Sonic the Hedgehog

1993

Seasons & Episodes

  • 2
  • 1

6.8| 0h30m| TV-Y7| en
Synopsis

As the fearless leader of a group of freedom fighters, Sonic attempts to free the citizens of Mobius from the tyranny of the evil Dr. Robotnik.

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Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Irishchatter Thanks to Creepypasta's version of Sally.exe, I finally got to see this brilliant show much better then it! I was just born when the series ended and I'm sure it was a great buzz back then. It's sad that it only lasted two seasons like I would've loved to have found out what Snively was planning!I applaud the cast who were involved in this because honestly, the actors were excellent at playing their characters. Although Jaleel White disappointed me in Sonic Underground, he didn't disappoint me this time! Sally and Sonic were so adorable on this as usual, I'm glad Archie comics got the original guys back on the SEGA list!I have to say, Antoine Depardieu was really hilarious. I loved how the group tease him on how much of a scardy cat he is and how he mixes up his words just because he's a humble Frenchman! I wish himself and Bunnie got married on this like the comic book series! Seeing him wanting Sally doesn't make any sense to me to be honest! It's sad to think that Christine Cavanaugh isn't with us no more, she was such a great Bunnie to this, RIP ♡I was thrilled to have known Tim Curry played Sally's dad, I would love to have seen him more. It's really no fair that he just only appeared once! Even Jim Cunnings as Eggman was awesome too like he does an evil voice pretty good for someone who would play good guys a lot! I'm proud to be a sonic fan and got a chance to see it 20 nearly 21 years later! :D
jadeddee This was a truly great show. I'm only 18 years old now, which means I was about 3 or 4 years old when this show came on, but I still remember coming home from church on Sunday mornings and running straight to the t.v. to watch this. You'll be surprised at how much I remember about the characters. From Sonic, to Dr. Eggplant and his crazy moustache, to Tails, the lovable animal whom I thought was a mixture of a cat and a dog, this show never ceased to entertain the child in me. After playing this game on my brother's SEGA Dreamcast, I fell in love with Sonic and the story lines that the show had. I'll probably never forget this show, thus proving this show had something special because I was such a young girl. I hope I can find this show again and be nostalgic of the last decade of decent cartoons.
kinetsmac What I am about to say has absolutely NOTHING to do with the fact that I'm extremely nostalgic about this gem of a cartoon.This one of the greatest children's shows ever aired.I was five years old when it premiered, and the moment I saw it on my grandfathers television, I was hooked. It was the perfect balance of dark and comical; Jaleel White (a.k.a. Urkel) as the blue blur himself was a delight to behold and listen, able to convincingly shift from corny sarcasm to painful conviction, all within the safe boundaries of a childs understanding, allowing both older and younger audiences to love the show. Heck, me and my mother watched it every Saturday, making Sonic a sort of family staple for me.What makes this show so special, more than anything else I believe, is that it follows next to NOTHING from the Sega brand video game its based on. Most of the memorable cast were made up just for the show, and its very interesting how deeply intertwined these American brand characters have been placed into the franchise. Instead of a lame video game ripoff plot (Cough, Sonic X, Cough) this show actually has a deep, even RISKY, storyline, dabbling in incredibly dark themes like loss of family, enslavement, brainwash, betrayal, and assassination. Dr. Robotnick is nothing like any cartoon villain that has been seen for quite a while, and is above and beyond any of his recent incarnations in the games or other franchises. Like the Joker from Batman the Animated series, the bad doctor is truly intimidating, controlling the planet Mobius with a, literally, iron fist, wrenching families apart and transforming them into brainless automatons with a Nazi-esq. motivation.Its sad that this series was cut short past its forceable prime, and that all the sonic shows since have so greatly paled in comparison. In a post 9/11 world, studio execs feel the need to constantly neuter even the slightest bit of darkness or intelligence out of anything animated. While the reasons for this are justifiable, early Ninties shows like Sonic SatAM are proof that the balance is possible, and should definitely be reinstated.
Der Himmelhase The thing I love about this show is that it's a Saturday morning cartoon with cute cartoon animals that's based on a popular video game, but it still has great character development and a dark, gritty setting. The cartoon breaks away from the game in many ways, and mostly for the better. Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic 2 were excellent games, but they did not provide much background for a good story, and the writers of this show were right to use creative license. Pretty much the only similarities are the presence of Sonic and Tails and a bad guy named Robotnik.Unlike the bright, cartoony settings in game, the show features a cyberpunk city ruled by the despotic Dr. Robotnik. This Robotnik bears little resemblance with his goofy video game counterpart. He is truly vile, turning cute cartoon animals into mindless robots, and he is also one of the more powerful cartoon villains. While many bad guys come up with some crazy plan every episode just to get beaten down by the heroes, Robotnik has a firm hold of the world he has conquered and he does his part to keep the good guys in their place. The good guys in this show, led by Sonic and Princess Sally, have a difficult time fighting him, and not every victory of theirs is a complete one. Another thing I love about the show is that most the good guys don't come off as stock characters, but as a group kids who had all experienced some great loss in their lives because of Robotnik's actions. Sonic's character is in line with his can-do attitude in the games, but he also has his own suppressed issues. This cartoon isn't afraid to occasionally show him crying like a baby because of his uncle's roboticization. An original character in the show, Princess Sally, is very balanced and well-developed. She is intelligent and assertive without being unpleasant, kind without being sugarcoated, strong without being an unrealistically powerful fighter, and a good, but not invincible, leader. Her romance with Sonic is well done and credible. It's never cloying or ham-handed, and it is fun to watch them bicker and poke fun at each other like a married couple. It is a truly well-developed romance, and Saturday morning cartoons aren't exactly know for that. Bunnie Rabbot is also a good character. She is very friendly and good-natured, but in one episode it shows briefly that she struggles with her partial roboticization. Considering the strong female characters in this show, it's sad that most children's programming nowadays seems to encourage girls to be annoying, materialistic valley girls. Tails is good as an eager child who idolizes Sonic. The animation is above average for a show of this type. Backgrounds are detailed, characters move convincingly, and faces are expressive. Voicework is good as well. Sonic may be voiced by the infamously annoying Steve Urkell, but Jaleel White does fit well, and he even does a decent sad voice. Robotnik is voiced with smooth malevolence by veteran voice actor Jim Cummings.Sonic the Hedgehog, despite being a video game adaptation, is original and is one of greatest Saturday Morning cartoons out there. My childhood memories of this show are quite vague and most of my experience of it comes from the past year, so it's not like some cartoons I like more because of nostalgia than any merit of the shows themselves. Still Sonic "SatAM", despite being light years ahead of other cartoons, has its flaws. Jaleel White's voice is mostly appropriate, but sometimes annoying (like when Sonic does his announcer voice). He also talks in annoying early-90's slang. I suppose having him say words like "mondo" was to make an otherwise dark and serious show appealing to kids. At times it has the strained environmental posturing, but only in isolated bits of dialogue. The 90's are my favorite era for cartoons, but this problem plagued them. At least there was no contrived episode where Sonic where Sonic learned the value teamwork. There are some minor plot holes, but that doesn't detract from the show.Unfortunately, this show is reviled among more puritanical fans of the games themselves. It is still a great show nonetheless,and most of the people who hate it are anime freaks and gamer dorks anyway. Even if you're not a fan of the Sonic games, you should check this show out; it really is a quality cartoon. Don't be discouraged by the fact that it was based on a video game; it's probably the only good game adaptation out there. It might have been a good thing, though, that this show got cancelled when it did, since I don't particularly like the ideas they had for the third season, but the cancellation is still one of the greatest examples of television injustice. SatAM was a superior cartoon that did not have the ratings enjoyed by inferior shows; it was a sort of like a Saturday Morning "Arrested Development" to the Power Rangers' "Friends."