References to Sonic in film and television

Sonic the Hedgehog is quite popular, and is parodied within a large amount of movies and shows.

Television

Sonic the Hedgehog has appeared in some TV shows.

Show	Episode	Date	Description	Screenshot
The Simpsons	S07E11	1995-12-17	In the episode "Marge Be Not Proud", he appears in Bart's conscience convincing him to steal a video game, Bonestorm.
	S19E11	2008-01-27	In the episode "That 90s' Show", he appears on a billboard alongside Amy Rose, in reference to "Sonic Says" from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog and birth control.
The X-Files	S03E03	1995-06-10	In the episode "D.P.O." the music for Green Hill Zone can be heard inside an arcade.
Malcom in the Middle	S02E04	2000-11-19	In the beginning of the episode "Dinner Out", Malcom and Stevie are playing Sonic R with weird sound effects.
Tosh.0	S02E16	2010-07-14	Daniel shows footage of a speed run of Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and tends to do a speed run himself.
Parks and Recreation	S04E05	2011-10-27	Ron Swanson looks through Andy's toolbox in which he finds "some cartridge that says Sonic and Hedgehog".
Breaking Bad	S04E04	2011-08-07	Jesse Pinkman plays Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with a prostitute.
	S04E11	2011-09-25	Jesse plays Sonic 2006's multiplayer mode on Wave Ocean with his girlfriend's son. For some unexplainable reason they are having fun while doing this.
	S05E03	2012-07-29	Jesse plays Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing again, but this time with his girlfriend and her son.
Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation	S01E01	2016-01-07	The pond in the school's park is in the shape of Sonic's head, similar to the Sonic Team logo.
My Brother, My Brother and Me	S01E05	2017-02-23	Griffin McElroy meets Sonic the Hedgehog and Benjamin Franklin and smokes a big bag of weed with them.

Films

Manga	Year	Description	Image
Jingle All the Way	1996	A person in a Sonic costume appears towards the end of the movie.
Wayne's World	1992	Footage from Sonic the Hedgehog appears in the background of an advert for the fictional Noah's Arcade, including a prototype version of Marble Zone with UFOs.
Wreck-It Ralph	2012	Sonic makes numerous appearances throughout the movie, with his most notable appearance being a speaking role early on in the movie at Game Central Station where he warns other video game characters about the dangers of game-jumping. Some of his other appearances include attending Fix-It Felix Jr.'s 30th Anniversary party, and running through Chemical Plant Zone during the credits. Dr. Eggman also appears as one of the many attendees of the Bad-Anon support group alongside fellow Sega villain Neff. Tails appears as a drawing on the celebrity wall in Tapper. And finally, a Sonic the Fighters arcade cabinet can be seen during the 30-year timeskip at the beginning of the movie.

Manga

Manga	Year	Description	Image
The One I Love	1995	Sonic appears as a plush toy in SCENE 6 – Together (pages 59-65). Scanlations of the full story can be found here.