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First broadcast in September 1993, '''''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog''''' (or ''AoStH'' for short) has been "running" in cartoon syndication ever since. It's a fast-paced cartoon with a lot of slapstick humor, similar to shows such as ''Ren and Stimpy'' or ''Tiny Toons''.  
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (commonly shortened to '''''AoStH''''') is an American-produced animated television series created by [[DiC Entertainment]]. First airing on September 6th, 1993, the series (along with its darker, network-broadcast sister show ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'') was the face of the [[:Category:Games|Sonic the Hedgehog]] franchise through the mid-90s. Focusing more on slapstick humor and cheap gags as opposed to the more story-driven ''Sonic the Hedgehog'', the series has nevertheless gained its own distinct fanbase.
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Being originally packaged and sold as a syndicated series, the program continues to air on numerous stations across the globe, a continued testament to the character's popularity.
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==Premise==
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[[File:Sonictailsandatable.jpg|thumb|190px|Sonic and "Tails" along with reoccurring characters Breezie and Wes Weasley.]]
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''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' follows the exploits of the titular hero [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and his best friend [[Miles "Tails" Prower]] through various adventures across the planet [[Mobius]]. More often than not, this pits the duo against the nefarious [[Dr. Eggman|Dr. Ivo Robotnik]], who alongside his mechanical henchmen, [[Scratch]], [[Grounder (AoStH)|Grounder]], and occasionally [[Coconuts (AoStH)|Coconuts]], attempt to capture Sonic and secure Robotnik's place as ruler of Mobius.
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The show is loosely inspired by ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'', though takes a far more comedic tone similar to classic ''Looney Tunes'' shorts by Warner Bros, particularly Bugs Bunny and Road Runner cartoons from the 1940s-to-1960s. The show uses a standalone episode format, where more often than not actions happen for the sake of happening, with little ever being explained or followed up on. Some loose continuity does exist, but not at the same level as later cartoons, and aside from character designs, very little is tied directly to the video games.
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The backstories of the Sonic and Robotnik are never explained, however the first episode details the creation of Scratch and Grounder, the two leaders of the [[Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad]]. Designed to be just as smart and cunning as Robotnik believes himself to be, neither are able to catch Sonic, and are consistently foiled (alongside Robotnik) by the hedgehog.
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Occasional third member of the robot underlings, Coconuts, was for some reason demoted to a janitorial position, and since has done nothing but plotted how to not only capture Sonic but beat Scratch and Grounder to the punch, wanting to one day become the head of the S.S.S.S.S. Squad. Though the episodes like to play around with the fact that Coconuts is actually more intelligent than Scratch and Grounder, and can even look beyond Sonic's frequent disguises, Coconuts is still unable to get his way. If he makes any headway whatsoever and receives the promotion he seeks, he loses it before the episode is over, restoring the status quo.
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There are moments when history is expanded upon, such as the episode "[[Tails' New Home]]" which explains how Sonic first met "Tails," the young fox being an orphan and thinking he was a bird due to his ability to fly. There is also quite a bit of focus on Robotnik's history and parentage, such as the pinning over a [[Best Hedgehog|schoolyard crush]], the desire to [[Robotnik Junior|build himself a son]] to continue his legacy, and the continued appearances of his [[Momma Robotnik's Birthday|crazed mother]].
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A handful of recurring characters also appear, such as the good-intentioned yet absentminded [[Professor Von Schlemmer]], the Phil Silvers-inspired salesman [[Wes Weasley]], the robotic female hedgehog [[Breezie]] and [[Professor Caninestein]], who is an essential part of the four part [[Chaos Emerald]] saga that begins in "[[Blackbot the Pirate]]."
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==Episodes==
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{{Main|List of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog episodes}}
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''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' ran for one 65-episode season during the last three months of 1993, returning for a Christmas special, ''[[Sonic Christmas Blast]]'' three years later in 1996. With the exception of ''Sonic Christmas Blast'' which has a 28-minute runtime, episodes in their original forms average around 22 minutes in length, containing both a main story and an educational "Sonic Says" segment at the end.
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==History==
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===Development===
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[[File:Robotnikmodel2.jpg|thumb|190px|Model sheet of Dr. Robotnik from the show.]]
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With the huge success of the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' video games, animation studio [[DiC Entertainment|DIC Enterprises]], who had previously made video game based television series such as ''[[wikipedia:The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!|The Super Mario Bros. Super Show]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:Captain N: The Game Master|Captain N: The Game Master]]'', believed they could sell a ''Sonic'' animated series to one of the television networks in the USA. DIC approached Sega and made a deal with them, leading to the development of the [[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'']] television series, which they then sold to the [[wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] network.
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DIC then tried to convince ABC that it would be to their advantage to allow them to sell other episodes of ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' into syndication at the same time, a strategy DIC had previously employed with their hit show ''[[wikipedia:The Real Ghostbusters|The Real Ghostbusters]]''. However, ABC rejected this proposal for ''Sonic'', telling DIC that if they planned to syndicate the show simultaneously, then the deal was off.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20150114130241/http://www.gamestm.co.uk/uncategorised/from-pixels-to-primetime-the-making-of-mario-and-sonics-cartoon-careers/2/}} DIC's Robby London proposed an unprecedented solution, producing '''two''' very different Sonic series; the one that the network wanted for their Saturday morning lineup, which was darker and more serious, and one that was goofy, cartoony and gag-driven, which could be syndicated during the week. ABC agreed to this proposal and DIC began work on the syndicated show, ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20180208161607/https://www.gamestm.co.uk/uncategorised/from-pixels-to-primetime-the-making-of-mario-and-sonics-cartoon-careers/3/}}
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Though the two shows were made by the same animation house at the same time, production for the two remained separate entities. There was very little contact between either side, and the team behind ''Adventures'' never felt like they were in direct competition with the other show, as they both were doing vastly different things.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110808145857/http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/18227/pierre-de-celles-on-animating-sonic-the-hedgehog-and-other-tales}} One notable moment where the two attempted to interact was when the writing team of [[Ben Hurst]] and [[Pat Allee]] of the Saturday morning show pitched an idea to the story editors of ''Adventures'' for an episode. Though what the episode could have been about has never been said, the outline was ultimately never used.
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In the ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' series bible, the series is said to be a prequel to ABC's Saturday morning ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, set before Dr. Robotnik had taken over [[Robotropolis]].{{ref|1=http://web.archive.org/web/20150725124711/http://ledastudios.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=243381}} However, neither show referenced the events of the other, and the second season of ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' would go on to depict Dr. Robotnik taking over [[Mobotropolis]] and renaming it Robotropolis when Sonic was five years old.
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One key player recruited by DIC was cartoonist Milton Knight, a relative newcomer to the industry tasked with designing the characters and being in charge of storyboarding for many of the episodes. Though the appearances of Sonic and "Tails" were relatively close to how they are portrayed in DIC's ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, the character of Dr. Robotnik was heavily redesigned. Exaggerating features such as his weight, his mustache and being given a greater eye space to promote expressiveness, Milton Knight also gave a great deal of focus to the physical and emotional state of Robotnik.
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{{quote|1=Robotnik is...the perfect image of self love...He's not perfect, he's imperfect...his full blown belief in himself. He is actually extremely excited by the fact that he exists, and the fact the others do not feel the same way simply spurns him on to greater heights of villainy. He is jealous of the hedgehog - why should he get the applause? Give it to Robotnik! He really believes in his own romantic self and...his sexiness.|2=Milton Knight, ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' Storyboard Artist{{ref|http://ghostarchive.org/varchive/YYccr7YqCrs|2=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYccr7YqCrs}}}}
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[[File:Robotnikmodel1new.jpg|thumb|190px|A detailed model sheet of Robotnik's head.]]
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Transforming him into "Animation's Sexiest Fat Man!," Robotnik became just as important a focus in the show as the title character, Knight not wanting Robotnik to be a stale, generic villain but an intriguing and (most importantly) funny character in his own right. Though initially voiced by [[Jim Cummings]] in the unaired pilot, [[Long John Baldry]], a British crooner from the '60s and '70s was given the role once production for the show went underway, his expressive delivery matching the character's intent in the show.
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One of the more memorable aspects of the show were the ''Sonic Says'' segments featured at the end of each episode. To help fulfill a quota of educational television on broadcast stations, these segments were planned from the beginning, an early form appearing in the original pilot animation. However, as other countries did not have the same laws over what needed to be broadcast, the segments were removed from their initial airings in the U.K., including releases on VHS. However, when the series was later re-aired years later, the segments were restored, and have been included on the DVD releases in the United Kingdom.
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After the completion of the 65 episodes necessary to keep the show in syndicated rotation, production ceased. The characters and settings were revisited when a Christmas special was commissioned in 1996. Featuring a cameo by a pink-hued [[Princess Sally Acorn|Princess Sally]], the special was originally meant to be titled ''An X-Tremely Sonic Christmas'' to tie in with the upcoming [[sega:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]] game ''[[Sonic X-treme]]''. In the wake of that game's cancellation, it was renamed ''[[Sonic Christmas Blast]]'' to tie-in with the game ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'', which was called ''Sonic 3D Blast'' in North America.
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AoStH StockColorBook.pdf|''238-100<br>Stock Color Book — Master''
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The show follows the escapades of world-known video game hero, [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] and his best bud [[Miles "Tails" Prower]] as they stop the evil [[Dr. Robotnik]] and his array of vicious robots from taking over the planet [[Mobius]]. The plots often loosely followed the storyline of the video game, although at the time the Sonic games were still quite new, and lacking much plot or character development, which was in turn filled in by the show's writers. The show features very few characters, usually just Sonic, Tails, Robotnik and his two hench-bots [[Scratch]] and [[Grounder]]. Characters from this show made cameos in the [[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (8-bit)|8-bit]] and [[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine|16-bit]] versions of ''Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine''.
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===Airings===
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[[File:AoStH Promo Poster.jpg|thumb|190px|A promotional poster using a frame from the unaired pilot.]]
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Premiering on September 6th, 1993, the 65-episode syndicated show began its run in the United States, appearing on numerous weekday cartoon blocks including those owned by ABC. After its initial run ended in 1995, the series would begin airing on the USA Network, appearing in the "USA Cartoon Express" and the "USA Action Extreme Team" programming blocks, often paired with its sister show ''Sonic the Hedgehog''. In 1998, the series found a home on Toon Disney, sometimes being part of the "Chillin' with the Villains" block. The series remained on the network until 2002. It was later broadcasted on the This TV network from 2010 until late 2011, only airing 25 episodes.
  
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Each episode featured the famous "Sonic Sez" segments where Sonic gave viewers advice on different topics, ranging from staying in school, not running away from home and not using guns to smoking, alcohol abuse and false advertising. Probably the most famous of these segments is the one featured in "Lovesick Sonic", which dealt with sexual harassment. With the advent of video sites like YouTube these segments (especially the "[[Lovesick Sonic]]" ones) have become viral hits.
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In the United Kingdom, the program was originally aired on Channel 4, remaining in rotation until 1997. The show was also aired on The Children's Channel from 1995-1998, and was aired in its entirety on POP! starting in 2004. In was briefly found on ITV2 in 2005, and also aired on CBBC from 1994 to 2002. It can currently be found on CITV and KidsCo.
  
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The show was created by [[DiC Entertainment]], who produced a total of 65 episodes for its first season. The first episode was "The Best Hedgehog" (shown Sept 6) and the last was "Hero of the Year" (shown Dec 3). DiC ceased production of to this comical interpretation to spend more time on its darker interpretation, dubbed just "Sonic the Hedgehog" (commonly known as ''SatAM''), a series launched on ABC's Saturday morning line-up. This wasn't to be the end of ''AoStH'', however, for DiC created one more episode in the winter of 1996, ''[[Sonic's Christmas Blast]]'' - which ended up being a strange mix of ''AoStH'' and ''[[SatAM]]''.
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The show has also aired in Sweden on Filmnet and TV3, the Netherlands on Filmnet Plus and RTL4, Argentina on PakaPaka, Australia on Network Ten and ABC, France on France 3 and France 5, and in Greece, Germany, the Czech Republic and Russia, still airing in many of those countries. In Germany, the title of show was called ''Sonic der irre Igel'', literally translating into ''Sonic the Insane Hedgehog''. The series also has a home on YTV in Canada. The show also found it way to the Middle East and North Africa, airing on Spacetoon Arabic.
  
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''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' was orignally broadcast in syndication, meaning it was shown on any television station that wanted it. USA Network picked it up from 1995-1997 and then it later picked up by Toon Disney from 2000-2002. It was also broadcast internationally and currently is shown three times a day on POP!. ''AoStH'' villains also appeared one weekend on "Chillin' with the Villians" program hour - Robotnik was even on their commercial for it.
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In Portugal it originally aired on RTP (RTP 1) in 1993, subtitled in Portuguese and in 1994 on SIC, this time dubbed in Portuguese, by Vila Nova de Gaia{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila_Nova_de_Gaia}} (Oporto, Portugal) based company, ''Somnorte - Estúdios de Som, S.A.''{{ref|https://archive.is/3u1Y0|https://www.somnorte.com/Somnorte/Apresentacao_2.html}}{{fileref|Sala de estar.jpg}} (founded in 1991). It was released in VHS, in 1993 and 1994  by ''Prisvideo'' ([https://segaretro.org/Ecoplay Ecofilmes]'s sister company) under RTC's license (Rádio Televisão Comercial, a division of RTP founded in 1983 and extinct in 1996, which acted as a distributor, publisher and publicity controller for the parent company). For some of the initial VHS releases it was used the RTP version, subtitled in Portuguese and for the rest of the releases, the SIC version was choosed which is dubbed in Portuguese. Prisvideo re-released the show in DVD in 2006, also dubbed in Portuguese but this time the dubbing was made by another Portuguese company, also from Vila Nova de Gaia{{ref|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila_Nova_de_Gaia}}, namely, ''Cinemágica - Sociedade de Serviços Audiovisuais, Lda'' (founded in 1997, and currently active).
  
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In Bulgaria, it was distributed on VHS under the name ''Приключенията на сприхавия Зоник''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20230530012924/https://videotekata.com/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA/}}
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* Tails' voice was provided by [[Christopher Evan Welch]], who was 11 years old when the program began. When ''Sonic Christmas Blast'' was released, he was 14 years old and was replaced because his voice changed.
 
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* The series and the theme song regularly features the title screen theme from the first two Sonic games. This was the only show, up until ''[[Sonic X]]'' to feature music from the games.
 
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* ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' was originally offered to ABC for Saturday morning broadcasting. But because ABC executives found the series to be lacking in plot and animation, ABC told DiC to scrap it and work on another Sonic cartoon. Its replacement was the second series, known by fans as ''SatAM''.
 
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* In the episode "Untouchable Sonic", Scratch and Grounder were seen watching ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' on TV. The footage they were watching was from the [[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (pilot)|original pilot episode]]. The pilot itself is available for viewing [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EZ54vXrcVU&eurl=http://sega-memories.blogspot.com/ here].
 
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* In Germany this show is named "Sonic der irre Igel" (''Sonic the Insane Hedgehog'').
 
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* In the episode "Tails Prevails", there is a Star Trek reference when Tails says "I'm giving her all she's got captain." In an attempt at a stereotypical Scottish accent.
 
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* This show is the source for the [[Sonic YTMND fad]].
 
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* The games ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]'' and ''[[Sonic Spinball (16-bit)|Sonic Spinball]]'' are set in the same continuity of this television series as characters from the show make cameos.
 
  
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In Albania, ''Iriqi Sonik'' aired in 2010s on Bang Bang and later on Çufo.
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===Legacy===
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The setting and characters of the show also served as the inspiration for the [[sega:Sega Mega Drive|Sega Mega Drive]] game ''[[Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]'', a localized version of the puzzle-game ''[[sega:Puyo Puyo|Puyo Puyo]]'' utilizing the design of [[Dr. Eggman|Dr. Robotnik]] that populated Western media. In addition, the American-produced ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball]]'' has Scratch make a cameo in the bonus round stages of the game.
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==Localised names==
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{{aka
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| en_name=Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
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| fr_name=Les Aventures de Sonic
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| fr_trans=The Adventures of Sonic
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| de_name=Sonic der irre Igel
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| de_trans=Sonic the Funky Hedgehog
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| es_name=Las Aventuras de Sonic el Erizo
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| es_trans=The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
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| br_name=As Aventuras de Sonic
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| br_trans=The Adventures of Sonic
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| sa_name=قنفوذ السريع سونيك الجزء الأول
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==Voice cast==
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|description=Sonic and Tails learn about the sad story of Lucas and Lucinda. They were once very much in love, but their lives were ruined by Doctor Robotnik. He had wanted Lucinda to be his and didn't take her rejection very well. Lucas spent years imprisoned as a result of Robotnik's sick need for revenge. Now, with help from Sonic and Tails, Lucas has another chance to be with Lucinda. Still, it won't be easy for them to find her and evade Robotnik.
 
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|description=When Sonic decides to find Tails a suitable foster home, Robotnik finds out and creates a robot fox family which poses as Tails' long lost parents.  Sonic leaves Tails with the fox family, but finally realizes they're robots and rescues Tails.
 
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|description=To deal with Sonic, Dr. Robotnik gets a new weapons supplier – Wes Weasley. He is all too happy to provide Robotnik with powerful weaponry – so long as he gets paid, of course. Armed with new weaponry, Scratch and Grounder are sent out after Sonic and Tails, but they screw up anyway. Wes assures Robotnik that a new weapon will make all the difference, but each new purchase just damages the Dumbbots and tries the villainous doctor's patience.
 
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|description=Robotnik is after the Power Gems from the city of Submerbia in the Labyrinth Zone. After kidnapping the Princess Bubbles, her Merman boyfriend goes to Sonic for help.
 
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|description=Mobius is suffering a crime spree and all the evidence points to Sonic as the culprit.  But the real thief is a lab rat wearing a high-tech vehicle suit who was sent by Robotnik to discredit our hero.  When Sonic becomes ill, Tails uses the suit to try to be a hero.  Sonic has to leave his sickbed and save the day.
 
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|description=An elderly, out of shape superhero keeps trying to help Sonic battle Dr. Robotnik, and keeps getting him in more jeopardy.  Sonic helps the old hero regain his self respect and they team up to battle Robotnik's latest scheme.
 
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|description=Turtle Town faces complete destruction from an incoming asteroid. Time is running out and Turtle Town's best chance for survival lies with none other than Doctor Robotnik. He really just uses the situation to force Sonic into a new villainous scheme. With innocent lives on the line, Sonic is promptly thrust into the new Robolympic games. Robotnik and his Dumbbots are the only competition, and they plan on using every single game and dirty trick to take Sonic down.
 
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|description=It appears to be business as usual when Sonic again gets the best of Scratch and Grounder. However, this confrontation leads Sonic to meet Breezie and love is soon in the air. Unfortunately, Breezie is actually just another Robotnik creation – meaning that the earlier battle was just a set-up. Tails can tell that something is wrong with Breezie, but Sonic refuses to listen to him. Can anything save Sonic before it's too late?
 
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|description=Sonic and Tails' latest run-in with Scratch and Grounder takes them through a mine. It turns out that the mine is the underground home of a mole and his many diamonds. The two heroes learn the hard way that the mole is very protective of these diamonds and paranoid that others want to steal them. Things only get worse, though, with Scratch and Grounder still in the area and up to no good. Can Sonic and Tails convince the mole they are not his enemies and to free them?
 
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|description=Hacker – a friend of Sonic and Tails – has gotten a hold of a new computer chip from Doctor Robotnik. This chip is capable of vastly increasing one's intelligence, which Grounder finds out firsthand following a confrontation. The once stupid robot becomes a genius and is not going to be taking anymore abuse from anyone. Robotnik and then Sonic learn the hard way that the new Grounder is a formidable foe. Can Tails and Hacker do better, or will someone else have to?
 
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|description=Tails and other Mobius citizens are lured into Robotnik's robotic games of chance, and when they lose they're sent to slave labor camps.  Sonic rescues Tails and the others by beating the house in games of chance at Robotnik's Casino, and outsmarting the robots in a climactic chase.
 
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|description=When Grounder makes a bet with Scratch that he can catch Sonic first, the robotic chicken orders a build-it-yourself Eagle Copter kit from his favorite TV Show called Edgar Eagle. Scratch fails to catch Sonic as usual while piloting the Eagle Copter, and crashes into a barn in the process. The crash scatters the chicken's brains as he now believes he's Edgar Eagle, earning a turkey fangirl in the process!
 
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|description=A new invention can literally bring dreams to life, but Doctor Robotnik is more interested in nightmares. A massive nightmare of his own is soon unleashed upon Mobius and the results are devastating. Despite their best efforts, Sonic and Tails can't handle this one on their own. Instead, they'll have to fight fire with fire to win, which means getting to that invention in Robotnik's fortress.
 
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|description=While Coconuts is on a permanent vacation, he runs into Boom-Boom, a long-lost Gorilla who thinks that Coconuts is his father. Therefore, Coconuts decides to team up with Boom-Boom to capture Sonic, although Robotnik is controlling Boom-Boom's real father to conquer half of Mobius.
 
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|title=The Robotnik Express
 
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|description=Dr. Robotnik is awaiting Scratch, Grounder and a train shipment of explosive weaponry. Though Sonic and Tails will certainly intervene, Scratch and Grounder do get some unlikely help. Unbelievably, two bear bikers named Mad Mike and Big Griz have confused the two heroes and the Dumbbots with each other. Now, Sonic and Tails find their efforts complicated by Da Bears. Can they convince them of the truth before time runs out?
 
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|title=Mama Robotnik's Birthday
 
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|description=It's Mama Robotnik's Birthday and she's broken out of the asylum again to get her birthday present. She seems to hate just Sonic as much as her son, so Dr. Robotnik decides to catch Sonic for her for her birthday.
 
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|title=Slowwww Going
 
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|description=Dr. Robotnik's finally done it as he's invented a ray gun that's supposed to slow Sonic down for good! Sending the Dumbbots out to do his dirty work, a family of sloths comes under attack from Scratch and Grounder, who use them to lure Sonic into the path of the Doc's new Slow Motion Ray. Sonic is then captured, but saved by Tails when he reverses the effects of the ray and turns it on the sloths, turning them into a high speed fighting force, before turning it back on Sonic!
 
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|title=So Long Sucker!!!
 
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|description=When the robots rip open a door to an alternate dimension, a mysterious small purple alien blob creature from another dimension falls through into Tails hands and Sonic lets him keep it. The one problem is, the alien will only eat chilidogs! And if it doesn't get them it grows into a huge alien, goes ballistic, and sucks everything up in sight. The alien (now named Goopster) is in constant danger as the robots would find it more useful as a weapon, and are constantly try to capture it. However, Dr. Robotnik steps in, kidnaps it and Sonic and Tails must go to rescue it!
 
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|description=A half man, half duck named Quark suddenly appears with his robot servant in tow, and attempts to oust Robotnik from the villainy stakes. The two attempt to co-operate and defeat Sonic, but rivalry and stupidity mean that they fail and the newcomer is sent back to from whence he came.
 
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|description=Five years ago, Robotnik banished his insane cousin Warpnik to the "Zone of Confusion." Unfortunately, seeking revenge, Warpnik has escaped and in a three Ring bind of sorts he captures Tails, knowing that Sonic will follow Tails, and knowing that Robotnik will follow Sonic! His plan works to a tee, as they all end up trapped in the Zone of Confusion.
 
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|description=Mama Robotnik once again escapes from the asylum and returns to wreak revenge on Sonic, notifying the law that a homeless minor is roaming the streets, and offering to adopt him. The minor you ask - Sonic! The courts forcibly place him under her care even without Sonic's pleas, and she imprisons him in her fortress, using Tails as a shield, locked in her torture chamber, just to keep him against His will!
 
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|title=Too Tall Tails
 
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|description=Robotnik tries to get Professor Dinglehopper's growth gun to work, but it explodes and creates a cloud of growth gas! It happens to drift over Tails, who grows incredibly large! In his huge state, he can't help but destroy small (relatively) things - such as towns and people! Sonic has to go get the antidote before Robotnik does "something good for the community" by viciously shooting Tails with a freeze ray.
 
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|description=Dr. Robotnik has created two new Badniks under the monicker of the "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad" - codenamed Scratch and Grounder. Their full job is to eradicate the devilish Doc's number one enemy - Sonic the Hedgehog! but Coconuts, Dr. R's Monkey robot, tries to capture Sonic before the other Badniks.
 
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|title=The Magnificent Sonic
 
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|description=After defeating Six-Gun Pete, one of Robotnik's outlaw robots, Sonic is made into a sheriff of Tranquil Gulch and has to defend it from Dr. Robotnik who wants to turn it into Mobius' biggest casino, Gambler's Gulch.
 
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|description=An intergalactic bounty-hunter comes to Mobius looking for unusual people and decides to catch Sonic. She runs into Robotnik when trying to catch him, and falls in love with him. She arranges for them to be married and hunt for Sonic together, though Robotnik is not too enthusiastic about it.
 
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|title=Tails In Charge
 
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|description=Dr. Robotnik invents a Super Stopper-Zapper that he tries to use to petrify Sonic. It works, and Tails has to keep Sonic away from Robotnik until he can cure his condition.
 
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|title=Musta Been a Beautiful Baby
 
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|description=Robotnik somehow invents a ray that makes people turn into babies, and shoots Sonic and Tails. However, he also shot himself! An overly hyper baby Sonic, a baby Tails that can speak few words, and the bully-like Baby Robotnik are taken to daycare, where they must go the whole day without a time-out until the effects wear off. Scratch and Grounder use multiple disguises to try and trick the owner of the daycare into thinking they're the kid's parents, but none work.
 
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|title=Sonic The Matchmaker
 
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|description=Dr. Robotnik tries to capture Breezy (from Lovesick Sonic.) and Robotnik Jr, tries to turn Robotnik Falls into Robotnik Cliffs to cause a drought, and build a robotic wife who can't be drenched by water, But all the while, Junior starts to fall in love with Breezy.
 
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|title=The Attack on the Pinball Fortress
 
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|description=In the adaptation of [[Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball|Sonic Spinball]] for the [[Sega Genesis]], Sonic, Wes Weasley and Sergeant Doberman attempt to breach the defences of Robotnik's new fortress, and none of them can stand the sight of each other.
 
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|description=When Robotnik announces his intention to give up villainy, Sonic is therefore forced into retirement, and the offer of an all expenses paid adventure holiday from a town's grateful mayor seems like just a thing to relieve his and Tails' boredom.
 
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|description=Robotnik constructs a pushy P.T. robot in an attempt to increase Scratch, Grounder, and later, Coconuts' fitness, and all the while, Sonic tries to use Robotnik's equipment against the Robots.
 
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|description=When Robotnik opens up a resort to make the resident Mobians his slaves, Sonic enlists the help of some robots from an area of Mobius called Scrap Valley.
 
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|title=Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind
 
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|description=Sonic and Tails try to help a pair of Aliens repair their ship before The Prince's Baby Brother destroys earth.
 
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|description=One of Tails' inventions catches the eye of the goofy Professor Dinglehopper, who asks the fox to leave Sonic and become his research assistant!
 
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|title=Robotnik Junior
 
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|description=When Dr. Robotnik builds a robot "son" that looks like him. He finally has a sense of pride, but the pride is soon dashed to pieces when the robot realizes he'd rather be on Sonic's side because "Sonic's nicer."
 
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|title=The Magic Hassle
 
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|description=Dr. Robotnik acquires a magic wand and a book of spells from Wes Weasley, and attempts to master them while trying to destroy the Mobius mint before it can release a Sonic banknote, with the ultimate aim of forcing it to produce currency in his own image.
 
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|description=The Chaos Emerald mini-series starts off with Robotnik waiting for a good scientist, Professor Caninestein, to finish working on a time machine. Robotnik says he's going to use it to go back in time and steal four all-powerful "Chaos Emeralds of Invisibility, Invincibility, Immortality, and (the Power of) Life." Once he has all of them, he will become The Surpreme High Robotnik!
 
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|title=Prehistoric Sonic
 
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|description=The Badniks go back to the Mesozoic Era and steal the Emerald of Life, but not before Robotnik kills his Dumbniks to do so by throwing them into the volcano. Sonic is too late to stop him. Robotnik and his morons (who have somehow been resurrected despite getting thrown into the lava) go back to the last three episodes to get the other Emeralds.
 
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|description=Robotnik and his robots head for the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Robotnik meets Merlence: the Wizard , who just hands him the Emerald of Invincibility. But holding the Emerald is just half the thing – you need to be king for it to work. So Robotnik takes over the throne and makes Merlence change Sonic's boots to stone.
 
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|title=Untouchable Sonic
 
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|description=Sonic comes to the rescue of a town as it is held to ransom by a crime syndicate under the control of Dr. Robotnik!
 
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|title=Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme
 
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|description=Robotnik and his followers escape from the lions, and head for ancient Mobegypt, when they can find the Emerald of Immortality. Robotnik, of course, knows that Sonic will try to stop him. But Robotnik has apparently got a surprise plan here - he tries to make sure Sonic is never born by preventing the Blue Blur's Egyptian ancestors, Masonic and Penelope, from meeting.
 
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|description=A popular cartoonist Sketch Lampoon is imprisoned in Robotnik's prison. Sonic has a plan, to get captured in the prison cell and then break out and save Sketch Lampoon. But will it work?
 
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|title=Sonically Ever After
 
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|description=Robotnik invents a ray gun that literally transports Sonic, Tails, and Robotnik's gang into a storybook!
 
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|title=Mystery Of The Missing Hi-Tops
 
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|description=There's going to be some sort of fair in Sonic's honor today on Planet Mobius, but Sonic wakes up and finds his shoes gone! He suspects Robotnik, but he can't run without the shoes due to the fact that the friction would tear his feet up, so he has to use detective work.
 
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|description=Coconuts knocks a bunch of chemical mixes off a shelf into a vat. Robotnik falls into them and gains super powers as he challenges Sonic to a series of physical tests - and the one who loses the most has to leave Mobius forever!
 
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|description=Robotnik plants bombs at three of Mobius' centers of transport: an airport, a port and a railway station, threatening to cause chaos unless Sonic can effectively be in three places at once!
 
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|title=Spaceman Sonic
 
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|description=Sonic and Tails are blasted into space whilst trying to prevent Robotnik from launching a deadly rocket towards a space station.
 
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|description=When Scratch and Grounder capture a Freedom Fighting Kangaroo named MacHopper, Robotnik comes to realize that Mac may be the only person capable of matching Sonic at his own game, as he brainwashes Mac into doing his dirty deeds! But in the attempt to reprogram his brain an explosion occurs in the lightning storm, causing his reprogramming to change for the worst
 
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|description=Sonic and Tails babysit a pair of baby beavers who are at least as much trouble as Robotnik, and get themselves kidnapped at least as often as Tails! Robotnik attacks the heroes while they're pre-occupied, but the twins are ultimately better at seeing off villains than Sonic himself.
 
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|description=Tails unwittingly steps on a piece of "high-speed gum" that Dr. Robotnik invented and now he can run really super fast! There's just one drawback to his new super speed ability - because unfortunately, once he starts speeding, he can't control himself.
 
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|title=Lifestyles of the Sick and Twisted
 
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|description=A parody of the old Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, except about Robotnik and his daily routine of evil - with a twist: especially when Robotnik kidnaps Robin Leech's niece! And to top that - Robin isn't so much of a good egg himself...
 
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|title=Road Hog
 
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|description=Sonic gets a speeding ticket that he can't afford to pay, and has to do labor in a field to make up for it. Meanwhile, he learns of a plan that Robotnik is going to use special pollen that hypnotizes people and makes them do his bidding! Problem is - how can he hope to stop Robotnik if he's trapped doing hard time?
 
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|title=The Mobius 5000
 
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|description=When Robotnik threatens to close down an orphanage and evict all the poor little orphans, Sonic and Tails enter Caninestein's car design in a race, in an attempt to win the prize money! But the robots, Scratch and Grounder are also competing, and dog Sonic and Tails all the way, until they realize that they may be replaced if Sonic is defeated.
 
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|title=Honey, I Shrunk the Hedgehog
 
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|description=Robotnik hatches a plan to shrink the sources of all of Mobius' natural resources, and keep them all in his fortress! Hit by his shrink ray, Sonic and Tails must make their way across the doctor's lab and join forces with the residents of the shrunken cities to stop Robotnik!
 
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|title=Sonic's Song
 
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|description=Quite a popular singer, Catty Carlisle sings a song about Sonic (showing off his heroic side).
 
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|title=Sno Problem
 
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|description=Robotnik has invented The Ultra-Freezomatic with his goal to freeze every being on Mobius and place on them little cigarette-patch looking "Servitude Chips" thus giving them complete obedience to Robotnik!
 
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|description=Robotnik traps Sonic in his death-trap amusement park called Robotnik Land. There Robotnik tortures Sonic and it's his birthday! Can you believe it? Will Sonic escape?
 
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|description=While fishing, when Tails pulls out a mermaid hedgehog named Merna, its up to Sonic and Tails to save the day when they find out Dr. Robotnik is destroying her underwater city.
 
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|description=Robotnik captures a master of martial arts (Miyagi by any other name), and steals his knowledge in order to turn Scratch and Grounder into better fighters. The master's pupil comes to Sonic and Tails for help, and the trio then battle the robots for the sensei's freedom.
 
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|title=Fast and Easy
 
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|description=Robotnik is after Easy Eddie, a pick pocket ferret that took his Chaos Emerald ring that he was going to use to conquer Mobius by flooding it and he wants it back.
 
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|episodenumber=63
 
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|title=Tails' Tale
 
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|description=When Sonic disappears from the face of the planet mysteriously, it's up to Tails to locate him with the help of Professor Dinglehopper! But a mysterious lost city and unknown doings by Dr. Robotnik may complicate problems. And just what did happen to Sonic anyway?
 
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|ReleaseDate1=1/12/1993
 
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|title=The Robot's Robot
 
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|description=Dr. Robotnik invents a machine that literally implodes everything, he's going to use it to conquer the planet once and for all once he installs the BLAMMO component . . . Meanwhile, Scratch and Grounder create a robot out of spare parts that they use to do their bidding.
 
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|title=Hero of the Year
 
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|description=Wes Weasly hosts a roast to Sonic, to give him a Hero of the year award, but what Sonic doesn't yet know is that is all a trap set by Robotnik.
 
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|title=Sonic Christmas Blast
 
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|description=While searching for a present for Princess Sally, Sonic and Tails learn that Dr. Robotnik, posing as Robotnik Claus, has stolen every gift on the planet.
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog Vol1.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Complete Series:<br>Volume 1'''<br>
 
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Contains first half of the shows episodes, Milton Knight interview, How-to-draw Sonic feature.</div></div>
 
  
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog Vol2.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Complete Series:<br>Volume 2'''<br>
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==Magazine articles==
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog RobotnikFamilyValues.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Robotnik Family Values'''<br>
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<small>''Includes four episodes:''</small><br>[[Momma Robotnik's Birthday]]<br>[[Robotnik Jr.]]<br>[[Sonic the Matchmaker]]<br>[[Momma Robotnik Returns]]</div></div>
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* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLySo2SlSHPSOOGZM3_2Qun52hCaRNYW9y Most full episodes of the show] officially uploaded on YouTube, courtesy of [[wikipedia:WildBrain Spark|WildBrain Spark]].
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* ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on Amazon: [https://www.amazon.com/Super-Special-Sonic-Search-Smash/dp/B01DFVFX20/ US (1-30)], [https://www.amazon.com/The-Coachnik/dp/B01DFWEQTK/ US (31-65)], [https://www.amazon.com/Subterranean-Sonic/dp/B017SXHSHO/ US (CONtv)], [https://www.amazon.com/Grounder-The-Genius/dp/B084H9S5JQ/ US (CBS)], [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Super-Special-Sonic-Search-Smash/dp/B01DFYUPBG/ UK (1-30)], [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Robolympics/dp/B01DFYUSPO/ UK (31-65)]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20200311074851/https://www.cbs.com/shows/adventures-of-sonic/ ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on CBS All Access] (archive)
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* [https://tv.apple.com/gb/show/adventures-of-sonic-the-hedgehog/umc.cmc.5gzq7y4ftl794hj521ypxn53n ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on Apple TV+]
  
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog RobotnikStrikesBack.JPG|x150px]]<br><br>'''Robotnik Strikes Back'''<br>
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* [http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Other_Studios/D/DiC_Entertainment/Adventures_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog/index.html ''{{PAGENAME}}'' on The Big Cartoon DataBase]
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<small>''Includes four episodes:''</small><br>[[Grounder the Genius]]<br>[[Sno Problem]]<br>[[Full Tilt Tails]]<br>[[The Coachnik]]</div></div>
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<small>''Includes seven episodes:''</small><br>[[Black Bot the Pirate]]<br>[[Pseudo Sonic]]<br>[[Too Tall Tails]]<br>[[Sonic the Matchmaker]]<br>[[Slowwww Going]]<br>[[Road Hog]]<br>[[Attack on Pinball Fortress]]</div></div>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog TheFastestThingInTime.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''The Fastest Thing in Time'''<br>
 
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<small>''Includes four episodes:''</small><br>[[Blackbot the Pirate]]<br>[[Hedgehog of the "Hound" Table]]<br>[[Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme]]<br>[[Prehistoric Sonic]]</div></div>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog TallTails.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Tall Tails'''<br>
 
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<small>''Includes four episodes:''</small><br>[[Trail of the Missing Tails]]<br>[[Too Tall Tails]]<br>[[Tails' New Home]]<br>[[Tails in Charge]]</div></div>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[File:Tall Tails Disc.JPG|x150px]]<br><br>'''Tall Tails Disc'''</div></div>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:Sonic_Christmas_Blast_DVD.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Sonic Christmas Blast'''<br>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog SMB3.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Super Mario Bros. 3/Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Box Set'''<br>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:Frenchaosth1.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Les aventures de Sonic 1'''<br>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:Frenchaosth2.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Les aventures de Sonic 2'''<br>
 
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<small>''Includes two episodes:''</small><br>[[Tails New Home]]<br>[[Robotnik Express]]</div></div>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog SlowwwwGoing.JPG|x150px]]<br><br>'''Slowwww Going'''<br>
 
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<small>''Includes two episodes:''</small><br>[[Sonic's Song]]<br>[[The Best Hedgehog]]</div></div>
 
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<div class="thumb" style="width:180px;float:left;margin-left:20px"><div>[[Image:AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog SuperSpecialSonicSearchNSmashSquad.jpg|x150px]]<br><br>'''Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad'''<br>
 
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<small>''Includes two episodes:''</small><br>[[The Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad!]]<br>[[Sonic Breakout]]</div></div>
 
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* ''[http://www.tv.com/the-adventures-of-sonic-the-hedgehog/show/2385/episode_listings.html?season=1&tag=nav_bar;1 Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]'' at TV.com
 
  
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Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Studio: DiC Entertainment, Bohbot Kids Network, TMS Entertainment (overseas animation for some episodes)
Number of episodes: 65 + special
Original airdate: 1993-09-06 — 1993-12-03

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (commonly shortened to AoStH) is an American-produced animated television series created by DiC Entertainment. First airing on September 6th, 1993, the series (along with its darker, network-broadcast sister show Sonic the Hedgehog) was the face of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise through the mid-90s. Focusing more on slapstick humor and cheap gags as opposed to the more story-driven Sonic the Hedgehog, the series has nevertheless gained its own distinct fanbase.

Being originally packaged and sold as a syndicated series, the program continues to air on numerous stations across the globe, a continued testament to the character's popularity.

Premise

Sonic and "Tails" along with reoccurring characters Breezie and Wes Weasley.

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog follows the exploits of the titular hero Sonic the Hedgehog and his best friend Miles "Tails" Prower through various adventures across the planet Mobius. More often than not, this pits the duo against the nefarious Dr. Ivo Robotnik, who alongside his mechanical henchmen, Scratch, Grounder, and occasionally Coconuts, attempt to capture Sonic and secure Robotnik's place as ruler of Mobius.

The show is loosely inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog 2, though takes a far more comedic tone similar to classic Looney Tunes shorts by Warner Bros, particularly Bugs Bunny and Road Runner cartoons from the 1940s-to-1960s. The show uses a standalone episode format, where more often than not actions happen for the sake of happening, with little ever being explained or followed up on. Some loose continuity does exist, but not at the same level as later cartoons, and aside from character designs, very little is tied directly to the video games.

The backstories of the Sonic and Robotnik are never explained, however the first episode details the creation of Scratch and Grounder, the two leaders of the Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad. Designed to be just as smart and cunning as Robotnik believes himself to be, neither are able to catch Sonic, and are consistently foiled (alongside Robotnik) by the hedgehog.

Occasional third member of the robot underlings, Coconuts, was for some reason demoted to a janitorial position, and since has done nothing but plotted how to not only capture Sonic but beat Scratch and Grounder to the punch, wanting to one day become the head of the S.S.S.S.S. Squad. Though the episodes like to play around with the fact that Coconuts is actually more intelligent than Scratch and Grounder, and can even look beyond Sonic's frequent disguises, Coconuts is still unable to get his way. If he makes any headway whatsoever and receives the promotion he seeks, he loses it before the episode is over, restoring the status quo.

There are moments when history is expanded upon, such as the episode "Tails' New Home" which explains how Sonic first met "Tails," the young fox being an orphan and thinking he was a bird due to his ability to fly. There is also quite a bit of focus on Robotnik's history and parentage, such as the pinning over a schoolyard crush, the desire to build himself a son to continue his legacy, and the continued appearances of his crazed mother.

A handful of recurring characters also appear, such as the good-intentioned yet absentminded Professor Von Schlemmer, the Phil Silvers-inspired salesman Wes Weasley, the robotic female hedgehog Breezie and Professor Caninestein, who is an essential part of the four part Chaos Emerald saga that begins in "Blackbot the Pirate."

Episodes

Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: List of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog episodes

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ran for one 65-episode season during the last three months of 1993, returning for a Christmas special, Sonic Christmas Blast three years later in 1996. With the exception of Sonic Christmas Blast which has a 28-minute runtime, episodes in their original forms average around 22 minutes in length, containing both a main story and an educational "Sonic Says" segment at the end.

History

Development

Model sheet of Dr. Robotnik from the show.

With the huge success of the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, animation studio DIC Enterprises, who had previously made video game based television series such as The Super Mario Bros. Super Show and Captain N: The Game Master, believed they could sell a Sonic animated series to one of the television networks in the USA. DIC approached Sega and made a deal with them, leading to the development of the Sonic the Hedgehog television series, which they then sold to the ABC network.

DIC then tried to convince ABC that it would be to their advantage to allow them to sell other episodes of Sonic the Hedgehog into syndication at the same time, a strategy DIC had previously employed with their hit show The Real Ghostbusters. However, ABC rejected this proposal for Sonic, telling DIC that if they planned to syndicate the show simultaneously, then the deal was off.[1] DIC's Robby London proposed an unprecedented solution, producing two very different Sonic series; the one that the network wanted for their Saturday morning lineup, which was darker and more serious, and one that was goofy, cartoony and gag-driven, which could be syndicated during the week. ABC agreed to this proposal and DIC began work on the syndicated show, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog.[2]

Though the two shows were made by the same animation house at the same time, production for the two remained separate entities. There was very little contact between either side, and the team behind Adventures never felt like they were in direct competition with the other show, as they both were doing vastly different things.[3] One notable moment where the two attempted to interact was when the writing team of Ben Hurst and Pat Allee of the Saturday morning show pitched an idea to the story editors of Adventures for an episode. Though what the episode could have been about has never been said, the outline was ultimately never used.

In the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog series bible, the series is said to be a prequel to ABC's Saturday morning Sonic the Hedgehog series, set before Dr. Robotnik had taken over Robotropolis.[4] However, neither show referenced the events of the other, and the second season of Sonic the Hedgehog would go on to depict Dr. Robotnik taking over Mobotropolis and renaming it Robotropolis when Sonic was five years old.

One key player recruited by DIC was cartoonist Milton Knight, a relative newcomer to the industry tasked with designing the characters and being in charge of storyboarding for many of the episodes. Though the appearances of Sonic and "Tails" were relatively close to how they are portrayed in DIC's Sonic the Hedgehog series, the character of Dr. Robotnik was heavily redesigned. Exaggerating features such as his weight, his mustache and being given a greater eye space to promote expressiveness, Milton Knight also gave a great deal of focus to the physical and emotional state of Robotnik.

“ Robotnik is...the perfect image of self love...He's not perfect, he's imperfect...his full blown belief in himself. He is actually extremely excited by the fact that he exists, and the fact the others do not feel the same way simply spurns him on to greater heights of villainy. He is jealous of the hedgehog - why should he get the applause? Give it to Robotnik! He really believes in his own romantic self and...his sexiness. „

— Milton Knight, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Storyboard Artist[5]

A detailed model sheet of Robotnik's head.

Transforming him into "Animation's Sexiest Fat Man!," Robotnik became just as important a focus in the show as the title character, Knight not wanting Robotnik to be a stale, generic villain but an intriguing and (most importantly) funny character in his own right. Though initially voiced by Jim Cummings in the unaired pilot, Long John Baldry, a British crooner from the '60s and '70s was given the role once production for the show went underway, his expressive delivery matching the character's intent in the show.

One of the more memorable aspects of the show were the Sonic Says segments featured at the end of each episode. To help fulfill a quota of educational television on broadcast stations, these segments were planned from the beginning, an early form appearing in the original pilot animation. However, as other countries did not have the same laws over what needed to be broadcast, the segments were removed from their initial airings in the U.K., including releases on VHS. However, when the series was later re-aired years later, the segments were restored, and have been included on the DVD releases in the United Kingdom.

After the completion of the 65 episodes necessary to keep the show in syndicated rotation, production ceased. The characters and settings were revisited when a Christmas special was commissioned in 1996. Featuring a cameo by a pink-hued Princess Sally, the special was originally meant to be titled An X-Tremely Sonic Christmas to tie in with the upcoming Sega Saturn game Sonic X-treme. In the wake of that game's cancellation, it was renamed Sonic Christmas Blast to tie-in with the game Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, which was called Sonic 3D Blast in North America.

Physical scans

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Airings

A promotional poster using a frame from the unaired pilot.

Premiering on September 6th, 1993, the 65-episode syndicated show began its run in the United States, appearing on numerous weekday cartoon blocks including those owned by ABC. After its initial run ended in 1995, the series would begin airing on the USA Network, appearing in the "USA Cartoon Express" and the "USA Action Extreme Team" programming blocks, often paired with its sister show Sonic the Hedgehog. In 1998, the series found a home on Toon Disney, sometimes being part of the "Chillin' with the Villains" block. The series remained on the network until 2002. It was later broadcasted on the This TV network from 2010 until late 2011, only airing 25 episodes.

In the United Kingdom, the program was originally aired on Channel 4, remaining in rotation until 1997. The show was also aired on The Children's Channel from 1995-1998, and was aired in its entirety on POP! starting in 2004. In was briefly found on ITV2 in 2005, and also aired on CBBC from 1994 to 2002. It can currently be found on CITV and KidsCo.

The show has also aired in Sweden on Filmnet and TV3, the Netherlands on Filmnet Plus and RTL4, Argentina on PakaPaka, Australia on Network Ten and ABC, France on France 3 and France 5, and in Greece, Germany, the Czech Republic and Russia, still airing in many of those countries. In Germany, the title of show was called Sonic der irre Igel, literally translating into Sonic the Insane Hedgehog. The series also has a home on YTV in Canada. The show also found it way to the Middle East and North Africa, airing on Spacetoon Arabic.

In Portugal it originally aired on RTP (RTP 1) in 1993, subtitled in Portuguese and in 1994 on SIC, this time dubbed in Portuguese, by Vila Nova de Gaia[6] (Oporto, Portugal) based company, Somnorte - Estúdios de Som, S.A.[7][8] (founded in 1991). It was released in VHS, in 1993 and 1994 by Prisvideo (Ecofilmes's sister company) under RTC's license (Rádio Televisão Comercial, a division of RTP founded in 1983 and extinct in 1996, which acted as a distributor, publisher and publicity controller for the parent company). For some of the initial VHS releases it was used the RTP version, subtitled in Portuguese and for the rest of the releases, the SIC version was choosed which is dubbed in Portuguese. Prisvideo re-released the show in DVD in 2006, also dubbed in Portuguese but this time the dubbing was made by another Portuguese company, also from Vila Nova de Gaia[6], namely, Cinemágica - Sociedade de Serviços Audiovisuais, Lda (founded in 1997, and currently active).

In Bulgaria, it was distributed on VHS under the name Приключенията на сприхавия Зоник.[9]

In Albania, Iriqi Sonik aired in 2010s on Bang Bang and later on Çufo.

Legacy

The setting and characters of the show also served as the inspiration for the Sega Mega Drive game Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, a localized version of the puzzle-game Puyo Puyo utilizing the design of Dr. Robotnik that populated Western media. In addition, the American-produced Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball has Scratch make a cameo in the bonus round stages of the game.

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
French Les Aventures de Sonic The Adventures of Sonic
German Sonic der irre Igel Sonic the Funky Hedgehog
Spanish Las Aventuras de Sonic el Erizo The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
Portuguese (Brazil) As Aventuras de Sonic The Adventures of Sonic
Bulgarian Приключенията на сприхавия Зоник
Arabic قنفوذ السريع سونيك الجزء الأول Sonic The Fast Hedgehog Part One

Voice cast

Role Voice Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog Jaleel White
Miles "Tails" Prower Christopher Stephen Welch/
Chris Turner (Sonic Christmas Blast)
Doctor Ivo Robotnik Long John Baldry
Grounder, Additional Voices Gary Chalk
Scratch Phil Hayes
Coconuts, Additional Voices Ian James Corlett
Narrator (pilot episode) Gary Owens
Doctor Ivo Robotnik and
Scratch (pilot episode) 		Jim Cummings

Syndication

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  • TF1 (1995-01-23 — 1996-6-21)
  • Mangas (2011-06-02 — 2012-01-01)
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Home releases

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Magazine articles

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External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gamestm.co.uk/uncategorised/from-pixels-to-primetime-the-making-of-mario-and-sonics-cartoon-careers/2/ (Wayback Machine: 2015-01-14 13:02)
  2. ↑ https://www.gamestm.co.uk/uncategorised/from-pixels-to-primetime-the-making-of-mario-and-sonics-cartoon-careers/3/ (Wayback Machine: 2018-02-08 16:16)
  3. ↑ http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/18227/pierre-de-celles-on-animating-sonic-the-hedgehog-and-other-tales (Wayback Machine: 2011-08-08 14:58)
  4. ↑ http://ledastudios.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=243381 (Wayback Machine: 2015-07-25 12:47)
  5. ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYccr7YqCrs (Ghostarchive)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vila_Nova_de_Gaia
  7. ↑ https://www.somnorte.com/Somnorte/Apresentacao_2.html (archive.today)
  8. ↑ File:Sala de estar.jpg
  9. ↑ https://videotekata.com/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA/ (Wayback Machine: 2023-05-30 01:29)


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