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32 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 1
Wed, Aug 21, 1996 60 mins
Brandon (Jason Priestley) faces bigotry in a small town when he makes friends with a black resident; Valerie seeks financial help; a rock star takes to Kelly; Donna and David's future becomes cloudy. Mariah: Maia Campbell. Kenny: Joey Gian. Taz: Randall Flavin.
Episode 2
Wed, Aug 28, 1996 60 mins
Clare is stunned by Steve's past with Kelly, who learns there's more to the story; Kenny (Joey Gian) gets social with Valerie; Kelly starts work at an AIDS hospice; Brandon is recruited by the college TV station. Mark: Dalton James. Casey: Eddie Cibrian. Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 3
Wed, Sep 4, 1996 60 mins
Brandon is impressed by Joan's daughter (Katherine Kendall), who arrives for Joan and Nat's wedding; Kelly makes a friend at the hospice; David is downsized after finding new digs. Jimmy: Michael Stoyanov. Joan: Julie Parrish. Nat: Joe E. Tata. Mark: Dalton James.
Episode 4
Wed, Sep 11, 1996 60 mins
Brandon and Mark find the perfect newsanchor for the station, but she panics prior to her debut; an accident with Jimmy (Michael Stoyanov) gives Kelly a scare; Mel withdraws David's financial support after learning he's dropped out of school. Tracy: Jill Novick. Mel: Matthew Laurance. Mark: Dalton James.
Episode 5
Wed, Sep 18, 1996 60 mins
Steve's "harmless prank" lands Brandon in hot water; Donna lobbies to get a jock into her sorority; Kelly takes Jimmy (Michael Stoyanov) on a journey; Kenny's other commitments irritate Valerie. Danny: Kimberly Campbell. Tracy: Jill Novick. Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 6
Wed, Sep 25, 1996 60 mins
A brush fire stops a party at Mark and David's, and puts Donna in jeopardy; Steve's flirtation results in serious consequences; and Valerie gives Kenny an ultimatum. Cliff Yeager: Greg Vaughan. Dick: Dan Gauthier. Teresa: Kristen Williams. Tracy: Jill Novick.
Episode 7
Wed, Oct 30, 1996 60 mins
Steve declares war on Clare when she dates someone else; Donna's fireman friend assists at her sorority's Halloween event; Valerie calls on Kenny at home. Tammy: Kimiko Gelman. Alex: Chris Marquette. Mrs. Cleveland: Gloria Loring. Cliff: Greg Vaughn. Kenny: Joey Gian.
Episode 8
Wed, Nov 6, 1996 60 mins
David's giant windfall causes a rift with his father; Kelly insists on helping Valerie after learning of her condition; Steve challenges Clare's new beau; Cliff says goodbye to Donna. David's Grandmother: Erica Yohn. Mel: Matthew Laurance. Cliff: Greg Vaughan.
Episode 9
Wed, Nov 13, 1996 60 mins
Brandon queries Kenny about his experience with Valerie and eventually gets the whole story; sudden wealth burns a hole in David's pocket; preparing for the crew race makes Steve a changed man, who wins approval from Clare (Kathleen Robertson). Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 10
Wed, Nov 20, 1996 60 mins
David takes Val, Steve and Clare to Las Vegas, where a fool and his money... Back home, Brandon helps a damsel who's in more distress than she knows; Kelly spends a night at Mark's; Steve puts his name on Brandon's old term paper. Linda: Karen Roe. Ray: Jamie Walters.
Episode 11
Wed, Nov 27, 1996 60 mins
David undergoes psychiatric observation; Steve's latest error also bodes ill for Brandon; Kelly and Mark have a less than excellent Thanksgiving adventure. Tate: Tony Todd. Randall: Scott Paulin. Chancellor: Nicholas Pryor. Sheila: Caroline Lagerfelt. Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 12
Wed, Dec 11, 1996 60 mins
Steve's guilty plea averts a hearing for him, but Randall pursues a case against Brandon; David hedges on buying into Val's club; Donna clashes with her mother over David; Kelly throws a surprise party for Mark's birthday. Randall: Scott Paulin. Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 13
Wed, Dec 18, 1996 60 mins
Kelly gets a surprise from her father; Steve's mom and Clare's pop get chummy; David wants to get on the good side of Donna's mother. Clarence Fountain and the Blind Boys of Alabama perform at the Peach Pit After Dark. Joy: Ruth Livier. Samantha: Christina Belford. Kelly: Jennie Garth. Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 14
Wed, Jan 8, 1997 60 mins
An old friend surprises Valerie; Brandon and Mark learn they've applied for the same scholarship; Steve is hit on during a job interview; Donna proves to be a lifesaver when she fills in at her dad's office. Tom Miller: Kane Picoy. Dr. Martin: Michael Durrell. Mark: Dalton James.
Episode 15
Wed, Jan 15, 1997 60 mins
Clare arranges a blind date (Scott Cleverdon) for Kelly; Steve meets a prankster during his penance for cheating; Donna's stint on TV nets her an unwanted fan; David becomes suspicious of Val's pal Tom. Larry: Grayson McCouch. Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 16
Wed, Jan 22, 1997 60 mins
Donna thinks she knows the identity of her stalker, who turns up the heat; Tracy's old boyfriend (Cameron Hall) interrupts her weekend with Brandon at her parents' ranch; Steve leads frat brothers in a sewing circle to salvage an investment. Dick: Dan Gauthier. Donna: Tori Spelling.
Episode 17
Wed, Jan 29, 1997 60 mins
Donna is denied a restraining order against Slan; Tracy lets slip those three little words to Brandon; Clare and Steve consider living together; and Brandon plays hockey with Tom and former pros Cam Neely and Ron Duguay. Donna: Tori Spelling.
Episode 18
Wed, Feb 5, 1997 60 mins
Donna's stalker makes his identity known---on TV, with a gun in his hand. Meanwhile, Steve and Clare try to cool the burgeoning romance between their parents (Christina Belford, Nicholas Pryor). Det. Rendell: Art Hindle. Evan: Trevor Edmond. Rusty: Brian Donovan.
Episode 19
Wed, Feb 12, 1997 60 mins
On Valentine's Day, an ex-beau surprises Donna; Valerie's mother visits; Chloe opens for Luther Vandross at the Peach Pit After Dark; Valerie confesses a weakness to Kelly; Steve commits yet another error with Clare; Tracy gets a big surprise from Brandon. Abby: Michelle Phillips.
Episode 20
Wed, Feb 19, 1997 60 mins
Kelly notes the friction between Tracy and Brandon; Valerie's mother learns the facts behind her husband's suicide; Steve counsels his brother on the birds and bees; Chloe gives David her opinion about Donna and Cliff. Abby: Michelle Phillips. Ryan: Randy Spelling. Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 21
Wed, Feb 26, 1997 60 mins
Donna (Tori Spelling) wavers between her two suitors; a tragedy befalls Steve and Brandon's basketball partner; Clare and Kelly do some flirting in Palm Springs; a magazine picks Valerie as one of L.A.'s coolest people. Gigi: Suzanne Turner. Roger: Joe Michael Burke.
Episode 22
Wed, Mar 5, 1997 60 mins
David meets Donna's grandmother (June Lockhart); Valerie befriends a hot new actor while Kelly does the same with a suspected runaway. Rob: Jason Lewis. Joey: Sam Saletta. Grant: Matthew Fairchild. Sarah: Barbara Allyne Bennet. Donna: Tori Spelling.
Episode 23
Wed, Mar 19, 1997 60 mins
Joey returns to Kelly; Rob asks Valerie's advice on a film script; spring-break plans separate Tracy and Brandon; David is present when Donna's father is stricken ill; Steve is taken aback by Clare's contact with her male side. Joey: Sam Saletta. Rob: Jason Lewis. Kelly: Jennie Garth.
Episode 24
Wed, Apr 2, 1997 60 mins
In Hong Kong, Brandon's father queries him about his feelings for Kelly, who, meanwhile, is at home drowning her sorrows; Donna and her mom disagree about what's best for Dr. Martin; Valerie turns green after Rob's manager pairs him with another client for a big party. Kelly: Jennie Garth.
Episode 25
Wed, Apr 9, 1997 60 mins
Kelly's quick kinship with Brandon's writer friend from Texas bothers Tracy; it's thumbs up for Rob's performance, but thumbs down for his movie; Clare has a computer crisis and blames Steve; David marks a special anniversary with Donna. Kelly: Jennie Garth.
Episode 26
Wed, Apr 16, 1997 60 mins
After Brandon breaks up with Tracy, Valerie's meddling jeopardizes his future with Kelly; Donna spies her mother with an old flame at a campus talent show, where "shower singer" Clare (Kathleen Robertson) takes the stage on a suggestion from Steve. Brandon: Jason Priestley.
Episode 27
Wed, Apr 23, 1997 60 mins
Valerie and Kelly each get a look at the other's journal, but only one takes the high road; Steve and Brandon ride in an electric car, which delays Brandon's attempt to fulfill a childhood dream for Kelly. Morton: Dom DeLuise. Kelly: Jennie Garth. Steve: Ian Ziering.
Episode 28
Wed, Apr 30, 1997 60 mins
David takes Donna on a one-night trip to New Orleans; Brandon nurses the flu-stricken Kelly and Valerie, who relive how they became enemies; relations become strained between Steve's mother and Clare's father (Christine Belford, Nicholas Pryor). Donna: Tori Spelling.
Episode 29
Wed, May 7, 1997 60 mins
Mother's Day is tough on Clare, who misses hers; and on Kelly, who fears she may be one. Meanwhile, Valerie schemes to get David to buy her out of the club. Driscoll: Corin Nemec. Jackie: Ann Gillespie. Felice: Katherine Cannon. Kelly: Jennie Garth. Clare: Kathleen Robertson.
Episode 30
Wed, May 14, 1997 60 mins
Steve's father tells him he's on his own after graduation; Kelly finds her dad with Valerie, who gets devastating news; Clare's pop asks her move to Paris with him; Kelly receives disturbing medical news; Donna flakes on her final final exam.
Episode 31
Wed, May 21, 1997 60 mins
Part 1 of two. Kelly keeps cool towards her father, and insists Valerie vacate the Walsh house; Donna decides "it's time" for her to move to a new level with David; and Steve plans "the best senior prank ever." Bill Taylor: John Reilly. Joy: Ruth Livier.
Episode 32
Wed, May 21, 1997 60 mins
Conclusion. After the ceremony, Kelly maintains a hard line against her father, who asks for a second chance; Clare changes her mind about going to Paris with her father; Donna springs her surprise on David. Joy: Ruth Livier.