Culture Clash

Culture Clash
Season 1, Episode 25

Air date	February 22, 1987
Written by	David Wise
Episode guide
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Culture Clash is the twenty-fifth episode of the first season, and the 25th episode overall, of the Jem animated series.

Plot

An eccentric artist, Fitzgerald Beck, is the art director for Jem and The Holograms' new video. His art dealer is using his sculptures to smuggle stolen diamonds.

The Misfits find this out and set up the sculptures to explode onstage while Jem and the Holograms are filming the video, leading the police to believe it was Jem and the Holograms and Beck who put the diamonds there. Jem and the Holograms must team up with Beck to find the actual culprit before the cops catch them.

Songs featured

Quotes

Jem: Who's practically made a career of getting us into trouble?

Aja, Kimber and Shana: The Misfits.

Fitzgerald: Jem, if anything had have happened...

Shana: You wouldn't have anybody to dump paint on!

Kimber: Or cut in the middle of the Pacific!

Aja: Atlantic.

Kimber: Whatever!

Kimber: So much for our glamorous image.

Aja: I think we lost that the day Fitzgerald Beck walked into our lives.

Video: Fitzgerald Beck's still not here.

Jem: Does this guy bother to show up for anything?

Roxy: Those no talents get the royal treatment and we get nothing.

Stormer: Looks like Eric botched it again.

Pizzazz: They better enjoy it cause I'm going to make sure their stay in New York is a disaster.

Goofs

When Maria is told by hologram Eric that Fitzgerald revealed she was the one who stole the diamonds, she pushed hologram Eric away to run to her club; however, it would be impossible for her to touch him since the hologram has no physical form.

Trivia

When Anthony is showing some of Beck's past performance works to the Holograms, a video of three men completely clad in white suits appears. This trio resembles real life band/company known as Blue Man Group.
The Holograms are interrupted when they try to sing "I Believe In Happy Endings" a total of three times in this episode. The first time is when paint is dumped on them, the second time is on a runaway barge and the third time on stage with the exploding gadgets full of diamonds.
At the end of the episode, Lin-Z introduces another look at the Misfits video, "Surprise! Surprise!" and another look at the Holograms' outrageous video hit, "I Believe In Happy Endings".
This is the final episode with a public service announcement at the end.

Episodes
Season 1
The Beginning • Disaster • Kimber's Rebellion • Frame Up • The Battle of the Bands • Starbright (Part 1): Falling Star • Starbright (Part 2): Colliding Stars • Starbright (Part 3): Rising Star • The World Hunger Shindig • Adventure in China • Last Resorts • In Stitches • The Music Awards (Part 1) • The Music Awards (Part 2) • The Rock Fashion Book • Broadway Magic • In Search of the Stolen Album • Hot Time in Hawaii • The Princess and the Singer • Island of Deception • Old Meets New • Intrigue at the Indy 500 • The Jem Jam (Part 1) • The Jem Jam (Part 2) • Culture Clash • Glitter and Gold
Season 2
The Talent Search (Part 1) • The Talent Search (Part 2) • Scandal • One Jem Too Many • The Bands Break Up • The Fan • Father's Day • The Treasure Hunt • Aztec Enchantment • Music is Magic • The Jazz Player • Danse Time • Roxy Rumbles • Alone Again • KJEM • Trick or Techrat • The Presidential Dilemma • Rock 'n Roll Express • Mardi Gras • The Middle of Nowhere • Renaissance Woman • Journey to Shangri-La • Journey Through Time • Britrock • Out of the Past • Hollywood Jem (Part 1): For Your Consideration • Hollywood Jem (Part 2): And the Winner Is...
Season 3
The Stingers Hit Town (Part 1) • The Stingers Hit Town (Part 2) • Video Wars • Beauty and the Rock Promoter • Homeland, Heartland • Midsummer Night's Madness • The Day the Music Died • That Old Houdini Magic • Straight from the Heart • A Change of Heart • Riot's Hope • A Father Should Be...