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California Dreams:A Home Page & Episode Guide:Date of last minor update: March 28, 2004. Date of last major update: July 9, 2001. This version of the CD FAQ: 5.06 NOTE: This FAQ and episode guide site is complete, and is primarily in basic "maintenance mode" (i.e. this site is basically done, and only minor 'tweaks' are required).Before you ask any questions about this TV-related site, please read the FAQ for this website which will answer many of these questions! Questions about obtaining TV series on DVDs (for DVDs, see also: www.TVShowsOnDVD.com), tapes, etc. should be directed to the usenet newsgroup rec.arts.tv or alt.tv.saved-bell (maybe), or to the network or channel that airs the show (in syndication) or to NBC Productions, the production company that produced the show. California Dreams was a sitcom produced by NBC Productions, Inc. California Dreams (CD, for short) began as the second show of NBC's T-NBC line up, after NBC decided to expand its Saturday morning line-up beyond Saved by the Bell. It began its run on September 12, 1992, and ran for five seasons - the last first-run episode aired on December 14, 1996. There were a total of 78 episodes produced and filmed. California Dreams used to air in syndication on cable stations WGN and TBS, but it hasn't aired there recently; the show was also syndicated to local TV stations - the show might still be found there on some local channels throughout the country. California Dreams had the following cast: The Cast:
Character Actor Comments
Sylvester "Sly" Winkle Michael Cade all episodes
Tiffani Smith Kelly Packard all episodes
Tony Wicks William James Jones all episodes
Jake Sommers Jay Anthony Franke from season #2 on
Samantha Woo Jennie Kwan from episode #4 of
season #2 on
Lorena Costa Diana Uribe from season #3 on
Mark Winkle Aaron Jackson from season #3 on
Matt Garrison Brent Gore seasons #1 & #2 only
Jenny Garrison Heidi Noelle Lenhart seasons #1, & first
3 episodes of season #2 only
Mr. Richard Garrison Michael Cutt season #1, & 2 season #2
episodes only
Mrs. Melody Garrison Gail Ramsey season #1, & 1 season #2
episode only
Dennis Garrison Ryan O'Neill season #1 only
California Dreams seems to have been originally conceived as a family sitcom (about the Garrison family) first, and a show about the band second. Originally, the show was most about the Garrison teenagers, Matt (lead singer and guitarist/keyboardist) and Jenny (secondary singer and keyboardist), with the chracters of Sly (neighbor and manager), Tiffani (the bassist and Jenny's best friend) and Tony (the drummer) being secondary. But NBC was dissatisfied with the show's format in Season 1, so the producers of California Dreams decided to change the direction of the show. The Garrison family element was dropped in season #2 (though the Garrison parents still appeared in a couple of epiosdes), and the band became the main focus of the show. The "wackiness" quotient in the comedy was also increased (which made for a better show, in this author's opinion). New characters were also added in season #2: Jake (lead singer, guitarist and main songwriter), and (after Jenny Garrison left the show), exchange student Sam (singer and keyboardist). New characters were added again at the start of season 3 (after Matt Garrison departed the show): Sly's cousin Mark (keyboardist, singer and player of other instruments when necessary), and Lorena (group/dancer, later co-manager), whose family took Sam in and whose loft is used for band practices. This last format was the one that lasted through Seasons #3 and #4, and on into the last season, Season #5. Californa Dreams was a Peter Engel Production, was Produced by Franco Bario - it was created by (former Saved by the Bell) writers Ronald Solomon and Brett Dewey. Tony Soltis was the Story Editor of the show. The show's music was by Steve Tyrell. This California Dreams site includes:
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