Fame Is Where You Find It

Fame Is Where You Find It is the 16th episode of Season 1 of Beverly Hills, 90210.

Synopsis
The right look at the right place at the right time gets Brandon a shot at TV stardom, while Brenda plays a role covering for Brandon at his restaurant job.

Plot
 Brandon happens to be rollerblading in the same park that a popular primetime television show is filming an episode. The producers seek him out as an emergency replacement for one of the extras. He hits it off with the star, Lydia Leeds, and is considered for a recurring role. However, Lydia is only using him to make her leading man/boyfriend jealous so that he will end his holdout. Brandon finds himself used and humiliated, especially when he discovers that the producers never really intended to make his character permanent - it was all a ploy to show their leading man he was replaceable and convince him to return to the show. Meanwhile, since Brandon is off dabbling in show business the Peach Pit finds its wait staff short. Brenda reluctantly steps in for him at the Peach Pit, annoyed that she has to wait tables while Brandon is off living the life of the rich and famous. She is in over her head until she adopts the persona of Laverne, a sassy, gum-chomping waitress. She quickly charms all of the customers with her wisecracks and lip-synch routines.

Starring

 * Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh
 * Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh
 * Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor
 * Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders
 * Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman
 * Luke Perry as Dylan McKay
 * Brian Austin Green as David Silver
 * Douglas Emerson as Scott Scanlon
 * Tori Spelling as Donna Martin
 * Carol Potter as Cindy Walsh
 * and James Eckhouse as Jim Walsh


 * Recurring cast
 * Joe E. Tata as Nat Bussichio


 * Guest starring
 * Marcy Kaplan as Lydia Leeds
 * Amy Hill as 1st AD
 * Alan Blumenfeld as Jake


 * Co-Starring
 * Graham Galloway as Sean Judson
 * Rowdy Metzger as The Dude
 * Melissa Rivers as Mackenzie
 * Julie Gill as Tourist
 * Sean Moran as Customer #1
 * Maureen Macke as Customer #2

Music

 * sally go round the roses | THE JAYNETTS
 * Brenda struggles at the peach pit


 * finger poppin' time | HANK BALLARD & THE MIDNIGHTERS
 * Laverne enters the Peach Pit


 * it's my party | LESLEY GORE
 * "Laverne" lip-syncs with Kelly and Donna at the Peach Pit

Trivia
PRODUCTION NOTES
 * Kelly and Donna went to 5th grade with Lydia
 * The costume designer departed as a mutual decision after this episode, as the show was not happy with how Brandon was dressed among other things. Dianne Kennedy was hired as the new costume designer.
 * Kelly and Donna's dancing to "It's My Party" was choreographed by Tori Spelling

Photos

 * SCREENSHOTS