Beverly Hills, 90210
Pride and Prejudice
TV Flash files “Pride and Prejudice” as hour 215 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 8, episode 7, aired 1997-10-22, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E07: listed hour 215 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 7 of 32 in season 8. It aired 1997-10-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Right Thing” (S08E06). Next is “Toil and Trouble” (S08E08).

Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Brandon becomes overly protective of Kelly and displays behavior that borders on the sociopathic. When a man accidentally bumps into Kelly at a movie theater, Brandon imagines gun shots and attacks him. Detective Woods tells Brandon that the guy who shot Kelly is in the hospital. Brandon arrives and learns that the shooter is the man that Kelly described; the guy Brandon identified is the driver, who has been arrested. Brandon makes menacing remarks to the shooter's dead body. David negotiates a record deal for Cain Was Able. Donna shows him the band's new song, which includes racial slurs and encourages white supremacy. The record company executive tells David to let it go, but he refuses to allow the band to perform a showcase at the After Dark. David fights with the band when it tries to take the stage anyway. Donna learns that Valerie stole all of her clients. She tries to get revenge by asking Noah to work at a party in the hopes that he will catch Val with Cooper. Valerie manages to squirm out of the situation. Donna slaps Val during an argument at the club. Steve surprises Carly by doing all of her household chores, then takes her out for the evening. She is touched by his gesture and gives him a kiss.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pride and Prejudice sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?
S08E07 is listed hour 215 of 293 — hour 7 of 32 in season 8, season 8 episode 7.
When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S08E07 air?
Pride and Prejudice aired 1997-10-22 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.
In the series
Why this series still plays
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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- Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh
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- Luke Perry as Dylan McKay
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- Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor
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- Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders
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- Tori Spelling as Donna Martin
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