Actions

Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)

From Sonic Retro

Revision as of 20:13, 22 September 2007 by Scarred Sun (talk | contribs) (Not fond of the plot summary here or on Wikipedia and will probably do something better later.)

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.

Episodes

Season 1

  1. Heads or Tails (Series Pilot)
  2. Sonic Boom
  3. Sonic and Sally
  4. Ultra Sonic
  5. Sonic and the Secret Scrolls
  6. Super Sonic
  7. Sonic Racer
  8. Harmonic Sonic
  9. Hooked on Sonics
  10. Sonic's Nightmare
  11. Warp Sonic
  12. Sub Sonic
  13. Sonic Past Cool

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.

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.

External links