HOME IS WHERE THE TART IS   6.01
Original Air Date: September 13, 1995

Brandon returns home from Boston where he spent the summer working at the Boston Herald. Kelly also returns to Beverly Hills with a new boyfriend, Colin Robbins whom she met while modeling in N.Y. Steve, Brandon and David consider renting a penthouse apartment together. David reveals that he and Clare have broken up. Dylan returns from his travels around the world determined to seek revenge against the man he thinks killed his father. A woman's valuable ring disappears during a party on the Martins' boat, and Felice believes that Ray stole it. The real estate agent tells Brandon that the buyers plan to tear his house down, so the gang throws a party and trashes the place, only to later find out it fell out of escrow.

BUFFALO GIRLS  6.02
Original Air Date: September 13, 1995

Casa Walsh is fixed up and Steve moves in with Brandon. Donna finds Mrs. Korman's ring in Ray's jack pocket and the gang believes he stole it. Steve's gold watch turns up missing and Steve blames Ray. Kelly's 21st birthday is coming up and David books a party at the Greek Theatre for her and the gang. Brandon wants to be the first to congratulate Kelly on her birthday so he brings flowers for her birthday, only to find Colin in her bedroom. Colin angers Kelly by refusing to show for her birthday party; he later reveals that he spent the time creating a special painting for her.  Valerie exposes Ginger as the actual thief and orders her to leave town. Val pays off Ginger at the airport; they actually staged the entire incident so that Valerie could prove herself to the rest of the gang. A drunk Donna wants to make love to Ray, but he declines because of her condition.

MUST BE A GUY THING   6.03
Original Air Date: September 20, 1995

Junior year begins with Steve getting some bad news that forces him to find a math tutor while Dylan, on his quest to seek revenge against Tony Marchette, the man he thinks who killed his father, befriends Marchette's beautiful daughter Toni. Meanwhile, Brandon decides to return to the college newspaper only to bump heads with the attractive, yet stubborn, new editor-in-chief, and Donna hooks Ray up with a record producer.

EVERYTHING'S COMING UP ROSES  6.04
Original Air Date: September 27, 1995

Donna encourages her girlfriends to audition for the Tournament of Roses Royal Court so they can get free tickets to the Royal Ball. Kelly thinks Valerie if after her new boyfriend Colin, when he shows up at the ball with Valerie. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Dylan and Tony Marchette's daughter Antonia and between Brandon and Susan, his editor. David grows tired of watching after his lonely mother. He and Val stop by Sheila's apartment and find an ambulance and discover his mother attempted suicide.

LOVER'S LEAP  6.05
Original Air Date: October 4, 1995

After his mother recuperates from her suicide attempt, David struggles as he tries to come to terms with the incident and only Valerie, who has some struggles with similar issues can help him. Brandon and Susan find that working and dating together has its ups and downs and Toni, Dylan's new girlfriend, invites the gang over to her father's mansion for dinner.

SPEECHLESS  6.06
Original Air Date: October 18, 1995

When the girls decide to take a road trip, their car breaks down near a convent. On the road trip, Valerie and Donna make amends. Meanwhile, Steve is left in the dark when he rents out the Walsh house to a movie crew, Dylan finally meets Tony Marchette.

VIOLATED  6.07
Original Air Date: October 25, 1995

When Valerie is sexually harassed by a professor, she must decide whether to take action. Meanwhile, Dylan and Toni find a way to communicate to one another via Bruno, Toni's bodyguard. After discovering more about Colin's relationship with his agent, Kelly elects not to attend his art show. Clare and Steve anticipate a romantic evening and Donna interviews for the Rose Parade.

GYPSIES, CRAMPS AND FLEAS   6.08
Original Air Date: November 1, 1995

On Halloween, a mysterious gypsy named Madam Raven appears at the Peach Pit and stirs up trouble when she tells fortunes and sells love potion. David buys a love potion to use on Valerie, and the two become closer. Steve and Clare accidentally drink the potion and have an encounter in the club's dressing room. Ray decorates Donna's apartment with pumpkins in an effort to rekindle their relationship. But when Donna gets introduced to Joe Bradley, the college football star, there is an immediate attraction between them. Donna spends time at the Halloween party with him,. A jealous Ray accosts her, prompting Joe to back off. Ray lurks at Donna's apartment and becomes physical when she refuses to talk to him. Joe returns and comes to Donna's defense; he had reconsidered his decision and wants to date her

EARTHQUAKE WEATHER   6.09
Original Air Date: November 6, 1995

Note: This episode aired on a Monday night at 9 PM to get the show back on schedule following the October 11 pre-emption.

When an earthquake hits Los Angeles, the gang finds solace by spending the night together at the Walsh house. Dylan and Toni discuss their future together while Brandon and Susan get trapped in a broken elevator with a pregnant woman, and at her final interview for the Rose Court, Donna discovers something about her mother's past. Ray begins seeing a therapist and convinces Donna to come to one of his sessions. The doctor warns Donna to stay away from Ray.

ONE WEDDING AND A FUNERAL 6.10
Original Air Date: November 8, 1995


Before Dylan and Toni's big wedding day the guys throw Dylan a bachelor party while the girls throw Toni a bachelorette party. Still unsure whether her father plans to attend the wedding, Toni decides to go forward with the ceremony. The wedding is picture perfect, but shortly after, disaster strikes. Bruno finds out that Dylan is to be ambushed and killed, but can't reach him because the phone is off the hook. He turns to Brandon for help. Toni is upset when their cat, Trouble, turns up missing during a driving rainstorm. Dylan agrees to stay home and look for her while Toni meets her father. Because of the rain, the hit men cannot tell that Toni is driving Dylan's car. She is shot to death, as Brandon and Dylan arrive seconds later. Dylan decides to leave Beverly Hills and rides off in the sunset on his motorcycle.

OFFENSIVE INTERFERENCE   6.11
Original Air Date: November 15, 1995

Trouble appears for Valerie when Jonsey is back in town. He wants her to pose as a prostitute to trap a client's philandering husband. David disapproves of Val's secretive behavior, but bails her out when she is arrested. Val thinks David is the only one who trust and believes in her and decides to sleep with him. Donna gets one step closer to becoming Rose Queen while Ray is to blame when Joe gets suspended from playing in the homecoming game and Steve comes up with the ultimate plan to protect C.U.'s mascot, the Golden Condor head. Brandon becomes depressed about Dylan's departure as he ties up his affairs. Kelly manages to cheer him up, sparking jealousy in Susan.

BREAST SIDE UP  6.12
Original Air Date: November 22, 1995

Both Susan and Colin head back east for Thanksgiving, leaving Brandon and Kelly with the gang in Beverly Hills as they prepare for their first Thanksgiving dinner. Valerie runs lead on the dinner but is forced to put up with unwanted cooking tips from David's mother. Meanwhile, Donna gives Joe the ultimate birthday surprise when she arranges for him to meet San Francisco '49ers football quarterback Steve Young. She also plans to sleep with Joe, but he reveals that he is a virgin and does not believe in pre-marital sex. Kelly hangs out at Brandon's house to watch videos, and spends the night in Steve's vacant room. Valerie jumps to conclusions when she comes home the next morning and sees Brandon and Kelly hug.

COURTING   6.13
Original Air Date: November 29, 1995

When Colin and Susan return from their Thanksgiving vacations, Valerie stirs up trouble when she tells them that Kelly spent the night with Brandon. Meanwhile, Brandon has a heart-to-heart talk with Ray about his court case against Joe, Kelly sees another side of Colin when the two spend time with Kelly's step-sister, Erin, and Donna eagerly awaits the final results of the Rose Court Queen competition.

FORTUNATE SON  6.14
Original Air Date: December 13, 1995

The Peach Pit turns into a casino to raise money for charity and at the event Brandon's gambling addiction resurfaces, and Valerie infuriates Kelly and David by outbidding Kelly for a portrait sitting with Colin. She later explains that the portrait is a Christmas gift for David. Meanwhile, Donna helps out the elected Rose Queen by taking her shift at a convenience store so the girl can attend the coronation ceremony.

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH  6.15
Original Air Date: December 20, 1995

Brandon's mother surprises him when she shows up in Beverly Hills for Christmas. Brandon then discovers that his parents are having marital problems. He feels devastated, as he fears that his family is falling apart. A special Christmas present from Jim squashes Cindy's doubts about his love, so she returns home. Steve experiences his usual streak of Christmas bad luck but then his luck changes when he discovers who his real father is. And Kelly's boyfriend Colin finds a way to cure his Christmas time blues.

"TURN BACK THE CLOCK"   6.16
Original Air Date: January 3, 1996

The gang reminisces about their respective New Year's Eve happenings. Brandon and Susan's New Year's was ruined when Susan's old boyfriend, Jonathan, came to town. And when Donna's parakeet escaped this caused major havoc for everyone and Steve had to watch with his two younger step-brother while his father was out of town.

FADE IN, FADE OUT   6.17
Original Air Date: January 10, 1996

Kelly is very excited by a visit from her father, who claims to be planning a permanent move to Los Angeles. Jackie and David warn Kelly not to get her hopes up. Bill fails to show for a meeting with Kelly and a realtor, and leaves town without saying goodbye. He leaves Kelly some flowers and a check. Kelly rolls the check and uses it to snort the cocaine stash that Val had confiscated from Colin. Joe has the team doctor check out his injured ankle. The doctor notices something strange in Joe's breathing and recommends that he see a cardiologist. Dr. Martin diagnoses Joe with a congenital heart defect, but the athletic department arranges for a second opinion. The team-sanctioned doctor insists that he is fine, and Joe chooses to believe him. Steve organizes a Roger Corman film festival at the After Dark. The gang finds out that Nat appeared in one of Corman's movies, but he refuses to participate in the event. Steve learns that Nat's indifference stems from memories of a lost love. Nat's ex-fiancée, Joan Diamond, shows up at the festival and asks about him. Steve leads her to Nat, and the couple shares a wonderful evening. Brandon neglects to deliver Susan a message from Jonathan, who plans to return to town.

SNOWBOUND   6.18
Original Air Date: January 17, 1996

The gang suspects that Kelly is using drugs while Brandon and Susan investigate Joe's heart condition by talking to Donna's father, Joe's first doctor who recommended that he stop playing football. Meanwhile, Steve and Clare attend traffic school where they are discovered by a talk show producer who books them on a show about couples that argue.

NANCY'S CHOICE  6.19
Original Air Date: January 31, 1996

Valerie introduces Colin to an art buyer while Kelly decides to quit taking drugs. When Susan's ex-boyfriend comes to town to support her nomination for a prestigious journalism award, Brandon senses trouble when he realizes the two share a secret common bond. Meanwhile, trouble lurks when Steve's spring break transvestite Elle, flirts with Clare's father.

FLYING  6.20
Original Air Date: February 7, 1996

When Donna and Clare confront Kelly about her drug problem, Kelly moves out of the beach house and in with Colin. Susan's ex-boyfriend Jonathan admits to Brandon that he wants Susan back, and it is bad news for Valerie when her conniving friend Ginger returns to Beverly Hills with plans of blackmail.

BLEEDING HEART  6.21
Original Air Date: February 14, 1996

Donna's sorority hosts a Valentine's Day Make Romance, Not Love dance where participants make a celibacy pledge for the evening. In an effort to steer Ginger away from David, Valerie sets her up with Jonathan. Donna helps Joe deal with some bad news and Kelly hits rock bottom when she ventures out alone to Hollywood in search of drugs.

ALL THIS AND MARY TOO   6.22
Original Air Date: February 21, 1996

Kelly enters rehab where she is introduced to Tara, her mysterious new roommate. Meanwhile, with Kelly out of the picture, romantic sparks fly between Colin and Valerie. When the gang goes on a ski trip Brandon and Susan end up in a life-threatening situation that has everyone worried about their safety.

LEAP OF FAITH  6.23
Original Air Date: February 28, 1996

Kelly is distraught when she hears the news about Colin and Valerie. Brandon embarks on his first meeting with Susan's parents, Joe must decide whether to undergo a serious heart operation, and Steve buys a new motorcycle to impress Clare.

COMING OUT, GETTING OUT, GOING OUT  6.24
Original Air Date: March 13, 1996

Kelly leaves rehab and moves back to the beach house. She struggles to get her live back to normal and while doing so she gets a surprise visit from Tara, her roommate from rehab. Valerie bails Colin out of jail while Brandon and Susan and Steve and Clare devise a plan to reignite the romantic sparks between Nat and his old sweetheart Joan.

SMASHED  6.25
Original Air Date: March 20, 1996


Rush dumps Ryan and Austin off on Steve on the same day that he is hosting a fraternity party. At the party, Steve learns a valuable lesson when he allows his underage brothers, Austin and Ryan to attend the party and drink alcohol. Meanwhile, Kelly invites Tara to stay at the beach house, and Colin and Kelly confront each other.

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER   6.26
Original Air Date: April 3, 1996


Brandon and Susan, Steve and Clare and Jo and Donna go on a desert camping trip that turns cozy when three knock-out girls camp at a nearby site. Meanwhile, Kelly falls victim to Tara's manipulation, and when Colin's father re-enters his life Valerie helps them reconcile their relationship.

STRIKE THE MATCH   6.27
Original Air Date: April 10, 1996

Brandon is torn when he is forced to chose between spending the summer with Susan or accepting a prestigious summer job. Meanwhile, tensions rise between Donna and Jo when Donna agrees to help David shoot a music video for a local band, Tara becomes obsessed with Kelly, and Steve accidentally ruins Clare's only memento of her mother.

THE BIG HURT  6.28
Original Air Date: May 1, 1996

Disaster strikes for Kelly when Tara discovers that Kelly called her parents and let them know where she was. As Colin's sentencing approaches, his lawyers reassures him that he will get a light sentence. An old family friend of Clares, Prince Carl, pays her a visit and they end up bonding over their memories of Clare's mother, and Susan and Brandon plan their summer together.

TICKET TO RIDE  6.29
Original Air Date: May 8, 1996

Colin jumps bail and before he leaves town he pays one last visit to Kelly. Brandon and Susan lose a winning lottery ticket. Meanwhile, Clare sits on the sidelines watching Steve and Prince Carl become great friends, Donna and David are offered another music video to direct, and Jo returns to football practice.

RAY OF HOPE  6.30
Original Air Date: May 15, 1996

Donna and David are booked to shoot a music video but are shocked to learn that the musician is Ray Pruit, who must convince them that he has reformed. Kelly and Valerie put their differences aside and team up to find Colin. Jo surprises Donna with his future plans, and Prince Carl plans a big birthday party for Steve on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif.

YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY (1)
Original Air Date: May 22, 1996

Valerie calls Jonsey, the guy who helped Dylan get all his millions back. He sends a good looking FBI agent to help find Colin. Prince Carl throws Steve a huge 21st birthday bash party aboard the Queen Mary. David and Donna put together a video birthday greeting from friends and relatives who couldn't make the party. Susan receives a chance to work on the presidential campaign. Brandon does not want her to go, and reminds her that he turned down his newspaper job in favor of their summer trip. Colin plans to board a ship and sneak out of the country. He convinces Claudia, his former art dealer, to wire him the $10,000 passage fee.

YOU SAY IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY (2)
Original Air Date: May 22, 1996

The popular rock band Goo Goo Dolls performs at Steve's birthday party. Susan tells Brandon she's going to take the job in Washington D.C. Brandon and Steve decide to leave the ship and get drunk. Steve argues with a weirdo at the bar, touching off a brawl. During the fracas, Brandon and Steve see Colin running out of the bar. Steve and Brandon are arrested, but the bar owner does not press charges. Colin panics after being recognized and fails to board the freighter. Brandon, Steve, Valerie and Kelly see Colin on the street; the guys chase him and hold him at bay until the cops arrive. Nat informs Brandon that he and Joan are getting married, covering for the fact that Nat and Joan are having a child. David and Donna are getting closer again and they decide to give their relationship another chance. Kelly asks Brandon for another chance and he suggests they take it slow for a while. Valerie overhears this conversation and says "You and Kelly, really?" and Brandon says maybe, and leaves. The camera zooms in Val as she says to herself "Not if I can help it...".