| This section is devoted to the more obscure items Hasbro tucked into
and onto their Jem doll boxes.
THE UBIQUITOUS
MTV JACKET/FAN CLUB OFFER
Firstly is the Jem Fan Club/MTV Jacket offer,
which you'll find with every one of the Jem dolls, many fashions, playsets,
etc., etc.
The jacket information can be found here.
The Jem fan club cost $6 to join and you'd get
-Jem and the Holograms Poster,
(specific to this fan pack, it is very difficult to find. Thanks
to Shevona for providing it!)
-Rockin' Roadster Key chain (more like a Backstage Pass keychain-
(front) (back) thanks
Corduroy for the pics!),
-Jem Bandana (Thanks to Rachel for
this photo)
-Jem World Tour Iron on Patch
(pic 2) (thanks to Heather for the photos!)
-Jem Concert Photo Album.
-Rock Rap magazine (This may be the
same thing as the Jem Concert Photo Album, listed above. Thanks to Mandy
B. for this scan.)
Canadian Dolls came with a larger MTV offer
(French on one side, English on the other), basically the same as the US
one, except you could also buy a Jem Wristlocker, basically a wristband
that zips open with the Jem logo on it. I have yet to see an actual
wrist locker. I do not know if they were ever actually available
or not.
TAPE &
POSTER IN-STORE OFFER
Promo Tape and Poster offer.
In the United States and Canada, if you bought a Jem doll at participating
stores (like Toys R Us) you would receive a Jem tape (with Who Is He Kissing,
Jealousy, Universal Appeal and the short and long Jem theme) and a folded
up Jem and the Holograms First Year Illustrated
Poster as well as a card with the Jem logo and "Free Cassette" written
on the front. This was one of the first promotions.
If the store was out of stock, you could mail in for it. Check out
the
commercial!
In Canada, you could get the tape with French dubbed
songs in place of the intrumental side, though throughout most of Canada,
the tape was the same one that was available in the US, the poster
was bilingual and (at least mine) came with the MTV jacket form as
well. See Totally
Jem for more information, photos & audio clips from this offer.
This tape was offered to UK fans via mail in offer
in the UK comics.
1-800-ROCK-JEM
AUDITION CONTEST
DREAM TOUR
CASSETTE
The Jem and Friends Dream Tour Cassette
Offer featured some Jem songs (How you Play the Game, Rock n' Roll is Forever,
and Glitter N' Gold) amongst a mixed tape of '80's artists (like New Edition,
The Jets, Toto, etc.), and DJ'd by Rio. This was offered with the
second year dolls only. Some boxes came with a "Smash
Hit tape offer" sticker which meant inside you'd get a
colour order form to buy the Dream Tour Cassette. Other boxes came
with the "Souvenir Program and Tape offer" sticker,
which meant inside you'd get the (duh)
Jem and Friends
Souvenir Program, which is a full colour 14 page magazine featuring
bios of all the bands on the Dream Tour cassette. There are also
some lyrics to the Jem songs. The tape cost $1 for shipping and handling.
*Thanks to Kyle for the scan of this tape!
GLITTER
N' GOLD PROMO TAPE
The Glitter N' Gold promo tape
Came with "Glitter N' Gold" (not the theme, but the one from the show),
"Back in Shape" and Jem Theme. This was an instore
mail in rebate promotion. If you bought any Jem doll in 1987,
(except Glitter 'N Gold Jem or Rio) you could mail in a coupon (+ UPC code
& receipt) to get the tape and a $2.50 rebate cheque. Offer expired
on May 2, 1987.
$9 MAIL-IN REBATE
You could get $3 off of each, with this coupon,
(front) and proof of purchase of Glitter 'n
Gold Jem, Rio or the Glitter 'n Gold Roadster. The rebate check,
when received, came with an order form for the Dream Tour Cassette, or
Rama
Llama (this is the first mention of the llama that I know, and that
it is female!) See Totally
Jem for more information and photos about this offer.
Thanks so much to Walter who provided these scans
for Jem Vs Pranceatron!
GLITTER 'N GOLD WORLD TOUR/RAPPIN'
AIRLINES PROMOTION
This was given to my friend, who had made connections
to people at Hasbro when Jem was still being produced. It is unlikely
that this insert/promotion ever made it to fruition. It would have been
included in future doll boxes.
The booklet itself is shaped like airline tickets,
with various offers on the pages. It again makes mention of Jem's
world tour of 20 cities on five continents, specifically:
Destination: South America
(Rama Llama). It is mentioned that she would not be available
in any store. While I'm upset about Jem being cancelled, personally,
I can't help but be a little relieved that Rama Llama
didn't have to be worked into Jem's universe.
Destination: China (Jemstar
earrings). Interestingly, this is another rare occurance where
Hasbro followed the lead of the cartoon, and had China as a destination
to get Jemstar earrings, as seen in the Adventure in China episode.
Jem Fan club; apparently
the same fan club offer from before, except noting that
the full colour poster was a souvenir from a show in London, and the bandana
(er...) was a gift from an Egyptian maharaja.
Order form The booklet
is dated 1987, and the offers were allegedly available until January, 1989
(long past when Jem had been cancelled).
Back page: Cut out those
Jemstar Points!
Cover
Thanks so much to Walter who provided these scans
for Jem Vs Pranceatron!
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