Surf Dudes with Attitude

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 to play a campaign rally for his competition. That somehow quickly fizzles out and turns into flesh-trading poor Tiffany. So, no full band songs on this episode. Though, that doesn’t stop us from answering the tough questions our constituents want to know:

Is “California Dreams” a fart show? What did Tony mean by his underpants joke? Why did Zac accidentally watch the wrong episode before recording? Where is George? No matter what side of the aisle you reside on… there’s always room here at Surf Dudes with Attitude to build a better future together. See you at the polls at Sharkey’s!

Next Episode: California Dreams - 2x11 “The Year of the Woo”

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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 unhinged middle manager. He can’t tell Tiffany about it for some reason which causes many shenanigans to proceed. Also, what the hell is a seven week anniversary, really?

U2 makes an early appearance as the grifters they are, Kinkos works overtime to make band kiosks for high schoolers and we get a BRAND NEW SONG that is currently unreleased to this day. What gives?! We welcome James Oliva back from @TotallyLegitimateBusiness to help us go further into the void of Tiffany’s unbridled RAGE. See you at Sharkey’s!

Next Episode: California Dreams - “Vote of Confidence”

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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 bands as the central premise. We’ll be getting back to California Dreams right quick but this show NEEDS our attention first. That’s right… the infamously gay coded episode about our favorite intergalactic (jury is still out on that) all girl band, Jem and the Holograms! Tensions in the band hit a high point and the band splinters. Meanwhile, over at an equally large building, a similar rift is happening to our villainess band, the Misfits. Y’all… we get to see an actual side project on SIDE PROJECT. This is BIG!

Joining us is Midwest Jem Expert, Davidian Compound. He has full sleeve tattoos dedicated to this Jemiverse and he’s not afraid to wield those biceps of knowledge. Him and Zac dress up (see on our Patreon page!) as we dissect how realistic this episode is for bands. Spoiler Alert: It’s pretty accurate, surprisingly. This show is bonkers and we loved every minute of it. The songs are astonishingly catchy. Expect to see more of these bad girls on our page! See you at back at Sharkey’s next week!

Next Episode: California Dreams - 2x9 “Bwa Ha Ha Means I Love You”

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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 debated in California Dreams fandom, it's become a hotbed of controversy over here on Surf Dudes with Attitude as well. 

Tony passes out and has a dream about fighting his new girlfriend’s ex, Beau. WARNING: This episode is NOT rootin’ or tootin’. In fact, we reckon it's one of the worst ones yet. There isn't any music and Sly is doing a Nutty Professorship the entire time as different characters. 

We're joined by special guest Billy Shinker. He's an audio engineer and works in the film industry. He lends his expertise and complete lack of knowledge of California Dreams this week to the episode. Peat gives some credit to how much fun the cast had with their tongue in cheek performances. So, it's not all negative! We also wonder whether the saloon was full service as implied? Find out together with us. See you at Sharkey’s… err um, Madam Woo’s Saloon!!

No episode next week!! Back on August 29th with a Side Project: JEM and the Holograms (Episode 31) - “The Band Breaks up”

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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 teenage singer for her strong math skills before the big test!

We do get a new song in this episode so praise His holiness for that one kindness. It had a rapping section that spits rhymes about studious time management. Peat tells us about one genuine gut-buster laugh he had during the episode and Zac tells us about his favorite lunch lady growing up (his mom). Make sure to subscribe to the Patreon-Only Encore after-show where we answer Team-Building exercise questions from corporate websites. This one is Halloween themed since this episode aired during that holiday in 1993! See you at Sharkey's!!

DISCLAIMER - the episode list seems to be out of order for most of this season. We will be doing episodes based on air-date, not YouTube or chronological order)

Next Week’s Episode: 2x8 “High Plains Dreamer”

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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 bellow with laughter. We’re happy to say that we do hear a new song on this episode but not much in the way of how this courtship might affect the band! 

Luckily for you, we’ll be here with you to help distinguish what’s real and what’s a PTSD nightmare from a war-traumatized home economics teacher. Mallory has a lot to say about past episodes and about ultra-nuanced jokes we may have missed in episodes past. Zac’s losing gambling streak on our episode title game may be coming to an end and Peat is curious about what Jake’s ex-girlfriend Carolyn has been up to the last 9 months since following Jake to a new high school. We have a montage and a rare night time scene from after hours Sharkey’s. See you there!

(DISCLAIMER - the episode list seems to be out of order for most of this season. We will be doing episodes based on air-date, not YouTube or chronological order)

Next Week’s Episode: 2x7 “A Question of Math”

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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 talk through about a bowl of ice cream and Zac is gussied up in his best Tiffany Flouncey blouse. We have a songbird cameo, cleavage coverups and Matt counting off every song in the same tempo. See you at Sharkies!

Next Week’s Episode: 2x6 “Surfboards and Cycles”

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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 year old alien life form makes a music video in hopes of wooing a 16 year old girl that he lives with… yuck. To help dissect this Robitussin nightmare is Wicked Ida on the podcast! They're a professional puppeteer and musician. So, we are demanding answers. This spaceship-sized turd of a series aired four seasons in the mid 80s and had a notorious reputation for being hellish and grueling to work on. 

We discuss Alf’s astonishing post production capabilities, his fretboard technique (surprisingly good?) and the Tanner patriarch’s terribly toxic attitude toward his wife. This episode of ALF was almost as good as a Jeff Dunham special. That's the truth!

ANNOUNCEMENT: We'll be taking off for a mid-season break while Peat is away on tour with his band You Bred Raptors?. Check out if they're coming to your city this summer! We'll be back on July 24th with Episode 2x5 of California Dreams “The Sly who Came to Dinner”.

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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 for the fans out there but we also do a deep dive into Jay's life, pre-and-post Jake-Sommers. We discuss working with Ozzy Osbourne, learning ballet, TV residuals, auditioning for John Waters and why California Dreams isn't on streaming yet. We also check out Jay's impressive guitar and gear collection for his musical livestreaming. 

He's an accomplished actor, musician and video game tech designer. His work voicing J.C. Denton from the iconic, cult-favorite Deus Ex game series revolutionized RPG game play and showed what heights dramatic video games could attain. 

Jay settles the Swamp-Ass controversy started by this podcast, the Two-Jakes Conspiracy Theory and spills the refried beans on if he actually learned the songs he performed on the show. We can't thank him enough for coming on the show and hopefully opening the flood gates for the rest of the cast to follow suit! Look, we wouldn't talk so much about this show if we didn't have a strong reverence for it. See you at Sharkey's!

If you're on the west coast, be sure to check out the California Dreams double show on July 12th and 14th at the Hotel Ziggy. Full meet and greet VIP and brunch tickets available at www.CaliforniaDreamsBand.com

Next Week’s Episode: Side Project - ALF (Season 1 Episode 8) Don’t It Make Your Pale Eyes Blue?

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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 historically calm-mannered and understanding Bad Boy Sommers going to react? Tune in and find out.

Zac is starting to admit the cracks in his fantasy relationship between Jake and Matt as toxic traits emerge and Peat still has some questions about how crystals are supposed to be charged. There’s zero band interaction on this episode. Let’s knock that off, huh? But, if you’re a fan of malfunctioning, archaic, bed-related technology… are you in for a TREAT. See you at Sharkie’s!!

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(DISCLAIMER - the episode list seems to be out of order for most of this season. We will be doing episodes based on air-date, not YouTube or chronological order. Check here for next week’s homework!)

Next Week’s Episode: Side Project - ALF (Season 1 Episode 8) Don’t It Make Your Pale Eyes Blue?

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