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All episodes Season 5 S05E02 1994-09-14 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Under the Influence

TV Flash files “Under the Influence” as hour 114 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 5, episode 2, aired 1994-09-14, 60 min.

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This leaf is S05E02: listed hour 114 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 2 of 32 in season 5. It aired 1994-09-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “What I Did on My Summer Vacation and Other Stories” (S05E01). Next is “A Clean Slate” (S05E03).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Under the Influence (S05E02)

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Brandon and Kelly continue to hide their relationship from Dylan, but the truth is always bound to come out somehow. Brandon decides to tell Dylan about him and Kelly, but Brandon chickens out when he sees Dylan drinking again and in a bad mood. At the same time, Dylan confirms that his entire financial base has been cleaned out by Kevin and Suzanne's scam, but he naturally keeps his crisis to himself. Meanwhile, Donna plans to take the semester off to participate in a debutante ball. Kelly however rightfully suspects that Donna is hiding behind Felice, in order to move away from David. Dylan begins giving everyone a hard time: he crashes Felice's charity event and makes a scene after being tipped off by Nat about Kelly and Brandon. He then goes to the night club where Jesse is working nights and asks for a drink, but Jesse turns him away. Dylan then meets a prostitute at the club and takes her home with him where Kelly, wanting to talk with Dylan, later walks in on them. Both Brandon and Donna confront Dylan about his actions and he seems to be listening to them, but ultimately decides to not return to college and pursues more self-destructive behavior. With Jesse working nights and studying in law classes during the day, Andrea tries to arrange more time to look after baby Hannah.

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Where does Under the Influence sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S05E02 is listed hour 114 of 293 — hour 2 of 32 in season 5, season 5 episode 2.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S05E02 air?

Under the Influence aired 1994-09-14 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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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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