Line #68 Characters/CaliforniaDreams


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2	[[folder: Matt Garrison]]
3	!!Matthew "Matt" Garrison
4	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/BrentGore
5	* BrotherSisterTeam: He and his sister Jenny are in the same band.
6	* DecoyProtagonist: He was the main focus of the show and lead vocalist of the band, but is PutOnABus along with his family after season 2.
7	* PutOnABus: Starting in season 3, since it's mentioned his family moved away.
8	* StandardizedLeader: He's a good leader and a CoolBigBro to Jenny, but is pretty much an everyman character who is mostly defined by his interest in music.
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11	[[folder: Jenny Garrison]]
12	!!Jenny Garrison
13	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/HeidiNoelleLenhart
14	* BrotherSisterTeam: She and her brother Matt are in the same band.
15	* DeadpanSnarker: One of the most prolific snarkers in the cast, often prone to making snide remarks, especially towards Sly.
16	* PutOnABus: After the third episode of season 2, "Ciao, Jenny". She's the first major character to leave the show.
17	* RedOniBlueOni: She's the more practical Blue Oni to Tiffani's perky Red Oni.
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20	[[folder: Sly Winkle]]
21	!!Sylvester Leslie "Sly" Winkle
22	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MichaelCade
23	* AbhorrentAdmirer: He attempts to win the affections of Jenny initially, but she turns down his advances every time.
24	* BreakoutCharacter: He is easily the most recognizable character, for better or worse.
25	* CasanovaWannabe: His attempts to get girls (both in the main cast and guest characters) often fail, though [[spoiler: he ends up with Lorena at the end]].
26	* CatchPhrase: His loud and bombastic "Ba-BOOM!" It was even on his graduation cap.
27	* EveryoneHasStandards: He may be snobbish and money-grubbing, but as shown in the Season 1 episode "Guess Who's Coming To Brunch" he is as outraged by racism as are his friends.
28	* HandsomeLech: He's fairly good-looking but often rejected by girls because of his obnoxious personality.
29	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Tony. Although the two are close, there are times even Tony gets sick of his greed and jerk qualities.
30	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As obnoxious as he is, he also can be a decent guy and a good friend.
31	* LonelyRichKid: Implied: his wealth is obvious, but among his {{Freudian Excuse}}s is how he apparently didn't have any real friends growing up since they only liked him for his family's money.
32	* MeaningfulName: His nickname is "Sly" and he is a very wily and even duplicitous character at his worst.
33	* MoneyFetish: He's obsessed with money, always ready for a GetRichQuickScheme, despite being already wealthy.
34	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The money-grubbing Manly Man to his shy and naive cousin Mark.
35	* TokenEvilTeammate: Being a schemer, he's the most manipulative and jerky of the group.
36	* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Lorena. [[spoiler: [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend They eventually become a couple within the last few episodes of the series.]]]]
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39	[[folder: Tiffani Smith]]
40	!!Tiffani Anne Smith
41	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/KellyPackard
42	* FemaleRockersPlayBass: Tiffani plays bass guitar for the Dreams.
43	* {{Gasshole}}: She's seen belching loudly on several occasions.
44	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Tiffani is quite kind-hearted and her hair is blonde.
45	* MissingMom: Her mother walked out on her and her father when she was a little girl. They briefly reunite in one episode.
46	* OfficialCouple: With Jake. Before getting back together and giving their relationship a second go, they were [[WorkingWithTheEx exes working together]] for a while in season 3 and part of season 4.
47	* PassionateSportsGirl: Besides music, she also loves surfing.
48	* RedOniBlueOni: She's the more perky Red Oni to Jenny's practical Blue Oni.
49	* WideEyedIdealist: She's innocent, TheHeart of the group, and sees the best in people.
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52	[[folder: Tony Wicks]]
53	!!Antoine Bethesda "Tony" Wicks
54	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/WilliamJamesJones
55	* HeroicBuild: Tony's one of the most stand up and levelheaded people on the show and is seen to have a nice body whenever he wears a vest for a shirt, especially if it's unbuttoned.
56	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Sly. Although the two are close, there are times even he gets sick of his greed and jerk qualities.
57	* LargeHam: At times his overall mannerisms are quite bombastic (but nearly as much as Sly's).
58	* MalignedMixedMarriage: Or relationship, rather in an early episode where he was dating a White girl whose father disapproved of them together. In spite of how much they cared about each other, they broke up by the episode's ending.
59	* MoralityPet: To Sly. Like the other guys in the band, he's capable of reeling in his more outlandish behavior, but unlike Jake he doesn't usually resort to threats of violence or name-calling.
60	* OfficialCouple: He and Sam are in a relationship in seasons 3-5.
61	* WhatYouAreInTheDark: In "Guns R' Us", an infuriated Tony nearly shoots the men who beat his friend into a coma and left him paralyzed for refusing to participate in a robbery. Even though he and the young man's brother tried to get revenge, eventually their own consciences and being talked down by Jake stops them.
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64	[[folder: Jake Summers]]
65	!!Jacob "Jake" Summers
66	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JayAnthonyFranke
67	* ChickMagnet: He has dated three of the girls in the main cast: Jenny, Tiffani (his most important girlfriend), and Lorena.
68	* DeathGlare: He tends to do this to someone who annoys him enough, with Sly and Mark being his most frequent targets.
69	* HellBentForLeather: The local bad boy who always wears a leather jacket.
70	* OfficialCouple: With Tiffani. Before getting back together and giving their relationship a second go, they were [[WorkingWithTheEx exes working together]] for a while in season 3 and part of season 4.
71	* PennyAmongDiamonds: Downplayed: although it's implied that his family isn't as well off as his friends', "Mop N' Pop" has his father having to take a job as a janitor at the school to make ends meet.
72	* TroubledButCute: Appears to be a tough guy with leather jacket, but deep down he's sensitive and likable.
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75	[[folder: Samantha Woo]]
76	!!Samantha "Sam" Woo
77	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JennieKwan
78	* AsianAndNerdy: Downplayed, but she's from Hong Kong and was smart enough to graduate as class valedictorian.
79	* DitzyGenius: She's BookSmart, but also eccentric, talkative, and boy-crazy.
80	* ForeignExchangeStudent: She moved to America as a foreign exchange student, initially living with the Garrison family, and later with Lorena's family.
81	* MotorMouth: When she first joined The Dreams, she talked way too much, to her friend's annoyance. It later came out that she did this out of nervousness in a new school/country.
82	* OfficialCouple: She and Tony are in a relationship in seasons 3-5.
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85	[[folder: Lorena Costa]]
86	!!Lorena Marina Costa
87	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DianaUribe
88	* DefrostingIceQueen: She became less snooty and pretentious and more [[TookALevelInKindness compassionate and loving]] [[spoiler: especially to Sly]] as time went on.
89	* HollywoodToneDeaf: The episode where she attempts to join the band (and only kept on thanks to Jake) is called "Yoko Oh No!"
90	* SixthRanger: She made her debut, along with Mark, at the start of season 3, but she is not a member of the band.
91	* SpoiledBrat: Due to her family's weath, she has a tendency to act vain, spoiled, and pretentious, though she TookALevelInKindness later on.
92	* ThirdPersonPerson: Lorena has a habit of referring to herself in the third person (using her full name) on occasion.
93	* UnresolvedSexualTension: With Sly. [[spoiler: [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend They eventually become a couple within the last few episodes of the series.]]]]
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96	[[folder: Mark Winkle]]
97	!!Mark Edward Winkle
98	-->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AaronJackson
99	* CountryCousin: Downplayed; while he didn't grow up in an actual "country" setting, his upbringing was less flashy than his seemingly more sophisticated cousin.
100	* DrunkDriver: He drives drunk on night and ends up injuring a girl he was interested in so badly, she wound up hospitalized and missing their graduation.
101	* {{Flanderization}}: As time went on, his naiveté was flanderized to the point that he became a something of an airhead.
102	* HopelessSuitor: One episode has his develop a crush on Lorena. Needless to say, her-then boyfriend Jake, [[HairTriggerTemper being Jake,]] doesn't take it too well. This actually became something of a RunningGag for Mark's; he would develop a crush on a girl, but it was either never reciprocated or if it did, ended badly.
103	* NiceGuy: Usually one of the sweetest people on the show, and the friendliest of the guys.
104	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The shy and naive Sensitive Guy to his money-grubbing cousin Sly.
105	* ShrinkingViolet: A rare male example. His initial inability to play the piano/keyboard in public was due to Sly once embarrassing him at an important audition for a music school years earlier. He eventually forgives him and was able to play again.
106	* SixthRanger: He made his debut at the start of season 3 as a new member of the band.
107	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Mark was originally introduced as a clean cut Richie Cunningham-type (much like Matt) after the latter left the show.

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