Last updated: October 11, 1997.
California Dreams, Season 3/4/5 cast: Tiffani Smith -Kelly Packard Tony Wicks -William James Jones Sylvester "Sly" Winkle -Michael Cade Jake Sommers -Jay Anthony Franke Samantha Woo -Jennie Kwan Lorena Costa -Diana Uribe Mark Winkle -Aaron Jackson
(3.1) Billy -Scott Atkinson
The gang has a new place to practice at Lorena's house, but they can't play until they get their equipment out of hawk, which means they have to get a replacement for Matt, which Sly seems to provide with his cousin Mark, until it's revealed that Mark can't forgive Sly for an incident at Carnegie Hall years before; Lorena and Mark are introduced.
(3.2) Mr. Green -Christopher Hewett [From Mr. Belvedere] (3.2) Mrs. Stimpson -Peggy Miley
The gang takes a career aptiude test at school, and they are told of their likely careers: Mark as a guidance counselor, Sam as a photgrapher, Tiffani as a veteranarian, Lorena as a fashion designer, and Sly too! because he copied off her test, leading Sly to try to get closer to Lorena. Meanwhile Jake hits a song writing dry spell, so he gives it up for his "likely" career... as a florist!
(3.3) Prin. Blumford -Earl Boen [multiple episodes;
Guest starred in
numerous shows.]
(3.3) Mr. Pooch -Rick Scarry
(3.3) actor -William Joseph Barker
(3.3) director -Mark Revivo
(3.3) Kate -Bethany Bassler
The gang loves working at the school radio station, but when budget cuts threaten to close the station, Lorena and Jake resort to drastic measures; radio reviewer Mark reviews Tony's version of "Hamlet".
(3.4) Allison -Nikki Cox [from "Unhappily
Ever After".]
(3.4) Elise Allen -Elise Allen (as herself)
(3.4) snooty woman -Lynne Stuart
(3.4) surfer -Eric Cronlund
Sly gets set up with a gorgeous girl named Allison (Nikki Cox), on-line on "CompuChat", and he seems to be handling the fact she's blind, or is he?; Sly's success prompts Tony and Sam to go on-line, but they have no idea what they've gotten themselves into!
(3.5) Rosie Melcher -Senta Moses [From Running the
Halls & My So-
Called Life.]
(3.5) Flava Dave -Richard McGregor
(3.5) Roxanne Rubio -Penny Nichels [Yes, again. Nichels
is a common stand-
in on CD and SbtB]
It's the battle of the bands again, and the Dreams are up against the rap group "Total Defiance", managed by the Sly- like Rosie (Senta Moses); the problem: when Total Defiance accuses Lorena of being a groupie, she wants to join the band... unfortunatley she can't sing a note, and the gang, and especially Jake, don't have the heart to tell her.
(3.4) Allison -Nikki Cox [from "Unhappily
Ever After".]
(3.6) Skip -Kirk Ward
(3.6) Mona -Heather Marie
(3.6) Tammy -Tracy Ovist
Sly is heartbroken when Allison announces that she is leaving town to attend a school for the blind; Lorena and Sam complain that Jake and Tony aren't nearly as romantic as Sly, an impression that Jake and Tony seek to dispell.
(3.7) "Mangler" -Matthew Michael Mahaney (3.7) "Stomp" -Joe Kozma
Sly is a slave driver as the gang tries out for a video competition, so Jake and Mark have to spend long hours song- writing at Lorena's, but when Mark misunderstands Lorena's intentions and kisses her, it could be fatal for Mark when Jake finds out.
(3.8) Mr. Costa -Abraham Alvarez (3.8) old man Guthrie -Sandy Ward (3.8) Tammy -Elizabeth Barry (3.8) Sheriff Krimsky -Steve Peterson
To drum up business at his ski resort in Colorado, Lorena's father books the band to play there, but they run into a few snags, including an old mountain man, Lorena's refusal to work at the desk like she agreed to with her father, and a a Yedi monster terrorizing the resort (especially Tony!).
(3.9) Mr. Berle -Edward Hibbert (3.9) Mr. Carvey -Carey Eidel (3.9) stage manager -Seth T. Walker (3.9) Mrs. Dumont -Lynne Stuart (3.9) Joe Reed -Chuck Rose (3.9) TV viewer -Joey Nader
The gang do their own TV shows for a class project: Tiffani and Mark do "Ms. Smith's Neighborhood", a surfer's version of "Mr. Rodger's"; Jake, Lorena and Sam do "Hall Montiors", a "Cops"-type show; and Sly and Tony do the "Goo-Ga-Moo Guys", a "Wayne's World" for girl chasers. But when Sly and Tony's show is a hit, the band loses Tony, and Sly as their manager (but gains Lorena!), and Sly's and Tony's friendship becomes strained.
(3.10) Mr. Paul Smith -Rod Arrants [Seen in vaious ads
and TV shows.]
(3.10) Ariel Lang -Kristine Sutherland [Ditto.]
Tiffani's matchmaking tendencies go overboard when she sets her dad (Rod Arrants) up with a marine biologist, Ariel (Kristine Suttherland), and then regrets it when her dad starts spending too much time with Ariel, amking Tiffani jealous; meanwhile, Mark's compatability program declares that Tony and Sam and Jake and Lorena are wrong for each other, causing the couples to squabble.
(3.11) Great Great Great
Grandfather
Wicks -Freeman King
(3.11) Miss Ross -Stacie Foster
(3.11) Judy Tannin -Sara Ann Morris
(3.11) "Sea Kelp" -Jamie Kennedy
(3.11) football player -Christopher Mac Neil
(3.11) Pat -Amy Leland
(3.11) girl -Bobbi Sanders
(3.11) student #1 -Michael Yurchak
The gang has to do a class project on their family tree, but when Tony can't trace his records back to before the Civil War, he is so embarassed that he lies about his heritage, dispapointing Jake who knows Tony's lying; meanwhile Sly and Mark test the Winkle charm on women.
(3.12) Uncle Frank -Eddie Menka [Seen in vaious ads
and Tv shows.]
Jake is once again entered in a motorcycle contest [the one that Sly cost Jake in episode 2.5] and his mentor, Uncle Frank, visits to help Jake out, but he immediately gets Jake hooked on smoking which the gang disapproves of; the gang finds a box of money on the beach, and they leave Mark in charge of it, who is soon approached by Sly who wants to invest the money in one of his money-making schemes.
(3.13) Prin. Blumford -Earl Boen [multiple episodes;
Guest starred in
numerous shows.]
(3.13) Tommy Keating -Joseph D. Reitman
A new "cool" guy at the school (Joseph D. Reitman) is going around bad-mouthing Jake, later challanging him to a motorcycle race, but when a speed bump outside Sharkey's causes Jake to crash his bike, he comes down with the jitters leaving him open to the charge of cowardice; Tony and Sly are school "Safety Montiors".
[First aired on KTLA: 12/04/94.]
(3.14) Darren -Gedrick Terrell (3.14) Mrs. Wicks -Joyce Guy (3.14) Garr -Tomme Simmons II (3.14) Devin -J.W. Fails (3.14) David -Tom Swanson (3.14) Ricky -Justin Ross
Tony's friend from the old 'hood, Darren (Gedrick Terrell), comes to visit Tony, and to enlist his help to save a mutual friend from a tough gang he's fallen in with, but when that friend turns up in the hospital, Tony must decide if he will go along with Darren's desire for revenge; the rest of the gang takes a job as singing telegrams.
[first aired on KTLA: 10/08/94]
(3.15) Mr. Parrot -James Gleason
(3.15) Great Great
Granny Woo -Lang Yun
(3.15) Selma -K. Jill Sorgen
(3.15) Sea Kelp -Jamie Kennedy
(3.15) Starfish -Chadwick Palmatier
(3.15) customer -Joey Nader
For an Economics class project, the gang goes into business selling the tea based on the recipe of the great great Grandmother of Sam, who lets greed get the better of her judgement; Jake and Mark go into business for themselves as music teachers.
[First aired on KTLA: 11/06/94.]
(3.16) Billy Buckman -Jon Stafford (3.16) butler -Robert Munns (3.16) "Crusher" -Jody Mullenax
When Lorena bets Jake that greed can destroy friendships, even the Dreams', Jake and Lorena lead the others to believe that there is buried treasure in the area, and sure enough the others' friendships begin to unravel, to a level that even Lorena and Jake are surprised by.
[First aired on KTLA: 11/13/94.]
(3.17) Coach Hardaway -Marjorie Monahan (3.17) Christy -Stacy Ferguson (3.17) Nancy -Rene Weisser (3.17) waitress -Diane Marie Macke
Tiffani is trying out for a place and the National Volleyball team, but her small size puts her at a real disatvantage and the pressure on her to make the team leads her to force Sly into getting her steroids; meanwhile Sam and Lorena have a "studs' contest" for Tony, Sly and Mark to see who scores best with women.
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