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Not only has he appeared on Television, he's also made appearances in films.
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===Wayne's World===
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One scene in Wayne's World has footage from a prototype version of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic 1]] (specifically, [[Marble Zone]] with UFOs).
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| ''[[wikipedia:Jingle All the Way|Jingle All the Way]]''
 
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A person in a Sonic costume appears towards the end of the movie.
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===Wreck-It Ralph===
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Sonic has made 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.
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| 1992
 
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| One scene in Wayne's World has footage from a prototype version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (specifically, [[Marble Zone]] with UFOs).
[[Dr. Eggman]] has also made an appearance as one of the many attendees of the Bad-Anon support group alongside fellow Sega villain [[sega:Altered Beast|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.
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| 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 [[sega:Altered Beast|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.
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Revision as of 21:29, 18 September 2015

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. Sonicbart.png
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. That 90s show.jpg
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 Living legend Ron Swanson looks through Andy's toolbox in which he finds "some cartridge that says Sonic and Hedgehog". ParksAndRecreationSonicAndHedgehog.png
Breaking Bad S04E04 2011-08-07 Jesse Pinkman plays Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with a prostitute. BreakingBadAllstarsRacing.png
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. BreakingBadSonic2006.png
S05E03 2012-07-29 Jesse plays Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing again, but this time with his girlfriend and her son.

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 One scene in Wayne's World has footage from a prototype version of Sonic the Hedgehog (specifically, 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. TheOneILove example.jpg