Jem Playset Star Stage

Playset Name	Star Stage
Stock # (US)	#4100
Hasbro package contents listing	Contains; Star Stage case with working cassette player, adjustable shoulder strap, 3 doll stands, and 1 Jem logotype, folding office backdrop with moving TV image, label sheet and instructions. Pretend accessories include; 6 lightning bolts and two speakers, 3 microphones with bases, 8 spotlights, and 4 spotlight clamps, file cabinet and telephone, coffee cup, desk and chair.
Comments/Trivia	-Released in both 1986 and 1987.
Produced Variants	So far, I have seen the Star Stage sold in the following packaging. Since they were all made in the same factories, I don't know if there are any country-of-release related differences or not: US, Made in USA/Tape player assembled in Taiwan (playset parts featured on this ID page is US issue) Canadian, Tape Player Assembled in Taiwan (playset parts featured on this ID page is also Canadian issue) Dutch French Spanish text box - unknown origin
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	Star Stage case with working cassette player, adjustable shoulder strap: It's a mixture of a few different toys- most obviously it's a real cassette player, made to look like an instrument for a child to play with. Then it opened up and became either Jem's stage or Jerrica's office, plus under the floor you could store all your extra Jem goodies! The Star Stage could be hooked up to the Backstager and was to be used with the Video Madness playsets. The shoulder strap is pink nylon (backpack) cord with pink adjuster, not really removable. The white clip on top I have never seen intact on a loose Star Stage, very breakable!
	3 doll stands: I've had both the clearer-1st edition ones and the milkier 2nd edition leg holders with Star Stages. It could be 1st & 2nd year differences.
	1 Jem logotype: about 5" wide label on white plastic, has a plastic clip in the back to attach it to the stage "wall"/lid.
	folding office backdrop with moving TV image (3 parts, itemized below): Part #1 large part of Jerrica's office, on cardstock. It's blank on the back. this backdrop isn't quite as robust as those that came with the Video Madness Playsets. I love that Jerrica has a "Backstager" speaker in her office.

	part #2: smaller flap to Jerrica's office, also on cardstock.
	moving TV image: part #3: Cardboard wheel with stickers, white pin that holds the wheel in place, can be turned to "change channels".

	label sheet: Scan needed
	instructions: Two page double sided white paper with black ink.
	6 lightning bolts: 2 of each colour shown, transparent hot pink, yellow and orange. Attach to the back of the Star Stage lid when opened. They are all the same size.
	two speakers: white plastic, two of the same. KJem came with green speakers in the same mold.
	3 microphones with bases: 6 parts in total. (They are all the same height, photos are a bit deceiving), one each of fluorescent orange, pink and chartreuse.

	Part #4, Orange base KJem also came with orange mics & bases.
	Part #5, Pink base
	Part #6, Chartreuse base

	8 spotlights, 4 spotlight clamps: (shown assembled, X4), there are silver mylar sticker squares where the "lights" would be so they do actually reflect light.
	file cabinet: hot pink plastic, hollow in back, drawers to not open.
	telephone: white plastic.
	coffee cup: white plastic. These are super hard to find. They can also easily get lost inside the guts Star Stage, so rattle yours around if you are missing it!
	desk: (3 parts, itemized below) Part #1 Top; thin hot pink plastic with a white plastic armature. I've seen a French Star Stage on auction with a clear table top.

Part #2 & 3: two white plastic legs.

These can easily break when pulled apart from the desk.

chair: (3 parts, itemized below) Part #1 Seat: formed hot pink plastic.

	Part #2: Left leg piece. White plastic, has an "L" designation on top left corner. Also very easily broken.
	Part #3: Right leg piece. White plastic, has an "R" designation on top left corner. Also very easily broken.

Items not listed in Hasbro's box contents, parts that can be removed that don't have their own listing

	side flap: Made of same white plastic as the lid, matching cardboard decal attached.
	floor: Hot pink plastic with 3 holes that fit the leg holders/stands.

Box, liner and inserts not previously noted in Hasbro's box contents above.
*I don't own this playset NRFB so I can't say which, if any posters and inserts originally came with it.

	Box: Star Stage Box US, Made in USA/Tape player assembled in Taiwan
	Box Liner: Brown cardboard

Box, liner and inserts not previously noted in Hasbro's box contents above.
*I don't own this playset NRFB so I can't say which, if any posters and inserts originally came with it.

	Box: Canadian, Tape Player Assembed in Taiwan. French & English text.
	Box Liner: Brown cardboard

Other images of the Jem Star Stage (generally unproduced/prototypes/promotional figures)	Differences from produced playset (if any)
Hasbro catalogues	The table top is shown to be clear on the box art and elsewhere.. It is also clear in some European Stages.
Hasbro box photograph - Video Madness Welcome To The Jungle box back	Looks like the produced Star Stage
Hasbro box photograph - Video Madness Love Is Here box back	Looks like the produced Star Stage
Hasbro box photograph - Video Madness It's Workin' Out box back	Looks like the produced Star Stage
Hasbro box photograph - Video Madness Show Me The Way box back	Looks like the produced Star Stage
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