California Dreams
A Californian high school band, made by the Saved by the Bell producers for the same Saturday morning block.
California Dreams rebuilt its titles: two distinct opening sequences are catalogued here across seasons 1, 3, 4 and 5, running between 58 and 60 seconds.
At 60 seconds at its longest, it opens well above the 38-second median for comedy sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on NBC in 1992, when Another World, Columbo and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson were also on the network.
Only 139 of the 2,618 shows catalogued here changed their titles at all; California Dreams did so once.
All 2 opening title sequences
Season 1
60sThe first season's, name cards in black rectangles over a beach.
Seasons 3–5
58sThe later sequence, different type entirely and shot on the studio set.
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