California Dreams Episode Rating Graph
Sep 1992 - Dec 1996
Sep 1992 - Dec 1996
6.5
Browse episode ratings trends for California Dreams. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of California Dreams's 78 episodes.
S5 Ep1
8.0
7th Sep 1996
Jake gets a job fixing motorcycles for an attractive female mechanic. That leaves Tiffani feeling neglected and suspicious.
S2 Ep18
8.0
5th Feb 1994
After not wanting to go to the prom, Jake decides that Tiffani can go with Glen, who in exchange for a date with Tiffani will hire the band to play the prom. Tiffani goes to the prom with Glen, but Jake breaks up with her when he sees them kissing.
S3 Ep9
7.7
12th Nov 1994
The band must work on a project for school, creating their own television shows. Tiffani and Mark partner up to create ""Ms. Smith's Neighborhood"", which is a cross between a surfing show and ""Mr. Roger's Oceanside."" Jake, Lorena, and Sam partner up to create ""Hall Monitors,"" a take-off on ""Cops."" While Sly and Tony create ""The Goo-Ga-Moo Guys,"" a ""Wayne's World""-type show for guys that are interested in girls. ""The Goo-Ga-Moo Guys"" becomes a hit show on a local station and Sly quits being manager of the band. However, Sly and Tony's friendship gets strained over greed.
S2 Ep13
7.5
4th Dec 1993
Matt starts to like a girl named Katie, but then he finds out that her father, Mr. Stone, is the new owner of Sharky's. Mr. Stone would rather demolish the place instead of continuing it on as the restaurant Sharky's. So, the band must figure out a way to stop Mr. Stone from tearing down their hangout.
S3 Ep12
7.3
3rd Dec 1994
Jake enters a motorcycle contest and Uncle Frank pays a visit to help Jake win the competition. Uncle Frank gets Jake hooked on smoking. The whole gang thinks that smoking is a bad idea, especially Lorena. She threatens to not date Jake anymore if he doesn't quit. The band also finds a box filled with money on the beach. Mark is left in charge of it and Sly thinks investing the money in a get-rich-quick program is a good idea.
S3 Ep6
7.3
15th Oct 1994
After Allison announces that she's going away to another school, Sly is heartbroken. Lorena and Sam accuse Jake and Tony of not being as romantic as Sly. Jake and Tony try to prove that they are romantic, too.
S3 Ep2
7.3
17th Sep 1994
Everyone takes a career aptitude test at school that will tell them what career would be perfect for them. Mark a guidance counselor, Sam a photographer, Tiffani a veteranarian, Jake a florist, and Lorena and Sly both a fashion designer. In trying to get a date with Lorena, Sly copied off of her test so that they would have more in common with each other. While Jake has trouble writing a new song, he decides to work on his new florist career.
S2 Ep15
7.3
8th Jan 1994
The school has a servant auction to raise money. Matt buys Tony and Tiffani is now Sam's servant. Sly bids and wins a girl that he likes and hopes to win over, Julie Pruit.
S1 Ep9
7.2
7th Nov 1992
Tiffani is reunited with her mother, who walked out 10 years earlier.
S1 Ep1
7.0
12th Sep 1992
The Dreams' first gig: a sweet-16 party.
S5 Ep15
7.0
14th Dec 1996
Jake scores a recording contract, but the producer doesn't want the entire band, just him.
S5 Ep14
7.0
7th Dec 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.
S4 Ep2
7.0
16th Sep 1995
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.
S2 Ep16
7.0
15th Jan 1994
After actually studying for a history test, Sly gets an A and his teacher accuses him of cheating. Tony also has to pick which girl will get to sing Tiffani's new song at the high school dance.
S2 Ep11
7.0
20th Nov 1993
After the van breaks down again, Sam gives the band the money that she was going to use to go back to Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year. After giving the money to the mechanic, the gang is scammed and no repairs are done on the van.
S2 Ep4
7.0
2nd Oct 1993
Tiffani and Tony think that there might be more than friendship between them. Sly borrows Jake's bike and ends up causing an accident that sends Tony to the hospital and Jake's bike gets wrecked- ruining his chances of winning a motorcyle contest.
S1 Ep2
7.0
19th Sep 1992
A battle of bands: Dreams vs. their rivals, Bradley and the Billionaires.
S2 Ep1
6.9
11th Sep 1993
Matt and Sly (as well as the rest of the band) are scared of the ""tough guy"" at school, Jake Sommers. Then Jake starts to take an interest in joining the band.
S1 Ep10
6.9
14th Nov 1992
Surf's up for Sly and Tiffani, who are drawn together by an interest in the waves.
S1 Ep4
6.7
3rd Oct 1992
The Dreams book two gigs on the same night: a wedding and a luau.
S4 Ep1
6.7
9th Sep 1995
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.
S3 Ep14
6.7
17th Dec 1994
An old friend from Tony's childhood, Darren, pays a visit to Tony. He aks Tony to help out one of their friends from a gang that he's joined. The friend ends up in the hospital and Tony has to decide if he should help get revenge on the gang. The rest of the band takes a job delivering singing telegrams.
S2 Ep6
4.0
16th Oct 1993
Tiffani takes an auto shop class to prove herself to Jake. While spending time together, the two realize that they want to be more than just friends. The boys have less than a bad time while taking a cooking class that's taught by Sgt. McBride.
S2 Ep7
4.4
23rd Oct 1993
Football player Darrin Young gets tutoring from Sam, but is really trying to use her to pass his big Math test and to not pay for her services. Her bandmates are not sure what to do about it. Meanwhile, Jake and Tiffani's relationship gets rocky while they argue about their mid-term exams.
S1 Ep13
4.6
5th Dec 1992
Matt loses his kid brother in the excitement of preparing for a party that's floating into the Garrisons' house.
S2 Ep9
5.0
6th Nov 1993
Jake lies to Tiffani about the fact that he took on an awful job at a store entitled Maniac Music. He needs the job in order to earn enough money for an anniversary gift for Tiffani. Tiffani thinks that Jake might be cheating on her.
S2 Ep12
5.0
27th Nov 1993
The band gets an audition to open for Sting, but Sgt. McBride is on the rampage and gives Jake and Tiffani detention. The two have to try to escape detention in order to make the audition with the rest of the band.
S3 Ep8
5.0
29th Oct 1994
Lorena's father hires the band to play at his ski resort in Colorado. During their stay they run into some weird things, including an old mountain man and a Yeti driving the guests away from the resort.
S3 Ep11
5.0
26th Nov 1994
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.
S3 Ep15
5.0
24th Dec 1994
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.
S3 Ep16
5.0
31st Dec 1994
Lorena makes a bet with Jake that greed can rip apart friendship, even the band's friendship. Lorena and Jake create a plan to make the gang believe that there is buried treasure hidden nearby. Lorena's right- friendships start to get strained. Both Jake and Lorena end up surprised at the extent of everyone's greed.
S4 Ep3
5.0
30th Sep 1995
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.
S4 Ep5
5.0
14th Oct 1995
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.
S4 Ep6
5.0
21st Oct 1995
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.
S4 Ep8
5.0
11th Nov 1995
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.
S4 Ep9
5.0
18th Nov 1995
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.
S4 Ep12
5.0
30th Dec 1995
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.
S4 Ep14
5.0
30th Mar 1996
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.
S5 Ep6
5.0
12th Oct 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.
S5 Ep10
5.0
9th Nov 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.
S3 Ep3
5.5
24th Sep 1994
Lorena loves working on the school radio station, but due to budget cuts, the station will be closed. She takes Jake's advice to try and keep it open. Mark also does an on-air review of Tony's play ""Hamlet"".
S3 Ep17
5.5
7th Jan 1995
While trying out for a spot on the National Volleyball Team, Tiffani realizes that her small size is keeping her from being the best. Sly suggests that Tiffani takes steroids to make her bigger and stronger. The band soon realizes that Tiffani is addicted to them. Sam and Lorena also have a studs contest featuring Tony, Sly, and Mark as contestants to see which one of the guys is the best with the ladies.
S4 Ep4
5.5
7th Oct 1995
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.
S4 Ep11
5.5
2nd Dec 1995
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.
S1 Ep1
7.0
12th Sep 1992
The Dreams' first gig: a sweet-16 party.
S1 Ep2
7.0
19th Sep 1992
A battle of bands: Dreams vs. their rivals, Bradley and the Billionaires.
S1 Ep3
6.5
26th Sep 1992
Drummer Tony trades his sticks for a helmet to please his coach father. Ton
S1 Ep4
6.7
3rd Oct 1992
The Dreams book two gigs on the same night: a wedding and a luau.
S1 Ep5
6.3
10th Oct 1992
Sly learns Jenny's idea of a "dream man" by spying on her slumber party.
S1 Ep6
6.4
17th Oct 1992
Jenny and Tiffani's friendship is threatened by competition for a guy's affections.
S1 Ep7
5.8
24th Oct 1992
Racism rears its head when the father of Tony's date tries to buy him off.
S1 Ep8
6.7
31st Oct 1992
Sly and Tony's machismo irks the gals, who decide to retaliate.
S1 Ep9
7.2
7th Nov 1992
Tiffani is reunited with her mother, who walked out 10 years earlier.
S1 Ep10
6.9
14th Nov 1992
Surf's up for Sly and Tiffani, who are drawn together by an interest in the waves.
S1 Ep11
6.4
21st Nov 1992
Sly shoots a video of Matt that nearly shoots down their friendship.
S1 Ep12
6.4
28th Nov 1992
Jenny is consumed by a reignited old flame, an actor who once dumped her for a costar.
S1 Ep13
4.6
5th Dec 1992
Matt loses his kid brother in the excitement of preparing for a party that's floating into the Garrisons' house.
The first episode of California Dreams aired on September 12, 1992.
The last episode of California Dreams aired on December 14, 1996.
There are 78 episodes of California Dreams.
There are 5 seasons of California Dreams.
No.
California Dreams has ended.