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
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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". |
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Breaking Bad
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S04E04 |
2011-08-07 |
Jesse Pinkman plays Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing with a prostitute. |
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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. |
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S05E03 |
2012-07-29 |
Jesse plays Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing again, but this time with his girlfriend and her son. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Films
Manga |
Year |
Description |
Image
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Jingle All the Way
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1996
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A person in a Sonic costume appears towards the end of the movie.
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Wayne's World
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1992
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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.
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Wreck-It Ralph
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2012
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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 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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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. |
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