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All episodes Season 8 S08E22 1998-03-04 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Law and Disorder

TV Flash files “Law and Disorder” as hour 230 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 8, episode 22, aired 1998-03-04, 60 min.

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This leaf is S08E22: listed hour 230 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 22 of 32 in season 8. It aired 1998-03-04 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Girl Who Cried Wolf” (S08E21). Next is “Making Amends” (S08E23).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Law and Disorder (S08E22)

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Noah's civil trial begins. His attorney portrays Valerie as a golddigging tramp, and uses the gang's testimony to place Noah in a favorable light. Josh's testimony reflects very badly on Noah, and Val wins the case. Everyone apologizes to Valerie and turns against Noah. While rummaging through Josh's belongings in search of more pills, Donna discovers a prescription for Rohypnol. Josh admits that he drugged Valerie, and Noah offers to help Val build a case against him. David's record company experiences a shake-up. The new reprensentative forces Jasper out of the band and turns over all creative control to David. Jasper accuses David of treachery. Unable to meet her deadline, the disoriented Donna steals designs from a co-worker. Noah finds Donna passed out on her living room floor.

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Where does Law and Disorder sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S08E22 is listed hour 230 of 293 — hour 22 of 32 in season 8, season 8 episode 22.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S08E22 air?

Law and Disorder aired 1998-03-04 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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