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The Best Episodes of California Dreams

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The Best Episodes of California Dreams

California Dreams is an American teen-oriented sitcom that aired from 1992 to 1996 on Saturday mornings during NBC's Teen NBC programming block. It was created...

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  1. Background image for Secret Admirer
    9.0/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Secret Admirer

    S4:E7

    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.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Fallen Idol
    8.9/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Fallen Idol

    S4:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for The Last Gig
    8.9/10(24 votes)

    #3 - The Last Gig

    S5:E15

    Jake scores a recording contract, but the producer doesn't want the entire band, just him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Operation Tony
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Operation Tony

    S4:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Blind Dates
    8.7/10(20 votes)

    #5 - Blind Dates

    S3:E4

    Sly's trying to find a date for the Romance Dance at school. So, he heads online and meets a girl, Allison, on the online chat room ""Comp-U-Chat"". When he finally meets her, he finds out that she's blind. After seeing Sly's good luck getting a date, Tony and Sam decide to give ""Comp-U-Chat"" a try for themselves.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Graduation
    8.7/10(20 votes)

    #6 - Graduation

    S5:E12

    While trying to impress Sara, a girl that he likes, Mark decides to drink at Lorena's graduation party. He's too drunk to drive home, but does, and that leads to Sara ending up in the hospital and Mark ending up in jail. Meanwhile, Jake and Tiffani have to finish a class project or they won't graduate. The gang also finally get their diplomas from the Principal.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
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  8. Background image for Follow Your Dreams
    8.6/10(21 votes)

    #7 - Follow Your Dreams

    S3:E2

    Everyone takes a career aptitude test at school that will tell them what career would be perfect for them. Mark a guidance counselor, Sam a photographer, Tiffani a veteranarian, Jake a florist, and Lorena and Sly both a fashion designer. In trying to get a date with Lorena, Sly copied off of her test so that they would have more in common with each other. While Jake has trouble writing a new song, he decides to work on his new florist career.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for The Long Goodbye
    8.6/10(20 votes)

    #8 - The Long Goodbye

    S3:E6

    After Allison announces that she's going away to another school, Sly is heartbroken. Lorena and Sam accuse Jake and Tony of not being as romantic as Sly. Jake and Tony try to prove that they are romantic, too.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Tiffani's Gold
    8.6/10(20 votes)

    #9 - Tiffani's Gold

    S3:E17

    While trying out for a spot on the National Volleyball Team, Tiffani realizes that her small size is keeping her from being the best. Sly suggests that Tiffani takes steroids to make her bigger and stronger. The band soon realizes that Tiffani is addicted to them. Sam and Lorena also have a studs contest featuring Tony, Sly, and Mark as contestants to see which one of the guys is the best with the ladies.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Harley and the Marlboro Man
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #10 - Harley and the Marlboro Man

    S3:E12

    Jake enters a motorcycle contest and Uncle Frank pays a visit to help Jake win the competition. Uncle Frank gets Jake hooked on smoking. The whole gang thinks that smoking is a bad idea, especially Lorena. She threatens to not date Jake anymore if he doesn't quit. The band also finds a box filled with money on the beach. Mark is left in charge of it and Sly thinks investing the money in a get-rich-quick program is a good idea.

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    Director:Unknown
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  12. Background image for Diss-Honored
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Diss-Honored

    S5:E5

    Sam becomes the new president of the Honor Society at school. Since Tony isn't a member, he never seems Sam because she's busy with activities involving the Honor Society. Tony decides to cheat on a test in order to be able to join Sam in the club. Harvey Cramdon, the old Honor Society president, will stop at nothing to get his old position back.

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    Director:Unknown
  13. Background image for The Treasure of PCH
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #12 - The Treasure of PCH

    S3:E16

    Lorena makes a bet with Jake that greed can rip apart friendship, even the band's friendship. Lorena and Jake create a plan to make the gang believe that there is buried treasure hidden nearby. Lorena's right- friendships start to get strained. Both Jake and Lorena end up surprised at the extent of everyone's greed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Mop n' Pop
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Mop n' Pop

    S5:E4

    Jake's dad, Al, gets laid off from his job as an airplane mechanic. He takes on a job as PCH's new janitor. Sly starts making fun of Jake's dad, causing Jake to be embarrased and ashamed of his father. Meanwhile, the gang (minus Jake) plays a water version of tag called Ba-Boom.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Princess and the Yeti
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #14 - The Princess and the Yeti

    S3:E8

    Lorena's father hires the band to play at his ski resort in Colorado. During their stay they run into some weird things, including an old mountain man and a Yeti driving the guests away from the resort.

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. Background image for Two Too Much
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #15 - Two Too Much

    S4:E1

    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.

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    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #16 - My Valentine

    S4:E2

    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.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
  18. Background image for We'll Always Have Aspen
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #17 - We'll Always Have Aspen

    S4:E13

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Dancing Isn't Everything
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Dancing Isn't Everything

    S4:E15

    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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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Shaken, Rattled, and Rolled
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #19 - Shaken, Rattled, and Rolled

    S5:E2

    Tony gets caught in an earthquake while playing his drums and nearly gets killed by a speaker. He decides to try and move to Ohio where there aren't any earthquakes. Meanwhile, Sly tries to get Jack Zyans, a big music producer, to come and listen to the California Dreams play.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Budget Cuts
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Budget Cuts

    S3:E3

    Lorena loves working on the school radio station, but due to budget cuts, the station will be closed. She takes Jake's advice to try and keep it open. Mark also does an on-air review of Tony's play ""Hamlet"".

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Yoko, Oh No!
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #21 - Yoko, Oh No!

    S3:E5

    It's time for another battle of the bands. This time the California Dreams are against the rap group Total Defiance. Managed by Rosie, Sly in the form of a girl. After Total Defiance says that Lorena is just a groupie, she wants to join the band. When she auditions, the band realizes that she can't sing at all. They don't want to hurt her feelings and tell her, especially Jake.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Winkle/Wicks World
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #22 - Winkle/Wicks World

    S3:E9

    The band must work on a project for school, creating their own television shows. Tiffani and Mark partner up to create ""Ms. Smith's Neighborhood"", which is a cross between a surfing show and ""Mr. Roger's Oceanside."" Jake, Lorena, and Sam partner up to create ""Hall Monitors,"" a take-off on ""Cops."" While Sly and Tony create ""The Goo-Ga-Moo Guys,"" a ""Wayne's World""-type show for guys that are interested in girls. ""The Goo-Ga-Moo Guys"" becomes a hit show on a local station and Sly quits being manager of the band. However, Sly and Tony's friendship gets strained over greed.

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Daddy's Girl
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #23 - Daddy's Girl

    S3:E10

    Not wanting her dad to be alone, Tiffani sets her father, Paul, up with marine biologist Ariel. This turns out to be a bad idea when Tiffani's dad spends all his time with Ariel instead of Tiffani. Mark creates a compatability test that claims that Tony and Sam aren't compatabile as well as Jake and Lorena. The couples start arguing over the results.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Senior Prom
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    #24 - Senior Prom

    S5:E9

    During the contest for Prom King and Queen, Jake and Tiffani tie Tony and Sam for the crowns. The competition between the two couples starts getting way out of hand. Meanwhile, Mark tries to ask a girl to the Prom and Sly books the band for a gig on the day of the Prom. - The gang ends up getting stranded in the woods before they make it to the Prom.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for Boyz R Us
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    #25 - Boyz R Us

    S3:E14

    An old friend from Tony's childhood, Darren, pays a visit to Tony. He aks Tony to help out one of their friends from a gang that he's joined. The friend ends up in the hospital and Tony has to decide if he should help get revenge on the gang. The rest of the band takes a job delivering singing telegrams.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Best Episodes Summary

"Secret Admirer" is the best rated episode of "California Dreams". It scored 9/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Don Barnhart and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/4/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Fallen Idol".