Surf Dudes with Attitude
by Surf Dudes with Attitude
A podcast TEN YEARS in the making... 'Surf Dudes with Attitude' is the #1 podcast about the 90's teen sitcom "California Dreams". Okay, so, we are also the only podcast of its kind but let's not quibble! The show centered around a high school band as they navigate life, friendship and songwriting. Their choices are questionable, their fashion is exquisite, and their music is... well... we will let you be the judges of that. It's dated, sometimes cringey but also surprisingly wholesome? Peat Rains and James Oliva, two career musicians will meticulously and tirelessly break down all 78 episodes of this show. Peat was inspired at a young age to become a musician, partly because of California Dreams! James had never heard of this show before Peat and previous host, Z, asked him to be on. Then we locked him in a basement where he'll ride it out to the bitter end together. We'll be analyzing all of their musical business decisions from an industry standpoint.
Episodes
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SDWA S04E06 - Defending Sly's Life
Season 4 Episode 6: Defending Sly's Life Well, it had to happen. The only thing worse than a dream episode… gulp… is a clipshow episode. This week on California Dreams, we find the gang in full cosplay as members of the penal system. Sly has been accused of being a creep and is put on trial...
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SDWA Side Project - General Hospital (03-21-1984)
Side Project - General Hospital (3-21-1984) Strap yourself in the medi-vac because this week on Surf Dudes, we're flying back in time to visit General Hospital. The year is 1983. There is promise in the world. The power suits have shoulder pads, the hairlines dip too far down foreheads and...
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SDWA S04E05 - Fallen Idol
Season 4 Episode 5: Fallen Idol Strap in, blokes and birds. On this toilet-water-swirling-backwards of an episode of California Dreams, Jake meets his guitar hero only to find out that God doesn't look too fondly on worshipping other idols before him. This Aussie goes way down under and steals…
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SDWA S04E04 - The Dateless Game
Season 4 Episode 4: The Dateless Game Oh boy… a game show episode. Today, on Surf Dudes with Attitude, we stick a microphone in the face of California Dreams and demand an explanation. The gang somehow ends up on a dating show where Sly is the front runner, Jake speaks with a fake accent and Mark...
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SDWA S04E03 - Principal Tiffani
Season 4 Episode 3: Principal Tiffani Attention curriculum administrators: this episode of California Dreams will be triggering. This week, the Surf Dudes welcome back one of our favorite guests, Adam from Tubi Treasures, to fulfill a year long promise. See, last year, Adam came on for episode…
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SDWA S04E02 - Be My Valentine
Season 4 Episode 2: Be My Valentine Calling all love-scorned Aquarius signs! In this unhinged episode of California Dreams, we check in on the gang mere MOMENTS after Jake has dumped Lorena for his old flame, Tiffany. She must have suffered some Transient Global Amnesia (TGA) due to her…
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Surf Dudes With Attitude - Trailer
In a world where people only remember Saved by the Bell... dare to relive the OTHER one with us. Two musicians break down every episode of a 90s television show about a high school band. We'll make sense of it all so you don't have to.
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SDWA S04E01 - Two Too Much
Season 4 Episode 1: Two Too Much Hey there, Twinkle Toes! Surf Dudes is back after a spell. We had a busy summer with life and music but knew we would always come crawling back to our dark mistress, California Dreams. In this season kickoff, we are forced to go without any melody in a band-less...
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SDWA S03E17 - Tiffani’s Gold
Hey there, Olympians! On this very special episode (yes, another one), we find Tiffani turning to steroids to help give her an edge for the National Volleyball Tryouts. Not sure why we are capitalizing that but it seems like a big deal! Also, it took three whole seasons to figure out that in the...
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SDWA Side Project - Gilmore Girls (Season 4 Episode 11 The Clamor and the Clangor)
Do you hear those church bells? This isn’t a rhetorical question. It’s unfortunately a major plot device in this week's episode of SIDE PROJECT. We whisk ourselves away on our Cessna plane to Connecticut to catch up with Rory and Lorelei on Gilmore Girls. Rory’s best friend, Lane, has a band that...
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SDWA S03E16 - The Treasure of PCH
Ahoy there, fellow urban explorers! This is the second episode of California Dreams this season that hinted that our gang loves scavenger hunts more than being in a band. LAME! But, here we are, to solve all the riddles on Surf Dudes with Attitude. After a well paying (and increasingly rare) gig…
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SDWA S03E15 - Junior Achievements
Aloha, pharmaceutical friends. We have another entrepreneurial episode of California Dreams to talk about here at Surf Dudes with Attitude. We have a confusing plot as the entire gang is really excited (yet again) to tackle a school project. This time, it’s about starting their own business. They...
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SDWA - Interview with Michael Cade (CORRECTED)
The mothership has landed. The O.G. of California Dreams, Michael Cade, AKA Sylvestor Winkle, sat down with the crew of Surf Dudes to discuss his tenure as the manager of everyone’s favorite high school band.. Like his character, Michael doesn’t hold back. But, we were both relieved and humbled...
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SDWA S03E14 - Boyz R Us
Oh hey there, VERY SPECIAL EPISODE. Haven’t seen you for a whole TWO WEEKS. Welcome back, I guess? Tony finds himself in the middle of a gang war as his old friend Darren from COMPTON stirs up a hornets nest when their fellow bandmate JR (whom we never see) is attacked. I kid you not… There is an...
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SDWA S03E13 - Rebel Without a Nerve
Watch out, greasers! There’s a new bad boy 30 year old man at PCH. Tommy begins hassling Jake because he wants to be Warchief. It’s worth noting that Tiffany finds this to be a hugely attractive quality in a mate. Just sayin… Jake gets spooked after an accident and becomes a hall monitor at…
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SDWA S03E12 - Harley and the Marlboro Man
Hey there, Chimneys! We’ve coughed up a lung to bring you this very special episode of California Dreams this week. In this after school special PSA, we meet Jake’s cool-as-shit uncle that just so happens to chain smoke every time he is compared to Andrew Dice Clay. Jake picks up the nasty habit...
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SDWA S03E11 - Family Tree
WOOF! We got a racially charged, early 90’s, NUANCED episode to talk about. The gang gets history projects that focus on their family lineage. There’s zero music from this so-called band and a lot of storylines that age like fermented milk in the trunk of a scrapyard van. Tony fibs about his past...
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SDWA Side Project - Perfect Strangers (Season 6 Episode 18 Out of Sync)
Choo choo!! On this monthly edition of Side Project, we’re gassing up the ol’ girl to fly us out to the Windy City to talk about Perfect Strangers! We are joined by siblings Imram and Sophia from the Dance of Joy podcast to investigate the wacky cousins Larry and Balki in the sixth season episode...
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SDWA S03E10 - Daddy's Girl
Calling all Surfers with abandonment issues… this episode is for YOU. We see another few drops in the bucket of Tiffany’s vitriol as we talk about the California Dreams episode “Daddy’s Girl”. If you’re catching up, Tiffany’s mom abandoned her when she was young. Then, she came back and teased…
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SDWA S03E09 - Winkle/Wicks World
We did it. We pulled it off. After narrowly escaping a real life Yeti last week, we have had to call in reinforcements to tackle this week’s episode. Our former co-host and amazing bezzie, Z (Zac Fable) pops back in to discuss this episode of California Dreams. And we are all LIVE in the same...
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SDWA S03E08 - The Princess and the Yeti
Greetings, fellow cryptozoology bros. We have a really special regional episode of California Dreams to discuss. We’re taking a chartered flight out to Colorado (??) to Lorena’s dad’s ski lodge to see the Dreams perform a weekend residency. But trouble strikes when local rumors of a yeti emerge,...
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SDWA S03E07 - Trust Me
Hey there, Promise-Ring wearers. This week, we delve into the dark world of lust, envy and betrayal on California Dreams. Mark, whom everyone knows is the heartthrob of this show, puts his mitts all over Jake’s girl, Lorena, and the entire Dreams enterprise is threatened. The gang immediately...
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SDWA S03E06 - The Long Goodbye
Calling all Samantha Wu-Tang fans! In this breathtakingly continuity-dense episode of California Dreams, the boys at Surf Dudes HQ say goodbye to one of the best actresses on this show. Thank you, Nikki Cox for elevating the decor around here. Sly and Allison must face a tough reality when she...
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SDWA Side Project: The Heights {1x1 Pilot}
Following our in depth and eye-opening interview with Sir Zachary Throne, we jump in our Cessna plane and head up to Vancouver to talk about the short lived American band drama, “The Heights”. The single season series focused on a young band navigating their way through life, love and surviving…
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Interview: Zach Throne
Not to spoil anything but a lot of the cast of California Dreams didn’t actually sing or play instruments live on the show. I know… BUMMER. But we managed to track down some of the people responsible for those iconic pretending-to-be-teenager voices! We sat down with Zach Throne, multi-talented…
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SDWA S03E05 - Yoko, Oh No!
Aloha, groupies! This week, we are taking aim at the ol’ band ball and chains. Lorena wants to join the California Dreams right before their big Battle of the Bands tournament. The only fly in the ointment there is that she sounds like a beached walrus with a toothache (sick burn, Tiffany). Can…
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SDWA S03E04 - Blind Dates featuring TUBI TREASURES
Season 3 Episode 04: Blind Dates featuring TUBI TREASURES Hey there, handicapable compatriots. In this almost-special episode, the gang gets prophetic whilst dipping their collective toes in the online dating pool. Sly meets a girl online only to find out that she is more than meets the eye. The...
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SDWA S03E03 - Budget Cuts
Season 3 Episode 03: Follow Your Dreams We have convened at this Budgetary Counsel here at Sharkey’s to discuss this week's episode of California Dreams here on Surf Dudes with Attitude. The gang find themselves on yet another radio program (yes, AGAIN). But conveniently, this time, it has…
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SDWA S03E02 - Follow Your Dreams
Hey there, ya Belvaderes! In this career-oriented episode of Surf Dudes, we’re discussing the second episode of the third season of California Dreams. The gang gets assessed on their occupational fortitude. Jake is told he’d be a better florist than guitar virtuoso and Sly feigns interest in...
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SDWA S03E01 - The Unforgiven
Heya, you uncultured Onionheads! We’ve missed you! We are finally back from our seasonal break. We are diving straight into Season 3 as we meet a cast of new characters and strategically omit any mention of the ones no longer with us. Matt is GONE, the garage is GONE and so is the band’s…
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TMNT: Coming Out of Their Shells
Summary: In this episode of Surf Dudes with Attitude, hosts Peat Rains and George Howell welcome back special guest James Oliva to discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' 1990 concert tour, 'Coming Out of Their Shells.' The conversation explores the nostalgia of the 90s, the production and…
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SDWA S02E18 - Indecent Promposal
We did it! Again!! This podcast just turned TWO seasons old! For this gut-wrenching season finale of California Dreams, we see the band in various states of stress regarding the upcoming prom. Jake doesn’t want to go while the rest of the gang can’t find dates. They get a sweet summer residency...
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SDWA S02E17 - Dirty Dog Days (Special Jenny Episode!) Video
Don’t touch that dial because we are back on the west coast with California Dreams! On this completely-misplaced-in-the-episode-order adventure with the gang, we see the ‘return’ of Jenny Garrison! Actually, this episode was supposed to be aired second in this season but for some unknown reason…
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SIDE PROJECT: Dinosaurs - Swamp Music (Season 3 Episode 17)
Once in a blue moon, we take our Cessna plane to far off lands to dissect other media that’s band-centric. This week on Side Project, James and Peat get bulked up on the Paleo diet while talking DINOSAURS! What started as a silly idea to watch prehistoric abominations of religion play in a band...
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SDWA S02E16 - Rebel without a Clue
We’re getting STUDIOUS up in here on this episode of California Dreams. We’re joined by two amazing and lovely comedians, Alison Leiby and Audrey Stanfield! They’re here to help us cram for the BIG TEST on Surf Dudes. Sly tries a different approach in school to appease one of his more stringent...
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SDWA S02E15 - Can't Buy Me Love
Wow. WOW. This episode... It’s caked and Silly-Stringed in shenanigans and indentured servitude. We’re dissecting the newest episode of California Dreams with multi-band guitarist and internet mega-celebrity Dave Fullerton. We break down this music-less, second season installment and try to stay…
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SDWA S02E14 - 21 Jake Street
In this undercover episode of Surf Dudes with Attitude, we’re speculatin’ and excavatin’ on this cloak and dagger chapter of California Dreams. A new bombshell student arrives, on the hunt for a bad boy that can help her get a fake I.D. But, she may be more than meets the (private) eye. There’s...
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SDWA S02E13 - Save the Shark - SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE!
In this geographically centralized episode of Surf Dudes, we convene down near Dollywood in Nashville together for our first ever live episode! Zac and I were joined by fellow California Dreams historian Mallory to dissect the lucky thirteenth episode of this sophomore season. We got to watch an...
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SDWA S02E12 - School House Rock
On this costume-heavy and twinkie-cream-filled segment of Surf Dudes with Attitude, we examine the episode of California Dreams that name-drops Sting extensively. The gang hatches a scheme to perform for Sting’s manager for a chance to open at his upcoming concert. Begging for a support slot…
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SDWA S02E11 - The Year of the Woo
WOO WOO! We get a Sam-centric episode on California Dreams. Finally, we are provided some much needed backstory and exposition on our favorite set of lungs. The Dreams find themselves in a real PICKLE as their van breaks down before a big gig. They ask Sam for a loan to fix it but it puts chances...
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SDWA S02E10 - Vote of Confidence
In this politically charged episode of Surf Dudes, we take a deep, Kornacki look at the infamous election episode of California Dreams. In a classic case of sibling rivalry, Jake gets an incurable case of Little Brother Syndrome and runs for student body president. Meanwhile, the Dreams are asked...
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SDWA S02E09 - Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You
2x9 “Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You” In this high-flying, hullabaloo and hijinx-filled episode, we dive into the themes of teenage responsibility, entrepreneurship, DIY recording techniques and job hunting for the California Dreams band. Jake gets an embarrassing job at a record store with a slightly...
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SDWA SIDE PROJECT: Jem - The Band Breaks Up
SIDE PROJECT: JEM and the Holograms - The Bands Break up (Season 2, Episode 5) Touch your dangly earlobes and boot up Synergy to travel across town with us! On this edition of SIDE PROJECT, we are talking uncut JEMS. Every once in a blue moon, we talk about other tv shows or movies that have…
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SDWA S02E08 - High Plains Dreamer
2x8 “High Plains Dreamer” Ohh naur. It happened. We were threatened with some looseygoosey writing this season that led us down a path of silliness, non-continuity and questionable-at-best narration choices. And the “Coop De Grass”, as Sly would say, would be this old west dream episode. Highly...
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SDWA S02E07 - A Question of Math
In this week's arith-meticulasly convoluted California Dreams episode, the gang has to study for midterms. And let's just say it's a wee bit stressful. Meanwhile, Sam wants to get her freak on with the school hunk, Darrin. Only problem is that he's a real scuzzbucket who's only using our favorite...
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SDWA S02E06 - Surfboards and Cycles
This week, we welcome back special guest Mallory (@Wicked.Ida) to help us dissect this romance origin story of Tiff and Jake on California Dreams. Here on Surf Dudes with Attitude, we like to talk about band and music stuff. And sometimes the 90’s sitcom Gods smile upon us intermittently, they...
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SDWA S02E05 - The Sly Who Came to Dinner
We're back! And have got an doozy for you. This front loaded episode is full of music and band themes as the California Dreams belt out TWO tunes at Sharkies. Unfortunately, the episode devolves into some Sly-centric nonsense after that. Peat has some very, berry, dairy conspiracy theories to…
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SDWA SIDE PROJECT: ALF - Don't it Make my Brown Eyes Blue? (Season 1 Episode 8)
This week, we take our catamaran out on a short trip to the San Fernando Valley to visit the Tanners (no, not THOSE Tanners) with their own loveable, Subterranean Homesick Alien living with them. That's right, we are talking about the German sensation (no, not Hasselhoff) ALF! Our titular, 300…
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SDWA - Jay Anthony Franke Interview
Welp, we did it. We finally convinced one of the cast from “California Dreams” to come on our podcast! And he couldn't have been a lovelier human. Jay Anthony Franke joins us from TomorrowLand in Melbourne, Australia to chat. And he didn't hate us! We definitely hit some California Dreams lore…
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SDWA S02E04 - Sleazy Rider
Vroom Vroom, Scuzzbuckets! On this very stunt-heavy episode of Surf Dudes, we get the zoomies talking about this music-deprived episode of California Dreams. Sly takes Jake’s Big Wheel out for a Dosey-Do and, wouldn’t you believe it, totally biffs it and wrecks his favorite bike! How is the...
About this show
A podcast TEN YEARS in the making...
'Surf Dudes with Attitude' is the #1 podcast about the 90's teen sitcom "California Dreams". Okay, so, we are also the only podcast of its kind but let's not quibble! The show centered around a high school band as they navigate life, friendship and songwriting. Their choices are questionable, their fashion is exquisite, and their music is... well... we will let you be the judges of that. It's dated, sometimes cringey but also surprisingly wholesome?
Peat Rains and James Oliva, two career musicians will meticulously and tirelessly break down all 78 episodes of this show. Peat was inspired at a young age to become a musician, partly because of California Dreams! James had never heard of this show before Peat and previous host, Z, asked him to be on. Then we locked him in a basement where he'll ride it out to the bitter end together.
We'll be analyzing all of their musical business decisions from an industry standpoint.
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