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All episodes Season 1 S01E01 1990-10-04 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Class of Beverly Hills

TV Flash files “Class of Beverly Hills” as a desk essential hour — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 1, episode 1, aired 1990-10-04, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S01E01: listed hour 1 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, first listed hour of season 1. It aired 1990-10-04 (60 min). No earlier hour is listed in this guide. Next is “The Green Room” (S01E02).

Essential hour

Essential hour: “Class of Beverly Hills”. Class of Beverly Hills: Minnesota twins land, and Fox learns teens will show up weekly for peach-pit romance.

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Class of Beverly Hills (S01E01)

Catalog log

Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

Brandon and Brenda Walsh begin their first year at West Beverly Hills High, and experience culture shock when they become exposed to the glamour, wealth, and privilege that their classmates possess. Following a romantic date, Brandon accidentally spreads a rumor about him sleeping with a notorious party girl at school. Brenda uses a fake ID to get into a nightclub and passes herself off as a college student when she begins dating a young lawyer. Ninth graders, David and Scott attempt to make their mark in school.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Class of Beverly Hills sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S01E01 is listed hour 1 of 293 — first listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 1.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S01E01 air?

Class of Beverly Hills aired 1990-10-04 and is listed at 60 minutes.

Where should I start?

The original 1990–2000 run, from high school into adult career and family arcs — later 90210 reboot attempts are a separate brand lap.

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Why this series still plays

Filed by Tessa Quinn · Spoiler-Free (Mostly) · Show package

Minnesota twins drop into Beverly Hills High and teach Fox that teens will show up weekly. Darren Star and Aaron Spelling built zip-code soap from peach-pit romance, Luke Perry heartthrob mythology, and Very Special Topics — then aged the courtyard into adulthood without ever leaving the brand. The teen-drama industrial complex starts here, spinoffs included.

So about the ZIP code. Minnesota twins Brandon and Brenda Walsh land at Beverly Hills High and Fox learns, in public, that teens will show up every week for peach-pit romance, pool-party lighting, and a curriculum of Very Special Topics. Darren Star created it; Aaron Spelling produced it (1990–2000). Luke Perry's Dylan, Shannen Doherty's Brenda, Jason Priestley's Brandon, Jennie Garth's Kelly, Tori Spelling's Donna — the original ensemble that made appointment TV out of adolescent melodrama. (I said spoiler-free.…

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