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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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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#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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#8 - 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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#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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#12 - 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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#13 - 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.
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#15 - 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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#17 - 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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#18 - 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.
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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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#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.
#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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#23 - Budget Cuts
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1994
Lorena loves working on the school radio station, but due to budget cuts, the station will be closed. She takes Jake's advice to try and keep it open. Mark also does an on-air review of Tony's play ""Hamlet"".
#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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#25 - The Dateless Game
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1995
It's Jake and Tiffani's three month and two day anniversary. Jake agrees to go on the dating game as contestants along with Sly and Tony. To Jake's surprise, he ends up winning the date, and decides to keep it a secret from Tiffani. She finds out, causing her to break up with him again. Meanwhile, Tony gets to meet his idol, gameshow host, Milt Bradley.
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