California Dreams
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California Dreams is a US TV series 1992-1997, a teen Saturday morning show. It was created by Peter Engel, known more for his Saved By The Bell show. California Dreams was about a multiethnic group of teens creating a band and having fun under the sun. The show's plots combined real-life issues with zany adventures. It covered a range of topics such as fear, using drugs for a competitive edge, falling for scams, letting greed overtake friendship, accepting a divorced parent dating, forgiving others for past wrongs, and dealing with general teen social problems.
The show guest starred Kristine Sutherland (before her role as Buffy's mom in Buffy The Vampire Slayer) and Christopher Hewett (after his role of Lynn Belvedere on Mr. Belvedere). All of the music on the show was written by Steven Tyler and almost every episode featured the band playing a song within the context of the story.
For the present, the only member of the cast to continue a television career is Kelly Packard, who was cast in Baywatch and later on in Ripley's Believe It Or Not.
Series finale
The series finale found the band on the verge on embarking on new crossroads in life. Tiffani is planning on attending school in Hawaii to study marine biology, Sam is moving to England to study physics, Tony is off to study acting at an undisclosed location, Mark is moving to New York to study at Juilliard, while Sly and Lorena are to attend the fictional Pacific University. All of the members are excited and looking foward to starting the new stages with their lives, except for Jake, who wants to keep the band together. When a music producer offers Jake a record contract, he quickly refuses, because the rest of the band aren't given one themselves. Luckily, Tiffani convinces Jake that she and the rest of the band have moved past the Dreams and want to discover the new phase of their lives, rather than continue on as a band. Jake realizes this and signs the contract. The episode ends with the California Dreams playing one last gig, and their tearful goodbyes to one another. Template:Tvseries-stub