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1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Duh. So many of the show's songs are pretty memorable to the point that first season even had its soundtrack released. If not any of the show's songs, then definitely the [[https://youtu.be/fupu1qxUhiI show's]] [[https://youtu.be/9Rs3mybVjNM intros]] and [[https://youtu.be/erC1iFZP8hk closing]] [[https://youtu.be/7ADU9Ag9ioE credits.]]
2	* BizarroEpisode: "Defending Sly's Life". Yes, {{Clip Show}}s are common and it wouldn't be the last one the show had, but the framing device of the episode has Sly on trial and that he would be ''put to death'' if his honor and reputation weren't convincingly defended.
3	* BrokenBase: Who were the better vocalist team, Matt and Jenny or Jake and Samantha? Fans can't seem to decide.
4	* DesignatedHero: Jake gets this at times. He is usually portrayed as being in the right ([[ProtagonistCenteredMorality and at the expense of other people, especially the other guys in the Dreams]]), but has shown himself to be something of hypocritical jerk and a pushover. Case in point, although it's PlayedForLaughs, he isn't afraid to come off as a bully towards the guys and treating them like they were stupid, in particular Sly, but had no problem letting a musical hero of his steal a song he helped him write and take all the credit for it. Plus, he basically cheated on Lorena with Tiffany, but it's all washed over due to them being depicted as soul mates.
5	* GrowingTheBeard: Happened after season 2 after they dropped the whole ''Series/BeverlyHills90210'' premise with the family.
6	* HarsherInHindsight: Tara Reid guest starred as a party girl with a drinking problem. In real life, Reid's party-girl lifestyle, complete with a stint in rehab, would end up derailing her career.
7	* HilariousInHindsight: The season 5 episode "Babewatch" parodied the show ''Series/{{Baywatch}}''. Packard would later join the cast of ''Baywatch'' after ''Dreams'' ended.
8	* {{Narm}}:
9	** Sly's borderline abusive ageism in the episode "Old" is over-the-top even for Sly.
10	** "The Next Big Thing" is a catchy song, but Samantha's lyrics of "He's so funky!" and "Girl, he is fine!" is pretty hilarious and [[TotallyRadical worthy of the show's time period.]]
11	* RetroactiveRecognition:
12	** Featured Kelly Packard before she turned heads on ''Series/{{Baywatch}}'' (though she actually had a [[YouLookFamiliar guest role on that show]] before this series.)
13	** Creator/NikkiCox plays a visually-impaired GirlOfTheWeek of Sly's.
14	** Creator/TaraReid portrayed a hapless would-be love interest of Mark's in the graduation episode.
15	** Music/{{Fergie}} - credited under her full name of Stacy Ferguson - appeared in the Season 3 finale, [[VerySpecialEpisode "Tiffani's Gold"]] as a new student who Mark, Sly and Tony try unsuccessfully to ask out. Notably; this was far from her first time on a musically-themed series for the former ''Series/KidsIncorporated'' cast member.
16	** Future Creator/PureFlixEntertainment co-founder David A.R. White played a usher in Season 2's "21 Jake Street".
17	* SpiritualPredecessor: As well as the obvious general similarities to ''Series/SavedByTheBell'', the character of Tony is in many ways not unlike Will in the ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' - both are lively and goofy African-American men from poor ghetto backgrounds who at times feel out of place in their new affluent surroundings, and are good with drums moreover. Moreover, the third season episode "Boyz R Us", even has echoes of Fresh Prince's season one episode "Homeboy, Sweet Homeboy".
18	* StrawmanHasAPoint: In the first season, Jenny gets upset with her actor boyfriend Eric, who is depicted as arrogant and selfish, because he won't take time out for her even though she ditched the band for him several times. However, he correctly calls out Jenny by telling her that if she cared about the band at all she wouldn't have ditched them in the first place much like she wouldn't have expected him to ditch his commitment to the school play just to hang out with her.
19	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Season three song "Anytime" sounds similar to "The Sign" by Music/AceOfBase.
20	** "The Next Big Thing" sounds like an R&B version of "Who Do You Think You Are" by Music/SpiceGirls.
21	* ValuesDissonance: The way Sly treated Samantha upon meeting her - calling her "China Doll" and putting on a cod Asian accent - looks very cringey and borderline nowadays.
22	** Second season episode "Can't Buy Me Love" features a school auction where you get to 'buy' people, and Tony gets upset when Matt buys him (albeit as an accident).

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