie relapses and starts abusing drugs and alcohol all the while Kelly's pleas for help go unnoticed. Andrea joins Brenda and Cindy in the 15th Annual West Beverly High Fashion Show. David uses his video camera in order to sneak a peek at Kelly in the fashion show dressing room.
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 | ShortSummary = Following their disappointing seventeenth wedding anniversary, Cindy feels like the intimacy is lost between her and Jim and engages in an emotional affair with her old college boyfriend who has moved to town, scaring Brenda into thinking her parents are headed for divorce. Meanwhile, Brenda and Brandon participate in a UCLA study on twins. Also, David wants to be the new school DJ.
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 | ShortSummary = Brenda and Dylan start dating, causing differing opinions in the Walsh house. When sex becomes an option, Brenda learns that he may be too intense for her. Dylan's father arrives back to the hotel and criticizes Dylan. Brenda fell for Dylan a lot more when she learned about how bad his estranged relationship with his father. Dylan found out his father will be indicted for tax and securities fraud. Meanwhile, the gang begins Sex Education in Health Class and Scott has trouble getting his mother to sign the consent form. Steve attempts to hook up with Stacy Sloan, the class' speaker. Later on, everyone attends an AIDS seminar and listens to Stacy's speech based on her own experience and condition.
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 | ShortSummary = Brandon gets an unexpected taste of fatherhood when he starts dating a scholarly senior with Ivy League ambition named Melissa and then has to baby-sit her infant son while she has a college interview. Brenda and Kelly win a radio contest and get skydiving lessons, but her parents refuse to allow her to go.
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 | ShortSummary = Brenda invites Kelly, Donna, Andrea and Kelly's rude friend, Amanda over for a "night of female bonding", but Amanda causes tension within the group when she forces the girls to reveal their deepest secrets. Meanwhile, Brandon and Steve go out and pick up two girls, who show their true colors when they steal Steve's car. Also, David and Scott sneak into the slumber party in order to take lewd pictures of the girls.
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