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All episodes Season 6 S06E28 1996-05-01 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

The Big Hurt

TV Flash files “The Big Hurt” as hour 172 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 6, episode 28, aired 1996-05-01, 60 min.

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This leaf is S06E28: listed hour 172 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 28 of 32 in season 6. It aired 1996-05-01 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Strike the Match” (S06E27). Next is “Ticket to Ride” (S06E29).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — The Big Hurt (S06E28)

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Tara makes a pass at Brandon and purposely overfeeds Kelly's fish. Kelly orders her to move out. Kelly snoops in Tara's suitcase and discovers that she had lied when she claimed not to know her parents' whereabouts. Kelly enrages Tara by calling her parents. Tara holds Kelly at gunpoint and forces her to go for a drive up the coast. Kelly tries to escape when they pull over, but Tara knocks her out. She ties up Kelly, hooks a hose up to the car, and plans to kill Kelly and herself through carbon monoxide poisoning. Kelly tricks Tara into untying her, then gets the gun away. Tara is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, and her mother thanks Kelly for saving her life. The judge nixes the deal between Colin's lawyer and the district attorney. Citing the fact that he endangered lives with his hazardous driving, he sentences Colin to two years in prison. Carl, a prince and longtime friend of Clare's family, comes for a visit. He makes friends with Steve and tries to prove that he is not the brat that Clare remembers. Joe tries to convince Donna to tone down the racy content of the music video. David bows to Donna's wishes and makes the cuts, but they revert to the original version and obtain a contract to direct three more videos. Joe apologizes to Donna and admits that he is jealous of her relationship with David.

Viewer FAQ

Where does The Big Hurt sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S06E28 is listed hour 172 of 293 — hour 28 of 32 in season 6, season 6 episode 28.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S06E28 air?

The Big Hurt aired 1996-05-01 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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