The Walshes agree to let their maid's extremely intelligent "niece," Carla, use their address to enroll at West Beverly. Brandon falls hard for her, but doesn't understand why everyone seems opposed to their relationship. Carla reveals that she witnessed a drive-by shooting that claimed the life of a four-year-old; she had moved in with Anna while waiting to testify, with protection from the D.A. Carla returns to her family after one of the killers confesses. Jim and Cindy organize a soiree for his new client, a sportswear designer. Dylan, Steve and the girls receive free clothing. David wants MC Hammer to perform at the school dance. Music: "Let's Go Deeper" by MC Hammer; "Finger Poppin' Time" by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (#7, 1960); "Deep Down" by Debbie Gibson
Comments
** 1/2
This one's kind of a snoozer overall, but MC Hammer and Debbie Gibson (who even has her own scene!) at least provide some amusingly dated "comic relief."
(Not David Silver, though, whose subplot is the reason those 90s icons are even mentioned in the first place. I refuse to ever call David Silver "amusing" or "entertaining"...)