SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
(aka SatAM)
Episode guide
*note that these episodes may not be in the correct order.
Voice Credits
Sonic the Hedgehog - Jaleel White
Miles 'Tails' Prower - Bradley Pierce
Princess Sally & Nicole, Sally's Computer - Kath Soucie
Antoine - Rob Paulsen
Dr. Ivo Robotnik - Jim Cummings
Snively Robotnik - Charles Adler
Sir Uncle Charles Hedgehog - William Windom
Bunnie Rabbot - Christine Cavanaugh
Rotor - Mark Ballou & Cam Brainard
Dulcy, the Dragon - Cree Summer
Lupe - Shari Belafonte
Ari - Robert Mugleston
King Acorn - Tim Curry
Young Sonic the Hedgehog/Additional Voices - Tahj Mowry
Young Princess Sally & Additional Voices - Dana Hill
Miscellaneous Characters - Michael Bell, LaCrystal Cooke, David Corban, Dave Fennoy,
Alaina Reed Hall, Dorian Harewood, John Kassir, Katie Leigh, Nancy Linari, Victor Love,
Hal Rayle, Lindsay Ridgeway, Charlie Schlatter, Frank Welker
Season One Premiere - #1. Heads Or Tails (Pilot Episode)
On a raid in Robotropolis to retrieve metal cotter pins, Sonic runs into Muttski,
his now- roboticized pet dog and vows to return him to normal someday along with the rest
of Mobotropolis. The Freedom Fighters also have to contend with a squadron of Buzzbombers
carrying an orange defoliant [Agent Orange? Hmmmm...] intent on destroying the Great Forest
and exposing Knothole. Artwork in this ep is decidedly off-model, and is the closest the
series ever got visually to the early Archie comics. This is undoubtedly the debut episode
as it was designed to attract the readers of the new comic book, complete with the Pink Sally
and a skinnier Rotor. In fact, All characters look as they did in the early comic days, even
with Sally's original hairdo. The episode plays for the slapstick of the early comics all the
way as well.
#2. Sonic Past Cool
Tails' offer to play dirt hockey is turned down by everyone because they're too busy helping
Bunnie with her newly installed elevator legs. Upset, Tails goes into the forest and finds a
baby terrapod (the Mobian eqivalent of a dinosaur). The baby has strayed from the herd which
is migrating to a place called Boulder Bay, and through the help of an old device Sally once
created to try & communicate with the species, the Freedom Fighters help the herd through the
Great Jungle & its metal-eating plants. They reach their destination before Robotnik can
capture them for roboticization and as a bonus, they get some seeds of the metal-eating plants,
which are harmless in that form. The work on Bunnie's limbs is the only focus on her robot
parts the series ever makes. Also, Tails has two emotional moments. He discusses missing his
mom with Sonic after the baby t-pod first runs off. He also has a tearful goodbye with the
baby at Boulder Bay.
#3. Sub Sonic
Doc Robotnik is digging underground for oil deposits and in the process, he unknowingly
digs through a lush underground with a super-growth water and awakens a kraken monster.
Sonic accidentaly discovers this water and the Freedom Fighters try to locate the source
in order to save the dying trees in the forest. The search takes them to the underground,
where Sonic, Sally & Antoine are kidnapped by the kraken. This leaves Rotor alone to rescue
the others and stop Robotnik's drilling snakes. Success nets them some of the water & the
befriending of the kraken.
#4. Warp Sonic
A routine mission in Robotropolis finds Sonic, Sally & Antoine with no means of escape -
until they are rescued by a goat named Griff, who is the leader of an underground city
called Lower Mobius. The city is always on defense of Robotnik's old tunneling rats.
What's worse, the city's power source is dying. To prevent this, Griff suspiciosly develops
affections for Sally, much to the jealousy of Sonic & Antoine. Griff also finds about the
power rings and the stone that generates them, and subsequently goes to Knothole Village
and steals the power stone. Sonic finds out and goes after Griff and in the process, he saves
Lower Mobius from the largest of the tunneling rats. Before Sonic leaves, he & Griff then
split the power stone.
#5. Sonic And Sally
Sonic, Sally & Bunnie set out to destroy a generator in Robotropolis, but unfortunately -
Sally gets caught by SWATbots in the process. Back in Knothole, Sonic realizes this and goes
back for Sally. However, what he actually rescues is a Robotnik designed robot duplicate of
the Princess, set to deliver Knothole's location! Everyone believes it's the real Sally,
except for Tails, who becomes suspiscious after Sally fails to give him the "funny kiss",
and reads him a bedtime story with a scary witch-like voice. The others don't believe Tails,
but after returning to Robotropolis discover the truth for themselves, Sonic finds out in
time to rescue the real Sally just before she is roboticized. This was the 1st episode written
by Allee & Hurst, and it was plain to see why they wrote the stories for the 2nd season.
This was by far the best episode of the 1st season. The emotions between Sonic & Sally are
on decent display here, and the "funny kiss" Sally gives Tails leaves you with that funny
feeling inside, too.
#6. Ultra Sonic
After failing to sabotage the roboticizer, the Freedom Fighters find a train heading for a
Robotnik crystal mine. It's there that Sonic notices that one of the passengers is his Uncle
Chuck. Through a power ring, Uncle Chuck regains his free will and tells the Freedom Fighters
about the giant crystal in the mine Robotnik wants to use for a new power source. But if the
crystal is taken out, the ecosystem will be destroyed. Through the use of a giant excavating
dino-bot, the group saves the crystal. During the escape, however, Uncle Chuck loses his free
will, and Sonic has to leave him behind as a robotic slave in a tearful goodbye. This was
another powerful episode, the 1st to feature Uncle Chuck. Another emotional roller coaster
for Sonic, especially when he goes to tears leaving his uncle behind. And Sega didn't
complain?! Yahoo!
#7. Sonic Racer
Sonic and the ladies succeed in destroying Robotnik's main generator, but fail to remember
about his backup. Before they can return to Robotropolis, Robotnik and Snively make a plan,
announcing a race. Sonic, unable to resist, takes part versus a robotic cat who is supposedly
over twice as fast as Sonic. While he races, the ladies and Antoine try to destroy the backup
generator. When the group gets in trouble, though, Sonic abandons the race to help his
friends bust the generator. A simple episode with a comic-style plotline. Nothing to really
get excited about here. Still, I enjoyed Sonic trashing the SWATbots. "Yo! Anyone ever tell
you guys that you're ugly AND you dress funny? Let me be the first. You're ugly, and you dress
funny. Sayonara!"
#8. Hooked On Sonics
Antoine becomes jealous of Sonic after he destroys Snively's tree cutter/life force drainer.
After Rotor gives him some sarcastic advice, Antoine gets unnecessarily bold and decides to
capture Doc Robotnik all by himself in order to impress Sally, using a power ring as bait.
The plan backfires horrendously (who saw THAT ONE coming?). Antoine is captured and set for
roboticisation, and the power ring is used for a Sonic Radar. Sonic then goes to Robotropolis
to rescue Ant while dodging the death shots of the radar. The two head to the Great Forest,
where Robotnik tries to corner the two as Antoine retrieves the power ring from the device,
and gives it to Sonic to save the day. This was one of the few episodes that showed Antoine's
attempts to impress Sally. Better than Warp Sonic, and Antoine gets to be hero for a day,
which no one seems to really care about. Typical Antoine!
#9. Harmonic Sonic
Robotnik launches his Skyspy satellite to track Knothole Village's location once and for all
as a StealthBot is sent to the coordinates. Meanwhile, the rocket booster crashes near
Knothole. Sonic and Rotor devise a plan to use the rocket to go up to Skyspy and trash it
for thier own safety. Once up on the satellite, the two outsmart the bots there in order to
find the spy sensors and destroy them. The StealthBot is recalled since it no longer had a
signal and after returning home, Sonic and Rotor guide the crashing satellite into the Great
Unknown using Rotor's super magnet, and thus foiling Robotnik's assault plan.
#10. Sonic's Nightmare
Sonic continues to have this recurring nightmare where Sally is roboticized right before his
eyes and he can't save her in time. Meanwhile, Sally intercepts a signal that Robotnik is
planning to seed acid rain clouds over the island of Nimbus. Sally, Bunnie & Antoine attempt
to destroy the cloud burster before it gets to Nimbus disguised as SWATbots, but the plan
fails and all are captured. When Sonic finds out, he must go to Nimbus for the save all three
while trying to conquer the fear of his nightmare as well. The gang makes it out of Nimbus
before it's swallowed by a tidal wave and they believe Robotnik crashed in the destruction,
but he got away in a stealth pod ready to plan for his next outing.... This was another
powerful episode which played on Sonic's head and emotions. The obsession with Sally's phrase
"Where were you when the brains were handed out?" within Sonic's dream was incredibly
powerful.
#11. Sonic Boom
Sonic, Sally, Antoine and another Freedom Fighter named Cat sneak into Robotropolis to
destroy a bot plant. During the bust, Sally discovers a possible message from King Acorn
eminating from the Dark Swamp, which has her father's old nickname for her, "Bean". The
escape however, results in Cat getting captured. Sonic goes back for him, where Cat - now
awaiting the roboticiser - informs him that Robotnik has picked up Sally and Antione's trail
heading for the Dark Swamp. Sonic leaves Cat behind to join the others. Within the swamp,
Sonic follows Sally & Antoine, who are heading for a place called Ironlock Prison where they
find a computer with a message from King Acorn. The three then head through the underground
of the prison to come back to Robotropolis. The Stealth Bots are destroyed, but Cat was
brought to an unseen but probable fate - most likely, roboticisation... This was the first
episode where Sally's emotions were put to the test. Not much here, but it opened up a plot
which was handled much better in the 2nd season.
#12. Super Sonic
Nicole malfunctions during a waterwheel project in Knothole and Sonic and Sally head to
Robotropolis for replacement parts where Sally wanders into a place called the Forbidden
Zone. There lies the wizard Lazar, who has a computer of powerful spells. Robotnik gets to
the spells first, and awakens Lazar in the process. Lazar later finds Sonic, thinking he's
a thief and Sonic promises to return the computer to him. But as a test, Lazar takes away
Sonic's speed. Meanwhile, Robotnik teleports Sally & Bunnie to Robotropolis and brainwashes
them to attack and roboticize Sonic! Sonic, however, outsmarts Robotnik, captures the computer
, and reverses the spell on the girls. The three escape and return the computer to Lazar, who
gives Sonic back his speed. Lazar turns down an invitation to join the Freedom Fighters, and
disappears into the Forbidden Zone. This was a good test for Sonic as he had to use his head
instead of his feet. An OK effort.
#13. Sonic And The Secret Scrolls
In the final episode of the first season - The Freedom Fighters head for the mountain city of
Maga in their new biplane, the Freedom Stormer, to search for the Secret Scrolls. Once there,
they must pass several awareness tests to win the scrolls, only to find Robotnik, Snively and
a pack of Swatbots waiting for them. Sonic outsmarts Robotnik by luring him to the test called
"The Breath of Mobius", a legendary wind tunnel that blows winds of over 175 MPH. The
powerful wind blows Robotnik, Snively, and the SWATbots clear off the mountain and The
Freedom Fighters leave with the scrolls, thinking that Robotnik is finally dead. However,
looks can be decieving...because come the night time, Robotnik and Snively still survive,
struggling back up the mountain far after the others leave, as the crafty Doctor vows revenge
once and for all...
Season Two Premiere - #14. Game Guy
As we open the second season, a ram named Ari is being chased by SWATbots. Tails & Dulcy spot
him and tell Sonic & Sally, who use a super magnet they found in a rundown hover unit to make
the save. Later, Ari explains that Robotnik is holding his fellow Freedom Fighters in an old
fortress. Sally gets suspicious at this, but Sonic trusts Ari, and is willing to help.
Meanwhile, the other FF's find out the SWATbots' orders: "Pursue Ari, but do not capture,
lure to the fortress"...Elsewhere, Sonic brings Ari to the fortress, where Ari sets the trap
before Sally & Dulcy can warn Sonic. Robotnik then reveals his plans to Sonic: a pinball game,
with Sonic as the ball, and a portal to the Void as the end of ball penalty! In Robotropolis,
Ari arrives, demanding Robotnik to release his Freedom Fighters since he trapped Sonic for
him. Robotnik shows that he broke the deal and roboticized them instead! Sally & Dulcy break
in to make the save, then head to save Sonic. Ari steps ahead to rescue Sonic, when Robotnik
sets the game to suck itself into the Void. Ari gets sucked in, but manages to tell Sonic
about King Acorn's list of other Freedom Fighters before he disappears lost forever in the
void...A decent episode, that sets the first tone for the climax at the end of the season.
This ep also introduced The Void (known in the comics as the "Zone Of Silence"), which would
also appear as a major setting later in the series.
#15. Sonic Conversion
Robotnik tests his new VR ShriekBot on Sonic & Sally, but Sonic proves that it's not as fast
as Robotnik thought. The two then return to Knothole, where they test a deroboticizer on
Bunnie, and to everyone's amazement - The test proves successful as Sonic decides to go after
his Uncle Chuck and deroboticises himonce and for all. He restores Uncle Chuck's will with a
power ring, but the deed can happen the deroboticizer malfunctions. Sonic then goes to
Robotropolis to steal the main components from the roboticizer. Meanwhile, back in Knothole
Village, the second try on Uncle Chuck succeeds. The victory is short-lived however, as
Bunnie suddenly reverts back to part-robot, and Uncle Chuck turns back into a robot without
free will and captures Antoine & Tails. Sonic follows, only to be caught in a trap of Mega
Muck! Dulcy, Sally & Bunnie help him out, and Sonic heads for Robotropolis. He finds Uncle
Chuck there, and helps him fight to regain his free will. Its at this point that, Uncle Chuck
then decides that he'll stay in Robotropolis as a spy. Sonic then proceeds to outsmart
Robotnik's pumped-up VR Bot and escape with the others....This has been called the
breakthrough episode of the SatAM series! This is an incredible truth. The ultimate tug on
your's and the Freedom Fighters' emotions. Sonic's state of sadness and crying at the end of
the episode is especially powerful, and again without complaint from Sega. If you've never
seen any ep of the series before, I suggest this as your first.
#16. No Brainer
A routine mission in Robotropolis is called off by Uncle Chuck as Sonic stays behind & makes a
rescue. During the escape, Sonic is zapped with a ray that makes him loses his memory.
Snively finds him and convinces him that the two are friends and that the Freedom Fighters are
the enemy. Snively tells Sonic to find Knothole & send the coordinates. Once that's done,
Snively plans to invade and round up the Freedom Fighters for robotization! The others,
however, manage to save Sonic from his memory loss with a power ring. Sonic makes the save
and then turns the memory ray on Snively. They send him back to Robotropolis & adjust the
computers to put Knothole's location in the Great Swamp. An off episode, and one that was
better handled in the Sonic comics #27 & 28 ("A Scrambled Hedgehog"). Still, seeing Snively
pester Robotnik at the end of the episode was a humoristic touch that was worth it.
#17. Blast To The Past - Part One
As Sally begins to get frustrated over too many failed missions, Sonic makes the comment that
he wishes they could've stopped Robotnik before he took over. Dulcy suggests that they go to
the Floating Island (more on this below) to use the hidden Time Stones to go back in time and
actually do it! The group heads there where Sonic and Sally pass a series of tests to earn the
stones. From here, Sonic & Sally find the stones after solving the riddle of the Guardian and travel back to the day of the takeover. There, they meet their 5-year old selves, and learn from Uncle Chuck that he was the inventor of the Roboticizer, but Warlord Julian (Doc Robotnik) stole the plans and sabotaged the invention. The three try to warn King Acorn of the coup, but convince him too late as Robotnik attacks, kidnapping the children and storming the palace - thus beginning his ten year reign of terror as the episode ends, To be continued...
Out of all the Saturday AM episodes, this one two part series and the final episode are the
most remembered. This was the first time that the details of Doctor Robotnik's coup was looked
into. Powerful emotions displyed by Sally, the humor of Sonic racing his younger self, and the
entire adventure to this point is incredible. This all made for one of the more popular
episodes, but it is not without its flaws. Its unknown if the inception of this episode came
before the release of Sonic 3, which introduced Knuckles and The Floating Island. Needless
to say this Floating Isle is NOT the one we know. The Time Stones (Sonic CD) take the place
of the Master Emerald and a giant glowing owl takes the place of Knuckles. Whether this
Floating Isle is based off of previous concepts is unsure, but its worth noting.
#18. Blast To The Past - Part Two
Continuing from Part 1, Sonic escapes with Sally under insistence from Uncle Chuck. However,
they end up being captured. Robotnik then proceeds to change the city of Mobotropolis to its
present state of Robotropolis. And sends out an Assault and Batter blimp to decimate the
countryside! Sonic & Sally go to escape and rescue the kids, thus shutting down the roboticizer
- but what they dont realise is they do it _before_ Bunnie is affected, thus changing the
course of time! In the process, they notice the pollution ship heading for the Great Forest.
The two use the time they have to destroy the ship. While they're gone, Robotnik then proceeds
to banish King Acorn to the Void. Upon returning, they rescue the kids, but end up witness
Uncle Chuck's roboticization. Rosie then takes the kids to Knothole, but first Sally asks
Rosie to promise she'll never leave Knothole. Promise made, Sonic & Sally return to the
present, eluding capture by Robotnik. However, the present is still the same with Bunnie
still roboticised, except that Rosie is now around (although never seen). Part 2 proved
just as exciting and adventuresome as Part 1. The double challenge Sonic & Sally faced by
having to prevent the kids from being roboticized AND preventing the ship from destroying the
Great Forest & Knothole ups the intensity. All in all, this 2-parter is a must have.
#19. Fed Up With Antione/Ghost Busted
Two 15-minute episodes featuring Antoine & Tails. In "Fed Up with Antoine", Antoine is his
usual self, annoying all of the Knothole residents and driving everyone off the deep end.
Going off in the forest, he's taken by a biker group called the Nasty Hyenas. They make
Antoine their king, but don't tell him how they plan to eat him like all their other kings
as Sonic and the others come for the rescue. In "Ghost Busted", Sonic and Antoine take Tails
on a campout/training mission. That night, Sonic tells ghost stories, and when Tails wakes up
during the night, Antoine is gone. Tails notices a monster walking in the forest. After
running scared for a few minutes, the monster turns out to be Antoine, who sleepwalked into
some foxfire plants. Neither of these episodes had anything to do with the rest of the
season AT ALL. This is what made them so uninteresting. No Robotnik really takes away from it.
Only salvagable thing was Tails' training.
#20. Dulcy
During a routine mission in Robotropolis, Dulcy begins to experience strange feelings throughout
her body. After saving Sonic from near roboticization, they return to Knothole, where the
mysterious spells continue. Suddenly, Dulcy begins flying away from Knothole in a mysterious
trance, and Sonic & Sally have to save her from being captured by SWATbots. It is discovered
that Dulcy is being summoned to a place called Dragonsnest, the dragon mating ground.
Furthermore, Robotnik has discovered about the place, and is heading there to capture all the
dragons for roboticization. When Dulcy goes again, Sonic & Sally follow, and witness a dragon
get captured. The three then find the dragon's egg, and manage to bring it back to Knothole
for Bunnie to watch. The group then heads for Robotropolis. They save the mother dragon before
she can be roboticized. Everyone gets back to Knothole just in time for the egg to hatch. The
mom and baby then leave for a place where Robotnik won't find them. This was interesting, as
it was the only time that dragon history was discussed. Still, they could've gone further into
it. At least I got a big laugh seeing Bunnie getting tossed around while watching the bouncing
egg.
#21. The Void
In the episode that introduces Ixis naugus to the Sonic continuity, while heading through the
Great Unknown, Sonic is almost sucked into a canyon vortex. Finding a strange power ring, he
heads to Knothole and fills Sally in on The Void appearance and the ring. While Sonic heads to
see Uncle Chuck, the ring zaps Sally & Bunnie, dragging them into the Void! Meanwhile in
Robotropolis, Sonic learns about Robotnik's plans for total control surnamed as "The Doomsday
Project"...while Robotnik and Snively discover the emergence of the Void, they recall of the
evil wizard Naugus who created the Void, and how Robotnik trapped him within prior to the coup.
Back in Knothole, Sonic finds the others gone, but Nicole is still there. Sonic and Nicole
head for the Void, only Robotnik waiting! Cornered with no escape, he retreats into the Void.
There, he meets with Sally, Bunnie and Naugus! The raspy voiced wizard has explained that to
escape, he needs Sonic's speed. Sonic is then trapped by Naugus trying to escape with the
others. While trapped, in another area of the Void, Sonic and the others discover a castle,
and find none other than the long lost King Acorn inside. Sonic takes him out of the Void, but
the others learn from Ari that he actually took Naugus, and brings forth the real King. While
Naugus reveals himself and tortures Robotnik, Sonic goes back in the Void for the others.
Robotnik eventually gets away but unfortunately, the King and Naugus begin to turn to crystal,
an effect of them spending too much time in the Void. They are forced to return to exile in
order to survive, as Sally is brought to tears at this. And in saying goodbye, King Acorn
gives Sally the list of the other Freedom Fighter groups, in hopes that they can one day
rescue both him and Planet Mobius... Reunions for the better and the worse. Sally meeting her
father for the first time since the coup was one of the second most powerful pieces that was
exhibited in the entire series. You can't help but feel sorry for her by episode's end.
At the same time, our first knowledge of the Doomsday Project provides the first major setup
for the finale.
#22. The Odd Couple / Ro-Becca
Another pair of 15-minute episodes, both starring Antoine. In "The Odd Couple", Sonic's hut is
destroyed by Dulcy during a snow storm, so Sonic goes to stay with Antoine - MUCH to Ant's
chagrin. Sonic's style of living turns Antoine's place upside down, and drives Antoine nuts.
Both end up so unrattled and unnerved that they eventually leave. In "Ro-Becca", Antoine is
helping Rotor with a cleaning robot he's creating. However, Antoine gets so scared during a
lightning storm that he accidentally activates the robot, which develops a crush on Antoine.
Antoine spends the rest of his time trying to get Ro-Becca off his case. Unless you're an
Antoine fan, these episodes are just incredibly unbearable, even moreso that the last double
episode pack. One can only take so much of Antoine being his annoying self.
#23. Cry Of The Wolf
Enter The Wolf Pack Freedom Fighters! In the Great Unknown, a band of Freedom Fighters known
as the Wolf Pack succeeds in sabotaging a Doomsday test pod as Snively is sent (or rather
forced) to make repairs, courtesy of his demanding uncle, Doctor Robotnik. Meanwhile, Sonic,
Sally, Antoine & Dulcy are out seeking the Wolf Pack in order to establish the Freedom Fighter
Network, via King Acorn's FF list. On route to the base, they discover an area that strikes
lightining upon all who enter. When they reach the cave entrance to the base, Dulcy heads back
while the others meet Lupe, the leader of the Wolf Pack and learn of their history. Meanwhile,
Snively has gotten the test pod back online and has sent it through the area. The Freedom
Fighters try to use a multitude of weapons stolen from Robotropolis on the pod, but to no
avail. Sonic eventually destroys it by luring it into the lightning storm. Afterwards, contact
is established with the other Freedom Fighter groups, and they gather together in Knothole to
prepare for their greatest battle - The Doomsday Project !!! This was the first glimpse into
what any of the other Freedom Fighter groups were like, and also introduced the Wolf Pack
Freedom Fighters (perennial favorites among comic and cartoon fans). Another preparation for
the finale as we would see the Wolf Pack again. Another plus of the ep was seeing Antoine go
crazy every single time he thought THE CURSE was coming to get him. >;) Funny stuff.
#24. Drood Henge
Uncle Chuck informs Sally of Robotnik's project to find the Drood Henge scrolls. The scrolls
tell the location of the Deep Power Stones, which can provide awesome power or destruction
based on how they are joined. Sonic & Tails discover Robotnik's plan elsewhere, harassing
Snively in the process. When the Freedom Fighters regroup, they discover that Robotnik already
has the first stone! To prevent him getting the second, Tails secretly devises a plan to trick
Robotnik with a fake stone which they destroy right in front of him. Later, the gang finds the
real stone, and Tails is officially made a Freedom Fighter. This is the episode that Tails
fans enjoy the most, since it's the day he becomes a Freedom Fighter and is no longer treated
like a kid like he has been in the past season and earlier in this season. A good episode,
and this plot plays again later on in the finale.
#25. Spy Hog
Thanks to info from Uncle Chuck, the Freedom Fighters stop another fuel shipment to the
Doomsday Project. Frustrated, Robotnik believes that a spy is lurking about. He then seeks
out and finds Uncle Chuck's bug and makes it malfunction, prompting Uncle Chuck to replace
it! Meanwhile, Sally and Bunnie get word of this while accessing the plans to the Doomsday
Project. The signal goes to Knothole, where Antoine goes to warn Uncle Chuck. However,
Antoine's cowardice gets him captured, and Sonic must make the save. Later, Uncle Chuck
is discovered & brought to Robotnik. Sonic saves him with a power ring before he is forced to
reveal Knothole's location. Afterward, Uncle Chuck decides to stay in Robotropolis in a new
outpost with some bots as disguises. Uncle Chuck was the main focus of this episode, and this
time, he was the one who had a teary goodbye at episode's end. The fact that he's pained by
not being together with Sonic is obvious and powerful. And when all the crying and goodbye's
are over, hence comes the final episode as the plans are now set for the ultimate battle that
is...
#26. The Doomsday Project
Robotnik's planning is complete as he sets the Doomsday Project into motion - launching pods
all over Mobius in an effort to decimate the entire planet! After Sonic takes out one that
emerges near Knothole, Freedom Fighters from all over Mobius are brought together for the
final confrontation. However, when a diversion attempt fails and all but the Knothole gang
are captured, Sonic must go it alone...But Robotnik captures Sonic and sets him up for
roboticization. Sonic escapes with the combined effort of 3 power rings, and in an
all-or-nothing full final effort, the gang resorts to using the Deep Power Stones.
Sonic steals Robotnik's power stone from Robotropolis, as he and Sally use the incredible
power they provide to destroy the Doomsday Project once and for all! Robotnik attempts to
escape, his fate left uncertain as the Doomsday Project explodes violently into a pile of
twisted ruble. His nephew Snively, left behind, retreats to an underground elevator. As the
Freedom Fighters celebrate their ultimate victory in Knothole, Snively emerges from the
wreckage dressed in a suit just like that of his uncle and vowing revenge against the Freedom
Fighters! But he is not alone... Because behind him in the shadowy tunnel are the glowing red
eyes of...
The grand finale is easily the greatest and most powerful of all the SatAm episodes. The
cliffhanger ending is both the most intriguing and most infuriating element of the entire
series, particularly because this turned out to be the final episode due to ABC's asininity
(see the front SatAM page) and its only real competition - The Power Rangers. But more than
that, emotions played just as strong here, if not stronger, than the adventure instinct. It
is the ultimate expression of love as Sally vows to stand by her hero, willing to die for the
cause as well. And the big kiss?...Well, what can I say? Words cannot descirbe how magical,
moving and unforgetable it was. Next to seeing a marriage scene between Sonic & Sally (like
THAT would ever happen), this is the most moving scene in the entire Sonic series. In short,
it was a shame to see this show go.
But thats NOT the end folks! There WAS a third season planned for Sonic The Hedgehog!
Season Three
Some time ago - Ben Hurst, writer of MANY of the SatAM second season epidodes came to the
Sonic Mailinglist. One of the first questions he was asked? Who did the eyes belong, and
what would the developments of the third season been. Here is part of what Ben had to say...
Well, first of all, the red eyes in the tunnel belonged to...IXIS NAUGUS! The same wizard that
first appeared in "The Void"! Yes, not Knuckles or Metal Sonic, but Naugus. Anyway, Snively
tries to retake control of Robotropolis, but ultimately fails. On the verge of losing it
all to the Freedom Fighters, he turns to "The Void", where Naugus is busy torturing Robotnik
(and having fun with it) ^__^. Snively frees Naugus, and in the process also frees Robotnik
& King Acorn! Now, Naugus assumes control, and starts his new command by trying to lure Sally
into capture with the King as bait. Robotnik becomes Naugus' lackey. And Snively, now reduced
to a simpering nobody, defects to the Freedom Fighters. Ben went on later to say that more
developments would have come along between the relationship of Sonic and Tails, coming a
little closer to the game relationship it strayed so far away from. Sooner on down the line
in possible future episodes we would have learned of the origins of Robotnik and Snively, and
also come to see a whole new ballgame for the FF's... And THAT is what WOULD HAVE HAPPENED
in the third season of the Sonic cartoon...