California Dreams is an American teen-oriented sitcom that aired from 1992 to 1996 on Saturday mornings during NBC's TNBC programming block. It was created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon and executive produced by Peter Engel, all known for their work on Saved by the Bell. California Dreams is about a multi-ethnic group of teens and their band. 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. California Dreams was originally intended to be a family sitcom, mainly centering on the Garrison family. In the first season, the main characters of the show were the teenage son and leader of the band, Matt Garrison and the vocalist/pianist in the band who was also Matt's younger sister Jenny Garrison . The rest of the Garrison family included dad Richard , mom Melody , and the youngest son, Dennis .
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| On the air: | September 12, 1992-December 14, 1996 |
| Number of seasons: | 5 |
| Network: | NBC |
| Producer: | Peter Engel |