The Frustrations of Managing a Sellout

Many of us can recall how midway through the third season, Steve Sanders generously offered to be David Silver's music manager, despite the fact that David's music was as painful to one's ears as a shrieking infant who somehow got hold of a megaphone.

Steve was doing this because David was frustrated with his musical prospects, and couldn't get a gig to save his crappy career. Steve did this because he was a great friend, and didn't have the heart to tell David that his music was embarrassing to listen to.

At the summer country club where Brandon and Andrea worked, a band was scheduled to play for a concert, but in order to get David's awful techno-rap the audience it didn't deserve, he paid the band that was scheduled to perform (out of his own pocket, nonetheless) simply to not show up. After the need arose for a new performer, Steve offered to showcase's the talent of David Silver. What a guy!

Further into the ascent of David's musical career, he unknowingly needed Steve's help more than ever. Steve represented David in front of a major record label (by using his extensive show-biz connections), and was thanked for it quite graciously; David fired Steve as his manager at the request of the record company's executive.

David shortly afterward got what he deserved; the recording engineer wrote him a dud single, completely different from what David was comfortable with. David wrote and performed the song, and played it in front of the record company CEO. The CEO hated it, and dropped David for being such a shitty musician.

Steve eventually forgave David, proving his worth not only as a representative, but as a good friend. How many people can say they helped a friend for free to become a sellout, got fired by that friend, and then allowed them to crawl back like the prodigal friend they proved themselves to be?

Not many, but definitely Steve Sanders.

A One In A Million Shot

Early on in the second season, many of us would do well to remember Steve Sander's beautiful act of selflessness sprung from an almost impossible basketball shot at a Lakers game.

Steve Sanders generously offered to take his best friend Brandon Walsh and Brandon's parents to the game at no cost. When it was discovered that the tickets were switched, Steve offered to remedy the situation by taking his rightful place in the unknowingly randomly-chosen winner's seat.

When stepping up to the half court line in the dead center of the dead silent Laker's Arena, a lot must have been going through his mind. He recently admitted to his own guilt with the recent scandal at West Beverly High, where he was caught attempting to hack the system to change his grades. After admitting that he had possession of the "Legacy Key" which allowed him access to all of the school's doors, he further took the rap by protecting his innocent accessory's name. He got Herbert the rat-tailed flat-topped hacker off the hook, while He threw him self under the bus and received a permanent expulsion.

In spite of all this, Steve Sanders threw the basketball right into the hoop, scoring himself ten thousand dollars. Even though he already has an awesome Corvette sports car and enough money to bribe his high-school's janitor (thus significantly improving the man's lifestyle, no doubt), he took the money graciously and did exactly with it what any of us would NEVER do;

He gave it back to the children of the community.

Steve gave ten thousand dollars to the children of West Beverly High's big brother/big sister program, a program which was on the chopping block due to affluent West Beverly Hills financial strains.

Shortly before sneaking out of his detention dressed as Santa Claus to visit these very children on Christmas later in the season, the fact that he single-handedly threw a basketball and funded the continuation of this program makes Steve Sanders worthy of demagogue status.

Steve Sanders - A selfless giver and incredible athlete. Who helps children.