Beverly Hills, 90210 — S04E17 — Thicker Than Water

1994 · 46 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · DIR. Michael Lange

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Overview

David is unable to eat or sleep because of his drug addiction. He steals codeine from his father's office in the hopes of calming his nerves. He falls asleep in the park while babysitting Erin, and she disappears. She is found hiding in a nearby house, and a guilt-ridden David confesses his drug problem to Kelly. Dylan takes care of Erica while Suzanne is out of town. He turns to Cindy for help when Erica experiences a major life event. Jim tells Dylan that Suzanne, who had claimed to be broke, has $25,000 in her account. Suzanne explains that she has just received the insurance settlement for her trailer. Donna meets a handsome ski instructor during a weekend in the mountains with Brenda, Steve and Brandon. Andrea learns that she is pregnant.

Drama1990s

Dialogue Timeline — 972 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:35 DAVID: What's up, people? Finals are finally over, and
00:03:44 I think I should go back to bed.
00:05:16 Lately you've been edgy and nasty
00:06:43 Just hormones. $19.95, right?
00:08:10 I think you should stop by.
00:09:56 But I want to.
00:11:35 Sure, you can. I saw you. You were just doing great.
00:15:12 I'm just working in this place
00:16:42 Well, I mean, I-I hope they haven't been high-risk.
00:18:06 His left hand,
00:19:35 Good.
00:21:00 Well, you're definitely one of the cutest.
00:22:12 Good.
00:24:36 What happened?
00:26:00 No, it wasn't your fault, okay?
00:27:51 take a big, deep breath and blurt it out.
00:29:44 Oh, here.
00:31:12 I will be fine.
00:33:12 I'm in charge of the investigation.
00:35:18 Nice fire.
00:37:50 JACKIE: David,
00:39:22 : Okay.
00:41:50 I got a sister.
00:44:23 Andrea, you're pregnant.

Cast & Characters

Jennie Garth Kelly Taylor Jason Priestley Brandon Walsh Ian Ziering Steve Sanders Shannen Doherty Brenda Walsh Luke Perry Dylan McKay Brian Austin Green David Silver Tori Spelling Donna Martin Gabrielle Carteris Andrea Zuckerman
Carol Potter Cindy Walsh
James Eckhouse Jim Walsh Noley Thornton Erica McKay
Zachary Throne Howard
Kerrie Keane Suzanne Steele
Ann Gillespie Jackie Taylor
Matthew Laurance Mel Silver
Lindsey Rosin Girl
Pepper Sweeney Chad
José Angel Santana Detective Miller
Robin Frates K. Scott M.D.
Karen Rosin Woman
Elisabeth Talbot-Martin Lady in Park
April Peterson Erin Silver
Arielle Peterson Erin Silver
Rusty Thrasher Bear

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed972
Dialogue density21.1 lines / min
First line00:01:35
Final line00:44:23

Production Record

DirectorMichael Lange
LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

Beverly Hills, 90210, season 4, episode 17: Thicker Than Water.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2025/season/4/episode/17
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