7.2/1016 votes#1 - Stand by Your Man
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/1996
Jake gets a job fixing motorcycles for an attractive female mechanic. That leaves Tiffani feeling neglected and suspicious.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dawn Urbont
- 8.3/1017 votes
#2 - Shaken, Rattled, and Rolled
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1015 votes
#3 - Honest Sly
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1996
Sly gets a job working as a used car salesman at a store run by Gem Diamond. Sam comes to buy a used car and in order to make a sale, Sly sells her a bad car. Not being a very good driver, when Sam comes to return the car, she drives it right into a telephone pole. Meanwhile, Lorena pretends to be interested in Mark in order to help him get another girl's attention.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1016 votes
#4 - Mop n' Pop
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1016 votes
#5 - Diss-Honored
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dawn Urbont
- 6.3/1015 votes
#6 - Reel Teens
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1996
Jake gets chosen to be followed around by the TV show ""Reel Teens"" for a week. The purpose of the show is to show how real teens deal with stress, school, and overall life. The show follows Jake as he fixes Tiffani's car, writes a new song for the band, and the stress becomes overwhelming for Jake.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1016 votes
#7 - Father Knows Bets
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1996
Feeling neglected because his dad never spends any time with him, Sly starts to gamble. His gambling gets too out of hand when he ends up losing the bands equipment. The band has to figure out how to fix the relationship between Sly and his father. Meanwhile, Tony is on the Senior Awards committee and can't keep the fact that Jake is going to be awarded with the Himalaya Award (an award that is given to the most unique senior) a secret.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1015 votes
#8 - Letters from Woo
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/1996
Sam creates a video letter to send back home to her Uncle Tze Tze to show him that she has made friends in America. The episode is full of flashbacks from previous episodes.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1016 votes
#9 - Senior Prom
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1996
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1016 votes
#10 - Babewatch
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1996
Tiffani, Sly, Mark, and Lorena, become extras on the television show ""Babewatch"" that films in their area. Sam also gets a job working on the show, and one of the crew members takes a liking to her, causing Tony to become jealous. Jake also gets a job working for the show as the assistant to the producer.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1016 votes
#11 - Love Letters
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/1996
The gang decides to rectify the thing that they most regret doing or not doing during their time at high school. Sly's biggest regret is never telling Lorena that he has feelings for her. He tries to fix the problem by sending her anonymous love letters. Tiffani's biggest regret is being mean to a boy that asked her out freshman year. While, Sam and Tony regret not competing in the dance contest. Mark regrets letting the school's gym teacher get to him and Jake regrets not playing the bagpipes in public.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1019 votes
#12 - Graduation
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/23/1996
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.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: Dawn Urbont
- 8.0/1015 votes
#13 - A Band Divided
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/1996
The band's amp blows and Lorena offers to buy them a replacement. The only catch is that she want's to be co-manager of the band alongside Sly. When she and Sly start arguing, it costs the band gigs. The new amp that Lorena buys blows the wiring at her loft and Jake and the guys try to fix it.
Director: Don Barnhart
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1016 votes
#14 - The Fashion Man
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/7/1996
Sly decides to become a model for the Amber Dubois Modeling Agency, after seeing an ad. The agency claims to have discovered the famous model Samson, but when Amber starts charging Sly large amounts of money, the gang thinks that it might be a scam.
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Writer: N/A
- 8.9/1023 votes
#15 - The Last Gig
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/14/1996
Jake scores a recording contract, but the producer doesn't want the entire band, just him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of California Dreams Season 5
Every episode of California Dreams Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of California Dreams Season 5!
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Stand by Your Man" is the best rated episode of "California Dreams" season 5. It scored 7.2/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Dawn Urbont, it aired on 9/7/1996. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Shaken, Rattled, and Rolled".