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Just need the basic info, a summary? Feel free to copy and re-write any of the text from this quick guide.
Jem was the product of the US toy company Hasbro, who also made My Little Pony, Transformers and G.I.Joe. The original line of Jem dolls was released to stores from 1986 to 1987. At 12½ inch these colorful rockstar dolls were slightly larger than your average fashion doll. They came in glittery rockstar fashions, and all dolls included their own music cassette, except for Jem herself who had flashing earrings. There were as much as 24 different officially released dolls in the doll line, aswell as many separate fashions, and playsets with built in musical features like a cassette player.
The cartoon was based on the dolls by Hasbro. Jem began as a mini-series of 15 segments, and became so popular it turned into it's own TV-series. The animated series consisted of 65 episodes and ran from 1985 to 1988. It was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions. The cartoon was about the rockbands, their careers, adventures, aswell as their personal life. It was filled with positive messages, and action, adventure, romance, and fashion. Throughout the entire show it contained over 150 original songs presented with MTV-like music videos, and it was the most fashion-aware show with nearly a 1000 unique fashion designs.
Jerrica Benton inherits one half of a record company from her father. The
other half is left to her father's assistant Eric Raymond. Eric plans to take full control of the
company himself, including all profits, and promote nasty bands like the Misfits. And Jerrica who is dependant on the company to run the
Starlight Foundation that supports a foster home for girls, is determined to stop him from ruining her father's
record company. Late one evening Jerrica receives a mysterious package in the mail, revealing the greatest gift from her father, a couple
of starshaped earrings. A hologram is projected out of the earrings, leading her to a holographic computer, Synergy,
secretly created by her father.
By the help of Synergy, and the microprojectors in the Jem star earrings, Jerrica comes
up with the idea to project a hologram over her body to become the truly outrageous pink-haired singer Jem,
supported by the allgirl band The Holograms.
She can then take up the battle against Eric Raymond, by appearing in a band contest the recording company is
arranging, without causing a conflict of interest. After that contest, Eric challenges Jerrica to a battle
of the bands, Jem & The Holograms against The Misfits, where the winner takes the entire record company once and for all.
Jem's real identity remains a secret that must be kept, or the advanced technology of the holographic computer Synergy,
can end up in the wrong hands and be used for evil purposes. Even Rio, Jerrica's boyfriend and The Holograms roadmanager,
doesn't know Jem and Jerrica is the same person, and he is starting to fall in love with Jem aswell.
Only Jem's band The Holograms, Kimber, Aja, Shana, and later Raya, know that Jerrica and Jem is the same person.
The other female rockband, The Misfits, consists of
Pizzazz, Roxy, Stormer and later Jetta. And both groups later face
competition on the music scene by The Stingers: Riot, Rapture and Minx.
Most Jem fans live in the United States, where Jem
was created. But Jem was also available in many other countries in the 80's, most notably United Kingdom, Canada,
France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Netherlands, Australia, Sweden, Argentina, Germany, Finland and Denmark.
Jem fans collect everything Jem, from books, comics, animation cels, erasers and sneakers, to dolls which are the most
popular items to collect since the dolls is what it's all based on.
Jem fans have, ever since the internet's breakthrough, been running projects to make the Jem return
in form of re-runs of the animated series, a new series or a new line of dolls.
Infact Jem has alot of creative followers who are even into customizing their own dolls of
unmade characters from the cartoon, writing their own fan fiction,
drawing their own art, creating websites, and even arranging an annual Jem convention.
There are over 40 actual Jem fansites today.
Some Jem fansites and databases:
Finally new Jem dolls are being re-released, in a commemorative edition by Integrity Toys in
2012 into 2016 and hopefully beyond.
Jem started being re-aired on TV on the US Hasbro channel The Hub in 2011 and re-released with all episodes on DVD
by Shout Factory in 2011. In 2015 a new comic, and even an actual live-action movie is being released.
Current official sites:
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Some publicity pictures of the new official Jem and the Holograms doll line by Integrity Toys which is
currently being made and is available to buy from online doll shops. Please
do not repost any of these pictures without linking to the official Integrity Toys Jem site.
- Official Integrity Toys Dealers Most of the companies found through the above link carry the dolls, unless they're sold out. Several of them ship internationally and accept payment through PayPal. Occasionally a special Jem doll is announced to appear for sale at Hasbro's own online toy stop, or Integrity Toys shop (right now the Integrity Toys Exclusive: Glitter 'n Gold Rio is still available).
- Hasbro Toy Shop
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A few screen captures.
You can buy the DVD collection of all 65 episodes. US residents can order directly from the company that released them, Shout Factory. If you live in Europe, try Amazon. Or watch the entire series online. - Netflix
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Just some logos and mixed pieces of artwork at the moment.
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These are the fonts used for Jem products. Probably none of them were created for Jem specificly, other than the Jem and Misfits logo. I can't offer them for download, just info and links to where you can buy some of them.
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