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The Worst 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. 5.8/10(19 votes)

    #1 - High Plains Dreamer

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    S2:E8

    Tony faints at a Western movie when his date's old flame shows up. He has a dream that he and the rest of the band are back in the Old West.

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  2. 6.3/10(15 votes)

    #2 - Reel Teens

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    S5:E6

    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.

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  3. 6.6/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Romancing the Tube

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    S1:E10

    Surf's up for Sly and Tiffani, who are drawn together by an interest in the waves.

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  4. 6.6/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Letters from Woo

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    S5:E8

    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.

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  5. 6.7/10(16 votes)

    #5 - Defending Sly's Life

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    S4:E6

    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.

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  6. 7.0/10(18 votes)

    #6 - This Time

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    S1:E12

    Jenny is consumed by a reignited old flame, an actor who once dumped her for a costar.

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  8. 7.1/10(24 votes)

    #7 - Beat of His Own Dream

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    S1:E3

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

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  9. 7.1/10(18 votes)

    #8 - Mother and Child Reunion

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    S1:E9

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

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  10. 7.2/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Friends First

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    S1:E6

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

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  11. 7.2/10(20 votes)

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

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    S1:E11

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

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  12. 7.2/10(19 votes)

    #11 - Ciao, Jenny

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    S2:E2

    Jenny is accepted at a music conservatory in Rome, Italy. Jake tries a find a way for her to stay after realizing that he likes her. Sly comes up with a plan to hypnotize Jenny into blowing her audition, but Jake isn't sure that he wants to go through with the plan.

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  13. 7.2/10(16 votes)

    #12 - Junior Achievements

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    S3:E15

    For an economics project at school, the gang decides to sell Sam's Great Great Grandmother's cold remedy. Sam is overwhelmed with greed, and later has to decide what's more important- money or her Great Great Grandmother's honor. Jake and Mark decide to create their own business as music teachers.

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  14. 7.2/10(16 votes)

    #13 - Stand by Your Man

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    S5:E1

    Jake gets a job fixing motorcycles for an attractive female mechanic. That leaves Tiffani feeling neglected and suspicious.

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  15. 7.3/10(39 votes)

    #14 - The First Gig

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

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  16. 7.3/10(19 votes)

    #15 - It's a Guy Thing

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    S1:E8

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

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  17. 7.3/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Trust Me

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    S3:E7

    The gang competes in a video competition. When trying to write a new song, Mark spends a lot of time at Lorena's house. They end up kissing and Mark tries to find a way to confess to Jake without getting the pulp beat out of him.

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  18. 7.4/10(18 votes)

    #17 - Where's Dennis?

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    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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  19. 7.5/10(16 votes)

    #18 - The Sly Who Came To Dinner

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    S2:E5

    Sly tries to get Matt to let him stay at the Garrison's house so that he can hit on Sam. Matt agrees and Sly moves in. Meanwhile, Tiffani is busy trying to figure out who her secret admirer is.

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  20. 7.5/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Woo-ops

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    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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  21. 7.6/10(20 votes)

    #20 - Dream Man

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    S1:E5

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

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  22. 7.6/10(18 votes)

    #21 - 21 Jake Street

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    S2:E14

    Sly decides to get fake IDs for the band, but the plan doesn't work out when Jake's new girlfriend is really an undercover cop. Matt and Tony also decide to use Sam and Tiffani as models for projects in art class.

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  23. 7.6/10(17 votes)

    #22 - The Unforgiven

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    S3:E1

    After the Garrison family moves away, including Matt, Sam moves in with Lorena Costa. The band also get to use her place to practice from now on. Unfortunately, all their equipment is at a pawn shop and they have to get it back. They also need to find a replacement for Matt. Sly thinks that his cousin, Mark, might be right for the job, but Mark has had a bad case of stage fright ever since Sly embarrased him at Carnegie Hall.

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  24. 7.6/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Family Tree

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    S3:E11

    The gang is assigned a school project to research their family tree and give a report. Tony isn't able to find anything about his family past the Civil War. Embarrassed, Tony lies about his family's background. Sly and Mark give a speech about their ancestors who had the Winkle charm, and try to use it on girls.

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  25. 7.6/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Principal Tiffani

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    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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  26. 7.7/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Battle of the Bands

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    S1:E2

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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"High Plains Dreamer" is the worst rated episode of "California Dreams". It scored 5.8/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/30/1993. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Reel Teens".