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All episodes Season 10 S10E09 1999-11-17 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

Family Tree

TV Flash files “Family Tree” as hour 275 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 10, episode 9, aired 1999-11-17, 60 min.

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How this hour is filed

This leaf is S10E09: listed hour 275 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 9 of 27 in season 10. It aired 1999-11-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Baby, You Can Drive My Car” (S10E08). Next is “What's in a Name” (S10E10).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — Family Tree (S10E09)

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Steve and Janet endure various calamities on their honeymoon. Just as they are beginning to have a good time, Janet goes into labor. Although the birth is expected to be routine, the doctors are forced to perform an emergency C-section. Janet and the baby experience life-threatening complications. Jackie seeks full custody of Erin, and David and Kelly try to keep their sister's spirits up. Jackie tells Kelly that Gina blackmailed Mel. David refuses to believe this, and Gina denies the allegations. He learns the truth from his father, but decides to give Gina another chance. Dylan helps Andrew get his job back and fights the prejudice at the community center. Kelly complains about Noah's monopolization of the apartment. Donna buys genealogy software as a wedding gift for Steve and Janet. She accesses Gina's birth certificate and discovers that Donna's dad is listed as the father.

Viewer FAQ

Where does Family Tree sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S10E09 is listed hour 275 of 293 — hour 9 of 27 in season 10, season 10 episode 9.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S10E09 air?

Family Tree aired 1999-11-17 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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