Playset Name New Wave Waterbed
Stock # (US) #4078
Hasbro package contents listing Contains; headboard/keyboard, keyboard lid, 2 bed frame pieces, vinyl water mattress, bed cover, pillow, seat, 2 drawers/speakers, table, 2-piece telephone, screw, battery pad, battery compartment cover, a "key-coded" music sheet with six JEM songs, batteries, label sheet and instructions.
Comments/Trivia -A real waterbed that converts into a real working keyboard. 
-The Jem doll box artist (Sharon Knettel) indicated that she did artwork for this toy, but apparently it was never used.
Produced Variants So far, I have seen the New Wave Waterbed sold in the following packaging. Since they were all made in Hong Kong or China, I don't know if there are any country-of-release related differences or not:
  • US issue: Made in USA, Bed clothes Made in China.  Mattress Made in Taiwan. Keyboard Made in Hong Kong. (playset parts featured on this ID page is US issue)
  • Canadian issue: Bed clothes Made in China.  Mattress Made in Taiwan. Keyboard Made in Hong Kong.(playset parts featured on this ID page also Canadian issue)
  • French
  • Belgian? (comes with French/Dutch text) version - has an extra cardboard piece to keep the keyboard more sturdy when upright.
  • UK, or other European - The box and poster are in English with "1987 Hasbro Industries (U.K.) Ltd. Wokingham, Berkshire" while the instructions are in Italian "1987 MB Italy S.R.L. under Berne & Universal Copyright Convention." - making it a strange UK-Italian combination product. Came with a strange poster - at first looks like a regular 1st year catalogue poster but the Rockin' Roadster has been replaced by the Glitter 'n Gold Roadster.
More Skip here for a listing of other depictions of New Wave Waterbed (prototypes, catalogues, etc).

Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the photo.


headboard/keyboard: Mauve with aqua inset star with Jem logo.  Keyboard really does play.

keyboard lid: mauve with Jem music sheet decal.
  • The decal is applied by the child after purchase.


2 bed frame pieces: Mint green, has several little tabs and pegs to hold it into place.  Dated 1987 Hasbro Inc.

vinyl water mattress: Salmon-pink clear vinyl on top, opaque pink vinyl on underside with a plug.

bed cover: White crisp cotton with random paint-splashes design on it, ribbed on edge with lavender piping. 
  • Looks like Banee's shirt in the prototype photos.  The produced Banee shirt was pink with the same design.

pillow: White crisp cotton with random paint-splashes design on it, ribbed on edge with lavender piping.
  • Matches bed cover.

seat: Yellow box that clips to bottom of the bed frame, holds drawers.  Has a Jem decal on bottom.
  • The decal is applied by the child after purchase.

2 drawers/speakers: Hot pink plastic with decal, 2 of the same.  
  • The decal is applied by the child after purchase.
table: mint green round piece that fits into the side of the bed frame.  The other side is blank.
  • The decal is applied by the child after purchase.


2-piece telephone: Mauve base, mint green receiver.
screw: (see the battery compartment cover for photo)

battery pad: These are some small foam stickers that you put between the batteries and the battery compartment cover. 
battery compartment cover: Mauve, matches the headboard, with screw to hold in place.


a "key-coded" music sheet with six JEM songs (listed as 8 "key-coded" music sheets with JEM songs on the Canadian package): Double-sided sheet of Jem songs that you can play with the keyboard.  They are meant to be cut out into individual double-sided pages.
  • Songs included are Glitter 'N Gold Theme, Only The Beginning, Broadway Magic, Welcome to the Jungle, Jem Theme, When It's Only Me And The Music, She's Got the Power and Time is Running Out.
  • The Canadian version is the same as the US (no French text)
batteries: 3 vacuum-sealed watch batteries.

label sheet: Has labels for seat, speakers, keyboard lid, keyboard and table.

instructions: (only US shown) Double sided paper, dark blue print on white.  
  • The Canadian instructions are twice as large, folded in half with French and English instructions written, black and white.  Page 1  Page 2  Page 3  Page 4. 
  • The Belgian instructions are a bit different in that there is a reference to the cardboard piece that makes it a bit sturdier.  Page 1  Page 2.

Box, liner and inserts not previously noted in Hasbro's box contents above.
*not all playsets came with the same posters and inserts, this is a listing of what I got personally with my playset.
Box - Canadian issue: Bed clothes Made in China. Mattress Made in Taiwan. Keyboard Made in Hong Kong.
Box Liner - cardboard

MTV Offer (Canadian Version)


Poster- folded second year catalogue: French on one side, English on the other.
A Moondreamers "Plush Stumbles" mail-in offer (French side)

Box, liner and inserts not previously noted in Hasbro's box contents above. 
Box - US issue: Made in USA, Bed clothes Made in China.  Mattress Made in Taiwan. Keyboard Made in Hong Kong.
Box Liner - cardboard
Other images of the New Wave Waterbed (generally unproduced/prototypes/promotional figures) Differences from produced playset (if any)
Hasbro catalogues
Hasbro box photograph
Topolino
Store Catalogues

Credits: Thanks to Laura (Badgerprincess) for the information and photograph of the Belgian cardboard variant & instructions.  Thanks to Jaze for the information & photo of the UK/Italy poster.