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The Sonic the Hedgehog ice cream bar, also known as the Sonic the Hedgehog Bar^[1], is a Sonic the Hedgehog-themed ice cream bar manufactured by Wells Enterprises' Blue Bunny brand and first released in early 1995. Due to a combination of Sonic's high consumer recognition and the bar's frequent production issues (most notably its drooping or misaligned gumball eyes), the frozen treat eventually developed a curious cultural relevancy among the larger Sonic fanbase, with its often humorous appearance even being celebrated by Sega themselves.^[2]

Today, the Sonic the Hedgehog ice cream bar is still available for purchase, and continues to be a staple of the ice cream truck in Western markets like the United States and England. It has notably remained in continual production since it was launched over two decades ago, and is commonly recognized as one of the most successful character-based ice cream bars ever made.^[3]

History

An early Sonic X-branded ice cream bar with black gumballs.

“	Blue Raspberry and Cherry flavored frozen confection shaped in the likeness of Sonic™ with gumball eyes.^[1]	„

Release

When the ice cream bar was first launched, Sonic's gumball eyes were black - matching the character. Although Sonic received green eyes in his 1998 redesign, it would take until 2004 for the bar's gumball eyes to be updated as well, when they were swapped to green with the release of that year's updated Sonic X packaging.^[3] Despite this, early versions of this redesign still retained the black gumballs.^[4]

Legacy

Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2020 (2020)
IDW Endless Summer (2023)
American Dad (2021)^[5]

Physical scans

US (1995)

Display

US (1996)
Cover
Display Display (alt)

US (1999)
Cover

US (2004)
Cover
Display

US (2009)
Cover

US (2010)

Display

US (2012)
Cover

US (2015)
Cover
Display Display (alt)

External links

Official website (archived)
The Many Releases of The Sonic The Hedgehog Ice Cream Bar w/ Gumball Eyes video essay by PatMac at YouTube

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://www.bluebunny.com/flavor/sonic-bar (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-01 20:33)
↑ File:SonicEndlessSummer IDW CoverRIb digital.jpg
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9Y3mO6an0
↑ File:Sonicicecreambar food 2004 blackeyes.jpg
↑ References to Sonic in film, television, and printed media

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20170901203319.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fwww.bluebunny.com.2Fflavor.2Fsonic-bar-1] 1.0 ^1.1 https://www.bluebunny.com/flavor/sonic-bar (Wayback Machine: 2017-09-01 20:33)

[:File:SonicEndlessSummer_IDW_CoverRIb_digital.jpg_p.7B.7B.7Bpage.7D.7D.7D-2] File:SonicEndlessSummer IDW CoverRIb digital.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3D4e9Y3mO6an0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9Y3mO6an0

[:File:Sonicicecreambar_food_2004_blackeyes.jpg_p.7B.7B.7Bpage.7D.7D.7D-4] File:Sonicicecreambar food 2004 blackeyes.jpg

[References_to_Sonic_in_film.2C_television.2C_and_printed_media_p.7B.7B.7Bpage.7D.7D.7D-5] References to Sonic in film, television, and printed media

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-The '''Sonic the Hedgehog ice cream bar''', commonly known as '''Sonic the Hedgehog with gumball eyes''', is a [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]-themed ice cream bar manufactured by Blue Bunny and released to multiple Western markets in 1995. Due to Sonic's high consumer recognition, along with the bar's frequent production issues (most notably its drooping or misaligned gumball eyes), the product eventually developed a curious cultural relevancy among the [[Sonic scene|Sonic fanbase]].
+The '''Sonic the Hedgehog ice cream bar''', also known as the '''Sonic the Hedgehog Bar'''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170901203319/https://www.bluebunny.com/flavor/sonic-bar}}, is a [[Sonic the Hedgehog]]-themed ice cream bar manufactured by [[wikipedia:Wells Enterprises|Wells Enterprises]]' Blue Bunny brand and first released in early 1995. Due to a combination of Sonic's high consumer recognition and the bar's frequent production issues (most notably its drooping or misaligned gumball eyes), the frozen treat eventually developed a curious cultural relevancy among the larger [[Sonic scene|Sonic fanbase]], with its often humorous appearance even being celebrated by [[Sega]] themselves.{{fileref|SonicEndlessSummer IDW CoverRIb digital.jpg}}
-It is flavored with blue raspberry cherry, and vanilla ice creams, and contains two edible green gumballs for eyes.
+Today, the Sonic the Hedgehog ice cream bar is still available for purchase, and continues to be a staple of the [[wikipedia:ice cream truck|ice cream truck]] in Western markets like the United States and England. It has notably remained in continual production since it was launched over two decades ago, and is commonly recognized as one of the most successful character-based ice cream bars ever made.{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9Y3mO6an0}}
 ==History==
+[[File:Sonicicecreambar food 2004 blackeyes.jpg|thumb|right|An early ''[[Sonic X]]''-branded ice cream bar with black gumballs.]]
+{{quote|Blue Raspberry and Cherry flavored frozen confection shaped in the likeness of Sonic™ with gumball eyes.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20170901203319/https://www.bluebunny.com/flavor/sonic-bar}}}}
+===Release===
+When the ice cream bar was first launched, Sonic's gumball eyes were black - matching the character. Although Sonic received green eyes in his 1998 redesign, it would take until 2004 for the bar's gumball eyes to be updated as well, when they were swapped to green with the release of that year's updated ''[[Sonic X]]'' packaging.{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9Y3mO6an0}} Despite this, early versions of this redesign still retained the black gumballs.{{fileref|Sonicicecreambar food 2004 blackeyes.jpg}}
 ===Legacy===
 <gallery>
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 References AmericanDad TV Sonicpop.png|''American Dad'' (2021){{intref|References to Sonic in film, television, and printed media}}
 </gallery>
-==Promotional material==
 ==Physical scans==
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+| region=US (2004)
 | front=BlueBunny SonicX icecream wrapper.jpg
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 ==External links==
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170901203319/https://www.bluebunny.com/flavor/sonic-bar Official website] (archived)
 *''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9Y3mO6an0 The Many Releases of The Sonic The Hedgehog Ice Cream Bar w/ Gumball Eyes]'' video essay by PatMac at [https://www.youtube.com YouTube]