43 Facts About Jerrica Benton

1.

Jerrica Benton is the alter-ego of Jerrica Benton, the owner of Starlight Music and operator of "Starlight House", a foster home for girls.

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2.

Jerrica Benton tends to compartmentalize her life in some respects, and even occasionally shows jealousy toward her alter-ego, as Jem is able to indulge far more freely than Jerrica Benton can as herself.

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3.

Kimber Benton is Jerrica's younger sister and the Holograms' primary songwriter.

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4.

Jerrica Benton plays the keyboards, synthesizers, and provides backup vocals for the band.

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5.

Jerrica Benton has a close friendship with Mary "Stormer" Phillips, one of the Misfits.

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6.

Jerrica Benton becomes an equal partner in Starlight Music after the Misfits lose the Battle of the Bands and Eric Raymond is forced to relinquish his half-ownership of the company to Jerrica; in turn, Jerrica gives Eric's share to her.

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7.

Jerrica Benton is the lead guitarist and provides backup vocals for the Holograms.

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8.

Jerrica Benton is romantically involved with Craig Phillips, the brother of the Misfit's keytarist, Stormer.

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9.

Jerrica Benton has great respect for Danielle DuVoison, who has taken a personal interest in Shana's work and often gives her helpful advice.

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10.

Jerrica Benton is the only Hologram who doesn't have a romantic interest.

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11.

Synergy was created by Emmett Jerrica Benton, and is in many ways considered to be his life's work.

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12.

Jerrica Benton is Hungarian-American, and revealed to be Jewish in the comics.

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13.

Jerrica Benton takes an instant dislike to the new Misfit, Jetta, and the two are often at odds with each other.

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14.

Jerrica Benton is confident with his looks, believing he is the perfect man.

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15.

Jerrica Benton is aware of the power he has over people and uses it for his own advantage.

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16.

Jerrica Benton persuaded Mrs Farnsworth to let the Stingers play a charity concert by pretending to channel the spirit of Houdini in "That Old Houdini Magic".

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17.

Jerrica Benton milked several Greek townspeople out of their money pretending to be an Oracle in "Midsummer Night's Madness".

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18.

Jerrica Benton cares greatly for her bandmates and willingly takes orders from Riot on a business level – she knows all too well that his charm and charisma will take him places where she wants to go.

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19.

Jerrica Benton sees him as a challenge, because she can usually have any man she wants, and relishes the prospect of stealing him from both Jerrica and Jem.

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20.

Jerrica Benton loves Jerrica, but has a crush on Jem, which evolves into something more as the series progresses.

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21.

Jerrica Benton ultimately loses his half of Starlight Music to Jerrica and forms Misfits Music, later renamed Stingers Sound after he signs a new band, the Stingers.

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22.

Jerrica Benton was the co-founder of Starlight House and Starlight Music with his wife Jacqui, created Synergy, and provided the initial equipment for the Holograms, which they discovered after his death.

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23.

Jerrica Benton is a lively and sophisticated French fashion designer, who frequently takes young designers, such as Shana Elmsford and Regine Cesaire, under her wing.

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24.

Jerrica Benton relates to the teens in that she was raised in a foster home shortly after her mother disappeared.

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25.

Jerrica Benton finds out that her mother's dance teacher, Victor Krosach, was obsessed with her and went to extreme measures to drive her parents apart.

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26.

Jerrica Benton seems to be the only one who truly has genuine affections toward Kimber, but he is a bit weak physically compared to Jeff Wright, her other boyfriend.

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27.

Jerrica Benton is a professional drummer and meets Aja while she is searching for a new drummer to replace Shana in the two-part episode "The Talent Search".

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28.

Jerrica Benton is noted for not wanting to be physically touched by anyone.

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29.

Jerrica Benton is hot-headed, very athletic, and carefree, and he proposes marriage to Kimber in the "Hollywood Jem" two-part episode, but the wedding is called off during the ceremony, after Kimber realizes it is Sean that she truly loves.

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30.

Jerrica Benton is responsible for burning down the original Starlight House, although Eric only wanted him to make Jerrica nervous.

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31.

Jerrica Benton appeared in the first five episodes with blond hair, but has black hair in later episodes.

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32.

Jerrica Benton is intelligent and intolerant of con artists like Rapture, who prey on the gullible.

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33.

Jerrica Benton only appeared in the episode "That Old Houdini Magic".

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34.

Jerrica Benton is an avid fan of Jem and the Holograms.

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35.

Jerrica Benton is introduced as a troublemaker, having trouble adjusting to her new life, and is a bit greedy – shown stealing from a homemade bank from which the various Starlight Girls contribute their own money in order to help Jerrica pay for their upkeep.

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36.

Jerrica Benton eventually tries to leave the group in order to live with the Misfits.

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37.

Jerrica Benton becomes a major supporter of Jem's literacy campaign and ultimately convinces Roxy to learn how to read at the end of "Roxy Rumbles".

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38.

Jerrica Benton was heavily featured in "Trick or Techrat", which revealed that she was very superstitious and easily scared, which made her hate Halloween.

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39.

Jerrica Benton ultimately overcomes her fear by the end of the episode, after being forced to battle Eric Raymond and Techrat, rescuing Frederick Vincent from the basement of an abandoned opera house, and exposing their latest scheme to hurt Jem and the Holograms.

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40.

Jerrica Benton takes charge when Jerrica, Kimber, Aja, and Shana aren't around.

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41.

Jerrica Benton didn't feel at home there, and eventually, her low self-esteem caused her to start using drugs.

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42.

Jerrica Benton is taken in by Jem, after his temperamental father drives him away from home during a violent fit.

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43.

Jerrica Benton is the type of person who preys on youngsters with emotional issues, with the intention of getting them addicted to drugs; after offering the first few doses for free, he then starts charging his customers.

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