"Sonic the Hedgehog" (1993) TV series 1993-1994

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

18 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Sega's famous video-game character stars in his own series about fighting evil against Dr. Robotnik and restoring peace to Mobius.

Plot Keywords:

Based On Video Game | Good Versus Evil | Cult Cartoon | Cult Figure | Walrus

Cast

Jaleel White	...	Sonic the Hedgehog (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
Charles Adler	...	Snively (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
Christine Cavanaugh	...	Bunnie Rabbot (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
Jim Cummings	...	Dr. Robotnik (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
Rob Paulsen	...	Antoine Depardieu (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
Bradley Pierce	...	Miles 'Tails' Prower (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
Kath Soucie	...	Princess Sally Acorn / ... (26 episodes, 1993-1994)
William Windom	...	Uncle Chuck (25 episodes, 1993-1994)
Cam Brainard	...	Rotor (13 episodes, 1994)
Mark Ballou	...	Rotor (13 episodes, 1993)
Cree Summer	...	Dulcy (13 episodes, 1994)
Shari Belafonte	...	Lupe (13 episodes, 1994)
Michael Bell	...	Naugus (13 episodes, 1994)
Jason Marsden	...	Griff (13 episodes, 1993)
Crystal Cooke	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
Tim Curry	...	King Acorn / ... (13 episodes, 1994)
Frank Welker	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1993)
Dave Fennoy	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
Dorian Harewood	...	Ari (13 episodes, 1994)
John Kassir	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
Dana Hill	...	Additional Voices / ... (13 episodes, 1993-1994)
Katie Leigh	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
Nancy Linari	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
Victor Love	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
Tahj Mowry	...	Young Sonic (13 episodes, 1994)
Hal Rayle	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
Alaina Reed Hall	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
Lindsay Ridgeway	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
April Winchell	...	Additional Voices (13 episodes, 1994)
David Doyle	...	Additional Voices (12 episodes, 1993)
Gaille Heideman	...	Additional Voices (12 episodes, 1993)
Danny Mann	...	Additional Voices (12 episodes, 1993)
Charlie Schlatter	...	Additional Voices (12 episodes, 1993)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials) (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-Y7 (some episodes) | USA:TV-Y

Company:

DiC Enterprises

Trivia:

Robotnik's roboticised pet bird Cluck, only appeared in 9 episodes of Season 1. While he was absent and never mentioned in Season 2.

Quotes:

Sonic: Yo, you bot-breaths lookin' for me? I'm the only one here.
Swatbots: Hedgehog Alert! Sector 7 Quadtion 5!
[Swat Bots fire lasers at Sonic]
Sonic: [dodges every laser shot] WOOH! What ever happened to hellos? Jelly and Jam time!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sonic Underground: Beginnings (Origins: Part 1) (#1.1)" (1999)

The last great cartoon ever aired

Sonic the Hedgehog, more appropriately known as Sonic SatAM, was the last great cartoon ever aired before the anime takeovers. This wasn't typical cartoony stuff. This show wasn't afraid to show kids a dark and serious side to cartoons. This cartoon was voted to be the second most violent kids show ever, but I would rather watch this than Power Rangers, which killed this show, caused it to go off the air, and then multiplied into many hideous variations. While Sonic had depth, Power Rangers was just cheese and was much more violent than Sonic ever was. This series is not too far off from being a Blade Runner for kids. The atmosphere was dark. The episodes were adventurous and exciting. Dr. Robotnik was made into what a true villain should be--ominous and scary, not the wimpy Sega version. In short, this was a great cartoon, much more than being just another mindless action toon. I even remember the opening sequence and theme song after all these years. It was like the Star Wars of cartoons. It left THAT much of an impression on me. One of the greatest of cartoons is gone forever, but all the children who grew up during that time will never forget.