History Main / TheShowGoesHollywood

* ''Series/CougarTown'': Season 4 finale "Have Love Will Travel", where the gang tries to make Jules' father's fantasy of meeting TippiHedren come true.

* ''{{Degrassi}} Goes Hollywood'', a television special that is basically TheMovie of the series, where the gang visits Hollywood and some of the students even try out for a musical.

* ''JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' is this for the TheViewAskewniverse

* A more recent example is the 10th arc of ''[[UltimateSpiderMan Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', in which a movie is made about Spider-Man without his consent (and featuring several [[CelebrityCameo celebrity cameos]].

** Issue 14 of ''[[SpiderMan Amazing Spider-Man]]'' [[hottip:*:(better known as the first appearance of the Green Goblin)]] has Spider-Man agreeing to star in a movie with [[{{Hulk}} The Hulk]].

** Issue 10 of ''FantasticFour'' has [[{{Sub-Mariner}} Namor]] pretending to make a movie out of the Fantastic Four as a ruse to try to win Sue over.

* ''SouthPark'' has had several: The episode "AWESOME-O" has a third act in Hollywood. In another episode Cartman, pursued by Kyle, went there to try and get Family Guy canceled. In another, the boys went there as talent agents to try and get their client on American Idol.

* ''{{Pokemon}}'' did this in the season 1 episode "Go West Young Meowth"

A subtrope of VacationEpisode, where the characters go to Hollywood, California. It allows for potential celebrity cameos and advertising for the studio or network. Since most American shows are filmed in LA, it allows the show to use real LA locations instead of [[CaliforniaDoubling faking other parts of the US]]. It frequently involves the characters getting temporary gigs in the entertainment industry. It is likely a case of the writers [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what they know]]. Sister trope of AlohaHawaii and VivaLasVegas.

!!Examples:
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* ''{{Pokemon}}'' did this in the season 1 episode "Go West Young Meowth"

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* ''JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' is this for the TheViewAskewniverse

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* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': "The Trip"
* ''Series/BoyMeetsWorld'': "Eric Hollywood"
* ''MarriedWithChildren'': "Kelly Does Hollywood"
* ''{{CSI}}'', oddly enough, in "Hollywood Brass"
** Likewise, "Two and a Half Dead," where the death of an actress on a popular sitcom results in the investigators being called in and the show's writers taking a look around the lab.
* ''HappyDays'': the three-parter "Hollywood" where the infamous JumpingTheShark happened.
* ''ILoveLucy'' had a season-long arc set in Hollywood where Ricky gets a part in movie.
* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': "Hollywood Babylon"
* ''KenanAndKel'': "Aw, Here It Goes to Hollywood"

* ''{{Degrassi}} Goes Hollywood'', a television special that is basically TheMovie of the series, where the gang visits Hollywood and some of the students even try out for a musical.

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* ''FamilyGuy'': "Brian Does Hollywood", where Brian goes to Los Angeles to become a writer but ends up becoming a porn director.
* ''TheSimpsons'' have done this several times. One example is "Beyond Blunderdome".
* ''TheFlintstones'' had a few episodes where they go to [[FlintstoneTheming Hollyrock]], including the television special "Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby".
* ''FelixTheCat'' had a short film where he goes to Hollywood.
* ''FlipTheFrog'' has a Hollywood episode.
* The LooneyTunes short "YouOughtToBeInPictures."
** Also, "A Star Is Hatched," "Daffy Duck In Hollywood," "What's Cookin', Doc?" "Hollywood Daffy," "The Scarlet Pumpernickel," and "A Star Is Bored."
* ''SouthPark'' has had several: The episode "AWESOME-O" has a third act in Hollywood. In another episode Cartman, pursued by Kyle, went there to try and get Family Guy canceled. In another, the boys went there as talent agents to try and get their client on American Idol.
* The television special ''ScoobyDoo Goes Hollywood''.

* DuckDodgers in "Hooray for Hollywood Planet".

** Issue 10 of ''FantasticFour'' has [[NamorTheSubMariner Namor]] pretending to make a movie out of the Fantastic Four as a ruse to try to win Sue over.

* ''{{Seinfeld}}'': "The Trip"
* ''BoyMeetsWorld'': "Eric Hollywood"

* ''{{Friends}}'' has "The One After the Superbowl".
* ''Series/{{Bones}}'': "The Suit on the Set".

A subtrope of VacationEpisode, where the characters go to Hollywood, California. It allows for potential celebrity cameos and advertising for the studio or network. Since most American shows are filmed in LA, it allows the show to use real LA locations instead of faking other parts of the US. It frequently involves the characters getting temporary gigs in the entertainment industry. It is likely a case of the writers [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what they know]]. Sister trope of AlohaHawaii and VivaLasVegas.

* {{Pokemon}} did this in the season 1 episode "Go West Young Meowth"

* JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack is this for the TheViewAskewniverse

* {{Seinfeld}}: "The Trip"
* BoyMeetsWorld: "Eric Hollywood"
* MarriedWithChildren: "Kelly Does Hollywood"
* {{CSI}}, oddly enough, in "Hollywood Brass"

* HappyDays: the three-parter "Hollywood" where the infamous JumpingTheShark happened.
* ILoveLucy had a season-long arc set in Hollywood where Ricky gets a part in movie.

* KenanAndKel: "Aw, Here It Goes to Hollywood"
* DrakeAndJosh Go Hollywood.

* FamilyGuy: "Brian Does Hollywood", where Brian goes to Los Angeles to become a writer but ends up becoming a porn director.
* TheSimpsons have done this several times. One example is "Beyond Blunderdome".
* TheFlintstones had a few episodes where they go to [[FlintstoneTheming Hollyrock]], including the television special "Hollyrock-a-Bye Baby".
* FelixTheCat had a short film where he goes to Hollywood.
* FlipTheFrog has a Hollywood episode.

* SouthPark has had several: The episode "AWESOME-O" has a third act in Hollywood. In another episode Cartman, pursued by Kyle, went there to try and get Family Guy canceled. In another, the boys went there as talent agents to try and get their client on American Idol.

* ''[[DegrassiTheNextGeneration Degrassi]] Goes Hollywood'', a television special that is basically TheMovie of the series, where the gang visits Hollywood and some of the students even try out for a musical.

* DrakeAndJosh Go HollyWood.

* ''ThePowerpuffGirls'': "Film Flam". Shortly after the episode first aired, TheMovie was announced.

* {{Supernatural}}: "Hollywood Babylon"

* ''MenInBlack The Series'' has one, where Jay and Kay go to Hollywood to investigate an alien up to no good. While the agents take care of business, the Worms secretly tag-a-long and sell an idea about a secret government organization that deals with aliens on Earth.

* ''FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'': "The Sweet Stench of Sucess", where Bloo becomes famous after becoming a deoderant mascot, though his manager treats him badly and won't let him see Mac. Famous for the {{Tear Jerker}}s.

* ''MenInBlack The Series'' has one, where Jay and Kay go to Hollywood to investigate an alien up to no good. While the agents take care of business, the Worms secretly tag-a-long and sell an idea about a secret government organization that deals with aliens on Earth.

* JackieChanAdventures: "And He Does His Own Stunts" is this with the addition of a Thunder Demon.

* Surprisingly popular in old [[SilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] comics, especially Marvel.

* Surprisingly popular in old [[SilverAgeOfComics Silver Age]] comics, especially Marvel.

* In the cartoon short ''The Autograph Hound'', DonaldDuck sneaks into a Hollywood studio lot in order to get autographs of movie stars. He eventually receives one from ShirleyTemple [[CelebrityParadox In exchange for his own autograph]].