List of California Dreams episodes
California Dreams is an American teen sitcom. The series ran for five seasons, airing on NBC from September 12, 1992 to December 14, 1996, as part of the network's Saturday morning TNBC teen-focused programming block. It was created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon, was produced by Franco Bario, and was executive produced by Peter Engel as his first followup to Saved by the Bell for NBC.[1] California Dreams centered on a group of friends who form the fictional titular band.[2]
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 13 | September 12, 1992 | December 5, 1992 | ||
| 2 | 18 | September 11, 1993 | February 5, 1994 | ||
| 3 | 17 | September 10, 1994 | January 7, 1995 | ||
| 4 | 15 | September 9, 1995 | April 6, 1996 | ||
| 5 | 15 | September 7, 1996 | December 14, 1996 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1992)
In its first season, California Dreams was conceived as being as much a family sitcom as a teen sitcom about the titular band, which is reflected by the fact that the Garrison parents, as well as Matt and Jenny Garrison's younger brother Dennis, were a part of the cast:
- Brent Gore as Matt Garrison
- Heidi Noelle Lenhart as Jenny Garrison
- Michael Cade as Sylvester "Sly" Winkle
- Kelly Packard as Tiffani Smith
- William James Jones as Tony Wicks
- Michael Cutt as Mr. Richard Garrison
- Gail Ramsey as Mrs. Melody Garrison
- Ryan O'Neill as Dennis Garrison
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Battle of the Bands" | September 12, 1992 | 6051[3] |
| 2 | 2 | "Beat of His Own Drum" | September 19, 1992 | 6053 |
| 3 | 3 | "Double Date" | September 26, 1992 | 6055 |
| 4 | 4 | "Dream Man" | October 3, 1992 | 6060 |
| 5 | 5 | "The First Gig" | October 10, 1992 | 6052 |
| 6 | 6 | "Friends First" | October 17, 1992 | 6054 |
| 7 | 7 | "Guess Who's Coming to Brunch" | October 24, 1992 | 6061 |
| 8 | 8 | "It's a Guy Thing" | October 31, 1992 | 6062 |
| 9 | 9 | "Mother and Child Reunion" | November 7, 1992 | 6059 |
| 10 | 10 | "Romancing the Tube" | November 14, 1992 | 6063 |
| 11 | 11 | "They Shoot Videos, Don't They?" | November 21, 1992 | 6057 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Time" | November 28, 1992 | 6056 |
| 13 | 13 | "Where's Dennis" | December 5, 1992 | 6058 |
Season 2 (1993–94)
In the second season of California Dreams, the Garrison family was deemphasized – Heidi Noelle Lenhart herself left the show, and Jenny was written out in the season's third episode – and the show was refocused on the band, including the new band members – guitarist Jake, and new singer Sam Woo (from the fourth episode of season 2 on):
- Brent Gore as Matt Garrison
- Heidi Noelle Lenhart as Jenny Garrison[Note 1]
- Kelly Packard as Tiffani Smith
- William James Jones as Tony Wicks
- Michael Cade as Sylvester "Sly" Winkle
- Jay Anthony Franke as Jake Sommers
- Jennie Kwan as Samantha Woo[Note 2]
- Notes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Jake's Song" | September 11, 1993 | 6064 |
| 15 | 2 | "Ciao, Jenny" | September 19, 1993 | 6066 |
| 16 | 3 | "Wooing Woo" | September 25, 1993 | 6067 |
| 17 | 4 | "Sleazy Rider" | October 2, 1993 | 6068 |
| 18 | 5 | "The Sly Who Came to Dinner" | October 9, 1993 | 6073 |
| 19 | 6 | "Surfboards and Cylces" | October 16, 1993 | 6076 |
| 20 | 7 | "A Question of Math" | October 23, 1993 | 7401 |
| 21 | 8 | "High Plains Dreamer" | October 30, 1993 | 7403 |
| 22 | 9 | "Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You" | November 6, 1993 | 7402 |
| 23 | 10 | "Vote of Confidence" | November 13, 1993 | 6070 |
| 24 | 11 | "The Year of the Woo" | November 20, 1993 | 6074 |
| 25 | 12 | "Schoolhouse Rock" | November 27, 1993 | 7404 |
| 26 | 13 | "Save the Shark" | December 4, 1993 | 6072 |
| 27 | 14 | "21 Jake Street" | December 25, 1993 | 6071 |
| 28 | 15 | "Can't Buy Me Love" | January 8, 1994 | 6069 |
| 29 | 16 | "Rebel Without A Clue" | January 15, 1994 | 6075 |
| 30 | 17 | "Dirty Dog Days" | January 29, 1994 | 6065 |
| 31 | 18 | "Indecent Promposal" | February 5, 1994 | 7405 |
Season 3 (1994–95)
In the third season of California Dreams, the Garrison family element was completely eliminated and Brent Gore was dropped from the show. In his place, two new cast members were added – Lorena Costa, a rich girl who effectively became the band's groupie, and new keyboardist Mark Winkle, who is Sly's cousin. The cast from the show's third season remained unchanged through the fourth and fifth seasons of the series:
- Kelly Packard as Tiffani Smith
- William James Jones as Tony Wicks
- Michael Cade as Sylvester "Sly" Winkle
- Jay Anthony Franke as Jake Sommers
- Jennie Kwan as Samantha Woo
- Diana Uribe as Lorena Costa
- Aaron Jackson as Mark Winkle
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | "The Unforgiven" | September 10, 1994 | 60252 |
| 33 | 2 | "Follow Your Dreams" | September 17, 1994 | 60251[4] |
| 34 | 3 | "Budget Cuts" | September 24, 1994 | 60255 |
| 35 | 4 | "Blind Dates" | October 1, 1994 | 60256 |
| 36 | 5 | "Yoko, Oh No!" | October 8, 1994 | 60263 |
| 37 | 6 | "The Long Goodbye" | October 15, 1994 | 60265 |
| 38 | 7 | "Trust Me" | October 22, 1994 | 60261 |
| 39 | 8 | "The Princess and the Yeti" | October 29, 1994 | 60259 |
| 40 | 9 | "Winkle/Wicks World" | November 12, 1994 | 60267 |
| 41 | 10 | "Daddy's Girl" | November 19, 1994 | 60266 |
| 42 | 11 | "Family Tree" | November 26, 1994 | 60269 |
| 43 | 12 | "Harley and the Marlboro Man" | December 3, 1994 | 60270 |
| 44 | 13 | "Rebel Without a Nerve" | December 10, 1994 | 60271 |
| 45 | 14 | "Boyz 'r Us" | December 17, 1994 | 60264 |
| 46 | 15 | "Junior Achievement" | December 24, 1994 | 60257 |
| 47 | 16 | "The Treasure of PCH" | December 31, 1994 | 60258 |
| 48 | 17 | "Tiffani's Gold" | January 7, 1995 | 60253 |
Season 4 (1995–96)
The cast for the fourth season of California Dreams was the same as the cast for the third season.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Two Too Much" | September 9, 1995 | 60272 |
| 50 | 2 | "My Valentine" | September 16, 1995 | 60276 |
| 51 | 3 | "Principal Tiffani" | September 30, 1995 | 60280 |
| 52 | 4 | "The Dateless Game" | October 7, 1995 | 60281 |
| 53 | 5 | "Fallen Idol" | October 14, 1995 | 60278 |
| 54 | 6 | "Defending Sly's Life" | October 21, 1995 | 60284 |
| 55 | 7 | "Secret Admirer" | November 4, 1995 | 60277 |
| 56 | 8 | "Old" | November 11, 1995 | 60275 |
| 57 | 9 | "Operation Tony" | November 18, 1995 | 60274 |
| 58 | 10 | "Community Service" | November 25, 1995 | 61651[5] |
| 59 | 11 | "Heal the Bay" | December 2, 1995 | 60254 |
| 60 | 12 | "Woo-ops" | December 30, 1995 | 60273 |
| 61 | 13 | "We'll Always Have Aspen" | January 6, 1996 | 60260 |
| 62 | 14 | "Lorena's Place" | March 30, 1996 | 60279 |
| 63 | 15 | "Dancing Isn't Everything" | April 6, 1996 | 60282 |
Season 5 (1996)
The cast for the fifth season of California Dreams was the same as the cast for the third and fourth seasons.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1 | "Stand by Your Man" | September 7, 1996 | TBA |
| 65 | 2 | "Shaken, Rattled and Rolled" | September 14, 1996 | TBA |
| 66 | 3 | "Honest Sly" | September 21, 1996 | TBA |
| 67 | 4 | "Mop N' Pop" | September 28, 1996 | TBA |
| 68 | 5 | "Diss-Honored" | October 5, 1996 | TBA |
| 69 | 6 | "Reel Teens" | October 12, 1996 | TBA |
| 70 | 7 | "Father Knows Bets" | October 19, 1996 | TBA |
| 71 | 8 | "Letters From Woo" | October 25, 1996 | 60283 |
| 72 | 9 | "Senior Prom" | November 2, 1996 | TBA |
| 73 | 10 | "Babewatch" | November 9, 1996 | 60268 |
| 74 | 11 | "Love Letters" | November 16, 1996 | 60254 |
| 75 | 12 | "Graduation" | November 22, 1996 | TBA |
| 76 | 13 | "A Band Divided" | November 30, 1996 | TBA |
| 77 | 14 | "The Fashion Man" | December 7, 1996 | 60262 |
| 78 | 15 | "The Last Gig" | December 14, 1996 | TBA |
References
- ↑ Greg Braxton (November 27, 1992). "'Bell' Hearing the Sounds of Success : Television: With a TV movie, foreign broadcasts, syndicated reruns and a plethora of merchandise, 'Saved by the Bell' intends to be noticed". Los Angeles Times. Times Mirror Company. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
The series ["Saved by the Bell"] is seen in 34 countries and is the most popular program of its kind in France, the producers say. Its success at home, meanwhile, prompted the creation of another Engel-produced show, "California Dreams," which joined the NBC Saturday morning lineup this season.
- ↑ Rebecca Ascher-Walsh (October 2, 1992). "California Dreams". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
...a show about high schoolers, stars a teenage brother and sister who practice in the garage with their rock band...
- ↑ "California Dreams : no. 6051, [The first gig] / directed by Don Barnhart.". United States Copyright Office. October 19, 1992. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "California dreams : no. 60251, Follow your dreams / directed by Patrick...". United States Copyright Office. October 25, 1994. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
- ↑ "California dreams : no. 61651, Community service / directed by Patrick Maloney.". United States Copyright Office. December 2, 1995. Retrieved March 14, 2016.