Slumber Party is the 13th episode of of Season 1 of Beverly Hills, 90210.
Synopsis[]
Kelly's friend brings an attitude to Brenda's girls' night in. Meanwhile, Steve and Brandon walk a lonely road on a night out with two unpredictable women.
Recap[]
Brenda invites Kelly, Donna and Andrea over for a "night of female bonding". They are having a fab time until Kelly's mean friend Amanda shows up. She insults everyone and decides to turn the girls against each other. As part of a "game" about secrets, Amanda bullies Kelly into describing being raped by the football captain. After Brenda recalls stealing a Minnesota friend's boyfriend, Kelly admits that she tried to hit on Dylan but was brutally rebuffed and Brenda is livid with her now former BFF.
The girls eventually make up, and Brenda and Kelly vow to never let a man come between them. Amanda's behavior is discovered to be the result of a diet pill addiction. The girls also catch David and Scott lurking outside the window of the Walsh house, taking pictures of them. Brandon and Steve are denied entry to a club, but hook up with two girls in the parking lot, who convince Steve to let them drive his Corvette alone. The conniving duo steal his car, but once it's found, he decides not to press charges (and pays their traffic ticket) because he foolishly thinks that he and Brandon might still have a chance with them.
Starring[]
- Jason Priestley as Brandon Walsh
- Shannen Doherty as Brenda Walsh
- Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor
- Ian Ziering as Steve Sanders
- Gabrielle Carteris as Andrea Zuckerman
- Brian Austin Green as David Silver
- Douglas Emerson as Scott Scanlon
- Tori Spelling as Donna Martin
- Carol Potter as Cindy Walsh
- and James Eckhouse as Jim Walsh
- Guest starring
- Michele Abrams as Amanda Peyser
- Julie McCullough as Trina
- Judie Aronson as Shelly
- Co-Starring
- Michael Chieffo as Officer Fuller
- Oscar Dillon as Doorman
Quotes[]
- I would never try and steal Dylan from you
- —Kelly is not psychic
- I lost one best friend because of some stupid guy. I'm not gonna lose two
- —Brenda to Kelly
- Most guys would die to be in this room
- —Brandon to Brenda, when he comes home
Trivia[]
- Amanda's a senior
- Kelly's favourite colour is fuchsia
- Andrea reveals that she likes to pronounce her name the English way because it's more special
- Amanda tells Andrea that the whole school knows she likes Brandon, but that nobody cares and Kelly says it's true
- Donna has a crush on Greg Houseman, who goes to West Beverly too
- Brenda's best friend in Minneapolis was Marjorie Miller, but Brenda had feelings for Marjorie's boyfriend, Jim Townsend, and Brenda made out with him at a party to break them up
- Kelly says Dylan was flirting with her all of their freshman year
- Kelly confesses to Brenda she's relieved to discover that Brenda isn't perfect
PRODUCTION NOTES
- Darren Star actually wanted the 1985 Billy Idol cover of 'Mony Mony' to play in the scene where the girls dance, but the music supervisor thought Star had meant the original '60s song
BEHIND THE SCENES
- Jennie Garth – I can remember my first story line where I got to actually act: the slumber party scene where I had to tell a deep, dark secret to all my girlfriends. And I had to describe a situation where my character had been raped. I hadn’t had any formal acting training or anything, I was just working off my instincts, and I tapped into something for me that was like, “Oh, my God, maybe I am an actress. Maybe I can do this
- Darren Star – I was in the editing room, watching the slumber-party episode. They’re all revealing their secrets, and Jennie Garth has this monologue. I thought, “If I were a teenager and saw that, I would have to watch this[1]
Music[]
- mony mony | TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS
- the girls and cindy dance
- streets in paradise | VIXEN
- brandon and steve drive around with shelley and trina
Videos[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ When Teenage Angst Had Its Own ZIP Code (August 2008)