Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)

Television series
German title	Sonic the crazy hedgehog or Sonic the blue hedgehog
Original title	Sonic the Hedgehog
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Year (s)	1993-1994
Production company	DiC Entertainment , Sega (characters)
length	22 minutes
Episodes	26 in 2 seasons ( list )
genre	Animation , action , fantasy , comedy
Theme music	In the Engl. Version: Fastest Thing Alive - Noisy Neighbors
production	John Grusd
music	Michael Tavera (Season 1) , Matt Muhoberac, John Zuker
First broadcast	September 18, 1993 (USA) on ABC
German-language first broadcast	January 2nd, 1996 as part of Sonic the Crazy Hedgehog on Cable One
synchronization

Sonic the Hedgehog is an American animated series and consists of 26 episodes, divided into two seasons. Their content is based on the games of Sonic the Hedgehog . It was first broadcast in Germany in 1996 as part of Sonic the crazy Igel on Kabel eins . In 2012 it was broadcast completely re-synchronized on the pay TV channel KidsCo . To avoid confusion with the game series of the same name, the series is also called SatAM or Sonic SatAM (from "Saturday ante meridiem" or "Saturday at morning") by English-speaking fans , as it was broadcast every Saturday morning in the USA. The series is differentiated from the simultaneously broadcast series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (also part of Sonic the crazy hedgehog) by the much more serious story and dystopian environment.

action

In the year 3224 the Great War ends on planet Mobius, which is inhabited by human-like animals . King Acorn of Mobotropolis then appoints the previous Minister of War, Dr. Julian Robotnik as Minister of Science. However, Snively and his nephew have different plans. Robotnik uses its army of robots to carry out a coup . After it succeeds, he has as many residents as possible captured and using the robotizer to transform them into willless robot slaves. Robotnik banishes the king to another dimension called The Void . Those facing the vicious Dr. Robotnik were able to escape, isolated freedom fighter groups and from now on waged a guerrilla war against the tyrant, including the Knothole Freedom Fighters . This group consists of Princess Sally Acorn, Sonic the Hedgehog, Rotor Walrus, Tails , Bunnie Rabbot and Antoine Depardieu, as well as Dulcy (from season 2). In the following eleven years they repeatedly managed to win small wins against Robotnik. One day, in the desert, The Great Unknown , they discover an entrance to the Void. This is generated by Robotnik's former colleague Naugus, who discovered the Void. This is where the freedom fighters find the missing king. Among other things, the freedom fighters manage to travel through time to get to the blueprints of the robotizer. They use this to develop a de-robotizer , which, however, does not work permanently. However, you can find that all robotized mobians are fully conscious at all times, with no control over their bodies. They use this knowledge to free Uncle Chuck's mind with a power ring . Charles Hedgehog now serves as a spy for freedom fighters in Robotropolis, Robotnik's capital. With his help, they can find out that Dr. Robotnik is working on a machine that destroys everything, the Doomsday Project (World Destruction Project ). With this he hopes to be able to achieve the final victory. But this time too he is hit hard by Sonic and Sally when they destroy his dream with the Deep Power Stones . After its destruction, the freedom fighters celebrate their victory over Dr. Robotnik. This is captured by Naugus. But now Robotnik's nephew Snively emerges from the background and wants to rule the world himself.

characters

main characters

Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic is a 16 year old blue hedgehog. He can run as fast as sound. He is very smart, but he is obviously lacking in education. He is sometimes referred to as the leader of the Freedom Fighters.

Princess Sally Alicia Acorn

She is the 16 year old daughter of King Acorn and the leader of the Knothole Freedom Fighters. She organizes and plans most of the troops' operations. She was referred to internally as " fox / squirrel ".

Bunnie Rabbot

Bunnie is a semi-robotized rabbit that the freedom fighters saved. With her robotic arm she can lift very heavy objects or open doors.

rotor

He is the scientist and mechanic in Knothole. In addition to Sally, he often develops new machines.

Antoine Depardieu

This coyote is a royal guard in training. He sees it as his job to protect Sally. In doing so, however, he often hampers the actions of the freedom fighters because of his cowardice.

NICOLE

NICOLE is an extremely powerful pocket computer that is mainly used by Sally and contains a large store of knowledge that freedom fighters often access.

Tails

This two-tailed fox is rarely involved in missions. If he does take part in these, he will prove to be of great help. He calls Sally his aunt.

Sir Dr. Charles Hedgehog (Uncle Chuck)

Uncle Chuck is the inventor of the robotizer and power rings. He was ennobled by the king for his inventions, but was enslaved to his own invention by Robotnik.

Dulcy

Dulcy is a female guardian dragon. Her skills, especially flying, make her a valuable member of the freedom fighters.

Naugus

Naugus is a powerful wizard and worked with Dr. Robotnik together. He discovered the void, but was betrayed by Robotnik and imprisoned there.

Dr. Julian Robotnik

Robotnik is an overweight but muscular scientist who is about 2 meters tall and wants to bring the planet Mobius under his control. He always comes up with new diabolical methods, which he carries out ruthlessly.

Snively

This little man is Robotnik's nephew and assistant. It serves as a drain valve for Robotnik's frustration, although sometimes it is of great help to him. As the series progresses, he becomes increasingly disloyal to his uncle and forges plans of his own to usurp the rule.

Minor characters

King Acorn

King Acorn is the rightful ruler of Mobotropolis who was overthrown by Robotnik. He is also Sally's father and has knowledge of all of the resistance groups on Mobius.

Ari

Ari was the leader of a freedom fighter group, but Robotnik has robotized it except for him.

Cat

This cat was an older member of the Freedom Fighters but was captured by Robotnik during a mission.

Dirk

He is the leader of the southern freedom fighter group.

Handle

Griff is a member of a group of survivors living in Lower Mobius.

The octopus

The octopus lives in its cave kingdom under the Great Forest.

Magnifying glass

She is the leader of the Wolfrudels (Wolf Pack), another freedom fighter group in the Great Unknown.

Muttskimeister (Muttski)

This is Sonic's dog, robotized by Robotnik.

Pollo

He is the leader of the eastern freedom fighter group.

Rosie

She is the nanny of the Knothole Freedom Fighters until, in fact, she was captured and robotized by worker robots. During a time travel, however, Sally advises her never to leave Knothole, which means she has not been robotized.

Sabina

Sabina is the mother of Dulcy and also a guardian dragon.

Terrapods

These are dinosaur-like animals that move to Boulder Bay every year .

Cluck

This robotic chicken is Robotnik's pet. It only appears during the first season.

Lazaar

Lazaar was an evil and powerful wizard who, however, changed his mind during a long sleep in the Forbidden Zone .

SWAT bots

Most of Dr. Robotnik's robot army consists of SWATBots. Although they can easily be outwitted, they also pose a danger to Sonic that should not be underestimated.

The Guardian

The guard watches over Lazaar's Forbidden Zone .

Locations

Planet Mobius

This is the planet where all of the action takes place.

Mobotropolis / Robotropolis

This is the capital of a kingdom on planet Mobius. After Robotnik's coup, this once idyllic, green city was renamed Robotropolis, a gray, filthy paradise for robots.

The Great Forest

It is a large forest that is outside Robotropolis.

The Great Swamp

The Great Swamp is directly connected to the Great Forest.

The Great Unknown

The large unknown area is a desert-like landscape that is home to the Wolf Pack , another group of freedom fighters.

Knothole Village (knothole village)

This is the headquarters of the Knothole Freedom Fighters. It is a village hidden in the Great Forest . Dr. Robotnik and Snively have always tried to locate this place, but they fail.

The Void

The Void is in another dimension discovered by Naugus. It serves as a prison for him and the fallen King Acorn.

Lower Mobius (Nieder-Mobius)

This is a city in a cave under Robotropolis where some survivors of the coup live.

Ironlock Prison (iron lock prison)

Ironlock is a now-abandoned prison somewhere in the Great Swamp.

Crystal Mine (crystal mine)

In this mine, Robotnik searches for crystals that he would like to use as an energy source for his machines.

Special objects

Power Ring (Power Ring)

Is a yellow, football-sized ring that appears to be made of pure energy. Only Sonic can use it. It allows him to run faster. Sir Charles Hedgehog developed the power rings and Dr. Robotnik has been after them ever since to use them as an energy source for his machines.

Robotisizer

A device that transforms living beings into machines and thus into willless slaves. It was developed by Sir Charles Hedgehog to make old people live longer. However, he destroyed the robotizer when he noticed the side effects. Dr. Robotnik then stole the robotizer and used it for its own purposes.

In the KidsCo version, the robotizer is referred to as a robotizer. This probably goes back to the English term "roboticization", which was developed as a demarcation to the "robotization" of the animals from the game series by Sonic the Hedgehog . However, this name is incorrect in connection with this cartoon series.

Stones of Power (Deep Power Stones)

The stones of power can cause immense power or immense destruction, depending on how they are put together.

Time Stones

The time stones make it possible to travel to any place at any time through mind control.

synchronization

role	Original speaker	German speaker (Kabel 1)
Sonic the Hedgehog	Jaleel White	Simon hunter
Tails	Bradley Pierce	Vanya Gerick
Sally Alicia Acorn	Kath Soucie	Andrea Kathrin Loewig
Bunnie Rabbot	Christine Cavanaugh
Antoine Depardieu	Rob Paulsen	Thomas Nero Wolff
rotor	Mark Ballou (Season 1) Cam Brainard (Season 2)	Andreas Hosang
NICOLE	Kath Soucie
Sir Dr. Charles Hedgehog	William Windom	Tilo Schmitz
Dulcy	Cree Summer	Sonja German
King Acorn	Tim Curry	Gerd Holtenau
Dr. Julian Robotnik	Jim Cummings	Joachim Pukass
Snively	Charlie Adler	Frank-Otto Schenk
Naugus	Michael Bell	Michael Christian
SWAT bots	Jim Cummings Frank Welker ( pilot episode )

Episode list

It should be noted that the sorting of the episode order is carried out differently depending on the source. The reason for this is that the order of the first airing does not correspond to the order of production of the episodes. However, the latter was used on the full DVD release and in the latest German-language broadcast.

season 1

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)
1	1	The Missing Father (Cable One) The Message from the Lost Father (KidsCo)	Sonic boom	Sept. 18, 1993	Jan. 2, 1996
2	2	The wrong Sally (cable one) Sonic saves Sally (KidsCo)	Sonic and Sally	Sept 25, 1993	Jan. 3, 1996
3	3	My uncle the robot (cable one) The rescue of Mobius (KidsCo)	Ultra Sonic	Oct 2, 1993	Jan. 4, 1996
4th	4th	The Secret Scrolls (Cable One)	Sonic and the Secret Scrolls	Oct 9, 1993	Jan. 5, 1996
5	5	The magic crystal (cable one) The wise magician Lazar (KidsCo)	Super Sonic	Oct 16, 1993	Jan. 8, 1996
6th	6th	The race (Kabel Eins and KidsCo)	Sonic Racer	Oct 23, 1993	Jan. 9, 1996
7th	7th	Knothole in danger (cable one) Sonic in space (KidsCo)	Harmonic Sonic	Oct. 30, 1993	Jan. 11, 1996
8th	8th	Sonic incapacitated (Cable One) Antoine and the Power Ring (KidsCo)	Hooked on Sonics	Nov 6, 1993	Jan. 10, 1996
9	9	Fall of the Isle of Nimbus (Cable One) Sonic's Nightmare (KidsCo)	Sonic's Nightmare	Nov 13, 1993	Jan. 12, 1996
10	10	The rescue of the underground city (Kabel eins) A visit to the Nieder-Mobians (KidsCo)	Warp Sonic	Nov 20, 1993	Jan 15, 1996
11	11	The miracle water (cable one) Adventure in the underworld (KidsCo)	Sub Sonic	Nov. 27, 1993	Jan. 16, 1996
12	12	Tails' new friend (Kabel Eins ) The Terrapots (KidsCo)	Sonic Past Cool	Dec. 4, 1993	Jan. 17, 1996
13	13	Attack of the poison bees (cable one) Tails in action (KidsCo)	Heads or tails	Dec 11, 1993	Jan. 18, 1996

season 2

No. ( total )	No. ( St. )	German title	Original title	First broadcast in the USA	German language first broadcast (D)
14th	1	Uncle Chuck Goes Spy (Cable One)	Sonic Conversion	Sept 10, 1994	Jan. 19, 1996
15th	2	Friend or foe? (Cable one)	Game guy	Sep 17, 1994	Jan. 22, 1996
16	3	Sonic is losing his memory (cable one)	No brainer	Sept. 24, 1994	Jan. 23, 1996
17th	4th	Back in the past (cable one)	Blast to the Past (1)	Oct 1, 1994	Jan. 24, 1996
18th	5	The journey with the time stones (cable one)	Blast to the Past (2)	Oct 8, 1994	Jan. 25, 1996
19th	6th	False Spices / The Ghost (Cable One)	Fed Up with Antoine / Ghost Busted	Oct 15, 1994	Jan. 26, 1996
20th	7th	The Kidnapped Dragon Mother (Cable One)	Dulcy	Oct 22, 1994	Jan. 29, 1996
21st	8th	The Magician's Revenge (Cable One)	The Void	Oct 29, 1994	Jan. 30, 1996
22nd	9	Where love falls (cable one)	The Odd Couple / Ro-Becca	Nov 5, 1994	Jan. 31, 1996
23	10	New comrades-in-arms (cable one)	Cry of the Wolf	Nov 12, 1994	Feb. 1, 1996
24	11	The stones of power (cable one)	Drood Henge	Nov 19, 1994	Feb 2, 1996
25th	12	The Spy (Cable One)	Spyhog	Nov. 26, 1994	Feb 5, 1996
26th	13	The extermination machine (cable one)	The Doomsday Project	December 3, 1994	Feb 6, 1996

Web links

• Sonic the Hedgehog in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Sonic the Hedgehog at Animation Series

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FAQ - Why is the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series called “SatAM?” Retrieved October 11, 2012 . 
2. ↑ What is SatAM? July 12, 2011, accessed October 11, 2012 . 
3. ↑ Chat log with Ben Hurst SAGE 2006. ( MS Word ; 363 kB) Retrieved on April 15, 2012 .  : “<Swriter> [Note: according to the course of the conversation Ben Hurst:] Sally was a fox / squirrel. At least that's what we told ourselves. There was a bit of ambiguity around the office on that one. "
4. ↑ Script "Blast to the Past" (2) - page April 11 , 1994, accessed April 12, 2012 .