The Music Awards Part 2 - Episode Guide

#5205-14 The Music Awards Part 2
Written by Christy Marx

Synopsis:
The Starlight Girls who ran away, decide to stick with Danny, another teenage runaway they met. Jem and the Holograms are performing at the Haven House benefit for runaways instead of appearing at the Music Awards, in the hope that the Starlight girls are going to hear about the benefit. A social worker gives them until the day of the benefit, but if Deirdre, Ba Nee and Krissie aren't there, he will recommend that all the Starlight girls will be placed in new fosterhomes.

Characters:
Jem/Jerrica and the Holograms, The Misfits, Rio, Eric, Danse, Techrat, Starlight Girls (Ashley, Ba Nee, Krissie, Deirdre, Terri, Lela, Anne, Marianne, Joellen, Becky, Nancy, Delaree), Danny, Jack Sobieski, Mick, Ramón.

Focus on:
Deirdre, Ba Nee, Krissie, Danny.

Locations & vehicles:
Schoolbus, Starlight Mansion, Starlight Express, Rockin' Roadster, Starlight Music, Misfits Music, park, Techrat's Rathole, Sounds ETC store, Stouffer Stadiums, Best Hamburgers, Music Awards hall, Haven House, Danse's car, limousine.

First appearance of:
Techrat's Rathole.

Songs:
"You Oughta See The View From Here" The Misfits
"Runnin' Like The Wind" Jem and the Holograms
"Friend Or Stranger" Jem and the Holograms

Instrumentals:
"You Oughta See The View From Here" by the Misfits.

Genres:
Drama, Message, Action, Adventure, Humor.

Original airdate:
20 September 1986.

Releases:
Released on VHS. Released on DVD.

International:
Italy: Aired on TV. The episode title was "Il Gran Premio Di Musica Rock - seconda parte" (The Rock Music Gran Prix - second part).
France: Aired on TV. Released on DVD. The episode title was "L'oscar (2)" (The Oscar).
Holland: Aired on TV.
Venezuela: Aired on TV. The episode title was "Los Premios Musicales" (Music awards).
UK: Aired on TV.
Australia: Released on VHS. Released on DVD.
New Zealand: Released on VHS.

Behind the Scenes:
The bus where Mick lives, says "Marx Girls School", as in Christy Marx.

One of Christy's favorite lines is when Eric says to Techrat "You let Pizzazz loose with a lasergun?".

Christy wanted to make another episode with the character Danny, that would explore why he was kicked out by his father. It was going to be a story about an aloholic father. She had written an entire detailed outline about an episode that would deal with kids that have alcoholic parents and how they deal with it, and that they are not responsible. But she couldn't get it approved.

Christy was careful not to make a false happy ending about the serious issue of runaways.

Christy had actually spoken with a person who gave her permission to use the number to their 800 toll-free help number at the end of this episode, for the national runaway switchboard where runaway kids could call in and talk to someone and get help getting off the streets. They got hundreds of hundreds of calls from kids, and it helped some kids get home to their families.

Trivia:
The Misfits are pretty good at hanggliding, although Roxy is a bit afraid of heights.

The Jem logo is seen with different rainbowcolors like blue and green.

Apparently Jerrica's office is on the very top floor of Starlight Music, right below the Jem sign on the roof.

The headline of the newspaper that the salesman in the Sounds ETC store, says "Runaway problem on the increase".