[2] There was a later version of the first 5 episodes which came out in 1986 when the show first came into syndication where some scenes from the original 7 minute segments were either altered, extended (like a lot of the music videos sequences) or removed entirely.

At night, Jerrica is visited by her late father's creation: Synergy, a high-tech computer that has the ability to generate holograms.

When he is caught red-handed by Jerrica and the Holograms, he flees in a panic, accidentally setting fire to Starlight House.

This makes the Misfits angry so Eric sends Zipper to the mansion to plant a bomb to get Jem and the Holograms out.

Meanwhile, Ashley, one of the Starlight girls, grows angry with Jerrica and the Holograms, running off and befriending the Misfits, who use her to get Jem.

On the night of Battle of the Bands, Eric holds Ashley hostage and tells Jerrica to meet him at the Starlight drive-in.

Jem and the Holograms burst onto the stage just as the Misfits are about to be declared winners by default who then go on to win, and Jerrica regains total control of Starlight Music.

Finally fed up with the Misfits' disruptive and tyrannical behavior, Jem and the Holograms, along with Video, quit the movie.

But Jerrica receives shocking news about Starlight Girl Ba Nee, who has been diagnosed with a rare optical condition that will leave her blind within a matter of months.

Having canceled all their tour dates to star in the movie, Aja hits on the idea to divert funds from Starlight Music to cover the cost.

Eric's demands push the group to their limits once again, especially when Jem nearly falls from a set display suspended several dozen feet in the air.

Video records the accident hoping to use it to shut down the film's production, but Jem pleads with her not to, because of Ba Nee's surgery.

During a dangerous motorcycle scene for the movie, Kimber is caught in the middle of a series of explosions set off by Roxy and Clash, and is almost killed.

Without the backing of a studio and knowing that the money raised will pay for Ba Nee's surgery, each crew member donates their services as well as needed equipment.

Meanwhile, a disguised Clash sneaks onto the set of Starbright to spy on the cast and crew, only to be caught by Georgia, the makeup artist who had recently quit the movie as well.

Sally Brand, the woman behind the World Hunger Shindig tells them they can perform, but can't be on the live album unless another group backs out.

They steal the earrings, creating duplicates which they scatter all over China, leading Jerrica and the Holograms on a wild goose chase to recover them in time for the concert.

On the night of the concert, Jerrica witnesses a Chinese girl named Lin fending off a group of bullies who tried to steal the Jem star earrings which she happened to be wearing.

Jem and The Holograms take a much needed vacation to a Colorado ski resort owned by Rick Franklin, an old friend of Howard Sands.

Several girl groups from all over the world are invited to take part in a rock fashion contest in Venice headed by Italian music promoter Tony Cassini.

Jem, The Holograms and The Misfits become so focused on beating each other at the upcoming annual Music Awards that they neglect their duties to the Starlight Girls.

Feeling guilty for ignoring them, Jem decides to perform at the benefit anyway with the hopes that the girls will hear about it and come home.

Pizzazz, silenced and shocked by the overwhelming sense of goodwill the concert has created, doesn't notice her award accidentally slipping out of her hand to the floor, where it smashes into a hundred pieces, and causes the episode to end abruptly.

Eric incites greed and scandal by offering a $100,000 reward for anyone who can reveal Jem's real identity, while both groups are in New York City auditioning for the lead roles in a Broadway producer's new show.

Eric's hired thug, Zipper supplies the Misfits with rigged sports equipment to give them the edge in the competition.

Loosely based on the Mark Twain story The Prince and the Pauper; while touring the small European country of Morvania, Kimber meets Princess Adriana, the teenage heir to the throne who happens to look exactly like her.

The Holograms then rescue Kimber, Lexa is placed under arrest for conspiracy, and Adriana claims the title of crowned queen at last.

Featured songs: "Set Your Sails" – Jem and The Holograms, "It Takes Alot to Survive" – The Misfits When Jem & The Holograms perform a cover of a song called 'Rock and Roll is Forever' at an outdoor concert, they infuriate an elderly singer named Bobby Bailey, who turns out to be the lead singer of a 1950s rock and roll band called Bobby Bailey and the Tornadoes.

At Starlight Mansion, Krissie must deal with Lena Lerner's (a Tina Turner-like pop star) spoiled brat son, Dominic (who resembles a young Michael Jackson), and Ba Nee is sure that Randy James, a red-haired drummer for a is her father.

Featured songs: "I Can See Me" – Ashley, "A Father Should Be" – Ba Nee With help from Synergy, Jem manages to fend off Pizzazz's guard dogs and rescues Luna.