I’m amazed that Beverly Hills 90210 is still running after all of these years. I grew up with this group and was the same age as them and even graduated right along with them. I felt so connected to the gang and longed to be in Beverly Hills attending West Beverly Hills High School. Unfortunately, this gang of friends was all fantasy including their high school. Didn’t Brandon and Brenda have great parents? It’s a shame they seemed to be the only stable family in town. When this show first aired it totally changed how Gen Xers viewed high school. You wanted to be apart of the popular crowd and wear cools clothes hang out at the local soda shop (whether there was one in town or not), and host house parties. It’s interesting how such stereotypical characters have lasted for so long and a new group of youngsters can get to know the friends many have known and loved. This was before everyone watched tv on Comcast internet!
Brenda and Brandon, America’s favored fraternal twins from the cold state of Minneapolis relocate with their Mom and Dad, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh to Beverly Hills. They start West Beverly High School and the fun begins. This family is the core of the show bringing strong messages and family traditions to a group that was very non-traditional. The Walsh’s seemed to work very well together as a family, so it didn’t make sense towards the end of the shows run for them to leave town and the house for Brandon and Brenda to manage.
Then you have Dillon, the troubled soul, yet every girl’s fantasy. He drove an awesome sports car and was the bad boy of the school. Yet, innocent Brenda was struck by his charms. For years we watched these two date, not date, date, not date. It was a never ending teenage relationship. Looking back, I’m not so sure that was the best message for such influential teens.
How about Kelly, Brenda’s BFF that is until Dillon began showing interest? It seemed odd for her to be okay with them dating even after some time had passed. It just didn’t make sense. In most friendship circles, the circle of trust would be cut for life. This chick seemed to be free to do what ever she wanted. Where were her parents most of the time? Where Dillon was the hunk, she was the fox. The boys loved some Kelly and she seemed to be the commonality in the love triangles. From Dillon-Brenda-Kelly to Dillon-Brandon-Kelly the drama continued and everyone stayed tune to see who would when out. In the end Brandon and Kelly make a lasting commitment and they eventually get married.
In addition to the love triangle, there was Donna and David, the sweet couple of the bunch. Donna’s character was popular among fans because she was the virgin of West Beverly. I think everyone tuned in to watch the night David and Donna took their relationship to the next level. Is America sick or what? If only we could now have young girls looking up to virgins that would be great. Instead we go through the drama and of course sex sells. Beverly Hills 90210 is a cult favorite that can still be found on cable networks, DVD, and Comcast high speed internet.
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