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All episodes Season 10 S10E19 2000-03-08 60 min 1990s Fox

Beverly Hills, 90210

I Will Be Your Father Figure

TV Flash files “I Will Be Your Father Figure” as hour 285 of 293 in the TV Flash guide — Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000) on Fox, season 10, episode 19, aired 2000-03-08, 60 min.

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This leaf is S10E19: listed hour 285 of 293 in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide, hour 19 of 27 in season 10. It aired 2000-03-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Eddie Waitkus” (S10E18). Next is “Ever Heard the One About the Exploding Father?” (S10E20).

Beverly Hills, 90210 — I Will Be Your Father Figure (S10E19)

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Kelly and Matt help Dylan search for his father. They learn that Eddie Waitkus lives in Tolleson, Arizona; and Kelly obtains his address. Dylan sees that Jack has a happy life with a wife and young son, and decides not to approach him. Jack shows up at Dylan's hotel room. Donna insists on looking after Noah as he recovers from his injuries. Noah tries to rekindle their relationship, but Donna has moved on. Camille becomes jealous of the closeness between David and Donna. Although David and Donna try to establish some boundaries, neither seems very happy about it. Steve's brother Ryan comes to visit for spring break. He is a pre-med major at Amherst. Ryan goes drinking at clubs with Steve every night, lies around like a pig all day, and mouths off to Janet. Janet opines that Ryan is trying to live up to Steve's reputation. Ryan reveals that he wound up on academic probation because of his constant partying, and dropped out of school. Kelly starts her own public relations firm.

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Where does I Will Be Your Father Figure sit in the Beverly Hills, 90210 guide?

S10E19 is listed hour 285 of 293 — hour 19 of 27 in season 10, season 10 episode 19.

When did Beverly Hills, 90210 S10E19 air?

I Will Be Your Father Figure aired 2000-03-08 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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