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Models Inc.

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Models Inc. is the third series of the Beverly Hills, 90210 continuity. The show was produced by Spelling Television, and created by Charles Pratt, Jr. and Frank South. In the United States, it originally aired from the summer of 1994 until March of 1995 on the FOX television network.

Two story lines on Melrose Place served as the precursor for this series—one involving young model Sarah Owens, the other involving Hillary Michaels, owner of the titular modeling agency and mother of MP's Amanda Woodward. The first episode of Models Inc. follows the continued journey of Sarah as she arrives at the agency in pursuit of her goals.

The story chronicled the lives of several disparate and ambitious young women from the agency, along with Hillary, who at times felt a maternal bond toward them. The initial story arc centered around the murder of model Teri Spencer and the many suspects who arose throughout the investigation. The killer was eventually discovered and arrested, and the series was put on brief hiatus. Focus then moved to several antagonists from the past who'd come to haunt the models' personal lives—including a jealous sister, a stalker, and the powerful ex-wife of one model's boyfriend.

The episode that would become the finale initially ended with a cliffhanger. Once it was determined that the series would not continue, a rebroadcast of this episode presented a conclusion to the central story line.

Jake Hanson, originally introduced in the continuity's first show, was the only character to appear in both Beverly Hills, 90210 and Models Inc. He is briefly seen in the first episode alongside Jo Reynolds, a co-regular from Melrose Place.

[edit] Cast

Linda Gray as Hillary Michaels
Garcelle Beauvais as Cynthia Nichols
Cameron Daddo as Brian Peterson
Brian Gaskill as David Michaels
David Goldsmith as Eric Dearborn
Teresa Hill as Linda Holden
Heather Medway as Stephanie Smith
Carrie-Anne Moss as Carrie Spencer
Cassidy Rae as Sarah Owens
Stephanie Romanov as Teri Spencer and Monique Duran
Kylie Travis as Julie Dante
Emma Samms as Grayson Louder

[edit] Recurring guest stars

James Wilder as Adam Louder
Don Michael Paul as Craig Bodi

[edit] Episodes

# Title Airdate Notes
1 - 1.01 "Pilot" June 29, 1994 Grant Show and Daphne Zuniga appear as Jake Hanson and Jo Reynolds.
2 - 1.02 "Be My, Be My Baby" July 6, 1994
3 - 1.03 "It'll Never Happen Again and Again and Again" July 13, 1994
4 - 1.04 "Skin Deep" July 20, 1994
5 - 1.05 "Strictly Business" July 27, 1994
6 - 1.06 "When Girls Collide" August 3, 1994
7 - 1.07 "Nothing Is as It Seems" August 10, 1994
8 - 1.08 "Meltdown" August 17, 1994
9 - 1.09 "Old Models Never Die" September 7, 1994
10 - 1.10 "Good Girls Finish Last" September 14, 1994
11 - 1.11 "Ultimatums Are Us" September 21, 1994
12 - 1.12 "Ghosts" September 28, 1994
13 - 1.13 "In Models We Trust" October 12, 1994
14 - 1.14 "Love and War" October 19, 1994
15 - 1.15 "Clash of the Super Vixens" October 26, 1994
16 - 1.16 "Look Who's Stalking" November 9, 1994
17 - 1.17 "Blind by Love" November 16, 1994
18 - 1.18 "Till Death Do Us Part" November 23, 1994
19 - 1.19 "Bad Moon Rising" November 30, 1994
20 - 1.20 "Of Models and Men" December 14, 1994
21 - 1.21 "Out of Control" December 21, 1994
22 - 1.22 "Grayson Inc." January 2, 1995
23 - 1.23 "Men Don't Leave" January 9, 1995
24 - 1.24 "Bring the Family" January 23, 1995
25 - 1.25 "Really Big Problems" February 6, 1995
26 - 1.26 "Adam's Family Values" February 13, 1995
27 - 1.27 "By Crook or by Hook" February 20, 1995
28 - 1.28 "Exposure" February 27, 1995
29 - 1.29 "Sometimes a Great Commotion" March 6, 1995 The fabled alternate ending was aired during a rebroadcast.