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Revision as of 23:35, 27 December 2009

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Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog title card.

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.

The show follows the escapades of world-known video game hero, 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 8-bit and 16-bit versions of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.

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.

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.

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.

Trivia

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 original pilot episode. The pilot itself is available for viewing here.
  • In Germany this show is named "Sonic der irre Igel" (Sonic the Insane Hedgehog).
  • 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.
  • This show is the source for the Sonic YTMND fad.
  • The games Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and Sonic Spinball are set in the same continuity of this television series as characters from the show make cameos.

Voice actors

Role Voice Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog Jaleel White
Miles "Tails" Prower Christopher Evan 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

Episodes

Season 1

Episode # Episode Title Original Airdate
1 "Best Hedgehog" : 06/09/1993 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.
2 "Tails' New Home" : 07/09/1993 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.
3 "Birth of a Salesman" : 08/09/1993 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.
4 "Submerged Sonic" : 09/09/1993 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.
5 "Pseudo Sonic" : 10/09/1993 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.
6 "Over the Hill Hero" : 13/09/1993 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.
7 "Robolympics" : 14/09/1993 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.
8 "Lovesick Sonic" : 15/09/1993 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?
9 "Subterranean Sonic" : 16/09/1993 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?
10 "Grounder the Genius" : 17/09/1993 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?
11 "High Stakes Sonic" : 20/09/1993 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.
12 "Blank Headed Eagle" : 21/09/1993 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!
13 "Boogey-Mania" : 22/09/1993 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.
14 "Big Daddy Robotnik" : 23/09/1993 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.
15 "The Robotnik Express" : 24/09/1993 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?
16 "Mama Robotnik's Birthday" : 27/09/1993 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.
17 "Slowwww Going" : 28/09/1993 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!
18 "So Long Sucker!!!" : 29/09/1993 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!
19 "Robotnik's Rival" : 29/09/1993 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.

Season 2

Episode # Episode Title Original Airdate
1 "Trail of the Missing Tails" : 01/10/1993 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.
2 "Momma Robotnik Returns" : 04/10/1993 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!
3 "Too Tall Tails" : 05/10/1993 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.
4 "The Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad!" : 06/10/1993 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.
5 "The Magnificent Sonic" : 07/10/1993 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.
6 "Zoobotnik" : 08/10/1993 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.
7 "Tails In Charge" : 11/10/1993 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.
8 "Musta Been a Beautiful Baby" : 12/10/1993 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.
9 "Sonic The Matchmaker" : 13/10/1993 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.
10 "The Attack on the Pinball Fortress" : 14/10/1993 In the adaptation of 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.
11 "The Last Resort" : 15/10/1993 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.
12 "The Coachnik" : 18/10/1993 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.
13 "Sonic Gets Thrashed" : 19/10/1993 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.
14 "Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind" : 20/10/1993 Sonic and Tails try to help a pair of Aliens repair their ship before The Prince's Baby Brother destroys earth.
15 "Tails Prevails" : 21/10/1993 One of Tails' inventions catches the eye of the goofy Professor Dinglehopper, who asks the fox to leave Sonic and become his research assistant!
16 "Robotnik Junior" : 22/10/1993 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."
17 "The Magic Hassle" : 25/10/1993 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.
18 "Blackbot the Pirate" : 26/10/1993 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!

Video Releases

DVD

  • Complete Series: Volume 1: Contains first half of the shows episodes, Milton Knight interview, How-to-draw Sonic feature.
  • Complete Series: Volume 2: Contains second half of the shows episodes, How-to-draw Dr. Robotnik feature. Lacks Sonic Christmas Blast.
  • Robotnik Family Values: Contains four episodes: Momma Robotnik's Birthday, Robotnik Jr., Sonic the Matchmaker, and Momma Robotnik Returns.
  • Robotnik Strikes Back: Contains four episodes: High Stakes Sonic, Sonic's Song, So Long Sucker, and Pseudo Sonic.
  • Robots Attack: Contains four episodes: Grounder the Genius, Sno Problem, Full Tilt Tails, and The Coachnik.
  • Sonic Christmas Blast: Contains Sonic Christmas Blast and 3 Sonic Underground episodes.
  • Sonic Search & Destroy Squad
  • Sonic the Hero: Contains four episodes: Over the Hill Hero, Mass Transit Trouble, Robolympics, and The Mobius 5000.
  • Super Mario Bros. 3/Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Box Set: Contains contents of Volume 1 of the complete series.
  • The Best of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
  • The Fastest Thing in Time: Contains four episodes: Blackbot the Pirate, Hedgehog of the "Hound" Table, Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme, and Prehistoric Sonic.
  • Tall Tails: Contains four episodes: Trail of the Missing Tails, Too Tall Tails, Tails' New Home, and Tails in Charge.

VHS

Box Scans

DVD

VHS Releases

AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog GroundertheGenius.JPG

Grounder the Genius
Includes two episodes:
Grounder the Genius
Blank-Headed Eagle
AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog RoadHog.JPG

Road Hog
Includes two episodes:
Road Hog
Tails in Charge
AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog RobotnikExpress.JPG

Robotnik Express
Includes two episodes:
Tails New Home
Robotnik Express
AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog SlowwwwGoing.JPG

Slowwww Going
Includes two episodes:
Slowwww Going
Over the Hill Hero
AdventuresofSonictheHedgehog Sonic'sSong.JPG

Sonic's Song
Includes two episodes:
Sonic's Song
The Best Hedgehog
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Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad
Includes two episodes:
The Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad!
Sonic Breakout
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Sonic Christmas Blast
Includes:
Sonic Christmas Blast

External links

Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Episodes 1-22
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Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (pilot) | Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad | Subterranean Sonic | Lovesick Sonic | Slowwww Going | High Stakes Sonic | Sonic Breakout | Trail of the Missing Tails | Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind | Momma Robotnik's Birthday | Big Daddy | Sonic's Song | Birth of a Salesman | Best Hedgehog | The Robotnik Express | Too Tall Tails | Tails' New Home | Over the Hill Hero | Blank-Headed Eagle | The Mystery of the Missing Hi-tops | So Long Sucker | Sonic Gets Thrashed | Pseudo Sonic
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Episodes 23-44
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Grounder the Genius | Tails in Charge | Sno Problem | Submerged Sonic | Boogey-Mania | Musta Been a Beautiful Baby | Robotnik, Jr. | Full Tilt Tails | MacHopper | Momma Robotnik Returns | Spaceman Sonic | Mad Mike, Da Bear Warrior | The Last Resort | Robotnik's Rival | The Magic Hassle | Sonic the Matchmaker | Tails Prevails | Zoobotnik | Attack on Pinball Fortress | Mass Transit Trouble | Coachnik | Untouchable Sonic
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Episodes 45-66
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Super Robotnik | Robolympics | Magnificent Sonic | Black Bot the Pirate | Hedgehog of the "Hound" Table | Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme | Prehistoric Sonic | Baby-Sitter Jitters | Honey, I Shrunk the Hedgehog | Robotnikland | The Mobius 5000 | The Little Merhog | Road Hog | The Robots' Robot | Tails' Tale | Hero of the Year | Fast and Easy | Lifestyles of the Sick and Twisted | Sonic is Running | Robo-Ninjas | Sonically Ever After | Sonic Christmas Blast