90210

Can you believe that today, back in 1990, Beverly Hills 90210 debuted???  Yes, I feel super old.  🙂

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I used to count down the days until the next episode aired.  I would talk to my friends about Dylan and Brenda like we were BFFs.  I wanted to look like Kelly (a little), go to West Beverly High, date Brandon…don’t deny…you did too!

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The original idea behind the show was to show the trials and tribulations of Brandon and Brenda as they acclimated themselves to a much different lifestyle than their previous life in Minnesota.  90210 also touched on important topics affecting teens – alcoholism, date rape, domestic violence, gay rights, and drug abuse to name just a few.

What about the Peach Pit?  Naaaatttttttttt…. oh, and who didn’t dislike Valerie?

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Here’s some trivia:

• Valerie’s roll was originally offered to Alicia Silverstone, but she turned it down.  In comes Tiffani Thiessen from Saved By the Bell…
• The character ‘Jim Walsh’ was ranked #41 in TV Guide’s list of the “50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time” (20 June 2004 issue).
• “West Beverly” does not exist. Beverly Hills High School would not allow the use of their name in the series.
• There was not one character who appeared in all 296 episodes.