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This was sadly the last year of the Integrity Toys doll line, as far as anyone knew at the time (this was before
the 35th anniversary comeback in 2020). We Jem fans had gotten so
many of our Jem doll dreams come true, and many completists had a hard time keeping up with affording this high quality line.
Integrity Toys had promised Jem fans four
last releases this year, and they turned out to be Zipper x2, bride Kimber, a studio playset, and
Sophisticated Lady Jem/Jerrica.
But Jem fans had also been asking for another release of Aja and Shana, aswell as Jem in the last outfit she was seen in the cartoon, so Integrity Toys announced they would do one last extra release of these things. By now, this line lasted more years than the original Hasbro line, included more characters, more releases of Jem herself, and of it in higher quality fashions and accessories. On the other hand it included less fashions and less playsets, being less of a playline. But Integrity Toys still even gave us some of that aswell. Of course there were still many wants left, fashions and characters from both the original doll line and the cartoon. And some of the things Jem fans still wished for, was a Synergy playset in her computer form, some more characters, and a bunch of more fashion looks from the cartoon and 80's doll line. What we did get, sold in hundreds of each release! So this line was definitely successful in many senses, especially considering this is 30+ years after the original line and considering the prices of these high quality dolls. Many fans certainly hoped for a continuation in the future.
Off-site information about these dolls:
page anywhere without permission from Integrity Toys.
Before Zipper was released, some Jem collectors saw the 2015 IT Color Infusion fashion
"Wild One" as Zipper's, and thought maybe Zipper himself would never appear. Then some Graphix
dolls were shipped by mistake with a Zipper box, which was big hint.
Well IT gave us some very clever official clues even:
"No one will get arrested because if the next character gets too hands on, usually things get a
little "explosive"... ".
For some, Zipper came as a surprise, in the same way as when Danielle suddenly appeared as a doll.
But Zipper had been among the top most requested characters
at this point. Even more than Howard Sands, Jacqui Benton, or Jeff Wright.
Happy to see it really happened, and with two hair colors even.
What a clever way to comment on the fact that Zipper got another haircolor after the
first five episodes, in IT's description of him, although his change of haircolor was most
likely a blooper in the cartoon.
IT created a brand new head sculpt even for Zipper! Which was very unexpected this late in the line.
I guess IT felt they had no head sculpt that
did this badguy justice, and wanted to avoid the situation with the Eric Raymond doll.
And they went in the right direction
with it, he looks tough, even if it's not an exact match. But although I'm not
usually a superfan of flocked hair mixed with regular hair, it looks very good on Zipper.
His outfit looks great, that's Zipper! He even has his logo on the back of the jacket,
these are the kind of details that make Jem fans fall in love with IT.
Still I don't think they went all in with his jacket, not including any studs/spikes
on the shoulders. Whenever IT makes a decision like that, I assume it's to appeal to
none none-Jem IT-collectors aswell, although I guess they thought the big logo on the back
wouldn't bother them.
The second outfit fits his badguy image and was the second most worn by him in the
cartoon, and he even got the ropes included here. Logical characteristic choice for Zipper,
although it wasn't a very representative choice for a line like this. Even Zipper had more
interesting and colorful outfits, like the one in "Hot Time In Hawaii".
Where are all the cool accessories we could have gotten, at least in cardboard? Well I'm happy
with what we got.
Some collectors didn't want Zipper to take one of the last spots of releases of the line,
and were hoping for 80's line looks or unreleased such. Then this Zipper doll appeared with
a brand new head sculpt, and sold out faster than probably any other Jem doll ever!
Perhaps partly because he was sold in low editions of each haircolor, and because of some none Jem
IT collectors. But still it was quite a
statement from cartoon fans who had not gotten anywhere near as many wishes come true as the doll fans from
IT's collection had. Zipper was only the 8th cartoon-based doll released for this line
of 58 dolls in total!
Also, people were worried IT had used as much as two of the remaining spots for the last
announced spots of this line, by making two Zippers. But it turned out IT counted this officially
as one release.
There were also debates about Zipper's haircolor once we saw the result, which some thought was
supposed to be more towards red, due to some messed up Rhino DVD releases that had the wrong colors.
This and the blackhaired Zipper, is definitely the rarest of all dolls in this line, with the
blackhaired being much harder to come by.
Skintone FR White.
Edition of 200 dolls of this blond version of Zipper.
This was an IT Direct exclusive.
Price was $130.
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Contents:
Shoes: A little difficult to put on.
Soles.
Hooded jacket:
Open.
Back.
Tag.
Rope:
Instructions:
Certificate of authencity:
Interpretations:
First sight of the outfit tells us that is our guy! But fact is there are some differences.
Jacket is black leather yes, but it's a whole other design almost, with pockets, no "waistbelt"
at bottom, it looks more slim, and has no studs/spikes on the
shoulders. Also, I always wondered why IT, even when they did exact matches, would pose a
clothing wrong,
like in their promotional pictures where Zipper is only seen with a closed jacket in all
pictures, while he never closed it in the cartoon. I've seen several occasions of this in this
line, so I'm almost thinking the designers are not the ones who pose them
for pictures, atleast not always.
Great job on the Zipper logo on the back of the jacket. And great detail with the back pockets on
the pants. Zipper's shirt is supposed to be light gray though, rather than white.
Zipper had brown shoes with his main outfit, which IT could had found if they had checked
this site more frequently, which is the only site with a Zipper fashion
guide. But the black shoes matched his burglar outfit better and looks good with his
leather jacket aswell.
Second outfit was alot brighter in color in the cartoon. And it had no belly pocket.
And the rope was brown.
80's line:
Other info on this site:
Read the description and contents of the blonde Zipper doll, same things go here mostly,
since they share everything except for the haircolor and a letter in the product number.
I prefer Zipper as blonde, but I prefer the outcome of this doll because this
headsculpt looks better to me with black hair.
Apparently most buyers agreed and bought a blackhaired Zipper.
What could be better than getting Zipper, but getting two versions of him at once?
Well, as an IT collector you might feel they could had included the blackhaired head at
the same price though, with the quick switch feature, not forcing us completists to buy two
dolls. But if that would have raised the price, then atleast we got the
option to choose when they released them one by one.
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Contents:
Shoes: A little difficult to put on.
Soles.
Hooded jacket:
Open.
Back.
Tag.
Rope:
Instructions:
Certificate of authencity:
Interpretations:
80's line:
Other info on this site:
What a special thing to get a wedding doll for the Jem line, going in a completely different
direction after all rockstar outfits, and they
really put alot of effort into this big dress to give us that glamorous fairytale wedding feeling.
To get that hairdo from the cartoon, this doll actually got
slightly less hair than the other Kimber releases. So I suggest keeping it
in it's original hairdo, especially since its hair is cut in an unusual way to fit this
hairdo, and you may get very different lengths. Same thing as for some other dolls in this line
like Rockin' Romance Jem and I think Danielle.
Although many wanted Kimber in this outfit, by now we
had already gotten two previous Kimber dolls (plus an extra head), but only one of Aja, Shana,
and Raya. But later this same year, IT released another Aja and Shana with
their Glitter 'n Gold fashions.
I, for one, don't think there were too many Kimbers, since there were countless more releases
of Jem herself.
Wedding dresses is like a department of their own, unrelated to the music themed outfits
in this cartoon. So when doing a doll like this, I feel the dress should be done almost exactly like
the original that it's based on, to give us the feeling this isn't a too far-fetched look.
This doll is kind of a match with both the already released Jeff (Ollie) doll, Sean, and
even has a connection to the Award Night Jem doll whose outfit first appeared in the same episode.
This release has quite a large box for one doll.
Perhaps it was originally even going to come with an extra doll like
Jeff, or an extra outfit like a Holograms' bridesmaid dress?
Or Permanent Wave?
Since it didn't include such extras, I wouldn't have mind if this doll had been pushed into a
much smaller box, because it would easily fit, and maybe thereby cut some shipping costs.
But despite even having a large box, it came with few accessories unlike what we're used to in
this line.
This is the first Kimber without stagemakeup, which looks very good on her and it's almost
surprising they didn't already give her this makeup for one of her previous releases. And this is also
the first Kimber to have the Japan skin tone, while all the previous ones were FR White.
For probably the first time in this line, a doll leaked in its package and everything, as a seller
posted it on ebay for 350$ and with as much as 11
pictures. Jem fans didn't know if it was real or not. The seller was in Rhode Island, and is a
woman who has said to be a former
Hasbro employee. My guess is that Hasbro was given some dolls when they were just produced by IT,
and the doll ended up with a person who wanted to sell them, with no bad intentions of revealing
anything in advance probably.
This same seller also sold other IT Jem dolls, although I don't think they were leaked before
their release. Like a Lindsey, Zipper (blond), Graphix, Raya, 4 Rock 'N Royalty Riot, 3 Designing
Woman Pizzazz, 6 Bands Break
Up Kimber, 2 Bands Break Up Stormer, Shana, 2 Danse, 2 Sean, Twilight In Paris Jem/Jerrica, and
Regine. So I think it's safe to say IT shipped atleast 6 of each doll to Hasbro for approval
before officially anouncing them to the public.
Doll specs:
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Alternate hands.
Earrings:
Necklace:
Veil:
Dress:
Stockings:.
Shoes:
Bouquet:
Stand: Including pole, underarm support, and saddle support.
Certificate of authenticity:
Interpretations:
80's line:
Other info on this site:
For this Jem look, many fans were pretty certain it would be either this look, or
the 1986 doll fashion Up & Rockin' which some preferred. But I think most preferred this.
Although most of the Jem dolls in this line by now have come in fashions that are very
pink/violet colors.
Unlike the IT releases "Twilight In Paris" and "Who Is He Kissing", this set has the
original Hasbro fashion name. I guess IT found nothing iconic in the cartoon to
rename this fashion into. I guess "Jealousy" would be the only other option.
That embroidery on Jem's outfit is stunning, but maybe the embroidery aswell as the 'choice of fabric
makes Jem look a little older,
almost like a lady (yes I know that's part of the name of this).
Although I like the embroidery in itself, I would had preferred the color to be closer to the cartoon colors.
Either way, Jem looks like a classy businesswoman, such a cocky outfit.
For the very first time in this line, IT changes the haircolor of Jem to actual pink
instead of the slight pink/peach tone. I hadn't even realized this change from the promotional pictures,
until much later when I finally opened my doll box.
Not only that, the hair is a different type of material, probably
nylon rather than the previous saran. This particular color is called "kitten pink".
I was the only one who ever asked for a change of Jem's haircolor, as far as I know, but now Jem
fans definitely seem to prefer this haircolor. It looks amazing, although still a few shades darker
than in the 80's.
In a way, this is the ultimate Jem IT doll, with a nice combination of a known Jem
look, well made, great recognizable makeup, full hair in a very nice color.
IT must have looked at the model cels of these fashions. Because they
photographed their dolls in very similar poses.
Very likely they referred to this site, since
both model cels were available here colored, and especially the detail of Jem having a purse,
because that is only seen once in the cartoon and this is the only site where it's mentioned at all (not even the
80's doll fashion came with the purse).
And as for one of the other poses IT did for the Jem doll, where Jem is holding up her hands,
that must be based on a certain screen capture that is floating around the net.
Skintone Japan.
Edition of 400 sets.
Price was $175.
IT had a limit of only one set to be purchased by each W Club member the first day.
Although, this set of dolls was posted for sale on ebay before it was for sale for W Club
members, by someone who got ahold of one probably through Hasbro.
In time for this release, we had been told it was the very last release of IT in their Jem line,
but they did reveal before they started selling this set that they had some more suprises
coming up. Had they not informed us in time, I bet this set would had sold out crazy fast, but
it's a very honest thing to do to share that info with us in advance.
Doll specs:
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Contents:
Alternate hands:
Palms.
In bag.
Necklace: Kinda hard to put on. Try to push it on as
far up the neck as possible, where the neck is the thinnest.
Underside.
Packaged.
Jacket:
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Top:
On doll.
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Skirt:
Back.
Back open.
On doll.
Tag.
Tag back.
Shoes: Some are a little too small to fit on the feet.
From above.
Soles.
Stand: Black.
Interpretations:
I'm happy IT went with this color and shape of the outfit rather than the Hasbro look.
But nontheless let's mention the differences. The embroidery on the collar and lapels
is a new thing, and those areas had a darker purple color in the cartoon rather than the reddish
color it gets here. I feel it's a bit unfortunate that the red and purple
don't quite go well together, so I prefer the cartoon color, but it still looks great.
IT added a nice looking bowtie on the back of the shoes, which I can't recall from the cartoon.
They actually did the necklace especially for this design, which I really
appreciate, and maybe they found the look of it
from this site, since it's the only site that pictures it on the internet, and same thing
with the purse which Jem seldom even carried with this outfit. That top on the IT doll was
not in the cartoon, a nice extra though.
They made Jem's hair full like in the cartoon, but a little bit curly.
Brown eyebrows instead of blue.
80's line:
Other info on this site:
This doll was released in a set with the above Jem doll.
Also Jerrica got another haircolor, more yellow. Which is nice for variation,
even if not a completely necessary change. Kinda funny when you think of how characters
like Video, Lindsey and Danse (partly) which are known for their yellow hair, were
released with blonde hair in this
line, and then comes this Jerrica doll with kinda yellow hair although Jerrica is
known for her bright blonde hair.
I think I like this Jerrica's hair the best of all though, it looks so full.
This is the fourth Jerrica doll of IT, if you count the head included with
Twilight In Paris Jem.
First Jerrica doll for two years! And first ever with a smiling head sculpt, which is
actually Jem's main head sculpt, which many fans wanted for Jerrica for completion since Jem had
already been released in both her own and Jerrica's face sculpt.
As for the fashion,
it has to be said, why this fashion for Jerrica? Obviously since it kinda matches the style and
colors of the Jem fashion. But there were several Jerrica outfits
that could be a good match and more wanted by fans like...
this, or atleast
this or really
this or even
this.
All of which were as visible in the cartoon, or much more so even than the chosen outfit.
But then again both of these outfits were worn in the episode "In Stitches", so I guess IT saw a
match there. Especially since this is the outfit Jerrica is wearing underneath the Jem outfit
when the hologram temporarily disappears on the airplane.
Seems to be a favorite episode of IT really, since they released as much as
seven fashions for their line from this episode, and that's on top of the original doll
outfits.
Or does IT know something we don't about this fashion? Was it an original Hasbro plan? Jerrica does
have a hat with it after all,
which she did in the 80's line to cover the pink hair, and she rarely wore a hat in the cartoon with
cartoon-only fashions.
It's a very nice look for Jerrica either way, colorwise and as a match for the Jem outfit. It offers
us collectors alot of pieces of fabric, and feels like a very full outfit.
Skintone Japan.
Edition of 400 sets.
Price was $175.
Doll specs:
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Alternate hands.
Palms.
In bag.
Earrings: Identical to the ones for Jem in the
same set. Back.
In bag.
Neck scarf:
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Shirt:
On doll.
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Skirt:
Back.
Closure.
Tag.
Tag back.
Scarf belt:
Straight.
Packaged.
Stockings: Same color as the ones for Jem in the same
set.
Shoes:
From above.
Soles.
In bag.
Stand: Including pole, underarm support, and saddle support.
Instructions: Same as the one with Jem,
only one was included in the set.
Certificate of authenticity: Same as the one with Jem,
only one was included in the set.
Interpretations:
80's line:
Other info on this site:
This is the last we ever see Jem wear in the cartoon (never made it into the 80's doll line, while there are
rumors of such plans), and it's even the most worn fashion in the
entire cartoon except for her main pink outfit! Having seen episodes countless times, this is still not an outfit
I associate alot with Jem.
There are a large number of fashions from the cartoon I would rather had
represented the last we ever saw of Jem in this line, that all appeared after
this chosen outfit. But I understand the choice and the gesture. And IT proved yet again
their big hearts for Jem and the Jem fans and collectors by chosing this outfit.
Skin tone Japan.
Price was $130.
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Alternate hands:
Palms.
In bag.
Alternate hands #2:
Palms.
In bag.
Bracelet:
In bag.
Back.
Above.
Bracelet #2:
In bag.
Back.
Above.
Jacket:
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Pants:
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Shoes: Pumps.
Above.
Soles.
In bag.
Microphone: Including stand, cord and base.
In bag.
Stand: Including pole, underarm support, and saddle support.
Underside.
Interpretations:
80's line:
Other info on this site:
This doll will have the same shade of blue hair (or close to) as the previous Aja doll.
Happily this outfit turned out to have pink colors, unlike the art used in the IT promotion
pics which incorrectly looks almost red.
I would have preferred Aja's last outfit to be "She Makes An Impression" from the 80's
doll line (which IT later released in their 35th comeback), or A-5 you know
the white and red one which she wears more than any other in the cartoon (except for
her main outfit). But I guess some fans prefer outfits they can match with existing
IT doll releases to pose on shelves.
Good idea of IT to include a bonus outfit for another character, so they don't have to
release a forth Kimber.
Skin tone Japan.
Price was $150.
Estimated delivery was winter 2017.
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Necklace: Choker.
Bodysuit:
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Skirt:
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Stockings:
On doll.
Stockings.
Necklace #2: Choker.
Straight.
Bodysuit #2:
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Skirt #2:
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Shoes #2: Pumps.
Soles.
In bag.
Hanger: Pink cardboard print. Not really an accessory, just came along to hold the extra Jerrica outfit. "Danse" Dvorak came with one aswell.
Stand: Including pole, underarm support,
and saddle support.
Arm support and saddle support in bag.
Instructions:
Interpretations:
80's line:
Other info on this site:
I guess it was time for another Shana, since we got three Kimbers.
This doll will have the same shade of hair (or close to) as the previous Shana doll by IT.
Some have wanted this outfit in particular, but in itself it's not very appealing to me.
To me the whole GNG look had lots of ruffles, which I associate with the not so timeless nor appealing
trends of the 80's.
But as usual IT makes it look magical, and gave it the same shimmering kind of fabric as the GNG Jem.
The doll itself is not all too similar to the first one, which is nice because I like variation when
I buy a whole new doll.
Nice to have a second outfit aswell, from the same set of fashions, for Raya (her last name is actually spelt "Alonso"
though).
Jem fans really would had liked a second Raya though (which happened in the return of the line in Jem's 35th
anniversary in 2020).
This, and the other two dolls announced at the same time, were the last IT ever released,
as far as we knew anyway, and all three were the first that ever required a deposit to be
paid before we even saw any prototype of the dolls. And the number of dolls manufactured was
based directly on the number of pre-orders that they received.
Skin tone FR Black.
Price was $150.
Estimated delivery was winter 2017.
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Bodysuit:
On doll.
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Skirt:
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Shoes: Pumps.
Above.
Soles.
In bag.
Bodysuit #2:
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Skirt #2:
Open.
Back.
Back open.
Tag.
Tag back.
Shoes #2: Pumps.
Above.
Soles.
In bag.
Hanger: Pink cardboard print. Not really an accessory, just came along to hold the extra Jerrica outfit. "Danse" Dvorak came with one aswell.
Stand: Including
pole,
underarm support (underside),
and saddle support (other side).
Arm support and saddle support in bag.
Certificate of authenticity:
Instructions:
Interpretations:
80's line:
Other info on this site:
Another slightly older lady from the Jem cartoon, from an episode by Christy Marx and Ellen Guon. This is not
actually Lexa, but close enough for me with the black and white hair, red lipstick, similar purple outfit,
and since she is
supposed to be a badguy like Lexa. Lexa is a member of the royal family in the cartoon, and partly
seen in the Misfits music video "Queen of Rock and Roll".
Perhaps more famous from this episode is Kimber's royal lookalike Adriana, whom is something of a fanfavorite,
although it's not really likely that IT would release an exact Kimber lookalike with a less known outfit
compared to Kimber's own outfits.
There are a few male characters I'd expect before IT would intentionally release Lexa or even a Lexa-substitute.
But obviously IT prefers female characters, and perhaps secondary characters like Mrs. Bailey, Harriet Horn,
and Joanie Stuart aren't as appealing as Lexa. So in a way, Lexa is the most likely at this point.
Another possible inspiration is Lady Tremaine, the wicked Stepmother from Cinderella. Or a number of other
Disney badguys. But Constance looks more like Lexa than she looks like any of those.
A very cool looking doll, and I really like that IT added the white in her hair. I wouldn't mind seeing
slight hair variations in new main character releases in the Jem line, like different shades of pink in Jem's
hair.
Unfortunately this doll can't share shoes with the IT Jem line though, since it has smaller feet.
Doll specs:
Promotional pictures:
Packaging:
Underarmsupport:
Saddle support:
Pole:
Stand:
Instructions:
Certificate of authencity:
Other info on this site:
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