No matter how cute and cuddly they may appear, transdimensional monsters do not make good pets. Sonic and Tails get more than they bargained for when they encounter an otherworldly creature who almost ate them out of house and home... luckily they don't have either. The circumstances for how they came across this adorable blob of trouble are just about as odd and random as you'd expect. Sonic the Hedgehog was just running down the road one day, minding his own business, when suddenly a transdimensional portal opened up in front of him. It closed up soon after and then he went on his way, regarding it as a cool light show. Yeah, I guess with all he sees on Mobius, nothing surprises him anymore. However, because he took off in such a hurry, he didn't see what came through that portal: a small black alien with a big mouth and eyes up on stalks, who kinda look like a black version of Mr. Bumpy from Bump in the Night. He follows after Sonic to where he and Tails were having lunch. They mistake the little bugger for a pepper shaker (it happens). As soon as It cuddles up to Tails, the little fox immediately asks if they can keep him, even swearing that he'll take real good care of him and he won't be any trouble, to which Sonic reluctantly agrees. He names the little blob Goobster, and then they discover just what kind of food Goobster eats. Now I want you to just take a guess at what kind of food he eats. Just guess. I'll bet you'll never guess, not in a million years. Of course it's chili dogs! Don't you know by now that everything in this universe revolves around chili dogs? What show have you been watching for the past five weeks? Goobster practically inhales all of Sonic and Tails' dogs. See, that's what you guys look like. After that, Tails shows off some tricks the Goobster can do, by way of playing with him like he were a basketball. But fun and games will have to wait, because guess who abruptly flies in to give us a contrived action set piece? It's Scratch and Grounder flying planes that look like giant syringes. Yeah, we know the animators were drugs most of the time, you don't have to remind us, and I don't want to know what that white liquid is they shoot out the front! Since we know these two bots are pushovers, Sonic prepares to make short work of them. He takes a piece of Tails' chewing gum and stretches it across a canyon, making Grounder fly into it and get slingshotted into a wall. How convenient. Now there's just Scratch to deal with... but oh, what's this? Sonic can't run away because his foot is stuck between two rocks. Oh no, what ever will he do? I mean, it's not like he can't just take his shoe off. Looks like it's Tails and Goobster to the rescue. The little space frog increases in size and sucks Scratch's plane into his mouth, but spits out the latter as he doesn't like the taste of robot chicken. Oh, good thing you weren't a chili dog, Scratch. With the robots retreating, Goobster is hungry again. So Sonic tries a variety of other foods to pacify him, but no, it's chili dogs or nothing. Come on, you're the same way, Sonic, think of this as a smaller, blobbier and slower version of you. Well, you can bet Dr. Robotnik wasn't happy with his robots' latest screw-up. Seriously, why is he surprised? They told him about the little black alien, but he doesn't believe their story. Luckily Grounder came equipped with a feature that kicks his own ass, which saves Botsy the trouble. Still, since Tails has a pet, alien or not, Robotnik could use that to his advantage to finally nab himself a hedgehog.
Despite Tails trying to speak up for Goobster, Sonic declares him a menace and that he's got to go. The little pus ball overheard him and sadly ran away, following a trail of chili dogs all the way to a waiting van, which Scratch and Grounder are driving. Once it's imprisoned back at the fortress and Sonic given the ransom note, Robotnik knows it will be just a matter of time before he swaps out an alien for a hedgehog and a fox. Unfortunately, he also learns the hard way about why you shouldn't tick this little guy off. When Goobster gets angry, he increases in size and turns on vacuum mode, sucking up everything and anything in its path. Fortunately, some chili dogs help to quell his monstrous tantrum and shrink him back down to size. So after being thrown around the room, having his pants taken off and having a ceiling fan fall on his head, Dr. Robotnik comes to the realization to just how useful this little creature could be. If he could harness that power, he could finally destroy Sonic. Yeah, and you could take over the world too, if you wanted. Guess Botsy has his priorities. As for our heroes, they enter the fortress via the roof, but the bad doctor was waiting for them. Strapped to a chair was poor little Goobster, an unwilling accomplice in his latest bout of villainy. At the press of a button, Goobster sucks up Sonic and Tails and swallows them. Wow, that was easy. Looks like Botsy is victorious... for a few seconds, then the little blob gets sick and spits them out. He's on a strict chili dog-only diet, remember? They free Goobster, thrash about Scratch and Grounder, then make tracks. They head out to the country where Sonic first saw that flash of lightning, hoping to recreate it and reopen that portal so they can send Goobster home. Unfortunately, the villains are flying right after them, but luckily stupidity and gravity take care of them. Lightning strikes, while at the same time, reopening the portal, and there on the other side are Goobster's parents, waiting for him. They bid a reluctant adieu to the little blob, who is then reunited with his family, and the portal closes again. Poor Tails was going to miss that little ball of trouble something awful, so Sonic offers to take him for chili dogs, then see about getting him a new pet. Tails suggests a wild, rock-eating gunderthork, while Sonic was thinking more like a goldfish. Our Sonic Says is about taking care of your pets, and one thing is for sure, your pets don't eat chili dogs.
This was a fun episode. There's good humor, the story is interesting, it doesn't get too ridiculous, and it's pretty focused. There's some funny moments, like Robotnik tearfully remembering his pet cockroach. Guess it just goes to show that some creatures just don't make good pets, and creatures like Goobster are no exception. The opening when the little blob comes out of that portal gives a nice glimpse of the universe outside of Mobius, kind of like in "Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind" and "Zoobotnik", showing that other worlds do exist, and despite all the weird, alien creatures on Mobius, there are others in other places. If the series had continued, I wonder if we would've seen more of them. I don't have much more to say, which is why critiquing good episodes of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is hard, there's nothing for me to complain about. Okay, Sonic does don another of his annoying disguises, this time as a German maid, and of course, Scratch doesn't recognize him. They just loved that gag, didn't they? I also like how toward the beginning when Scratch and Grounder are flying in, they say, "the bots are back." Yeah, no kidding, they never left. So, in closing, I recommend "So Long Sucker." It's got heart, it's got humor, and despite it being the story of an interdimensional traveling blob, it's not too farfetched.
Despite Tails trying to speak up for Goobster, Sonic declares him a menace and that he's got to go. The little pus ball overheard him and sadly ran away, following a trail of chili dogs all the way to a waiting van, which Scratch and Grounder are driving. Once it's imprisoned back at the fortress and Sonic given the ransom note, Robotnik knows it will be just a matter of time before he swaps out an alien for a hedgehog and a fox. Unfortunately, he also learns the hard way about why you shouldn't tick this little guy off. When Goobster gets angry, he increases in size and turns on vacuum mode, sucking up everything and anything in its path. Fortunately, some chili dogs help to quell his monstrous tantrum and shrink him back down to size. So after being thrown around the room, having his pants taken off and having a ceiling fan fall on his head, Dr. Robotnik comes to the realization to just how useful this little creature could be. If he could harness that power, he could finally destroy Sonic. Yeah, and you could take over the world too, if you wanted. Guess Botsy has his priorities. As for our heroes, they enter the fortress via the roof, but the bad doctor was waiting for them. Strapped to a chair was poor little Goobster, an unwilling accomplice in his latest bout of villainy. At the press of a button, Goobster sucks up Sonic and Tails and swallows them. Wow, that was easy. Looks like Botsy is victorious... for a few seconds, then the little blob gets sick and spits them out. He's on a strict chili dog-only diet, remember? They free Goobster, thrash about Scratch and Grounder, then make tracks. They head out to the country where Sonic first saw that flash of lightning, hoping to recreate it and reopen that portal so they can send Goobster home. Unfortunately, the villains are flying right after them, but luckily stupidity and gravity take care of them. Lightning strikes, while at the same time, reopening the portal, and there on the other side are Goobster's parents, waiting for him. They bid a reluctant adieu to the little blob, who is then reunited with his family, and the portal closes again. Poor Tails was going to miss that little ball of trouble something awful, so Sonic offers to take him for chili dogs, then see about getting him a new pet. Tails suggests a wild, rock-eating gunderthork, while Sonic was thinking more like a goldfish. Our Sonic Says is about taking care of your pets, and one thing is for sure, your pets don't eat chili dogs.
This was a fun episode. There's good humor, the story is interesting, it doesn't get too ridiculous, and it's pretty focused. There's some funny moments, like Robotnik tearfully remembering his pet cockroach. Guess it just goes to show that some creatures just don't make good pets, and creatures like Goobster are no exception. The opening when the little blob comes out of that portal gives a nice glimpse of the universe outside of Mobius, kind of like in "Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind" and "Zoobotnik", showing that other worlds do exist, and despite all the weird, alien creatures on Mobius, there are others in other places. If the series had continued, I wonder if we would've seen more of them. I don't have much more to say, which is why critiquing good episodes of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is hard, there's nothing for me to complain about. Okay, Sonic does don another of his annoying disguises, this time as a German maid, and of course, Scratch doesn't recognize him. They just loved that gag, didn't they? I also like how toward the beginning when Scratch and Grounder are flying in, they say, "the bots are back." Yeah, no kidding, they never left. So, in closing, I recommend "So Long Sucker." It's got heart, it's got humor, and despite it being the story of an interdimensional traveling blob, it's not too farfetched.
