TRIVIA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
Who got married in the series finale?
A: David and Donna
What is the name of Kelly's boyfriend that introduces her to cocaine?
A: Colin
What was the name of the girl that was with Kelly during the fire?
A: Alison
What city did Valerie come from when she moves to Beverly Hills?
A: Buffalo, NY
Where was the group coming from when Kelly was shot?
A: Hawaii
How did Ray Pruit hurt Donna?
A: He pushed her down the stairs.
What character did Andrea have a crush on?
A: Brandon
How many different men was Kelly engaged to at any point in the series?
A: Two, Brandon and Matt
Which two girls wore the same dress to the Spring Dance?
A: Brenda and Kelly
Who tried to destroy the Homecoming float the gang built while in high school?
A: Emily Valentine
What was the name of all 3 women that Brandon dated in college?
A: Kelly, Susan, Tracy
What was the name of the student that accused Gil Meyers of sexual misconduct?
A: Sue Scanlon, Scott's little sister
Who was the student that Brandon tutored in sociology?
A: D'Shawn
What was the name of the dog that Brenda and Donna cared for?
A: Rocky
FUN FACTS:
FOX only wanted Luke Perry for 2 episodes.
Drew Barrymore was offered the role of Shannen Doherty's replacement, before Tiffani Thiessen was offered the role of Valerie.
Darren Star originally wanted the show set in his hometown of Potomac, Maryland.
Gabrielle Carteris, who played Andrea Zuckerman, was 29 when she first played the role.
Of all the actors on the show, only two played their age, or close to their age(Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling were both 17 when the show began in 1990).
The show spawned two spinoffs, Melrose Place and Models Inc, and a remake, 90210.
The Peach Pit(based off of a restaurant known at the Apple Pan) and the After Dark used the same set.
California University was shot at Occidental College.
California University was also the name of the college that the Saved by the Bell kids went to.
Beverly Hills 90210 came from a failed Degrassi purchase.
Jennie Garth was the first actress cast on the show, after auditioning for the role of Kelly Taylor 5 times.
The love triangle of Brenda, Kelly, and Dylan, introduced in season 3, was one the most enduring storylines and lasted for the entire rest of the series.
Not one of the actors appeared in all 296 episodes.
Jennie Garth(Kelly Taylor) was one of the most featured actresses in the franchise. Her character was instrumental in launching the spin-off Melrose Place and she also had a recurring role in the remake, playing her character one more time, this time as a guidance counselor for West Beverly.
Beverly Hills 90210 used the same high school for filming(Torrance High School) as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Jennie Garth and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen were not only best friends in real life(enemies on Beverly Hills 90210), but they shared a unique coincidence: they both played characters with the same name: first girls named Kelly(Garth played Kelly Taylor, Thiessen played Kelly Kapowski on NBC's Saved By the Bell in the early 1990s), then girls named Valerie(Thiessen played Valerie Malone, Garth played Valerie Tyler on the WB show What I Like About You in the mid-2000s).
Luke Perry and Jennie Garth became first-time parents within a week of each other in June 1997: Luke Perry welcomed son Jack with Minnie Sharp, on June 15,1997, while Jennie Garth gave birth to daughter Luca, her first child with Peter Facinelli, on June 22.
Andrea's pregnancy storyline in season 4 was the direct result of Gabrielle Carteris' real-life pregnancy (per her request). Her real-life daughter Kelsey (with husband Charles Isaacs) and fictional daughter Hannah were born at about the same time.
The episode at the end of season 1 with Brenda losing her virginity was met with extreme skepticism by the executives at FOX, who didn't like that they showed no remorse after. So to appease the executives, the writers came up with the storyline where Brenda breaks up with Dylan because they're moving too fast.
Jamie Walters was hired by Aaron Spelling in 1994 after he had been on another Spelling show called The Heights (a show about a fictional band which was best known for its theme song, the one-hit wonder "How Do You Talk to an Angel?"). However, he was fired after one year, due to viewer complaints after Walters' character Ray started abusing girlfriend Donna.
Another person that was unceremoniously fired from the show was Hilary Swank. After playing Steve's steady girlfriend Carly for 13 episodes in season 8, she was let go by producers despite having a two-year contract for no good reason other than the ratings weren't improving when she was on the show. But, fortunately for Swank, she went on to win two Oscars within a few years of getting fired.
Yet another actor was released from the show, but this one was entirely by choice. Douglas Emerson, who played David's buddy Scott Scanlon in season 1, asked to leave the show because acting no longer interested him. He was then killed off the show by combining his character's death with an episode about the dangers of accidental gun violence (see the Best Episodes page). He then pursued a career in the Air Force and started a family.
Only six actors had the distinction of appearing in both the pilot in 1990 and the series finale in 2000: Jason Priestley (although his appearance in the finale was not in person), Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green, and Tori Spelling.
Who got married in the series finale?
A: David and Donna
What is the name of Kelly's boyfriend that introduces her to cocaine?
A: Colin
What was the name of the girl that was with Kelly during the fire?
A: Alison
What city did Valerie come from when she moves to Beverly Hills?
A: Buffalo, NY
Where was the group coming from when Kelly was shot?
A: Hawaii
How did Ray Pruit hurt Donna?
A: He pushed her down the stairs.
What character did Andrea have a crush on?
A: Brandon
How many different men was Kelly engaged to at any point in the series?
A: Two, Brandon and Matt
Which two girls wore the same dress to the Spring Dance?
A: Brenda and Kelly
Who tried to destroy the Homecoming float the gang built while in high school?
A: Emily Valentine
What was the name of all 3 women that Brandon dated in college?
A: Kelly, Susan, Tracy
What was the name of the student that accused Gil Meyers of sexual misconduct?
A: Sue Scanlon, Scott's little sister
Who was the student that Brandon tutored in sociology?
A: D'Shawn
What was the name of the dog that Brenda and Donna cared for?
A: Rocky
FUN FACTS:
FOX only wanted Luke Perry for 2 episodes.
Drew Barrymore was offered the role of Shannen Doherty's replacement, before Tiffani Thiessen was offered the role of Valerie.
Darren Star originally wanted the show set in his hometown of Potomac, Maryland.
Gabrielle Carteris, who played Andrea Zuckerman, was 29 when she first played the role.
Of all the actors on the show, only two played their age, or close to their age(Brian Austin Green and Tori Spelling were both 17 when the show began in 1990).
The show spawned two spinoffs, Melrose Place and Models Inc, and a remake, 90210.
The Peach Pit(based off of a restaurant known at the Apple Pan) and the After Dark used the same set.
California University was shot at Occidental College.
California University was also the name of the college that the Saved by the Bell kids went to.
Beverly Hills 90210 came from a failed Degrassi purchase.
Jennie Garth was the first actress cast on the show, after auditioning for the role of Kelly Taylor 5 times.
The love triangle of Brenda, Kelly, and Dylan, introduced in season 3, was one the most enduring storylines and lasted for the entire rest of the series.
Not one of the actors appeared in all 296 episodes.
Jennie Garth(Kelly Taylor) was one of the most featured actresses in the franchise. Her character was instrumental in launching the spin-off Melrose Place and she also had a recurring role in the remake, playing her character one more time, this time as a guidance counselor for West Beverly.
Beverly Hills 90210 used the same high school for filming(Torrance High School) as Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Jennie Garth and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen were not only best friends in real life(enemies on Beverly Hills 90210), but they shared a unique coincidence: they both played characters with the same name: first girls named Kelly(Garth played Kelly Taylor, Thiessen played Kelly Kapowski on NBC's Saved By the Bell in the early 1990s), then girls named Valerie(Thiessen played Valerie Malone, Garth played Valerie Tyler on the WB show What I Like About You in the mid-2000s).
Luke Perry and Jennie Garth became first-time parents within a week of each other in June 1997: Luke Perry welcomed son Jack with Minnie Sharp, on June 15,1997, while Jennie Garth gave birth to daughter Luca, her first child with Peter Facinelli, on June 22.
Andrea's pregnancy storyline in season 4 was the direct result of Gabrielle Carteris' real-life pregnancy (per her request). Her real-life daughter Kelsey (with husband Charles Isaacs) and fictional daughter Hannah were born at about the same time.
The episode at the end of season 1 with Brenda losing her virginity was met with extreme skepticism by the executives at FOX, who didn't like that they showed no remorse after. So to appease the executives, the writers came up with the storyline where Brenda breaks up with Dylan because they're moving too fast.
Jamie Walters was hired by Aaron Spelling in 1994 after he had been on another Spelling show called The Heights (a show about a fictional band which was best known for its theme song, the one-hit wonder "How Do You Talk to an Angel?"). However, he was fired after one year, due to viewer complaints after Walters' character Ray started abusing girlfriend Donna.
Another person that was unceremoniously fired from the show was Hilary Swank. After playing Steve's steady girlfriend Carly for 13 episodes in season 8, she was let go by producers despite having a two-year contract for no good reason other than the ratings weren't improving when she was on the show. But, fortunately for Swank, she went on to win two Oscars within a few years of getting fired.
Yet another actor was released from the show, but this one was entirely by choice. Douglas Emerson, who played David's buddy Scott Scanlon in season 1, asked to leave the show because acting no longer interested him. He was then killed off the show by combining his character's death with an episode about the dangers of accidental gun violence (see the Best Episodes page). He then pursued a career in the Air Force and started a family.
Only six actors had the distinction of appearing in both the pilot in 1990 and the series finale in 2000: Jason Priestley (although his appearance in the finale was not in person), Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Gabrielle Carteris, Brian Austin Green, and Tori Spelling.