Ashes to Ashes

Episode aired Sep 19, 1991
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

308

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Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, and James Eckhouse in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)

Drama Romance

Brandon befriends a black family, the Ashes, which stirs up Beverly Hills when they move in near the Walshes. The siblings include Robby, a freshman photographer who volunteers to work at th... Read allBrandon befriends a black family, the Ashes, which stirs up Beverly Hills when they move in near the Walshes. The siblings include Robby, a freshman photographer who volunteers to work at the Blaze, and his older sister whose boyfriend is roughed up by a racist security patrol. M... Read allBrandon befriends a black family, the Ashes, which stirs up Beverly Hills when they move in near the Walshes. The siblings include Robby, a freshman photographer who volunteers to work at the Blaze, and his older sister whose boyfriend is roughed up by a racist security patrol. Meanwhile, Jim and Cindy try out a new "state of the art" house alarm system which is more ... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

308

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Jason Priestley and Eugene Byrd share the same birthday August 28th, 6 years apart.

Goofs
At the end of Brandon and Cherise's conversation in the driveway, pictures are shown of them. The next shot is Robby with his camera at a window in the house, implying he took the pictures from there. But from the angle of the photos shown, Robby would have to be in the driveway closer to the street, not in the house.

Quotes
Brandon Walsh: Sherice, where you off to?
Sherice Ashe: Tamale Heaven.
Brandon Walsh: Thought that place was off limits?
Sherice Ashe: Since your article, my dad has rediscovered his roots.

Soundtracks
All Right Now
(uncredited)
Written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers

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Featured review

10/10

The lowest rated episode in the shows run?

How have so many people given this one star? In the context of not only the show but also in how it handles the tense subject of race relations this is absolutely a ten star episode. You could show this episode in classrooms TODAY and have it be relevant. It shows how yes, there may be issues from both sides of the table (how Devo talks about how it's unsafe for Brandon on the streets of Inglewood), but one side of the table has far more leverage and the privilege of blindness to racial plights (also demonstrated by Brandon going there full of naïveté about how dangerous is might be for HIM). It packs a lot to be analyzed into less than half an hour, and shows the real murkiness of race relations in America.

Funny, no one-star-people left a written review. I'd love to know their explanation for so intensely disliking such a well executed episode.