Barbie and the Rockers! Now you've REALLY taken me back! I'd forgotten all about those Jem clones for a minute. I still remember their theme song.

SEANMAN said:

Barbie and the Rockers! Now you've REALLY taken me back! I'd forgotten all about those Jem clones for a minute. I still remember their theme song.

And a few years later, she branched over into rappin Barbie. I remember a 1994 issue of vibe commenting on her "Barbie just can't stop flowing, she has a beatbox which plays some hellaciously unfunky music"

SEANMAN said:

Barbie and the Rockers! Now you've REALLY taken me back! I'd forgotten all about those Jem clones for a minute. I still remember their theme song.

I had a "Barbie and the Rockers" doll. Just wanted to brag about that .

I used to watch Jem like mad, I'll definitely be getting those dvds at some point.

Adorecream said:

SEANMAN said:

Barbie and the Rockers! Now you've REALLY taken me back! I'd forgotten all about those Jem clones for a minute. I still remember their theme song.

And a few years later, she branched over into rappin Barbie. I remember a 1994 issue of vibe commenting on her "Barbie just can't stop flowing, she has a beatbox which plays some hellaciously unfunky music"

THEY MADE A RAPPING BARBIE

I know that was a hot mess. Anyway, I'm thinking with that failing and the Flava line failing a decade later...it's obvious that Mattel doesn't have any idea what the whole "hip hop movement" is. Let's hope that someone over there isn't thinking of trying it again in the near future.

Rapping Barbie? Now I've heard it all!!!

People can pre-order the Jem DVDs at Amazon and Shout Factory

http://www.amazon.com/JEM...2ZHZMOWRAJ

http://shoutfactorystore....ookie=true

She was truly outrageous...

Next to Small Wonder, this show gave me the creeps

Anyone remember The Stingers? They were introduced in season 3 of Jem as another rival band:

NaughtyKitty said:

Anyone remember The Stingers? They were introduced in season 3 of Jem as another rival band:

Mm hmm. The lead singer was hot.

SEANMAN said:

NaughtyKitty said:

Anyone remember The Stingers? They were introduced in season 3 of Jem as another rival band:

Mm hmm. The lead singer was hot.

Isnt he tho? All that long, flowing blonde hair. And he's got a great voice too.

scriptgirl said:

Next to Small Wonder, this show gave me the creeps

I loved "Small Wonder", too....

PippiL said:

scriptgirl said:

Next to Small Wonder, this show gave me the creeps

I loved "Small Wonder", too....

Same here! 80s television rocked!

Wonder if Daft Punk's video concept was inspired by the series

Shango said:

Wonder if Daft Punk's video concept was inspired by the series

Hmmm. Maybe

OK, did anybody else ever wonder what the hell was up with Synergy's eyes? I mean, I know she was a computer and all, but damn, if she could (sort of) create an entire rock group, why couldn't she do something about her own eyes?

SEANMAN said:

Barbie and the Rockers! Now you've REALLY taken me back! I'd forgotten all about those Jem clones for a minute. I still remember their theme song.

so why didn't you comment on my Barbie and the Rockers thread? I still have mine and know all the songs

alphastreet said:

SEANMAN said:

Barbie and the Rockers! Now you've REALLY taken me back! I'd forgotten all about those Jem clones for a minute. I still remember their theme song.

so why didn't you comment on my Barbie and the Rockers thread? I still have mine and know all the songs

Arbwyth said:

OK, did anybody else ever wonder what the hell was up with Synergy's eyes? I mean, I know she was a computer and all, but damn, if she could (sort of) create an entire rock group, why couldn't she do something about her own eyes?

I dont know, maybe because she wasnt human, being a computer generated hologram herself...the shows creators wanted her to look different.

One of Jem's best songs

Gotta love all the soap opera drama that occurred daily in this series

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Timmy84 said:

I remember watching Jem back to back with GI-Joe. This helped shape up my bisexual world.

Totally! I definitely loved Jem a lil more tho

I can't wait for the box set. I bought the first couple but they were incomplete. I really want to see the Shangri La episode again. My FAVE.

An interview with Britta Phillips, the singing voice of Jem

^^Remember her from that awful Justine Bateman movie "Satisfaction"? The movie also starred a pre-famous Julia Roberts.

SEANMAN said:

^^Remember her from that awful Justine Bateman movie "Satisfaction"? The movie also starred a pre-famous Julia Roberts.

Yep!

SEANMAN said:

^^Remember her from that awful Justine Bateman movie "Satisfaction"? The movie also starred a pre-famous Julia Roberts.

I watched this for Julia, Justine was a bonus, Jem's singing voice was in it too?

HohnerCatcher said:

SEANMAN said:

^^Remember her from that awful Justine Bateman movie "Satisfaction"? The movie also starred a pre-famous Julia Roberts.

I watched this for Julia, Justine was a bonus, Jem's singing voice was in it too?

Sure was! Britta sang a couple of songs in the movie, including "Mr. Big Stuff". Here's a clip of the song. The video quality is bad, but it's the only thing on Youtube of her singing lead from the film

SEANMAN said:

HohnerCatcher said:

I watched this for Julia, Justine was a bonus, Jem's singing voice was in it too?

Sure was! Britta sang a couple of songs in the movie, including "Mr. Big Stuff". Here's a clip of the song. The video quality is bad, but it's the only thing on Youtube of her singing lead from the film

Haha how come I never noticed that when I watched the movie???

In the end though, I think that Misfits music was better. They were right about that. Now though, Pizazz would be all over the tabloids 24/7 doing some crazy shit. She would be like Lindsay Lohan now.

Unholyalliance said:

In the end though, I think that Misfits music was better. They were right about that. Now though, Pizazz would be all over the tabloids 24/7 doing some crazy shit. She would be like Lindsay Lohan now.

Yes the Misfits had tha better music and songs!

Some of my favorites. Lovesick is probably their best both song and video-wise

NaughtyKitty said:

Unholyalliance said:

In the end though, I think that Misfits music was better. They were right about that. Now though, Pizazz would be all over the tabloids 24/7 doing some crazy shit. She would be like Lindsay Lohan now.

Yes the Misfits had tha better music and songs!

Some of my favorites. Lovesick is probably their best both song and video-wise