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All episodes Season 6 S06E31 1996-05-22 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

You Say It's Your Birthday (1)

TV Flash files “You Say It's Your Birthday (1)” as hour 175 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 6, episode 31, aired 1996-05-22, 60 min.

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This leaf is S06E31: listed hour 175 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 31 of 32 in season 6. It aired 1996-05-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Ray of Hope” (S06E30). Next is “You Say It's Your Birthday (2)” (S06E32).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — You Say It's Your Birthday (1) (S06E31)

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Colin plans to board a ship and sneak out of the country. He convinces Claudia, his former art dealer, to wire him the $10,000 passage fee. Valerie seeks Jonesy's help to track down Colin, and he sends her a handsome FBI agent. Carl throws Steve a huge 21st birthday bash aboard the Queen Mary and invites all his friends. Andrea surprises Steve by flying in for the party. David and Donna put together a video birthday greeting from friends and relatives who couldn't make the party. They send an inquiry to Brenda's address (she is actually on tour in Scotland), but receive a reply from Dylan. David helps Donna fight off the advances of their lecherous boss. She cools him off by revealing that she is a virgin, and he decides to hit on Kelly instead. Susan receives a chance to work on the presidential campaign. Brandon does not want her to go, and reminds her that he turned down his newspaper job in favor of their summer trip. Joan feels under the weather as she and Nat attend Steve's party. Carl tells Steve that he is in love with Clare; he asks him to give Clare the chance to choose between them.

Viewer FAQ

Where does You Say It's Your Birthday (1) sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S06E31 is listed hour 175 of 293 — hour 31 of 32 in season 6, season 6 episode 31.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S06E31 air?

You Say It's Your Birthday (1) aired 1996-05-22 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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