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The other half went to Eric Raymond, a greedy and manipulative music exec who was running Starlight Music at the time of Benton’s death. Jerrica has inherited Starlight House and half of Starlight Music. As the series opens, the father has passed away.

The four have known each other since childhood, as the latter two were foster children under the care of Starlight House, a home for girls run by Jerrica and Kimber’s father. Most of the action focuses on the rock band The Holograms, which includes sisters Jerrica and Kimber Benton, Aja Leith, and Shana Elmsford. Because it’s set in the entertainment industry and features a primarily female cast, fashion is also an important element to the show. It’s very visually interesting, encompassing super-science/magic, fantasy, frequent flashbacks, and occasionally time travel. The large cast of characters leads to a lot of soap opera elements. Music plays a huge part in the show - it stars two feuding rock bands - and much original music is spotlighted in every episode. The show itself is an incredible combination of genres: Basically a fantasy/adventure program, it also includes romance and melodrama as well as drama and action (virtually every commercial break is a cliffhanger), plus a certain amount of humor. The animation was by Toei Animation (then Toei Doga). Joe and Transformers animated series, and Jem benefited by having some of the same creative people involved with those series. The same three companies had previously teamed to produce the very successful G.I.

It was an animated series jointly produced by the Hasbro toy company, Sunbow Entertainment animation studio, and Marvel Productions, associated with Marvel Comics. Just look for the shiny, glittery box! What Exactly Is Jem? Probably best known for its earwig of a theme song (“It’s truly, truly, truly outrageous!”), Jem and the Holograms holds a unique place in animation history, is of interest to comic book historians, and has a truly dedicated fanbase - how many other long-defunct cartoon shows have their own annual convention? It’s also an incredibly influential show, having ties to both music and fashion, an extremely collectible toy line, and most likely inspired a generation of young viewers into creative careers like animation, illustration, writing, music, fashion, or possibly even philanthropy.įirst airing in syndication in 1985, and eventually running for three seasons (65 episodes), Jem and the Holograms - after several false starts - is now totally available on DVD in an 11-disc collector’s set as Jem and the Holograms: The Truly Outrageous Complete Series - as well as a four-disc set of the complete First Season, both from Shout! Factory.

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