Jim and Cindy are the parents of Brandon and Brenda Walsh and are mainly introduced as such. Donna forgave/overlooked this violence, but broke up with him when she learned he cheated on her with Valerie, and Ray nearly attacked her again before Joe Bradley defended her. Throughout the show, Cindy and Jim have a steady relationship, an equal partnership in their parenting and a lot of romance and love for each other. She got her own talk show, "Gabrielle," that lastedonly two seasons. Although Jim's work demand and their time apart puts a strain on Cindy at first, they manage to work it out and Cindy, having to have moved to a new city without all her family and friends, starts to feel more at home in California. In the spin-off 90210, she and Dylan are shown to have broken up, although they share a son. But I'm certain such a scene never occurred in Aaron's bowling alley. After the breakup, she tells Dylan she's still in love with him. 1 or 2, I was flight attendant No. In fact, Brenda explicitly states, "I'm a junior at West Beverly High a 16-year-old junior" in the pilot. Kelly became unexpectedly pregnant before having a miscarriage and told she may never carry a child to term. She briefly returned during Season 5 and almost had an affair with Brandon on the same night Kelly Taylor was burned in a fire. While Brandon and the rest of his friends usually gave Valerie the benefit of the doubt, and ultimately remained friends with her (particularly when Valerie ceased her malicious ways or appeared to atone for them), she and Kelly remained constant enemies throughout the entire series, save for a few instances where both women were to be cordial with each other. The got divorced and remarried new people. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 When Brenda is accused of shoplifting, Cindy lashes out at Brenda, comparing her loneliness to her teen daughter feeling lost, before Cindy composes herself. Garth departed the spin-off following the second season. But I have to tell you, it reminded me of some of those WPA writers who came to Hollywood, they were being fantastic sums of money but they just sat in their offices all day. When Dylan offered her a trip around the world, Brandon responding by proposing marriage, but she walked away from both offers. Andrea got accepted and he shaved his beard. I know, says Potter. Ray then filed charges against Joe, but some straight truth from Brandon led Ray to both admit on the stand he was trying to hurt her (and having Joe's charges dismissed) and to apologize to Donna before leaving L.A. to try out his music. Jim and Cindy depart L.A. for Hong Kong on business in the summer of 1995, leaving their now-grown son Brandon whose sister had departed for England a year prior to live his life independently. And I did start complaining to the writers. It was later revealed that prior to coming to Beverly Hills, Valerie's father had sexually assaulted her and she was forced to kill him in self-defense, and Valerie's mother was going to turn her in to the police before finally telling Valerie she was blameless and begging her to forgive herself. Despite his rather grandiose surroundings - you know, the biggest house in Holmby Hills, with its own bowling alley. The return of Dylan McKay and Matt's mentally ill wife were roadblocks in their relationship, but they did get engaged in Season 10. In the next episode, Law and Disorder, Noah finds her passed out on her living room floor. On Tuesdays 90210 a shocker eight years in the making was revealed Dylan McKay is the father of Kelly Taylors 4-year-old son. When Gabrielle Carteris' five year contract was up, and her character was happy with a baby, shetold Entertainment News Wire that she "didn't want to be looking for a job in two years." Numerous events in the Walsh twins' lives took place in Jack's backyard, including Cindy and Jim's 20th wedding anniversary, Jackie Taylor and Mel Silver's wedding, the painting of the gang's homecoming float which was later doused with gasoline by Emily Valentine, and - my personal favorite - one of the first times Brenda lays . Gina's manipulative ways made her Kelly's new post-Valerie enemy, and drove a wedge between Donna and Noah, as well. They meant, We're going to pretend to be a fourth network, but we're going to pay you like we're in cable. Brenda returns to Beverly Hills to star in a play and takes the opportunity to spend time with Kelly after gaining success as a theater actress and stage director in London. Her and Aaron Spelling had no ill will towards each other and the two re-teamed for the series "Charmed.". This "anticlimactic" ending "just left a bad taste in my mouth," Priestley told The Guardian, adding that he "felt like I'd wasted nine years of my life." James Eckhouse, who played Jim, once said in an interview that, "I had felt I really had done wanted I wanted to do. Yet it's easy to forget that Dylan didn't even appear in the series pilot, and when he did show up he wasn't originally destined for any other episode beyond that second episode. Who owned the Peach Pit on 90210? Jason Priestley plays the character of Brandon Andrew Walsh (main, seasons 19; archive footage, season 10). Even when Brandon (Jason Priestley) wrecks the car. She works as a homemaker, volunteers at a recycling center and is an avid gardener after arriving in Beverly Hills. Gil Meyers appeared in 13 episodes. She met up with Brandon years later while she was living in San Francisco during Season 4, before moving to study marine biology in France. I thought, I am never going to work again. It's hard to complain when you're making all that money. Gabriel Macht, best known for "Suits," and long set of locks when he played the not very handicapped-friendly Tal Weaver back in season 2. Meet Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstocks 2 Shared Kids, River and Remington. She was almost burned alive at a rave, and later developed a coke habit from her boyfriend, which she went to rehab for, then was stalked and almost killed by her roommate. Brenda appeared in the first season of the spin-off series 90210. Brenda later breaks up with him when she realizes that Stuart is a negative person who cares more about impressing his overbearing father than doing what is right or treating her nicely. In the fall of '95, I went back to school and got a master's in marriage and family therapy, and became a licensed therapist. Brandon's sister had moved to England the previous year, so he was forced to become more self-reliant. He seemed to be a man that was full of exuberance and excitement about living. Teen dream power couple Brenda Walsh and Dylan McKay made it extremely official when they did what so many real-life teen couples do: had sex after their prom. After that, Dylan gave his condo to Brandon to keep an eye on and left town. Nikki later became friends with the group, due to being partnered with Donna for the Senior Buddy project. However, she resides is from Pomona. ", the not very handicapped-friendly Tal Weaver back in season 2, Dylan was mulling who to have "Stand By Me,". She first appeared midway through Season 4 when she aggressively, yet unsuccessfully, pursued Brandon while she was still a high school student and he was in college. With a few hours before Brandon and Kelly's wedding, they continue to feel uncertain about the path they are on. The students stole props, threw eggs at the crew, and protested the show's lack of diversity. In the series finale, Kelly and Dylan reunited romantically, despite her discovery that Dylan covered up for an indiscretion by Matt and didn't tell her. Eventually, certain brash actions on her part met with disapproval from Brandon, who calmly ended the relationship. After college, where she studied fashion design, she opened a boutique with Kelly Taylor. Production agreed to not interfere with the Torrance's class schedule, and for their troubles were initially paid $3,500 per day. She later graduated college with Brandon and her friends. No devoted fan of Foxs Beverly Hills 90210 would dare scream suggestive remarks at Carol Potter. It was later revealed that Gina had found new professional success after leaving L.A., working as a skating commentator. Three seasons later, he became Steve's half-brother Kenny. Nobody gave them anything to do. Jim and Cindy Walsh arrive in town from Hong Kong to help plan Brandon and Kelly's wedding. When Dylan and Brenda call it quits on their relationship, they are no longer doing it to R.E.M. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. And I wasn't the oldest in the cast either. The music has been replaced by generic, but similar sounding music. Toni Marchette appeared in eight episodes. She also guest-starred in two first-season episodes of the spin-off series 90210, which features Erin as a regular character. In Season 5, he started drinking and doing drugs again and alienated all of his friends while having an empty sexual relationship with Valerie Malone. She is allergic to chocolate. Jim & Cindy Walsh Leave 90210 Beverly Hills Show Podcast 3.64K subscribers Subscribe 4 718 views 2 years ago Writers Larry Mollin & Jessica Klein discuss the transition to Hong Kong and. Kelly Clarkson is known to most as the first winner of American Idol and a popular judge on The Voice, not to mention shes also recognized and appreciated for her powerful voice and songwriting skills. and local Fox affiliates had a real problem with that. At a certain point, it got pretty bad for my character in particular. Along with Nat, of Peach Pit glory, Jim and Cindy were the only adults who acted like grownups. Brandon is mentioned in the spin-off 90210 as having a family. Matt planned to move to Seattle as the series ended, but when his brother died in a car crash (Matt had provided a sperm sample so his infertile brother and his wife could have a child through artificial insemination), Matt moved to New York instead, breaking up with Kelly on civil terms, and admitting that he saw the bond between her and Dylan was real. She also suffered from bulimia, and bonded with David Silver over his efforts to help her through her problems. Before Adam Levine and bandmates made moves like Jagger as Maroon 5, they existed as Kara's Flowers and made a to rock outat the Peach Pit. Her relationship with Kelly and both women's lingering feelings for Dylan have become focal points for the two best friends. It had been a year and a half, two years. Jim Walsh(husband)Glen Evans(fling) [1] After Walsh's initial difficulties fitting into Beverly Hills, he soon settles down. She was friends with Jim and Cindy Walsh before the Malone family moved to Buffalo. He is also a Little League baseball coach in a poor neighborhood. [10] He drove a Corvette, had money, girls, and popularity. He and Kelly then reunited, but Matt was thrown at first by Kelly's one-night stand with Dylan (when they went to Mexico to illegally buy drugs that would have helped Matt's then-wife) and then by not knowing at first that Kelly was raped. Although he and Donna were interested in each other while she was disgusted with Noah's behavior, their reunion turned his attention toward Kelly, and they began sleeping together as she got over Brandon's departure. She works as a homemaker, volunteers at a recycling center and is an avid gardener after arriving in Beverly Hills. It constantly amazes me.". Even though he just bought a new Saab, Emerson learned he wasn't invited back for Season 2. Denise Dowse plays Yvonne Teasley (recurring, 210), a vice principal of West Beverly Hills High School. He also hosted a radio show broadcast from the Peach Pit. David always wanted to be part of the popular crowd. Susan Keats appeared in 30 episodes. James Eckhouse, who played Jim, once said in an interview that, "I had felt I. Carol Potter (born May 21, 1948) is an American actress best known for playing Cindy Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210. "90210" was always at its best when in the high school years, and that's probably why it didn't make anyone notice at the time that the West Bev students were forced to repeat their junior year. As a couple, they are stable, although not without their issues (Jim and Cindy are both tempted to have extra-marital affairs in season one). She subsequently agrees to direct a high school musical at West Beverly Hills High when the original director is no longer available. Cindy's a friendly and open woman and a community organiser and presence, although she feels uncertain and scales this back quite a bit when the family first move to Beverly Hills. Dylan's wealthy pops Jack McKay had three actors take on the role. She gave birth to Nat's only child, a son named Frankie. He returned in 1998 and stayed for the rest of the series' run, but was credited as a "Special Guest Star"much like Heather Locklear was on Melrose Place. Cin (by Dylan) There were actors much older than the characters they portrayed, ugly behind-the-scenes drama, and music we'd never hear again. Brandon broke up with her because she insisted he pass up a prestigious internship in Boston to travel for the summer with her, while she accepted the campaign job. She tries to hide this fact from Kelly by trying to push her away. When the series began, James "Jim Walsh" Eckhouse was only 14 years older than his 'son' Jason "Brandon Walsh" Priestley, who was 21 at the time. . On October 4, 1990, a television show would debut that made people care about a zip code they never heard of before, and the lives of high school students living large within it. Beverly Hills, 90210premiered on FOX in 1990 and in the pilot, the Walsh twins Doherty's Brenda and Jason Priestley's Brendan moved from Minnesota to California with their parents Potter's. After a while, Cindy and Anna become friendly and work at bridging the language barrier between them, although Cindy does not seem to be learning any Spanish. His characterScott Scanlon met a horrific accidental death by gunshot, but we probably didn't realize why he and other actors were either bumped off or exiled to another zip code. [7][8][9] Steve is a light-hearted, brash, rich kid. He made his last appearance in Beverly Hills, 90210 Season 9 Episode 5 . He dated Sophie, then Gina, then Camille, and finally reunited with Donna, whom he married in the series finale. 3.". Dana Barron plays Nikki Witt (recurring, season 3), Brandon's younger girlfriend during his senior year in high school in Season 3. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, the Oxy students at the time weren't thrilledwith the filming on their campus. Donna reveals that she and David separated shortly after the birth of their daughter while they were living in Japan, but he sends her a card saying "Thinking of you". They met when in college and married when Cindy was 25, in 1973. Jordana Capra was the first and only "Perfect Mom" Nancy Martin. Jim and Cindy depart L.A. for Hong Kong on business in the summer of 1995, leaving their now-grown son Brandon whose sister had departed for England a year prior to live his life independently. Gabrielle Carteris witnessed . Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. Douglas Emerson portrays Scott Scanlon (main, season 1; recurring, season 2), a character that starred during Season 1 as David's nerdy best friend. Season 1 began with our of-driving-age crew pulling into the school's parking lot, ready to start their junior year. It wasn't so much of a fish out of water experience for them as it was for their kids because it was pretty clear they were past all that 'trying to be part of a cool group,' thing. Camille Desmond appeared in 10 episodes. Viewers didn't notice or realize at the time how vital the music was a part of the viewing experience. 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The big reveal came during an on-screen argument between Kelly and Brenda (Shannen Doherty). Bruce Thomas' first appeared in Season 6 as Hank Bradley, and then he returned three seasons later as Carl Schmidt, who was engaged to Valerie's mom. Dylan Michael McKay, played by Luke Perry, is a fictional character from the television series Beverly Hills, 90210.2nd Run: Even through his relationship with Kelly, Dylan was always there for Brenda, indicating their bond was permanent and strong. In retrospect, he told CNN that he regretted leaving the show, believing he and Kelly were supposed to end up together in the end. Teenaged fans respond respectfully, says Potter, sounding almost bewildered. Before Cliff Dorfman terrorized Kelly as Joe Patch in Season 9, he got spooky as Michael Cetta in the Season 2 "Halloween" episode, and snapped up a role as a photographer two seasons later when "Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington.". Things You Didn't Notice In Beverly Hills, 90210 As A Teen. She was raped in an alley and later shot the rapist, with the police clearing her on grounds of self-defense. He jumps bail after Valerie (who he began sleeping with after Kelly cut ties to him) posts her club assets for his bond but was tracked down and sent to prison to serve his sentence of at least two years in prison for drug possession and fleeing arrest, with Valerie breaking up with him when he's brought to justice. This junior year repeat was never addressed on the series, or much in general, until show creator Darren Star reflected to the New York Times, "This is a show where these kids are going to go to college. And we were cordially uninvited. Now they know how Jim and Cindy Walsh felt. She moved back to San Francisco after reconciling with her parents, thus ending her relationship with Brandon (Like many of the cast, Barron was considerably older than the character she was portraying). The one where EW follows up with the cast. Jason Wiles plays Colin Robbins (also starring, season 6), A New York artist who meets Kelly during her internship in New York in Season 6. In season 5, he votes for Brandon as student body president and helps Donna Martin over her decision to become a debutante. He made a deal with Andrea if she gets accepted to Yale University he would shave his beard. They call me maam., Parents are the ones who accost me, says Eckhouse, laughing. Which is fine." Every time I went for an audition, I came home and didn't hear anything. . She flirted with David while Donna was in Paris, until she learned he had a girlfriend. It bothered me, obviously, as an actress. Following the stroke, the Martins' marriage deteriorates to the point where John asks for a separation from Felice, but he reconsiders after talking with Noah at Donna's request. Fox had this racy reputation because they had "The Simpsons." Joe Bradley appeared in 23 episodes. . She's the mother." CAROL POTTER, Cindy Walsh, 'Beverly Hills 90210' Aug. 29, 2008 An outtake from an interview with Dave Itzkoff. During the first five seasons, they were Brenda and Brandon's main source of stability and guidance.
