You Say It's Your Birthday: Part 1

"Carl's not like that. Besides, if I could afford a party like this, for someone like me, I would"

- Steve to Clare You Say It's Your Birthday: Part 1 is the 31st episode of Season 6 of Beverly Hills, 90210.

Synopsis
At Steve's weekend-long birthday bash on the Queen Mary, Erik puts the moves on Donna and several other women; an old friend makes a surprise appearance; and host Prince Carl asks a favor of the birthday boy. Meanwhile, Valerie gets FBI help to find Colin.

Starring

 * Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh
 * Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor
 * Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders
 * Brian Austin Green as David Silver
 * Tori Spelling as Donna Martin
 * Tiffani Thiessen as Valerie Malone
 * Joe E. Tata as Nat Bussichio
 * Kathleen Robertson as Clare Arnold

Special Guest Stars
 * Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman
 * Jason Wiles as Colin Robbins
 * Emma Caulfield as Susan Keats

And Special Thanks to
 * Carol Potter as Cindy Walsh
 * James Eckhouse as Jim Walsh
 * Jed Allan as Rush Sanders
 * Christine Belford as Samantha Sanders
 * Denise Dowse as Yvonne Teasley
 * Monika Schnarre as Elle
 * Randy Spelling as Ryan Sanders
 * Travis Wester as Austin Sanders

Guest starring
 * Julie Parrish as Joan Diamond
 * Jon Hensley as Richard Ballen
 * Nick Kiriazis as Prince Carl
 * Mary Crosby as Claudia Van Eyck
 * Michael Woolson as Erik Budman
 * Michael Dempsey as Colin's Travel Agent
 * Deborah Lacey as Receptionist
 * Wings Hauser as J. Jay Jones (voice)

Co-Starring
 * Amanda Anka as Barbara
 * Matthew Kaminsky as Randy Green
 * David A. Saunders as Delivery Agent
 * Dan Moriarty as Polo Announcer

Quotes
"You know, it's just so nice to see things warming up between you two. It gives me hope for this planet"

- Brandon to Val about her and Kelly

"Washington D.C. Home of the president – and her husband"

- Brandon

"Andrea, I made some horrible choices. I ended up in rehab, I had to take an incomplete on my whole semester"

- Kelly

"I'm in love with Clare"

- Prince Carl tells Steve

"All I want is the opportunity to express my feelings to her, and I'd like your permission"

- Prince Carl to Steve

Trivia
PRODUCTION NOTES
 * Valerie calls in a favour with Jonesy and gets a voice message saying that he tracked down Dylan, who's now living in the Westend, London
 * Brenda's been on tour in Scotland recently
 * Andrea and Kelly hang out; Andrea and Jesse are doing well
 * Dylan sends Steve a birthday letter. The return address is Brenda's address in London.
 * David keeps 'saving' Donna from a persistent suitor; Donna wards Eric off by telling him she's a virgin, and he swiftly moves on to Kelly
 * Susan gets offered a job as Youth Advisor on the Clinton '96 campaign, but tells Brandon she's not interested in taking it
 * The showrunners asked Spelling if they could approach Shannen Doherty about shooting a birthday message for Steve from Brenda, in lieu of having her return fully for the episode, but Spelling turned them down.
 * Since Luke Perry had left earlier in the season, the writers knew Perry would not be interested in appearing.

Music

 * jim dandy | LAVERN BAKER
 * val talks to kelly at peach pit


 * feels so good | LINA SANTIAGO
 * steve's birthday party on the deck