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All episodes Season 5 S05E08 1994-10-26 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Things That Go Bang in the Night

TV Flash files “Things That Go Bang in the Night” as hour 120 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 5, episode 8, aired 1994-10-26, 60 min.

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This leaf is S05E08: listed hour 120 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 8 of 32 in season 5. It aired 1994-10-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Who's Zoomin' Who?” (S05E07). Next is “Intervention” (S05E09).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Things That Go Bang in the Night (S05E08)

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On Halloween, when all of Valerie's misdeeds and true nature are finally revealed, she considers moving back to Buffalo, but is persuaded to stay by Brandon and his parents after learning that Valerie's mother has committed herself to a mental hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown. Steve unfairly blames Dylan for having a tryst with Valerie and ends all business he has with the Peach Pit and After Dark club. Kelly delights herself by going around and telling everyone "I told you so" about being right about Valerie's true persona. While Brandon and Cindy continue to be friendly and supportive to Valerie, Jim, from this point onward, icily treats Valerie with suspicion; wondering if all of the bad things that Kelly has been saying about Valerie might be true. Meanwhile, Dylan's anger and desperation over everyone being aware that he is broke becomes obvious to all when he further isolates himself from everyone he knows, and he later meets a drug dealer at his pool hall who introduces him to cocaine. Dylan later takes out his gun and shoots up his living room. At a fraternity costume party, Donna's two boyfriends, Griffin and Ray, finally meet face to face and almost have a fistfight. Elsewhere, Andrea gets upset when Jesse's aunt presents baby Hannah with a crucifix. Also, Clare talks David into tagging along with her for a UFO hunt for the night in the desert near Barstow.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Things That Go Bang in the Night sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S05E08 is listed hour 120 of 293 — hour 8 of 32 in season 5, season 5 episode 8.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S05E08 air?

Things That Go Bang in the Night aired 1994-10-26 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.

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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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