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For Jerrica's alter ego, see Jem.
For other uses, see Jerrica (disambiguation).

It's showtime, Synergy!
~ Jerrica when she's about to transform into Jem

Jerrica Benton is the practical, hardworking manager and owner of the Starlight Foundation and co-owner of Starlight Music alongside her younger sister, Kimber. Her alter-ego is the glam metal rock star, Jem, the lead singer of the The Holograms and one of the main reasons why the Starlight Foundation is still strong to this day.

History

Jerrica Benton is the practical, hardworking manager and owner of Starlight Music and co-owner of Starlight Foundation. To her dismay, she is often seen as being "dependable", which she feels is another word for being "boring". Her alter ego is Jem and she struggles to keep her double life a secret throughout the series. She is kindhearted and will go through any lengths to help others, even if she barely knows them.

Jerrica becomes jealous of her alter ego as her boyfriend, Rio Pacheco, becomes more infatuated with Jem. Still, she refuses to let anyone badmouth her, and as Jem, she continues to be kindhearted and humble.

Early life

Jerrica is the eldest child of Emmet and Jacqui Benton and grew up with her sister Kimber at the Starlight House. At age ten, Rio and his family moved in next door to the Bentons and Jerrica developed a crush on him instantly. Aja became Jerrica's foster sister when they were twelve and Jerrica originally disliked her, although later they overcame their differences. Later that year, Shana moved in with them. Also in the same year, the Bentons built a treehouse for the girls and they made a pact to stay friends forever.

When Jerrica was still 12, she got upset at her mother for being away frequently from her family and she yell out at her. That same day, Jacqui Benton died in a plane crash. A month later, Jerrica convinced her father to transform Starlight House to be a foster home. Afterward, Deirdre and three other Starlight Girls moved in.

When Jerrica was 17, her father hired Eric Raymond as an assistant and Jerrica developed a small crush on him. She used Eric to make Rio jealous, but she regretted it very quickly. Jerrica apologized to Rio, both made up and eventually started dating.

When her father died, he left a supercomputer/synthesizer for her, known as Synergy, which he built by himself, along with various costumes and musical equipment. Jerrica decided to form a rock band called Jem and The Holograms to take Starlight Music away from Raymond, using her father's inventions.

After Starlight House was burned down by one of Eric's thugs, Jerrica and the Holograms propose to move into a mansion promised to the winners of a contest called "The Battle of the Bands". In the Battle of the Bands episode, Jem and the Holograms win the first prize, and with it, a mansion dubbed the Starlight Mansion, as well as Jerrica gaining back control over Starlight Music.

Appearance

Even through Jerrica wears different outfits throughout the series, she is best noticeable with her blue and white-striped dress with a white belt and blue heels. In the early concept of the series, she had a weird, chunky-styled hair and wore a blue and pink-striped dress with a red belt and blue heels. This appearance was later changed to better represent the Jem doll line.

Gallery

Main article: Jerrica/Gallery

Trivia

  • According to Christy Marx, the surname Benton was chosen as reference to Stephen A. Benton, inventor of the "rainbow hologram" (Benton hologram) and a pioneer in medical imaging and fine arts holography.
  • Jerrica is shown to have been closer to her mother, grieving over her more than her father's death.
  • According to the Jem Bible, Jerrica can play guitar.
  • Jerrica has revealed she is Jem three times in the series:
  • June 1st is Jerrica's birthday. Her Zodiac sign is Gemini, which is known for representing a dual personality.
  • Jerrica starts to feel jealous of Jem once she realizes Rio has begun to show interest in her rock personal, more-so than her normal self. This is interesting, as Jerrica undergoes no personality change as Jem and is fully aware of her own, romantic advances.
  • She reveals that she used to be a Girl Scout in Island of Deception.
  • Jerrica is the executive manager of Starlight Music, a high power role for a woman in the '80s.
  • Jerrica's hair was in 5 different styles throughout the series.
  • It was said that Jerrica could be 19-22 years old.
  • Jerrica has lived in two homes in the series, Starlight House and the Starlight Mansion.
  • Transformers - B.O.T

    Kimber and Jerrica's cameo in The Transformers episode B.O.T.

    A Jerrica lookalike appears in The Transformers cartoon episode B.O.T. (season 2, episode 49), also by Sunbow Entertainment. The only differences being that her hair is brown and she wears an all yellow stripped dress and hat. A Kimber lookalike also appears near her.

See also

References

  1. Only in Midsummer Night's Madness.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Original name by Hasbro for development of the animated series.
  3. The Jem Series Timeline
  4. Only for the song "Imagine Me". While the song is credited to Jem and The Holograms, it is actually sung by Jerrica.
Characters
The Holograms Jerrica Benton/Jem | Kimber Benton | Aja Leith | Shana Elmsford | Raya
The Misfits Pizzazz | Roxy | Stormer | Jetta
The Stingers Riot | Minx | Rapture
Allies Synergy | Rio Pacheco | Anthony Julian | Countess Danielle Du Voisin | Danse | Howard Sands | Jeff Wright | Joanie Stuart | Lindsey Pierce | Mrs. Bailey | Regine Cesaire | Sean Harrison | Video
Starlight Girls Anne | Ashley Larsen | Ba Nee O'Carolan | Becky | Deirdre | Delaree | Joellen | Krissie | Laura Holloway | Lela | Marianne | Nancy | Terri
Villains Eric Raymond | Clash | Zipper | Techrat | Alex Falk | Andy Martin | Banker | Bobby Braddock | Boss (Indy 500) | Carl Sanford | Dave Daniels | Dimitrios | Duncan Broadbent | Fenton | Frack | Harold | Krebbs | Lexa | Lord Trevor | Manny Malone | Maria Castello | Mick | Mickey | Pit Slurman | Ramón | Reginald Carfax | Solieri | Stoke | Terrance Landau | Torch | Victor Krosach | Vise | Willy | Yaki Tori
Relatives Emmett Benton | Jacqui Benton | Harvey Gabor | Gail Nye | Craig Phillips | Miguel Alonso | Rosa Alonso | Aurelio Alonso | John Montgomery | Mrs. Montgomery | Buzz Montgomery | Bertie Burns | Flo Burns | Peter Dvorak | Nadia Dvorak | Johan Dvorak | Anna Dvorak | Mr. Llewelyn | Mildred Llewelyn | Martin O'Carolan | Kieu Chinh
Media Adrian Lassiter | Cindy Tucker | Connie Long | Elzer Marcus | Harriet Horn | Hector Ramirez | Terry Stone
Wealthy characters Ellen Sue Tanner | Emperor | Liz Stratton | Lord Carfax | Mrs. Farnsworth | Prescott Wentworth | President of the United States | Princess Adriana | Richard Xanthos | Robin Goodfellow | Sally Brand | Tony Cassini
Musicians and bands 5th Avenue Boys | Alan | Ashley and The Starlights | Ben Tiller | Blue Bloods | Bobby Bailey | Giri | James | Jerry | Johnny Beldrix | Johnny Deacon | Kimber & Stormer | Lena Lerner | Limp Lizards | Luna Dark | Nirvana | Ralph | Randy James | Red Johnny Mac | Rodney and The Rockets | Roland Owens | Ron Cox | The Leatherettes | The Space Cadets | The Skulls | Wolfgang Mozart
Magicians Alfred White | Astral | Devon Silverstone | Houdini | Marla Martell | Professor Frick
Hired thugs and gangs Misfit Girls | The Red Aces | The Snakes
Children Danny | Dominic Lerner | Ellen | George Kenyak | Gisele | Ken | Lin | Mando | Molly | Sandra | Switch | Uto Kenyak | Yvonne
Minor characters Angus Bean | Archbishop | Beauty's Father | Bob Merrit | Bubba | Building Inspector | Captain Warren | Chauffeur | Christine | Carrie | Cisco | Cleaner | Constanza | Corvin | Corwin | Debra | Detective Griffin | Dirk Hayes | Don Lo | Elzer | Eye Doctor | Fitzgerald Beck | Frederick Vincent | Georgia | Harry the bookie | Harry | Harvey | Jack Sobieski | Jolly Jack | Jones | Leonard Martin | Luis Geraldo | Mama Lou | Mama Pama Bama | Martino Grandzetti | Mason Hawthorne | Max Conley | Miguel | Mr. Kenyak | Mr. Sanders | Mr. Wellington | Mrs. Kenyak | Museum Curator | Music Awards Reporter | Nick Mann | Owen Beech | Owner of The Scene | Patricia | Pierre L'Arquette | Richard Carling | Rick Franklin | Robert Arlington | Rodriguez | Saint-Jacques | Sir Hugh Ridley | Soo Mi | Stefan Horte | Steve | Svensson | Tim | Tito | Tony | Tough Drummer | Union Representatives | Yoji Yokomura | Yvette | Zero Jones
Film Jerrica | Kimber | Aja | Shana | Synergy | Rio | Erica Raymond | Zipper | Brad | Emmett Benton | Stephen
Animals Naku | Phantom | Rama Llama | Ulysses
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