California Dreams (1992–1997)

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.

Creators:

Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon

Stars:

Kelly Packard, William James Jones, Michael Cade

6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
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 (53 episodes, 1993-1997)
Brentley Gore	...	Matt Garrison (48 episodes, 1992-1995)
Diana Uribe	...	Lorena Costa (47 episodes, 1994-1997)
Aaron Jackson	...	Mark Winkle (47 episodes, 1994-1997)
Zachary Throne	...	Mark Winkle (44 episodes, 1994-1997)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

band | high school | kissing | beach | principal | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Dreams

Filming Locations:

Stage 9, NBC Studios - 3000 West Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Productions, Peter Engel Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (78 episodes)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

Tony: [to Samantha] Just because I'm jealous, doesn't mean I'm an idiot.

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Connections

Featured in Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: Episode #1.201 (2010)

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Soundtracks

"She's Not You"
Performed by California Dreams

User Reviews

Better than Saved by the bell

California Dreams came out in the year when Saved by the bell was on its knees before the finale. What i liked about the show is that it is about a group of kids who form their own band and sing songs. Yes, the stories are copies from Saved by the bell, a Peter Engel production, but what really makes up for the show is the soundtrack. you don't have to watch a show to like its music, you can like the show for having wonderful characters and attitude. It's just a shame that the show lasted five years, compared to Saved by the bell which had two spinoffs and lasted for eight years.

NBC should make shows like these.