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Gabrielle Carteris on "Beverly Hills, 90210" | Darren Barnett in "Never Have I Ever" | Nicola Coughlan in "Bridgerton" | Henry Winkler in "Happy Days" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Mikel Roberts/Sygma/Netflix/Silver Screen Collection)

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Luke Perry, "Riverdale" (The CW)

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"BH90210" (Shane Harvey/FOX)

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Derek Mio as Chester Nakayama in "The Terror: Infamy" (Ed Araquel/AMC)

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Luke Perry (AP/Richard Shotwell)

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Ross Butler, Cole Sprouse and KJ Apa in "Riverdale" (The CW/Dean Buscher)

Riverdale: Archie Goes Noir

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Scene still from "The Breakfast Club" (©universal/courtesy Everett / Ev)

We never leave high school

Frank T. McAndrew - The Conversation
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