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Jem (TV series)

June 22, 2023

This article is about the animated series and toy. For other uses, see Jem (disambiguation).
"Jem and the Holograms" redirects here. For the live-action film, see Jem and the Holograms (film).

Jem, also known as Jem and the Holograms, is an American animated musical television series that ran from 1985 to 1988. The series is about record company owner Jerrica Benton, her singer alter-ego Jem, and the adventures of Jem and her band the Holograms.[3]

Jem
Title character and logo from opening sequence
Genre
Created byChristy Marx
Developed byRoger Slifer (seasons 1-3)
Christy Marx (seasons 2-3)
Directed byRay Lee
Voices of
ComposerRobert J. Walsh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time23 minutes
Production companies
Animation
services		Toei Animation
AKOM
Release
Original networkFirst-run syndication
Picture formatNTSC
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseOctober 6, 1985 (1985-10-06) –
May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)

The series was a joint collaboration by Hasbro, Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions, the same team responsible for G.I. Joe and Transformers.[4] The creator of the series, Christy Marx, had also been a staff writer for the aforementioned programs.[5] The animation for most of the episodes was provided by Japanese animation studio Toei Animation[6] with some provided by South Korean studio AKOM.

Plot

 
Jem and her true identity Jerrica Benton

The series revolves around Jerrica Benton, the owner and manager of Starlight Music, and her alter-ego Jem, lead singer of the rock group the Holograms.[7] Jerrica adopts the persona of Jem with the help of a holographic computer, known as Synergy, which was built by Jerrica's father to be "the ultimate audio-visual entertainment synthesizer" and is bequeathed to her after his death. Jerrica is able to command Synergy to project the hologram of Jem over herself by means of the remote micro-projectors in her earrings, thus disguising her features and clothing, enabling her to assume the Jem persona. Jem, through the use of her earrings, is also able to project holograms around her and uses this ability throughout the series to avoid danger and provide special effects for the performances of her group.

The Holograms consists of Kimber Benton, Jerrica's younger sister, keyboardist, and main songwriter for the band; Aja Leith, Asian-American guitarist; Shana Elmsford, African-American, who plays the synth drums. Aja and Shana are also childhood friends, and adopted foster sisters of Jerrica and Kimber, having lived with the Benton family since they were young. Shana briefly leaves the group to pursue a career in fashion, at which point a new Latina character, Carmen "Raya" Alonso, is introduced as her replacement. The Holograms are aware of Jem's secret identity and the existence of Synergy when the series begins, while Raya is made aware unintentionally shortly before joining the group. Upon her return to the Holograms, Shana becomes the band's bassist.

The Holograms have two rival bands: the Misfits and the Stingers:

  • The Misfits (no relation to the real-world band Misfits) consist of petulant rich girl Pizzazz (real name Phyllis Gabor) and her group: no-nonsense guitarist Roxy (Roxanne Pelligrini) and kind-hearted, sensitive keytar player Stormer (Mary Phillips). They are joined later by the manipulative British saxophonist Jetta (Sheila Burns).
  • The Stingers debut in the third season when they cause disruptions for both groups by becoming co-owners of Stinger Sound with Eric Raymond. Originally from Germany, the Stingers are composed of egotistical lead singer Riot (Rory Llewelyn), guitarist/con artist Rapture (Phoebe Ashe), and keyboardist Minx (Ingrid Kruger). The real names of Minx and Rapture are not disclosed in any of the installments.

Episodes of the series frequently revolve around Jerrica's efforts to keep her two identities separate, protect Synergy from those who might exploit the holographic technology, and support the twelve foster children known as the Starlight Girls who live with her and the Holograms. The Misfits frequently attempt to upstage Jem and the Holograms' endeavors, often nearly resulting in physical harm to members of the group. This rivalry is encouraged and manipulated by their manager and central villain in the series, Eric Raymond, the former half-owner of Starlight Music who runs Misfits Music (later Stinger Sound) while working under Pizzazz's father, Harvey Gabor.

During the series, Eric Raymond constantly plots to become owner of Starlight Music and get revenge on Jem and the Holograms for having cost him control of the company. Jerrica also deals with a complex and emotionally draining faux-love triangle involving her alter identity, Jem, and Rio Pacheco, Jerrica's longtime boyfriend. Rio romantically pursues both women, not knowing they are one and the same. Later in the series, Jem is also romantically sought after by Riot, who becomes infatuated with her – adding further complications to her relationships.

In the final episode of the series, the Misfits and Jem declare a truce when Ba Nee, one of the most troubled foster girls in Starlight House, is claimed by her long-lost father. Her father is found by Jem and the Holograms with the help of Riot's father. Riot's relationship with his father is mended with the help of Jem.[8]

Characters

Main article: List of Jem characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Jem episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
1 26 October 6, 1985 (1985-10-06) March 15, 1987 (1987-03-15)
2 27 September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) January 12, 1988 (1988-01-12)
3 12 February 2, 1988 (1988-02-02) May 2, 1988 (1988-05-02)

Production

Conception and staffing

Hasbro hired advertising agency Griffin-Bacal Advertising, the founders of Sunbow Productions, to create the 65-episode animation series. Griffin-Bacal (Sunbow), as well as Marvel Productions, had previously created the successful G.I. Joe series for Hasbro. G.I. Joe writer Christy Marx was hired to create the series based on the line of dolls and the original concept, which consisted of the two girl bands, Synergy, the boyfriend Rio, and the Rockin' Roadster. Marx created the full character biographies and relationships, including the love triangle aspect between Rio and Jerrica Benton/Jem, Starlight Music and Starlight House, the Starlight Girls, the villain Eric Raymond and various secondary characters. Later, Marx was asked to develop new characters as they were introduced.[9]

Marx wrote 23 of the 65 episodes. Other writers for the series included Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Paul Dini, Buzz Dixon, Ellen Guon, Steve Mitchell, Michael Reaves, David Wise, Marv Wolfman, Mary Skrenes, Beth Bornstein, Roger Slifer, Richard Merwin, Sandy Fries, Cheri Wilkerson, Misty Stewart-Taggart, George Arthur Bloom, Jina Bacarr, Barbara Petty, Chris Pelzer, Michael Charles Hill, Eric Early, Clare Noto, Carla Conway and Evelyn A. R. Gabai.

The executive producers were Joe Bacal, Jay Bacal, Tom Griffin and Margaret Loesch. The story editor was Roger Slifer and Christy Marx featuring industry veteran Wally Burr as the series' voice director. The series' directors and supervising animators included many veterans of the DePatie-Freleng cartoon studio including Gerry Chiniquy, John Gibbs, Norm McCabe, Warren Batchelder and Tom Ray.

Casting

Samantha Newark provided the speaking voices of Jem and Jerrica. Despite having toured as a child singer in Africa, she did not do the singing for Jem. The voiceover cast never auditioned for the music side of the series and vice versa. The music for Jem was all cast and recorded in New York and Atlanta and the voiceover actors were cast and recorded in Burbank, California. They matched the speaking voices of the cast to the singing voices.[10] Britta Phillips, who had never before worked professionally as a singer, was cast as the singing voice of Jem after obtaining an audition through her father who worked on jingles in New York. The initial take from the audition was used as the first opening theme song, "Truly Outrageous".[11] The remaining Holograms speaking voices were provided by Cathianne Blore (Kimber Benton/Aja Leith), Cindy McGee (Shana Elmsford), and Linda Dangcil (Carmen 'Raya' Alonso).

The Misfits' speaking voices were provided by Patricia Alice Albrecht (Phyllis "Pizzazz" Gabor), Samantha Paris/Bobbie Block (Roxanne "Roxy" Pellegrini), Susan Blu (Mary "Stormer" Phillips), and Louise Dorsey (Sheila "Jetta" Burns), the daughter of Engelbert Humperdinck. Ellen Bernfeld provided the singing voice of Pizzazz.

The Stingers' speaking voices were provided by Townsend Coleman (Rory "Riot" Llewelyn), Ellen Gerstell (Phoebe "Rapture" Ashe), and Kath Soucie (Ingrid "Minx" Kruger). Gordon Grody, a vocal coach who later worked with Lady Gaga, provided the singing voice for Riot.[12]

Other notable cast members included Charlie Adler, who had already had a lengthy voice-over career, as the central villain Eric Raymond. He also provided the voices of both of Eric's major henchmen Zipper and Techrat.[13] Vicki Sue Robinson, famous for the 1970s discothèque-oriented hit "Turn the Beat Around", provided the singing voices of both Rapture and Minx. Ari Gold, pop singer and songwriter, gave the singing voice of Ba Nee.[14][15]

Music

 
Beat This by Jem and the Holograms (Britta Phillips)
30 second sample from the music video "Beat This" featured in "The Talent Search Part 2"
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The inclusion of music videos in Jem was a result of the success and popularity of MTV (Music Television) at the time, which began airing four years prior. The placement of the songs throughout each episode was done to complement the story and the use of music videos in the show was considered "radical" for the time. The show contains a total of 187 music videos with 151 unique songs.[16]

The series' format called for three fully produced songs for the featured music videos in each episode. Anne Bryant composed the music. Lyrics for the show's featured songs were written by Barry Harman. The theme song "JEM – Truly, Truly, Truly Outrageous" was the opening and closing theme for the show until late 1987, when Bryant's second theme, "JEM GIRLS" became the series' opening theme for the majority of episodes and "JEM – Truly, Truly, Truly Outrageous" was kept as the show's permanent closing theme.[17] Music videos featured an "in-your-face" style that was directed at the viewer or the more traditional style. The music videos paralleled the style of rock videos found on MTV at the time featuring fast editing, a quick pace, and special effects.[18][19]

   
A music video featured in the show A music video that deviates from the normal action in the show[20]

Ellen Bernfeld, performing as Pizzazz, Britta Phillips, performing as Jem, and Gordon Grody, performing as Riot, the lead singer of the Stingers, along with Diva Gray, Florence Warner and Angela Capelli were the voices of the pop, funk and punk electronica productions, supported by Britta Phillips's father, pianist Peter Phillips, and by guitarist Steve Bill, bassist Tom Barney and set drummer and electronic drum programmer Tom Oldakowski. Anne Bryant, who chose the singers and musicians, created a pure young pop sound for Jem and the Holograms supported by acoustic instruments. The sound for the Misfits was crafted as strictly electronic other than the addition of guitars and an occasional sax solo when the character of Jetta was introduced into the Misfits. This was done to create an identifiable punk electronica style in stark contrast to their rival singing groups. In season three, Bryant introduced the slower, smooth, sexy/funky groove for the third group that entered the show, the Stingers.[11]

No official Jem soundtrack was ever released; however, many of the songs from the first season were released on cassette with dolls or play-sets.[21]

Reception

Jem was the #1 Nielsen rated syndicated cartoon series in November 1986, and in 1987, it was the third most watched children's program in syndication with 2.5 million viewers weekly.[22] Jem has aired in multiple countries including Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, West Germany, Netherlands, United States, Italy and France.[23] The show was nominated for the Young Artist Award twice, once in 1986 for "Exceptional Young Actresses in Animation: Series, Specials, or Film Features" for Samantha Newark's performance, then in 1988 for "Best Animation Series".[24][25]

The long-standing popularity of Mattel's Barbie franchise led to a competition between Hasbro's Jem product line and Barbie and the Rockers, a similar product line by Mattel. This resulted in reduced sales for both products. Hasbro discontinued the Jem toyline at the end of 1987 after it failed to meet sales expectations but, despite this, the series continued production and aired until 1988. Jem was partially released on DVD in multiple countries, with a complete set available for the first time in 2011. The same year, Jem began airing on The Hub in the United States, causing a significant increase in the ratings for the channel. It also aired on Teletoon Retro in Canada.[26][27][28][29][30]

Home media

Release name Ep # Company Release date Notes
Various VHS releases[31] 25 (total) Kid Rhino, Family Home Entertainment, Avid Entertainment (US) 1986–1987 (FHE, Avid) 1999 (Kid Rhino) Various home video releases containing between two and five episodes.[31]
Various VHS releases 20 (total) Video Gems, Tempo Video (UK) 1986–1987 (Video Gems) 1987–1991 (Tempo Video, Tempo Kids Club) Various home video releases containing between two and five episodes. Video Gems distributed the TV movie, Truly Outrageous.
  • Jem – The Complete First and Second Seasons
  • Jem – Season 3, Part One
 45 Rhino Entertainment (US)
  • March 30, 2004
  • September 14, 2004
 Contains all 26 original, uncut episodes of season one released as Jem and the Holograms – The Complete 1st & 2nd Seasons and the first 19 episodes of season 2 released as Jem and the Holograms: Season 3 – Part 1. Each DVD release is digitally remastered and fully restored and contains Dolby Digital 5.1 remastered audio along with the Dolby Digital 2.0.[32]
Jem – Truly Outrageous: The Movie 5 Metrodome (UK)
  • October 2, 2006
  • June 4, 2007
 Contains the first 5 episodes of the series in their TV movie format.[29] This would include alternate and a few removed scenes from later broadcast versions of the first five episodes.
  • Jem et les Hologrammes – Edition VF – 4 DVD – Partie 1
  • Jem et les Hologrammes – Edition VF – 4 DVD – Partie 2
  • Jem et les Hologrammes – Edition VF – 4 DVD – Partie 3
 64 Declic images (France)
  • January 15, 2010
  • January 15, 2010
  • April 30, 2010
 The episodes are dubbed in French with the exception of the music videos. The set is missing the episode "Fathers' Day".
Jem and the Holograms: The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 65 Shout! Factory (US) October 11, 2011 The complete series on 11 DVDs with bonus material. Bonus material includes the documentary featurettes "Showtime, Synergy! The Truly Outrageous Creation of an '80s Icon", "Glamour & Glitter", and "Jem Girls (and Boys!) Remember", as well as original commercials, animatics, and rare DVD-ROM material. Walmart began offering an exclusive edition in simpler packaging with the series authored onto only eight discs on September 29, 2015.[33]
Jem and the Holograms: Season One 26 Shout! Factory (US) October 11, 2011 All 26 episodes from season one.[34]
Jem and the Holograms: Season Two 26 Shout! Factory (US) February 14, 2012 26 episodes from season two, excluding "Britrock".[35]
Jem and the Holograms: Season Three 13 Shout! Factory (US) July 10, 2012 12 episodes from season three and "Britrock".[36]
Jem and the Holograms: The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 65 Universal Pictures UK February 15, 2016[37] All 65 episodes spread over 10 discs, a Region 2 PAL re-release of the US Shout! Factory release, though lacks the 11th bonus material disc.

Current status of the franchise

Jem
Created byChristy Marx
Bill Sanders[38]
Original workToy line
OwnerHasbro
Print publications
Comics
  • Jem & The Holograms
  • Jem and the Misfits
  • Jem & The Holograms: Infinite
  • Jem & The Holograms: Misfits Infinite[39]
Films and television
Film(s)Jem and the Holograms
Animated seriesSuper Sunday segments
Jem
Audio
Original musicTruly Outrageous: A Tribute to Starlight Records

Christy Marx has long expressed a desire to make a modern-day revival of the animated series, but stated in a 2004 interview that there are a great deal of complications concerning the rights to the Jem properties.[40]

I would like to see that happen. I don't want to go into a lot of detail, but the whole rights situation for Jem is very, very complicated. Believe me, if there were a simple straightforward way to do it, it would be done. But there are some very big complications that are in the way at the moment.

— Christy Marx

Reruns

After almost 20 years, since last airing in the United States in 1993 on the USA Network (in re-runs), Jem returned to syndication. The series aired reruns on The Hub Network/Discovery Family from May 31, 2011, to November 15, 2015.[41][42]

On July 25, 2011, Teletoon Retro, a Canadian channel dedicated to cartoons, announced that Jem would be part of its fall 2011 lineup.[26] On April 5, 2012, Hasbro announced that Jem, along with several other Hasbro franchises, will be available on Netflix.[43]

Dolls

On September 8, 2011, Hasbro issued a press release announcing its attendance at the 2011 New York Comic Con convention, which ran from October 13 to October 16. The press release stated that Hasbro would be showing new and upcoming products from its toy lines at its booth, including Jem and the Holograms.[44]

On June 27, 2012, Integrity Toys, Inc. announced their plans to release a brand-new series of collectible fashion dolls based on the TV series. The special edition Hollywood Jem doll became available at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth during Comic-Con International in San Diego at an approximate retail price of $135.[45] The Jem doll sold out on day two of the convention.[46]

On October 5, 2012, the four (then-upcoming) dolls in the new Integrity Toys limited edition collectible line were presented with pictures: Classic Jem, Jerrica Benton, Synergy and Rio Pacheco.[47] The suggested retail price is US$119 and they began shipping in late November 2012; pre-orders were accepted via Integrity Toys' network of authorized dealers.[48] As of October 2016, Integrity Toys has produced over forty different dolls based on the classic show.[49]

Comics

In 2011, Hasbro released a one-off comic book titled Unit:E as an exclusive at the New York Comic-Con; this was created by "HasLab" as a potential multi-brand crossover platform. The plot depicted Synergy, now an alien artificial intelligence, assisting the descendant of Acroyear and a Biotron from Micronauts in searching for heroes to help him combat Baron Karza. She shows them characters from G.I. Joe, Transformers, Battleship Galaxies, Stretch Armstrong, Action Man, M.A.S.K. and Candy Land among others. Jerrica herself is shown as not having taken up the Jem identity yet, but will eventually compose the "Music of the Spheres" (presumably with Synergy's aid). The comic was never followed up.

The Jem comic book was released by IDW in March 2015: written by Kelly Thompson, art by Sophie Campbell and colors by M. Victoria Robado.[50] The comic book offers a modern re-imagining of the series with new character designs and different situations, such as the Holograms and the Misfits being unsigned bands at the start with Eric Raymond being hired as the Misfits' manager during the second story arc. In addition, Kimber and Stormer begin a romantic relationship. As of Issue #16, which is Campbell's final issue as regular artist, The Stingers have been introduced to the series with Raya featured as a fourth member of the band. The title's current status within the new Hasbro Comic Book Universe (consisting of several new or relaunched titles, using the IDW Transformers comics as the backbone for a cohesive universe) has been somewhat erratic; IDW writers have generally indicated that, while characters from Jem will not show up in crossovers (including the Revolution mini-series that launched the universe), they do exist and will receive occasional references. The series ended on June 14, 2017, with issue #26, but a six-issue miniseries--Jem & the Holograms: Infinite #1 and Jem & the Holograms: Misfits Infinite #1 was released later in the month.[39]

A one-shot Jem and the Holograms: IDW 20/20 was published in January 2019 as part of IDW 20/20 which celebrated the 20th anniversary of IDW Publishing. The comic takes place 20 years after the final issue of the ongoing comic.[51][52]

Film

Main article: Jem and the Holograms (film)

After the success of G.I. Joe and Transformers films, Hasbro began considering a live-action film adaptation or a new incarnation of the animated series with Universal Pictures, with which Hasbro had signed a six-film contract in 2010.[53]

On March 20, 2014, a live-action motion picture adaptation of Jem and the Holograms was announced, to be directed by Jon M. Chu.[54] Filming on the production began in April 2014.[55] On April 24, it was announced that Aubrey Peeples had been cast as Jem, with Stefanie Scott as Kimber, Hayley Kiyoko as Aja and Aurora Perrineau as Shana.[56] On April 30, 2014, actor Ryan Guzman was cast as Rio.[57] On May 20, Juliette Lewis and Molly Ringwald joined the film.[58] The film was theatrically released on October 23, 2015;[59] it received generally negative reviews from critics and fans, with criticism targeted at the angsty teen drama, strayed too far from the source material as well as original series fan content being manipulated into reaction to the in-film characters.[60] It was a box office bomb, grossing less than half its $5 million budget, and was removed from theaters by Universal after two weeks.[61] SF Weekly criticized the fan backlash as entitlement.[62]

Music

Hasbro Studios with Legacy Recordings released its first non-soundtrack album, Truly Outrageous: A Tribute to Starlight Records on August 7, 2015. The record was part of the promotion of the Jem film. The album consisted of original songs that only had the titles and sometimes a few lyrics in common with the Jem TV series songs.[63] This release was digital only.[64]

Truly Outrageous: A Tribute to Starlight Records[63]
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Truly Outrageous"BEAN 
2."LoveSick"Chrissie Poland 
3."Running Like the Wind"LACES 
4."Gimme Gimme"LACES 
5."Destiny"Barnaby Bright 
6."Like a Dream"Madi Diaz 
7."All in the Style"Ben Thornewill 
8."Abracadabra"Meiko 
9."Glitter & Gold"Suzanna Choffel 
10."I'm Okay"SKYES 
11."The Real Me"Amanda Brown 
12."Beat This"Alice Lee 

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This article is about the animated series and toy For other uses see Jem disambiguation Jem and the Holograms redirects here For the live action film see Jem and the Holograms film Jem also known as Jem and the Holograms is an American animated musical television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 The series is about record company owner Jerrica Benton her singer alter ego Jem and the adventures of Jem and her band the Holograms 3 JemTitle character and logo from opening sequenceGenreRomance Science fiction MusicalCreated byChristy MarxDeveloped byRoger Slifer seasons 1 3 Christy Marx seasons 2 3 Directed byRay LeeVoices ofSamantha Newark Britta Phillips Patricia Alice Albrecht Kath Soucie Marlene Aragon Susan Blu Neil Ross Charlie Adler Desiree Goyette Cathy Cavadini Hazel ShermetComposerRobert J WalshCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons3No of episodes65 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersJoe BacalJay BacalTom GriffinMargaret LoeschRunning time23 minutesProduction companiesHasbro 1 2 Sunbow Productions Marvel ProductionsAnimationservicesToei AnimationAKOMReleaseOriginal networkFirst run syndicationPicture formatNTSCAudio formatStereoOriginal releaseOctober 6 1985 1985 10 06 May 2 1988 1988 05 02 The series was a joint collaboration by Hasbro Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions the same team responsible for G I Joe and Transformers 4 The creator of the series Christy Marx had also been a staff writer for the aforementioned programs 5 The animation for most of the episodes was provided by Japanese animation studio Toei Animation 6 with some provided by South Korean studio AKOM Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Episodes 4 Production 4 1 Conception and staffing 4 2 Casting 4 3 Music 5 Reception 6 Home media 7 Current status of the franchise 7 1 Reruns 7 2 Dolls 7 3 Comics 7 4 Film 7 5 Music 8 References 9 External linksPlot Edit Jem and her true identity Jerrica Benton The series revolves around Jerrica Benton the owner and manager of Starlight Music and her alter ego Jem lead singer of the rock group the Holograms 7 Jerrica adopts the persona of Jem with the help of a holographic computer known as Synergy which was built by Jerrica s father to be the ultimate audio visual entertainment synthesizer and is bequeathed to her after his death Jerrica is able to command Synergy to project the hologram of Jem over herself by means of the remote micro projectors in her earrings thus disguising her features and clothing enabling her to assume the Jem persona Jem through the use of her earrings is also able to project holograms around her and uses this ability throughout the series to avoid danger and provide special effects for the performances of her group The Holograms consists of Kimber Benton Jerrica s younger sister keyboardist and main songwriter for the band Aja Leith Asian American guitarist Shana Elmsford African American who plays the synth drums Aja and Shana are also childhood friends and adopted foster sisters of Jerrica and Kimber having lived with the Benton family since they were young Shana briefly leaves the group to pursue a career in fashion at which point a new Latina character Carmen Raya Alonso is introduced as her replacement The Holograms are aware of Jem s secret identity and the existence of Synergy when the series begins while Raya is made aware unintentionally shortly before joining the group Upon her return to the Holograms Shana becomes the band s bassist The Holograms have two rival bands the Misfits and the Stingers The Misfits no relation to the real world band Misfits consist of petulant rich girl Pizzazz real name Phyllis Gabor and her group no nonsense guitarist Roxy Roxanne Pelligrini and kind hearted sensitive keytar player Stormer Mary Phillips They are joined later by the manipulative British saxophonist Jetta Sheila Burns The Stingers debut in the third season when they cause disruptions for both groups by becoming co owners of Stinger Sound with Eric Raymond Originally from Germany the Stingers are composed of egotistical lead singer Riot Rory Llewelyn guitarist con artist Rapture Phoebe Ashe and keyboardist Minx Ingrid Kruger The real names of Minx and Rapture are not disclosed in any of the installments Episodes of the series frequently revolve around Jerrica s efforts to keep her two identities separate protect Synergy from those who might exploit the holographic technology and support the twelve foster children known as the Starlight Girls who live with her and the Holograms The Misfits frequently attempt to upstage Jem and the Holograms endeavors often nearly resulting in physical harm to members of the group This rivalry is encouraged and manipulated by their manager and central villain in the series Eric Raymond the former half owner of Starlight Music who runs Misfits Music later Stinger Sound while working under Pizzazz s father Harvey Gabor During the series Eric Raymond constantly plots to become owner of Starlight Music and get revenge on Jem and the Holograms for having cost him control of the company Jerrica also deals with a complex and emotionally draining faux love triangle involving her alter identity Jem and Rio Pacheco Jerrica s longtime boyfriend Rio romantically pursues both women not knowing they are one and the same Later in the series Jem is also romantically sought after by Riot who becomes infatuated with her adding further complications to her relationships In the final episode of the series the Misfits and Jem declare a truce when Ba Nee one of the most troubled foster girls in Starlight House is claimed by her long lost father Her father is found by Jem and the Holograms with the help of Riot s father Riot s relationship with his father is mended with the help of Jem 8 Characters EditMain article List of Jem charactersEpisodes EditMain article List of Jem episodes Season Episodes Originally aired1 26 October 6 1985 1985 10 06 March 15 1987 1987 03 15 2 27 September 21 1987 1987 09 21 January 12 1988 1988 01 12 3 12 February 2 1988 1988 02 02 May 2 1988 1988 05 02 Production EditConception and staffing Edit Hasbro hired advertising agency Griffin Bacal Advertising the founders of Sunbow Productions to create the 65 episode animation series Griffin Bacal Sunbow as well as Marvel Productions had previously created the successful G I Joe series for Hasbro G I Joe writer Christy Marx was hired to create the series based on the line of dolls and the original concept which consisted of the two girl bands Synergy the boyfriend Rio and the Rockin Roadster Marx created the full character biographies and relationships including the love triangle aspect between Rio and Jerrica Benton Jem Starlight Music and Starlight House the Starlight Girls the villain Eric Raymond and various secondary characters Later Marx was asked to develop new characters as they were introduced 9 Marx wrote 23 of the 65 episodes Other writers for the series included Cary Bates Greg Weisman Paul Dini Buzz Dixon Ellen Guon Steve Mitchell Michael Reaves David Wise Marv Wolfman Mary Skrenes Beth Bornstein Roger Slifer Richard Merwin Sandy Fries Cheri Wilkerson Misty Stewart Taggart George Arthur Bloom Jina Bacarr Barbara Petty Chris Pelzer Michael Charles Hill Eric Early Clare Noto Carla Conway and Evelyn A R Gabai The executive producers were Joe Bacal Jay Bacal Tom Griffin and Margaret Loesch The story editor was Roger Slifer and Christy Marx featuring industry veteran Wally Burr as the series voice director The series directors and supervising animators included many veterans of the DePatie Freleng cartoon studio including Gerry Chiniquy John Gibbs Norm McCabe Warren Batchelder and Tom Ray Casting Edit Samantha Newark provided the speaking voices of Jem and Jerrica Despite having toured as a child singer in Africa she did not do the singing for Jem The voiceover cast never auditioned for the music side of the series and vice versa The music for Jem was all cast and recorded in New York and Atlanta and the voiceover actors were cast and recorded in Burbank California They matched the speaking voices of the cast to the singing voices 10 Britta Phillips who had never before worked professionally as a singer was cast as the singing voice of Jem after obtaining an audition through her father who worked on jingles in New York The initial take from the audition was used as the first opening theme song Truly Outrageous 11 The remaining Holograms speaking voices were provided by Cathianne Blore Kimber Benton Aja Leith Cindy McGee Shana Elmsford and Linda Dangcil Carmen Raya Alonso The Misfits speaking voices were provided by Patricia Alice Albrecht Phyllis Pizzazz Gabor Samantha Paris Bobbie Block Roxanne Roxy Pellegrini Susan Blu Mary Stormer Phillips and Louise Dorsey Sheila Jetta Burns the daughter of Engelbert Humperdinck Ellen Bernfeld provided the singing voice of Pizzazz The Stingers speaking voices were provided by Townsend Coleman Rory Riot Llewelyn Ellen Gerstell Phoebe Rapture Ashe and Kath Soucie Ingrid Minx Kruger Gordon Grody a vocal coach who later worked with Lady Gaga provided the singing voice for Riot 12 Other notable cast members included Charlie Adler who had already had a lengthy voice over career as the central villain Eric Raymond He also provided the voices of both of Eric s major henchmen Zipper and Techrat 13 Vicki Sue Robinson famous for the 1970s discotheque oriented hit Turn the Beat Around provided the singing voices of both Rapture and Minx Ari Gold pop singer and songwriter gave the singing voice of Ba Nee 14 15 Music Edit Beat This by Jem and the Holograms Britta Phillips source source 30 second sample from the music video Beat This featured in The Talent Search Part 2 Problems playing this file See media help The inclusion of music videos in Jem was a result of the success and popularity of MTV Music Television at the time which began airing four years prior The placement of the songs throughout each episode was done to complement the story and the use of music videos in the show was considered radical for the time The show contains a total of 187 music videos with 151 unique songs 16 List of Jem songs Song title Performer s A Father Should Be Ba Nee Abracadabra The Misfits Ahead of the Game The Misfits All Across This Country Jem and the Holograms All in the Style The Stingers All s Right with the World Jem and the Holograms Alone Again Laura Are You Feeling Alright The Stingers Aztec Enchantment Jem and the Holograms Back in Shape Jem and the Holograms Bad Influence Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits Beat This Jem and the Holograms Believe in Yourself Jem and the Holograms Believe Don t Believe Jem and the Holograms and the Stingers Between Me and You Jem and the Holograms Broadway Magic Jem and the Holograms Can t Get My Love Together Jem and the Holograms Click Clash Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits Come on In the Water s Fine Jem and the Holograms Congratulations The Misfits Dear Diary Jem and the Holograms Deception Jem and the Holograms Designing Woman The Misfits Destiny The Stingers Don t Look Now The Misfits Everybody Wears a Mask Jem and the Holograms Falling in Love with a Stranger Jem and the Holograms Family is Jem and the Holograms First Love Jem and the Holograms Flowers in My Hair Jem and the Holograms Free and Easy The Misfits Freedom Jem and the Holograms Friend or Stranger Jem and the Holograms Gettin Down to Business Jem and the Holograms Gimme a Gimmick The Misfits Gimme Gimme Gimme The Misfits Glitter n Gold Jem and the Holograms Happy Ever After Jem and the Holograms Here Comes Trouble Jem and the Holograms Hollywood Jem Jem and the Holograms How Does it Feel The Misfits How You Play the Game Jem and the Holograms I Am a Giant The Misfits I Believe in Happy Endings Jem and the Holograms I Can See Me Ashley I Got My Eye on You Jem and the Holograms I Like Your Style The Misfits I Love a Scandal The Misfits I m Comin from Behind Jem and the Holograms I m Gonna Change Roxy I m Gonna Hunt You Down The Misfits I m Okay Kimber and Stormer I m Takin a Train Jem and the Holograms Imagine Me Jem and the Holograms In the Land of the Midnight Sun Jem and the Holograms It Could Be You Jem and the Holograms It Depends on the Mood I m In Jem and the Holograms It Takes a Lot To Survive The Misfits It s a Hard Hard Life The Stingers It s Fun to Be Scared Jem and the Holograms It s Workin Out It s Doin Me In Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits Jack Take a Hike The Misfits Jam All Night Long Jem and the Holograms Jazz Has Jem and the Holograms Jealousy Jem and the Holograms KJEM Jem and the Holograms Let Me Be The Stingers Let Me Go Jem and the Holograms and The Beast Let Me Take You to the Mardi Gras Jem and the Holograms Let the Music Play Jem and the Holograms Let s Blow This Town The Misfits Let s Not Forget the Past Jem and the Holograms Like a Dream Jem and the Holograms Listen Up The Misfits Look Inside Yourself Jem and the Holograms Love Is Doin It to Me Jem and the Holograms Love Is Here Jem and the Holograms Love Unites Us Jem and the Holograms Love Will Show the Way Jem and the Holograms Love s Not Easy Jem and the Holograms Lovesick The Misfits Makin Mischief The Misfits Midsummer Night s Madness Jem and the Holograms Mind Games The Stingers Music and Danse Jem and the Holograms Music is Magic Jem and the Holograms Nightmare Jem and the Holograms Now Jem and the Holograms the Misfits and the Stingers One of Those Days Jem and the Holograms Only the Beginning Jem and the Holograms Open a Book Jem and the Holograms Our Love Makes You Beautiful Jem and the Holograms Outta My Way The Misfits People Who Care Jem and the Holograms Perfect Match The Stingers Puttin It All Together Jem and the Holograms Queen of Rock and Roll The Misfits Rock and Roll Is Forever Jem and the Holograms Rockin Down Through Time Jem and the Holograms Runnin Like the Wind Jem and the Holograms Safe and Sound Jem and the Holograms Set Your Sails Jem and the Holograms Shangri La Jem and the Holograms Share a Little Bit of Yourself Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits She Makes an Impression Jem and the Holograms She s Got the Power Jem and the Holograms Show Me the Way Jem and the Holograms Something is Missing in My Life Jem and the Holograms Star Spangled Fantasy The Misfits Starlight Jacqui Benton Stingers Theme The Stingers Straight From the Heart Jem and the Holograms Surprise Surprise The Misfits Take It or Leave It The Stingers Take the Time Jem and the Holograms Takes Work Jem and the Holograms Takin It All The Misfits The Last Laugh Jem and the Holograms The Real Me Jem and the Holograms There Ain t Nobody Better The Misfits There s a Melody Playin Jem and the Holograms This Is Farewell Jem and the Holograms the Misfits and the Stingers Time Is Runnin Out Jem and the Holograms To the Rescue Jem and the Holograms Tomorrow Is My Wedding Day Jem and the Holograms Too Close For Comfort Jem and the Holograms Too Much Jem and the Holograms Top of the Charts The Misfits Trapped The Misfits Truly Outrageous Jem and the Holograms Twilight in Paris Jem and the Holograms Under My Spell The Stingers Universal Appeal The Misfits We Can Change It Jem and the Holograms We Can Make a Difference Jem and the Holograms Welcome to the Jungle The Misfits We re Making It Happen Jem and the Holograms We re Off and Runnin The Misfits We re the Misfits in Hawaii The Misfits We re Up You re Down Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits When It s Only Me and the Music Jem and the Holograms Who Is He Kissing Jem and the Holograms Who Is She Anyway The Misfits Winning Is Everything The Misfits You Already Know Jem and the Holograms You Can t Catch Me The Misfits You Gotta Be Fast The Misfits You May Be a Star Krissie You Oughta See the View from Here The Misfits You ll Never Win My Love Jem and the Holograms You re Always in My Heart Jem and the HologramsThe series format called for three fully produced songs for the featured music videos in each episode Anne Bryant composed the music Lyrics for the show s featured songs were written by Barry Harman The theme song JEM Truly Truly Truly Outrageous was the opening and closing theme for the show until late 1987 when Bryant s second theme JEM GIRLS became the series opening theme for the majority of episodes and JEM Truly Truly Truly Outrageous was kept as the show s permanent closing theme 17 Music videos featured an in your face style that was directed at the viewer or the more traditional style The music videos paralleled the style of rock videos found on MTV at the time featuring fast editing a quick pace and special effects 18 19 A music video featured in the show A music video that deviates from the normal action in the show 20 Ellen Bernfeld performing as Pizzazz Britta Phillips performing as Jem and Gordon Grody performing as Riot the lead singer of the Stingers along with Diva Gray Florence Warner and Angela Capelli were the voices of the pop funk and punk electronica productions supported by Britta Phillips s father pianist Peter Phillips and by guitarist Steve Bill bassist Tom Barney and set drummer and electronic drum programmer Tom Oldakowski Anne Bryant who chose the singers and musicians created a pure young pop sound for Jem and the Holograms supported by acoustic instruments The sound for the Misfits was crafted as strictly electronic other than the addition of guitars and an occasional sax solo when the character of Jetta was introduced into the Misfits This was done to create an identifiable punk electronica style in stark contrast to their rival singing groups In season three Bryant introduced the slower smooth sexy funky groove for the third group that entered the show the Stingers 11 No official Jem soundtrack was ever released however many of the songs from the first season were released on cassette with dolls or play sets 21 List of cassette releasesLove Is Here included in the Video Madness playset of the same name Jem Theme Love Is Here Can t Get My Love Together Show Me the Way included in the Video Madness playset of the same name Jem Theme Show Me the Way TV edit People Who Care It s Workin Out included in the Video Madness playset of the same name Jem Theme It s Workin Out It s Doing Me In Jem and the Holograms The Misfits We Can Change It Welcome to the Jungle included in the Video Madness playset of the same name Jem Theme Welcome to the Jungle The Misfits Gimme Gimme Gimme The MisfitsKimber included with the Kimber doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Only the Beginning Jem and the Holograms Twilight in Paris Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Kimber Second Edition included with the Kimber Second Edition doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Can t Get My Love Together Jem and the Holograms Love s Not Easy Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Aja included with the Aja doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Like a Dream Jem and the Holograms She s Got the Power Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Aja Second Edition included with the Aja Second Edition doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Something Is Missing Jem and the Holograms Share A Little Bit Jem and the Holograms The Misfits instrumental versions of songs on side B Shana included with the Shana doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Gettin Down to Business Jem and the Holograms Too Close Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Shana Second Edition included with the Shana Second Edition doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Broadway Magic Jem and the Holograms It All Depends on the Mood Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Raya included with the Raya doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Love Unites Us Jem and the Holograms There s a Melody Playin Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Pizzazz included with the Pizzazz doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Outta My Way The Misfits Makin Mischief The Misfits instrumental versions of songs on side B Roxy included with the Roxy doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Click Clash Jem and the Holograms The Misfits Takin It All The Misfits instrumental versions of songs on side B Stormer included with the Stormer doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Winning Is Everything The Misfits Music Is Magic Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Jetta included with the Jetta doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Who Is She Anyway The Misfits Designing Women The Misfits instrumental versions of songs on side B Clash included with the Clash doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms I Am a Giant The Misfits You Oughta See the View from Here The Misfits instrumental versions of songs on side B Rio included with the Rio doll Jem Theme Jem and the Holograms Deception Jem and the Holograms I Got My Eye on You Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Synergy included with the Synergy doll JEM Theme Jem and the Holograms Friend or Stranger Jem and the Holograms We Can Change It Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Video included with the Video doll JEM Theme Jem and the Holograms Come on In Jem and the Holograms She Makes an Impression Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Danse included with the Danse doll JEM Theme Jem and the Holograms Running Like the Wind Jem and the Holograms When It s Only Me Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Flash n Sizzle Jem Jerrica included with Flash N Sizzle Jem Jerrica doll Glitter n Gold commercial version Jem and the Holograms Time Is Running Out Jem and the Holograms Set Your Sails Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Glitter n Gold Jem Jerrica included with Glitter N Gold Jem Jerrica doll Glitter n Gold commercial version Jem and the Holograms Depends on the Mood I m In Jem and the Holograms Love is Here Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Glitter n Gold Rio included with Glitter N Gold Rio doll Glitter n Gold commercial version Jem and the Holograms People Who Care Jem and the Holograms Puttin It All Together Jem and the Holograms instrumental versions of songs on side B Glitter n Gold Second year mail in offer Glitter n Gold extended TV version Back n Shape extended version Jem Theme extended version Jem and Friends Dream Tour mail in offer for Glitter N Gold Jem Jerrica or Glitter N Gold Rio dolls How You Play the Game Jem and the Holograms Doctor Doctor The Thompson Twins One Things Leads to Another The Fixx Rock n Roll Forever Jem and the Holograms Crush on You The Jets The Kid Is Hot Tonight Loverboy Walkin on Sunshine Katrina and the Waves Electric Avenue Eddy Grant Rosanna Toto Cool It Now The New Edition Glitter n Gold Jem and the HologramsReception EditJem was the 1 Nielsen rated syndicated cartoon series in November 1986 and in 1987 it was the third most watched children s program in syndication with 2 5 million viewers weekly 22 Jem has aired in multiple countries including Australia Canada United Kingdom West Germany Netherlands United States Italy and France 23 The show was nominated for the Young Artist Award twice once in 1986 for Exceptional Young Actresses in Animation Series Specials or Film Features for Samantha Newark s performance then in 1988 for Best Animation Series 24 25 The long standing popularity of Mattel s Barbie franchise led to a competition between Hasbro s Jem product line and Barbie and the Rockers a similar product line by Mattel This resulted in reduced sales for both products Hasbro discontinued the Jem toyline at the end of 1987 after it failed to meet sales expectations but despite this the series continued production and aired until 1988 Jem was partially released on DVD in multiple countries with a complete set available for the first time in 2011 The same year Jem began airing on The Hub in the United States causing a significant increase in the ratings for the channel It also aired on Teletoon Retro in Canada 26 27 28 29 30 Home media EditRelease name Ep Company Release date NotesVarious VHS releases 31 25 total Kid Rhino Family Home Entertainment Avid Entertainment US 1986 1987 FHE Avid 1999 Kid Rhino Various home video releases containing between two and five episodes 31 Various VHS releases 20 total Video Gems Tempo Video UK 1986 1987 Video Gems 1987 1991 Tempo Video Tempo Kids Club Various home video releases containing between two and five episodes Video Gems distributed the TV movie Truly Outrageous Jem The Complete First and Second Seasons Jem Season 3 Part One 45 Rhino Entertainment US March 30 2004 September 14 2004 Contains all 26 original uncut episodes of season one released as Jem and the Holograms The Complete 1st amp 2nd Seasons and the first 19 episodes of season 2 released as Jem and the Holograms Season 3 Part 1 Each DVD release is digitally remastered and fully restored and contains Dolby Digital 5 1 remastered audio along with the Dolby Digital 2 0 32 Jem Truly Outrageous The Movie 5 Metrodome UK October 2 2006 June 4 2007 Contains the first 5 episodes of the series in their TV movie format 29 This would include alternate and a few removed scenes from later broadcast versions of the first five episodes Jem et les Hologrammes Edition VF 4 DVD Partie 1 Jem et les Hologrammes Edition VF 4 DVD Partie 2 Jem et les Hologrammes Edition VF 4 DVD Partie 3 64 Declic images France January 15 2010 January 15 2010 April 30 2010 The episodes are dubbed in French with the exception of the music videos The set is missing the episode Fathers Day Jem and the Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 65 Shout Factory US October 11 2011 The complete series on 11 DVDs with bonus material Bonus material includes the documentary featurettes Showtime Synergy The Truly Outrageous Creation of an 80s Icon Glamour amp Glitter and Jem Girls and Boys Remember as well as original commercials animatics and rare DVD ROM material Walmart began offering an exclusive edition in simpler packaging with the series authored onto only eight discs on September 29 2015 33 Jem and the Holograms Season One 26 Shout Factory US October 11 2011 All 26 episodes from season one 34 Jem and the Holograms Season Two 26 Shout Factory US February 14 2012 26 episodes from season two excluding Britrock 35 Jem and the Holograms Season Three 13 Shout Factory US July 10 2012 12 episodes from season three and Britrock 36 Jem and the Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 65 Universal Pictures UK February 15 2016 37 All 65 episodes spread over 10 discs a Region 2 PAL re release of the US Shout Factory release though lacks the 11th bonus material disc Current status of the franchise EditJemCreated byChristy MarxBill Sanders 38 Original workToy lineOwnerHasbroPrint publicationsComicsJem amp The HologramsJem and the MisfitsJem amp The Holograms InfiniteJem amp The Holograms Misfits Infinite 39 Films and televisionFilm s Jem and the HologramsAnimated seriesSuper Sunday segmentsJemAudioOriginal musicTruly Outrageous A Tribute to Starlight RecordsChristy Marx has long expressed a desire to make a modern day revival of the animated series but stated in a 2004 interview that there are a great deal of complications concerning the rights to the Jem properties 40 I would like to see that happen I don t want to go into a lot of detail but the whole rights situation for Jem is very very complicated Believe me if there were a simple straightforward way to do it it would be done But there are some very big complications that are in the way at the moment Christy Marx Reruns Edit After almost 20 years since last airing in the United States in 1993 on the USA Network in re runs Jem returned to syndication The series aired reruns on The Hub Network Discovery Family from May 31 2011 to November 15 2015 41 42 On July 25 2011 Teletoon Retro a Canadian channel dedicated to cartoons announced that Jem would be part of its fall 2011 lineup 26 On April 5 2012 Hasbro announced that Jem along with several other Hasbro franchises will be available on Netflix 43 Dolls Edit On September 8 2011 Hasbro issued a press release announcing its attendance at the 2011 New York Comic Con convention which ran from October 13 to October 16 The press release stated that Hasbro would be showing new and upcoming products from its toy lines at its booth including Jem and the Holograms 44 On June 27 2012 Integrity Toys Inc announced their plans to release a brand new series of collectible fashion dolls based on the TV series The special edition Hollywood Jem doll became available at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth during Comic Con International in San Diego at an approximate retail price of 135 45 The Jem doll sold out on day two of the convention 46 On October 5 2012 the four then upcoming dolls in the new Integrity Toys limited edition collectible line were presented with pictures Classic Jem Jerrica Benton Synergy and Rio Pacheco 47 The suggested retail price is US 119 and they began shipping in late November 2012 pre orders were accepted via Integrity Toys network of authorized dealers 48 As of October 2016 Integrity Toys has produced over forty different dolls based on the classic show 49 Comics Edit In 2011 Hasbro released a one off comic book titled Unit E as an exclusive at the New York Comic Con this was created by HasLab as a potential multi brand crossover platform The plot depicted Synergy now an alien artificial intelligence assisting the descendant of Acroyear and a Biotron from Micronauts in searching for heroes to help him combat Baron Karza She shows them characters from G I Joe Transformers Battleship Galaxies Stretch Armstrong Action Man M A S K and Candy Land among others Jerrica herself is shown as not having taken up the Jem identity yet but will eventually compose the Music of the Spheres presumably with Synergy s aid The comic was never followed up The Jem comic book was released by IDW in March 2015 written by Kelly Thompson art by Sophie Campbell and colors by M Victoria Robado 50 The comic book offers a modern re imagining of the series with new character designs and different situations such as the Holograms and the Misfits being unsigned bands at the start with Eric Raymond being hired as the Misfits manager during the second story arc In addition Kimber and Stormer begin a romantic relationship As of Issue 16 which is Campbell s final issue as regular artist The Stingers have been introduced to the series with Raya featured as a fourth member of the band The title s current status within the new Hasbro Comic Book Universe consisting of several new or relaunched titles using the IDW Transformers comics as the backbone for a cohesive universe has been somewhat erratic IDW writers have generally indicated that while characters from Jem will not show up in crossovers including the Revolution mini series that launched the universe they do exist and will receive occasional references The series ended on June 14 2017 with issue 26 but a six issue miniseries Jem amp the Holograms Infinite 1 and Jem amp the Holograms Misfits Infinite 1 was released later in the month 39 A one shot Jem and the Holograms IDW 20 20 was published in January 2019 as part of IDW 20 20 which celebrated the 20th anniversary of IDW Publishing The comic takes place 20 years after the final issue of the ongoing comic 51 52 Film Edit Main article Jem and the Holograms film After the success of G I Joe and Transformers films Hasbro began considering a live action film adaptation or a new incarnation of the animated series with Universal Pictures with which Hasbro had signed a six film contract in 2010 53 On March 20 2014 a live action motion picture adaptation of Jem and the Holograms was announced to be directed by Jon M Chu 54 Filming on the production began in April 2014 55 On April 24 it was announced that Aubrey Peeples had been cast as Jem with Stefanie Scott as Kimber Hayley Kiyoko as Aja and Aurora Perrineau as Shana 56 On April 30 2014 actor Ryan Guzman was cast as Rio 57 On May 20 Juliette Lewis and Molly Ringwald joined the film 58 The film was theatrically released on October 23 2015 59 it received generally negative reviews from critics and fans with criticism targeted at the angsty teen drama strayed too far from the source material as well as original series fan content being manipulated into reaction to the in film characters 60 It was a box office bomb grossing less than half its 5 million budget and was removed from theaters by Universal after two weeks 61 SF Weekly criticized the fan backlash as entitlement 62 Music Edit Hasbro Studios with Legacy Recordings released its first non soundtrack album Truly Outrageous A Tribute to Starlight Records on August 7 2015 The record was part of the promotion of the Jem film The album consisted of original songs that only had the titles and sometimes a few lyrics in common with the Jem TV series songs 63 This release was digital only 64 Truly Outrageous A Tribute to Starlight Records 63 No TitleMusicLength1 Truly Outrageous BEAN 2 LoveSick Chrissie Poland 3 Running Like the Wind LACES 4 Gimme Gimme LACES 5 Destiny Barnaby Bright 6 Like a Dream Madi Diaz 7 All in the Style Ben Thornewill 8 Abracadabra Meiko 9 Glitter amp Gold Suzanna Choffel 10 I m Okay SKYES 11 The Real Me Amanda Brown 12 Beat This Alice Lee References Edit Knoedelseder Jr William K 1987 08 22 Truly Outrageous Dolls Sing Triple Platinum Tune Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2010 08 25 Gellene Denise November 3 1987 Hasbro Doll Being Pulled as Mattel Beats the Band Los Angeles Times Retrieved August 22 2022 Swenson John December 19 1986 Jem Is Rocking Fashion Doll Industry as She Battles Barbie for Top Spot Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 11 2022 Lapin Lisa A 1986 10 06 Barbie Takes Up Rock n Roll to Match Rival Jem The Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2011 08 29 Christy Marx s Homepage Christy Marx Retrieved August 9 2011 Collaborations Archived from the original on August 15 2004 Retrieved September 27 2011 Erickson Hal 2005 Television Cartoon Shows An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1949 Through 2003 2nd ed McFarland amp Co p 445 ISBN 978 1476665993 Marx Christy 1986 JEM bible Retrieved 30 July 2016 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Interview Christy Marx Creator of Jem and the Holograms September 1 2011 Retrieved September 27 2011 Danielle Henbest Samantha Newark Jem and the Hologrmas Retrieved 2011 09 30 a b Cartoon Character Puts Singer Into Spotlight Sun Sentinel Retrieved 2010 09 01 Childs T Mike 2014 06 10 The Rocklopedia Fakebandica St Martin s Griffin p 209 ISBN 9781466873018 Official Charlie Adler Site Biography Archived from the original on 2012 04 02 Retrieved 2011 09 30 Jem 1985 Full cast and crew IMDb Retrieved September 27 2011 Schikora Shawn May 2004 Ari Gold PDF DNA Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2014 09 20 Jem and the Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series Shout Factory 2011 Joe Bacal Commentary Jem and the Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 2011 DVD Shout Factory 2011 Christy Marx Commentary Jem and the Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 2011 DVD Shout Factory 2011 Tom Griffen Commentary Jem and the Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 2011 DVD Shout Factory 2011 Roger Slifer Commentary Jem and the Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 2011 DVD Shout Factory 2011 Jem Tapes ID page Archived from the original on 2011 11 27 Retrieved 2011 09 27 Salas Tersas June 1987 TV Licensing Changes Channels To Avoid Program Overflow Playthings p 60 Hey Pop Culture Fans JEM is back on tv 2011 06 16 Archived from the original on 2011 10 20 Retrieved 2011 10 01 8th Annual Awards Archived from the original on 2011 04 03 Retrieved 2011 10 01 10th Annual Awards Archived from the original on 2015 07 16 Retrieved 2011 10 01 a b TELETOON Canada Announces an Unreal Fall Lineup that Will Make You Jump Out of Your Seat PDF Press release TELETOON Canada inc 2011 07 25 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 09 27 Retrieved 2011 09 27 Jem et les Hologrammes Integrale Pack 3 Coffrets DVD DVD Manga Animation Achat de DVD a petit prix Archived from the original on 2011 09 29 Retrieved 2011 09 27 Jem The Complete 1st amp 2nd Seasons DVD Talk Retrieved 2010 08 14 a b Jem The Movie DVD Amazon co uk Jem Film amp TV Amazon co uk 4 June 2007 Retrieved 2011 08 09 Shout Factory Store Shout Factory Store 1996 12 04 Archived from the original on 2011 08 07 Retrieved 2011 08 09 a b Jem On Video Retrieved 2011 09 27 Jem Season 3 Part One DVD Talk Retrieved 2010 08 14 Jem And The Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 8 Disc Set Full Frame Walmart com JEM and the Holograms Season One Samantha Newark Cathianne Blore Cindy McGee Britta Phillips Ray Lee Movies amp TV Amazon Retrieved 2011 08 09 Amazon com Jem And The Holograms Season Two Samantha Newark Cathianne Blore Cindy McGee Movies amp TV Amazon Retrieved 2011 11 04 Jem and The Holograms Shout s Season 3 DVD Set is Scheduled for Stores Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine Jem And The Holograms The Truly Outrageous Complete Series 15 February 2016 via Amazon Steed Steed January 12 2015 Christy Marx creator of Jem and the Holograms talks comics video games and strong female characters Bangor Daily News Steed column Retrieved April 26 2018 a b INTERVIEW Kelly Thompson amp Gisele Lagace Take A Bow On Jem and the Holograms But An Encore Is Coming cbr com 6 June 2017 About archived from the original on 2016 08 09 retrieved 30 July 2016 The Hub Tv Network Generates Truly Outrageous Record Ratings with Holiday Weekend Sneak Peek Preview of Summer Programming Discovery Press Web Press release Discovery Communications 2011 06 01 Retrieved 2011 09 27 Getzler Wendy April 29 2011 The Hub brings back 80s and 90s animation Kidscreen Retrieved August 9 2011 Hasbro Studios Signs Multi Year Deal with Netflix to Provide Its Award Winning Content across Multiple Platforms in the U S Press release Hasbro Inc Daniel Benkwitt April 5 2012 Archived from the original on 2012 05 04 Retrieved May 29 2012 Benkwitt Daniel September 8 2011 Hasbro Announces New York Comic Con Debut and Title Sponsorship of NYCC Kids Hasbro Inc Press release Archived from the original on 2011 10 18 Retrieved September 27 2011 Rasmussen Alison 27 June 2012 THE FASHION DOLL REVIEW Jem and the Holograms a San Diego Comic Con Exclusive http kjemradio wordpress com 2012 07 14 breaking news hollywood jem sold out at sdcc dead link Jem and The Holograms Official Collectible Doll Site Archived from the original on 2012 11 01 Retrieved 2012 10 08 Integrity Toys Latest News Archived from the original on 2009 11 10 Retrieved 2012 10 08 JEM and The Holograms Official Collectable Doll Site Archived from the original on 2014 04 10 Retrieved April 9 2014 Jem and the Holograms 1 IDW Publishing ICV2 INTERVIEW IDW PUBLISHER AND PRESIDENT GREG GOLDSTEIN PART 2 ICv2 August 6 2018 Retrieved August 7 2018 Article title Rowles Dustin 3 November 2009 Jem and the Holograms Coming to the Big Screen Pajiba com Archived from the original on 2015 07 13 Retrieved 2011 08 09 Jason Blum Scooter Braun Prods amp Jon M Chu Team With Hasbro On Jem And The Holograms Video Deadline Hollywood March 20 2014 Retrieved March 22 2014 The Recently Announced Jem and The Holograms Movie Begins Filming in 3 Weeks JoBlo April 4 2014 Retrieved April 9 2014 Eisenberg Eric 2014 Live Action Jem And The Holograms Reveals Its Cast retrieved 30 July 2016 Jem and the Holograms Finds Its Rio The Hollywood Reporter April 30 2014 Retrieved April 30 2014 Hughes Jason 20 May 2014 Molly Ringwald Juliette Lewis Join Cast of Jem and the Holograms thewrap com Retrieved 2 June 2014 Jem and the Holograms Headed to Theaters in October 2015 comingsoon net October 16 2014 Retrieved October 23 2014 How the Jem and the Holograms Movie Manipulates Its Biggest Fans IndieWire 22 October 2015 Retrieved July 15 2016 Jason Guerrasio Nov 9 2015 This movie did so terribly that Universal has pulled it from over 2 000 theaters Business Insider Retrieved 2015 11 10 Jem and the Holograms Isn t Even Close to Being the Worst Movie Ever Made SF Weekly 27 October 2015 Retrieved March 10 2022 a b Lipshutz Jason August 3 2015 Jem and the Holograms Tribute Album to be Released Friday Billboard Retrieved April 26 2018 Goodman Jessica August 3 2015 Jem and the Holograms tribute album out this week Entertainment Weekly Retrieved April 26 2018 External links Edit 1980s portal Cartoon portal Toys portal Television portal United States portalJem at IMDb Jem at The Big Cartoon DataBase Jem and the Holograms at Don Markstein s Toonopedia Archived from the original on October 8 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jem TV series amp oldid 1159242063, 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