S1.E16

Fame Is Where You Find It

Episode aired Feb 28, 1991
TV-14
45m

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Jason Priestley and Marcy Kaplan in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

A right look at the right time and in the right place in a local park gets Brandon a role on a TV series and he gets to work with the teenage lead actress Lydia Leeds, while becoming an inst... Read allA right look at the right time and in the right place in a local park gets Brandon a role on a TV series and he gets to work with the teenage lead actress Lydia Leeds, while becoming an instant celebrity at school. But Brandon learns that Lydia may only be using him to get back a... Read allA right look at the right time and in the right place in a local park gets Brandon a role on a TV series and he gets to work with the teenage lead actress Lydia Leeds, while becoming an instant celebrity at school. But Brandon learns that Lydia may only be using him to get back at her own boyfriend and co-star on the show. Meanwhile, Brenda becomes another celebrity w... Read all

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Trivia
This episode marks the first Twin Peaks reference in the first season of Beverly Hills, 90210. When talking about on-set teacher, Brandon mentions that the teacher is trying to get his script to "Twin Peaks".

Goofs
When Brandon and Lydia are re-shooting the scenes for the show Sean comes into the room where they are kissing and throws water on Brandon. The first time the water is thrown on Brandon his shirt is already wet even though it was dry just before that when they started kissing. The second time the water is thrown on Brandon his shirt is dry before the water is thrown showing the second shot was actually the first one and the supposed first shot was actually a follow up shot.

Quotes
Sean Judson: Hey Cheese-meister, stay away from my girl.

Connections
References Twin Peaks (1990)

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It's My Party
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Written by Wally Gold (as Walter Gold), John Gluck, Herbert Weiner (as Herb Weiner) and Seymour Gottlieb (uncredited)
Performed by Lesley Gore

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8/10

Hollywood 90210

Brandon finds himself in the right place at the right time when Hollywood beckons his photogenic talents, but he quickly learns that show business can be brutal. As the aspiring actress of the family, Brenda is quite upset at her brother's big break, and decides to use the opportunity backfilling his Peach Pit job to showcase her acting talents.

Doherty does an amusing job with her Boston/NY styled accent and sassy 50's-era waitress routine, and as a consequence of the situation, Joe E. Tata gets a little more screen time than usual which is good to see.

There's a number of 'in-jokes' and references to the perils of filmmaking which the characters lament (being acutely aware of these issues themselves no doubt), and the ex-West Beverly student who became a Golden Globe winner before the age of sixteen (Kaplan) isn't a total cliche, whilst she's not immune from displaying entitled behaviour, 'Lydia Leeds' does at least appear to appreciate that the attention she enjoys being a teen idol will be short-lived once her star inevitably fades.

Overall an easy-viewing episode with some fun insights on the experience of making television in which the cast gets to indulge in 'hyper-reality' versions of themselves.