AboutCatherine Expertise I can answer literally every question that you have about "Beverly Hills, 90210." - especially regarding seasons 1-7. I have them all on tape as I have been recording this show since I was 9 years old. I know the lives of the characters inside and out - go ahead.. try me!
Experience I have been recording this show on VHS since I was nine years old. I have seen every episode at least ten times, sometimes more. In most cases (seasons 1-7 especially) I can quote entire scenes. I have every episode on tape and can easily point out differences between original broadcasts and the episodes on the DVDs.
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Question Ok I am a 90210 junkie. I was watching Season 5 and something doesn't add up. The Walshes are starting to talk about having a baby together, but how old are they? I saw one episode where Cindy said she was in her mid-twenties when Brenda and Brandon were born? That would make her about 45 in season 5...but then she says she was younger. So, how old are the Walshes?
Answer Hi there. Yes - they certainly do seem to be too old to have kids in season 5. Although their exact age is unclear... there are some clues that help us come up with an idea. The first one is that there is an episode in season 1 called "the 17 year itch." In this one, the Walshes have been married for 17 years - assuming they got married out of college at around age 22, this would put them at about 39 - which makes sense with them being about 45 in season 5. The other one, more telling, is that in the season 1 episode "one man and a baby" - cindy tells melissa that she knows what it's like to be a young mother. Melissa says "but you weren't 17" and Cindy says, "no, but I was young enough." I get the sense in this episode (i haven't seen it in a long time so I can't remember if it's actually stated) that Cindy was about 24 when Brandon and Brenda were born - which makes them about 40/39 in this episode (again on par for being 45 in season 5). Then, in "Baby makes Five" in season 2, they all find out that Jackie is pregnant. Jim says "man, she's gotta be pushing 40 at least," and Brenda responds "dad, i'd say she's been pushing it for a while." (implying that Jackie is over 40 - which is debatable)- again though.. they are clearly older than Jackie which makes them over 40 at this point towards the end of season 2. (obviously they rethought their position on being older parents later in season 5). Also, in season 3, there is an episode called "Midlife, now what?" In this one, Cindy is afraid that Jim has a crush on his secretary, Dottie. Jackie says, "Let me guess, early 30's and a knock out?" and Cindy replies, "more like mid twenties and a knock out." Jackie says, "I know the type. I was the type." - in this episode it is COMPLETELY clear that the Walshes are in their 40's. So.. they are definitely supposed to be about 45 in season 5. Continuity errors are abundant in TV though, so they could have rewritten their ages to accommodate their story line. Of course, we all know that one of the biggest continuity errors on "90210" is the fact that the kids are juniors twice and their age is stunted a year because of that. Since the kids' ages change and have continuity problems, it is difficult to pinpoint the adults' ages perfectly, but I would say that you are correct - the walshes are in their mid-forties and probably made the right decision to not have any more children. let me know if you have anymore questions!
