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From Material-Girl
To Jem-Girl! |
- In The Beginning... -
Madonna came to fame in the early 1980's, blazing the social norm with
her own uniquely intense and addictive style. Meanwhile, Hasbro began to seek out a
way to enter the fashion doll market. They didn't want to create another Barbie rip-off,
so their doll was going to be unique. This doll line was going to capitalize on the MTV
era, of which Madonna was the absolute ruler. The doll's line would be named simply
"M", which would easily connect her to Madonna's and MTV's popularity. Her real
name would be Morgan and her secret identity would be "Misty". Hasbro and Sunbow
Productions also began work on 15, 8-Minute animated segments for TV to promote the dolls.
They hired Christy Marx to give M life and they were all set. However, Hasbro realized
that you can't copyright a letter, so M became Jem and the rest in history. |
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- Jem VS Madonna -
So, how do these two stack up in a side by side comparison? Check it out
and be surprised...
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JEM |
MADONNA |
Real Name: Jerrica Benton
(However, she is accepted purely by the single-word
name, Jem )Occupation: Actress,
Mass-media icon, Singer and Record Executive
| Birthday: June 1, 1966 |
(Summer-Girl!) |
Education: Unknown
-SIMILARITIES-
- Attached by fans to a title of one of her songs, 'Truly
Outrageous'
- Jerrica is the daughter of an engineer (her father).
- Jerrica was the eldest daughter of her father and mother.
- Jerrica's mother died when she was very young.
- Has two hair colors (pink and blonde)
- Her first album was the self-titled hit, 'Jem'.
- Her second album was released less than a year later.
- Shortly after releasing her first album, Jem appeared and starred in the feature film 'Starbright' in 1985.
- Jerrica's lucky star is her JemStar earrings which allowed her to become Jem!
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Real Name: Madonna Ciccone
(However, she is accepted purely by the single-word
name, Madonna)Occupation:
Actress, Mass-media icon, Musician, Singer, Writer
| Birthday: August 16, 1958 |
(Summer-Girl!) |
Education: University of Michigan
-SIMILARITIES-
- Attached by fans to a title of one of her songs, 'Vogue'
- Madonna is the daughter of an engineer (her father).
- Madonna was the eldest daughter of her father and mother.
- Madonna's mother died when she was very young.
- Has two hair colors (black and blonde)
- Her first album was the self-titled hit, 'Madonna'.
- Her second album was released less than a year later.
- Shortly after releasing her first album, Madonna appeared and starred in the film, 'Desperately Seeking Susan' in 1985.
- Madonna's lucky star is her first big hit, 'Lucky Star'!
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- What's Special About Madonna's Birthday??? -
So above I listed Madonna's birthday as being in common with Jem's.
Don't see it, do ya? Well, just take a look at what I see that you don't when we do...
The Jem Math!
First, start with Madonna's birthday, August 16, 1958 (8-16-1958).
Then, add the number of the month to the number of the year ( 8 + 1958 ). Next, take the
number of the day, reverse the digits and put a hypen in the middle ( 6-1 ). Now put it
back together and say... Happy Birthday Jerrica!
(6-1-1966).
Almost missed it, didn't ya?
Madonna's Lucky Star
Below you can listen to an instrumental of Madonna's "Lucky Star" or read the lyrics for the song. Also, you can download a special copy of Madonna's "Lucky Star". It has been shortened by removing its original long, repeating chorus and instrumental breaks. This song was chosen because it's possible it influenced Jem's creation. Starlight, starbright, and stars are concepts that are implanted in infinite ways in Jem's life.
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