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All episodes Season 9 S09E10 1998-12-16 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Marathon Man

TV Flash files “Marathon Man” as hour 250 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 9, episode 10, aired 1998-12-16, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S09E10: listed hour 250 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 10 of 26 in season 9. It aired 1998-12-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Following Options” (S09E09). Next is “How to Be the Jerk Women Love” (S09E11).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Marathon Man (S09E10)

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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.

Dylan whisks Kelly away to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for the day. He buys her a hollow statue so that he can smuggle drugs back into the U.S. Kelly rejects Dylan and decides to focus on her relationship with Matt. Dylan promptly takes Gina to Mexico, and again smuggles heroin in a statue. When the statue ends up locked inside the boutique after hours, Dylan seduces Gina to get it back. Sonia and her boyfriend spend the night at Donna's store. One of Sonia's friends pulls a knife on her and warns her to stay away from her man. The store is robbed, and everyone believes that Sonia committed the crime to acquire enough money to escape the gang. She later reveals that she endured a beating to keep her friends from robbing the store, and a security guard actually committed the crime. Sonia thanks Donna for helping her get out of the gang. Steve mistakenly pledges $1000 per hour for an AIDS dance-a-thon at the club; he wanted to donate a total of one thousand dollars. He tries to keep his costs down by sponsoring Muntz and his wife, only to find that they have been working with a personal trainer. The couple wins the contest, but The Beat ends up making money when Steve's generosity attracts new advertisers. Noah accosts Gina for getting Donna the wrong birthday cake. Gina explodes in anger and reveals her bitterness about living in Donna's shadow.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Marathon Man sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S09E10 is listed hour 250 of 293 — hour 10 of 26 in season 9, season 9 episode 10.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S09E10 air?

Marathon Man aired 1998-12-16 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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