Beverly Hills, 90210: Season 9
Season nine of Beverly Hills, 90210, is an American teen drama television series began airing on September 16, 1998 on Fox television network. The season concluded on May 19, 1999 after 26 episodes. This season follows the gang into adulthood as they deal with numerous issues that adults face in their personnel and professional lives such as relationships, financial problems, crime, death, alcoholism, domestic violen
Season 9 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Beverly Hills, 90210 Season 8.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
Season nine of Beverly Hills, 90210, is an American teen drama television series began airing on September 16, 1998 on Fox television network. The season concluded on May 19, 1999 after 26 episodes. This season follows the gang into adulthood as they deal with numerous issues that adults face in their personnel and professional lives such as relationships, financial problems, crime, death, alcoholism, domestic violence, gang violence, drug abuse, bulimia, rape and their growing careers.
The ninth season aired Wednesday nights at 9/8c. The season was released on DVD as a seven disc boxed set under the title of Beverly Hills, 90210: The Ninth Season by Paramount.
Episode Guide
Season 9 Progress Shield
The Morning After
Sep 16, 1998 · 42 min
Brandon and Kelly sleep together the night of the aborted wedding. Brandon considers their night together a mistake, while Kelly realizes that she wishes they had married after all
Budget Cuts
Sep 23, 1998 · 45 min
After learning that the clinic may lose funding, Kelly asks Brandon to write a story to generate publicity. They try to collaborate on the article, but find that working together i
Dealer's Choice
Sep 30, 1998 · 45 min
Abby announces that she and Carl are planning to elope in Las Vegas, and asks Val to be her maid of honor. Valerie bonds with Carl during an evening at the casino, and sleeps with
Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Oct 28, 1998 · 45 min
Carl decides to annul his marriage to Abby because he believes that he has a future with Valerie. Valerie comes clean with her mother about her night with Carl, and confesses to ki
Brandon Leaves
Nov 4, 1998 · 45 min
Brandon announces that he has accepted a job with the Washington bureau of the New York Chronicle. Kelly and Donna prepare to open their store, Now Wear This. Brandon becomes unner
Confession
Nov 11, 1998 · 45 min
Lenny receives joint custody of his daughter. After he explodes in a rage during his first visit, Kelly decides to help Leah and her daughter skip town and assume a new identity. L
You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello
Nov 18, 1998 · 45 min
As Kelly and Valerie pack Brandon's belongings for shipment, Kelly discovers a letter in which Val advised Brandon not to marry her. She turns everyone against Val and gets them to
I'm Back Because
Dec 2, 1998 · 45 min
David is arrested for statutory rape and gets suspended from his radio show. Dylan bails him out of jail, then learns from Mrs. Teasley that Denise is a troubled girl who receives
The Following Options
Dec 9, 1998 · 45 min
After Kelly's grandfather nearly dies of pneumonia, she reluctantly gives the doctors permission to hook him up to a ventilator. Jackie and Kelly realize that the machines are taki
Marathon Man
Dec 16, 1998 · 44 min
Dylan whisks Kelly away to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for the day. He buys her a hollow statue so that he can smuggle drugs back into the U.S. Kelly rejects Dylan and decides to focus
How to Be the Jerk Women Love
Jan 13, 1999 · 45 min
Gina finds heroin in Dylan's jacket. He throws out his stash to prove himself, but continues to get high. Dylan tries to visit Toni's grave, only to find that it has been moved. He
Trials and Tribulations
Jan 20, 1999 · 45 min
Dylan storms into the Marchette mansion and holds a couple at gunpoint. They tell him that they purchased the house from Marchette's estate; he committed suicide a few weeks after
Withdrawal
Jan 27, 1999 · 44 min
Donna is not seriously injured, and forgives Dylan for the accident. Dylan's friends encourage him to check into rehab. Kelly acts very pushy and suggests that Gina and Matt are re
I'm Married
Feb 3, 1999 · 45 min
Matt flies to New York to visit Lauren, who has spent the past three years in a mental institution. She returns to Los Angeles with Matt, but he is reluctant to introduce her to Ke
Beheading St. Valentine
Feb 10, 1999 · 43 min
Although he loves Lauren and feels obligated to help her readjust to society, Matt expresses a desire to stay with Kelly. Kelly tries to maintain her relationship with Matt, but re
Survival Skills
Feb 17, 1999 · 45 min
Lauren suffers a reaction to her medication. She learns that she will die if she continues to take her medication; without the pills, her schizophrenia will resurface. Lauren prepa
Slipping Away
Mar 3, 1999 · 45 min
Kelly and Dylan agree to go to Mexico and obtain medication for Lauren. Kelly has second thoughts about their mission. She sleeps with Dylan, then decides that she doesn't want to
Bobbi Dearest
Mar 10, 1999 · 45 min
Gina decides to sue Felice for $1.1 million for the money her mother misspent and ""pain and suffering."" Donna, torn apart by her family's bickering, runs crying to Noah. She does
The Leprechaun
Mar 17, 1999 · 45 min
Noah faces foreclosure after failing to make his mortgage payments on the Peach Pit/After Dark building. He accepts an offer from a restaurant owner willing to pay much higher rent
Fortune Cookie
Apr 7, 1999 · 45 min
David and Claudia proceed with plans for their wedding, and attempt to document their relationship to avoid suspicion. Claudia realizes that David is having doubts; she elects to r
I Want to Reach Right Out and Grab Ya
Apr 14, 1999 · 45 min
Dylan accompanies Matt to a pool hall and helps him hustle a client who refused to pay his bill. The guys return to the pool hall with Gina and Kelly the next day, and get into a b
Local Hero
Apr 21, 1999 · 45 min
Kelly and Dylan run into each other at the market and share a cup of coffee. They subdue a man who tries to attack a pregnant woman and her child, and help the woman get to the hos
The End of the World as We Know It
Apr 28, 1999 · 45 min
Kelly and Matt babysit Erin, and have sex in the living room after she goes to sleep. They do not realize that Mel and Jackie have set up a video camera to observe prospective nann
Dog's Best Friend
May 5, 1999 · 45 min
David comforts a drunken and depressed Gina outside the After Dark, and she responds with a kiss. David and Dylan spend the weekend in Las Vegas, where Dylan has a one-night stand,
Agony
May 12, 1999 · 45 min
Kelly receives medical treatment and files a police report. She tells Dylan what has happened, and stays over at his house for several nights. She also confides in Donna, but canno
That's the Guy
May 19, 1999 · 43 min
Kelly tells Matt about the rape. Dylan puts up a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the rapist. Some men try to ambush him and take the money, but Matt helps