Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog

The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was an animated tv series created by DIC Entertainment and ran from September to December 1993. The show was to be aired on ABC, but due to poor animation they decided not to air it and forced them to make another Sonic  cartoon simply entitled Sonic the Hedgehog.

The series takes place in planet Mobius, where the Mobians live. The series is well known for it's Sonic Sez segments, in which Sonic, Sally and Tails, or any of the characters from the episode tell the viewer about important everyday things such as running away from home, pet care, and even avoiding strangers. The most famous thing about the show is the episode known as "Lovesick Sonic", which contains some of Dr. Robotnik's most famous lines, and the infamous sexual harassment Sonic Sez segment. Most episodes are about Dr. Robotnik creating a fiendish plot to take over Mobius, with Sonic, Sally and Tails always foiling his plans. Dr. Robotnik's two henchmen Grounder and Scratch always try to capture Sonic, but they fail to do so with every attempt.

Grounder is based on the Grounder robots in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Scratch is based on the Clucker robots from Sonic 2 as well.

Series Overview
Animator Pierre De Celles described the show as "fun and humorous". Episodes of the show normally revolved around Sonic, Sally and Tails foiling Robotnik's latest villainous scheme to dominate the zany, colorful world of Planet Mobius. At the end of each episode, Dr. Robotnik's plan would ultimately fail due to Sonic's efforts and his own incompetence.

The plots often used elements loosely borrowed from the storyline of the Sonic video games series. Three of Robotnik's henchbots, Scratch, Grounder and Coconuts, are directly based on badniks that appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The series also incorporated several recurring original characters not seen in the games, such as Robotnik's mother and Wes Weasley, a salesman and con-man, not dissimilar to Phil Silvers. The show's other characters largely consist of non-human creatures, such as anthropomorphic animals and robots.

The end of the show is bookended by an additional segment called "Sonic Says" (or "Sonic Sez", as Tails misspelled it on screen). This segment teaches viewers life lessons about subjects such as alcohol abuse and general safety. The segment was edited out during the original UK broadcasts.

Production
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was created by DiC Animation City and Sega of America, Inc., which produced a total of 65 episodes each for its one season, and was syndicated by Bohbot Entertainment, now BKN International (in the original run, every episode began and ended with the "Bohbot Entertainment Presents" logo). The show's animation was outsourced to four animation studios: Rainbow Animation, Hong Ying Animation, Sae Rom Production, and Tokyo Movie Shinsha.

Another cartoon series based on Sonic, simply titled Sonic the Hedgehog, was produced and launched on ABC's Saturday morning line-up in 1993. Animator Pierre De Celles said in an interview that neither he nor the rest of the staff working on Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog knew about or competed with the other series, which he describes as "serious and heavy"; he also described the staff as too busy to pay attention to the other series.

In addition to the original 65 episodes, DiC also produced an additional episode that originally aired in winter 1996, "Sonic Christmas Blast", which included aspects of the other Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon such as the city of Robotropolis, SWATbots, and a non-speaking cameo by Princess Sally Acorn.

Season 1
01 - 01. Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad

01 - 02. Subterranean Sonic

01 - 03. Lovesick Sonic

01 - 04. Slowwww Going

01 - 05. High Stakes Sonic

01 - 06. Sonic Breakout

01 - 07. Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind

01 - 08. Momma Robotnik's Birthday

01 - 09. Big Daddy

01 - 10. Sonic's Song

01 - 11. Birth of a Salesman

01 - 12. Best Hedgehog

01 - 13. The Robotnik Express

01 - 14. Too Tall Tails

01 - 15. Tails' New Home

01 - 16. Over the Hill Hero

01 - 17. Blank-Headed Eagle

01 - 18. The Mystery of the Missing Hi-tops

01 - 19. So Long Sucker

01 - 20. Sonic Gets Thrashed

01 - 21. Pseudo Sonic

01 - 22. Grounder the Genius

01 - 23. Tails in Charge

01 - 24. Sno Problem

01 - 25. Submerged Sonic

01 - 26. Boogey-Mania

01 - 27. Musta Been a Beautiful Baby

01 - 28. Robotnik, Jr.

01 - 29. Full Tilt Tails

01 - 30. MacHopper

01 - 31. Momma Robotnik Returns

01 - 32. Spaceman Sonic

01 - 33. Mad Mike, Da Bear Warrior

01 - 34. The Last Resort

01 - 35. Robotnik's Rival

01 - 36. The Magic Hassle

01 - 37. Sonic the Matchmaker

01 - 38. Tails Prevails

01 - 39. Zoobotnik

01 - 40. Attack on the Pinball Fortress

01 - 41. Mass Transit Trouble

01 - 42. Coachnik

01 - 43. Untouchable Sonic

01 - 44. Super Robotnik

01 - 45. Robolympics

01 - 46. Magnificent Sonic

01 - 47. Blackbot the Pirate

01 - 48. Hedgehog of the "Hound" Table

01 - 49. Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme

01 - 50. Prehistoric Sonic

01 - 51. Baby-Sitter Jitters

01 - 52. Honey, I Shrunk the Hedgehog

01 - 53. Robotnikland

01 - 54. The Mobius 5000

01 - 55. The Little Merhog

01 - 56. Road Hog

01 - 57. The Robots' Robot

01 - 58. Tails' Tale

01 - 59. Hero of the Year

01 - 60. Fast and Easy

01 - 61. Lifestyles of the Sick and Twisted

01 - 62. Sonic Is Running

01 - 63. Robo-Ninjas

01 - 64. Sonically Ever After

01 - 65. Sonic Christmas Blast