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Friday, July 26, 2019

Show Notes: Episode 6-8: Jem and the Holograms

*Jem and the Holograms aired in syndication for 65 episodes from 1985 to 1988.

*These episodes, #23 and #24 of the first season, The Jem Jam parts 1 and 2, premiered February 8 and February 15, 1987, when the show was a weekend series, teamed with Bigfoot and the Muscle Machines and The Inhumanoids. For more on the latter, check out this cool piece. You can see a Super Sunday intro spotlighting these cartoons in this week's YouTube playlist.

*The Stingers are a German glam rock band!

*Barry Harman (lyrics) and Anne Bryant (music) wrote the songs featured in the series.

*There is indeed an anti-drug episode of the series! It's Alone Again in season 2 and spotlights two (conveniently) new characters in a story based on pill abuse.

*Here are the "guest stars" in the episode:

Roland Owens = Stevie Wonder
Ron Cox = Mick Jagger
Lena Lerner = Tuna Turner
Dominick Lerner = Michael Jackson (sort of)
Luna Dark = Madonna
Johnny Deacon = Bruce Springsteen
Randy James = Johnny Deacon's drummer

*As far as we know, unlike Deacon, the real Springsteen is not an accomplished pilot. However, the current Swamp Thing series on DC Universe names many of its episodes after Bruce songs, and the pilot episode is titled Pilot. Coincidence? Yeah, most likely.

*Here's a look at the current global helium shortage (no mention of Eric Raymond, though).

*Here is a cool 1986 article on the Barbie and the Rockers/Jem feud.

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