California Dreams (1992–1996)

1. S01E01The First GigSeptember 12, 1992—The Dreams' first gig: a sweet-16 party.
2. S01E02Battle of the BandsSeptember 19, 1992—A battle of bands: Dreams vs. their rivals, Bradley and the Billionaires.
3. S01E03Beat of His Own DreamSeptember 26, 1992—Drummer Tony trades his sticks for a helmet to please his coach father. Ton
4. S01E04Double DateOctober 3, 1992—The Dreams book two gigs on the same night: a wedding and a luau.
5. S01E05Dream ManOctober 10, 1992—Sly learns Jenny's idea of a "dream man" by spying on her slumber party.
6. S01E06Friends FirstOctober 17, 1992—Jenny and Tiffani's friendship is threatened by competition for a guy's affections.
7. S01E07Guess Who's Coming to BrunchOctober 24, 1992—Racism rears its head when the father of Tony's date tries to buy him off.
8. S01E08It's a Guy ThingOctober 31, 1992—Sly and Tony's machismo irks the gals, who decide to retaliate.
9. S01E09Mother and Child ReunionNovember 7, 1992—Tiffani is reunited with her mother, who walked out 10 years earlier.
10. S01E10Romancing the TubeNovember 14, 1992—Surf's up for Sly and Tiffani, who are drawn together by an interest in the waves.
11. S01E11They Shoot Videos, Don't They?November 21, 1992—Sly shoots a video of Matt that nearly shoots down their friendship.
12. S01E12This TimeNovember 28, 1992—Jenny is consumed by a reignited old flame, an actor who once dumped her for a costar.
13. S01E13Where's Dennis?December 5, 1992—Matt loses his kid brother in the excitement of preparing for a party that's floating into the Garrisons' house.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Jake's SongSeptember 11, 1993—Matt and Sly (as well as the rest of the band) are scared of the ""tough guy"" at school, Jake Sommers. Then Jake starts to take an interes
2. S02E02Ciao, JennySeptember 18, 1993—Jenny is accepted at a music conservatory in Rome, Italy. Jake tries a find a way for her to stay after realizing that he likes her. Sly c
3. S02E03Wooing WooSeptember 25, 1993—An exchange student from Hong Kong, Samantha Woo, comes to live with the Garrison family, taking Jenny's place. When the band finds out tha
4. S02E04Sleazy RiderOctober 2, 1993—Tiffani and Tony think that there might be more than friendship between them. Sly borrows Jake's bike and ends up causing an accident that
5. S02E05The Sly Who Came To DinnerOctober 9, 1993—Sly tries to get Matt to let him stay at the Garrison's house so that he can hit on Sam. Matt agrees and Sly moves in. Meanwhile, Tiffani
6. S02E06Surfboards and CyclesOctober 16, 1993—Tiffani takes an auto shop class to prove herself to Jake. While spending time together, the two realize that they want to be more than jus
7. S02E07A Question of MathOctober 23, 1993—Football player Darrin Young gets tutoring from Sam, but is really trying to use her to pass his big Math test and to not pay for her servic
8. S02E08High Plains DreamerOctober 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
9. S02E09Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love YouNovember 6, 1993—Jake lies to Tiffani about the fact that he took on an awful job at a store entitled Maniac Music. He needs the job in order to earn enough
10. S02E10Vote of ConfidenceNovember 13, 1993—When Jake's over-acheiving brother, Kyle, comes to town, Jake decides to run for student body president in hopes to impress him.
11. S02E11The Year of the WooNovember 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.
12. S02E12Schoolhouse RockNovember 27, 1993—The band gets an audition to open for Sting, but Sgt. McBride is on the rampage and gives Jake and Tiffani detention. The two have to try t
13. S02E13Save the SharkDecember 4, 1993—Matt starts to like a girl named Katie, but then he finds out that her father, Mr. Stone, is the new owner of Sharky's. Mr. Stone would rat
14. S02E1421 Jake StreetDecember 25, 1993—Sly decides to get fake IDs for the band, but the plan doesn't work out when Jake's new girlfriend is really an undercover cop. Matt and To
15. S02E15Can't Buy Me LoveJanuary 8, 1994—The school has a servant auction to raise money. Matt buys Tony and Tiffani is now Sam's servant. Sly bids and wins a girl that he likes a
16. S02E16Rebel Without A ClueJanuary 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 ge
17. S02E17Dirty Dog DaysJanuary 29, 1994—Using Sly's radio transmitter, the band plays The California Dreams songs, but play them under the fake name of the Dirty Dogs. Suddenly, t
18. S02E18Indecent PromposalFebruary 5, 1994—After not wanting to go to the prom, Jake decides that Tiffani can go with Glen, who in exchange for a date with Tiffani will hire the band

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01The UnforgivenSeptember 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 n
2. S03E02Follow Your DreamsSeptember 17, 1994—Everyone takes a career aptitude test at school that will tell them what career would be perfect for them. Mark a guidance counselor, Sam a
3. S03E03Budget CutsSeptember 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 ke
4. S03E04Blind DatesOctober 1, 1994—Sly's trying to find a date for the Romance Dance at school. So, he heads online and meets a girl, Allison, on the online chat room ""Comp-
5. S03E05Yoko, Oh No!October 8, 1994—It's time for another battle of the bands. This time the California Dreams are against the rap group Total Defiance. Managed by Rosie, Sly
6. S03E06The Long GoodbyeOctober 15, 1994—After Allison announces that she's going away to another school, Sly is heartbroken. Lorena and Sam accuse Jake and Tony of not being as ro
7. S03E07Trust MeOctober 22, 1994—The gang competes in a video competition. When trying to write a new song, Mark spends a lot of time at Lorena's house. They end up kissin
8. S03E08The Princess and the YetiOctober 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 m
9. S03E09Winkle/Wicks WorldNovember 12, 1994—The band must work on a project for school, creating their own television shows. Tiffani and Mark partner up to create ""Ms. Smith's Neighb
10. S03E10Daddy's GirlNovember 19, 1994—Not wanting her dad to be alone, Tiffani sets her father, Paul, up with marine biologist Ariel. This turns out to be a bad idea when Tiffan
11. S03E11Family TreeNovember 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 pa
12. S03E12Harley and the Marlboro ManDecember 3, 1994—Jake enters a motorcycle contest and Uncle Frank pays a visit to help Jake win the competition. Uncle Frank gets Jake hooked on smoking. T
13. S03E13Rebel Without a NerveDecember 10, 1994—The new guy at school, Tommy Keating, bad-mouths Jake around the school. After Tommy challenges Jake to a motorcyle race, Jake accepts. Af
14. S03E14Boyz R UsDecember 17, 1994—An old friend from Tony's childhood, Darren, pays a visit to Tony. He aks Tony to help out one of their friends from a gang that he's joine
15. S03E15Junior AchievementsDecember 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, an
16. S03E16The Treasure of PCHDecember 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 gan
17. S03E17Tiffani's GoldJanuary 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 s

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Two Too MuchSeptember 9, 1995—Jake and Lorena decide that they don't have anything in common anymore. After they call it quits, Jake realizes that he still has feelings
2. S04E02My ValentineSeptember 16, 1995—During Valentine's Day Tony realizes that he and Sam only have four months before Sam has to return to Hong Kong. He writes a special song
3. S04E03Principal TiffaniSeptember 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 dec
4. S04E04The Dateless GameOctober 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.
5. S04E05Fallen IdolOctober 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
6. S04E06Defending Sly's LifeOctober 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 defe
7. S04E07Secret AdmirerNovember 4, 1995—In order to get the California Dreams a gig, Sly goes on a date with an overweight girl that he used to tease. He finally does get a consci
8. S04E08OldNovember 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 gro
9. S04E09Operation TonyNovember 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 bel
10. S04E10Community ServiceNovember 25, 1995—The gang gets involved in community service projects. Tony and Jake volunteer for Meals on Wheels, Mark cleans up the beach, Sam works for
11. S04E11Heal the BayDecember 2, 1995—With so much trash being discarded onto the beach, Tiffani and Mark decide to create an environmental group called Save the Beach. Tony get
12. S04E12Woo-opsDecember 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 credi
13. S04E13We'll Always Have AspenJanuary 6, 1996—When Lorena's dad leaves her in charge of the ski lodge while he's away, she has Jake take over as the winter festival snow clown. Mark end
14. S04E14Lorena's PlaceMarch 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 in
15. S04E15Dancing Isn't EverythingApril 6, 1996—Lorena enters a dance contest, but right before the contest, her dance partner gets injured. Sly wants to get closer to Lorena, so he tries

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Stand by Your ManSeptember 7, 1996—Jake gets a job fixing motorcycles for an attractive female mechanic. That leaves Tiffani feeling neglected and suspicious.
2. S05E02Shaken, Rattled, and RolledSeptember 14, 1996—Tony gets caught in an earthquake while playing his drums and nearly gets killed by a speaker. He decides to try and move to Ohio where the
3. S05E03Honest SlySeptember 21, 1996—Sly gets a job working as a used car salesman at a store run by Gem Diamond. Sam comes to buy a used car and in order to make a sale, Sly s
4. S05E04Mop n' PopSeptember 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'
5. S05E05Diss-HonoredOctober 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 activit
6. S05E06Reel TeensOctober 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 wit
7. S05E07Father Knows BetsOctober 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 l
8. S05E08Letters from WooOctober 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
9. S05E09Senior PromNovember 2, 1996—During the contest for Prom King and Queen, Jake and Tiffani tie Tony and Sam for the crowns. The competition between the two couples start
10. S05E10BabewatchNovember 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
11. S05E11Love LettersNovember 16, 1996—The gang decides to rectify the thing that they most regret doing or not doing during their time at high school. Sly's biggest regret is ne
12. S05E12GraduationNovember 23, 1996—While trying to impress Sara, a girl that he likes, Mark decides to drink at Lorena's graduation party. He's too drunk to drive home, but d
13. S05E13A Band DividedNovember 30, 1996—The band's amp blows and Lorena offers to buy them a replacement. The only catch is that she want's to be co-manager of the band alongside
14. S05E14The Fashion ManDecember 7, 1996—Sly decides to become a model for the Amber Dubois Modeling Agency, after seeing an ad. The agency claims to have discovered the famous mod
15. S05E15The Last GigDecember 14, 1996—Jake scores a recording contract, but the producer doesn't want the entire band, just him.

Season 5 ranked & reviewed