Lesley AeschlimanI realize that among all the posting I've done about Jem today, I haven't posted anything about The Misfits yet. Let's change that!
One of my favorite songs by The Misfits is "We're Off and Runnin'."
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Jem and the Holograms Trivia
Many of the main characters of the series came from Hasbro, and series creator Christy Marx created some of the others.
Among the characters Christy created is Eric Raymond, who she named after her brother, Eric Ray Marx.
Jem and the Holograms Trivia
The last names for Jerrica, Kimber, Aja, and Shana (Benton, Leith, and Elmsford, respectively) are the last names of significant scientists who developed holographic technology.
One of the themes in Jem was girl power, and there's no better song that exemplifies it in the series than this one.
Jem - She's Got the Power (13/187)
Jem and the Holograms Trivia
The song "Love's Not Easy" appeared on the cassette packaged with the second edition Kimber doll before being used in the show. The song made its only appearance in the episode, "Renaissance Woman."
Jem - Love's Not Easy [DAT] (133/187)
Jem and the Holograms Trivia
Did You Know...?
Jem's name was originally supposed to be "M" (for "Mystery"). Hasbro had to change the name because you can't trademark a letter of the alphabet.
Everybody remembers Jem and the Holograms and The Misfits, but how many people remember The Stingers?
They were the third band introduced in the Jem series near the end of its run. Its members included the charismatic Riot, the flirtatious Minx, and the conniving Rapture.
The Stingers - Stingers Theme (152/187)
Do you remember the first time you heard this bop?
Jem and the Holograms - Opening Theme [Master Tape] (0/187)
First aired Oct 6th 1985
Since this is the 30th anniversary of the online Jem fandom, let's spend today talking about Jem! Memories, favorite characters, favorite songs, favorite band, trivia, what have you. This is our day, so let's celebrate!
TRULY OUTRAGEOUS! JEM Mailing List 30th Anniversary - 1/3
June 4, 1996 is an important date for the online Jem fandom: it was the day that the first e-mail was sent to the TRULY OUTRAGEOUS! JEM Mailing List, the first online Jem fan community. For those who may not know, I'm the list's founder.