All episodes Season 4 S04E18 1994-01-26 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Heartbreaker

TV Flash files “Heartbreaker” as hour 98 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 4, episode 18, aired 1994-01-26, 60 min.

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This leaf is S04E18: listed hour 98 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 18 of 32 in season 4. It aired 1994-01-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Thicker Than Water” (S04E17). Next is “The Labors of Love” (S04E19).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Heartbreaker (S04E18)

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Brandon is chosen as the freshman representative of an elite national task force, which will help to make decisions in Washington regarding America's college campuses. Andrea grapples with her pregnancy and her decision to tell Jesse. Meanwhile, Nat suffers a heart attack and the future of The Peach Pit is in jeopardy. David seeks treatment for his drug use while trying to find a substitute for his radio shift and finds Steve, who does a bad job. Dylan gets Suzanne a job at the Peach Pit as a waitress and then tries to help out when Nat's cousin, Joey, wants to sell the Peach Pit due to Nat's failing health. Also, Cindy becomes involved in university life when she takes a part-time job at CU as a courtship instructor.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Heartbreaker sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S04E18 is listed hour 98 of 293 — hour 18 of 32 in season 4, season 4 episode 18.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S04E18 air?

Heartbreaker aired 1994-01-26 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.

In the series

Why this series still plays

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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