The WORST episodes of California Dreams

Every episode of California Dreams ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of California Dreams!

California Dreams is a show about a group of high school teens that form their own band, The California Dreams. The show follows the group through their problems in high school as well as their problems in trying to score a record deal.

Last Updated: 1/30/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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Letters from Woo
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#1 - Letters from Woo

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/1996

Sam creates a video letter to send back home to her Uncle Tze Tze to show him that she has made friends in America. The episode is full of flashbacks from previous episodes.

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Father Knows Bets
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#2 - Father Knows Bets

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1996

Feeling neglected because his dad never spends any time with him, Sly starts to gamble. His gambling gets too out of hand when he ends up losing the bands equipment. The band has to figure out how to fix the relationship between Sly and his father. Meanwhile, Tony is on the Senior Awards committee and can't keep the fact that Jake is going to be awarded with the Himalaya Award (an award that is given to the most unique senior) a secret.

Directors: Patrick Maloney
Writer: Tony Soltis
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Diss-Honored
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#3 - Diss-Honored

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1996

Sam becomes the new president of the Honor Society at school. Since Tony isn't a member, he never seems Sam because she's busy with activities involving the Honor Society. Tony decides to cheat on a test in order to be able to join Sam in the club. Harvey Cramdon, the old Honor Society president, will stop at nothing to get his old position back.

Directors: Patrick Maloney
Mop n' Pop
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#4 - Mop n' Pop

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1996

Jake's dad, Al, gets laid off from his job as an airplane mechanic. He takes on a job as PCH's new janitor. Sly starts making fun of Jake's dad, causing Jake to be embarrased and ashamed of his father. Meanwhile, the gang (minus Jake) plays a water version of tag called Ba-Boom.

Directors: Patrick Maloney
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The Sly Who Came To Dinner
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#5 - The Sly Who Came To Dinner

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1993

El padre de Sly se va de la ciudad, entonces él convence a Matt de dejarle quedarse con él. En vez de pasar el tiempo con Matt, Sly pasa todo su tiempo tratando de hacercarse mas a Sam, ayudandole con sus tareas. Pero resulta no lleva muy bien esa asignatura entonces él roba uno de los trabajos de un estudiante del Sr. Garriso. Consiguiendo que al final Sam saque una mala puntuacion y tanto ella como Matt acaban estando artos de Sly y queriendo que él se marche pero el acaba finjiendo estar enfermo. Ellos le dejan quedarse y esperar que se recupere. Pero ellos descubren que él no esta enfermo y hacen de todo para hecharlo. Mientras tanto Tiffani sigue recibiendo regalos de un admirador secreto y Jake y Tony se vuelven muy protectores con ella, pero acaba siendo simplemente un borde inofensivo.

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Surfboards and Cycles
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#6 - Surfboards and Cycles

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/1993

Los muchachos deciden tomar clases de cocina y las muchachas deciden tomar clases de mecanica. Tiffani quiere demostrar que ella puede hacer algo que los chicos pueden hacer. Y los chicos solamente quieren conocer a chicas. Jake piensa que Tiffani no podra con esto, pero entonces el finalmente intenta ayudarla cuando ella trata de areglar su coche, una cosa conduce a la otra y ellos comparten un beso. Matt presencia todo y se lo cuenta a todos, la cuadrilla no siente que esto sea lo mejor para el grupo entonces ellos dicen a Tiffani que Jake tarde o temprano la dejara y ellos dicen a Jake que él perderá su actitud borde. Mientras tanto Tiffani y Jake escriben una canción sobre su relación, pero no pueden olvidarse sobre lo que estan diciendo todos llegando a discutir y rompiendo. La cuadrilla se siente responsable y planean una cena romántica para ellos y Tiffani Jake a caban volviendo juntos..

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High Plains Dreamer
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#7 - High Plains Dreamer

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1993

Tony faints at a Western movie when his date's old flame shows up. He has a dream that he and the rest of the band are back in the Old West.

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Where's Dennis?
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#8 - Where's Dennis?

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/1992

While Mr. and Mrs. Garrison are away for the evening, Matt is in charge of babysitting his little brother Dennis. The band sets up a performance at the Garrison's house, but Dennis turns up missing.

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Junior Achievements
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#9 - Junior Achievements

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/1994

For an economics project at school, the gang decides to sell Sam's Great Great Grandmother's cold remedy. Sam is overwhelmed with greed, and later has to decide what's more important- money or her Great Great Grandmother's honor. Jake and Mark decide to create their own business as music teachers.

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The Year of the Woo
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#10 - The Year of the Woo

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/1993

After the van breaks down again, Sam gives the band the money that she was going to use to go back to Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year. After giving the money to the mechanic, the gang is scammed and no repairs are done on the van.

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Rebel Without A Clue
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#11 - Rebel Without A Clue

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/15/1994

After actually studying for a history test, Sly gets an A and his teacher accuses him of cheating. Tony also has to pick which girl will get to sing Tiffani's new song at the high school dance.

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The Princess and the Yeti
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#12 - The Princess and the Yeti

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1994

Lorena's father hires the band to play at his ski resort in Colorado. During their stay they run into some weird things, including an old mountain man and a Yeti driving the guests away from the resort.

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Family Tree
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#13 - Family Tree

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1994

The gang is assigned a school project to research their family tree and give a report. Tony isn't able to find anything about his family past the Civil War. Embarrassed, Tony lies about his family's background. Sly and Mark give a speech about their ancestors who had the Winkle charm, and try to use it on girls.

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The Treasure of PCH
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#14 - The Treasure of PCH

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/31/1994

Lorena makes a bet with Jake that greed can rip apart friendship, even the band's friendship. Lorena and Jake create a plan to make the gang believe that there is buried treasure hidden nearby. Lorena's right- friendships start to get strained. Both Jake and Lorena end up surprised at the extent of everyone's greed.

Principal Tiffani
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#15 - Principal Tiffani

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1995

Tiffani takes on the role of student principal for a week. Sam tries to tutor the gang in physics for their upcoming midterm. The gang decides to have a cut day during the midterm week while Tiffani is in charge.

Fallen Idol
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#16 - Fallen Idol

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1995

Jake finally gets to meet his idol, Zane Walker, when he comes to town. Zane is a musician that's having trouble writing a new song. Jake thinks that Zane might be the key to getting the band a record deal, so they finally get him to listen to their song. Zane ends up stealing the song from the band and making it a hit. Also, after getting his fortune read, Tony has a streak of bad luck.

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Old
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#17 - Old

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/1995

Sly is rude and makes fun of the ""Senior Surfers"". After having a dream that he is old, Sly decides to change his attitude toward the group.

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Operation Tony
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#18 - Operation Tony

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/1995

After Sly causes Tony to hurt his shoulder, Tony must have an operation to repair his shoulder. Tony's afraid of having the surgery and believes that he will die. Meanwhile, Lorena decides to become a candystriper to get closer to Dr. Joe.

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Woo-ops
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#19 - Woo-ops

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/30/1995

Sam's father gives her a credit card to use in case of emergencies. Sam goes a little overboard and ends up reaching the limit of the credit card. When she can't pay her father back, he threatens to make her return home to Hong Kong. The gang has to try and help her raise enough money to pay off the debt.

Lorena's Place
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#20 - Lorena's Place

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/30/1996

Lorena wants to impress the new guy at school, Alan, so she decides to pretend that she's a poet. Sly and Mark want her to turn her loft into a coffe house while her parents are away. Lorena reads a poem that her father wrote for her mother, passing it off as her own. When Alan takes the poem, she has to think of a way to get it back from him.

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Reel Teens
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#21 - Reel Teens

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1996

Jake gets chosen to be followed around by the TV show ""Reel Teens"" for a week. The purpose of the show is to show how real teens deal with stress, school, and overall life. The show follows Jake as he fixes Tiffani's car, writes a new song for the band, and the stress becomes overwhelming for Jake.

Directors: Patrick Maloney
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Babewatch
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#22 - Babewatch

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1996

Tiffani, Sly, Mark, and Lorena, become extras on the television show ""Babewatch"" that films in their area. Sam also gets a job working on the show, and one of the crew members takes a liking to her, causing Tony to become jealous. Jake also gets a job working for the show as the assistant to the producer.

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Defending Sly's Life
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#23 - Defending Sly's Life

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1995

Using flashbacks from previous episodes, the gang puts Sly on trial for being the most greedy and selfish person in the world. Tony is defending Sly, while Tiffani is the prosecutor, and Jake becomes the judge.

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Tiffani's Gold
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#24 - Tiffani's Gold

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/7/1995

While trying out for a spot on the National Volleyball Team, Tiffani realizes that her small size is keeping her from being the best. Sly suggests that Tiffani takes steroids to make her bigger and stronger. The band soon realizes that Tiffani is addicted to them. Sam and Lorena also have a studs contest featuring Tony, Sly, and Mark as contestants to see which one of the guys is the best with the ladies.

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The Unforgiven
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#25 - The Unforgiven

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1994

After the Garrison family moves away, including Matt, Sam moves in with Lorena Costa. The band also get to use her place to practice from now on. Unfortunately, all their equipment is at a pawn shop and they have to get it back. They also need to find a replacement for Matt. Sly thinks that his cousin, Mark, might be right for the job, but Mark has had a bad case of stage fright ever since Sly embarrased him at Carnegie Hall.

Directors: Patrick Maloney
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