Sand Francisco Dreamin'
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[edit] General information
- Episode of the popular U.S. television series, Charmed
- Episode Number: 14
- Season: 5
- Production Code: 4301102
- Airdate: February 9, 2003
- Writer: Monica Breen and Alison Schapker
- Director: John Kretchmer
- Also Known As: Dreamspell
[edit] Synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
A demon attacks the Charmed Ones with dream dust he stole from a Sandman, causing their nightmares to come to life. In their living nightmares Paige is harassed by an evil clown at a baby shower, Piper has an affair, Phoebe is chased by a maniac with a chainsaw and Leo becomes pregnant with Piper's baby. The sisters must use magic to put themselves to sleep to re-enter their nightmares and unmask the symbolic meaning of their dreams before the demon can move on to additional victims.
[edit] Book of Shadows
[edit] Enemies
- Tracer Demon: Tracer Demons are lower level demons, mercenaries, able to track magical beings through different dimensions.
[edit] Neutral Beings
- Sandman: Sandmen (who used to be known as "weirdinsomnio" according to Leo) give their charges dream powder so they can dream, enabling them to deal with their subconscious issues in a dream-state.
[edit] Spells
- To Sleep: Let we who awaken from our sleep, return at once to slumber deep.
[edit] P3 Performance
Artist: Beth Orton
Song: Thinking About Tomorrow
[edit] Guest stars
- Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt
- Rebecca Balding as Elise Rothman
- Henry Gibson as Sandman
- Darin Heames as Tracer Demon
- Troy Blendell as Slappy the Clown
- Shauna Sand Lamas as Sienna
- Clarissa Romano as Becca
- Austin Peck as Ryder
- Tim Kelleher as Axel
- Christian Keiber as Frank
- Allison Munn as Wendy
- Chris Ufland as Bill
- Shari Shaw as Soccer Mom
- Amanda Sickler as Phoebe's Assistant
- Jossie Thacker as Reporter #2
[edit] Trivia
- The title of this episode is a play on words to the song California Dreamin', by The Mamas & the Papas.
- Another title used for this episode by The WB in advertising was Dreamspell.
- Actor Austin Peck, who is supposed to be a dreamy soap opera stud in this episode, played a similar role in the television soap opera Days of our Lives as Austin Reed.
- This is the second time Leo is pregnant with his and Piper's baby, the first time was in the episode Siren's Song.
- This is the second time, Phoebe, has a premonition in her sleep. She experiences something similar in the episode She's a Man, Baby, a Man!.
- Paige gets a new car, a 2004 Volkswagen Beetle.
- Paige's dream issue dealt with being kept a secret as a baby and no one ever celebrating her birth, leaving her to feel empty. She tries to make up for this with Piper's baby shower.
- Piper's dream issue dealt with her and Leo's romantic life or lack thereof now that they are married and having a baby.
- Phoebe's dream issue dealt with her tendency towards self-sabotage.
[edit] International titles
- French: Le marchand de sable
- German: San Francisco träumt (San Francisco is dreaming)
[edit] External links
| Preceded by: House Call |
Charmed episodes | Followed by: The Day the Magic Died |
| Charmed |
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| Main: Season summaries | Episode guide | Multimedia | Terms | Trivia |
| Locations and Artifacts: Bay Area | Halliwell Manor | Magic School | The Nexus | Book of Shadows |
| Good beings: Charmed Ones | Close friends | Ancestors | Family and friends | Whitelighters | Elders |
| Evil beings: Darklighters | Warlocks |
| Neutral: Avatars | The Hollow | Firestarters |
