History Trivia / BeverlyHills90210

* RoleEndingMisdemeanor: Creator/ShannenDoherty was fired after Season 4 for having too many clashes with her co-stars and being frequently late to the set.

** Shannen Doherty and Luke Perry had a brief fling early in the show, as mentioned by Doherty on a 2024 episode of her podcast.

** Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea) auditioned for Brenda, even bringing a childhood photo of herself and her brother as she is a real life twin. The producers thought she would be better for Andrea.

** Kristin Dattilo, who portrayed one-off character Melissa Coolidge in season 1, was the runner-up for Brenda, having been the last, along with Doherty, to test for the network. Also Gabrielle Carteris (Andrea) was up for Brenda, though the producers thought she would be better for the Andrea character.

* ApprovalOfGod: Creator/ShannenDoherty claims she had a massive crush on Jason Priestley. As such when fans ask her about the IncestSubtext between their characters, her response is "you better believe it".

* WriteWhatYouKnow: Darren Star based Brenda and Brandon's sibling dynamic on his relationship with his own sister. Andrea is based on his friend, Andrea King, who is also a TV writer and producer.

* Writer for seasons 4-7 Larry Mollin has stated that the writers room loved Brenda because of Shannen Doherty's talent.

*** Carteris has stated that she specifically asked for her pregnancy and child to be written into the story, which is why it happened. Writer Larry Mollin stated that the writers "did not want to do [a pregnancy storyline for Andrea]" and that it led to the character being written out of the show.

*** Carteris has stated that she specifically asked for her pregnancy and child to be written into the story. which is why it happened. Writer Larry Mollin stated that the writers "did not want to do [a pregnancy storyline for Andrea]" and that it led to the character being written out of the show.

** Co-Showrunner in seasons 6 and 7 Creator/JessicaKlein's favourite character was Andrea Zuckerman.

** Creator/AaronSpelling didn't enjoy the MonochromeCasting, calling it his one regret about the show.

** When the writers decided to make [[ThrowItIn Andrea pregnant]] due to Gabrielle Carteris' real life pregnancy, Carteris revealed in a contemporary interview that she really wished they'd "made [Andrea] an exchange student or something". Whether that was because she thought the teen pregnancy storyline was cliched [[note]]and it did stop most of Andrea's potential CharacterDevelopment in it's tracks; nearly every following storyline revolved around her daughter or her marriage, rather than being an academic high-flyer and driven career woman[[/note]] or she simply didn't want to work long days in the later stages of her pregnancy, she's never detailed.
*** Carteris has stated that she asked for her pregnancy and child to be written into the story.

* HostilityOnTheSet: Creator/ShannenDoherty frequently clashed with her co-stars, which led to her getting dropped from the show.

** Creator/CharlesRosin became the showrunner in seasons 3-5, after series creator Darren Star left to start Series/MelrosePlace. His favourite characters were Brandon, who served as his AuthorAvatar, and Kelly. This is evident in Kelly's increased storylines from Season 3 onwards, until Shannen Doherty left the show and Kelly became the female lead.