What if Sega made more video game systems?/Sonic the Hedgehog (1993 TV series)

Sonic the Hedgehog is an American-Italian animated television series created by DiC Entertainment and the Italian studio Reteitalia, in association with Telecinco.
The show is loosely based on the video game series of the same name. The series aired from 18 September 1993 to 3 December 1994 on ABC. The series sharply contrasts with Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, a syndicated series that premiered in the same month.
While Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is known for its bright colors and whimsical humor, Sonic the Hedgehog featured darker stories which constituted a departure from the tone of the Sonic games of the time. To distinguish between the two series which was broadcast concurrently, fans typically refer to this series as Sonic SatAM, or simply SatAM, because it was a Saturday morning cartoon, while Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog aired on weekdays in syndication in the United States.
The show ran for three seasons. The second season brought a few changes to the show, including the introduction of Dulcy the Dragon, Robotnik losing his reverberating voice and a somewhat lighter overall tone. The third season features Knuckles the Echidna and Amy Rose. After SatAM ended, reruns of the show appeared on USA Network's USA Action Extreme Team.
The show enjoys a large and loyal internet fanbase. In response to popular demand, the entire series was released onto DVD by Shout! Factory on 27 March 2007. On 2 February 2015, the show began streaming on Netflix, though it was removed on 28 February 2016. On 15 March 2021, the first season aired on TA-DAA! channel in Malaysia.
== Plot ==
The series takes place on Mobius, a planet mostly populated by anthropomorphic animals. The Kingdom of Acorn, based within the metropolitan city of Mobotropolis, was at war with an unseen enemy. King Acorn recruited a human scientist named Julian to build war machines to end the war with a victory. However, during peacetime, Julian and his nephew Snively launched a coup d'état against the kingdom. The King is banished to another dimension called the Void and most of the citizens are captured and permanently transformed into robot slaves, through a machine called the Roboticizer. Julian renames himself as Dr. Robotnik, now the dictator of Mobius. Mobotropolis is renamed Robotropolis, a polluted, industrial cityscape.
Robotnik finds himself at odds with a small collective group called the Freedom Fighters, who operate out of the hidden woodland village of Knothole. They are led by Sonic the Hedgehog and Princess Sally Acorn, King Acorn's sole heir. Other members include Sonic's best friend Miles "Tails" Prower, computer genius Rotor the Walrus, French coyote Antoine Depardieu, half-roboticized Bunnie Rabbot, and Dulcy the Dragon. They act as a rebellion against Robotnik's regime. Sonic uses the Power Rings to gain a temporary boost in power. Both the rings and the Roboticizer were designed by Sonic's uncle Chuck, one of the victims of the machine.
Early on in the series, Sonic uses a Power Ring to restore Uncle Chuck's free will in his mechanical body. Chuck decides to act as a spy for the Freedom Fighters, operating from within the city. He is eventually discovered by Robotnik in the second season and escapes to Knothole. Sally searches for her father during the series. He is found alive within the Void, shared with the sorcerer Ixis Naugus who was also imprisoned within the dimension by his former associate Robotnik. Naugus attempts to escape the Void, but both he and King Acorn discover their bodies turn to crystal if they leave the Void due to their prolonged exposure to it. King Acorn gives his daughter a list of known Freedom Fighters that they can make use of in their fight against Robotnik. The heroes gain other allies including Ari the Ram, and Lupe, leader of the elusive wolf pack.
In one of the series' sole two-part episode, "Blast to the Past", Sonic and Sally use the Time Stones to travel back in time, in an attempt to prevent Robotnik's planned takeover. They fail, but manage to get their younger selves to the safety of Knothole, with help from Sally's nanny Rosie Woodchuck.
Robotnik builds the Doomsday Project to destroy the population. The Freedom Fighters launch a full-scale attack against Robotnik, with Sonic and Sally destroying the Doomsday Project with the power of the Deep Power Stones. Robotnik is caught in the destruction and is utterly destroyed along with Doomsday and the Freedom Fighters declare victory, with Sonic and Sally kissing. After that, Snively becomes the main antagonist, accompanied out of the remains of an elevator by Naugus (originally, Knuckles).
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== Characters ==
=== Main characters ===
* Knothole Freedom Fighters
** Sonic the Hedgehog
** Princess Sally
** Bunnie Rabbot
** Rotor the Walrus
** Antoine Depardieu
** Miles "Tails" Prower
** Dulcy the Dragon
** Knuckles the Echidna
** Amy Rose
* Dr. Robotnik
* Snively Robotnik
* Ixis Naugus
=== Recurring characters ===
* Ari the Ram
* Cluck
* Sir Charles "Uncle Chuck" Hedgehog
* Griff the Goat
* King Max Acorn of Mobius
* Rosie Woodchuck
* Swat-Bots
* Wolf Pack Freedom Fighters
** Lupe the Wolf
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 ===
=== Season 2 ===
=== Season 3 ===
== Trivia ==
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