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Jem
Format Animation / Fantasy / Drama
Created by Hasbro
Voices of Britta Phillips, Kath Soucie, Marlene Aragon, Susan Blu, Samantha Newark, Neil Ross, Charles Adler
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Flag of Japan Japan(animation)
No. The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Fantasy is a Genre that uses magic and other Supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. Britta Phillips (born June 11, 1963, Boyne City, Michigan) is an American musician Graduated from Stephens College Columbia Missouri 1968 Susan Blu sometimes credited as Sue Blu, is an American voice actress voice director and casting director in Neil Ross (born December 31, 1944) (sometimes credited as Neilson Ross) is a British Voice actor and Announcer, now Charles Michael "Charlie" Adler (born October 2, 1956 in Boston) is an American Voice actor. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.  of episodes 65 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 24 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel First-run syndication
Original run October 6, 1985 – May 2, 1988
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Jem is an American animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Jem. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus The year 1985 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1985. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. The year 1988 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1988. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) S. first-run syndication. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through The show is about a singer, Jem, her band the Holograms, and their adventures. Catch phrases from the show included "Showtime, Synergy!" and "Outrageous!" (the latter usually associated with supporting character Kimber). A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance

The series was a joint collaboration between Hasbro, Marvel Comics, and Sunbow Productions, the same team responsible for GI Joe and Transformers, and was intended to target female viewers. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Sunbow Entertainment is an Animation studio, founded in 1980 first in Japan and owned up until 1998 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York. The creator of the series was Christy Marx who also had been a staff writer for the aforementioned programs. Christy Marx (b c1952 grew up in Danville Illinois and is an American writer and a photographer The animation was provided by a Japanese animation studio called Toei Doga (now Toei Animation). For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened

Despite the fact that the show was originally designed by Hasbro for the purpose of marketing a line of dolls, it was acclaimed for its interweaving storylines and complex backstory and for giving all of the characters (even the villains) multi-dimensional personalities, which were almost unheard of in an animated television series at the time. Hasbro ( is an American Toy company It is one of the largest toy makers in the world second only to the toy giant Mattel. A doll is an object that represents a baby or other human being but includes likenesses of animals and imaginary creatures The show also features one-minute music videos, tying it in with the concept of MTV and its burgeoning popularity. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The animated series still retains a very loyal fan-following.

The show was originally designed to appeal to both girls and boys, with a mix of action/adventure,drama, music, and fashion. The action genre is a class of creative works characterised by a greater emphasis on exciting action sequences than on character development or story-telling An adventure is an activity that comprises Risky dangerous and uncertain experiences Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time It was first slotted as a 6 minute cartoon that aired during Super Sunday (or "Super Saturday" depending on the market) along with the boy-oriented properties Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines, Robotix, and Inhumanoids. Super Sunday (also called Super Saturday) was a 1980s animated television series produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines was a special animated TV mini-series that was aired on the animated half-hour TV series " Robotix is an Animated series from 1985 based on a Milton Bradley / Hasbro toy property of the same name (a construction Inhumanoids was an animated series based on a Hasbro toy property in 1986 In spite of being the only girl-oriented show in the lineup, Jem proved to be the most popular of the four. Originally the main character was called "Misty" then "M," but that idea was dropped due to the inability to trademark a letter. A trademark or trade mark, represented by the symbols ™ and ®, or mark is a distinctive sign or indicator used by an individual As the show progressed, it became more and more targeted towards young girls. There were also two different theme songs. The first ("Me and my friends are Jem girls…") was originally the song used for the toy commercials (a practice used for other Sunbow/Marvel productions based on Hasbro properties). Later episodes featured a different theme ("Jem is excitement… Jem is adventure…").

Contents

Production

Hasbro turned to advertising agency, Griffin-Bacal, to create the 65-episode animation series. Griffin-Bacal had previously created the successful G.I. Joe series for Hasbro. GI Joe is a line of military-themed articulated "action figures" produced by the Toy company Hasbro. G. I. Joe writer Christy Marx was hired to create the series based upon the line of dolls and the original concept for them, which consisted of the two girl bands, Synergy, the boyfriend Rio and the Rockin' Roadster. Christy Marx (b c1952 grew up in Danville Illinois and is an American writer and a photographer Marx created the full character bios and relationships (including the love triangle aspect between Jem/Jerrica and Rio), 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 (Raya, Jetta, etc. ) In total, Marx wrote 22 of the 65 shows. Other writers for the series included: Jina Bacarr, Cary Bates & Greg Weisman, George Bloom, Beth Bornstein, Carla Conway, Paul Dini, Buzz Dixon, Sandy Fries, Evelyn Gabai, Ellen Guon, Michael Hill, Rick Merwin, Steve Mitchell & Barbara Petty, Chris Pelzer, Michael Reaves, Mary Skrenes, Misty Stewart, David Wise, Cherie Wilkerson, Marv Wolfman. Cary Bates is a Comic book, Animation television and film Writer. Greg Weisman (born September 28 1963 in Los Angeles California) is an American Animation Writer and producer most famous Paul Dini (born August 7, 1957) is an American Television producer of Animated cartoons. Charles "Chuck" Dixon (b 1954 is an American Comic book Writer, perhaps best-known for long runs on Batman titles in the Steve Mitchell was a basketball player for the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Michael Reaves (born 1950) is an American writer known for his contributions as producer and story editor to a number of 1990s animated television series including David Wise is an Emmy -award winning television and animation writer tutored by writers such as Ursula K Marvin A "Marv" Wolfman (born May 13, 1946) is an award-winning American Comic book Writer.

The producers were Joe Bacal, Jay Bacal, Tom Griffin, and Carole Weitzman. The story editor was Roger Slifer and the voice director was industry veteran, Wally Burr. Roger Slifer is a Comic book Writer, best-known for a run on Omega Men in the 1980s Wally Burr is an American voice actor and director The voice director for the Generation 1 cartoon and Transformers The Movie.

Plot

The central "secret" of the series is that Jem is in fact the alter ego of Jerrica Benton, owner/manager of Starlight Music, who adopts this persona with the help of Synergy, a holographic computer designed to be the ultimate visual, entertainment synthesizer built by her father, who left it to her upon his death. A persona, in the word's everyday usage is a social Role or a character played by an Actor. Holography (from the Greek, ὅλος - hólos whole + γραφή - grafē writing drawing is a technique that allows the

The other Holograms are Kimber Benton, Jerrica's younger sister, keyboardist and main songwriter for the band; Aja Leith, guitarist; and Shana Elmsford, who plays the synth drums. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Aja and Shana are also childhood friends and adopted foster sisters of Jerrica and Kimber. Foster care is a system by which a certified stand-in "parent(s" cares for minor Children or young peoples who have been removed from their birth parents Shana briefly left the group in a two-part episode called "The Talent Search", where a new character, Carmen "Raya" Alonso, is introduced as her replacement. When Shana returns, Raya Alonso remains the Holograms' drummer while Shana takes up the guitar. Only the Holograms are aware of Jem's secret identity, although Jerrica revealed it to the United States President in a season 3 episode, "The Presidential Affair", an old Tibetan woman in the episode "Journey to Shangri-La", and the princess Adrianna of Morvania (who is mistaken for Kimber) in the episode "The Princess and the Singer". Episodes of the series frequently revolve around Jerrica's efforts to keep her two identities separate. Jerrica's other main concern is Starlight House, a home for foster girls run by the Holograms. The Holograms' main purpose is to fund the Starlight Foundation and support the Starlight Girls. Jerrica's childhood home, where the foster girls were housed was accidentally burned down by Zipper, one of Eric Raymond's not-too-bright henchmen. Jem and the Holograms later got possession of the Starlight Mansion when they won the Battle of the Bands as well as a movie contract which were offered by movie producer Howard Sands.

The Holograms' rival band are the Misfits: petulant rich girl Pizzazz (Phyllis Gabor) and her cohorts: no-nonsense Roxy (Roxanne Pelligrini) and kind-hearted, sensitive keytar player Stormer (Mary Phillips), who are later joined by the manipulative British saxophone player, Jetta (Sheila Burns). A keytar is a relatively lightweight keyboard or Synthesizer that is supported by a strap around the neck and shoulders similar to the way a Guitar The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind (This group should not be confused with the real-life band The Misfits, led by Glenn Danzig. The Misfits are an American Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone on June 23, 1955) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur ) Most episodes of the series involve a plot by the Misfits to upstage Jem and the Holograms' latest glamorous escapade. This rivalry is encouraged and manipulated by their manager, the ruthless Eric Raymond. In the middle of the third season a new group, the Stingers, appears and shakes things up for both groups. In the final episode of the series, all three groups seemed to have declared a truce between them.

Characters

Main article: List of Jem characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Jem episodes

Singles

Love Is Here - (included in the Video Madness playset of the same name)

  1. "Jem Theme"
  2. "Love Is Here"
  3. "Can't Get My Love Together"

Show Me The Way - (included in the Video Madness playset of the same name)

  1. "Jem Theme"
  2. "Show Me The Way" (TV edit)
  3. "People Who Care"

It's Workin' Out - (included in the Video Madness playset of the same name)

  1. "Jem Theme"
  2. "It's Workin' Out/It's Doing Me In" Jem and the Holograms/ The Misfits
  3. "We Can Change It"

Welcome To The Jungle - (included in the Video Madness playset of the same name)

  1. "Jem Theme"
  2. "Welcome To The Jungle" - The Misfits
  3. "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" - The Misfits

Glitter N Gold - (This is the 2nd year mail-in offer. The list of characters from the animated television series Jem. The following is a list of episodes for the television show Jem. This was good for any doll other than the Glitter'n Gold Collection)

  1. "Glitter N Gold" (extended TV version)
  2. "Back N Shape" (extended version)
  3. "Jem Theme" (extended version)

Soundtracks

Truly Outrageous - (There is no official soundtrack, these are the songs from TO! also known as the first fifteen 7 min. segments of Super Sunday. )

Free Cassette Offer - This is the Cassette Tape that was an original mail-in offer, it was also distributed to stores and given out at purchase. The songs are taken from "Starbright-Part 1. "

  1. "Jem Theme" (extended version)
  2. "Who Is He Kissing?" — Jem and the Holograms
  3. "Jealousy" — Jem and the Holograms
  4. "Universal Appeal" — The Misfits
  5. "Jem Theme"

It should be noted that these are not actual Soundtracks but promotional cassettes obtained by purchasing Jem merchandise. No official Jem "Soundtrack" was ever released, although all but one of the songs released on cassette in any form were featured in the first season (up to and including Glitter and Gold). Love's Not Easy (included with the 2nd Edition Kimber doll) is the only one not to be featured in the first season, although it has been speculated that the producers intended to use it, but simply never did.

Revival and current status of franchise

Almost 20 years after the Jem toy line was introduced to the U. S. market and 17 years after its demise, Hasbro has shown some legal activity in maintaining their trademarks and intellectual property, leading some fans to believe they may be reviving the line via the trademark renewal "for the purpose of selling dolls and doll clothes". Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names However, this may just be standard practice, as if they had not renewed the trademarks they would have lost any future rights to their creation. As of April 2008, the Jem series have not been released in any further DVDs.

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.

"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. "[1]

Forbes. com has reported that Hasbro has recently re-acquired distribution rights to the Sunbow library of Hasbro Classics, which includes Jem. This has led to speculation that Jem may be re-released on DVD in the future. [2]

Broadcast

Two volumes (comprising of one set containing the first and second seasons and a second set containing the first half of season three) were released on DVD by Rhino. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is However, before they could release the third and final volume (Season Three, Part Two) the company lost the rights to the series. The rights are now believed to be reverted back to Sony (who absorbed the original producers Sunbow Productions) who was believed to hold the decisions on any future release. Sunbow Entertainment is an Animation studio, founded in 1980 first in Japan and owned up until 1998 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York. However, as mentioned previously, Hasbro has reacquired the rights to Jem and the rest of the Sunbow catalog of Hasbro-related productions.

In September 2004, Cartoon Network Australia bought the TV rights to Jem and aired the show for ten months on their classics network Boomerang. September 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August Boomerang is a 24-hour American Cable television channel owned by Turner Broadcasting System (a division of Time Warner) Jem is now back on Boomerang starting from March airing Weekends at 7:30 p. m. before The Smurfs. The Smurfs is a American Cartoon series that aired on NBC from 1981 to 1989 Australia is also slowly releasing the first and second season of Jem on DVD.

DVD releases

Jem was first released on DVD in the US in 2004 remastered and in 5. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 1 Audio. Since then Australia and France have also released Jem on DVD/Boxsets. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The UK had the "Jem: Truly Outrageous" movie released on DVD. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (The movie was the first 5 episodes pasted together).

In popular culture

References

  1. ^ http://www.loony-archivist.com/jem/primer/marx.htm
  2. ^ http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/05/14/afx5007719.html

External links

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