Trivia: James Eckhouse plays Jim Walsh, father of Brandon Walsh (Jason Priestley). In real life, Eckhouse is only 14 years older than Priestley.
Trivia: When Brandon and Kelly leave the movie theater, they pass a billboard for The House of Yes, which co-starred Tori Spelling.
Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington (2) - S4-E32
Trivia: This was Shannen Doherty's last appearance as Brenda. She wouldn't play the role again for almost fifteen years, when she appeared on the 2008 spin-off "90210".
Trivia: To avoid suspicions of nepotism (favoritism granted to relatives), since her father was an executive producer, Tori Spelling used the name "Tori Mitchell" at her audition.
Trivia: The Walsh house (in the exterior shots), which, although it took place in Beverly Hills, was filmed some 25 miles away in Altadena, was one of the rare structures that survived the Eaton fire of 2025. Most or all structures around it burned to the ground.
Trivia: Hillary Swank's role was originally going to last longer than it did. She was written out after only sixteen episodes due to poor audience response to her character. This eventually ended up in Swank's favor: she was able to take the lead role in Boys Don't Cry, for which she won her first Academy Award.
Answer: There was no explanation. Usually, when a show doesn't know if it's going to be picked up or not, they will use stock footage until they can spend the money on a real location.
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