The character of reporter Hector Ramirez would appear in various TV shows made by Sunbow Productions. Besides appearing in Jem, he appeared in episodes of G.I. Joe (1985), InHumanoids (1986) and The Transformers (1984).
According to interviews with show creator Christy Marx, while all of the Holograms' first names were already chosen by Hasbro (the creator of the toy line), she gave them all last names that corresponded to scientists who were at the time working on holographic technology. Similarly, she named villain Eric Raymond after her own brother.
Each Jem doll was packaged with a cassette single featuring the show's theme song "Truly Outrageous" and two other songs unique to each character. More than three million dolls were sold between 1986 and 1987, earning the theme song triple-platinum sales status.
The show's title and main character were originally going to be named "M," but a single letter can't be copyrighted.
The Rockin' Roadster toy contained a real working FM radio.