Jem Collection - Designing Woman Phyllis "Pizzazz" Gabor Gift Set

It was an unusually quiet evening at the Gabor compound, when the Misfits tuned into the ever so popular Lin-Z Pierce show to catch the latest news in Rock music. The top story of the hour was an exclusive report on Tony Cassini's Rock fashion competition and the details mentioned that the show would take place in Venice, Italy, by invitation only. Lin-Z continued that the top winners would appear in Cassini's ambitious Rock 'n' Roll music video! The contestants were chosen from all parts of the world. Though the American contestants weren't yet decided, the existing bands included the Limp Lizards, the Misfits, and Jem and the Holograms. Then, in a surprising appearance, Cassini himself announced his choice and decided to invite both the Misfits and Jem and the Holograms to compete in Venice! After flicking the off-switch on the television, Pizzazz turned to Roxy and Stormer in anger. She couldn't understand how the Holograms stood a riverboats chance down Niagara of winning, since the Misfits had famed designer, Bobby Stark, as their stylist, and the Holograms had only Shana. Roxy agreed and decided to call Shana over the phone to shake her up with Pizzazz and Stormer joining in on their end. Shana, being the respectful darling that she is, told Roxy to cram it, and banged the phone down on its receiver! The next morning, the Misfits touched down in Italy and quickly began with a plan to steal Shana's clothing designs, and brought along Zipper to provide extra manpower by disguising himself as an oarsman to escort Shana across the water long enough to snatch her fashions! Things got out of hand during the ride and the gondola flipped over while Zipper leapfrogged from boat to boat with her sketches in hand! Pizzazz and her girls quickly pulled up in a speedboat to assist him in his escape, but as Zipper landed inside of the boat, the long capsule holding Shana's designs collided with the clutch, sending the speedboat flying across the Venetian lagoon and directly into the star designer, who was still standing stranded in her boat! Then, by a miracle, the speedboat swerved around her as the Misfits laughed while speeding away! Moments later, at Countess Danielle du Voisin's palazzo, Shana explained to her that she had lost her trunk with her fashions. While Jem, Kimber and Aja assisted her with drying off, an oarsman entered into the room with her designer trunk and set it down in the middle of the room. With the worst behind her, Shana took a huge sigh of relief as she realized that everything was back on track. Then suddenly, they heard something crashing around inside the valuable trunk and quickly investigated. As they gathered closer, a voice chirped out from inside, then out popped their foster daughter, Ashley, who had smuggled herself inside of the trunk to join them on their trip! Ashley revealed to the group that she had switched capsules back at Starlight Mansion, substituting her own designs with the sketches that were in Shana's possession from the start. It turned out that Zipper stole Ashley's designs instead LOL! Meanwhile, in the hotel room, Pizzazz cracked open the long cylindrical capsule only to discover Ashley's designs and cackled while criticizing Eric for paying Zipper a flat fee for absolutely nothing. The next day, the Misfits click-clacked into a ritzy shoe store where Shana and Ashley happened to be shopping for heels and confronted the famous drummer while kicking over boxes of shoes and cavorting wildly with several salesmen, all with the false narrative that Pizzazz’s a “designing woman”, and has what it takes to make “her own” breaks. After purchasing a few boxes of glossy, designer pumps, the Misfits made their point very clear, then walked out the department store and slammed the door behind them. Back at the hotel, Shana, Jem, Kimber and Aja decided to check in on her designs, so they approached her room and opened the door only to discover that her costumes were gone! Zipper, operating on his second wind, was at it again by opting to lower himself into Shana's room through the skylight with a grappling hook to steal the actual outfits for the competition! Looking to profit from Shana's hard work, Zipper arrived at Eric's villa and presented all four suits to the Misfits, but Pizzazz wasn't pleased with the colors and demanded a seamstress to dye the outfits black. Just outside of Eric's villa stood Jem and the Holograms poised and prepared for action. Then Jem summoned Synergy to transform her into a seamstress so she could blend in and nab their belongings from the miserable Misfits. Once inside, Jem rescued all four garments and made a break for the servants stairs, but Eric caught her as she reached the balcony to toss the outfits down to the Holograms who were just under the window in high alert! The commotion on the balcony caught the attention of Pizzazz, Roxy and Stormer, so Jem and her team fled on foot towards the Rialto Bridge while they were chased by the wrathful shock-rockers. Furious and looking to even the score, Pizzazz moved in closer to sink her hooks into a jacket that Kimber was holding and the two battled for ownership. The war reached the top of the Rialto Bridge and continued with Pizzazz switching over to Aja, while Roxy attacked Kimber, and Stormer threw down with Shana AND Jem! There they all were, prestigious, award-winnin', record-breakin', chart-toppin' professional recording artists, locked together in mortal combat. Due to the hardcore struggle (and their high heels), the Misfits were thrown off balance and overboard while hanging onto each article of clothing for dear life! Pizzazz, the “fearless” leader of the group, shrieked out for someone, ANYONE to help, but the fabric for each outfit began to deteriorate. Now preparing for the big splash, the Misfits tried pulling themselves up to safety, but the clothing continued to separate and the rockers became airborne while departing for the water! With his speedboat engine racing, Zipper, who firmly believed that one hand washes the other, rushed in like Galahad to save them from the dip. Still standing at the top of the bridge, the Holograms got in the last word, when Kimber exclaimed that they nearly got killed just to rip them off! Unconcerned about the incident, the Misfits sped away in triumph and felt quite satisfied about ruining the outfits...but little did they know, Synergy had Shana's designs stored in her memory bank from the very beginning. That night, at the Rock fashion contest, the Misfits strolled in and glided towards center stage with conviction. Then, in a flash, Ashley noticed Shana's creations and informed Danielle that they were stolen by the Misfits. While on stage working up a spectacle, the three thieves posed with full confidence. Then suddenly, in a brief moment of ego-trippin', Pizzazz stepped out of character and turned to ask a judge whether they're hot or HOT! Backstage behind the curtain, the Holograms, with the help of Synergy, prepared for their entrance by morphing into their high-styled fashions, and then they ran on stage and struck a pose for the audience. During the announcement, Roxy began spewing acid at Shana as the rightful winners from America, but the judges had another group from America in mind—Jem and the Holograms! Shana received more exciting news from Mr. Cassini who mentioned that she had earned two designing credits on his Rock 'n' Roll fashion video, one for Jem and the Holograms' costumes, and one for the Misfits. Still down, but certainly not out, a delusional Pizzazz howled that Shana didn't deserve credit for her own designs, and that it was her idea to make the material black! The disturbance fell on deaf ears as Tony Cassini set her straight by explaining that, if the costumes appeared in HIS video, then Shana, the designer/creator, would indeed receive full credit. After experiencing a difficult time gulping for air, and struggling to clear the lump in her throat, Pizzazz was left standing “In Stitches”, and suffered one harsh lesson in high-fashion: Never risk humiliation and/or DEATH by fighting over clothes that aren't yours to begin with! Why, in the immortal words of Pizzazz herself: “The world belongs to the major movers, the ones who keep up a relentless pace. If you ain't up to the fast maneuvers, you're gonna wind up in second place. You're gonna wind up with egg on your face.” BLOOP!

 

This marks the third Pizzazz doll from Integrity Toys. Well, actually, this marks the fourth Pizzazz doll if you're counting the quick-switch head provided for this particular set. I will be the first to admit that I wasn't too thrilled with the idea of Integrity rereleasing all four dolls, which is why it has taken me a few months to finally make up my mind on whether or not I really needed them to complete my collection. As time went by, I began to change my mindset and I finally decided that I will let it slide this time around and snag all four, anyway. Those who are aware of my undying love for my Jem collection know that I really adore the Phyllis Gabor dolls. This trash-talkin', cash-stalkin', flashy-walkin' tyrant is absolutely fearless and bigger than life on the show, but such a helpless lil' feline in doll form. I just think that it's so cool to actually hold the Queen of Saturday Morning Animation in the palm of your hands literally! Everything looks great with this set. And how cool is it that we get the unreleased ‘88 head/makeup to own and enjoy?! I placed this doll and the extra head in the light for a second and noticed the difference between this version vs past editions, and I concluded that DW Pizzazz has such a lovely distinctive hue of neon green hair! It's obvious that Integrity came equipped with several new ideas this time around. I like her purple paint she purchased, in “Sucker Punch!”, which starts on her forehead and drives downward along the sides of her nose, then surrounds both eyes! There's a faint outline of shimmery light “Crusin' for a Bruisin'” violet shadow that trails around the purple paint, and it also shows up on her eyelids. For this special occasion, instead of using her white paint for highlighter, she decided to create two thin V-shaped designs on the areas of her eyebrows. She's also wiped away the violet lines from her cheeks and replaced them with two long, yellow triangular shapes on each side. Pizzazz piled on her black “Danger Zone” eyeliner and “ill-Tempered Tarantula” mascara to electrify her blue eyes, giving her enemies that serious, no nonsense-type glare she's most famous for! Originally, I didn't care for the color of her lips and nails, but considering her Japan skin tone, I'm now in love with her orange “Killjoy” lipstick! The color kinda makes her appear more happy, more inviting and exciting lol. There's an ample amount of accessories to enjoy, all the finest threads needed to fill the closet in her dressing room, and a top compartment to hold her heels, jewelry, and filthy stash of cash! Always thinking outside the box, Ms. Gabor decided to pair up her black sleeveless dress with an oversized orange dress shirt. She then decided to top it off with her expensive, knee-high designer heel-boots and huge matching purple belt! This outfit is one serious flashy hit, but in all actuality, it's the black and white animal-print dress that truly epitomizes the word FASHION! Now, if we are talking OUTFITS and FASHIONS from the show, then I could go on for hours with my picks...

 

My first pick would have to be her glittery, light gray jumpsuit with the black and white animal-print minidress, from “The Talent Search, Part One.” I have a deep desire for that outfit!

 

Second, the black leather jacket/miniskirt combo, from “The Music Awards, Part One.” A true must-have!

 

Third, her unique tan and black ensemble with matching black hat as depicted in the beginning of “In Search of the Stolen Album”...one of my all-time favorite outfits, and another must-have on my list!

 

Forth, and probably the most interesting of the bunch, a “Welcome to the Jungle” gift set with all four Misfits, wild makeup, original outfits and accessories. Just my opinion, but we really need more Misfits fashions from the music video segments.

 

Lastly, I'll take it way back to Season One, when she FIRST appeared in her yellow jumpsuit, black headband, and number fkin' 1 earrings! That trendy jumper is what I like to call the “B***h, look at me! I'm casual, but bad” outfit lol.

 

This gift set is everything it appears to be, and I am more than satisfied with both new Pizzi's! 💚

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