California Dreams:

The Episode List & Guide:

Date of last minor update:  December 22, 2003.

Date of last major update:  November 22, 1998.
This version of the CD FAQ/Episode Guide:  5.06

NOTE: This guide has been completed, and is primarily in basic "maintenance mode" (i.e. the guide is basically done, and only minor 'tweaks' are required).

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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 with the last first-run episode airing on December 14, 1996. There are a total of 78 episodes. The show is presently syndicated on local stations and cable stations WGN and TBS.

The following list is based on the order of the original air dates on NBC. However the more proper chronological order is based on the order of the production codes; I have made a list, based on these codes, that attempts to show the proper chronological order for all 78 episodes.

The Episode List:

Num   Prod No    Episode Title                  Air Date  
----  ---------  ------------------------       ----------
Season 1:
*1.1  *(6052)     The First Gig                  10/10/92 
 1.2   (6051)     Battle of the Bands            09/12/92 
 1.3   (6053)     Beat of His Own Drum           09/19/92 
 1.4   (6055)     Double Date                    09/26/92 
 1.5   (6060)     Dream Man                      10/03/92 
 1.6   (6054)     Friends First                  10/17/92 
 1.7   (6061)     Guess Who's Coming
                     to Brunch                   10/24/92 
 1.8   (6062)     It's a Guy Thing               10/31/92 
 1.9   (6059)     Mother and Child Reunion       11/07/92 
 1.10  (6063)     Romancing the Tube             11/14/92 
 1.11  (6057)     They Shoot Videos,
                     Don't They?                 11/21/92 
 1.12  (6056)     The Time                       11/28/92 
 1.13  (6058)     Where's Dennis                 12/05/92 

* Shown substantially out of production code order, and filmed after 
  episode 1.2, but it is the first episode.

Season 2:
 2.1   (6064)     Jake's Song                    09/11/93 
*2.2   (6065)     Dirty Dog Days                 01/29/94* 
 2.3   (6066)     Ciao, Jenny                    09/18/93 
 2.4   (6067)     Wooing Woo                     09/25/93 
 2.5   (6068)     Sleazy Rider                   10/02/93 
 2.6   (6073)     The Sly Who Came to Dinner     10/09/93 
 2.7   (6076)     Surfboards and Cylces          10/16/93 
 2.8   (7401)     A Question of Math             10/23/93 
 2.9   (7403)     High Plains Dreamer            10/30/93
 2.10  (7402)     Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You     11/06/93 
 2.11  (6070)     Vote of Confidence             11/13/93 
 2.12  (6074)     The Year of the Woo            11/20/93 
 2.13  (7404)     Scoolhouse Rock                11/27/93 
 2.14  (6072)     Save the Shark                 12/04/93 
 2.15  (6071)     21 Jake Street                 12/25/93 
 2.16  (6069)     Can't Buy Me Love              01/08/94 
 2.17  (6075)     Rebel Without A Clue           01/15/94 
 2.18  (7405)     Indecent Promposal             02/05/94 

* Shown substantially out of production code order.

Season 3:
*3.1  *(60252)    The Unforgiven                 09/10/94 
*3.2  *(60251)    Follow Your Dreams             09/17/94 
 3.3   (60255)    Budget Cuts                    09/24/94 
 3.4   (60256)    Blind Dates                    10/01/94 
 3.5   (60263)    Yoko, Oh No!                   10/08/94 
 3.6   (60265)    The Long Goodbye               10/15/94 
 3.7   (60261)    Trust Me                       10/22/94 
 3.8   (60259)    The Princess and the Yeti      10/29/94 
 3.9   (60267)    Winkle/Wicks World             11/12/94 
 3.10  (60266)    Daddy's Girl                   11/19/94 
 3.11  (60269)    Family Tree                    11/26/94 
 3.12  (60270)    Harley and the Marlboro Man    12/03/94 
 3.13  (60571)    Rebel Without a Name           12/10/94 
 3.14  (60264)    Boyz 'r Us                     12/17/94
 3.15  (60257)    Junior Acheivement             12/24/94
 3.16  (60258)    The Treasure of PCH            12/31/94
 3.17  (60253)    Tiffani's Gold                 01/07/95 

* Apparently 3.1 and 3.2 were *filmed* out of order, but shown in 
  the correct order.

Season 4:
 4.1   (60272)    Two Too Much                   09/09/95 
 4.2   (60276)    My Valentine                   09/16/95 
 4.3   (60280)    Principal Tiffani              09/30/95 
 4.4   (60281)    The Dateless Game              10/07/95
 4.5   (60278)    Fallen Idol                    10/14/95 
 4.6   (60284)    Defending Sly's Life           10/21/95(?) 
 4.7   (60277)    Secret Admirer                 11/04/95 
 4.8   (60275)    Old                            11/11/95 
 4.9   (60274)    Operation Tony                 11/18/95 
 4.10  (602??)    Community Service              11/25/95 
 4.11  (60254)    Heal the Bay                   12/02/95 
 4.12  (60273)    Woo-ops                        12/30/95 
 4.13  (60260)    We'll Always Have Aspen        01/06/96 
 4.14  (60279)    Lorena's Place                 03/30/96 
 4.15  (60282)    Dancing Isn't Everything       04/06/96 

Season 5:
 5.1   (602??)    Stand by Your Man              09/07/96 
 5.2   (602??)    Shaken, Rattled and Rolled     09/14/96 
 5.3   (602??)    Honest Sly                     09/21/96 
 5.4   (602??)    Mop N' Pop                     09/28/96 
 5.5   (602??)    Diss-Honored                   10/05/96 
 5.6   (602??)    Reel Teens                     10/12/95 
 5.7   (602??)    Father Knows Bets              10/19/95 
 5.8   (60283)    Letters From Woo               10/25/95 
 5.9   (602??)    Senior Prom                    11/02/95 
 5.10  (60268)    Babewatch                      11/09/95 
 5.11  (60254)    Love Letters                   11/16/95 
 5.12  (60295?)   Graduation                     11/22/95 
 5.13  (602??)    A Band Divided                 11/30/96 
 5.14  (60262)    The Fashion Man                12/07/96 
 5.15  (60296?)   The Last Gig                   12/14/96 

Other Info:

• Other Roles of the Cast: See The Internet Movie Database page on California Dreams.
• The history of California Dreams.

References for California Dreams:

The address for NBC Productions, Inc.

This is the Production Company for California Dreams. Any questions about the show, writing the starts of the show, or getting the CD's, should be directed to NBC Productions (and not to me!).

Rick Moya's California Dreams site

This unofficial site from Rick Moya was the second web site for California Dreams (after mine), and it includes some information on the show, especially the songs in the show, and Rick's own episode guide. It is now also the site for California Dreams fan fiction. An "must see" site for fans of the show.

Allan's California Dreams site

Allan is Rick's partner in the California Dreams fan fiction project; his old site contained an episode list, a list of published books based on the California Dreams series, a picture gallery and a list of the songs. But he seems to be in the process of moving his site, so it's down right now.

Melissa's California Dreams site

This unofficial site from Melissa (of AOL) contains a large .gif gallery, information on California Dreams, a list of songs in the show, and an episode guide (different from mine).

Ian Lopez's California Dreams site

This unofficial site from Ian Lopez contains information on California Dreams, and a .wav sound files from the show. His site also appears to be temporarily down.

The Text version of the California Dreams FAQ

This Web includes only a portion of the information in the California Dreams FAQ, written by me. But you can get the whole FAQ from my folder at the Members AOL FTP site. Note that the FAQ is compressed with StuffIt and will be need to be decompressed to be readable; read the README index file for more information.

This California Dreams Ring site is owned by Ian J. Ball. Want to join the California Dreams WebRing?
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