Beverly Hills, 90210 — S03E15 — The Kindness of Strangers

1992 · 47 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · DIR. Richard Lang

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Overview

Brandon finds Jack Canner (the homeless vet he met at the beach club) rummaging through the dumpster behind the Peach Pit. He takes him home for Thanksgiving dinner, but Canner runs afoul of Jim, who accuses him of shirking his family responsibilities and hiding behind the flag. Brandon explains to Canner that Jim's father was a Marine; the two never spoke again after Jim refused to go to Vietnam. Canner helps repair a leaky roof, and Jim apologizes and urges him to reach out to his son. Jack McKay gets a furlough and spends Thanksgiving with Dylan. Jack insists on spending time with his girlfriend and gets on Dylan's case about dropping out. Jack's girlfriend, Christine, convinces Dylan to give his father another chance. Dylan returns to West Beverly and greets a surprised Brenda and Kelly with kisses. Steve and Samantha appear on a television show about celebrities, and Steve tells her on-camera that he has been expelled. Samantha stands up for Steve and gets his punishment reduced t

Dialogue Timeline — 951 lines

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00:01:54 I'm afraid it's just getting worse out there.
00:03:33 I can't believe you're not going.
00:04:48 It's not like I have a lot of choices.
00:06:39 I think you better just get a hold of yourself and lay it out.
00:08:40 Yeah, thanks.
00:10:06 'cause that's where you're gonna be staying tonight.
00:12:38 What'd you forget, pal?
00:14:38 I could kind of hang out on the beach,
00:16:50 How do you do?
00:18:30 No, nobody's here but me and the crew, Mrs. Sanders.
00:20:09 Uh, I-I couldn't do that.
00:22:04 Okay, let's go, Dallas.
00:23:24 The one with the kites and the deaf kid.
00:25:05 Ah, Jim.
00:26:46 Yeah, I do. Well,
00:28:30 She's a totally different person when the camera's rolling.
00:30:33 I'm sorry, Jack. I didn't think it would
00:32:33 DIRECTOR: Action.
00:34:36 Oh, like father, like son?
00:36:20 When I get finished with you,
00:38:09 JIM: Jack, can I talk to you?
00:40:16 Most of the time we're somewhere in between.
00:42:58 Yeah.
00:44:53 Hi, Bren. You guys have a nice Thanksgiving?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed951
Dialogue density20.2 lines / min
First line00:01:54
Final line00:44:53

Production Record

DirectorRichard Lang
LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

Beverly Hills, 90210, season 3, episode 15: The Kindness of Strangers.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2025/season/3/episode/15
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