Sonic Underground
Tags: psychedelic

Plot synopsis:
The show takes place in a separate canon and continuity than any other Sonic the Hedgehog media. Queen Aleena, the former ruler of Mobius, was overthrown by Dr. Robotnik and his lackeys Sleet and Dingo. Robotnik seized control of the planet and forced Queen Aleena into hiding. To preserve the dynasty, Queen Aleena separated her three children: Sonic, Manic, and Sonia after the Oracle of Delphius told her of a prophecy, proclaiming that one day, Queen Aleena would reunite with her children to form the "Council of Four," and overthrow Robotnik. Meanwhile, Dr. Robotnik did his best to set up an autocratic government, and legally turned anyone who stood against him into robots devoid of freewill, and forced the nobles into paying large amounts of money to him as tribute.
When Sonic, Manic, and Sonia grew up, the Oracle of Delphius revealed the prophecy to them. After that, Sonic, Manic, and Sonia decided to go on a quest, searching throughout Mobius for Queen Aleena. Dr. Robotnik, with the assistance of the Swat-Bots and his bounty hunters Sleet and Dingo, tries constantly to capture the royal hedgehogs and prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled.
The Oracle of Delphius has assigned the three siblings powerful "medallions" that can change into musical instruments, and can also be used as weapons. Sonic's medallion is an electric guitar, Sonia's medallion is a keyboard that functions as a smoke machine, and Manic's medallion is a drumset that can be used as an "earth controller" with cymbals that can deflect laserfire. All of the medallions can be used as laser guns. The three use the amulets not only to fight Robotnik's forces but to also as instruments for their underground rock band, "Sonic Underground."

Review: Sonic Underground was a little bit like the SatAM series but not a whole lot because all the other freedom fighters from the SatAM are left out and so is Snively and the power rings.
Another thing is that Sonic's Uncle Chuck was only in the first episode and they never see each other again.
Sonic Underground is the 3rd Sonic cartoon that came out 2 years later after Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) was canceled again off of USA Network showing reruns.
In this cartoon, Sonic and his siblings Manic (Sonic's brother) and Sonia (Sonic's sister) are the hit rock 'n' roll band on Mobius called the Sonic Underground but in reality they are the children of the lost Queen Aleena, the queen of Mobius.
Now Sonic, Manic and Sonia must fight Dr. Robotnik and save the planet Mobius and find their mother with the aid of their medallions.
I missed Tails and the other freedom fighters from the 1993 ABC Series but at least I was glad that Knuckles the Echidna was in this series because I think Knuckles is one of my favorite characters in the whole Sonic the Hedgehog franchise along with Sonic!
The only one thing I didn't like about this show was Gary Chalk doing the voice of Dr. Robotnik because he didn't make Dr. Robotnik sound scary and evil!
I think Jim Cummings should have done this Sonic cartoon just like he did the voice of Dr. Robotnik from the ABC SatAM version.
But the only thing I liked about Dr. Robotnik in this series was that he looked exactly the same as he did in the SatAM Sonic cartoon!
I liked Sleet better than Dingo because I thought Sleet was cool looking and I thought Maurice LaMarche was excellent to provide the voice of Sleet!
Just like the Sonic SatAM cartoon got to have more than one season!
I first discovered this series when I was checking what was on TV the next day and I saw Sonic Underground on there and I asked myself, "Since when did Sonic come up with another cartoon?".
At first I thought it would be a series that picked up where Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) left off but instead it sort of looked like a spin-off or a prequel.
This series was pretty good along with Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) and Sonic X!
This series also has great animation!User Rating: 10/10BOTTOM LINE: WAY PAST COOL ALONG WITH SONIC THE HEDGEHOG (SATAM) AND SONIC X!.
I've seen a lot of episodes from this series and I love them!OK it may not have all the main characters that we love from SATam but it has new people.OK Sonia's voice is annoying but you get use to it and Manic's pretty cool as well and it has a darkish storyline with the whole mum having to give up her babies in order for them to defeat Robotnik and Robotnik doesn't seem all happy clappy annoying unable to do anything right OK he can't do much right but he seems pretty evil and not drawn to look stupid,like SATam,kinda scary and menacing.
The Songs are pretty addictive after a while some may be annoying like Where's there's a will etc but the rest aren't that bad.
All in All I love this series way way better then Sonic X but not as much as SATam. Recommended.
I loved Sonic Underground when i was a kid and Still do to this day.
Oh well I still run around trying to be Sonic or Manic, or Sonia whichever suites my fancy at the time.
I watch a lot of old cartoons but Sonic Underground has to be one of my fav top tens.
Did anyone know the singing voice for Sonic in Sonic Underground now plays Martin Mystery?!
:) But I know Sonic will be around for years to come and I will be there for every new show, comic, game, or toy.
The setting takes place in an apocalyptic future where Robotnik is the head of the oppressive government and Sonic and his siblings Manic and Sonia fight for freedom.
Sleet the wolf/dog was a cool character.SU had excellent animation, but it did take place in a dingy city, so that might have lessened the impact.
I liked the music-video songs that they sang; some were good.
All the intrigue of the hedgehogs trying to find their mother the queen, Sonia getting mixed up in Robotnik's politics because of her friend Bartleby, the character humor, nice music and sound effects, and the variety of settings and plots makes this one of the best cartoons I've seen!
Sonic Underground is much better than this new Sonic X series, which has slower, less interesting plots..
Now, in conclusion, if you have children, nieces, or nephews, I strongly recommend this really cute, fun, and entertaining show based on a series of classic video games.
Their mother(The Queen) had to separated them because of Robotnik taking over Mobius(which is similar to what he did in the previous series).So the Queen left each of her kids a music medallion which has the power of sound waves and music.
That can wipe out Robonik's forces of robots.Throughout the series, the hedgehog trio travels around Mobius in their own van, and try to search for their own mother.
As mentioned that when they're reunited again, they'll be able to overthrown Robotnik for good.Despite it being the weakest of the DiC Entertainment Sonic cartoons.
The series does have great animation, character designs, and interesting stories.
And pretty much something the British would come up with if they were given a task in creating their own Sonic the Hedgehog.I only seen 9 out of 40 episodes for this series.
Giving Sonic Underground credit in enjoyment.Overrall not highly recommended for those who liked SatAM Sonic, as very few elements from that series exist in this one.
One thing that the show does really well is create a Sonic storyline which is a bit out of the norm, admitabley the songs in the show get very tiresome after just a few episodes but they're not a deal breaker.The characters are okay, they're back story's are explored to a decent extent and it does provide an interesting insight into the Sonic universe.
That's pretty much where the praise stops, I mean I like watching the show but as much as I do I'm not blind to seeing it's pitfalls.
I first watched the series when I was ten years old and loved it.
I hadn't watched the older sonic cartoons so I didn't mind the big changes they made for this show.
I liked the story lines to it and the episodes were fun and entertaining.
I adored the real 'freedom fighter' theme it has and the action parts.The only things wrong with this show are that it was never given an ending, due to the show being cancelled, and people over the age of ten will hate the songs.Overall, I think it's a good cartoon that you can watch over and over.
However, if you're a big sonic fan, you probably won't like it because it's different to what you're used to and it doesn't have some of the characters from the old ones..
I love "Sonic the Hedgehog" and I watch it religiously.
The voice acting is good and well served with some decent writing, with Maurice LaMarche coming off best and Jaleel White spirited as the three hedgehogs Sonic, Sonia and Manic.
While most of the story lines are good, some are predictable, same with the songs they aren't bad but they could have been better timed.
This show came out in fan's favor of wanting a new Sonic series; however, they became mortified to found out there would be no reference to the original Freedom Fighters many of us had grown to love.
The only two characters we know are Sonic and Robotnik; Tails and the others have been replace by Sonic's stereotypical sister Sonia and thieving brother Manic.
well, dingo.In the 1993 - 95 series, a great message was sent to younger viewers as Bunnie struggled to use her handicap to the best of her abilities.
In Sonic Underground, many wrong messages are sent as Sonia is the picture of stereotypical girls.
She's always worried about her hair and looks; younger girls who watch this will think they need to be like this.
These shows shouldn't be used as role models anyway, but certainly there were better messages sent out in SatAM.Another problem is though the show is aimed for younger viewers, many times the plot would be hard to follow for them.
The love he has for his brother and sister are peanuts to the love he had for Sally in the SatAM series.One good thing is the songs in the episodes are usually done quite well, but the singing voices don't always sound like the characters.
Other times, the songs will be the plot filler which is really annoying.Poor writing, the lack of well-known and loved characters and confusion are what make this series a shame to carry the name of Sonic the Hedgehog..
I liked the ABC show and the Adv. of Sonic show and thought this would be just as good or better.
It's not bad as far as cartoons are concerned, but compared to the other Sonic shows, it stinks.
Sonic Underground is a wonderful kind of bad.
"Sonic Underground" is the last Sonic cartoon to be produced by DIC Entertainment.
"Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" was somewhat close to the games.
The second one "Sonic the Hedgehog" or "Sonic SatAM" was close to the games, but it made the story bigger, more complex, more interesting and it most likely took place after the games due to Robotnik being ruler of Mobius.
The next one was a direct-to-video movie that was very close to the games, except the fact that it got some names wrong, like Planet Mobius being instead called Planet Freedom.
Also the only familiar characters in the show are Sonic, Robotnik, Uncle Chuck, and Knuckles.
The Robotnik in the Sonic games was an evil, goofy-looking, scientist bent on ruling Mobius.
In this one he has a very bad voice actor who doesn't even come close to the wonderful job Jim Cummings did in Sonic SatAM, and also his personality here is just boring.
Sonic's brother and sister are BOTH voiced by Jaleel White, and he is good as Sonic and Manic, but he sounds WAY too much like Steve Urkel for Sonia.
However despite my complaints there are a few good things about the show: While the lyrics were stupid, the songs they sang were actually kinda catchy.The animation was very well-done.
It looks better than it did in the previous Sonc cartoons.I liked Robotnik's henchman Sleet and Dingo.
After watching a few episodes I got from the Internet, as well as reading all I can about the show, I have decided to give my opinion on it at last.First off, this isn't like any Sonic-related thing before.
The only characters they have from anything else are Sonic and Robotnik, and that's only because they're a necessity in anything Sonic cartoon.
However, the show creates two siblings for Sonic: a brother named Manic and a sister named Sonia.
Every other character (including Tails, sadly) is missing, except for Knuckles, who appears in a few episodes.The animation is pretty well done.
Robotnik's voice gets on your nerves quickly, and I can't listen to Sonia for more than five seconds before thinking that gnawing my own leg off is a better way to spend my time.The storylines for each episode are a bit formulatic; if you've seen one other kid show before this, you've seen every plot this show uses.
Also, the singing, while pretty good compared to most shows, is horribly overused; as in, every episode overused.If you're expecting another Sonic show, you'll be dissapointed.
I've only seen a few episodes of this series, but I can tell you that this show is not that good.Characters Well, we've got Sonic in there and Eggman (or Robotnik, whatever) Knuckles also appears along with Athair and Uncle Chuck, (Archie Comics) and of course there's Sonic's triplet brother and sister (?) and of course we all remember Sleet and Dingo (?)What?
Apparently, DIC thought that having the recognisable characters whom we have come to know and love was a bad idea so make way for these forgettable idiots.Manic, the cactus-green kleptomaniac hedgehog and Sonia, the pink pansy princess hedgehog.StoryQueen Aleena, Sonic's mother whom we have never heard of, is warned by some freaky reptilian-anteater (I forget to mention that they had aliens in this show as well) that Robotnik will somehow take over the planet of Mobius without actually doing anything.
(and yet they play no rock songs) and travel Morbid Mobius to find their mother, even tough she tends to directly intervene with their battles.Wait, if she knows their exact location, why doesn't she just meet them there and end this awful series?
I keep hearing people going on and on about how well this series was animated and how great the character designs are, even the people who DON'T like it.
In one scene, while The Sonic Unrground (Yes, it's meant to be said with a The) is in a sewer, some robots come and we see their commander, Sleet the Wolf, pointing at the hedgehogs while standing perfectly still.
And Sonic and Manic just look fat.
Nothing looks like it should be in Sonic the Hedgehog.VoicesYeaaaah....not that great.
Jaleel White voices Sonic again like the other series, but he also voices Manic and Sonia.
Most of the time he sound like he forgets to add punctuation to his words.
Sonia's meant to be a girl, so why is she being voiced by a man?They also have this annoying rule in which they must cram one song into every single episode.
If it was a short series, like 6 episodes maybe, but not 40.
To be fair, I DID watch this when I was younger but got past like 4 or 5 episodes because I got bored.
I really did not enjoy this show as much as I did when I was younger and I feel its very dumb for Sonic to magically have a brother and a sister and fight Robotnik with freaking instruments.
It's different from the other "Sonic" shows because this time, Sonic has a brother called Manic and a sister called Sonia and all three of them are in a rock band called Sonic Underground- hence the title and it's not a sequel or a spin-off of one of the other "Sonic" shows; it's a new series altogether (also, there's always an original rock song that the trio belt out in every episode).Another change is that Sonic, Manic and Sonia's mother is a queen called Aleena who had to abandon them as babies for their safety from Robotnik but will reunite with them when it's time.
We don't know when it's time but what we do know is that if Aleena does it too early, then it will seal Sonic, Manic and Sonia's fate.The last changes are that, other than they don't have the voice actors from the other series, is that Tails isn't in this one.
"Underground" introduces Knuckles ,however, in his first appearance, he's bad and Sonic ends up fighting him, but then he turns good.But don't let the changes ruin it.
Now that I'm in my mid 20's, I love taking trips down memory lane and by watching the first two Sonic cartoons and playing the games I'm back to being a Sonic fan.
But they're not as bad as the songs in Sonic R.
We have to look at grey, orange and purple throughout.Now, this is the first of the American Sonic cartoons to feature Knuckles and his episode was the first I saw of this show.
At least his voice in Sonic Heroes was great.Also, Jim Cummings did a great job playing Robotnik in Satam with that ultra cool voice.
There's so much deviation in settings between Sonic continuities that to say that one's bad because it doesn't take place in the Green Hill Zone is a waste of time in my book.But let's just look at the concept, shall we?
They've attacked me for this stance, saying that I shouldn't attack a Sonic series like that if I'm a "true" or "real" fan of the franchise.And I'm sorry.
The fact is: I'd like to've been an 'SU' fan - but when a series is what I feel is sub-standard, I'm not going to put up and shut up just because it has Sonic's name attached.
This is the show that, of the three American Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons, takes the story the most liberally - and falls with it.
With little success.Sonic has two siblings in these series: Sonia and Manic.
When her children grow up and find each other, they scour Mobius and fight Robotnik as the "Sonic Underground", a supposed rock band (though you will come to doubt that during the course of the series), in aid of the anti-Robotnik movement, the "Resistance".
Other plot holes ruin matters; such as Sonic's uncle Chuck (who makes one wonder why Sonic and siblings were given up to another family when Queen Aleena went into hiding).The series does have its considerable good points, however.
Dingo and Sleet's loyalty to Robotnik (and each other) goes down the drain for good, and Sonic and siblings go to Knuckles' help to contain the emerald and save Mobius.
These two characters would have worked great in a series of their own (maybe someday they will).
Dingo and Sleet, as well as my personal favourite episode "When in Rome..." (featuring Sonic giving a Minotaur lessons in coolness), light up the canvas considerably.
My opinion with this as a musical really shocked me like Sonic would normally have awesome soundtrack but this show just gave me a hanky to cry on, it was horrendous.