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The Best Episodes of California Dreams

Every episode of California Dreams ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of California Dreams!

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
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    8.8/10(14 votes)

    #3 - 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
  4. Background image for Two Too Much
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #4 - 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)

    #5 - 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
  6. Background image for We'll Always Have Aspen
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #6 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Dancing Isn't Everything
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #7 - 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
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Guess Who's Coming to Brunch
    8.2/10(26 votes)

    #8 - Guess Who's Coming to Brunch

    S1:E7

    Racism rears its head when the father of Tony's date tries to buy him off.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Double Date
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #9 - Double Date

    S1:E4

    The Dreams book two gigs on the same night: a wedding and a luau.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for The Dateless Game
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    #10 - The Dateless Game

    S4:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Lorena's Place
    8.1/10(17 votes)

    #11 - Lorena's Place

    S4:E14

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Community Service
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #12 - Community Service

    S4:E10

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Old

    S4:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Battle of the Bands
    7.8/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Battle of the Bands

    S1:E2

    A battle of bands: Dreams vs. their rivals, Bradley and the Billionaires.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Where's Dennis?
    7.8/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Where's Dennis?

    S1:E13

    Matt loses his kid brother in the excitement of preparing for a party that's floating into the Garrisons' house.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Heal the Bay
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Heal the Bay

    S4:E11

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Dream Man
    7.7/10(21 votes)

    #17 - Dream Man

    S1:E5

    Sly learns Jenny's idea of a "dream man" by spying on her slumber party.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Principal Tiffani
    7.6/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Principal Tiffani

    S4:E3

    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.

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  20. Background image for Woo-ops
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #19 - Woo-ops

    S4:E12

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for It's a Guy Thing
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #20 - It's a Guy Thing

    S1:E8

    Sly and Tony's machismo irks the gals, who decide to retaliate.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for The First Gig
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    #21 - The First Gig

    S1:E1

    The Dreams' first gig: a sweet-16 party.

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    Director:Don Barnhart
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Beat of His Own Dream
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Beat of His Own Dream

    S1:E3

    Drummer Tony trades his sticks for a helmet to please his coach father. Ton

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Friends First
    7.3/10(20 votes)

    #23 - Friends First

    S1:E6

    Jenny and Tiffani's friendship is threatened by competition for a guy's affections.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Mother and Child Reunion
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #24 - Mother and Child Reunion

    S1:E9

    Tiffani is reunited with her mother, who walked out 10 years earlier.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for They Shoot Videos, Don't They?
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #25 - They Shoot Videos, Don't They?

    S1:E11

    Sly shoots a video of Matt that nearly shoots down their friendship.

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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".