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

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

18 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family

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:

Cult Cartoon | Good Versus Evil | Cult Favorite | Thick Accent | Cult Figure

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)
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)
Mark Ballou	...	Rotor (11 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:

CASTLE THUNDER: Heard in several episodes, usually in Robotropolis.

Quotes:

[Dulcy freezes Dr. Robotnik and the Swatbots with her ice breath attack and then saves Sonic]
Sonic: Way past Dulce!
Dulcy the Dragon: They need to chill.
[Dulcy laughs]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Fastest Thing Alive: A Conversation with Jaleel White (2007) (V)

Taken off the air?

This show came out a short time after the other Sonic cartoon. That one was on at the same time as Animaniacs and seeing how I hated it so much, I had no reason at all to watch. Then I hear of this new one, and see that it looks a lot different. After one episode I was hooked. The theme song was great and it was a very cool look at Sonic's world. Man, I wish that the video games were based on the characters on this show. It would've been much more interesting. I liked most of them. Bunnie Rabbot, Princess Sally, Tails, Rotor, Dulcy, Arrie, Uncle Chuck, and (believe it or not) Antoine. I see a lot of people here didn't like him, but heck, he's the comic relief. A lot of shows need comic relief. This was, up to last year, my favorite show based on a video game (Pokemon has now taken its place), but I wish it would've succeeded. I hated the fact that it was off the air right when things were really getting interesting between Sonic and Sally. What cruel fate for such a worthy show.