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But come junior year in season 2, “kind of ditzy”
Donna (as Spelling described her) would prove she was
more than just a sidekick when she locked lips with
David, a sophomore, at a school dance in spite of her
disapproving pals. “See, I like him!” she declared as her
friends stared agape. “And if any of you have a prob-
lem with that, that’s too bad.” Later that year Donna
became a cause célèbre—and a Gen X cultural meme—
when she was suspended before graduation after she
was caught drunk at the prom, prompting the juniorsFROM A MINOR
PLAYER, SHE TURNED
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