Last updated: October 11, 1997.
California Dreams, Season 2 cast:
Matt Garrison -Brent Gore
Jenny Garrison -Heidi Noelle
Lenhart [First three
episodes only]
Tiffani Smith -Kelly Packard
Tony Wicks -William James Jones
Sylvester "Sly" Winkle -Michael Cade
Jake Sommers -Jay Anthony Franke
Samantha Woo -Jennie Kwan [From ep. #2.4 on]
(2.1) Mr. Abercrombie -David George Brown [It sounds like Sly
calls him Mr.
Appleman, but he's
Abercrombie in the
credits.]
(2.1) "Surf n' Turf" -unbilled
(2.1) Surfer (rescuer) -unbilled [Multiple episodes.
It's Jake Beecham
who was Stingray on
"SbtB-the College
Years". See below.]
The school tough guy, Jake Sommers, intimidates Matt, until Jake shows an interest in the band.
[This episode was aired substantially out of order, near the end of season 2.]
(2.2) Surfer (rescuer) -unbilled [Multiple episodes.
It's Jake Beecham
who was Stingray on
"SbtB-the College
Years". See below.]
(2.2) James Lundy, FCC -Richard Levine [Now a writer
for CD]
Jake becomes a pirate DJ to play the Dreams songs under the pseudonym "the Dirty Dogs".
(2.3) Mrs.Melody
Garrison -Gail Ramsey [Cast from season 1]
(2.3) Mr.Richard
Garrison -Michael Cutt [Cast from season 1;
multiple episodes.]
Jenny must say good-bye to Jake, Matt and the band when she gets into music school in Italy; Tony has a rash.
(2.4) Mr.Richard
Garrison -Michael Cutt [Cast from season 1;
multiple episodes.]
An exchange student from Hong Kong, Samantha, peeks the interest of the band with her singing; the boys bet on who can kiss Sam first.
(2.5) Nurse Schmeckman -Linda Lutz [Seen in season 1] (2.5) Mookie -Eddie Pagliaro [multiple episodes]
Tiffani and Tony think their falling for each other when Sly sends Tony, and Jake's bike, to the hospital.
(2.6) Mr.Richard
Garrison -Michael Cutt [Cast from season 1;
multiple episodes.]
(2.6) "Big Bart" -unbilled
Sly gets Matt to let him stay with Garrisons so he can try to score with Sam; Tiffani has a mystery fan.
(2.7) Sgt. McBride -Denise Dowse [multiple episodes]
Jake teaches Tiffani car mechanics, and they end up falling for each other; teacher Sgt. McBride terrorizes the boys in cooking class.
(2.8) Darrin Young -Richard Hayes [From Running the
Halls]
(2.8) "Tank" Noble -Joshua Lux
Sam tutors a football player (Richard Hayes) who's just using her to pass a test; the gang frets and Jake and Tiffani argue over mid-term exams.
(2.9) "Miss" Jackie -Elise Neal (2.9) "Big Bad" Bo -Richard T. Jones
Tony passes out when his date's ex-boyfriend catches them at the movies, and dreams he and the gang are in the Old West.
(2.10) Sandy -Eric ChampienellaJake lies to Tiffani about taking a humiliating job at "Maniac Music" so that he can afford an anniversary gift.
(2.11) Kyle Sommers -Dean Tirolly
(2.11) Harvey Cramdon -Alex Nevil [A joke: a tribute
to Jackie Gleason]
Jake runs for student-body president to prove that he is as good as his over-achieving brother Kyle (Dean Tirolly).
(2.12) Gus -Marty Hoffman [Actor seen in 2
episodes of SbtB]
(2.12) Mr. & Mrs. Woo -unbilled
Samantha's plans to return to Hong Kong for the New Year, until the gang uses her trip money to repair the band's van, and are gypped for the repairs.
(2.13) Sgt. McBride -Denise Dowse [multiple episodes] (2.13) Noah Garber -Neal Lerner
The gang wants to headline Sting, but they have to convince a producer first; meanwhile new Vice-Principal McBride (Denise Dowse) is on the warpath.
(2.14) Mr. Nick Stone -Matthew Faison
(2.14) Katie Stone -Wendy Benson [Guested in several
TV shows, like
BH 90210.]
(2.14) Mrs. Rubio -unbilled [Penny Nichels: a
common stand-in on
CD and SbtB]
(2.14) Johnny Himalaya -unbilled [Johnny Himalaya was
actually played by
CD writer Ron
Solomon. The rest
of the band were
played by writers.
"Young Sharkey" was
played by CD Story
Ed. Tony Soltis.]
The band tries to save their diner, Sharkey's, from its new owner who wants to demolish it; Matt tries to get a date with the new owner's daughter (Wendy Benson).
(2.15) Michelle Traimer -Lisa Gorlitsky
(2.15) Sgt. Frank
Stafelli -James Bartz
(2.15) Ken -unbilled
The gang gets involved with a fake-ID ring, which gets them in trouble with the law; Matt and Tony choose Sam and Tiffani as the subjects for their art projects.
(2.16) Julie Pruit -Erin Reed
(2.16) Coach Colter -Charles Cyphers [From The George
Carlin Show & WBN's
Nick Freno.]
(2.6) Rob Hammersley -unbilled [This is a joke. Rob
Hammersley is a
staffer for CD.]
(2.6) the Pep Girls -unbilled
Most of the band are hired as servants to their classmates, including Tony to Matt and Tiffani to Sam, while Sly buys a popular girl (Erin Reed) as his servant.
(2.17) Mookie -Eddie Pagliaro [multiple episodes] (2.17) Miss Hess -Diana Bellamy
Sly is accused of cheating by a history teacher that has it out for him; Tony must choose whether Sam or Tiffani will sing a song Tiffani wrote for a gig at a P.C. High dance.
(2.18) Mookie -Eddie Pagliaro [multiple episodes] (2.18) Glen Roberts -John Buchanan (2.18) blind dates -unbilled
A rich guy (John Buchanan) hires the band in exchange for a date with Tiffani at the Prom, but when Tiffani ends up kissing him, it leads Jake to break up with her.
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