Jem, also called Jem and the Holograms, is an American animated television series that ran from 1985 to 1988 in U.S. first-run syndication.
The show is about music company owner Jerrica Benton, her singer alter-ego Jem, her band the Holograms, and their adventures.
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, to acquire more money to not only support Jerrica's own company, Starlight Music, but to also support the Starlight Foundation for Girls, a foster program founded by Jacque Benton, the mother of Jerrica and Kimber Benton.
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.
Aja and Shana are also childhood friends and adopted foster sisters of Jerrica and Kimber. Shana briefly left the group to pursue a career in fashion, 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 again.
Only the Holograms are aware of Jem's secret identity, although Jerrica revealed it to the United States President in a season 2 episode, "The Presidential Dilemma," and an old Tibetan woman in the episode "Journey to Shangri-La,".
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 Jem and 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 previously housed, was accidentally burned down by Zipper, one of Eric Raymond's not-too-bright henchmen.
Jem and the Holograms later won possession of the Starlight Mansion when they competed in the Battle of the Bands as well as a movie contract which were offered spontaniously by movie producer Howard Sands.
The Beginning
Battle of the Bands
Glitter and Gold
The Talent Search
Jem and the Holograms episodelist
01. Jem and the Holograms - The Beginning 02. Disaster 03. Kimber's Rebellion 04. Frame Up 05. Battle of the Bands 06. Starbright part 1: Falling Star 07. Starbright part 2: Colliding Stars 08. Starbright part 3: Rising Star 09. The World Hunger Shindig 10. Adventure in China 11. Last Resorts 12. In Stitches 13. The Music Awards part 1 14. The Music Awards part 2 15. The Rock Fashion Book 16. Broadway Magic 17. In Search of the Stolen Album 18. Hot Time in Hawaii 19. The Princess and the Singer 20. Island of Deception 21. Old Meets New 22. Intrigue at the Indy 500 23. The Jem Jam Part 1 24. The Jem Jam Part 2 25. Culture Clash 26. Glitter and Gold 27. The Talent Search Part 1 28. The Talent Search Part 2 29. Scandal 30. One Jem Too Many 31. The Bands Break Up 32. The Fan 33. Father's Day 34. The Treasure Hunt 35. Aztec Enchantment 36. Music Is Magic 37. The Jazz Player 38. Dance Time 39. Roxy Rumbles 40. Alone Again 41. KJEM 42. Trick or Techrat 43. The Presidential Dilemma 44. Rock 'n Roll Express 45. Mardi Gras 46. The Middle of Nowhere 47. Renaissance Woman 48. Journey to Shangri-La 49. Journey Through Time 50. Britrock 51. Out of the Past 52. Hollywood Jem (1): For Your Consideration 53. Hollywood Jem (2): and the Winner Is.... 54. The Stingers Hit Town (1) 55. The Stingers Hit Town (2) 56. Video Wars 57. Beauty and the Rock Promoter 58. Homeland, Heartland 59. Midsummer Night's Madness 60. The Day the Music Died 61. That Old Houdini Magic 62. Straight from the Heart 63. A Change of Heart 64. Riot's Hope 65 A Father Should Be..
