Jem: The Beginning

"The Beginning" is the pilot episode of the pop music animated television series Jem. The episode was directed by supervising director Ray Lee with a script written by Christy Marx. It first aired in first-run syndication on October 6th, 1985.

Characters

 * Jem, Jerrica Benton
 * Aja Leith
 * Kimber Benton
 * Shana Elmsford
 * Chrissie
 * Lela
 * Ashley
 * Pizazz
 * Phyllis Margaret Gabor
 * Anne
 * Roxanne Pelligrini
 * Eric Raymond
 * Tech Rat
 * Rio Pacheco
 * Synergy

Main Cast

 * Charlie Adler
 * Patricia Alice Albrecht
 * Tammy Amerson
 * Marlene Aragon
 * Ellen Bernfield
 * Bobbie Block
 * Cathianne Blore


 * Susan Blu
 * Anne Bryant
 * Wally Burr
 * Kim Carlson
 * T.K. Carter
 * Cathy Cavadini
 * Walker Edmiston

Supporting Cast

 * Laurie Faso
 * Ed Gilbert
 * Dan Gilvezan
 * Diva Grey
 * Desiree Goyette
 * Michael Horton
 * Ford Kinder
 * Clyde Kusatsu
 * Keye Luke
 * Cathie Marcuccio
 * Ullanda McCullough


 * Cindy McGee
 * Samantha Neward
 * Noelle North
 * Britta Phillips
 * Jack Roth
 * Neil Ross
 * Michael Sheehan
 * Hazel Shermet
 * Tony St. James
 * Janice Tori
 * Florence Warner


 * Keone Young

Crew
Sequence directors


 * Gerry Chiniquy
 * Tom Ray
 * Margaret Nichols
 * Karen Peterson
 * Robert Shellhorn
 * Bob Kirk
 * Charles Downs


 * Milton Gray
 * Robert Treat
 * Rudy Cataldi
 * Bob Matz
 * John Freeman
 * Brad Case
 * Joan Case

Supervising director Art directors
 * Ray Lee


 * Gary Hoffman


 * Bill Dubay

Background design


 * Dennis Venizelos


 * Bob Schaffer

Voice director Dialogue recording engineer
 * Wally Burr
 * Nancie Pollitt

Storyboard directors


 * Mario Piluso
 * Glen Vilppu
 * Elaine Hultgren
 * Victoria Jenson
 * Mike Vosburg
 * Vincenzo Trippetti
 * Dave Simons


 * Romeo Tanghal
 * Barb Rausch
 * Judie Martin
 * Liza Sharp
 * Janice Marie Stocks
 * Jan Helsel
 * Will Meugniot

Fashion design Model design
 * Debra Pugh


 * Linda Blue
 * Paula Lafono
 * Barb Rausch
 * Liza Sharp


 * Janice Marie Stocks
 * Charles Payne
 * Darrell McNeil
 * Judie Martin


 * Romeo Tanghal

Layout artists


 * Jessie Santos
 * Carol Police


 * Deborah Zak
 * Glenn Vilppu

Jem main title theme created by Supervising editor Effects editors'
 * Will Meugniot
 * Steven C. Brown


 * Al Breitenbach
 * Matt Cope
 * John Detra


 * Effi Reuveni
 * Warren Taylor
 * Peter Tomaszewicz

Music editor Director of production Production associate Production assistants Telecine supervisor Dubbing supervisor Associate producer/Story editor<br. Production managers Creative director
 * Peter Collier
 * Jim Graziano
 * Gemma Maver
 * David Perry
 * Danielle Dubay
 * Sarah Swiskow
 * Jacquie Freeman
 * Roger Slifer
 * Carole Weitzman
 * Beth Gunn-Osborn
 * Jay Bacal