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California Dreams

  • TV-Y7
  • 1992–1996
  • 5 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 6.7

A bunch of cool teenagers who are friends living in California form a rock band, The Dreams. Between gigs, they must deal with all kinds of big and small real-life issues such as school, family life, friends, romance, ambition, ego, jealousy, and big decisions.

Episodes

15 episodes
  1. 1Two Too Much

    Sep 9, 1995

    Jake and Lorena decide that they don't have anything in common anymore. After they call it quits, Jake realizes that he still has feelings for him and Tiffani realizes that she still has feelings for Jake.

  2. 2My Valentine

    Sep 16, 1995

    During Valentine's Day Tony realizes that he and Sam only have four months before Sam has to return to Hong Kong. He writes a special song for her and also decides to propose to her, so that they can stay together. The gang has doubts about whether she should accept.

  3. 3Principal Tiffani

    Sep 30, 1995

    Tiffani takes on the role of student principal for a week. Sam tries to tutor the gang in physics for their upcoming midterm. The gang decides to have a cut day during the midterm week while Tiffani is in charge.

  4. 4The Dateless Game

    Oct 7, 1995

    It's Jake and Tiffani's three month and two day anniversary. Jake agrees to go on the dating game as contestants along with Sly and Tony. To Jake's surprise, he ends up winning the date, and decides to keep it a secret from Tiffani. She finds out, causing her to break up with him again. Meanwhile, Tony gets to meet his idol, gameshow host, Milt Bradley.

  5. 5Fallen Idol

    Oct 14, 1995

    Jake finally gets to meet his idol, Zane Walker, when he comes to town. Zane is a musician that's having trouble writing a new song. Jake thinks that Zane might be the key to getting the band a record deal, so they finally get him to listen to their song. Zane ends up stealing the song from the band and making it a hit. Also, after getting his fortune read, Tony has a streak of bad luck.

  6. 6Defending Sly's Life

    Oct 21, 1995

    Using flashbacks from previous episodes, the gang puts Sly on trial for being the most greedy and selfish person in the world. Tony is defending Sly, while Tiffani is the prosecutor, and Jake becomes the judge.

  7. 7Secret Admirer

    Nov 4, 1995

    In order to get the California Dreams a gig, Sly goes on a date with an overweight girl that he used to tease. He finally does get a conscience and starts to feel bad about using her. Meanwhile, a poem that Mark wrote for a crush goes from Mark to Lorena to Jake and then to Tony, making everyone think that the poem was written for them.

  8. 8Old

    Nov 11, 1995

    Sly is rude and makes fun of the ""Senior Surfers"". After having a dream that he is old, Sly decides to change his attitude toward the group.

  9. 9Operation Tony

    Nov 18, 1995

    After Sly causes Tony to hurt his shoulder, Tony must have an operation to repair his shoulder. Tony's afraid of having the surgery and believes that he will die. Meanwhile, Lorena decides to become a candystriper to get closer to Dr. Joe.

  10. 10Community Service

    Nov 25, 1995

    The gang gets involved in community service projects. Tony and Jake volunteer for Meals on Wheels, Mark cleans up the beach, Sam works for the blood drive, and Tiffany and Sly work at a teen help line. Sly is of course just doing the community service in order to meet girls.

  11. 11Heal the Bay

    Dec 2, 1995

    With so much trash being discarded onto the beach, Tiffani and Mark decide to create an environmental group called Save the Beach. Tony gets too involved and the gang ruins his date with a girl that he likes. The gang also are wondering if Jake and Lorena like each other.

  12. 12Woo-ops

    Dec 30, 1995

    Sam's father gives her a credit card to use in case of emergencies. Sam goes a little overboard and ends up reaching the limit of the credit card. When she can't pay her father back, he threatens to make her return home to Hong Kong. The gang has to try and help her raise enough money to pay off the debt.

  13. 13We'll Always Have Aspen

    Jan 6, 1996

    When Lorena's dad leaves her in charge of the ski lodge while he's away, she has Jake take over as the winter festival snow clown. Mark ends up running into his old girlfriend Jenny Stevens, who is an Olympic hopeful skier. She dumped him in order to try out for the United States National Ski Team. Meanwhile, Tony has a crush on a snow bunny.

  14. 14Lorena's Place

    Mar 30, 1996

    Lorena wants to impress the new guy at school, Alan, so she decides to pretend that she's a poet. Sly and Mark want her to turn her loft into a coffe house while her parents are away. Lorena reads a poem that her father wrote for her mother, passing it off as her own. When Alan takes the poem, she has to think of a way to get it back from him.

  15. 15Dancing Isn't Everything

    Apr 6, 1996

    Lorena enters a dance contest, but right before the contest, her dance partner gets injured. Sly wants to get closer to Lorena, so he tries to convince her to let him be her partner. Meanwhile, Tony argues with Jake about how the band should be run.

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Series cast

Kelly PackardTiffani Smith78 episodes
William James JonesTony Wicks78 episodes
Michael CadeSly Winkle78 episodes
Jay Anthony FrankeJake Sommers65 episodes
Jennie KwanSam Woo65 episodes
Aaron JacksonMark Winkle47 episodes
Diana UribeLorena Costa47 episodes
Brentley GoreMatt Garrison31 episodes
Heidi LenhartJenny Garrison16 episodes
Michael CuttRichard Garrison16 episodes
Gail RamseyMelody Garrison14 episodes
Ryan O'NeillDennis Garrison13 episodes
Brittney PowellRandi Jo3 episodes
Nikki CoxAllison2 episodes
Denise DowseMcBride2 episodes
Eddie PagliaroMookie2 episodes
Jennifer LyonsJoy2 episodes
Earl BoenPrincipal Blumford2 episodes

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