California Dreams: A Fan's Perspective on the 90s American Sitcom (Mike Rand, Part 2) (S.01 | Ep.02)

California Dreams is a feel-good American teen sitcom from the 1990s that had global appeal and reach. The sitcom had ended 29 years ago and is still talked about today and is referenced as a great example of how good we all had life in the 1990s.

In the 1990s, we held real conversations with people and did not communicate via text messages all social media applications. People spent their Friday nights and weekends in video-game arcades, or walking around video stores and music stores to find that purchase. There were no online shop orders in this time. We had to be there in the store to make purchases. Even though that method seems inefficient, it provided more time and more conversations with friends and family. Time with the most special people in our life is something we cannot get back or increase, so that is one answer to why people keep talking about the 1990s or a time before computers, internet, and social media.

In this episode, we talk with Mike Rand and he shares his appreciation for California Dreams and why the 1990s was a fun period to live in and to watch television. He points out that the sitcom encourages us all to reach for our dreams and do things for ourselves. Additionally, Mike Rand shares with us the joy of going to comic cons and meeting the stars that he grew up watching. Join us on a trip down nostalgia avenue.

- Episode 02 (Part Two) Chapters -

00:00 - Intro
00:47 - Mike Rand
02:06 - Mike Rand and Acting (Lolipop Gang and Sleepers)
04:05 - America and California, the coolest places in the world
05:08 - What did the show teach young Americans?
06:02 - What did the show teach about the family unit?
08:02 - What makes California Dreams special and the 1990s a great decade?
08:55 - Do you miss the Nineties?
14:02 - How do you describe the 1990s and its TV sitcoms?
16:02 - Compare and separate 1990s sitcoms with its contemporaries
18:02 - Crossover episodes with popular TV shows
20:37 - What did these 1990s TV shows get right with its stories in comparison with TV shows in this decade?
21:39 - It was hard work being a fan of a show in the Nineties
23:37 - Instagram and meeting celebrities at conventions (90s Cons)
24:50 - How did you show your appreciation for a TV show or celebrity in the 90s and today?
27:26 - 90s Con and Elizabeth Berkley and the California Dreams T-Shirt
30:04 - How to get an interview with a celebrity and the Mike Rand Show
31:31 - California Dreams Reunion Tours
32:09 - Garrison Family and the Band (Season One and Season Two plus)
33:59 - Who is your favourite singer and what is your favourite song and episode?
36:01 - You are an actor. Which role in the sitcom would you audition for?
37:18 - Multi-ethnic cast and representation
38:49 - The Mike Rand Show interviews the California Dreams cast members
40:04 - Let us reboot California Dreams for 2025
42:50 - The California Dreams Pop Quiz (Five Questions)
45:16 - Game: This or That - East Coast versus the West Coast
46:00 - This or That Continued (special mention of The Sopranos)
47:40 - What is next for Mike Rand and his YouTube Podcast show
48:11 - Concluding remarks, Outro and credits
49:41 - End

~ Cast Credits:
-- Mike Rand (@OfficialMikeRand)
-- Michael Cade as Sly Winkle
-- Kelly Packard as Tiffani Smith
-- Aaron Jackson as Mark Winkle
-- Diana Uribe as Lorena Costa
-- Jay Anthony Franke as Jake Sommers
-- Heidi Lenhart as Jenny Garrison
-- William James Jones as Tony Wicks
-- Jennie Kwan as Sam Woo
-- Brentley Gore as Matt Garrison
-- Michael Cutt as Richard Garrison
-- Gavin MacLeod (The Love Boat)
-- Dustin Diamond (Saved by the Bell)
-- Mark-Paul Gosselaar (Saved by the Bell)
-- Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell)
-- Elizabeth Berkeley (Saved by the Bell)
-- Tiffani Thiessen (Saved by the Bell)
-- Dennis Haskins (Saved by the Bell)
-- Jeanne Basone (GLOW)
-- Joe Nemchek (Lolipop Gang)
-- Damien Darko (Lolipop Gang)
-- Chuck Norris (Walker, Texas Ranger)
-- Sammo Hung (Martial Law)
-- Sasha Mitchell (Step By Step, Kickboxer 2)
-- Christine Lakin (Step By Step)
-- Scott Wolf (Party of Five)
-- Lacey Chabert (Party of Five)
-- Jason Priestley (Beverly Hills, 90210)
-- Shannen Doherty (Beverly Hills, 90210)
-- Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills, 90210)
-- Morgan Fairchild (Falcon Crest)
-- Valerie Bertinelli (One Day at a Time)
-- James Van Der Beek (Dawson's Creek)
-- Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years)
-- Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie)
-- Jamie Kennedy (Scream)
-- Joey Lawrence (Blossom)
-- Jodie Sweetin (Full House)
-- Nikki Cox (Unhappily Ever After)
-- Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos)
-- Tom Pestock

-- California Dreams TV
-- Peter Engel Productions
-- NBC Productions

~ Music Credits:
-- Dan Lebo Lebowitz & Tone Seeker
Boomin'
Mars 15 at 30K
-- The Soundings
Sigma Slide
-- Telecasted
Little Things

~ Image Credits:
-- Erik Harmon
Sega Dreamcast R7
-- Will Buckner
Blockbuster Video Store
-- Empty Words
Mortal Kombat 3

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