'' (or '''''AoStH''''' for short) is an
American Animated Television Series that was first broadcasted in
September 1993 , and has been running in
Cartoon Syndication ever since. It follows the escapades of the world-known video game hero
Sonic The Hedgehog (a speedy blue
Hedgehog ) and his "best bud"
Tails (a flying
Fox with two tails) as they stop the evil
Dr. Ivo Robotnik and his array of vicious
Robots from taking over the planet
Mobius .
''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' is a fast-paced cartoon with a lot of
Slapstick humor, akin to such shows as ''
Ren And Stimpy '' or ''
Tiny Toons ''. The show features very few recurring characters, usually just Sonic, Tails, Robotnik and his two hench-bots
Scratch And Grounder - however, there's a sizeable amount of other characters and robots to make up for it. The plots often loosely followed the storyline of the video games series, although at the time the ''Sonic'' games were still quite new, and lacking much plot or character development, which was in turn filled in by the show's writers. Sonic's catchhrase was "I'm waaaiiiting!"
''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' was created by
DiC Entertainment , which produced a total of 65 episodes for its first season, and was syndicated by Bohbot Entertainment, now
BKN International (in the original run, every episode began and ended with the "Bohbot Entertainment Presents" logo). The first episode was "Best Hedgehog" (actually episode 13 in production order, shown
September 6 ) and the last was "Hero of the Year" (episode 60 in production order, shown
December 3 ). DiC ceased production on this comical interpretation to spend more time on its darker interpretation, dubbed just ''
Sonic The Hedgehog '' (commonly known as ''SatAM'' by fans), a series launched on
ABC's Saturday morning line-up.
This wasn't the end of ''AoStH'', however, for DiC created one more episode in the winter of
1996 , "Sonic Christmas Blast", which ended up being a mix of ''AoStH'' and ''SatAM'', as it features
Princess Sally in a non-speaking cameo, and has Sonic and Tails visiting Robotropolis, which has a human population and a name pronounced with two "T"s.
The letters page of issue #41 of the ''
Sonic The Hedgehog ''
Comic Book promotes the special as "An X-Tremely Sonic Christmas", suggesting that it was originally intended to promote ''
Sonic X-treme '', a
Sega Saturn game which was eventually cancelled due to numerous problems in development; the special's name was changed to match the game that ''did'' come out, ''
Sonic 3D Blast ''.
''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' was most recently shown weekdays at 8:00 a.m. Central Time on
Toon Disney . Robotnik was also the featured villain occasionally on the "Chillin' with the Villains" marathon block (he was even featured in their commercials). In the
UK , ''AoStH'' was seen on the satellite channel POP, until 17 April 2006 when it was replaced with ''
Sonic Underground ''. Currently it is not being shown on American or UK television.
There were 6 VHS tapes released in the US with 2 episodes each per tape. In the UK, there were about 10 tapes released; Volumes 1 to 6 (except Volume 5 which is Quest for the Chaos Emeralds, a 4 parter edited without the title cards and the Sonic Says segments) had 3 episodes per tape, High Stakes Sonic/Sonic Breakout and Momma Robotnik's Birthday tapes had 2 episodes each. Also there was a bumper tape released that was roughly 3 hours long.
There is a DVD release in
Korea with the 1st 12 episodes however this show is not currently available on DVD in the Western markets.
- Jaleel White, who was the voice of Sonic in both this incarnation and "SatAM" is mostly known for his role as Steve Urkel on the show '' Family Matters ''.
- Of the three American Sonic cartoons (the other two are "SatAM", and Sonic Underground ), ''AoStH'' has the most references to the games.
(''episodes are posted in their original production order'')
# The Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad
# Subterranean Sonic
# Lovesick Sonic
# Slowwww Going
# High Stakes Sonic
# Sonic Breakout
# Trail of the Missing Tails
# Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind
# Mama Robotnik's Birthday
# Big Daddy
# Sonic's Song (a.k.a. Sing it Again, Sonic!)
# Birth of a Salesman!
# Best Hedgehog
# The Robotnik Express
# Too Tall Tails
# Tails' New Home
# Over the Hill Hero
# Blank Headed Eagle
# Mystery of the Missing Hi-Tops
# So Long Sucker !!!
# Sonic Gets Thrashed (a.k.a. Scrap Valley)
# Psuedo-Sonic
# Grounder the Genius
# Tails in Charge
# Sno Problem
# Submerged Sonic
# Boogey Mania
# Musta Been a Beautiful Baby!
# Robotnik Junior
# Full-Tilt Tails
# Mac-Hopper
# Momma Robotnik Returns!
# Space Sonic (a.k.a. Spaceman Sonic)
# Mad Mike Da Bear Warrior
# The Last Resort
# Robotnik's Rival
# The Magic Hassle
# Sonic the Matchmaker
# Tails Prevails!
# Zoobotnik
# Attack on the Pinball Fortress
# Mass Transit Trouble
# The Coachnik
# Untouchable Sonic
# Super Robotnik
# Robolympics
# Magnificent Sonic
# Quest for the Chaos Emeralds (1) - Blackbot the Pirate
# Quest for the Chaos Emeralds (2) - Hedgehog of the Hound Table
# Quest for the Chaos Emeralds (3) - Robotnik's Pyramid Scheme
# Quest for the Chaos Emeralds (4) - Prehistoric Sonic
# Baby Sitter Jitters
# Honey, I Shrunk the Hedgehog
# Robotnik Land
# The Mobius 5000
# The Little Merhog
# Road Hog
# The Robot's Robot
# Tails' Tale
# Hero of the Year
# Fast and Easy
# Lifestyles of the Sick and Twisted
# Sonic is Running
# Robo Ninjas
# Sonically Ever After
# Sonic's Christmas Blast
