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All episodes Season 5 S05E13 1994-11-30 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Up in Flames

TV Flash files “Up in Flames” as hour 125 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 5, episode 13, aired 1994-11-30, 60 min.

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This leaf is S05E13: listed hour 125 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 13 of 32 in season 5. It aired 1994-11-30 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Rock of Ages” (S05E12). Next is “Injustice for All” (S05E14).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Up in Flames (S05E13)

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Brandon's former girlfriend, Emily Valentine, flies back from Paris to attend a seminar at La Jolla. She asks Brandon to meet her at the airport, claiming to have just a four-hour layover. She actually has a week until the beginning of her seminar, but Brandon breaks her heart by revealing that he is dating Kelly. Meanwhile, Steve and Griffin organize a holiday rave at an abandoned Hollywood house. Valerie helps them out in the hopes of getting back in Steve's good graces. David and Clare accidentally post the notice about the event on a computer bulletin board for lesbians, who constitute most of the guests. The house has very poor wiring and continually blows fuses. Griffin uses too much electricity, and the house catches on fire. Ray rescues Steve and Valerie, who were fooling around in one of the bedrooms. Griffin runs away when the fire department and police show up to put out the fire, leaving behind Steve who has to explain to the officers at what he is doing there. Kelly and a girl named Alison are trapped in a downstairs bathroom with no means of escape.

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Where does Up in Flames sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S05E13 is listed hour 125 of 293 — hour 13 of 32 in season 5, season 5 episode 13.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S05E13 air?

Up in Flames aired 1994-11-30 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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