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All episodes Season 4 S04E24 1994-03-16 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Cuffs and Links

TV Flash files “Cuffs and Links” as hour 104 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 4, episode 24, aired 1994-03-16, 60 min.

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This leaf is S04E24: listed hour 104 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 24 of 32 in season 4. It aired 1994-03-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Pig Is a Boy Is a Dog” (S04E23). Next is “The Time Has Come Today” (S04E25).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Cuffs and Links (S04E24)

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Brenda calls Dylan from jail in the hopes of keeping her arrest a secret, but he is forced to tell her parents. Brenda's friends avoid her out of fear of being accessories after the fact and Kelly acts angry because she is tired of Dylan coming to Brenda's rescue. Brenda faces felony charges, as her crime was a federal offense. An FBI agent who had gone undercover with the activists offers her immunity in exchange for her testimony. Kelly apologizes for shunning Brenda. Andrea gives Donna a healthy puppy (whom they name Rocky II) to take her mind off Rocky's death. Meanwhile, Steve and his overbearing father, Rush, take on a baseball star and his father in a father/son golf tournament. Steve catches his father cheating and forces him to complete the game honestly. Also, Lucinda finally receives a grant for her movie and leaves the university. The nosy reporter Josh threatens to expose Brandon's affair with Lucinda unless he endorses his campaign for student president. Brandon calls his bluff and Josh eventually has second thoughts.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Cuffs and Links sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S04E24 is listed hour 104 of 293 — hour 24 of 32 in season 4, season 4 episode 24.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S04E24 air?

Cuffs and Links aired 1994-03-16 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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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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