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* The television special ''ScoobyDoo Goes Hollywood''.

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

It allows for potential celebrity cameos and advertising for the studio or network. Since most American films and TV shows are filmed in southern California (particularly in the Greater Los Angeles Area) anyway, this trope allows the show to use actual locations in southern California and the Greater Los Angeles Area instead of [[CaliforniaDoubling just faking other parts of the US]].

** ''Mother Goose Goes Hollywood'': A [[WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies Silly Symphony]] in which various movie stars are cast in the roles of various nursery rhyme characters (i.e., Katherine Hepburn as Little Bo Peep, W.C. Fields as Humpty Dumpty, Laurel and Hardy as Simple Simon and the Pieman, etc.).

* ''Series/WonderWoman'': "Wonder Woman in Hollywood" ended the first season and the adventures during WorldWarII. As an added bonus [[KidSidekick Wonder Girl]] protects pre-Airplane Robert Hayes from [[{{Mooks}} malt shop mooks]]

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

* The last season of ''[[{{Series/Gargoyles}} Gargoyles]]'' had "Broadway Goes Hollywood." (One wonders why they never made "Broadway Goes Broadway." Oh well.)

* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' has one called "The Star System Syndrome", where Agents J and K visit Hollywood to investigate the disappearances of several alien actors (who play roles in Earth movies [[FictionAsCoverUp while undisguised in their true forms]]). Meanwhile, [[PluckyComicRelief the Worms]] secretly tag-a-long, and they try to [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall pitch a film script about]] [[Film/MenInBlack a secret government organization that deals with aliens on Earth]].

* The ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' episode "And He Does His Own Stunts" involves the characters visiting Hollywood while on a mission to stop the latest MonsterOfTheWeek from showing up here. Unsurprisingly, there's multiple [[ShoutOut pop-culture references]] in this episode, including allusions to the movie career of [[CelebrityParadox the real-life]] Creator/JackieChan.

* ''WesternAnimation/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.

A subtrope of VacationEpisode, where the characters go to Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. It allows for potential celebrity cameos and advertising for the studio or network. Since most American films and TV shows are filmed in southern California (particularly in the Greater Los Angeles Area) anyway, this trope allows the show to use actual locations in southern California and the Greater Los Angeles Area instead of [[CaliforniaDoubling just faking other parts of the US]]. It frequently involves the characters getting temporary gigs in the entertainment industry (most commonly getting a role in a movie or TV show--or even both in some cases). It is likely a case of the writers [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what they know]]. Sister trope of AlohaHawaii and VivaLasVegas. Compare WhoWouldWantToWatchUs for the inverse situation (Hollywood comes to the characters to adapt their adventures into an in-universe movie or TV show).

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

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' has the guys travelling to Hollywood to be consultants on the filming of a movie based on their adventures (which turns out to [[RecursiveCanon be actual original]] ''Film/Ghostbusters1985'' film) and dealing with a ghost infestation on the set (although having some trouble at first because an assistant mixes their Proton Packs with the film prop ones).

* 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 Creator/ShirleyTemple. [[CelebrityParadox In exchange for his own autograph]].

A subtrope of VacationEpisode, where the characters go to Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. It allows for potential celebrity cameos and advertising for the studio or network. Since most American films and TV shows are filmed in southern California (particularly in the Greater Los Angeles Area), this trope allows the show to use actual locations in southern California and the Greater Los Angeles Area instead of [[CaliforniaDoubling just faking other parts of the US]]. It frequently involves the characters getting temporary gigs in the entertainment industry (most commonly getting a role in a movie or TV show--or even both in some cases). It is likely a case of the writers [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what they know]]. Sister trope of AlohaHawaii and VivaLasVegas. Compare WhoWouldWantToWatchUs for the inverse situation (Hollywood comes to the characters to adapt their adventures into an in-universe movie or TV show).

A subtrope of VacationEpisode, where the characters go to Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. It allows for potential celebrity cameos and advertising for the studio or network. Most American films and TV shows are filmed in LA (and southern California in general), this trope allows the show to use real locations in LA and southern California instead of [[CaliforniaDoubling just faking other parts of the US]]. It frequently involves the characters getting temporary gigs in the entertainment industry (most commonly getting a role in a movie or TV show--or even both in some cases). It is likely a case of the writers [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what they know]]. Sister trope of AlohaHawaii and VivaLasVegas. Compare WhoWouldWantToWatchUs for the inverse situation (Hollywood comes to the characters to adapt their adventures into an in-universe movie or TV show).

* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'' is this for the TheViewAskewniverse

* 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]].

A subtrope of VacationEpisode, where the characters go to Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. It allows for potential celebrity cameos and advertising for the studio or network. Since most American films and TV shows are filmed in LA anytway, 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 (most commonly getting a role in a movie or TV show). It is likely a case of the writers [[WriteWhatYouKnow writing what they know]]. Sister trope of AlohaHawaii and VivaLasVegas. Compare WhoWouldWantToWatchUs for the inverse situation (Hollywood comes to the characters to adapt their adventures into an in-universe movie or TV show).

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

* ''BostonBlackie Goes Hollywood.''

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* ''Garfield Goes Hollywood'', one of the WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials, has Garfield, Odie, and Jon putting together an act for the talent show ''Pet Search'' that gets them to the finals in Hollywood.

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. Compare WhoWouldWantToWatchUs for the inverse situation (Hollywood comes to the characters to adapt their adventures into an in-universe movie or TV show).

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

* ''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.

* ''TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' has the episode "The Suite Life Goes Hollywood"

* ''{{Castle}}'': In "Nikki Heat", Natalie Rhodes, the actress cast as the lead in the movie based on Castle's first Nikki Heat novel, rode along with Beckett(much to her chagrin), and not only morphed into a Beckett clone, but completely deconstructed the UnresolvedSexualTension between Beckett and Castle. Later, in "To Love and Die in L.A.", Castle and Beckett visit the set of the Nikki Heat movie, and Nikki and the cast impersonate real cops to help Beckett with her investigation.

* ''Garfield Goes Hollywood'', one of the WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials, has Garfield, Odie, and Jon putting together an act for the talent show ''Pet Search'' that gets them to the finals in Hollywood.

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

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

* ''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.

* ''RockyAndBullwinkle'', "The Last Angry Moose" arc involved Bullwinkle producing a movie for director Alfred Hitchhike ([[PaperThinDisguise who bore a striking resemblance to Boris Badenov]]).