“1987 Jem/Jerrica” does not seem to have a “working name” like “Ruby Red”. More then likely the new Jem/Jerrica doll didn’t need a fake identity because it was assumed that the Jem/Jerrica doll would be available again in 1987 and they just changed her face – so in a way the name “Flash’n Sizzle” was still protected from the competition by the working name of “1987 Jem/Jerrica”. Another reason they might have only called her “1987 Jem/Jerrica” is because a new name may not have been finalized or even considered. Hasbro cases for “Flash’n Sizzle Jem” have the name “Flash’n Fashion Jem”, but the word “Fashion” is was covered up with “Sizzle” … so Sizzle may have been a very last minute change for a doll that could have just came out as Jem/Jerrica, similar to the “New Look” Holograms – they did not have a name change and were not incorporated into a theme. I assume Hasbro did not see a reason to disguises her name because Flash’n Sizzle was only a one up doll, while Glitter’n Gold was a complete theme that included Jem, Rio, fashions and a new roadster.

1986 June 01 is the mold was logged, and when Hasbro must have decided to give Jem/Jerrica a new look. It is interesting to see that Ruby Red had a new face five months before they changed the Jem/Jerrica face to match. The 1986 Jem/Jerrica the Holograms and Misfits were already on the shelves, the last of the playsets and Rio were just making their way to the stores, and Jem the series was still a month away from officially starting with the new "Starbright" epsidoes.

“Jem Pet” is next on the list, and like 1987 Jem/Jerrica she too doesn’t have a “working name” other than “Jem pet”. So who knows if Rama Llama was already the given name for Jem’s pet llama by March of 1987 or not. But this is solid evidence that this llama was created specifically to be a part of the Jem line.

604005-19M = April 1986. 1986 April was when the 15 Super Sunday segments combined and aired as the five-part episode in the Jem series. That shows how early Hasbro wanted to give Jem a pet and already decided to make her pet a llama. The dolls only debuted at 1986 Toy Fair a few months earlier.

The 1987 March 13 date should be when the paint was finalized to start production. That date is the Friday before the brand new Jem “Glitter and Gold” episode was aired for the first time on Sunday March 15, 1987. This was also a few weeks after the 1987 Toy Fair, and around the time Hasbro decided to stop development on Jem line after little confidence was shown by the toy story buyers for the 1987 line, including the Glitter’n Gold theme. That may explain why she was produced for the 1988 line and became a mail-in offer for My Little Pony.

Jem Pet
Paintmaster-keep
#604005-19M
3-13-1987
(Original mold/doll date: 1986 April, 19th model for the month)
the 4th and 5th numbers are not the day of the month, as I was previously told.

This is one of three, the other two were sent to the factory in China. This Paintmaster was kept for Hasbro’s record, so they would have reference to what was sent to China. The original designer of Rama Llama was responsible for painting this paintmaster and hand wrote the information on the bottom.

This Paint Master was completed on March 12, 1987.