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{{quote|''"Showtime, Synergy!"''|'''Jerrica 'Jem' Benton'''}}

 

 

Jerrica learns that shortly before her father's death, he created a computer system called "Synergy," which has the power to create [[Hologram|Holograms]] and other illusions. Jerrica uses Synergy and a pair of [[Applied Phlebotinum|hologram projecting earrings]] to turn into Jem. The only other people who know Jerrica and Jem are the same person are the members of her band, the Holograms, which consists of her younger sister, Kimber (keyboards), and their two adopted sisters Aja (lead guitar) and Shana (originally drums, then bass guitar). Later, the band gains a new member, Raya, who took over for Shana on drums.

* [[April Fools' Day]]: From 2012, [[The Merch|WeLoveFine]]'s [http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/04/01/welovefine-introduces-my-little-pony-hooves-and-hologram-proje/ projecting earrings]. Trying to add them to your cart rewarded you with a 15% off code that lasted until Monday April 2nd 11:59pm.

* [[Assumed Win]]: "Hollywood Jem: Part 2 – And The Winner Is". Obviously.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't ever call Pizzazz by her real name, Phyllis.

* [[Big Bad]]: Eric Raymond.

* [[Black Shirt]]: Clash, the obsessive Misfits groupie that dreams of becoming a Misfit herself. Since she can't sing or perform, the Misfits just keep her around to cause havoc.

* [[Blatant Lies]]: After Jetta's lies about being British royalty are found out, she makes up ANOTHER lie about being the twin sister of a British lord and they were separated at birth. Pizzazz promptly tells her to shut up.

* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: Jerrica "Jem" Benton, who is actually jealous of ''herself'' because she made a few mistakes and turned Rio on to Jem. And has to actually admit to it a few times.

* [[Coincidental Broadcast]]: The episode "One Jem Too Many" has this happen when Jerrica says she saw Jem at another show. Kimber turns on the TV and they see the other Jem.

** This is even Lampshaded in the episode ''In Stitches'' when the Misfits are going through the Hologram's clothes:

{{quote|'''Pizazz:''' We can't wear these sissy colors! ''(to seamstress<ref> Actually Jem in disguise)</ref>'' You, take these and dye 'em black!}}

* [[Downer Ending]]: Video Wars; Clash has a chance at a new life when she pretends to be a different person in order to make an embarrassing tour video of Jem, in hopes of getting made a full-on member of the Misfits. The plot fails and the Misfits reject her. Despite being pissed off at her, Jem offers to give Clash a second chance by pointing out how the Misfits don't care about her and only let her hang around them so she can do their dirty work. Clash rejects Jem's olive branch and denounces Jem/proclaims that the Misfits ARE her friends. Only to find the Misfits are in their van and driving away, with Pizzazz outright telling her to get lost when she begs her to stop so that she can leave with them. Add to the fact that this is the last (speaking) appearance of Clash in the series, creates a mega downer ending for the character (basically rejected by her idols and having purposely re-burnt her bridges with Jem after Jem stuck her neck out and forgave her).

** ''Father's Day'' and ''A Change of Heart'' are also depressing episodes, especially when you consider that Pizzazz and Minx are both screwed over by the Holograms and their self-righteousness and, whether deserved or not, it's pretty sad.

* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Laura who has been shown to suffer depression attempts to jump out of a window. Subverted, in that at the time she believes she can fly.

* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: CURSE YOU BOBBY BRADDICK, CURSE YOU!

* [[Femme Fatalons]]: Both the Misfits and Holograms, as well as a few other characters.

* [[Five Episode Pilot]]: "Totally Outrageous", though the original airing began as fifteen five-minute segments that were sandwiched between five-minute segments of several other action-oriented "boys" cartoons, all on a show called "Super Sunday" (or "Super Saturday" depending on the station/market). Amazingly, the show caught on. Christy Marx was then asked to add short bits of material to the five-minute segments in order to expand three segments at a time into half-hour shows. The original fifteen five-minute segments were turned into the five-part opening episodes of the 65 half-hour series.

** [[The Hero]] - Jem

** [[The Lancer]] - Aja

* [[For the Evulz]]: The Stingers demonstrate moments where they screw around with someone's head just for their own amusement. The most blatant examples of this is how Rapture strung Pizzazz along into thinking she was helping her win Riot, and Rapture scaring one of the Starlight Girls into thinking she's a werewolf for no apparent reason other than [[It Amused Me|it amused her]].

* [[Gag Dub]]: The ''[[Jiz]]'' series.

* [[Genre Savvy]]: Subverted in "Intrigue at the Indy 500", when Jem enters the Indy 500 Eric initially predicts that she'll win. But, he fails to predict both Pizzazz's interference and Jem's ability to win despite it.

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The writers of a cartoon meant to promote a line of dolls snuck in a band called "The Limp Lizards". That took balls.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Stormer of the Misfits is an aversion (or at least she averts the "Jerk" part), because she was never really a jerk in the first place, unlike her bandmates. Roxy, however, plays it straight.

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk]]: '''Eric Raymond'''.

** [[Turn the Other Cheek]]

** And on the flipside, the Misfits (who are just as popular and successful as Jem and the Holograms) would probably be better off if they would just ignore Jem and stop trying to upstage their rivals. Multiple episodes show them as being insanely popular, respected as musicians, and widely regarded in the industry as just as good as Jem and the Holograms, even beating them for a major industry award. Feuding with Jem just leads to more frustration and humiliation.

* [[Loves My Alter Ego]]: Rare male examples:

** Rio dates Jerrica and waffles with affection for Jem because he doesn't know they're the same person.

** Riot from the third season likes Jem and not Jerrica and has no idea why Jem keeps blowing him off.

* [[Love Dodecahedron]]: All the more complicated because two of the members are the same person.

* [[Magic Idol Singer]]: A rare western example.

* [[Magic Music]]: Jem learns how to do this in "[[Shangri La]]".

* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: This show was made to promote the toyline.

* [[Minion with an F In Evil]]: Stormer from "The Misfits" is always the first to stop her friends from being truly evil, the first to tip off the good guys, and the first to ''make friends'' with the good guys. She's mainly in the Misfits because she's a total pushover.

* [[Name's the Same]]: "The Misfits" is the name of [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s final film. Closer to home, it's also the name of a real life rock band (albeit of a different genre of music, plus they're an all-male group) led by Glenn Danzig. One of the show's Misfits' songs [[Guns N' Roses|"Welcome to the Jungle"]], is also an example<ref> and this was about a year before ''Appetite For Destruction'' was released</ref>.

** Lyn-Z shares her name with the bassist for the band Mindless Self Indulgence.

* [[Never Learned to Read]]: "Roxy Rumbles" revealed that Roxy has this problem.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: ''Father's Day'' and ''A Change of Heart'' both feature this, as the Holograms mess up things for Pizzazz and Minx, sending them back to their old selfish ways.

*** The other two Stingers were also dubbed for singing. When speaking, Minx was Kath Soucie and Rapture was Ellen Gerstell. For singing, both of them were usually dubbed by Diva Grey, but for Rapture's two solo lines in the song "Destiny", she was dubbed by Vicki Sue Robinson, the disco singer of "Turn the Beat Around" fame!

** When Kimber and Stormer sang a duet, they were dubbed over by Florence Warner and Lani Grover respectively, though Cathianne Blore and Susan Blu perform their speaking lines. Interestingly enough, their singing voices don't match their speaking voices at all.

* [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now]]: Used at least four times by Eric Raymond, "The Misfits", and "The Stingers".

* [[Not Me This Time]]: Eric claims this when a pirate broadcast is done supposedly by the Misfits. It turns out '''another'' [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] tricked them into think they just doing a normal broadcast for him. Jerica believes him immediately:

 

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