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Animation Damnation: Jem and the Holograms - "Intrigue at the Indy 500" (Patreon)

Published:
2025-04-24 10:00:43
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2025-08-21 18:48:30
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2026-06
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On this episode of Animation Damnation, we're talking about a totally insane and wildly entertaining episode of Jem and the Holograms.

The episode in question, "Intrigue at the Indy 500," originally aired back on February 1, 1987, this episode features the titular cartoon band making an appearance at the Indy 500, only to have Jem hop in the driver's seat at the last second to win it all! It also features Pizzaz of The Misfits attempting vehicular homicide at a swank reception, Eric Raymond getting in too deep with the gambling, and two really solid music videos from our animated musicians!

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MarkNM

Jem is noteworthy for basically being the exact end of the "30 minute toy commercial" being the dominant cartoon template. (Also when I aged out on Saturday morning cartoons as a ritual.) The very next year: TMNT and Ducktales kicked off the last golden age of broadcast TV cartoons. Jem alternated on an anthology series with Robotix and a series based on Bigfoot, the Monster Truck. Jem kind of took over the whole thing within a year, but it would explain the half hearted appealing to boys when they tuned in for giant robot dinosaurs and monster trucks and instead got singing fake Barbie. Finally (shut up old man,) to counter the aggressive challenge of the Jem dolls, Mattel quickly threw together a "Barbie and the Rockers" line and stomped out the challenger. (Sorry ladies, I'm taken. 🤓)

Winson Paine

How could it have been the end of the 30 min toy commercial when as you point out TMNT dropped the next year, arguably the most successful version of the cartoon toy commercial of all time?

David Shook

You could give me a million chances and I still would never have guessed that Britta Phillips was the singer for Jem and the Holograms. I kind of love the randomness of that bit of casting.

MarkNM

Because TMNT wasn't developed internally as a toy from ground up, it was a license. (TMNT was out to sell toys 100%, but the idea wasn't in-house, with focus groups and art departments trying to figure out what kids want and then Frankensteining together something based on He-Man or "Kids like Robots.")

Winson Paine

The TMNT cartoon was designed to move toys, as far as I know, which is why it is light years from the grim and weird Eastman and Laird comics and also has a pizza shooting battle van in the intro. It's like the grand champ last man standing of the toy cartoons

MarkNM

So noted. But the Turtles and the extremely basic versions of their personalities, as well as the Shredder, the Foot, and the Mousers, all existed beforehand. Meanwhile something like Jem was all drawn up internally. That's the only difference I'm pointing out. There have been licensed cartoons as long as there have been cartoons, but nothing blew up like TMNT.

Charles Grodin's Toupee is Having Fargo Sex

The most unintentionally hilarious bit about the 2015 movie is the post credit tease introducing the Misfits for a sequel that had a snowball's chance in hell of getting made.

Boots Century

Marvel and Hasbro originated Jem together in a deal structured like G.l. Joes', according to creator Christy Marx. Stan Lee used a method similar to to Marvel method for animation too. (Sorry, gentlemen, l’m taken.)

Winson Paine

I will confess that I was exactly the right age to be the shithead who resented his cool obscure Indy comic being made into BABY CARTOONS so it took me a bit to get on the train to turtletown

NFlux Forever

Everything Pizzazz does in this episode (as well as the rest of the series) makes a little more sense if you assume that she's on a shit-ton of coke.

Dawn Elicia

So excited you guys are watching Jem and the holograms. I have been requesting their cartoons for years during listeners request month. Can’t wait to listen. This is one of my all time favorite cartoons along with Garfield and friends

Catboyslim

There was a guy with an upsettingly guttural deep voice who would speak all the dialogue over an episode available on YouTube, and I think he called Jem “ Jizz” instead….. it was funny ….

Dawn Elicia

They deserved for that movie to bombed they alienated the entire fan base. They made it instead about a business woman running a home for girls to some girl becoming a star because of YouTube. I don’t watch but I read comments. I mean in the first trailer people complained about the lack of star earrings. They had to edit it.

Dawn Elicia

I was team misfits they were so fun. I was just amazed that in every episode they committed multiple felonies. Then was never held responsible. I still crack up when I see the meme of Pizzazz slapping the reporter.

Rashida Douglas

This is the best day ever! Jem is truly truly truly outrageous! My sister and I watched this on Saturday mornings and before school.

Dawn Elicia

Another fun episode I watched this all the time as a child. I had the dolls and they had a stage that was a guitar. Yes it’s crazy about Rio. He was with Jerrica and then when she because Jem she would throw herself at Rio all the time and he said no for a minute then he would go all in. Then it was silly that jerrica would get jealous that Rio would go on and on about Jem. When I was younger I was so mad at Rio for how he treats jerrica. When I watched as an adult I was like it’s your fault you are throwing yourself at him all the time. And Rio is the dummy because he couldn’t figure out that he was kissing the same girl.

NFlux Forever

They weren't kidding when they said their songs were better. My favorite was always Stormer. Speaking of memes, I love the one with Stormer and Kimber driving off together as Kimber blows a kiss.

John Edwards

Had the shock of my life when Steve started singing the theme song and I remembered that I used to watch a *ton* of this show. I think it was in regular rotation on Teletoon (the Canadian equivalent of Cartoon Network), and I'd be glued to the screen whenever it came on.

Maria Laramore

I was all about Jem when I was growing up. I had the dolls & I still remember getting the Rio doll with my dad saying that he was "Rio ugly" LOL Highly recommend falling down the rabbit hole and watching more episodes. They are banana pants with catchy music.

Christine J

I loved how much all four of you were in for the ride that is Jem and the Holograms. The show is a ton of fun. The Misfits is always a good team name if anyone is ever in the market for one.

RJ Cunningham

Wow how fucking pissed was I when Back in Shape wasn’t on Spotify!!!!!! As a first time viewer, this shit ruuuuuuled

Michael Credle

There is a plot that runs over a few Jem episodes where one of the Starlight Girls - who is a Vietnamese Orphan, struggles with meeting her father for the first time, an American GI - this is part of a cartoon that ran on saturday morning with lucky charms commercials.

RJ Cunningham

The theme song at 00:10 seconds in gave me a jolt of energy (it got my blood going) to open the window on the same wall my tv’s power cord is attached to, and caught my foot on a wire for something connected to my tv and nearly knocked it over, I grabbed it with half my hand hitting the screen. When I caught it and had it set back down with no screen issues, and that song still blaring, made me feel like I was living in the world I imagined as a child in the late 80s. Just everything proving a win

RJ Cunningham

Never heard of the show until today let alone the movie, but I’m with you 100%. I sense a true fan

RJ Cunningham

Also as that same child of the late 80’s, this is EXACTLY how I would imagine Rainbow Brite’s late teen-early to mid 20’s to go. After that. She joins the X-Men

Dawn Elicia

Years ago I found a website where they had all the songs for download so now I have the whole collection to listen to when I want. There are a lot of good memes from this show.

Dawn Elicia

Yes a true fan own the DVD’s. They had the dolls like Barbie and a stage like a keyboard or guitar it was awesome. I totally hope they do more episodes. Every LQM I always ask for Jem and the holograms.