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This section is always being expanded, I am interested in hearing any information not yet seen here about Jem in other countries, from either if the cartoon was aired there, to what products were available. Feel free to contact me with any of this information! |
| The Show:
The concesus seems to be that the cartoon was aired in The Netherlands
up to Glitter and Gold - about 26 episodes - and the music was kept in
the English language, while the dialogue was dubbed in Dutch. I've also
been told that it was kept entirely in English and subtitled.It is
possible both versions were aired. In Belgium, the 26 or so Dutch dubbed episodes were aired on Dutch channels, and on French channels the entire series was aired in the French dub. |
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Hasbro's Toyline (The Netherlands): All of the first year dolls,
the Rockin' Roadster,
Backstager and Starstage were available in Dutch packaging. So far from the 2nd year, we know of Rock 'n Curl Jem, Glitter 'n Gold Jem/Jerrica and Clash
in Dutch packaging. There weren't exclusively Dutch-packaged fashions;
the first year fashions available in the Netherlands & Belgium were
the 6 language cards (English, French, Italian, Dutch, German &
Spanish) that were available widely in Europe. Some 3 language
(English, French & Italian) Glitter 'n Gold fashions were also
found in Blokker stores and Sligro. There are even some Dutch Jem commercials on Youtube for the 2nd Year dolls and fashions! |
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| Hasbro's Toyline (Belgium): The first year dolls available in Belgium were the unilingual boxes from France (in French) or The Netherlands (in Dutch).
The second year dolls were in Belgian packaging with Dutch & French
text. So far from the 2nd year, I've seen Clash, Danse, Raya, Video, Flash 'n Sizzle Jem/Jerrica (named Rock 'n Flash Jem/Jerrica), Glitter 'n Gold Jem/Jerrica, Glitter 'n Gold Rio (Caucasian only?) (named Rock n' Gold Jem/Jerrica & Rio), Rock 'n Curl Jem
(named Rock 'n Roll Jem). I don't know of any playsets or
fashions available in Belgian packaging but it's likely the European 6
language fashions were available. Belgian Blokker stores carried the 3
language (English, French & Italian) Glitter 'n Gold fashions. The 1986 Belgium retailer's catalogue includes all of the first year items. The catalogue is in French, so it's probable it is advertising French-packaged products. |
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See the numbered example
box to understand the numbering system described here.
Boxes are written primarily in Dutch, with some English (song titles, etc). As so I (and other collector's I've spoken too) haven't yet seen 1st-Year Belgian box, it's reasonable to guess that these Dutch-only boxes sufficed for the Belgian market as well. 1. Doll's name: Depending on the doll, reads: "________ van
de Holograms/Misfits".
It is important to distinguish this from "von der Holograms/Misfits,
as those are German boxes.
For more on Jem in The Netherlands, go here. |
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Jem/Jerrica Box
See the numbered example
box to understand the numbering system described here.
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Boxes are written primarily
in French and Dutch (Flemish), song titles remain in English. The numbering is respective to this diagram.
1. Doll's name: Depending on the doll, reads: "________ des/van
de Holograms" or "________ des/van
de Misfits". Name Changes:
For more on Jem in Belgium, go here. |
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All I know is from the box photo and information Dutch fan Stefan has sent me: " 2e year dolls in holland were almost only sold with dutch lanuage only but sometimes we got som e english boxes also. the names were never changed in holland so glitter n gold was kept glitter n gold. the gng roadster and flash nsizzle jem and waterbed were never for sale in holland! i have this comfirmed from mb international because i wrote them a letter back in 88 and the send me a list of stuff the sold in holland." 1. Doll's name: For 1987, so far, I've only seen Rock 'n Curl Jem, Glitter 'n Gold Jem, and Clash in purely Dutch (not Belgian) boxes. They remained the same as the US names.
For more on Jem in The Netherlands, go here. |
The Netherlands:
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| Belgium: As far as I know, the stuff from Belgium I have seen is French issue (the Whitman/Golden books in French) and/or Dutch issue (the MB puzzles shown above). From Nabil Khazzaka: "As far as I know, in Belgian shops there has never been any merchandise like Board Games, vanity sets, comic books or sleeping bags." |
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