Season 2 of American series Beverly Hills, 90210 aired on FOX television network.
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About[edit | edit source]
From a pregnancy scare and a troubled girlfriend to a cameo by Color Me Badd, Beverly Hills 90210's sophomore year demonstrates why this was "the greatest TV show in history with a zip code in its title." This is the season that catapulted 90210 from Most Likely to Succeed to BSOF (Best Show on Fox). Certainly, it was must-see viewing for teens who anxiously tuned in each week to vicariously chart the serial adventures of siblings Brenda and older brother Brandon, recent transplants from Minnesota to glitzy Beverly Hills.
Season 2, one of the best in this series' decade-long run, is one for the time capsule, with episodes and story arcs that loom large in the 90210 phenomenon, among them: Brenda's tempestuous on-and-off-again relationship with soulful bad boy Dylan, causing rifts between her and her increasingly disapproving parents; new girl Emily Valentine going all Fatal Attraction on Brandon (no rabbits are boiled but a homecoming float is in jeopardy); Kelly, hooking up with Melrose Place-bound Jake, and Donna in her mermaid Halloween costume.
Starring[edit | edit source]
- Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh
- Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh
- Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor (27 episodes)
- Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders
- Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman (27 episodes)
- Luke Perry as Dylan McKay
- Brian Austin Green as David Silver
- Tori Spelling as Donna Martin
- Carol Potter as Cindy Walsh
- James Eckhouse as Jim Walsh
Special Guest Stars
- Richard Roundtree as Robinson Ashe Jr. ("Ashes To Ashes")
- Stephanie Beacham as Iris McKay ("Necessity Is A Mother")
- Lainie Kazan as Rose Zuckerman ("Down And Out Of District In Beverly Hills")
- Gabrielle Anwar as Tricia Kinney ("Fire And Ice")
- Color Me Badd as Themselves ("Things To Do On A Rainy Day")
Recurring cast
- Joe E. Tata as Nat Bussichio (16 episodes)
- Owner of the Peach Pit
- Christine Elise as Emily Valentine (8 episodes)
- A new transfer student
FAMILY
- Ann Gillespie as Jackie Taylor (8 episodes)
- Kelly's mother
- Matthew Laurance as Mel Silver (7 episodes)
- David's father
- Arthur Brooks/Josh Taylor as Jack McKay (2 episodes)
- Dylan's father
- Christine Belford as Samantha Sanders (2 episodes)
- Steve's mother
- Katherine Cannon as Felice Martin (2 episodes)
- Donna's mother
Guest starring[edit | edit source]
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Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Showrunner Charles Rosin points to this as the toughest season of the series[1]
- Rosin mentions that it dumbed the show down that the storyline had the characters be juniors again and had to work hard to convince Aaron Spelling that they should be seniors in Season 3[1]
- The first season was co-produced by a non-union company called Propaganda, which was cut out for Season 2.[1]
- The crew protested halfway through the season to become union, which Spelling Inc. had hitherto opposed as it cost less.[1]
Photos[edit | edit source]
Media[edit | edit source]
- Beverly Hills, 90210: Top of the class (EW • SEPTEMBER 1991)
- High School Confidential (PEOPLE • SEPTEMBER 1991)
Episodes[edit | edit source]
# | EPISODE | AIRDATE | WRITER(s) | # |
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1 | Beach Blanket Brandon | 11 JULY 1991 | Darren Star | 23 |
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2 | The Party Fish | 18 JULY 1991 | Charles Rosin | 24 |
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3 | Summer Storm | 25 JULY 1991 | Wasserman/Klein | 25 |
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4 | Anaconda | 1 AUGUST 1991 | Jonathan Roberts | 26 |
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5 | Play It Again, David | 8 AUGUST 1991 | Sherri Ziff | 27 |
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6 | Pass, Not Pass | 15 AUGUST 1991 | Allison Adler | 28 |
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7 | Camping Trip | 29 AUGUST 1991 | Karen Rosin | 29 |
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8 | Wildfire | 12 SEPTEMBER 1991 | Wasserman/Klein | 30 |
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9 | Ashes To Ashes | 19 SEPTEMBER 1991 | C. Rosin/J. A. Mason | 31 |
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10 | Necessity Is a Mother | 26 SEPTEMBER 1991 | Wasserman/Klein | 32 |
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11 | Leading From The Heart | 10 OCTOBER 1991 | Darren Star | 33 |
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12 | Down and Out of District in Beverly Hills | 17 OCTOBER 1991 | K. Rosin/A. Adler | 34 |
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13 | Halloween | 31 OCTOBER 1991 | Jonathan Roberts | 35 |
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14 | The Next Fifty Years | 7 NOVEMBER 1991 | K. Rosin/C. Rosin | 36 |
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15 | U4EA | 14 NOVEMBER 1991 | Allison Adler | 37 |
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16 | My Desperate Valentine | 21 NOVEMBER 1991 | Michael Swerdlick | 38 |
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17 | Chuckie's Back | 12 DECEMBER 1991 | Wasserman/Klein/Swerdlick | 39 |
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18 | A Walsh Family Christmas | 19 DECEMBER 1991 | Darren Star | 40 |
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19 | Fire and Ice | 9 JANUARY 1992 | Carl Sautter | 41 |
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20 | A Competitive Edge | 23 JANUARY 1992 | C. Rosin/Roberts/Brooks West | 42 |
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21 | Everybody's Talkin' 'Bout It | 6 FEBRUARY 1992 | K. Rosin/C. Rosin | 43 |
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22 | And Baby Makes Five | 13 FEBRUARY 1992 | Wasserman/Klein | 44 |
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23 | Cardio Funk | 27 FEBRUARY 1992 | Wasserman/Klein | 45 |
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24 | The Pit and the Pendulum | 19 MARCH 1992 | L. Barber/P. Barber | 46 |
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25 | Meeting Mr. Pony | 2 APRIL 1992 | Roberts/Semple | 47 |
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26 | Things To Do On A Rainy Day | 23 APRIL 1992 | Roberts/Semple | 48 |
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27 | Mexican Standoff | 30 APRIL 1992 | Wasserman/Klein | 49 |
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28 | Wedding Bell Blues | 7 MAY 1992 | Darren Star | 50 |
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