Patricia Alice Albrecht, the Voice of Pizzazz, Talks About TV's 'Jem & the Holograms'

Jem & The Holograms

For kids growing up in the 1980s, one of the classic animated series on television was "Jem and the Holograms," based on a series of dolls made by Hasbro. The story-line was simple and focused on an all-girl rock band called The Holograms headed by "Jem" (the alter ego of music company owner Jerrica Benton). There was a weekly dose of action, music and colorful fashion as the ambitions of the good-hearted Holograms were often thwarted by rival band, The Misfits. The Misfits was headed by spoiled bad-girl Pizzazz, whose voice was provided by Patricia Alice Albrecht.

Patricia Alice Albrecht

Albrecht has stayed in touch with many of her Jem friends and is active at various Jem, comic and TV celebrity conventions around the country. She is also an accomplished poet and works in the music industry among other ventures. I recently had the opportunity to talk to Albrecht, and to ask her a few questions about her days as Pizzazz.

KD: What intrigues you about Pizzazz?

Patricia Alice Albrecht: Pizzazz has the guts to say and do things I've only dreamt of doing!

KD: What is the best or redeeming feature of Pizzazz?

Patricia Alice Albrecht: I don't think she has one!

KD: In what ways are you and Pizzazz similar?

Patricia Alice Albrecht: We both love to perform, and we love color. We both love music, to sing and dance, and if I could have traveled half as much as Pizzazz, wouldn't that be perfect? But my life is not over yet, so that can still happen!

KD: What did you take away from your work on the "Jem & The Holograms" series?

Patricia Alice Albrecht: A great sense of camaraderie with the cast, director, crew and fans. To see that the show is back on the air and will resume airing in Canada this fall is a surprising resurrection. To see how much the show, a series of morality plays in essence, has impacted several generations of children around the world, astounds me.

KD: What projects are you working on now professionally?

Patricia Alice Albrecht: My own writing projects, poetry and fiction, and some irons are in the fire I cannot comment on at this time. I also have an article due to come out in a publication in the Netherlands titled "The Block Magazine" about R & B singer Clifford Curry this month.

Patricia Alice Albrecht is making several appearances at events in Nashville this fall. Find out more at Meet Jem & The Holograms' Pizzazz -- Patricia Alice Albrecht.