Season 1
1. The Beginning (1)
After the death of her father Emmett Benton, Jerrica Benton inherits Starlight House (a foster home for girls) and half of the music company Starlight Music. Unfortunately Starlight House is falling apart, so Jerrica follows the advice of her housekeeper Mrs. Bailey and goes to get money to fix the house from Starlight Music. But when Jerrica arrives she finds that her father's office has been completely taken over by Eric Raymond. He was Emmett's business partner and inherited the other half of the music company - while polite to Jerrica, he soon makes it clear that he thinks she's too young to be co-CEO.
Eric has big plans to make Starlight Music a huge success, so he hires his own band: Pizzazz, Roxy, and Stormer, a.k.a. the Misfits. The girls are wild and out of control and their music is rough, tough, and cutting edge. On top of that they are completely rude to Jerrica (who calls them trash). Eric tells Jerrica that Starlight Music will be holding a Battle of the Bands in the park the next day. The Misfits then inform her that they will win the contest because Eric made sure the other bands would sound terrible compared to them. Jerrica is outraged by Eric's shenanigans and is determined to get Starlight Music back.
Jerrica returns home to Starlight House and is given a package by her younger sister Kimber. The package contains a beautiful pair of star earrings (they will later be called the Jem Star Earrings). When Jerrica puts the earrings on a strange purple woman appears who tells her to follow the directions that are in the earring box.
Jerrica, Kimber, and their friends/foster sisters Aja and Shana are led to the Starlight Drive-In. They drive their van through a holographic wall and are introduced to Synergy, a computer that can project realistic holographic images of any object. Emmett Benton had worked secretly on Synergy for years as his final gift to his children. She appeared in Jerrica's room through the star-shaped microtransmitters that Jerrica now wears. Synergy also shows the other gifts that Jerrica's father left: clothes, musical instruments, and a car. Suddenly Jerrica knows exactly how to stop Eric Raymond and the Misfits and reclaim Starlight Music.
The Misfits perform at the Battle of the Bands and are about to be proclaimed the winners by Eric. He's then cut off Jem and the Holograms, who appear out of nowhere and impress everyone with their smooth contemporary pop sounds. After the Holograms finish performing, we learn that lead singer Jem is really Jerrica Benton disguised by one of Synergy's Holograms! Enraged at Jerrica for interfering, Eric challenges her to a contest. In six months he'll make the Misfits more popular than Jem and the Holograms. The two groups will face off in another Battle of the Bands; whoever wins the contest will gain total control of Starlight Music.
Jerrica confidently accepts this challenge. Then Howard Sands, a movie producer who was watching the contest, steps forward and sweetens the deal by offering the winners of the contest a movie contract and a beautiful mansion. The Misfits are determined to win the contest and steal the Holograms' musical instruments. Jerrica and the Holograms follow them in the Rockin' Roadster and try to get their stuff back, but the Misfits throw their instruments out of the van and into a nearby river.
After chasing the Misfits, the band makes a wrong turn and gets stranded on the edge of a cliff. Jerrica asks Synergy for help and she projects a hologram of Jem further up the road. Rio Pacheco, Jerrica's boyfriend and the band's stage manager at the contest, is flagged down by Jem and told where the girls are. His rescue of the band makes the papers; Eric is outraged by the Misfits' behavior and tells them to leave the Holograms to him.
Back at Starlight House we are introduced to some of Jerrica's foster girls. New girl Ashley steals money from the honor jar, which is a fund the other girls started to buy a refrigerator for the house. Ashley is caught stealing the money by Jerrica, who hands her over to the others to deal with. Lela, Diedre, and Becky are running the fund and they decide Ashley has to earn the last $30.00 for the honor jar as her punishment.
Meanwhile, Eric hires a street thug named Zipper to sneak into Starlight House and scare Jerrica off. After Rio leaves for the night, Zipper breaks into the house and starts stealing things. He's caught by Jerrica and the rest of the Holograms - while running off, Zipper bumps into Kimber and makes her drop her lantern. The flame hits the ground and sets Starlight House on fire, trapping Jerrica, Kimber, Aja, Shana, and the Starlight Girls inside.
b: 06-Oct-1985 pc: 008
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
"Outta My Way" -The Misfits
"Only The Beginning" -Jem and The Holograms
"Winning is Everything" - The Misfits
2. Disaster (2) [aka Set Backs]
Jerrica, Kimber, Aja, and Shana manage to get all of the Starlight Girls out of the burning house before the firemen come. Ashley goes back in to save the honor jar. She's rescued just before the front door collapses and Jerrica hugs her and scolds her at the same time. Left with absolutely nothing, Jerrica asks Rio to take the Starlight Girls to Howard Sands's house while they get some instruments and find Jem. The Misfits tail Rio while the Holograms get dressed at Synergy's place.
Jem and the Holograms perform for Howard Sands and some nearby construction workers until the Misfits arrive and stir things up. Jem manages to change back into Jerrica so that she can explain to Mr. Sands what happened and ask if they all can move into the mansion until the Battle of the Bands. The Misfits don't want anyone to live in that mansion until they win it; when Mr. Sands goes to get the keys Pizzazz pushes him into a pond while Roxy starts messing with the constuction equipment. Jerrica almost gets run over by a runaway vehicle but Rio saves her and Aja grabs the keys. The Misfits tear out of there.
Howard lets them move into the mansion, which has more than enough room for everyone (they name it Starlight Mansion). He also provides clothes for all of the Starlight Girls and arranges a photo shoot for the Holograms. The Misfits decide to crash the shoot and pay Ashley the $30 she needs for the honor jar in order to get in. What they don't know is that Eric paid Zipper to plant a bomb in the mansion in order to force the Holograms out. He arrives in time to warn them of the danger and everyone scatters as it detonates in the empty servants' quarters.
Eric tells the press that a hostile Jem fan planted the bomb in order to get the Misfits - fortunately for the Holograms, Mr. Sands doesn't believe a word of it. Everyone is then awestruck by the arrival of the Countess Danielle du Voisin, a famous fashion designer who's also a friend of Howard Sands's. She checks to make sure that everyone is alright and invites the Holograms - whose songs she admires - to her yacht party that night. Eric tries to get the Misfits invited as well, but the Countess is not impressed with them and flatly refuses.
At the party, the Countess introduces the band to famed V-jay Lin-Z Pierce, who advises them to make a music video so she can promote them on her show. She calls Anthony Julian over and enlists his help as director - Jem encourages Shana, who likes him, to talk to him alone. Jem then goes off to look for Rio and finds him thinking about Jerrica. She asks Rio if he likes her, and he complains that he doesn't even know her. Jem is about to tell Rio the truth when the Misfits crash the party and throw the whole yacht into chaos. They hide out in the control room while everyone searches for them. Roxy goads Pizzazz into manning the controls; she accidently causes the yacht to lose control and head straight for a large steamship. The yacht then slants over and Jem falls overboard.
b: 27-Oct-1985 pc: 009 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in the epsiode are:
"Like a Dream" - Jem and the Holograms
"Click/Clash" - Jem and the Holograms & The Misfits
"Makin' Mischief" - The Misfits
3. Kimber's Rebellion (3)
Rio manages to pull Jem back onto the yacht, but when she kisses him out of gratitude he feels like he's betraying Jerrica. The others come and watch the Misfits ride off on their boat. The Countess, Howard Sands, and Anthony Julian offer to help the Holograms film a music video in Paris. While they are off shooting, Ashley runs off and finds the Misfits, who take her in as one of their own. Eric sends Zipper to Paris to sabotage the video - he dislodges a statue that nearly kills the girls.
The Holograms head home after the shoot is done only to find that the entire town is plastered with Misfts posters. They attempt to make up for lost time but are thwarted by the Misfits, Eric, and Ashley. Kimber goes to Starlight Music to lash out at Eric, but he preys upon her jealousy of all the attention Jem is getting by offering her a record contract. Kimber heads home in confusion and learns with the others that Lin-Z Pierce wants an interview since the "Twilight in Paris" video is such a hit. Unfortunately, Lin-Z only wants Jem, and Kimber gets so mad that she quits the band and bolts on the Rockin' Roadster.
Jerrica feels terrible despite Aja and Shana's assurances; after calling Lin-Z to insist that they all be interviewed, the three of them head to KMAX - Kimber's favorite radio station - and beg her on the air to come home because they need her. Kimber hears this and comes back just in time for them to make it to the interview. Before the show, Rio tells Jerrica that he can't be Jem's road manager anymore, but Jerrica tells him he's irreplaceable and begs him to stay. The interview has barely gotten started when the Misfits burst into the studio. They had seen the Holograms perform and want equal time. The Holograms stand up to them and Lin-Z kicks them out; as they leave, Pizzazz knocks Rio into a speaker, setting off a chain reaction that traps Jem amongst the falling equipment.
b: 17-Nov-1985 pc: 010 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Twilight in Paris" - Jem and the Holograms
"Gettin' Down to Business" - Jem and the Holograms
"(Hey Babe) I Got My Eye on You" - Jem and the Holograms
4. Frame Up (4)
Rio gets Jem to safety before she gets crushed and takes her to Lin-Z's dressing room to recover while the Holograms finish the interview. The Holograms arrive at the dressing room just as Jem and Rio are kissing - flustered, Rio leaves. Jem worries that if she tells Rio the truth now he'll think she was deliberately manipulating and humiliating him.
A few days later Mrs. Bailey tells Jerrica about how Ashley's been running off without telling anyone where she's gone. Jerrica tries to talk to Ashley but is interrupted by a Las Vegas casino owner who wants to make a deal with her. Jerrica signs the Holograms to be headliners at a show at his place, not knowing until afterwards that the Misfits are the opening act. The Misfits are also outraged when they find out, but Pizzazz decides to use Ashley to help them manuever into becoming the main act. Ashley lures Aja out of the casino and into the storage compartment of a bus heading for New York. Roxy and Stomer lock her in as Pizzazz informs the casino owner that the Holograms can't fulfill their commitment to him. Rio searches Pizzazz's dressing room for Aja and throws her aside when she makes some unwanted advances.
Fortunately, Aja manages to get out and run back in time to make the show. The Misfits are so mad they refuse to open - the Holograms then perform and are such a hit that they have to do three encores. Ashley is afraid the Misfits will blame her and hides, but Stormer finds her and assures her that she won't hurt her. Stormer then reveals that she also gets scared of Pizzazz and Roxy. While they are hiding, they see Zipper and two thugs rob the casino and plant the money in Jem's dressing room. The police find the money and arrest Jem, but Ashley and a disguised Stormer tell the chief inspector what they saw and Jem goes free.
The Battle of the Bands is fast approaching and the Misfits are getting desperate. Eric suggests that they might be able to manipulate Jem if they find out her real name. He hires a detective named Malone to follow Jem and the Holograms after they model at the Countess du Voisin's fashion show. He tracks them to the Starlight Drive-In and sees them pass through the holographic wall. After waiting for them to leave, he enters the room and takes some pictures of Synergy, who begins issuing an intruder alert. Frustrated, Malone grabs a chair and smashes Synergy to bits.
b: 08-Dec-1985 pc: 011 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Deception" - Jem and the Holograms
"Too Close for Comfort" - Jem and the Holograms
"Truly Outrageous" - Jem and the Holograms
5. Battle of the Bands (5)
Malone runs from the explosion while Synergy calls to Jerrica that there is an intruder at the Drive-In. Aja catches up to Malone while Synergy disguises the Rockin' Roadster; she tails Malone to a one hour photo and then to Starlight Music. Realizing that Eric will want to take Synergy and exploit her for his own purposes, the girls rent a moving van and head back to the Starlight Drive-In. They are surprised to see Synergy in a heap on the floor, but it turns out it was just a hologram she projected to scare Malone off. Jerrica, Kimber, Aja, and Shana proceed to take her apart.
Meanwhile, Malone shows Eric the pictures and offers the theory that, since Jem entered the room and Jerrica left it, the two of them are the same person. Eric doesn't believe it since he's seen the two of them together before, but he does believe that the computer is important to the Holograms' act. He hires Zipper and another thug to come with him to the Drive-In and steal Synergy, but Jerrica and the others manage to leave right before they get there. Eric vows that this is the last time they'll make a fool out of him. The Holograms reassemble Synergy in an unused room in Starlight Mansion. Fortunately, they are able to put her back together correctly without having any blueprints to help them.
The day of the Battle of the Bands has arrived and Pizzazz is very mad. None of Eric's brilliant schemes have worked, so it looks like Jem and the Holograms are going to win. Suddenly Ashley walks into his office to return the $30 the Misfits gave her. The other Starlight Girls wouldn't accept the money without knowing how she earned it, and Ashley is ashamed of herself for getting mixed up with the Misfits in the first place. When Eric finds out that she's a Starlight Girl, he tells the Misfits (much to Stormer's discomfort) to leave her with him while they get ready for the concert. He then calls Jerrica to tell her that he's holding Ashley hostage and that Jem and the Holograms must meet him at the Starlight Drive-In or else.
Jerrica tells the Holograms what happened and all three are determined to go with her. She then tells a suspicious Rio that they have something to do before the concert and the band takes off. At the concert, Eric gives Ashley to the Misfits and tells them to hide her while he goes to a meeting. Pizzazz and Roxy lock her in a chest in a room filled with junk, then head out to tune their instruments. Stormer stays behind to help Ashley, but the others catch her and tell her she has to pick a side. Poor Stormer apologizes to Ashley and goes off with her bandmates.
Jem and the Holograms meet Eric at the Drive-In as scheduled. When Kimber notices that they are surrounded by thugs, she warns Jem to get out of there. Jem is eventually caught by Zipper, but before he drags her back inside Synergy's old room she tosses one of her earrings on the ground. Meanwhile, the concert is underway and the Misfits prove to be a real crowd pleaser. Howard Sands explains to the audience that their applause will be measured by a huge light display. Eric then asks the audience to cheer one more time for the Misfits, and the lights go up very close to the top.
Eric begins to gloat that the Holograms will lose by default if they fail to turn up by intermission, causing Rio to pounce on him and demand to know where the girls are. They are interrupted by the sound of screams coming from a forklift: Ashley's trunk is being dumped with some crates into the trash crusher. Stormer yells for Rio to save her, which he does just in the nick of time. Ashley then tells Rio where the Holograms are - Howard tells him to hurry or else the Misfits will win the contest.
Back at the Drive-In, Jem is giving instructions to Synergy through her remaining earring. Synergy then makes a series of Holograms to fool Zipper's thugs as they stand guard both inside and outside. Unfortunately, Zipper snatches Kimber before band can make it out the door and they are locked back in. Synergy then disguises Jem, Aja, and Shana as Eric, and the three confuse Zipper long enough for Kimber to slip away. They manage to throw a crate over him when Rio arrives with the police. After kissing Rio in gratitude, Jem finds her lost earring before heading off to the concert in a police car.
The audience is chanting for Jem, and Howard is just about to name the Misfits the winners when Jem and the Holograms burst onto the stage and completely blow the crowd away with their act. By now Ashley has rejoined the other Starlight Girls in the front row - she's with the people who really care about her now. Eric hops into the Rockin' Roadster and tries to drive away, but he's surrounded by cops ready to take him into custody for kidnapping. The audience's applause causes the lights to shoot all the way to the top of the light display, making Jem and the Holograms the official winners of the Battle of the Bands and the legal owners of both Starlight Music and Starlight Mansion. As the victory fireworks skyrocket overhead and the defeated Misfits bust up their instruments, Jem creates a hologram of Jerrica to stand next to Rio during the celebration.
b: 29-Dec-1985 pc: 012 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode:
"She's Got the Power" - Jem and the Holograms
"Takin' It All" - The Misfits
"Music is Magic" - Jem and the Holograms
Season 2
6. Starbright (1): Falling Star (SLIGHTLY FUZZY)
Pizzaz gets her father to buy the studio where Jem and The Holograms are making their movie. Now Eric Raymond is in charge and he makes The Misfits their co-stars. We also find out that Ba'nee is having problems with her eyes and needs surgery. Jem quits the movie to help Ba'nee.
b: 05-Jul-1986 pc: 001 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: Songs in This Episode:
"Who is He Kissing" - Jem and The Holograms
"Jealousy" - Jem and The Holograms
"Universal Appeal" - The Misfits
7. Starbright (2): Colliding Stars
b: 12-Jul-1986 pc: 002 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "Congratulations" - The Misfits
"Show Me the Way" - Jem and the Holograms
"Love is Doin' It" - Jem and the Holograms
8. Starbright (3): Rising Star
b: 19-Jul-1986 pc: 003 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: Written by Christy Marx
The songs in this episode are: "Puttin' It All Together" - Jem and the Holograms
"Welcome to the Jungle" - The Misfits
"People Who Care" - Jem and the Holograms
9. The World Hunger Shindig
b: 26-Jul-1986 pc: 004 w: Mary Skrenes
NOTE: Written by Mary Skrenes
The songs in this episode are: "We Can Make a Difference" - Jem and the Holograms
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" - The Misfits
"Share a Little Bit of Yourself" - Jem and the Holograms/The Misfits
10. Adventure in China
Jem and the Holograms have been invited by the Chinese government to perform a concert tour that will end at the Great Wall of China. The Misfits come too and are completely upstaged by the huge following their rivals have. Jem has trouble getting through customs because her earrings set off the metal detectors and she refuses to take them off. An ambassador lets her through, but Eric and the Misfits notice her discomfort and decide to make trouble. At the hotel, Jem takes off her earrings to enjoy a mineral bath with her friends, and Roxy sneaks by and snatches them. Jem turns back into Jerrica once Roxy is out of sight, and without their lead singer the Holograms are unable to perform at their first concert. Rio and the Chinese officials are very confused by Jerrica's appearance and Jem's disappearance (neither of which the girls explain very well). The Misfits offer to perform instead; during the concert, Aja notices that Pizzazz, Roxy, and Stormer are each wearing earrings that look like the Jem Star Earrings. The Holograms confront the Misfits and chase them all over the area, but the Misfits toss the earrings out the windows of a train. The girls try as hard as they can to find the earrings, but a jewlery manufacturer has gotten a hold of one pair and made millions of fake copies. Jerrica is about to cancel the concert when she runs into a young girl named Lin who defends herself against a bully who wanted to steal her new good luck charms: a pair of Jem earings. She tells Jerrica to give the earrings to Jem for good luck when she hears that Jem can't perform, and as luck would have it, they turn out to be the real pair. Jem and the Holograms perform as scheduled (much to the Misfits' annoyance). They dedicate a special song to Lin, who receives a new pair of earrings from Jem herself after the concert is over.
b: 23-Aug-1986 pc: 005 w: Beth Bornstein
NOTE: The songs in the episode are:
"You Can't Catch Me" - the Misfits
"Something is Missing in My Life" - Jem and the Holograms
"Love Unites Us" - Jem and the Holograms
11. Last Resorts
b: 30-Aug-1986 pc: 006 w: Roger Slifer
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "You Gotta Be Fast" - The Misfits
"It's Workin' Out/It's Doin' Me In" - Jem and the Holograms/The Misfits
"Love is Here" - Jem and the Holograms
12. In Stitches
Both Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits have been selected as the rock bands representing America in a rock fashion contest in Italy. The top three designs will be featured in a fashion video. Shana is extremely nervous about this because she is the only amateur designer in the running. A phone call from Roxy makes her feel even more insecure, but her friends rally behind her and she manages to finish some sketches before the band leaves for Venice. Synergy warns Jem of a satellite glitch that may interfere her hologram projections. Zipper robs the band twice while they are in Italy because the Misfits' designer has a toothache and they have no costumes. The first time he mistakes Ashley's designs for Shana's - Ashley has been taking lessons from Shana and stowed away in the Holograms' trunk to see the show. The second time he breaks into the Countess du Voisin's villa and steals the finished costumes. The Holograms go to Eric's villa the night of the fashion show and steal back their outfits, but the Misfits follow and tear the clothes to shreds before riding off in a motor boat. Upon reaching the show, the girls learn that the Misfits had duplicate copies of Shana's designs made (except they are dyed black). Shana designs some new costumes and Synergy projects them on the girls as holograms. A satellite glitch almost prevents them from going onstage, but the band takes a chance and wows the crowd. The Holograms win first place and the Misfits win second, and Ashley and the Countess make sure that Shana gets credit for both sets of designs.
b: 06-Sep-1986 pc: 007 w: Mary Skrenes
NOTE: "It Depends on the Mood I'm In" - Jem and the Holograms
"Designing Woman" - The Misfits
"Time is Running Out" - Jem and the Holograms
13. The Music Awards (1)
The annual Music Awards is fast approaching, and both Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits are vying for the Best New Rock Band Award. Pizzazz convinces her father to buy her a music company so that Eric can promote them before the Awards are voted on - Misfits Music is set up directly across the street from Starlight Music, much to Jerrica's annoyance. She gathers the Holograms for a meeting with Synergy, who offers to enhance their act by creating new costumes and special effects. But the meeting turns dangerous when Techrat, Eric's new gadget man, tests out a jamming device that makes all the electrical appliances in Starlight Mansion go haywire (including Synergy's lasers). Luckily the disturbance stops before anyone gets hurt.
As Jerrica and the others rush off to meet Video's friend Danse, Deidre complains to the other Starlight Girls that Jerrica never pays attention to them anymore. Ashley scoffs at this, reminding her that Jerrica works hard to support them, but Deidre insists that Jem would make time for them. Jerrica changes to Jem before reaching Haven House, a home for runaways where Danse serves as a volunteer. Danse asks the Holograms to headline at a special benefit to raise money for Haven House, and they agree. They go back to Starlight Mansion to begin planning the event, and Rio and Jem get into a fight about the new effects she wants to add to the act. Deidre interrupts them and starts to cry when Jem slams the door in her face. She then decides to run away - when Ba Nee wants to go too, Krissie leaves a note for Jerrica and goes with them to keep them out of trouble.
The girls run away to the Misfits, who call social services and anonymously report that Jerrica is mistreating her Starlight Girls. At Starlight Music, Jem finds out from Lin-Z that the Haven House Benefit is the same night as the Music Awards and that missing the event would hurt her chances to win this prestigious award. She backs out on Danse and goes home only to learn about the runaways. The Holograms search everywhere but there is no trace of them. Feeling guilty for ignoring them, Jem decides to perform at the benefit anyway with the hopes that the girls will hear about it and come home.
Deidre, Krissie, and Ba Nee are not happy with the Misfits and decide to head off after first watching their concert. But they climb up some scaffolding in order to see the show better, and Krissie, who's afraid of heights, slips and begins to fall off...
To Be Continued
b: 13-Sep-1986 pc: 013 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"She Makes an Impression" - Jem and the Holograms
"When It's Only Me and the Music" - Jem and the Holograms
"I am a Giant" - The Misfits
14. The Music Awards (2)
Before Krissie can fall off the scaffold, she is caught by Danny, another runaway who had climbed up the structure. Danny ran away from an abusive father; at the concert, he was hiding from a thug named Mitch because he had stolen a Misfits ticket from him. Mitch corners Danny and the girls outside and tells Danny he has to pay him back for the ticket (even though Mitch had himself stolen the tickets he was selling). Deidre, Krissie, and Ba Nee don't want to leave Danny, so they follow the guys back to the bus where Mitch hides out with his pal Ramon. As the kids settle in, the girls begin to realize that they had a pretty great life back at Starlight Mansion.
Everyone is still searching for the girls when a social worker shows up to investigate the complaint against Jerrica. He asks her to produce the girls, but Ashley and Lela cover for her by saying they're passing out fliers for the upcoming benefit. Suspecting that these are actually good people, the social worker gives them until the day of the benefit to produce the missing girls or he'll dismantle the Starlight Foundation and relocate all the other girls.
Meanwhile, the Misfits are advertising like crazy for the Music Awards, even going so far as to disperse fliers by hang-glider. Pizzazz convinces Techrat to let her try out his new laser gun (much to Eric's fury) and uses it to blow up the Jem Billboard on top of Starlight Music. Jerrica relatiates by projecting a hologram that sends Pizzazz into a tailspin (she landed in a pond).
Mitch and Ramon force Danny to shoplift from a radio store, but Krissie convinces him to stop. When the thugs attack the store owner, the cops show up and everyone scatters. Mitch has already made the kids afraid of the cops, and when Danny almost hurts one of them none of the kids want to turn to the police for help. The thugs are caught as the kids escape - they're assessing their options when a friendly waiter gives them a Haven House card. They go to Haven House and meet Danse, who is on her way to the benefit and offers to give them a ride. The girls safely reunite with the Holograms just before the concert starts, and Danny manages to stop Techrat when his new jammer disrupts the concert.
Pizzazz leads Eric and the Misfits into the stadium holding her new award for Best New Rock Group. But she's struck speechless by the Holograms' song and the effect it has on the audience. Like Jem and the Holograms, she's realized there are more important things than awards, and she doesn't even notice when her award slips from her hand and smashes onto the floor.
b: 20-Sep-1986 pc: 014 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"You Oughta See the View" - The Misfits
"Running Like the Wind" - Jem and the Holograms
"Friend or Stanger" - Jem and the Holograms
15. The Rock Fashion Book
A book publisher hears about Jem and the Holograms winning a fashion show in Venice and signs the group up to make a rock fashion book of Shana's designs. The shoot locations include an aquarium, the Washington Monument, the Grand Canyon, and a shipping port. The Misfits send Clash out to spy on and sabatoge the Holograms' shoot while they try to make their own rock fashion book. Seventeen publishers reject their amateur work, so Pizzazz convinces her father to buy the rights to the Holograms' book. They use their new creative control to make the Holograms look ridiculous, but the photographer has managed to take shots of Clash and the Misfits that prove they were responsible for the shoot's accidents. Mr. Gabor is thunderstruck that his own daughter is trying to satotage him. Howard Sands convinces Mr. Gabor to sell back the book rights so that the Holograms can release a high quality fashion book.
b: 27-Sep-1986 pc: 015 w: Richard Merwin
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Come On In, the Water's Fine" - Jem and the Holograms
"We're Off and Running" - The Misfits
"We Can Change It" - Jem and the Holograms
16. Broadway Magic
Bob Merrit begins auditions for his new musical "Broadway Magic" and Jem and The Holograms win the audition with The Misfits being the understudies. Meanwhile, Rio begins to think that Jerrica is hiding something. The Misfits start thinking that Jem must be a crook or a spy since they don't know her real name. Eric Raymond then offers $100,000 to anyone who can reveal Jem's past. The Misfits try to sabatoge opening night by tricking Jem into thinking that Rio wants to meet her at the crown of the Statue of Liberty. The lock her inside and she has to get a ride from one of the workers on their boat. In exchange she will tell him who she really is. When they get to shore, Synergy changes Jem to look just like the worker and scares him off. Jem gets to the theatre just in the nick of time for the opening show. She dispells the questions of her identity by saying she's a regular girl who just likes to keep her private life private.
b: 04-Oct-1986 pc: 016 w: Marvin Wolfman
NOTE: Songs in this episode
Jem and The Holograms- "Can't Get My Love Together" & "Broadway Magic"
The Misfits- "Who is She Anyway?"
17. In Search of the Stolen Album
Eric hires Zipper to steal Jem And The Holograms album. The Misfits think it would be fun to make Jerrica And The Holograms go on a treasure hunt for their album. Pizzazz gives clues to Jerrica And The Holograms so they can try and find the album.
b: 11-Oct-1986 pc: 017 w: Richard Merwin
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"There's a Melody Playin'" - Jem and the Holograms
"There Ain't Nobody Better" - The Misfits (the band recorded new lyrics over the Holograms' music)
18. Hot Time in Hawaii
Jem and the Holograms, as well as The Misfits, are invited to Honolulu, Hawaii to compete in the anuual Battle of the Music Stars. On the flight to Hawaii, Kimber meets Steve who will become the team's coach for the competition. Zipper is the "coach" for The Misfits and he helps them by showing them how to cheat in each event and beat The Holograms at the games. In a final attempt to win, Zipper tricks Kimber and kidnaps her and takes her to a volcano where she must wait to be rescued by Steve and Jem.
b: 18-Oct-1986 pc: 018 w: Beth Bornstein
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
Jem and The Holograms-"How You Play the Game"
The Misfits-"We're The Misfits in Hawaii"
19. The Princess and the Singer
Jem And The Holograms are asked by a princess to visit her country and perform. Kimber and the Princess look exactly alike. Jem And The Holograms mistake the Princess for Kimber.
The Princess' aunt is trying to kill the Princess so that she can take over the throne.
b: 01-Nov-1986 pc: 019 w: Christy Marx & Ellen Guon
NOTE: The sonngs in this episode are: "Here Comes Trouble" - Jem and the Holograms
"The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll" - The Misfits
20. Island of Deception
Jem and The Holograms and The Misfits are on a cruise ship when The Misfits decide they don't like that Jem is getting better treatment then they are. They play a practical joke on them that sends them all overboard and drifting in the ocean. When Jem rescues Stormer from drowning, Synergy's signal is disrupted and Stormer sees Jerrica save her life. They all manage to swim to a deserted island and now they have to help each other to survive.
b: 08-Nov-1986 pc: 020 w: Mary Skrenes
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
Jem and The Holograms-"Set Your Sails"
The Misfits-"It Takes Alot"
21. Old Meets New
After a concert Jem And The Holograms meet Bobby Bailey a rock 'n roller from the 1950s. Eric is trying to get the building that Bobby is living in torn down.
b: 15-Nov-1986 pc: 021 w: Sandy Fries
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "Rock and Roll is Forever" - Jem and the Holograms (cover of an oldie)
"Jack, Take a Hike" - The Misfits
"Let's Not Forget the Past" - Jem and the Holograms with Bob Bailey
22. Intrigue at the Indy 500
Once a race car driver gets injured Jem takes his place in the 500.
b: 01-Feb-1987 pc: 022 w: Roger Slifer
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "Coming from Behind" - Jem and the Holograms
"Back in Shape" - Jem and the Holograms
"Ahead of the Game" - The Misfits
23. The Jem Jam (1)
b: 08-Feb-1987 pc: 023 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are; "I Can See Me" - Ashley
"A Father Should Be" - Ba Nee
This is one of the only episodes that doesn't feature songs by Jem and the Holograms.
24. The Jem Jam (2)
b: 15-Feb-1987 pc: 024 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "You May Be a Star" - Krissie
"Gimme a Gimmick" - The Misfits
"Jam All Night Long" - The Jem Jam Artists
25. Culture Clash
Jem and the Holograms are in New York to film their new music video. Anthony Julian is the director, and he has chosen Fitzgerald Beck as his art director. But Fitz's artistic style doesn't really mesh well with the Holograms' and the shoot doesn't go well. It doesn't help that the Misfits are around to sabatoge things and that Fitz has a crush on Jem. But as much as he annoys them, Fitz is a nice guy and the Holograms are more than willing to help him discover who has been using his mechanical sculptures as vessels for stolen gems.
b: 22-Feb-1987 pc: 025 w: David Wise
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"I Believe in Happy Endings" - Jem and the Holograms
"Surprise, Surprise" - The Misfits
26. Glitter and Gold
Diskovery Records is holding it's Glitter-N-Gold contest and will give the Glitter-N-Gold roadster to the group who sells 500,000 records first. Jerrica wants to tell Rio that she really is Jem, but she's afraid of his reaction. Meanwhile, Kimber accidently sets up dates with Jeff and Max Connely for the same time. Just when Jerrica gets the courage to tell Rio, Max and Jeff begin fighting over Kimber and go flying through a window. Rio scolds Kimber for lying and deceiving the two guys and Jerrica becomes angry at Rio for being so harsh. She then realizes she can't tell Rio the truth without losing him. The Glitter-N-Gold contest will begin, but only if Jerrica can deliver the records to the stores on time and she guarantees she can. Eric tries to thwart that plan by offering The Skulls a recording contract if they make sure that Jem's albums don't make it to the stores. That plan only delays the records, but Jerrica and Rio manage to get somemore albums in time for the contest. Eric then begins to pay people to buy the Misfits record to help boost sales, but it has little effect. It all comes down to the last two records and which one the last customer will choose. Who will win?
b: 15-Mar-1987 pc: 026 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: Songs in this episode
Jem and The Holograms- "Glitter and Gold"
The Misfits- "How Does It Feel?"
Jem and The Holograms & The Misfits- "We're Up/You're Down"
Season 3
27. The Talent Search (1)
Shana decides to leave the Holograms for a fashion job. Jerrica decideds to hold a talent search to find a replacement. The contest comes down to two drummers: Raya and Craig.
The Holograms don't know that Craig is Stormer's sister. Craig and Aja have fallen in love. Mean while Raya finds accidentialy finds out about Synergy.
Eric tries to bribe Raya so that she would find out who Jem really is since she would be spending so much time with Jem And The Holograms because of the upcoming contest.
b: 21-Sep-1987 pc: 030 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "I Like Your Style" - The Misfits
"Believe in Yourself" - Jem and the Holograms
"(Hey Babe) I Got My Eye on You" - Jem and the Holograms
28. The Talent Search (2)
Not too long after the winner of the contest is announced Shana returns to the Holograms.
b: 22-Sep-1987 pc: 031 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
"Show Me the Way" - Jem and The Holograms
"Beat This" - Jem and The Holograms
"All's Right With the World" - Jem and The Holograms
29. Scandal
Jetta gets Kimber's diary. The diary is then published in Cool Trash magazine.
b: 23-Sep-1987 pc: 028 w: Mary Skrenes
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
"She Makes an Impression" - Jem and The Holograms
"I Love a Scandal" - The Misfits
"Dear Diary" - Jem and The Holograms
30. One Jem Too Many
Jem and Rio go to lunch when Jerrica declines his offer to file Starlight Music's tax forms. At lunch, Jem throws a fit when they can't get a table and is removed by security. They run into the Holograms at the mall after Jem throws another fit over her records being sold at a discount. She flees the scene as The Holograms chase her. The Holograms return to Starlight Music to tell Jerrica what's happened and insist she's been working too hard though she says she wasn't at the mall. At Starlight House they all see a report on TV that Jem has thrown a fit at a movie premier so now they know it's an imposter. We then see Eric Raymond and The Misfits have gotten Clash to disguise herself as Jem to get the bad press. Jerrica decides to have a big concert in order to find the imposter. The Misfits stay one step ahead and have Jem and The Holograms chase a different Jem imposter onto a runaway ferry. With Jem and The Holograms stuck on the ferry, The Misfits and their 'Jem' conduct the concert and outrage the fans by insulting them. Jem and The Holograms return just in time to save the concert, expose Clash, and thank the fans.
b: 24-Sep-1987 pc: 038 w: Buzz Dixon
NOTE: Songs in this episode
Jem and The Holograms - "Imagine Me."
The Misfits - "Congratulations"
Jem and The Holograms - "The Real Me."
31. The Bands Break Up
Kimber feels like Jem and the group don't think her opinions on their music are important. Meanwhile, Stormer isn't being taken seriously by the Misfits either. Kimber and Stormer meet accidently at a club where they both go to drown their sorrows in ice cream and the club manager recognizes them and forces them to sing on stage together. The crowd loves them and a promoter hears them and offers them a contract. This promoter was actually hired by Eric Raymond to try and gain control of Kimber's part of Starlight Music. Kimber signs up to forfiet her part of Starlight Music if her and Stormer don't make a number one hit.
b: 28-Sep-1987 pc: 034 w: Marvin Wolfman & Cheri Wilkerson
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
Kimber & Stormer-"I'm Okay"
Jem and the Holograms-"Gettin' Down to Business"
Misfits & Jem and the Holograms-"Bad Influence"
32. The Fan
A fan of Jem's is offering a large sum of money to find out her real name. The Misfits decide to claim the reward and expose Jem all at once. They convince their backer to build an exact replica of Starlight Mansion and hire actors and actresses to pose as Rio, the Holograms, and the Starlight Girls. They then trick Jem into going there and place her in situations where she will be forced to reveal her real name. Jem almost falls for it until Jerrica walks in, and the Misfits' backer is so mad at the Misfits for upsetting Jem that he threatens to call the whole thing off. But the Misfits lock him up - the only hope for Jem is for Synergy and the Holograms to find her in time.
b: 29-Sep-1987 pc: 036 w: Beth Bornstein
NOTE: Holograms: "Nightmare" Misfits:
"Who is She Anyway?"
Holograms: "I Believe in Happy Endings"
33. Father's Day
Jem suggests that Jem & The Holograms do a music video about their fathers for Father's Day. Kimber refuses to write the song.
b: 01-Oct-1987 pc: 040 w: Roger Slifer
NOTE: Songs in this episode
Jem and the Holograms - "Something is Missing in My Life"
The Misfits - "Let's Blow This Town."
Jem and The Holograms - "Always in My Heart"
34. The Treasure Hunt
Richard Zanthos sponsors a treasure hunt in which the winner will get a priceless itme from the Zanthos collection. The two teams are the Starlight girls and the Misfit girls. The Misfit girls are a group of street rats that Eric hires to say they are orphans that the Misfits often help and visit. Jem and Pizzazz are both allowed to guide their teams without giving them any answers to the clues. The Misfit's cheat by having Techrat feed them all the answers through an earpiece one of them is wearing, but are disqualified when Zanthos finds out.
b: 05-Oct-1987 pc: 032 w: Ellen Guon & Christy Marx
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
Jem and The Holograms-"Take The Time"
The Misfits-"Ahead of the Game"
Jem and The Holograms - "Open a Book"
35. Aztec Enchantment
Video takes Rio and the Holograms to Mexico to film a music video for a special competition. If she wins, she will have won every music video award there is. The shoot's location is at some Aztec ruins that have never been filmed on before. According to the competition's rules, a location can only be used for one video entry.
Unfortunately, Clash discovers where her cousin's secret shoot location is. She then decides to film a Misfit video there first so that Video's will be disqualified. The Misfits make it to the ruins, but Clash is a terrible director and the shoot goes horribly.
As for the Holograms, they make it to the ruins with the help of Luis (who Raya likes) but run into trouble when a tomb raider locks them all away in the ruins with an elderly archaeologist. Only Jem and a local boy manage to escape, and together they locate the others and set them free. With the criminals in jail, the video is completed and wins first prize. Video and the Holograms decide to use the prize money to pay for an education for the young boy who helped them.
b: 07-Oct-1987 pc: 045 w: Misty Taggart
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
"Aztec Enchantment" - Jem and The Holograms
"Welcome to the Jungle" - The Misfits
"Love Will Show the Way" - Jem and The Holograms
36. Music Is Magic
Jem and the Holograms are invited to perform in a magic show.
b: 14-Oct-1987 pc: 039 w: Paul Dini
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "Abracadabra" - The Misfits
"It Could Be You" - Jem and the Holograms
"Music is Magic" - Jem and the Holograms
37. The Jazz Player
Jem and the Holograms are trying to reunite The Tapps Tucker Quartet.
b: 15-Oct-1987 pc: 041 w: Michael Reaves
NOTE: "Jack, Take a Hike" - The Misfits
"Trapped" - The Misfits
"Jazz Has" - Jem and the Holograms
38. Danse Time
Richard Zanthos holds a contest for $250,000 for the group that can make the best music video that personafies friendship and goodwill. Jerrica decides if they win that they will donate all the money to Haven House. An accident on the set of the Holograms video causes Danse to hurt her leg and she can't complete the video. Jem decides they won't do the video until Danse gets better, but they only have 3 weeks to complete the video. While Danse is in the hospital she meets a blind boy, Sisco, who inspires her to overcome her injury in time to finish the video for the contest.
b: 19-Oct-1987 pc: 035 w: George Arthur Bloom
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
Jem and the Holograms-"Takes Work" & "People Who Care"
The Misfits-"Free and Easy"
39. Roxy Rumbles
Roxy leaves The Misfits and tries to make them jealous when she accidentally wins the lottery. Jem and The Holograms start a program to "Rock Out Illiteracy" and they find out Roxy can't read.
b: 20-Oct-1987 pc: 044 w: Jina Bacarr
NOTE: Songs in this episode
The Misfits - "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"
"I'm Gonna Change" - Roxy
Jem and The Holograms - "Open A Book"
40. Alone Again
Jerrica lets a girl named Laura stay at Starlight Mansion. Laura gets addicted to drugs.
b: 23-Oct-1987 pc: 049 w: Sandy Fries
NOTE: Songs in this episode
Jem and the Holograms - "Nightmare"
Jem and The Holograms - "Look Inside Yourself"
Laura - "Alone Again"
41. KJEM
Jem and the Holograms try to save a radio station.
b: 29-Oct-1987 pc: 046 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"When It's Only Me and the Music" - Jem and the Holograms
"Listen Up" - The Misfits
"KJEM" - Jem and the Holograms
42. Trick or Techrat
Jem and the Holograms are trying to save an old opera house.
b: 30-Oct-1987 pc: 033 w: Misty Taggart
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"It's Fun to be Scared" - Jem and the Holograms
"Don't Look Now" - The Misfits
"We Can Change It" - Jem and the Holograms
This is the closest the Holograms ever get to finding out about Techrat. They don't know he exists for the entire series.
43. The Presidential Dilemma
Jem and the Holograms are invited to perform for the President Of The United States.
b: 02-Nov-1987 pc: 029 w: Beth Bornstein
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Star Spangled Fantasy" - The Misfits
"Time is Running Out" - Jem and the Holograms
"Freedom" - Jem and the Holograms
44. Rock 'n Roll Express
Jem and The Holograms take their tour on the road by way of a train so they can perform to small town fans and raise money for Starlight House. The Misfits are unhappy with all the coverage they are getting and decide to steal the spotlight by having a concert of their own. They also drop flyers about it from an airplane, but the plane crahes in the desert and they have to get on Jem's train. While on board, The Misfits sabatoge their show by ruining their equipment and accidentally putting the train on a runaway track. Also, a thief gets on board the train disguised as a security guard who is 'guarding' the money for Jem's charity.
b: 03-Nov-1987 pc: 042 w: Steve Micthell & Barbara Petty
NOTE: Songs in this episode:
Jem and the Holograms-"I'm Takin' a Train" & "All Across the Country"
The Misfits-"It Takes Alot to Survive"
45. Mardi Gras
b: 04-Nov-1987 pc: 050 w: Mary Skrenes
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Let Me Take You to the Mardi Gras" - Jem and the Holograms
"Surprise, Surprise" - The Misfits
"Everybody Wears a Mask" - Jem and the Holograms
46. The Middle of Nowhere
b: 05-Nov-1987 pc: 043 w: Chris Pelzer
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"In the Land of the Midnight Sun" - Jem and the Holograms
"Makin' Mischief" - The Misfits
"Safe and Sound" - Jem and the Holograms
47. Renaissance Woman
Jem and the Holograms are performing with Danse at a Renaissance Faire in Merry Olde England. It is part of a celebration honoring the new Lord Carfax as he prepares to take on his duties when he turns 21. During the faire, a dashing thief named Robin Goodfellow appears and begins robbing the Lord's guards. It turns out that Robin believes that the corrupt young Lord is an imposter - he is helping the county's oppressed tenants as he searches for proof of his suspicions. Danse and Robin fall for each other, and when he's captured she encourages Rio and the Holograms to help her help him. The rock band turns into a merry band of do-gooders (Raya can even shoot a bow and arrow with flair!) as they defend the poor and use the Lord's infatuation with Danse as a means to free Robin. In the end, they find the elder Lord Carfax locked in a dungeon, and he reveals that his real son is in fact the orphaned Robin. The bad guys are locked away, Robin becomes the new Lord of Carfax, and Danse turns down his marriage proposal because she doesn't believe in whirlwind romances.
b: 16-Nov-1987 pc: 048 w: David Wise
NOTE: The songs in this episode:
"Love's Not Easy" - Jem and the Holograms
"To the Rescue" - Jem and the Holograms
"Flowers in My Hair" - Jem and the Holograms
48. Journey to Shangri-La
The Holograms hear the story of Shangri-La, a magical city that no one can find and contains magical music. They decide to go in search of the city in order to learn the music and add it to their act. Naturally, the Misfits follow them to find out what they are up to. When Pizzazz and Roxy are poisoned by thorns in the snowy mountains, the others learn that only the magic music of Shangri-La can heal them. An old woman shows the Holograms how to reach the city, and the girls learn the music in time to heal Pizzazz and Roxy. The Misfits try to go to Shangri-La themselves, but the city vanishes.
b: 24-Nov-1987 pc: 037 w: Richard Merwin
NOTE: The songs in this episode
Jem and the Holograms - "Shangri-La"
The Misfits - "You Oughta See The View"
Jem and The Holograms - "Let the Music Play"
49. Journey Through Time
Jem and The Holograms are transported through time by one of Techrat's devices so the Misfits can headline the World History of Music Concert. Along the way, Jem and The Holograms meet Wolfgang Motzart, The Ben Tiller Orchestra, and Johnny Beldricks.
b: 06-Jan-1988 pc: 052 w: Eric Early
NOTE: Songs in This Episode:
"Rock and Roll is Forever" - Jem and The Holograms
"We're Making It Happen" - Jem and The Holograms
"Rockin' Down Through Time" - Jem and The Holograms
The musicians in this ep mirror their real life counter parts : The Glenn Miller Orchestra and Jimi Hendricks
50. Britrock
Jetta tries to convince The Misfits that she comes from an aristocratic family (which she doesn't) when the group goes to London. Jem and The Holograms are also in London to perform at The Unicorn Club for the Earl of Wissex.
b: 07-Jan-1988 pc: 054 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: Songs in This Episode:
"I'm Gonna Hunt You Down" - The Misfits
"Between Me and You" - Jem and The Holograms
51. Out of the Past
While cleaning out the attic, Jerrica and the Holograms find Emmett Benton's journal. Jerrica begins to read it out loud - as she does, we see flashback of the Benton family when Jerrica was 11, Kimber was 8 or 9, and both their parents were still alive. The journal chronicles many important events in the Bentons' lives: Rio moving in next door, Aja and Shana coming to live with the family as foster girls, the beginning of Starlight Music, Jacqui's death in a plane crash, Jerrica and Rio's relationship, the hiring of Eric Raymond, and the creation of Synergy.
Reading the journal, the girls learn that Jerrica and Kimber's father made recordings of one of Jacqui's live performances. They decide to find the tapes so they can release a tribute album to her. In the meantime, they give a sneak preview of the album on Lin-Z's show by performing one of Jacqui's songs from her old sheet music. Eric sees the performance and manages to find the master tapes among the boxes he confiscated from Starlight Music while he was CEO. He holds the tapes hostage in exchange for controlling interest in Starlight Music - when Jerrica refuses, he throws the tapes into his fireplace.
The journal entries had reminded Jerrica of how horribly she behaved to her mother right before she died - she had considered those tapes to be her last connection to her mother. But Aja tells her that there may be a way to recover the lost recordings. Emmett's journal revealed that Synergy was based on the appearance, personality, and voice patterns of his late wife. She deduces that the source of the voice patterns must have been the concert recordings, so with Jerrica's blessing she takes Synergy apart and searches through her core matrix until she finds them.
Jerrica, Kimber, Aja, and Shana listen with joy to the sound of their mother singing one of her songs. Jacqui Benton finally has an album of her original material released, and the entire band participates in a friendship ritual that Jacqui first did with her children years ago.
b: 08-Jan-1988 pc: 055 w: Michael Charles Hill
NOTE: The songs in this episode:
"First Love" - Jem and the Holograms (composed by Jacqui Benton)
"Starlight" - Jacqui Benton
52. Hollywood Jem (1): For Your Consideration
b: 11-Jan-1988 pc: 056 w: Roger Slifer
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "Hollywood Jem" - Jem and the Holograms
"You Already Know" - Jem and the Holograms
"Too Close for Comfort" - Jem and the Holograms
53. Hollywood Jem (2): and the Winner Is...
b: 12-Jan-1988 pc: 057 w: Roger Slifer
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Tomorrow is My Wedding Day" - Jem and the Holograms
"Happy Ever After" - Jem and the Holograms
"Hollywood Jem" - Jem and the Holograms
54. The Stingers Hit Town (1)
Eric is fed up with the Misfits' antics and vows to control them once and for all. He sells everything he owns and buys Misfits Music from Harvey Gabor, telling the Misfits to shape up or be replaced. Meanwhile, Jerrica wants to find another band to take the pressure off of Jem and the Holograms, who provide most of Starlight Music's income. Eric, Jerrica, and Kimber go to Le Club Cool to check out a new German band called the Stingers. The band - Riot on lead vocals, Rapture on guitar, and Minx on synth - are a sensation and cause a riot among the fans (including Kimber). Riot basks in the glow of this before calming the crowd just by asking them to sit down. Jerrica and Eric are impressed and each offer the Stingers a contract. Riot promises to carefully consider both proposals even though he's taking up Eric's offer to stay at "his" mansion.
Pizzazz is furious that Eric has offered her home for another band. She's ready to kick the Stingers out and humiliate Eric - until she sees Riot and falls head over heels for him. In fact, Pizzazz is acting like such a doof that the other Misfits are disgusted and walk out on her. Pizzazz waits on Riot hand and foot while Eric intercepts all of Jerrica's proposals. Riot hears that Jerrica's band Jem and the Holograms are performing that night and decides to go hear their music. The Stingers nearly upstage the Holograms at their own awards ceremony, but Jem decides to get Riot's attention by singing. Riot instantly falls for Jem, the most perfect woman he's ever seen, and drops Pizzazz like a hot potato.
This does not make Rio happy and a fight breaks out. Rapture manages to con a woman out of her bracelet while Minx sets her sights on Rio. During the commotion, Riot takes Jem out of there. They drive out to the coast to talk about Starlight Music, but Riot is much more interested in this mysterious new beauty he's met. Jem is reluctant to give in to Riot because of Rio, but when she admits that Rio is Jerrica's boyfriend Riot insists she has no claim on him and kisses her.
b: 02-Feb-1988 pc: 058 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are: "Stingers Theme" - The Stingers "Like a Dream" - Jem and the Holograms "Perfect Match" - The Stingers
55. The Stingers Hit Town (2)
Jem is very confused and insists they go home, but Riot wants to see her again and she can't say no to him. She returns to Starlight Mansion to find the Holograms (particularly Aja) concerned about her behavior around Riot. Rio is jealous when Jem tells him how Riot likes her mysterious identity and the two have a fight. It's cut short by the arrival of the Stingers, who are taking Jerrica up on her offer to stay at Starlight Mansion.
Pizzazz, who allowed Minx and Rapture to make a fool out of her so that she could win Riot back from Jem, is crushed to discover in the morning the Stingers have left. The other Misfits vote that Pizzazz must start acting normal again or be kicked out of the group. Pizzazz is too intent on getting Riot back to care and promises to help Eric win the Stingers over to his company.
The Stingers aren't acting very nicely over at Starlight Mansion - they are rude to the Starlight Girls, push Aja, Shana, and Raya into the pool, and virtually ignore Jerrica. Suddenly a huge commotion breaks out outside as a parade in the Stingers' honor halts on the front lawn. Eric organized this using Pizzazz's money to show the Stingers what he could do for them - the conniving businessman then offers the Stingers half of Eric's music company, the soon to be renamed Stingers Sound.
Jerrica can't match this deal and the Stingers go off with Eric. Later on, Jerrica receives a phone call from Riot asking that Jem meet him at the place where they kissed a few nights ago. Jem goes and tries to convince him that Eric is not trustworthy, but Riot is confident he can control him. He then says that he'll change his mind if Jem promises to be his alone. Suddenly Rio shows up and tells Jem that if this is what she wants, he'll leave her alone forever. Jem is heartbroken at this - when Riot kisses her again, she slaps him and runs after Rio.
The two meet at the location of the burned down Starlight House and make up. Riot signs on with Eric yet vows that Jem will be his one day. Through Eric's prompting, Riot uses his influence with Pizzazz to get her to rejoin the Misfits, who are still under contract and provide a huge source of income. Pizzazz sheepishly rejoins the group, who just didn't sound the same without her.
b: 03-Feb-1988 pc: 059 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Lovesick" - The Misfits
"Take It or Leave It" - The Stingers
"Now" - Jem and the Holograms/The Stingers/The Misfits
56. Video Wars
Clash pretends to be a film student and gets Jem and the Holograms to let her film a documentary about them so she can convince Pizzaz she's good enough to be a Misfit.
b: 04-Feb-1988 pc: 047 w: Cary Bates & Greg Weisman
NOTE: Songs in this episode
Jem and The Holograms - "Like A Dream"
Jem and The Holograms - "One of Those Days"
Jem and The Holograms - "The Last Laugh"
57. Beauty and the Rock Promoter
Red Johnny Mac gets Jem and the Holograms to star in a rock version of "Beauty and The Beast". Jem becomes obessesed with the beast and her role that it causes a rift between her and Rio. She soon becomes so exausted that she is put on bed rest. The Misfits have to now take over for them.
b: 05-Feb-1988 pc: 053 w: Clare Noto
NOTE: Songs in This Episode:
Jem and The Holograms - "You'll Never Win My Love"
Jem and The Holograms - "Our Love Makes You Beautiful"
Jem and The Holograms w/The Beast - "Let Me Go"
58. Homeland, Heartland
Jem and the Holograms travel to Zagreb, Yugoslavia to shoot a music video and help Danse search for her mother. They visit the Zagreb Ballet where her mother was a ballerina and find a controlling director, Victor Krosach, whose obsession with Nadia may keep Danse from leaving the country.
b: 08-Feb-1988 pc: 051 w: Carla Conway
NOTE: Songs in this episode
"Music and Danse" - Jem and the Holograms
"Falling in Love with a Stranger" - Jem and the Holograms
Danse meets her Family for the first time in this episode. Her father promises they will look for Nadia together.
59. Midsummer Night's Madness
Jem and the Holograms are headlining a concert in Greece along with the Stingers. Rio and Jerrica have a big blowout while setting up the stage - it looks like they are over for good. This sets off a crazy night as Jerrica creates the identity of Jaime to attract Rio, Rapture cons the populace into paying her tribute as an oracle, and Rio and Riot alterately chase Jem and Jerrica through an Ancient Greece festival. Aja exposes Rapture as a fraud and the angry mob chases her through the streets. Minx gets sucked into this as she searches for Rio. Later, Synergy convinces Jerrica that Rio loves her inner personality no matter what outward appearance she is wearing. The Holograms find Rio and Riot fighting in the streets - Rio declares once and for all that Jerrica is ten times the woman Jem will ever be. In the end, Jerrica and Rio make up, Riot stops the mob by throwing them their money, and the concert goes on as scheduled.
b: 09-Feb-1988 pc: 060 w: Evelyn A. R. Gabai
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Can't Get My Love Together" - Jem and the Holograms
"Destiny" - The Stingers
"Midsummer Night's Madness" - Jem and the Holograms
60. The Day the Music Died
After Jem disappears with Riot to Mexico all hell breaks loose when Pizzazz and the other Misfits take over Starlight Music and Starlight Foundation. The Holograms and the remaining members of The Stingers, Rapture & Minx, join the Misfits to make a mega-group. Rio, the Holograms and the Stingers decide to try and track down their friends, who by now, after a boating accident, are stuck on a deserted island. They are found and go back to the states. When Jerrica returns, Pizzazz (who is at her wits end - the Starlight girls have totally run riot) hands over Starlight Music and Starlight House back to her. Alls right with the world after this and everything goes back to normal.
b: 11-Feb-1988 pc: 061 w: Roger Slifer
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Under My Spell" - The Stingers
"Top of the Charts" - The Misfits (with Minx, Rapture, and the Holograms)
"All's Right With the World" - Jem and the Holograms This is the only episode where the characters (Kimber, Raya, Aja, Pizzazz, Riot, and Ashley) talk directly to the viewer.
61. That Old Houdini Magic
b: 15-Feb-1988 pc: 062 w: Jina Bacarr
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"She's Got the Power" - Jem and the Holograms
"Mind Games" - The Stingers
"Believe/Don't Believe" - The Stingers/Jem and the Holograms
62. Straight from the Heart [aka Your 15 Minutes Are Up]
b: 17-Feb-1988 pc: 063 w: Buzz Dixon
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Depends on the Mood I'm In" Jem and the Holograms
"All in the Style" - The Stingers
"Straight from the Heart" - Jem and the Holograms
63. A Change of Heart
Minx decides to step up her pursuit of Rio by helping him design a synthesizer. While he's grateful for the help, he makes it clear he's not interested and the two separate in a huff. This changes when Minx gets caught in a dangerous current at the beach and Rio dives in to save her. Minx is so grateful that she vows she's going to change her ways. She becomes nice yet insecure, offering her help to Rio, the Holograms, and the Starlight Girls after Riot and Rapture kick her out for acting strangely. But her efforts to help only disrupt everyone's lives and they are forced to tell her to back off. Minx becomes so offended that she reverts to her old self - she throws the synth she built for Rio out the window, shoots everyone with a squirt gun, and rejoins the Stingers. Rio and the Holograms hope that at least part of this experience will stick with Minx, but based on her attitude at the Stingers' next concert it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
b: 18-Feb-1988 pc: 064 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: "Outta My Way" - The Misfits
"Are You Feelin' Alright?" - The Stingers
"Too Much" - Jem and the Holograms
64. Riot's Hope
b: 22-Feb-1988 pc: 065 w: Roger Slifer
NOTE: The songs in this episode are:
"Take It or Leave It" - The Stingers
"It's a Hard, Hard Life" - The Stingers
"Let Me Be" - The Stingers
This is the second episode that doesn't feature any songs by Jem and the Holograms.
65. A Father Should Be...
After all this time, Ba Nee is still convinced that her father is still alive. Jerrica is so worried about how depressed Ba Nee is getting that she decides to take definite steps to locate him. Based on the little information Ba Nee's mother passed on before she died, Riot is able to utilize his father's army contacts and find three possible candidates. The man Rio and Raya visit turns out to be a dead end, but Aja and Kimber have hopes about a gentle artist named Martin who remembers nothing about his Vietnam experience.
Meanwhile, Jem and Shana track down a sketchy gambler who claims to be Ba Nee's father once he hears that the girl lives in a mansion that Jem provides the income for. He abducts Ba Nee and holds her hostage in an abandoned zoo for millions in ransom. Aja and Kimber have brought Martin back with them; he remembers enough of his training to scout for Ba Nee while Jem distracts the kidnapper. During the rescue mission, Martin experiences a series of flashbacks about being wounded and getting married to Ba Nee's mother. Newly motivated, he rescues his daughter and carries her back to Starlight Mansion.
Ba Nee is given a huge going away party and everyone is invited. The Stingers come due to the vital role they played in locating Martin, and the Misfits crash the party bringing presents for Ba Nee and an offer of truce for the Holograms. Ba Nee refuses to leave without saying good-bye to Jerrica, who tells her that she'll always be her little girl. Ba Nee is then scooped up by her father and they leave Starlight Mansion as the whole cast sings good-bye to her.
The last shot of the series is of Jem, who is smiling as she waves good-bye to Ba Nee - and the viewers.
b: 02-May-1988 pc: 066 w: Christy Marx
NOTE: The songs in the final episode are:
"A Father Should Be" - Ba Nee
"Family" - Jem and the Holograms
"This is Farewell" - The Jem Cast (including Rio!)
