The Show Goes Hollywood: Difference between revisions

A subtrope of [[Vacation Episode]], where the characters go to Hollywood, California. It allows for potential celebrity cameos[[Cameo]]s and [[Product Placement|advertising for the studio or network]]. Since most live-action American shows are filmed in LA, it allows thesuch a show to use real LA locations instead of [[California Doubling|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 [[Write What You Know|writing what they know]]. Sister trope of [[Aloha Hawaii]] and [[Viva Las Vegas]].

* ''[[Pokémon]]'' did this in the season 1 episode "Go West Young Meowth".

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

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

* ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]]'' is this for the [[The View Askewniverse]] .