TV Trivia, maybe you knew, maybe you didn't

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Beverly Hills 90210
*To make the show last longer with the characters in high school, the gang did junior year twice.

*Tori Spelling is not listed as part of the main cast in the pilot.

*Jackie Taylor was played by Pamela Galloway in the pilot and by Ann Gillespie for the rest of the series.

*Lyman Ward played Jim Walsh in the pilot. The scenes were cut and re-shot with James Eckhouse.

*Brandon Walsh was also the name of Josh Brolin's character in The Goonies.

*Many changes after the pilot episode: The Walsh house changes to a different building (which explains the odd scenery behind James Eckhouse in the re-shot pilot scenes... it matches the Walsh house used in the remaining 10 years of the series, not the house used only in the pilot.) Also, Brandon's car changes from a Chevy Chevette in the pilot to a different model car in later episodes, referred to as "Mondale". Also, 'Luke Perry' does not appear in the series pilot, he is first featured in the 2nd episode.

*The main characters attended the same non-existent college, California University, as the main characters on Saved by the Bell: The College Years.

*In its early seasons, the show's episodes were issue-based until the producers decided it should become a teen soap opera.

*The character of Dylan was only supposed to be on for one or two episodes.

* Dylan's house exterior changed without him moving. The first outside shots showed a white house in a comfy neighborhood. Later it showed at dark wood house set back from the street and down a slight incline.

* The name of the fictional series that Steve's mom was the star of was "Hartley House".

*The role of Valerie Malone was given to Tiffani Thiessen after Alicia Silverstone had already turned it down.

*Aaron Spelling created the character of Gina Kincaid especially for Vanessa Marcil.

*The character 'Jim Walsh' was ranked #41 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" (20 June 2004 issue).

*Terence Ford and Arthur Brooks portrayed Dylan's father, Jack McKay, in two episodes before Josh Taylor assumed the role.

*"West Beverly" does not exist. Beverly Hills High School would not allow the use of their name in the series.