"Jem" (1985) TV series 1985-1988

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

6 October 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Music | Romance | Sport

Plot:

Jerrica Benton is secretly the leader of the glamorous and exciting music group, Jem and the Holograms.

Plot Keywords:

Hologram | Earring | Misfit | Female Musician | Identity

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Samantha Newark	...	Jem / ... (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Cathianne Blore	...	Aja Leith / ... (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Cindy McGee	...	Chrissie / ... (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Britta Phillips	...	Jem (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Ellen Bernfeld	...	Pizzazz (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Patricia Alice Albrecht	...	Anne / ... (61 episodes, 1985-1988)
Bobbie Block	...	Roxanne Pelligrini / ... (61 episodes, 1985-1988)
Michael Sheehan	...	Rio Pacheco (54 episodes, 1985-1988)
Susan Blu	...	Lindsay Pierce / ... (47 episodes, 1985-1988)
Linda Dangcil	...	Carmen Alonso / ... (33 episodes, 1987-1988)
Louise Dorsey	...	Jetta / ... (30 episodes, 1987-1988)
Charles Adler	...	Eric Raymond / ... (29 episodes, 1985-1988)

Series Directed by
Ray Lee		(65 episodes, 1985-1988)
John Gibbs		(5 episodes, 1985)
Terry Lennon		(5 episodes, 1985)

Series Writing credits
Christy Marx		(23 episodes, 1985-1988)
Roger Slifer		(7 episodes, 1986-1988)
Mary Skrenes		(5 episodes, 1986-1987)
Beth Bornstein		(4 episodes, 1986-1987)
Richard Merwin		(3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Sandy Fries		(2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Ellen Guon		(2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Marv Wolfman		(2 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jina Bacarr		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Buzz Dixon		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Misty Stewart-Taggart		(2 episodes, 1987)
David Wise		(2 episodes, 1987)

Series Produced by
Joe Bacal	....	executive producer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Tom Griffin	....	executive producer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Margaret Loesch	....	executive producer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Marija Miletic Dail	....	producer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Roger Slifer	....	co-producer / associate producer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Gwen Wetzler	....	supervising producer / producer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Will Meugniot	....	producer (60 episodes, 1986-1988)
Dan Thompson	....	producer (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jim Duffy	....	supervising producer / producer (26 episodes, 1985-1987)

Series Original Music by
Robert J. Walsh		(65 episodes, 1985-1988)

Series Film Editing by
Al Breitenbach		(44 episodes, 1985-1988)

Series Art Direction by
Bill DuBay		(26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Gary Hoffman		(21 episodes, 1986-1987)

Series Production Management
Jim Graziano	....	director of production (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Beth Gunn	....	production manager (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Lee Gunther	....	executive in charge of production (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Carole Weitzman	....	senior production manager / production manager (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Eric Early	....	post-production supervisor (53 episodes, 1986-1988)
Steven Heth	....	post-production supervisor (14 episodes, 1986-1987)
Sean Sullivan	....	post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 1985)

Series Art Department
Elaine Hultgren	....	storyboard director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Debra Pugh	....	fashion designer / storyboard director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Vincenzo Trippetti	....	storyboard director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Glenn V. Vilppu	....	storyboard director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Vicky Jenson	....	storyboard director (60 episodes, 1986-1988)
Mike Vosburg	....	storyboard director (60 episodes, 1986-1988)
Yi-Chih Chen	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Gregg Davidson	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Warren Greenwood	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Rick Hoberg	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Larry Houston	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Chris Jenkyns	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Boyd Kirkland	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Doug Lefler	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
William Recinos	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Lenord Robinson	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Linda Rowley	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Hanna Strauss	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Keith Tucker	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Wendell Washer	....	storyboard director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Will Meugniot	....	storyboard director (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Mario Piluso	....	storyboard director (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Barb Rausch	....	storyboard director (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Dave Simons	....	storyboard director (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jan Helsel	....	storyboard director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Judie Martin	....	storyboard director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Liza Sharp	....	storyboard director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Janice Stocks	....	storyboard director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Romeo Tanghal	....	storyboard director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Michael Bayouth	....	storyboard director (5 episodes, 1985)
Hak Ficq	....	storyboard director (5 episodes, 1985)
Gary Graham	....	storyboard director (5 episodes, 1985)
Jeff Purves	....	storyboard director (5 episodes, 1985)
Dan St. Pierre	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Nancie Pollitt	....	dialogue recording engineer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
John Detra	....	sound effects editor (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Al Breitenbach	....	sound effects editor (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Matt Cope	....	sound effects editor (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Jacquie Freeman Ross	....	dubbing supervisor (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Warren Taylor	....	sound effects editor (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Peter Tomaszewicz	....	sound effects editor (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Efraim Reuveni	....	sound effects editor (7 episodes, 1986)
Richard C. Allen	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1985)
Jim Blodgett	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1985)
Michael L. DePatie	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1985)
Karen Doulac	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1985)
Ron Fedele	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1985)
Michael Tomack	....	sound effects editor (5 episodes, 1985)
Roy Braverman	....	sound designer / special musical/dream sound effects (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Bob Kirk	....	sequence director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Paula Lafond	....	model designer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Margaret Nichols	....	sequence director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Karen Peterson	....	sequence director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Carol Kieffer Police	....	layout artist (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Tom Ray	....	sequence director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Robert Schaefer	....	background designer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Robert Shellhorn	....	sequence director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Dennis Venizelos	....	background designer (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Rudy Cataldi	....	sequence director (60 episodes, 1986-1988)
Linda Rowley	....	model designer (60 episodes, 1986-1988)
Del Barras	....	model designer (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jan Helsel	....	layout artist (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
John Koch	....	model designer (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Lonnie Lloyd	....	layout artist (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Steve Lubin	....	model designer (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Barbara Ann Nelson	....	layout artist (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Stan Phillips	....	sequence director (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Ivaylo Vaklinov	....	model designer (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Brad Case	....	sequence director (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Joan Case	....	sequence director (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Gerry Chiniquy	....	sequence director (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Bob Matz	....	sequence director (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Jesse Santos	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Glenn V. Vilppu	....	layout artist (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Chuck Downs	....	sequence director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
John Freeman	....	sequence director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Milton Gray	....	sequence director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Judie Martin	....	model designer (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Darrell McNeil	....	model designer (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Charles Payne	....	model designer (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Barb Rausch	....	model designer (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Liza Sharp	....	model designer (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Janice Stocks	....	model designer (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Romeo Tanghal	....	model designer (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Bob Treat	....	sequence director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Deborah Zak	....	layout artist (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Warren Batchelder	....	sequence director (5 episodes, 1985)
Alex Diaz	....	model designer (5 episodes, 1985)
Bill Exter	....	sequence director (5 episodes, 1985)
Al Kouzel	....	sequence director (5 episodes, 1985)
Gemma Maver	....	animation coordinator (5 episodes, 1985)
Norm McCabe	....	sequence director (5 episodes, 1985)
Debra Pugh	....	model designer (5 episodes, 1985)
Stephanie Pyren-Fortel	....	model designer (5 episodes, 1985)
Ira Turek	....	layout artist (5 episodes, 1985)

Series Editorial Department
Trent Johnson	....	telecine colorist (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Sarah Swiskow	....	telecine supervisor (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Steven C. Brown	....	supervising editor (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ron Knight	....	lip sync editor (16 episodes, 1986)
Andrew Golov	....	telecine supervisor (14 episodes, 1986-1987)

Series Music Department
Anne Bryant	....	music arranger (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Robert J. Walsh	....	conductor (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Peter Collier	....	music editor (26 episodes, 1985-1987)
Ellen Bernfeld	....	singing voice: Patricia Alice Albrecht (unknown episodes)
Gordon Grody	....	singing voice: Townsend Coleman (unknown episodes)
Britta Phillips	....	singing voice: Samantha Newark (unknown episodes)
Vicki Sue Robinson	....	singing voice: Kath Soucie (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jay Bacal	....	creative director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Wally Burr	....	voice director (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Will Meugniot	....	main title creator (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Gemma Maver	....	production associate (60 episodes, 1986-1988)
David Perry	....	production assistant (60 episodes, 1986-1988)
Roger Slifer	....	story editor (60 episodes, 1986-1988)
Maddy Aaronson	....	talent coordinator (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Stephanie Graziano	....	production coordinator (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Christy Marx	....	story editor (39 episodes, 1987-1988)
Chuck Downs	....	sequence director (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Danielle Dubay	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1986-1987)
Michael Charles Hill	....	production associate (19 episodes, 1985-1987)

Production Companies

• Sunbow Productions
• Marvel Productions
• Hasbro

Distributors

• Claster Television (1985-1988) (USA) (TV)
• AB Droits Audiovisuels
• Family Home Entertainment (FHE) (1986) (USA) (VHS)
• Rhino Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Shout! Factory (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Shout! Factory (2012) (USA) (DVD) (season three)
• The Hub (2011) (USA) (TV)
• Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (VARA) (1986-1988) (Netherlands) (TV)

Other Companies

• Sam Young Animation  additional animation production (uncredited)
• Starwild Music Inc.  music
• Toei Animation Company  animation production (uncredited)
• Vitello Productions  post-production services (1987) (as Vitello & Associates)
• Wildstar Music Inc.  music
• XAM! Productions  layouts (1985)
• XAM! Productions  storyboards (1987)

Also Known As:

"Jem and the Holograms" - USA (alternative title)

Runtime:

30 min (65 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Sunbow Productions

Trivia:

The character of reporter Hector Ramirez would appear in various TV shows made by Sunbow. Besides appearing in Jem, he appeared in episodes of "G.I. Joe" (1985), "InHumanoids" (1986), and "The Transformers" (1984).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode "The Case of the Missing Master Tape" (Season 3), Jem and the Holograms get a ransom note. The first line quite obviously reads "In search of good times," but the girls read out loud and then repeat "In search of good tunes."

Quotes:

Eric Raymond:Pizzaz! Wait! Don't slam the...
[Pizzaz slams the door and plaster falls from Eric's office ceiling on to his head.]
Eric Raymond:Door.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Nostalgia Chick: Jem and the Holograms (#4.12)" (2011)

They don't make them like they used to..

Looking at the trash cartoons they have out nowadays like Pokemon, it makes me really miss this cartoon, and this was probably one of the only cartoons that was made especially for girls! And it was really good and Jem was such a great role model. The songs and the outfits were great! It got a little outrageous at times, (Jem actually won the Indy 500 once!), but hey since Barbie could do every career so why not Jem? I miss this show, it was truly a classic and I'm hoping for either reruns or maybe DVDs one day in the near future