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Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)

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Sonic the Hedgehog is an American animated television series created by DiC, also known as "SatAM" because it was originally aired in the United States on a Saturday morning slot. It is loosely based on the video game series of the same name,. The series aired from September 18, 1993 to December 3, 1994 on ABC. The series sharply contrasts with Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, a syndicated series that premiered in the same month.

The show ran for two seasons. A third season was in the early planning stages until ABC canceled the show because of low ratings (believed to result from competition with FOX Kids' Power Rangers). After Sonic the Hedgehog was cancelled, reruns of the show appeared on USA Network's USA Action Extreme Team.

The series was also telecast in Canada on the CTV Network, although it was aired between September 18, 1993, and September 2, 1995. The possible reason for CTV airing the series during the summer of 1995, which ABC never did, was to simply run the rest of the 1994-1995 broadcast year out. The show has not been aired in Canada since its cancellation.

The program was partly recently broadcast on the UK television channels Pop and ITV2. It initially had a complete run on Channel 4 on Sunday mornings.

Despite its cancellation and limited recent airings, the show enjoys a small but loyal Internet fanbase. The show was also the partial basis for a comic book series called Sonic the Hedgehog, which continues even a decade after the cartoon's cancellation and still features many of the cartoon's own characters.

Possible Revival

Professional animator Matthew Sullivan posted at the Fans United for SatAM boards that he has been trying to throw a pitch to revive this series. The pitch hasn't been made yet, but a lot of disscussion has been made about it.

Early Cartoon

Before the first episode was ever broadcast, promotional materials showed a different version with unused characters. More info can be found here.

Voice Cast

==Official Cast List

Voice actors

Role Voice Actor
Sonic the Hedgehog Jaleel White
Princess Sally Acorn/NICOLE Kath Soucie
Antoine Depardieu Rob Paulsen
Bunnie Rabbot Christine Cavanaugh
Uncle Chuck William Windom
Dr. Robotnik/Additional Voices/SWATbots Jim Cummings
Snively Charlie Adler
Dulcy the Dragon Cree Summer
Tails Bradley Pierce
Rotor Mark Ballou (Season 1)/Cam Brainard (Season 2)
Young Princess Sally Dana Hill
Young Sonic Tahj Mowry
Lupe Shari Belafonte
Naugus Michael Bell
Rosie the Nanny/Ro-Becca April Winchell
King Acorn Tim Curry
Ari Ram Dorian Harewood

Releases

Shortly after the shows original run, three VHS cassettes—Super Sonic, Sonic Racer and Hooked on Sonics were released with two episodes each from season one by DiC. In 2002, Super Sonic and Sonic Racer were re-released on VHS, along with the newer DVD.

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A 5-episode DVD was released of SatAM back in 2002, called Sonic The Hedgehog-Super Sonic, but the disc was pulled due to licensing issues with Buena Vista Home Video. However, on March 27, 2007, the entire 26-episode SatAM series was released by Shout! Factory for the United States entitled Sonic The Hedgehog: The Complete Series.

The Box set has the following front cover, designed by former Archie Sonic Comic writer Ken Penders and has fan art throughout the packaging and discs. The set also features interviews, storyboards and concept art, and deleted/extended scenes not shown in the original airing.

On September 5, 2007, the UK version of the SatAM boxset was released by Delta Music. Though it features a different cover, its contents are identical to that of the US version. In addition, a DVD containing nine episodes from the first series—Sonic The Hedgehog: Sonic Boom And Other Episodes–was released for Region 2 audiences on September 10, 2007.

Video Releases

DVD

  • Complete Series: Contains All Episodes of the series, Ben Hurst interview, Jaleel White interview, Concept art, Deleted or extended scenes.
  • Freedom Fighters Unite: Contains four episodes: Sonic Conversion, Dulcy, The Void, and Spyhog.
  • Sonic Goes Green: Contains four episodes: Heads or Tails, Sonic's Nightmare, Sub-Sonic, and Sonic Past Cool.
  • Super Sonic: Contains four episodes: Sonic Boom, Sonic and Sally, Super Sonic, and Sonic Racer.
  • The Fight for Freedom: Contains four episodes: Ultra Sonic, Hooked On Sonics, Warp Sonic, and Sonic and the Secret Scrolls.

VHS

  • Hooked on Sonics: Contains two episodes: Hooked on Sonics and Warped Sonic.
  • Sonic Racer: Contains two episodes: Sonic Racer and Sonic Boom.
  • Super Sonic: Contains two episodes: Super Sonic and Sonic and Sally.

BoxArt

DVD

VHS

External links

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