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All episodes Season 8 S08E25 1998-03-25 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Aunt Bea's Pickles

TV Flash files “Aunt Bea's Pickles” as hour 233 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 8, episode 25, aired 1998-03-25, 60 min.

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This leaf is S08E25: listed hour 233 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 25 of 32 in season 8. It aired 1998-03-25 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Nature of Nurture” (S08E24). Next is “All That Glitters” (S08E26).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Aunt Bea's Pickles (S08E25)

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

During Valerie's surprise birthday party, Abby announces that she and Bill are engaged. Val and Kelly join forces in the hopes of getting their parents to call off the wedding. They eventually realize that Bill and Abby are happy and decide to support them. Bill disgusts Kelly by backing out of the wedding and leaving her to break the news to Abby. Valerie gives David further insight into her traumatic family history as she tells him that her father sexually abused her. Brandon receives a job offer from a major newspaper, but faces a dilemma when he learns that he is only being hired as a replacement for striking reporters. He returns to the Beat and suggests implementing a health plan for the overworked and underpaid Janet. Steve hesitates to introduce Jill to Ted; she decides that she really likes Steve and comes back to him. When Donna's dresses fail to sell, Noah tries to give her a confidence boost by buying the entire stock himself. She is angry when she uncovers the truth.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Aunt Bea's Pickles sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S08E25 is listed hour 233 of 293 — hour 25 of 32 in season 8, season 8 episode 25.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S08E25 air?

Aunt Bea's Pickles aired 1998-03-25 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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Why this series still plays

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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