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The Elephant's Father

Episode Number: 226    Season Num: 8    First Aired: Wednesday January 21, 1998    Prod Code: 2197218
Kelly moves in with Donna and Carly. Brandon expects Kelly to immediately take him back and will not give her any space. He gets plastered, staggers over to the apartment, and yells at Kelly. He refuses to leave until she threatens to call the police. Donna gets upset with Noah when he defends Brandon and claims that Kelly should "get over it." Brandon chases a minivan that cut him off and tries to attack the driver, a woman who has two children in the car. Noah realizes that Brandon has lost it, and apologizes to Donna. Valerie must perform community service at the clinic as punishment for her bookmaking arrest. Kelly smugly orders her around, so Val tries to get revenge by interfering with her relationship with Brandon. She tears up Brandon's messages and plays matchmaker for Kelly and an intern. Brandon shows up at the apartment late at night, but Kelly is not prepared to give him another chance. Carly's father suffers a heart attack and undergoes quadruple bypass surgery. She decides to move to Montana to assist with his recovery. In spite of Steve's pleas, she determines that she must relocate permanently in order to give Zach some stability. David works on a feature about an up and coming band, Jasper's Law. The group buys one of his compositions, a love song he had once written for Donna. Kelly encourages a domestic abuse victim to escape from her husband.

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Writer: John Whelpley, Elle Triedman, Elle Triedman
Director: Michael Ray Rhodes
Star: Tiffani Thiessen (Valerie Malone (episodes 113 - 249)),  Jennie Garth (Kelly Marlene Taylor),  Hilary Swank (Carly Reynolds (episodes 210 - 226)),  Jason Priestley (Brandon Walsh (episodes 1 - 247)),  Brian Austin Green (David Silver),  Ian Ziering (Steve Sanders),  Vincent Young (Noah Hunter (seasons 8 - 10)),  Tori Spelling (Donna Marie Martin),  Joe E. Tata (Nat Bussichio (episodes 145 - 281, 289, 292 - 296; recurring previously))
Recurring Role: Lindsay Price (Janet Sosna),  Myles Jeffrey (Zach Reynolds),  Paul Popowich (Jasper McQuade),  Michael Durrell (Dr. John Martin)
Guest Star: Eddie Ebell (Mark),  Christopher Thomas (Noah and Val's Attorney),  Terry Urdang (Driver),  Eddie Mui (Delivery Guy),  Michael Reilly Burke (Jeff Stockmann),  Christopher Daniel Barnes (Lenny),  J. Robin Miller (Leah)

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Music:
Under 21 by Save Ferris
Keep It Together performed by Brian Austin Green (edit)
This is Hilary Swank's final episode. In 2000, she won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her performance in "Boys Don't Cry." (edit)

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