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MY HOLLYWOOD MISADVENTURES ran weekly for 77 episodes. By the time it ended it had drawn more than 200,000 visitors. Many readers urged me to turn the blog into a book, which I did. Scroll down to the end for links to the trade paperback, or to download the e-book version. Meanwhile, if you'd like to dip into the episodes, here is a complete list - with links - from The Fade In to the Fade Out:
1. FADE IN BUNCH AND COLE
2. THE BLONDE ALL OVER LADY & THE LION
3. JACK KLUGMAN AND THE KO KIDS
4. JACK KLUGMAN AND THE KO KIDS - PART TWO
5. WHAT'S THE STORY BOYS?
6. HOW TO STEAL A MILLION DOLLARS
7. THE SHARK THAT ATE BUNCH & COLE
8. STEN: THE FAST TURNAROUND CAPER
9. BUCK ROGERS IS A FATTY! ARDALA DEFINITELY ISN'T!
10. THE GALACTICA 1980 FIASCO
11. SUMMONED TO THE BLACK TOWER
12. THE CURSE OF THE BLACK TOWER
13. THE UNSINKABLE DOLLY BROWN
14: FADE IN: LORNE GREENE
15. MEATBALLS IN SPACE: THE LARSON-FUTTERMAN WARS
16. WE BURN THE SCHOOLSHIP
17. WE BURN THE SCHOOLSHIP PART: DEUX
18. LORNE GREENE RIDES TO THE RESCUE
19. DIE SCHOOLSHIP! DIE, DIE! OR, HOW VINCE EDWARDS SCREWED THE POOCH
20. THE BOXMAN COMETH
21. TOM SELLECK MEETS THE UGLIEST DOG IN HAWAII
22. IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' GREEN - JUST ASK THE INCREDIBLE HULK
23. SHOWDOWN AT THE INCREDIBLE HULK
24. LOU FERRIGNO AND THE HARLEY HULKOUT
25. THE HULK AT SEA - MANNY DODGES THE BULLET - AGAIN!
26. SKYDIVING HULK: OR, WHAT THE HELL TO DO IF LOU WON'T JUMP
27. BRING ME THE HEAD OF THE HULK
28. IRWIN ALLEN'S RECIPE FOR DISASTER
29. CODE DEAD: THE BEACH BALL COMETH
30. OF BEACH BALL BLUES AND FLYING FICKLE FINGERS OF FATE
31. THE TOWERING TOUPEE THROWS UP
32. THE HAWKS TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN
33. FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BEACH BALL
34. BOUNCING BEACH BALL PART # 2
35. LORNE GREENE NEVER SHOUTS - GOT THAT?
36. JULIE ADAMS: THE LADY EVEN MONSTERS FELL FOR
37. ANDY WARHOL'S FIRE EXTINGUISHER
38. WHY CLINT EASTWOOD OWES US BIG TIME
39. TOUPEES ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE
40. STEN VS. THE SANTA ANA WINDS
41. ALEX KILGOUR IN HOLLYWOOD
42. WE SAVE FLIPPER FROM A TUNA CAN
43. IT COSTS MONEY FOR GOOD GARBAGE
44. THE MOVIE ROCK MOGUL OF MGM
45. TOWTRUCK BOOGIE AND THE EATANTER
46. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE 'S' WORD
47. HOW WE STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNED TO LOVE THE MOB
48. THE FBI ONLY RINGS ONCE
49. CHRIS AND DIANA ROSS STEP OUT
50 STAN LEE AND THE MULHOLLAND ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION.
51. THE NEIGHBORS ARE SCARING OUR WEREWOLF
52. THE SILVER BULLET SANCTION
53. TWO AMERICAN WEREWOLVES IN BRIGHTON
54. WEREWOLF PARADISE
55. CHUCK CONNORS KISSES THE RING
56. SCREWED BY THE MOUSE, OR MICHAEL EISNER AND THE SEVEN PI$$ING DWARFS
57. JOE PISCOPO AND THE BEACH POLICE
58. BAD BOY BOBBY BLAKE
59. BAD BOY BOBBY BLAKE: PART DEUX
60. CHRIS BUNCH VS STEVEN SEAGAL
61. DUMB IT DOWN, BOYS
62. WE MEET BILL FRIEDKIN AND THE DEA
63. DANCING WITH A NAKED LADY WHILE WATCHED BY GUYS WITH GUNS
64. TRACKING CARLOS LEHDER TO HIS LAIR
65. THE REAL STARS OF HOLLYWOOD
66. HOW MANY AGENTS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW A WRITER?
67. HOW ROCK HUDSON (SORT OF) HELPED US GET AN AGENT
68. HOLLYWOOD SCREW-UP: WE LAND A PERFECTLY GOOD AGENT THEN BLOW THE DEAL
69. THE SHE-DEVIL WHO SCARED HELL OUT OF THE HIGHLANDER
70. HIGHLANDER TWO: IT'S JUST A FREE DAY IN LA
71. HIGHLANDER THREE: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
72. CHUCK NORRIS NEVER BLINKS. NEVER!
73. THE BIG RIPOFF - HOLLYWOOD STYLE
74. HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD
75. A HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS
76. STEN IN HOLLYWOOD: THE PENULTIMATE MISADVENTURE
77. EPILOGUE: THE LAST MISADVENTURE
MY HOLLYWOOD MISADVENTURES ran weekly for 77 episodes. By the time it ended it had drawn more than 200,000 visitors. Many readers urged me to turn the blog into a book, which I did. Scroll down to the end for links to the trade paperback, or to download the e-book version. Meanwhile, if you'd like to dip into the episodes, here is a complete list - with links - from The Fade In to the Fade Out:
1. FADE IN BUNCH AND COLE
2. THE BLONDE ALL OVER LADY & THE LION
3. JACK KLUGMAN AND THE KO KIDS
4. JACK KLUGMAN AND THE KO KIDS - PART TWO
5. WHAT'S THE STORY BOYS?
6. HOW TO STEAL A MILLION DOLLARS
7. THE SHARK THAT ATE BUNCH & COLE
8. STEN: THE FAST TURNAROUND CAPER
9. BUCK ROGERS IS A FATTY! ARDALA DEFINITELY ISN'T!
10. THE GALACTICA 1980 FIASCO
11. SUMMONED TO THE BLACK TOWER
12. THE CURSE OF THE BLACK TOWER
13. THE UNSINKABLE DOLLY BROWN
14: FADE IN: LORNE GREENE
15. MEATBALLS IN SPACE: THE LARSON-FUTTERMAN WARS
16. WE BURN THE SCHOOLSHIP
17. WE BURN THE SCHOOLSHIP PART: DEUX
18. LORNE GREENE RIDES TO THE RESCUE
19. DIE SCHOOLSHIP! DIE, DIE! OR, HOW VINCE EDWARDS SCREWED THE POOCH
20. THE BOXMAN COMETH
21. TOM SELLECK MEETS THE UGLIEST DOG IN HAWAII
22. IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' GREEN - JUST ASK THE INCREDIBLE HULK
23. SHOWDOWN AT THE INCREDIBLE HULK
24. LOU FERRIGNO AND THE HARLEY HULKOUT
25. THE HULK AT SEA - MANNY DODGES THE BULLET - AGAIN!
26. SKYDIVING HULK: OR, WHAT THE HELL TO DO IF LOU WON'T JUMP
27. BRING ME THE HEAD OF THE HULK
28. IRWIN ALLEN'S RECIPE FOR DISASTER
29. CODE DEAD: THE BEACH BALL COMETH
30. OF BEACH BALL BLUES AND FLYING FICKLE FINGERS OF FATE
31. THE TOWERING TOUPEE THROWS UP
32. THE HAWKS TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN
33. FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BEACH BALL
34. BOUNCING BEACH BALL PART # 2
35. LORNE GREENE NEVER SHOUTS - GOT THAT?
36. JULIE ADAMS: THE LADY EVEN MONSTERS FELL FOR
37. ANDY WARHOL'S FIRE EXTINGUISHER
38. WHY CLINT EASTWOOD OWES US BIG TIME
39. TOUPEES ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE
40. STEN VS. THE SANTA ANA WINDS
41. ALEX KILGOUR IN HOLLYWOOD
42. WE SAVE FLIPPER FROM A TUNA CAN
43. IT COSTS MONEY FOR GOOD GARBAGE
44. THE MOVIE ROCK MOGUL OF MGM
45. TOWTRUCK BOOGIE AND THE EATANTER
46. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE 'S' WORD
47. HOW WE STOPPED WORRYING AND LEARNED TO LOVE THE MOB
48. THE FBI ONLY RINGS ONCE
49. CHRIS AND DIANA ROSS STEP OUT
50 STAN LEE AND THE MULHOLLAND ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION.
51. THE NEIGHBORS ARE SCARING OUR WEREWOLF
52. THE SILVER BULLET SANCTION
53. TWO AMERICAN WEREWOLVES IN BRIGHTON
54. WEREWOLF PARADISE
55. CHUCK CONNORS KISSES THE RING
56. SCREWED BY THE MOUSE, OR MICHAEL EISNER AND THE SEVEN PI$$ING DWARFS
57. JOE PISCOPO AND THE BEACH POLICE
58. BAD BOY BOBBY BLAKE
59. BAD BOY BOBBY BLAKE: PART DEUX
60. CHRIS BUNCH VS STEVEN SEAGAL
61. DUMB IT DOWN, BOYS
62. WE MEET BILL FRIEDKIN AND THE DEA
63. DANCING WITH A NAKED LADY WHILE WATCHED BY GUYS WITH GUNS
64. TRACKING CARLOS LEHDER TO HIS LAIR
65. THE REAL STARS OF HOLLYWOOD
66. HOW MANY AGENTS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW A WRITER?
67. HOW ROCK HUDSON (SORT OF) HELPED US GET AN AGENT
68. HOLLYWOOD SCREW-UP: WE LAND A PERFECTLY GOOD AGENT THEN BLOW THE DEAL
69. THE SHE-DEVIL WHO SCARED HELL OUT OF THE HIGHLANDER
70. HIGHLANDER TWO: IT'S JUST A FREE DAY IN LA
71. HIGHLANDER THREE: OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!
72. CHUCK NORRIS NEVER BLINKS. NEVER!
73. THE BIG RIPOFF - HOLLYWOOD STYLE
74. HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD
75. A HOLLYWOOD CHRISTMAS
76. STEN IN HOLLYWOOD: THE PENULTIMATE MISADVENTURE
77. EPILOGUE: THE LAST MISADVENTURE
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