The Jem Jam (Part 1) is the twenty-third episode of the first season, and the 23rd episode overall, of the Jem animated series.
Synopsis[]
The Misfits plot to ruin the "Jem Jam", a benefit concert Jem is planning, by tricking Luna Dark (a famous pop star) into coming with them, while Krissie must deal with Lena Lerner's spoiled son, Dominic. Meanwhile, Ba Nee is sure that Randy James, a red-haired drummer, is her father.
Plot[]
In a hotel, a large crowd of reporters and fans have arrived to listen to Jem's surprise announcement, with Lindsey Pierce covering the news. With The Misfits, Techrat and Eric Raymond in one of the hotel rooms, Clash disguises herself as a reporter, using one of Techrat's special cameras to stream everything that goes on at the party back to The Misfits. Clash approaches Ba Nee and distracts her by creating the ruse that her father is looking for her. Naively, Ba Nee believes her lie and runs to the lobby, before discovering it was nonsense and tells Ashley that one day she will find her real father.
Back at the party, Krissie offers punch to the guests, one of them in particular refusing to acknowledge her, and instead rudely demanding that she get him another a glass. Jerrica changes into Jem, and heads onto the stage with The Holograms to announce the biggest musical event of the year: the Jem Jam. The artists involved are none other than Roland Owens, Ron Cox, Lena Lerner with her son Dominic Lerner, Luna Dark and Johnny Deacon. Ashley claims that soon enough, the reporters would hopefully be asking for her picture, performing "I Can See Me" with her friends, The Starlights.
After the announcement, The Misfits crash the party, distracting the guests with new outfits that project laser beams. Jem reminds them they are not invited, when suddenly a group of punks storm in, smashing up cameras and ruining equipment, clearly hired by Eric to cause chaos. Clash, using her false status as a reporter, announces that she is leaving so everyone else follows suit. Rio and Johnny help The Holograms get rid of the punks, while Jem uses Synergy to scare them away. Jem apologizes for the disruption, and invites Lena, Dominic and Johnny to stay at the Starlight Mansion. Krissie attempts to apologize for her behavior at the party, but Dominic still acts particularly bratty toward her. Johnny introduces his drummer to Jem, Randy James, and Ba Nee wonders how "A Father Should Be" when she notices Randy has the same physical attributes that, according to her mother, her father has.
Meanwhile, The Misfits are on top of Misfits Music, ready to release hundreds of balloons into the air as a way to grab the public's attention off of the Jem Jam. Johnny picks up Jem in his helicopter just as they let them go. They get sucked in by the force of the rotor and cause the jet engine to fail. The helicopter plummets toward Misfits Music, but luckily the engine starts back up before they crash. As soon as they land, Jem runs to Rio for comfort.
At Techrat's Rat Hole, Techrat is making a device to change the gate number for Luna Dark's flight. The Misfits take it upon themselves to pick her up, leaving Jem and The Holograms distraught - until they spot their enemies driving off with Luna. Jem decides to chase after them in the Rockin' Roadster. She uses Synergy to disguise herself as Pizzazz and forces her way into the Gabor Mansion, where she discovers a group of angry guard dogs approaching her...
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Songs featured[]
Quotes[]
- Krissie: Hi, Dominic. I'm Krissie.
- Dominic: Yeah, I can read.
- Techrat: You wanted gimmicks. You got them.
- Jem: This is by invitation only.
- Pizzazz: So, we invited ourselves.
- (As thugs trash the place)
- Pizzazz: You sure have some creepy friends, Jem.
- Jem: They're no friends of mine.
- Pizzazz: What a dumb idea, Eric?
- Eric: Everybody is talking about the Jem Jam. But this will grab their attention.
- Pizzazz: A bunch of stupid balloons.
- Roxy: You've gone soft in the head, Eric!
- Ashley: Ba Nee, why'd you run away?
- Ba Nee: That lady said my father was here.
- Ashley: But you don't have a father.
- Ba Nee: I do too! He's an American with red hair. My mother told me so.
- Ashley: But that's all you know. That lady was playing a mean trick.
- Ba Nee: I will find my father someday. I will.
- Jem: You've ruined my party!
Videos[]
Goofs[]
- The arriving time for Luna Dark's flight is 3:15 pm, but as airlines use 24-hour clocks, it should have read 15:15.
Trivia[]
- This episode features many characters based on real life celebrities from the era:
- Lena Lerner resembles Tina Turner.
- Dominic resembles a young Michael Jackson.
- Luna Dark resembles Madonna.
- Roland Owens resembles Stevie Wonder.
- Ron Cox resembles Mick Jagger.
- Johnny Deacon resembles Bruce Springsteen.
- There wasn't a main title as the show opened or any song titles in this episode.
- This is the first episode that doesn't feature any songs by Jem and The Holograms, and the third for The Misfits.
- In this episode, it is revealed that Aja knows martial arts. According to the Jem Bible, the style is Aikido.
- When Jem is talking to Randy and Johnny, she almost gives herself away by saying that "Ba Nee is one of my... Jerrica's foster girls."
- It was Hasbro's idea to give the Starlight Girls their own songs. This was connected to the fact that they had decided to make dolls of them.
- An entire scene was cut out of this episode, which showed how Clash got into Starlight Music and obtained Luna Dark's flight information.
- Lindsey Pierce's ending clip reprises both songs featured in this episode, "I Can See Me" and "A Father Should Be".