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Sep 12, 1992 · California Dreams (1992) Season 1. by. Brett Dewey, Ronald B. Solomon. Publication date. 1992-09-12. Topics. NBC, California Dreams, 1992, Singing, Music, Band, Friends, Teens, Heidi Noelle Lenhart, Brent Gore, Michael Cade, Kelly Packard, William James Jones. Publisher. NBC.
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The series centered on the friendships of a group of teenagers who form a band called the California Dreams and the issues that they face in their lives.
Brent Gore as Matt Garrison (1992–1994)Heidi Noelle Lenhart as Jenny Garrison (1992–1993)Michael Cutt as Richard Garrison (1992–1993, regular; 1993–1994, recurring)Gail Ramsey as Melody Garrison (1992–1993, regular; 1993, guest star)Original show format and character history
"California Dreams" originally was intended to be a family sitcom, mainly centering on the Garrison family, who moved to Southern California from Iowa at an undisclosed point prior to the timeline of the series. In the first season, the show's main characters were Matt Garrison (Brent Gore), the band's leader, and his younger sister Jenny (Heidi Noelle Lenhart), who is the pianist/vocalist of the group. The remainder of the Garrison family included father Richard (Michael Cutt), mother Melody...
Season 2
Because NBC executives did not like the show's original format, Engel, Dewey, and Solomon refocused the show's plotline from balancing stories involving both the band and the Garrison family, to just the teens who formed the California Dreams band for its second season. Cutt was downgraded to a recurring cast member, O'Neill was written out entirely before the season began, and Lenhart and Ramsey were both written out after the season's third episode "Ciao, Jenny", with Lenhart's character Je...
Season 3
Brent Gore became more and more frustrated by his diminished role on the show during the second season. Disenchanted by the new direction of his character, he decided to leave the series after the end of Season 2. By Season 3, the sitcom's original premise was dropped completely when Matt was written out of the show (in the third-season premiere "The Unforgiven", it is briefly referenced that the Garrison family moved away). In Matt's place, the band hired Mark Winkle (Aaron Jackson), Sly's s...
"California Dreams" was not well received critically. Rebecca Ascher-Walsh of Entertainment Weekly gave the series a grade of "F", and stated that "California Dreams can be accused of a lot of things, but originality isn’t one of them" and added that "California Dreams producer Franco E. Bario (who is also behind Saved by the Bell) may have good in...
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Brett Dewey has developed an aggressive mandolin style from years of hosting large weekly jam sessions at his home in Idaho.
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Brett Dewey is known for California Dreams (1992), Saved by the Bell (1989) and Hang Time (1995).
