Sonic the Hedgehog

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"Sonic the Hedgehog," also known as the SatAM (Saturday morning) series, was the second television program to star the famous video game icon. It followed the slapstick "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog," which was known mostly for its lighthearted approach. The SatAM, however, took on a much darker tone, telling the story of Sonic and his brave band of Freedom Fighters as they struggled to free their home world, the distant planet of Mobius from the clutches of the evil Dr. Robotnik. ''''The first season was an unconventional mix of cartoon characters and a grim setting. Characters were developed and mature themes were explored. The second season, on the other hand, lightened the tone considerably, emphasizing the more comedic aspects of the show and toning down the series' darkness considerably. The show ultimately ended on a cliffhanger after only two seasons due to underachieving ratings. However, this was not the end of the SatAM.''''The series developed a cult following over the years resulting in countless fan fiction stories and discussion that kept show alive several years after it had been cancelled. Additionally, the Archie comic book adaptation of the "Sonic" character began to modify itself to more closely resemble the SatAM series and remained in publishing ten years after the show had been cancelled. Furthermore, the SatAM's influence was felt in additional Sonic adventures with various elements of the series being included in the "Sonic Christmas Blast!" special and the "Sonic Underground" series. The SatAM is generally agreed to be the most popular of the American-made "Sonic" cartoons.''''Characters:''''Sonic the Hedgehog - An egotistic blue blur of the title with an unsatiable appetite for adventure and chili dogs.''''Princess Sally Acorn - Daughter of King Acorn, rightful ruler of Mobius; leader of the Knothole Freedom Fighters and Sonic's best friend.''''Bunnie Rabbot - Cyborg rabbit who was in the process of being roboticized before being rescued by the Freedom Fighters.''''Antoine D'Coolette - Cowardly royal guard who desperately seeks the affections of Princess Sally.''''Rotor - The Freedom Fighters' mechanic.''''Miles "Tails" Prower - Sonic's other best friend...like a little brother; he looks up to Sonic and hopes to make his own contribution to the Freedom Fighters.''''Dulcy - Powerful but clumsy dragon; joined the Freedom Fighters.''''Uncle Chuck - Sonic's roboticized Uncle.''''Dr. Robotnik - Ruler of Mobius; achieved this by overthrowing King Acorn; cyborg villain.''''Snivley- Robotnik's nephew and lackey.''''Basic Terms:''''Great Forest - Vast forest where the Freedom Fighters hide; on the outskirts of Robotropolis.''''Freedom Fighter - A rebel against Robotnik's rule and not just any rebel, a soldier of the rightful King; different cells are activated when the Acorn King is in dire need; King Acorn kept a list of every Freedom Fighter group.''''Knothole Village - The village hidden deep within the Great Forest where the Freedom Fighters operate.''''Mobius - Faraway planet that Sonic and the other animals are from.''''Mobotropolis - Former capital of the Acorn Kingdom before being taken over by Robotnik and renamed Robotropolis.''''Power Rings - Rings that Sonic uses to give him some extra "juice" (speed) They are produced by a power stone every twelve hours.''''Power Stone - Stone that produces power rings.''''Roboticazion - Act of turning flesh into metal; robs individual of free will.''''''Robotropolis - Formerly Mobotropolis, the city that Robotnik rules with an iron fist.''''SWATbot - Humanoid robotic soldiers under Robotnik's command.moreless
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S 2 :  Ep 26 Aired 12/3/94
S 2 :  Ep 25 Aired 11/26/94
S 2 :  Ep 24 Aired 11/19/94
S 2 :  Ep 23 Aired 11/12/94
S 2 :  Ep 22

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  • awesome

    10
    "Perfect"
    By RicoColeman, Jan 27, 2012 Report Abuse
    This series is pretty awesome, I wish it had more episodes but other than that this show is the best show ever!

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  • Aimed at more mature audiences, Sonic SatAM delivers a great story, memorable characters, and is arguably the best cartoon based on a game.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By That_TV_Dude, Oct 18, 2011 Report Abuse
    Like many games out there, Sonic the Hedgehog is no stranger when it comes to having a TV show about him. Having 4 shows alone, Sonic is probably the best video game character to be made into a show, and his most powerful show is the dark and mature, Sonic SatAM. The show is based on the Archie comics it came from and centers around Sonic, Tails, Princess Sally, Bunnie Rabbot, and so many more as they fight against Dr. Robotnik and his nephew Snively to free the world. The story while sounding pretty linear actually is done in a way that will actually have you coming back for more. The plots are original and have plenty of twists to them as they go on. The animation is superb in this show, it flows nicely, and the set designs are creative. The show itself has a dark atmosphere to it and you actually feel the depression and apocalyptic feel to the world. The characters are just like their comic book adaptations and each one is given back story and you will actually come to know and love all the characters in the show. If there was one bad thing about this show, it had to be that it ended on a cliffhanger. Eventually though, they explained what happened after the series ended with another comic, but I honestly think that it was a ploy by Archie comics to make kids buy the comics to see what happened after the show. I think it's a cheap way to end the show on a cliffhanger and it should have ended better with no cliffhanger or loose ends. Despite that with its great storytelling ways, complex characters, and a more mature show for Sonic fans, Sonic SatAM is the best of the 4 Sonic shows and arguably the best video game to a show adaptation. Should you have a chance, look up episodes on Youtube and see it for yourself.moreless

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  • Well-developed and likeable characters, awesome musical score, excellent voice acting, and great story-telling and writing. Not what one would expect from a video game cartoon.

    9.5
    "Superb"
    By CartoonKing50, May 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    The first Sonic cartoon was somewhat fun, but not all that good. This one on the other hand is amazing. While "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" wasn't close to the games in any way, this one used the same plot as the first two Sonic games, but expanded on the story and added new characters like Sally, Antoine, Bunnie, Snively, Rotor, Dulcy and King Acorn who would all become major characters in the Sonic comics wich are still being published today. And unlike the characters in the current Sonic games like Amy (obnoxious and annoying), Shadow (gloomy, emo, dark and just plain unlikeable), Big (childish, stupid, annoying voice), Silver (flat, one-dimensional and boring) and Cream (too sickeningly cute) these characters are actually well-developed, likeable and interesting. Sonic was cocky, smart-mouthed, and self-centered, while still being very cool, likeable and heroic. Sally was very smart and even though Sonic got on her nerves, she did really care about him. Dr. Robotnik was evil, sinister, dark, heartless, cruel and everything else a good villain needs to be. What good is a villain that isn't at least menacing anyway? Antoine was cowardly, and a huge cry-baby, but he still managed to be funny and somewhat likeable. I don't care what people say, I actually found Antoine to be quite amusing. Bunnie was kind and good-hearted, but would always be ready to fight and really knew how to kick butt. Snively was hilarious, but he was evil and actually much smarter than Robotnik. Rotor was very intelligent, great with machines and there was just something about him I found very endearing, likeable, and just an all-around great character. Tails was cute, and very brave for a kid his age. Though he was too young to really do anything, he matured throughout the series and became an official freedom fighter, but sadly the series was canceled before we could see him do anything. And Dulcy is the only character I didn't like. She was loud, obnoxious, and irritating (sort of like Amy Rose). Even though she tried to be funny, she failed miserably. However when she was actually being serious she wasn't half-bad. Sadly that didn't happen too often. Also let's not forget that awesome, unforgettable, way past cool theme song.

    PROS:

    -It was close to the games by using the same plot, but it expanded on it, made it much bigger and much better.

    -Not only was the theme song great, but the musical score of the whole show was just awesome.

    -Very likeable, very good characters. Sonic, Sally, Dr. Robotnik, Antoine, Bunnie, Snively, Rotor, Tails (not Dulcy) were great, unforgettable and highly likeable characters. -Amazing writing. Ben Hurst (R.I.P.) was one of the best writers in animation history. And I'm not joking. While "Dulcy", "Ghost Busted / Fed Up With Antoine" and "Ro-Becca / The Odd-Couple" weren't too good, all the rest were just great.

    -Superb voice acting. Jaleel White, Kath Soucie, Jim Cummings, Rob Paulsen, Christine Cavanaugh, Charlie Adler were all fantastic as the always are. I liked Mark Ballou as Rotor a lot too, he should do more voice acting. Not only was it an all-star cast, but they were all great.

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    -Dulcy is obnoxious, annoying, loud and overall a bad character. Even though her actress Cree Summer is a good actress, Dulcy is not a good character. Also like a lot of comic relief characters, she tries way too hard to be funny and fails miserably, by using the same joke over and over (I'm okay ma!). If it weren't for her constant trying so hard to be funny, she wouldn't be too bad.

    Who wouldn't love this show? The characters are just great (excluding Dulcy), the voice acting is amazing, the stories are well-written and epic and it's just a great show. Not just for Sonic fans, but for everyone.

    Rating: 98% "Excellent"

    -Cartoon Kingmoreless

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  • How to take a two-game series about nothing and turn it into SOMETHING

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    By DGoesIn, Mar 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    Ok, in response to some negative reviews I saw about this show, about it not being close enough to the games, you have to understand that back when this show came out there wasn't much to the games to be close to. Only Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 were out when the show started off. "Sonic, Tails and Robotnik were the only game characters in the show..." That's because those three were the only characters in the games. This was before Knuckles, Shadow, Silver and such were created. "Rotor replaced Tails as the tech-expert..." that's because when the show came out Tails wasn't a tech expert. He wasn't like that until the 3D games expanded on his character.

    All they had to work with was that the planet was being taken over by an evil scientist who turned the animals to robots and Sonic and Tails were the good guys. Now, the writers took that and expanded on it in all the right ways, such as making interesting characters that develop as the story progresses, and actually showing the backgrounds of the animals that got turned to robots. Instead of just pixels on the screen, they're developed and well spoken characters so it actually matters whether or not they're in the robots. You can dislike the show, but you have to give them credit on how they took something relatively plotless and made it deep and complex without really changing anything.

    Besides the improved story and well-developed characters, I found it interesting the way the pulled Sonic off. I mean, he was supposed to be "cool". Just cool. That's all they had to work with, and they made him just that. By providing Jaleel "Urkel" White's awesome voice and timeless but varied slang, they created dialogue that makes the character sound generally cool. Not Hip Hop cool, not Skater cool, not Surfer cool, not Rocker cool, but a mixture of these that made him sound raceless and unfamiliar, but still somehow familiar and still "cool". Plus he balanced this with the skills and speed he was famed for, and they did it in such a way that he can be this cool, cocky self-centered dude, then turn around and think of his friends first, and take place in deep, emotional plot circles, like what happened to his Uncle Chuck. It was an interesting representation of the character that gave him personality, which the games really didn't. Oh, and for those who say X is better, just think of the things X ripped off from this show. I would point out the Power Rings, but that's the obvious ripoff and the X fanboys just sweep it under the rug. So take not of Chris' Uncle from X. From the scientist aspect to his hairstyle he's such an obvious ripoff of Sonic's Uncle Chuck. The way Sonic showed off and messed with his enemies in X was done to mimick the Sonic from this show. Decoe and Bocoe are just bumbling Snivlies. Even Sonic's theme from X is just a slightly mixed ripoff of the main orchestral theme for SatAM. Anyways, the rating for this show is:
    Plot- 10
    Action-7
    Script-10
    Characters-10
    Originality-9
    Overall-10...Aside from some characters i don't like (coughcough*Antoine*cough).moreless

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  • My favourite cartoon series of all time

    10
    "Perfect"
    By Smudge1985, Mar 11, 2011 Report Abuse
    Sonic the Hedgehog is one of those series that seems to have been overlooked by all but a small loyal band of fans. The greatest cartoon of its generation in my opinion, that took the age old 'good vs evil' forumla, and made it so much better.

    In a change from most cartoons in this category, the baddie was actually the ruler of the planet, and the goodies were a small group of rebels left over from the war. While Dr Robotnik was a comical villain in most other Sonic games and cartoons, he was genuinely menacing in this one, superbly voiced by Jim Cummings. The tone of the series was always dark, especially in Robotnik's base of operations, Robotropolis, and this dark tone, always gave this series an edge, especially when it gathered pace in the second season.

    In season one, the episodes had no links with each other, but once it got into season two, and each episode followed the previous into a final climactic battle, the series was at its breathtaking best. Every single character introduced into the show had depth, personality and emotions, something all the best cartoons have. Also different from most universes was Sonic's personality, as he is usually a cool dude, who has no time to stop and show his emotions, but one episode actually shows him in tears, something that gave Sonic's character a more personal edge, and got the viewers more involved. For once, there was more to Sonic the Hedgehog than speed.

    The cartoon dealt with some real powerful emotions, and since it showed the characters to be so deeply affected, (thanks in no small part to some of the finest voice actors in the buisness, Charlie Adler, Kath Soucie, Rob Paulsen and Christine Cavanagh) it had the same effect on the viewer. A peaceful planet torn apart by war and taken over by an evil dictator, kids being torn away from family members at a young age, a small group of freedom fighters standing together for what they believe in, love and friendship in the face of adversity, this show was truly inspiring, and I would recommend it to anybody of any age.moreless

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