No prototypes or pictures of “basic” Hollywood Jem have surfaced. Only an illustration by Dick Tahsin based on a work room sketch (or presentation illustration.) It was with the "DOLL READER" articles from April and May 1989. The fashion showed up in episode 5205-38 One Jem Too Many which aired in September of 1987, and featured heavily in the 5205-56 & 57 Hollywood Jem episodes. Almost nothing is known about the doll, but the Hollywood Star was a paper accessory. One of the designers was asked to specifically create the Hollywood Star. I believe the makeup screening may be the same as 4004 Rockin’ Romance Jem, because I beleive it would have been manufactured at factory H44. Same factory that produced 1987 Flash’n Sizzle Jem/Jerrica and also produced 1987 Rock’n Curl Jem with the same screen in a different color.

It feels like this is the regular Jem doll for 1988. But instead of being called something like the Flash’n Sizzle Jem/Jerrica of 1987, Hasbro moved the regular doll under the new Hollywood theme of 1988.

For “scented” Hollywood Jem prototype pictures did surface. She was also mentioned in European 1988 Pre-Toy Fair catalogs, but picture was American Beauty Jem. So those catalogs give us a stock number for 4009, and a description saying she is the first fully blonde Jem, with original jewelry and her own perfume. This is a very basic translation from the French catalog.

The “scented” Hollywood Jem doll was probably going to be scented like Perfect Prom Maxie which was released in 1988. So I believe the all blonde hair may not have been a feature, but a necessity. The scented hair might not been available in pink and/or scented hair should have had an extra cost – meaning the pink hair may have been eliminated due to cost reasons. Perfect Prom Maxie was manufactured at factory H22, so it would seem “scented” Hollywood Jem would have been manufactured at the same factory. So I believe “scented” Hollywood Jem could have shared the same makeup screening as 4007 American Beauty Jem. That would give “scented” Hollywood Jem the cost of the medal screen, and that extra cost would not be needed for making a screen for American Beauty Jem. That would be same process H44 used in 1987 for Flash’n Sizzle Jem/Jerrica and Rock’n Curl Jem, and I believe H44 would have done for “basic” Hollywood Jem and Rockin’ Romance Jem in 1988.

Like the 1990 Bride Pony, I believe that 1988 scented Jem and Maxie dolls lead to the creation of the Prom Queen Sweetheart Sister Ponies.

The pink & gold suite from 5205-63 Straight from the Heart is one of the Hollywood Jem assortment fashions. I have the PTO (Preliminary Turn Over) pattern calls the assortment “Jem Special Theme Asst/Hollywood.” The dress in the cartoon, is basically the Jerrica version of what was a Flip Side Fashion, but the Jerrica skirt was shortened. I have a costing pattern for a different Hollywood Jem assortment dress that was not in the show, this pattern calls the assortment “Hollywood Asst.” The silver Bridesmaid dress was labeled “Special Promo,” so that could be indication that it was meant to be part of the Hollywood Jem Fashion Assortment. I have poloids of a 4th dress that has similar elements as the blue dress Jem wears on the boat in 5205-61 The Day Music Died. So there may be a connection between the Hollywood Jem Fashion assortment and that specific dress.