"California Dreams" (1992) TV series 1992-1997

Director:

Miguel Higuera

Writers:

Bonnie L. DeSouza (writer)
David Garber (multiple episodes)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Music

Plot:

Living in California, a bunch of cool teenagers decide to form a rock band, the Dreams. Between gigs, they have to deal with real-life issues.

Plot Keywords:

Band | High School | Kissing | Beach | Principal

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Kelly Packard	...	Tiffani Smith (78 episodes, 1992-1997)
William James Jones	...	Tony Wicks (78 episodes, 1992-1997)
Michael Cade	...	Sylvester 'Sly Winkle' (78 episodes, 1992-1997)
Jay Anthony Franke	...	Jake Sommers (65 episodes, 1993-1997)
Jennie Kwan	...	Samantha 'Sam' Woo (51 episodes, 1993-1997)
Brent Gore	...	Matt Garrison (48 episodes, 1992-1995)
Aaron Jackson	...	Mark Winkle (47 episodes, 1994-1997)
Diana Uribe	...	Lorena Costa (47 episodes, 1994-1997)
Zachary Throne	...	Mark Winkle (45 episodes, 1994-1997)

Also Known As:

Dreams

Runtime:

30 min (78 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

Although most of the cast do their own singing at the show, the singing voices of Jake and Mark were sung by Zachary Throne and Barry Coffing.

Quotes:

Sly: I'm not greedy, I just can't get enough money.

Soundtrack:

This Time

Okay I guess

This show was alright. It was more credible than Saved by The Bell according to the plot line and stories. It wasn't nearly as popular though, since it came off the wave of Saturday morning Teenage shows, which is the norm now.

I thought one concept was rather funny and interesting. The so called "Rebel" guy who wore the leather jacket, actually played sissy-soft Rock with the band, Not what you expect from a true "Rebel".

This show was unfortunately in the shadow of Saved By the Bell and did not have the charismatic actors that Saved by the Bell did. Most of these actors, except for Kelly Packward, faded into the obscurity after the show ended.