References to Sonic in film and television
From Sonic Retro
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 |
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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 | Living legend 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. |
Films
Not only has he appeared on Television, he's also made appearances in films.
Wayne's World
One scene in Wayne's World has footage from a prototype version of Sonic 1 (specifically, Marble Zone with UFOs).
Jingle All the Way
A person in a Sonic costume appears towards the end of the movie.
Wreck-It Ralph
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.
Dr. Eggman has also made an appearance 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 |
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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. |