Upon arriving in New York, he spent most of his first weeks in town trying to get in contact with Charlie Parker, despite being advised against doing so by several people he met during his quest, including saxophonist Coleman Hawkins.

Now on a quest to get their ape back and to clear their names, the two once again embark to Hollywood.

It centers on Kamahl, a barbarian, and his quest to get the Mirari, a magical orb of seemingly endless power.

CRASH said that " the Skara Brae environment is so complex and involves so many different factors that it's hard not to get completely enthralled in your quest " and rated it at 86 %.

After asking Santa if she can do something, Santa sends Dora and Swiper on an epic quest through time to help Swiper get off the naughty list.

After Atreyu and Falkor get in the way of a fight of the Wind Giants, Atreyu gets thrown off Falkor's back and ends up in Spook City, Atreyu meets Gmork the werewolf, who has been following Atreyu since the early days of his quest, intending to kill him.

Throughout the season, his quest to get the book published becomes a running gag.

Although Harold Tiltmann, the American envoy, bypassed Nogara and warned the Cardinal Secretary of State against the purchase of Sudameris, once the Vatican went ahead with the purchase in 1941 it " left no stone unturned " in its quest to get the company removed from the Allied blacklists, petitioning nearly every relevant government in the world.

Some typical conflicts and long running plotlines included Miller's frustration with red tape and paperwork, his constant efforts to maintain peace, order, and discipline, and his numerous failed attempts to get a promotion ; Harris's preoccupation with outside interests, such as his living arrangements but mainly his novel ( Blood On The Badge ), and his inability to remain focused on his police work ; Fish's age-related health issues, marital problems, and reluctance to retire ; Wojciehowicz's impulsive behavior and love life ; Luger's nostalgia for the old days with partners Foster, Kleiner and " Brownie " Brown ; Levitt's quest to become a detective ( which was eventually successful ); the rivalry between the precinct's resident intellectuals, Harris and Dietrich and continually — but reliably — bad coffee ( usually made by Yemana ).

The premise that the witch in Detective # 336 was Zatanna was perceived by many fans at the time as an attempt to get Batman participating in this issue of Justice League of America no matter how vague the connection to Zatanna's quest was.

Killer Croc embarks on a quest to get payback on those responsible for his mutation, and starts with the Mad Hatter.

The heroes of the liberated Earth helped Bishop and Deathbird to return to their own time and they continued their quest to get home.

* Diablo II: Lord of Destruction for PC — Completing the Eve of Destruction quest by proxy in a group allows the player to get a level 1 character into Hell despite not being a high enough level to enter the Worldstone Keep.

They were set a quest, but took ages to get started, due to arson ( caused by them ) and other distractions while getting equipment.

As they progress they get different items, such as weapons and armour, to help them in their quest of achieving the ultimate warrior.

You also get to visit more exotic lands than in the previous installments, for each quest takes place in its own universe: a forest world, a frozen wasteland, and one that's linked via time warps to different times on earth, from ancient Rome to the Nazi's Berlin.

Back at home, Howard puts the star on his Christmas tree, his tradition, and shares a happy moment with his family before realizing that through his quest to get a present for Jamie, he forgot to get Liz a present.

Fooled by the diminutive villain, SpongeBob embarks on a perilous quest to get rid of the robots and get Plankton back into the Chum Bucket, including bungee jumping, bubble blowing, and traveling through dreams amongst others.

The band has been featured on Definitely Not the Opera on CBC Radio, in a story on their quest to get their music video " Buried Beneath Us " shot and played on MuchMusic.

The plot mostly involves his quest to get a bite to eat that's thwarted consistently as he must protect a Sockbaby from an evil group of Greys (" demonic men in suits ," to quote the official site ).

Saved by Gigi, he goes on a quest to get back his body.

Wonder Woman manages to get the help of her friends from the Justice League in her quest for the key.

) Crawford also spent considerable effort politicking to get the official records of the war to acknowledge his role as the savior of Little Round Top, but he was also unsuccessful in this quest.

At the moment, Barco's back was to the road so he didn't see the detectives close in on his convertible which, in their quest for the stolen lap rug, they proceeded to search.

Meanwhile, the BBC adapted The Changes ( 1975 ), which featured the quest of a teenage girl, Nicky Gore, to discover the cause of the shift back to the pre-industrial and pre-technological age, and bring it to an end.

Each door opens onto New York City at different periods in time ( 1987, 1964 and 1977, respectively ) and, as Roland passes through these doors, he brings back the companions who will join him on his quest to the Dark Tower.

The next day, after having found Igor and getting back the geese, the gang sets off on their quest to migrate the geese.

The map also presents a problem as the only known map is tattooed to the back of Palido Domingo, who is tanning on an exclusive beach and does not cooperate in his quest.

Then he goes in quest of a sword found in the underworld, at the base of the world-tree, and struggles to bring it back to Asgard.

As Skirnir, he goes back to Jotunheim in quest of Gerd on behalf of his brother-in-law Frey.

In Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d ' Arthur, Galahad's incredible prowess and fortune in the quest for the Holy Grail are traced back to his piety.

Quests often appear in fantasy literature, as in Rasselas by Samuel Johnson, or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion go on a quest for the way back to Kansas, brains, a heart, and courage respectively.

On the other hand, NACA's 1941 refusal to increase airspeed in their wind tunnels set Lockheed back a year in their quest to solve the problem of compressibility in the P-38.

Superman finds the Blue Kryptonite and is aged back to normal, then goes on his quest to rescue the other Super Friends and ultimately send the three villains back into the Phantom Zone.

This quest lurched back and forth between state autonomy and centralization.

Upon coming back, Swiper initially fails his quest, but everyone then expresses that Swiper is their friend and that they want to share their gifts with him because they care about him, despite all the things he's done.

The plots of individual episodes range from dark and epic to light-hearted and comic, but typically follow " Jack ", a time-displaced samurai warrior, in his singular quest to find a method of traveling back in time.

In the process, they found out that Feral had taken the body on a quest for the Stone Wizards, immensely powerful entities that could bring Johnny back to life – but, as the cost would be his own life, he backed out and buried him instead.

Dmitri owes money to his fiancée Katerina and will believe himself to be a thief if he does not find the money to pay her back before embarking on his quest for Grushenka.

Seated on the giant fly's back Stan takes a psychedelic journey to the cave of Mad John the hermit, who explains that the moon's disappearance is only temporary, and demonstrates by pointing out that Stan has spent so long on his quest that the moon is now full again.

* Astronaut's adventures don't end in space: Scott Parazynski's Everest quest foiled by back pains 6 / 11 / 08

Black Adam's quest to gain his powers back between the events of 52 and Countdown was depicted in a six-issue miniseries entitled Black Adam: The Dark Age, published from late 2007 to early 2008.

A coded map on the back of the Declaration of Independence points to the location of the " national treasure ", but Gates is not alone in his quest.

Zauriel ambiguously destroys Okeontis and her controlling intelligence, and sends the Helmet of Fate back on its quest for a new keeper.

During her quest to overturn the ban, she flipped football player Roosevelt " Rosey " Grier onto his back on The Mike Douglas Show.