Commencement: Part 1

"Mom, this is the '90s: what kind of insecure wuss chooses a college based on where some guy is going"

- Brenda about Dylan Commencement: Part 1 is the 29th episode of Season 3 of Beverly Hills, 90210.

Synopsis
For graduation, Steve proposes the gang do "something special"; Donna and David emcee the Senior Breakfast; and all recall memorable moments.

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

Special Guest Star
 * Stephanie Beacham as Iris McKay

Recurring cast
 * Joe E. Tata as Nat Bussichio
 * Mark Kiely as Gil Meyers
 * Ann Gillespie as Jackie Taylor
 * Josh Taylor as Jack McKay
 * Denise Dowse as Yvonne Teasley
 * Michael Anthony Rawlins as Jordan Bonner
 * Michael Cudlitz as Tony Miller

Guest starring
 * Scott Jaeck as Mr. Chapman
 * Vasili Bogazianos as Eric Ruben

Quotes
"Besides, half the fun is catching you with a girl in the bedroom!"

- Iris to Dylan

"You're still with Kelly??"

- Iris to Dylan

Trivia
PRODUCTION NOTES
 * Steve is allowed to graduate!
 * The gang make Nat an honorary member of the Class of '93 and he leaves them senior wills:
 * Jim – the karaoke machine
 * Donna – Color Me Badd
 * Brenda – Laverne!
 * Jordan thinks Andrea is considering going to CU because of Brandon
 * SENIOR WILLS
 * Steve leaves Andrea 'an egg'
 * Brenda leaves Kelly Wayne and Adam
 * Donna leaves Brenda cervelle de veau
 * West Beverly has a musical group called The Wildcat Singers
 * Steve gets a giant fake legacy key
 * The music to "Brandon" is the theme from Dobie Gillis.
 * Brandon tells Dylan that of all the girls he dated in Beverly Hills, the one he cared for the most was Tricia Kinney
 * Brenda's hurting over Dylan
 * Dylan's credit card number is 64280061377444
 * David, Donna and other students perform this is it (bugs bunny theme) while preparing the senior breakfast
 * David regrets graduating high school early
 * The senior breakfast is based on co-writer of the episode Charles Rosin's own experience actually hosting a senior breakfast
 * Gabrielle Anwar (Tricia Kinney) was reluctant to let the producers use the clip of her
 * Originally, the Network and Aaron Spelling did not want the writers to do a retrospective portion with clips from previous episodes, but Charles Rosin did anyway, and it worked out

Music

 * school's out | ALICE COOPER
 * david think's he flunked; steve talks to mrs. teasley


 * louie louie | THE KINGSMEN
 * the gang celebrates at the pit, nat gives senior wills