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Beverly Hills has been featured in a number of [[television]] shows and movies set in Beverly Hills, including ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]'' (1950 to 1954) (and on his radio program from 1932–1955), ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' (1962 to 1971), the ''[[Beverly Hills Cop]]'' movies, ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' (1990 to 2000), and ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' (2008 – ).
 
===90210===
90210 is one of five [[ZIP code]]s for Beverly Hills,<ref name="usps"/> and perhaps its most famous, gaining popularity with the 1990s television series ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' and its 2008 spin-off ''[[90210 (TV Series)|90210]]''. Other series to feature it in its title are ''[[Dr. 90210]]'', a reality show featuring Beverly Hills plastic surgeons. and ''[[High Maintenance 90210]]'', also a reality show. Rapper Wale released a song called 90210 referring to a girl who wants to be famous. [[Urge Overkill]] released "[[Heaven 90210]]" as part of their album [[Saturation (album)|Saturation]] in 1993.
 
[[Beverly Hills Post Office]] is an area of Los Angeles that the Beverly Hills Post Office serves and carries the "Beverly Hills, CA 90210" mailing address. The other four, less-celebrated ZIP codes for Beverly Hills are: 90209, 90211, 90212 and 90213.<ref name="usps">{{cite web |url=http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp |title=USPS – ZIP Code Lookup – Search By City |publisher=United States Postal Service |accessdate=June 18, 2010}}</ref>
 
===Other pop culture===
[[File:Bhsigndisnywld.jpg|right|thumb|153px|Replica Beverly Hills sign in [[Universal Studios Florida]] theme park]]
The animated series ''[[Totally Spies]]'' is set in Beverly Hills.
 
Another animated series "[[Beverly Hills Teens]]" is about young teens who live in Beverly Hills in the 80's
 
The opening scene of The Andy Griffith Show showing Sheriff Taylor and Opie carrying fishing poles was shot at the [[Franklin Canyon Reservoir]] at the north end of town just west of Coldwater Canyon.
 
In Walt Disney's movie, [[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]], The main character, Chloe, lives in Beverly Hills, 90210.
 
In the 2009 Simpsons episode, [[Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh]], there exists a spoof version of Beverly Hills, nicknamed "Waverly Hills".
 
Ted's of Beverly Hills is a fictional steak restaurant on the [[Phil Hendrie]] radio show.
 
The first track on [[Weezer|Weezer's]] ''[[Make Believe (Weezer album)|Make Believe]]'' album is entitled "[[Beverly Hills (song)|Beverly Hills]]" and is one of their most popular songs.
 
The 1965 Beverly Hills Public Library building facade was featured regularly on the Brady Bunch as Mr. Brady's office building.
 
The 1995 Film, ''[[Clueless (film)]]'' is set in Beverly Hills and its 1996 TV Spin-off ''[[Clueless (TV series)]]''
 
Season one of the [[The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills]] aired on Bravo in 2010 with part 1 and 2 of the Reunion show airing in January 2011.
 
The book series, Sorority Lane takes place in Beverly Hills, in a fictional university.
 
==See also==