Chuckie's Back

Chuckie's Back is the 17th episode of Season 2 of Beverly Hills, 90210.

Synopsis
A reunion show for Steve's mother hinges on her former TV son, Steve's childhood nemesis, whose current needling prompts Steve to fight back at the wrong time.

Plot
 Chuck Wilson, Samantha Sanders's old sitcom co-star and Steve's childhood nemesis, transfers to West Beverly after being kicked out of private school. Steve is depressed when Kelly agrees to go to a dance with Chuck. Samantha orders Steve to be nice to Chuck in the hopes of persuading him to appear in a reunion movie. Chuck taunts Steve about being adopted, and reveals that he knew about the adoption nine years before Steve. Steve punches him, but takes all the blame for the fight so that Chuck will sign the movie deal. He is hurt that once again his mother has put her career ahead of him, and decides to search for his biological parents.

Samantha backs out on the film after learning that her agent told Chuck about the adoption. Kelly stands up to Chuck and brings Steve to the dance, but a teacher kicks him out because he is suspended. Steve's friends see him off as he catches a bus to Albuquerque to search for his mother, Karen Brown. Everyone teases Donna about going to the dance with David, so she claims they are only friends. However, she kisses him in the middle of the dance floor and announces to everyone that she likes him.

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
 * 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
 * Christine Belford as Samantha Sanders
 * Matt Nolan as Chuck Wilson
 * Andy Hirsch as John Griffin
 * Miko Hughes as Little Chuck
 * Scott Jaeck as Mr. Chapman
 * Barry Pearl as Norman


 * Co-Starring
 * Martha A. Shaw as Housekeeper

Quotes
"Steve let me put this in very simple terms: I don't waltz, I don't rumba, I don't fox trot, I don't boogie, I don't dance, I don't even like being in the same room with people who are dancing"

- Brandon

"Well I've known Steve and Chuckie since elementary school. Just because they've always wanted to kill each other, doesn't mean I have to choose. Does it?"

- Kelly to the Walshes

"No matter who or what you find out there, we'll always be your family"

- Kelly to Steve

Trivia

 * Steve tells Dylan that he was adopted
 * Kelly mentions that she, Steve and Chuckie were all in elementary school together, meaning Steve and Kelly have known (of) each other since they were around 5 years old
 * Andrea, Brenda, Donna and David all learn that Steve's adopted

Music

 * donna | RITCHIE VALENS
 * At school, David plays this and Donna's embarassed


 * jingle bell rock | BOBBY HELMS
 * donna and david arrive at the dance/brenda and dylan dance, andrea arrives


 * hey donna | RYTHM SYNDICATE
 * david and donna dance


 * i adore mi amor | COLOR ME BADD
 * steve and kelly dance


 * 2000 miles | THE PRETENDERS
 * steve says goodbye to everyone