California Dreams:

The Ordered Episode List:

Episode list composed with help from California Dreams' Story Editor, Tony Soltis;
thanks belong to him!

Last updated: October 11, 1997.

As with the airing of "Saved by the Bell", NBC has taken great liberties with the airing order of its other T-NBC shows. While the proper chronological order probably most corresponds to the production codes, NBC totally ignored that order when airing "California Dreams" (especially in later seasons). In fact, it aired some episodes completely in the wrong seasons!

Note that "California Dreams" is supposed to take place during high school (which is 4 years in most places), yet the series aired over five. So it probably makes sense to consider seasons #4 and #5 together as "senior year".

NOTE: Titles in quotes are my own working titles; titles listed without quotes are the official titles according to the scripts.

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

* Shown substantially out of production code order, and filmed after 
  episode 1.2, but it *is* the first episode.
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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 
 2.16  (6069)     Can't Buy Me Love              01/08/94 
 2.11  (6070)     Vote of Confidence             11/13/93 
 2.15  (6071)     21 Jake Street                 12/25/93 
 2.14  (6072)     Save the Shark                 12/04/93 
 2.6   (6073)     The Sly Who Came to Dinner     10/09/93 
 2.12  (6074)     The Year of the Woo            11/20/93 
 2.17  (6075)     Rebel Without A Clue           01/15/94 
 2.8   (7401)     A Question of Math             10/23/93 
 2.10  (7402)     Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You     11/06/93 
 2.9   (7403)     High Plains Dreamer            10/30/93 
 2.13  (7404)     Schoolhouse Rock               11/27/93 
 2.18  (7405)     Indecent Promposal             02/05/93 
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Season 3:
*3.1  *(60252)    The Unforgiven                 09/10/94 
*3.2  *(60251)    Follow Your Dreams             09/17/94 
 3.17  (60253)    Tiffani's Gold                 01/07/95 
 4.11  (60254)    Heal the Bay                   12/02/95 
 3.3   (60255)    Budget Cuts                    09/24/94 
 3.4   (60256)    Blind Dates                    10/01/94 
 3.15  (60257)    Junior Achievement             12/24/94 
 3.16  (60258)    The Treasure of PCH            12/31/94 
 3.8   (60259)    The Princess and the Yeti      10/29/94 
 4.13  (60260)    We'll Always Have Aspin        01/06/96 
 3.7   (60261)    Trust Me                       10/22/94 
 5.14  (60262)    The Fashion Man                12/07/96 
 3.5   (60263)    Yoko, Oh No!                   10/08/94 
 3.14  (60264)    Boyz 'r Us                     12/17/94 
 3.6   (60265)    The Long Goodbye               10/15/94 
 3.10  (60266)    Daddy's Girl                   11/19/94 
 3.9   (60267)    Winkle/Wick's World            11/12/94 
 5.10  (60268)    Babewatch                      11/09/96 
 3.11  (60269)    Family Tree                    11/26/94 
 3.12  (60270)    Harley and the Marlboro Man    12/03/94 
 3.13  (60271)    Rebel Without a Nerve          12/10/94 

 * Apparently 3.1 and 3.2 were *filmed* out of order, but shown in 
   the correct order.
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Season 4:
 4.1   (60272)    Two Too Much                   09/09/95 
 4.12  (60273)    Woo-ops                        12/30/95 
 4.9   (60274)    Operation Tony                 11/18/95 
 4.8   (60275)    Old                            11/11/95 
 4.2   (60276)    My Valentine                   09/16/95 
 4.7   (60277)    Secret Admirer                 11/04/95 
 4.5   (60278)    Fallen Idol                    10/14/95 
 4.14  (60279)    Lorena's Place                 03/30/96 
 4.3   (60280)    Principal Tiffani              09/30/95 
 4.4   (60281)    The Dateless Game              10/07/95 
 4.15  (60282)    Dancing Isn't Everything       04/06/96 
 5.8   (60283)    Letters From Woo               10/25/96 
 4.6   (60284)    Defending Sly's Life           10/21/95(?) 
 4.10  (60285?)   Community Service              11/23/95 
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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                     10/12/96 
 5.7   (602??)    Father Knows Bets              10/19/96 
 5.9   (602??)    Senior Prom                    11/02/96 
 5.11  (602??)    Love Letters                   11/16/96 
 5.13  (602??)    A Band Divided                 11/30/96 
 5.12  (60295?)   Graduation                     11/22/96 
 5.15  (60296?)   The Last Gig                   12/14/96 

Other Info:

• The history of California Dreams, including the different casts.