"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:

Some believe that this series was based off of the long lasting Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics. When it's the other way around, that the comic got ideas from this series when it was still in production. It takes longer to make an animated cartoon than it is in making a comic.

Quotes:

Snively Robotnik: Sir, Sir! They're inside the machine! Shall I alert the the forces?
Dr. Robotnik: Oh no, no, no Snively. Let them explore. Perhaps they'll find my little surprise.
Snively Robotnik: [under his breath] Your stupidity will ruin everything, you ugly boil.
Dr. Robotnik: WHAT was that Snively?
Snively Robotnik: I said the Doomsday Machine is going to need some more oil, sir.

Movie Connections:

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

A Juicin' good time!

This has been my favorite cartoon show for years now. Something about just stood out above all others. The cartoon characters are wonderfully integrated with the show's dark tone and the entire voice cast has strikingly good chemistry with each other. Those that stick out are Jaleel White (Urkel) as the fabulously cocky title role, Christine Cavanaugh as the cyborg Bunnie Rabbot, and the legendary Jim Cummings as the convincibly evil Dr. Robotnik. Other notable cast members include Kath Soucie as Princess Sally, Tim Curry as King Acorn, Cree Summer as Dulcy and Shari Belafonte as Lupe, the latter two specifically for the second season. This was the best Sonic cartoon of them all.