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All episodes Season 7 S07E16 1997-01-22 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Unnecessary Roughness

TV Flash files “Unnecessary Roughness” as hour 192 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 7, episode 16, aired 1997-01-22, 60 min.

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This leaf is S07E16: listed hour 192 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 16 of 32 in season 7. It aired 1997-01-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Phantom of C.U.” (S07E15). Next is “Face-Off” (S07E17).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Unnecessary Roughness (S07E16)

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David and Tom team up to produce a Super Bowl party at the After Dark, much to Valerie's annoyance. Donna believes she has solved the mystery of her stalker's identity when she sees Garrett Slan, the man who tried to rape her, at the university. Donna's friends insist that she is mistaken, as Slan is in prison. Donna is cheered by a girls' night out with Kelly and Clare, until someone tries to run over her outside the After Dark. While sorting through her parents' unopened mail, Donna finds a notice that Slan has been recently released from prison. Meanwhile, Brandon and Tracy spend the weekend at her family's ranch near Bakersfield. Tracy is distracted by her horse, which has taken ill; and the presence of Sam, an ex-boyfriend who once asked her to marry him. Tracy rejects Sam's advances and has sex with Brandon in the barn. Back in Beverly Hills, Steve and Dick team up to market T-shirts for sale at the After Dark's Super Bowl party. Steve puts his sewing skills to use after he mistakenly orders shirts adorned with a picture of a soccer ball.

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Where does Unnecessary Roughness sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S07E16 is listed hour 192 of 293 — hour 16 of 32 in season 7, season 7 episode 16.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S07E16 air?

Unnecessary Roughness aired 1997-01-22 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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