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All episodes Season 5 S05E28 1995-05-03 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Girls on the Side

TV Flash files “Girls on the Side” as hour 140 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 5, episode 28, aired 1995-05-03, 60 min.

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This leaf is S05E28: listed hour 140 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 28 of 32 in season 5. It aired 1995-05-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Squash It” (S05E27). Next is “The Real McCoy” (S05E29).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Girls on the Side (S05E28)

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Kelly becomes depressed after making the cover of Seventeen, as she fears that she will never regain her past looks. Steve and Jackie try to convince her to continue her modeling career. Kelly has a chance meeting with Alison's girlfriend Dana, who gives her the brush-off. Kelly tries to visit Alison at the burn center, but she refuses to see her. Kelly talks to Dana's new girlfriend, who reveals that Alison dumped Dana because she is in love with Kelly. Alison calls Kelly and asks to see her after she is released from the hospital. Meanwhile, Ray returns to town to play at the After Dark, but his alcoholic mother, LuAnn, gets drunk before his first performance. David and Clare take her home, and she babbles about Ray's affair with Valerie. David and Clare confront them (Ray confesses to it, but Valerie naturally lies by denying it), but decide not to tell Donna to avoid hurting her feelings. Elsewhere, Charley grows tired of seeing Dylan moon over Kelly; he encourages him to make a move. Jesse is offered a clerkship in Boise. Andrea offers her support, although she is less than thrilled by the move. Jesse turns down the offer because he doesn't want to force Andrea to give up her dreams of medical school.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Girls on the Side sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S05E28 is listed hour 140 of 293 — hour 28 of 32 in season 5, season 5 episode 28.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S05E28 air?

Girls on the Side aired 1995-05-03 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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