Until the middle of the third season, that is, when Jerrica has a full-on schizophrenic break.Īfter an argument with Rio about herself and a music video sequence where she envisions her two identities as giant gladiatrices battling it out in the ruins of the Colosseum, Jerrica creates a third secret identity, Jamie. It's actually a setup that could lead itself to a lot of Superman and Lois Lane-style love triangle tension, but the show never really gets into it that much. Meanwhile, her boyfriend Rio is sort of in love with both versions of her, and she never gets around to telling him the truth because she's worried how he'll react to her ongoing deception. It might be a bold statement, but it's one I intend to prove with a rundown of The 10 Most Truly, Outrageously Insane Episodes of Jem!įor those of you who aren't familiar with the premise of Jem, it goes a little something like this: Record executive Jerrica Benton has a set of high-tech earrings that tap into a supercomputer named Synergy to project a hologram that turns mild-mannered Jerrica into the truly outrageous rock star, Jem, lead singer of the Holograms. It may even be the craziest of the toy tie-in cartoons of the '80s, and considering it's up against the saga of space robots that can turn into trucks and a show about the greatest soldiers in the world fighting against an arms dealer with a Cthulhu monster in his basement, that's saying something. I've become hooked on the show, and as someone who recently finished watching every episode of the show, let me tell you: It is completely insane. Thanks to reruns on the Hub and a new DVD box set from Shout Factory, Jem and the Holograms has been experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately - especially here at ComicsAlliance.

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