Glamor and glitter, fashion and fame! That’s right; Jem and the Holograms are back in the new release of the complete series. So now every girl and gay man who was a child of the 80’s can relive the moments of this fabulous former Saturday morning cartoon.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this gem or you weren’t born yet when it aired here is the jist. The plot is pretty basic. Jerrica Benton is the daughter of Emmett Benton, the owner of Starlight Music and Starlight House (a foster home for girls). Her father then passes away and his partner Eric Raymond attempts to take away Starlight Music from Jerrica. Eric Raymond’s secret weapon is a girl group called The Misfits (Pizzazz, Rozie, and Stormer). He hires them so they can over throw Jerrica and Starlight Music. Low and behold, Jerrica, her sister Kimber, and adopted foster sisters Aja and Shana find out a secret. Jerrica’s father has been building computers, including a holographic computer named Synergy. Synergy has the power to transform Jerrica and her friends into a rock band. And that is how Jem and the Hollograms are formed. With that Jerrica starts living a double life as Jem and can change herself and the girls back and forth with her holographic earrings. All she has to say is “It’s Showtime Synergy” or “Shows over Synergy.”

In Season 1, Jem and the Holograms are forever trying to fight off their rivals, The Misfits. Each episode is filled with your typical 80’s cartoon drama. Good guys vs. the bad guys, ultimately the good guys win. On top of that, there is the subplot of Jerrica and her boyfriend Rio Pacheco. Rio has no clue that Jem and Jerrica are the same person so he’s actually two timing Jerrica with Jem and vice versa. Within this season, we also meet the girls of Starlight house. Each of them playing an important role and add to the story line. Each episode also features mini music videos usually by Jem and the Holograms, but sometimes by The Misfits.

In Season 2, the Holograms’ drummer Shana leaves the band to pursue a fashion career so the Holograms decide to hold a contest to find her replacement. Well the Misfits, get word of this and hire another member as well to up the competition. So in comes Jetta, a British saxophone player. Also, Jem’s identity almost becomes revealed to Eric Raymond and The Misfits. We also find out a bit about the history of Jerrica and Kimber’s mom. All while battling The Misfits, yet again.

In Season 3, the final season Eric Raymond gets fed up with The Misfits behavior and so he tries gets a new rival band for The Holograms known as The Stingers. Jerrica however, sees them too and tries to get them to join Starlight.

In the end, The Stingers become the new rival. This season’s storylines are extremely random and have nothing to do with anything Jem. The way they ended the series was very uneventful as well having everyone make peace, including The Misfits.

The really cool thing about this box set is the special features. It has retrospective featurettes, including brand-new interviews with the cast, crew and fans of the show. One of my favorite aspects is the original toy commercials. I mean who doesn’t want to relieve those. Also it has a video jukebox and animated storyboards.

Jem and the Holograms was a huge part of my childhood. I remember spending hours playing with the dolls and watching this show. This is an amazing retrospective of classic 80’s cartoon heaven. If you love the 80’s and you miss feeling like a kid again, I highly recommend that you pick this up. Not only will it be a blast from the past, but it can even be something for your kids. So yes Jem is truly, truly, truly outrageous!