Oh man, HeartQuest.  I remember the one you mentioned with the magic-jewel girl, but I think she was actually a young druid, and her love interest was a half-elven bard.  She had a necklace of magic acorns that exploded into fireballs when she threw them.  That was an actual magic item from D&D, which excited me more…

I liked the ending where you eke out a modest living by buying hamburger meat cheaply in the 1950's and serving it in your present-day diner in Maine…until you get lung cancer and die.

Yeah, noticing that secret ending was one of the more memorable moments in all of CYOA for me.  Another, from the same book, had you dying if you dither about the spaceship's destination ("Go to the alien home planet; no, go back to Earth; no, go to the alien planet")  The ship self-destructs because its computer…

You might be thinking of Frisky Dingo.

That would be an awesome "Before and After" clue on Jeopardy.  "A pin-up girl turned superhero who later solved mysteries under the patronage of Alfred Hitchcock."  "Who is Sally Jupiter Jones?"

Wait, someone tried to kill Scooby-Doo with a machete?

Wait, someone tried to kill Scooby-Doo with a machete?

"Reassembling myself was the first trick I learned, motherfucker!"

"Reassembling myself was the first trick I learned, motherfucker!"

Deb's potty mouth was amusing for a season or three, but now it's just reminding me of what I was often thinking during the final season of Deadwood: All these fucking "fuck"s are getting fucking tiresome!

Deb's potty mouth was amusing for a season or three, but now it's just reminding me of what I was often thinking during the final season of Deadwood: All these fucking "fuck"s are getting fucking tiresome!

Yes, Happy New Anus to one and all!

Yes, Happy New Anus to one and all!

It's certainly unforgettable to me, because this happened:

It's certainly unforgettable to me, because this happened:

This ep started strong right out of the gate:
"Do you remember when I farted last night?"
"Be more specific."

This ep started strong right out of the gate:
"Do you remember when I farted last night?"
"Be more specific."

When I was that age, I had a girl hug my leg and refuse to let go during recess one time.  Thoroughly embarrassed, I dragged her around for several steps before she detached.  If only I had known how infrequently the ladies would be taking an interest in me for the next 10-15 years—and if I'd hit puberty yet—I might…

When I was that age, I had a girl hug my leg and refuse to let go during recess one time.  Thoroughly embarrassed, I dragged her around for several steps before she detached.  If only I had known how infrequently the ladies would be taking an interest in me for the next 10-15 years—and if I'd hit puberty yet—I might…

I watched this on a flight home from Europe last summer.  I'm feeling pretty self-satisfyingly ahead of the curve today!