Treasure Hunt

Treasure Hunt is the eighth episode of the second season, and the 34th episode overall, of the Jem animated series.

Synopsis[]

When the Starlight Girls are invited to join a "treasure hunt", Pizzazz finds a group of girls to compete against them. But the Misfit Girls have no intention of playing fair.

Plot[]

Richard Xanthos sponsors a literature-themed treasure hunt in which the winning team will get a priceless item from the Zanthos collection. Jem chaperones the Starlight Girls team which consists of Ashley, Krissie and Ba Nee, while Pizzazz chaperones three street urchins named Molly, Ellen and Sandra, that Eric paid off.

The Misfit Girls deliberately cheat by having Techrat feed them riddle answers through an earpiece and stealing the Starlight Girls' map. Somehow, the Starlight Girls must use their own wits and knowledge of classic books to reclaim the lead.

The Starlight Girls eventually manage to win the contest and Sandra joins them since Pizzazz abandoned her after she broke her ankle. In the end, even Ellen and Molly reform too.

Songs featured[]

Quotes[]

Pizzazz: What an obnoxious little brat!

Eric: Reminds me of you, Pizzazz.

Goofs[]

When Xanthos' assistant is speaking to Eric, her eye is overlapping her nose.
After Jem and the three Starlight Girls escape the maze, Ba Nee's pink sleeves are missing.
When the Starlight Girls are awarded the winners, Jem's lips are a very dark pink, instead of the normal, pale pink.

Trivia[]

"Ahead Of The Game" was first sung in the episode Intrigue at the Indy 500.
Even though the series is set in the '80s, during the "Take The Time" music video, a sign reads "1992 Olympics". This may be referring to the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain, when the girls would have been old enough to enter.
The episode features characters (and their related adventures) from a number of fairy tales and stories: Aladdin, Alice (from Wonderland), Gulliver and the Lilliput people, Hiawatha, King Arthur, Odysseus, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Sinbad the Sailor, the pirate Long John Silver, and the Three Musketeers.

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 • 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...