We're Not in Kansas Anymore

"We're Not in Kansas Anymore"

90210 episode

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 1

Directed by

Mark Piznarski

Written by

Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah
Rob Thomas (original pilot)

Production code

101

Original air date

September 2, 2008

Guest appearance(s)

James Patrick Stuart as Charles Clark
Joe E. Tata as Nat Busschio
Hallee Hirsh as Hannah Vasquez
Riley Thomas Stewart as Sammy McKay
Meghan Markle as Wendy
Brooklyn Sudano as Miss Austin
Brandon Michael Vayda as Mike
Tilly and the Wall as Themselves

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List of 90210 episodes

"We're Not in Kansas Anymore" is the pilot episode of the American teen drama 90210, which premiered on September 2, 2008 on The CW in the United States and Global in Canada.90210 is a spin-off to Beverly Hills, 90210, and the fourth series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 continuity. The pilot was written by Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah and Rob Thomas, and directed by Mark Piznarski. The episode, aired with "The Jet Set" in a two-hour premiere, averaged 4.9 million viewers on its original broadcast.

The development of a Beverly Hills, 90210 spin-off by The CW was reported on March 13, 2008; four days later, a detailed breakdown of the pilot written by Thomas was released. Thomas later announced that he was leaving the series, and Sachs and Judah were hired to write a new version of the script. Casting began before the script was completed, and several cast members of the original series were approached, of whom several accepted to appear. Reviews of the episode were mixed, and one critic explained, "it's not a great show but it's not a terrible teen drama, not by a long shot. The new 90210 turns out to be a solid sequel with plenty of shout-outs to fans of the old 90210."

The pilot introduces the Wilson family, along with numerous other students at West Beverly Hills High, where Annie Wilson (Shenae Grimes) and Dixon Wilson (Tristan Wilds) begin attendance. Their father, Harry Wilson (Rob Estes), returns from Kansas to his childhood home of Beverly Hills with his family to care of his mother, former television star Tabitha Wilson (Jessica Walter), who has a drinking problem. Annie and Dixon struggle to adjust to their new lives while making new friends and adhering to their parents' wishes.

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