Beverly Hills, 90210 — S08E05 — The Right Thing

1997 · 44 MIN · IMDB 5.2 · DIR. Chip Chalmers

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Overview

Brandon and Donna discover that Rush owns the building that houses the sweatshop. Although Rush denies any knowledge of illegal activities, Brandon uncovers proof that he owns the clothing factory. Steve accuses Brandon of selling out his father to establish a reputation as an investigative reporter. The woman who spoke with Donna is fired, although she had not revealed anything. She decides to expose the miserable working conditions, prompting Steve to confront his father. Rush admits that he may have known what was going on, and promises to clean up his act. While conducting the investigation, Steve forgets a promise to take Zach to Magic Mountain. David and Donna are kept apart by their busy schedules. David's band, Cain Was Able, continues to behave unprofessionally and make prejudicial remarks. David's credit problems escalate. Kelly fails to identify the shooter from the police lineup. This infuriates Brandon, who is certain that he picked out the right guy. Valerie fills in for

Dialogue Timeline — 897 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:11 Brandon.
00:02:22 I have to work now.
00:05:33 Hey, what's up, guys?
00:06:54 Cooper?
00:08:15 Breakfast? Uh, I can't.
00:09:55 Can you cover for me with Mrs. Van Dyke?
00:11:20 You've already done so much for us.
00:13:14 take credit for your talent.
00:14:31 Terri's putting me in the headline.
00:16:12 I really want to hear the song, but, uh, what do you say
00:17:45 Well, good, 'cause you know, we got this lead
00:18:57 Yeah, it's just, uh...
00:20:47 You're not gonna mention my father in this, are you?
00:22:34 and easy credit offers?
00:24:37 this is gonna end,
00:26:59 Where'd you get this? Chk-chk-chk-chk!
00:28:42 Oh, honey, sweetie, here.
00:30:19 Must be nice to have someone that cares for you like that.
00:33:08 But I thought you said...
00:34:55 Misread the green.
00:36:25 always telling me what a screw-up I am,
00:37:59 I need food,
00:39:39 I don't like the way you live or
00:42:58 They're never going to catch the guy.

Cast & Characters

Jennie Garth Kelly Taylor Jason Priestley Brandon Walsh Ian Ziering Steve Sanders Brian Austin Green David Silver Tori Spelling Donna Martin
Joe E. Tata Nat Bussichio
Vincent Young Noah Hunter
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen Valerie Malone Hilary Swank Carly Reynolds Myles Jeffrey Zach Reynolds
James Berg Bandmember #1
Gordon Thomson Mr. Parish
Phil Buckman Devin Taggart Jed Allan Rush Sanders Richard Whiten Studio Manager Lorna Raver Mrs. Van Dyke Robert Gossett Det. Woods
Fatima Lowe Terri Spar
Christopher Orr Cooper Hargrove
Andrew Wasser Gangbanger #1
Dave McCrea Bandmember #2
Jeff Van Atta Bandmember #3
Lucy Vargas Eluvia
Abraham Amedeo Gangbanger #2
Marabina Jaimes Co-worker

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed897
Dialogue density20.4 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line00:42:58

Production Record

DirectorChip Chalmers
LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

Beverly Hills, 90210, season 8, episode 5: The Right Thing.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/2025/season/8/episode/5
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