Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom

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***Sonic Boom***, also known as ***Sonic Toon*** (ソニックトゥーン *Sonikku Tūn***?**) in Japan, is a 2014 American-French CGI-animated television series which sets as a reimagining of the original *Sonic the Hedgehog* franchise.

It was developed by Sega of America in collaboration with OuiDo! Productions. *Sonic Boom* is the fifth animated television series based on the Sonic franchise, the second developed by Sega following *Sonic X,* plus the second series co-produced in France following *Sonic Underground,* and the first ever television series in the franchise to be produced in computer-generated animation and in high definition.

The series premiered on 8 November 2014 in the United States on Cartoon Network and released on November 19 in France on Canal J. The show launched in Spring 2015 on the French children's network Gulli, and was followed by an international launch on many other countries. The series is a part of the *Sonic Boom* spin-off franchise, which consists also of five video games, a comic book series and a toyline.

The series was announced to be available for streaming off Hulu by the end of May 2016 and has been since 18 May. Due to Hulu being a US exclusive service and *Sonic Boom* being currently exclusive to Hulu, the series has been made available for streaming outside of the US on Netflix as of 23 December 2016. On 19 November 2017, the second season of the show was added to Hulu. The first season of the series became available to buy from digital storefronts on 6 November 2018. On 16 March 2019, it was announced that the second season was made available for digital purchase.

The series ended after two seasons with 52 episodes each, as the show's producer Bill Freiberger confirmed that there were no plans to continue the series.

Sonic, Tails, Amy, Knuckles and Sticks reside on Seaside Island in Hedgehog Village, formerly Unnamed Village. Together, they defend the island from various threats like Doctor Eggman and his robotic creations.

## Overview

### Season 1 and Season 2

23 years after the original *Sonic the Hedgehog* video game, fast, handsome, and arrogant hero Sonic continues to fight his arch nemesis, Dr. Eggman. Along with Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and a new recruit named Sticks.

## Episodes

The series premiered on Cartoon Network in the United States on November 8, 2014, on Canal J and Gulli on November 19, 2014, and Okto in the Singapore on 1 September 2015. Season one would consist of a total of 52 episodes, each being 11 minutes long.

On October 10, 2015, Lagardère Entertainment Rights announced the second season of *Sonic Boom*. Like season one, season two has 52 episodes, each of 11 minutes length. The second season premiered on October 29, 2016 on Cartoon Network, while the rest of the season started airing on Boomerang (to make said channel more desirable) on November 12, 2016.

## Production

The *Sonic Boom* animated series was designed as a spin-off from the main *Sonic* continuity so the staff could take the characters and their world in directions the main series could not. It was first announced in October 2013, revealing a teaser image featuring the show's four main protagonists, Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Knuckles, in silhouette form. The series, which originally consisted of 52 episodes with eleven minutes of running time each, is co-produced by Sega of America Inc. and OuiDo! Productions and was developed by Evan Baily, Donna Friedman Mier, and Sandrine Nguyen, with Baily and Bill Freiberger as showrunners, under the supervision of Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka to ensure that it was true to the *Sonic* characters and universe. Mike Banker also assisted with writing the television series. On 6 February 2014, Sega revealed the first trailer for the series, showcasing the new designs for the characters.

Many of the current voice actors for the *Sonic the Hedgehog* video game series returned to voice the characters of the series, including Roger Craig Smith as Sonic, Travis Willingham as Knuckles, Cindy Robinson as Amy, and Mike Pollock as Dr. Eggman, while voice actress Colleen O'Shaughnessey succeeded Kate Higgins in the role of Tails. The series also introduced a new character named Sticks the Badger, a crazy and paranoid hunter who has been living alone in the wilderness for many years before meeting Sonic and his friends, who is voiced by Nika Futterman. In an interview with Polygon, Iizuka stated the series came about as a desire to appeal more to Western territories, following the 2003 Japanese anime series *Sonic X*, with Iizuka also stating that the franchise will run in parallel with the 'Modern' series of *Sonic the Hedgehog* games. Baily has stated the series is a mixture of action and comedy, featuring an episodic structure. On 4 October 2014, Sega announced the air date of the series in the United States to be 8 November 2014.

On 19 February 2015, Cartoon Network announced in a press statement that *Sonic Boom*, along with ten other shows, will return for the 2015-2016 TV season. This was subsequently confirmed by executive producer Bill Freiberger in a fan commentary to not be an indicator of a renewal or second season at this time. However, on 10 October 2015, Lagardère Entertainment Rights announced that a second season is currently in production. The final animatic of the second season was edited on 27 November 2016. Like season one, season two will include 52 episodes of eleven minutes length each. At Tomy’s Toy Fair in New York, the second season was given an official premiere on Cartoon Network in Fall 2016.

Jordi Valbuena would return for season two as the series' storyboard artist, like in season one. At Sonic Revolution 2016, Bill Freiberger announced that "if there is a season two," there would be both new and old characters (like T.W. Barker, the Stunt Bears and D.B. Platypus) and other surprises from other areas of *Sonic*. It was later confirmed that Shadow and "more characters from the Sonic game universe" would make an appearance in season two.

Sega itself officially pulled back the curtain on the second season at the Sonic 25th Anniversary party in San Diego with a sneak peek of "Spacemageddonocalypse". Later, the video game *Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice* would feature sneak peaks on concept art revealing characters, storylines and subjects to be introduced in season two. Following the premiere of "Tommy Thunder: Method Actor" on Cartoon Network, it was announced on 10 November 2016, that the remainder of season two will air on Boomerang to make the channel more desirable On 9 February 2017, Lagardere Studios Distribution signed pre-sales to more than ninety countries around the world to air the second season of the show.

On 17 December 2016, storyboard artist Clemence Liberge stated on Facebook that there will be a third season for *Sonic Boom*. This has yet to be officially confirmed. A Japanese dub of the series was announced to premiere on Netflix on 1 July 2017.

On 10 September 2017, Bill Freiberger announced on his Twitter account that he will no longer be involved with the series following the conclusion of season two.

## Trivia

* This is the first *Sonic the Hedgehog* television series to have fully computer-generated (CG) animation.
* The intro sequence for the show in the United States is actually a shortened version of the actual intro sequence. This full intro sequence is used in France. According to Bill Freiberger, this is because the two countries' channels (Cartoon Network and Gulli respectively) have different delivery requirements.
	+ In the second season, the French intro is the exact same intro as the international one.
		- The intro shows all the main characters in order of appearance with Sonic being first, then Tails, Amy, Knuckles and finally Sticks.
			* The order of appearance for each character could probably be based on their respective debut in the main series, with Sonic being the first (1991), Tails being the second (1992), Amy the third (1993), Knuckles the fourth (1994) and Sticks as the last (2014).
* Although it was confirmed that OuiDO! was to produce the show, the first reveal of the show credited the company's original name, *Genao Productions*. OuiDO! was later acquired by Technicolor and they are now credited with producing the show under the name Technicolor Animation Productions.
* Each episode in the *Sonic Boom* television series takes about eighteen months to produce.
* When writing episodes, the staff break the stories together by writing the scripts separately and then doing a group punch-up session at the end.
* The max allotted time the staff has for the recording session of a *Sonic Boom* episode is four hours, every two weeks. Actors that are absent at the appointed time are recorded next time. The lines themselves are recorded over a year before the episode airs.
* This is the third *Sonic the Hedgehog* animation to be produced by Sega; the first being *Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie* and the second being *Sonic X*. This is also the second *Sonic the Hedgehog* animation to be made in France, the first being *Sonic Underground*.
* The show received a graphical update beginning in season 2. Animal characters now have hair-textures in their fur, Eggman has more definition in his skin. most forms of clothing now feature some form of material texturing. The animation also became smoother and less instantanious.
* Very similar to the canon of the *Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog* television series, every episode (not including multi-parters) is a standalone.
	+ However, there is still a sense of continuity, with the events of past episodes referenced in subsequent episodes.
* A number of *Sonic Boom* video games have been given a timeline placement in accordance to the television series:
	+ *Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric* and *Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal* are prequels to the series.
	+ *Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice* takes place sometime during season two of the series.
* It is the longest time to wait for a new television series - eight years passed from the original airing of the last episode of *Sonic X* (2003-2006) to air the first episode of *Sonic Boom*.
* Bill Freiberger said that the developers have no rights to use characters from non-*Sonic Boom* versions of Sonic, meaning no Archie Comics characters, no characters from the other TV series in any Sonic-related media and no characters from games outside the main series.
* The staff does not use locations from the *Sonic* games as more than references or dialogue jokes in the TV series.
* When creating characters for the show, the writers do not tend to specify the characters' species unless it is motivated by the story. Instead, they leave the animation team to decide the design.
* In several episodes where written text is showcased, the words and sentences either appear obscured or are written in gibberish. Bill Freiberger has explained that *Sonic Boom* does not show words because it is an international coproduction and thus needs to play in many different languages.
* In Singapore, *Sonic Boom*'s first season is treated as two separate seasons.
* Throughout the first season Orbot's and Cubot's voices were changing from lower-pitched to higher-pitched in the Russian dub.
* In Finland, the show was available on Ruutu.fi called web page, where all broadcasts can be watched afterwards. The show was available to be watched for Ruutu+ having users during April. The show's real starting date in Finland is September 5, 2016.
* Although the second season of *Sonic Boom* premiered on Cartoon Network on October 29, 2016, the trailer for the second season first came out on November 17, 2016, five days after its debut on Boomerang and one day before the premiere of "Spacemageddonocalypse" on the same channel.
* Hulu lists the episodes in broadcast order while Netflix (internationally) and iTunes list the episodes in production order.
* Additionally, Hulu lists every two episodes of Season 1 as one show (similar to how the show originally aired its first 6 episodes) making the number of episodes listed as 26, while Netflix lists each episode individually and lists 52 episodes.
	+ However, season two episodes are listed individually on Hulu (listing 52 total episodes).
* A cat screech can be heard in every episode of season two with the exception of "The Haunted Lair".
* *Sonic Boom*, to this point, is currently the *Sonic the Hedgehog* TV series with the most episodes.
* The concept logo for *Sonic Boom* in the Behind The Scenes video shows the icon from *Sonic X*.
* *Sonic Boom* is the second *Sonic* television series to have a theme song without lyrics, the first being *Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog*.

## References

1. ↑ *Sonic Boom* on Sonic News Network
2. ↑ *Sonic Boom* on Wikipedia
3. ↑ Sonic the Hedgehog on Facebook (4 October 2014). Retrieved on June 16, 2016.
4. ↑ Canal J : "Sonic Boom" débarque le 19 novembre (French). Canal J (3 November 2014). Archived from the original on November 4, 2014.
5. ↑ Harry Winston (6 October 2015). MIPCOM 2015 : la 2ème saison de la série d'animation "Sonic Boom" en cours de production (French). Mediakwest. Retrieved on October 10, 2015.
6. ↑ SSF199 (21 February 2016). Season 2 of Sonic Boom To Premiere Fall 2016. TSSZ News. Retrieved on February 22, 2016.
7. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (24 July 2016). Retrieved on July 26, 2016. “**Derek Crumb**: How many episodes will there be in this Season? Is it the same as Season 1? / **Bill Freiberger**: 52 eleven minute episodes.”
8. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (23 November 2016). Retrieved on November 23, 2016. “**Bill Freiberger**: @cartoonnetwork is using Sonic Boom to make Boomerang more desirable. I think that's a good thing for us and them.”
9. ↑ Season Two Of SEGA®'s Animated TV Series Sonic Boom™ Premieres On Boomerang This November. PRNewswire (10 November 2016). Retrieved on November 10, 2016.
10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34 10.35 10.36 10.37 10.38 10.39 10.40 10.41 10.42 10.43 10.44 10.45 10.46 10.47 10.48 10.49 10.50 10.51 Sonic Boom Episode Guide. Zap2it. Retrieved on May 1, 2015.
11. ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 11.32 11.33 11.34 11.35 11.36 11.37 11.38 11.39 11.40 11.41 11.42 11.43 11.44 11.45 11.46 11.47 11.48 11.49 11.50 11.51 Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 March 2016). Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved on March 18, 2016. “**Alexander Soerensen**: Has Natalys Raut-Sieuzac directed every Sonic Boom episode? / **Bill Freiberger**: Yes she has.”
12. ↑ Sonic Boom – Episode Guide for Season 1. The Futon Critic. Retrieved on November 6, 2014.
13. ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 13.35 13.36 13.37 13.38 13.39 13.40 13.41 13.42 13.43 13.44 13.45 Sonic Boom Episode Guide. Zap2it. Retrieved on November 25, 2016.
14. ↑ 14.00 14.01 14.02 14.03 14.04 14.05 14.06 14.07 14.08 14.09 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 14.36 14.37 14.38 14.39 14.40 14.41 14.42 14.43 14.44 14.45 14.46 14.47 14.48 14.49 14.50 14.51 Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (29 October 2016). Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved on October 29, 2016. “**Tailooey Fan**: Jack Fletcher is still the dubbing director and Natalys Raut-Sieuzac is still the director in Season? / **Bill Freiberger**: Jack Fletcher is the voice director. Natalys Raut-Sieuzac is the director. / **Tailooey Fan**: In season two too? / **Bill Freiberger**: Yes, Jack Fletcher is the voice director and Natalys Raut-Sieuzac is the director in season 2 of #sonicboom.”
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (10 November 2016). Retrieved on November 10, 2016. “**Tailooey Fan**: What is the production code of "Tommy Thunder: Method Actor"? / **Bill Freiberger**: I don't know what you mean by production code. / **Tailooey Fan**: It is the number of the episode per production. For example, the Aim Low production code is 1.18. / **Bill Freiberger**: We've never used a number like that in production. The episode number for Aim Low is 118. The number for Tommy Thunder is 201. / **Tailooey Fan**: So, and from Spacemageddonocalypse? / **Bill Freiberger**: 202.”
16. ↑ Bill Freiberger. *Twitter* (10 November 2016). Retrieved on November 10, 2016. “**Bill Freiberger**: Sam Freiberger wrote episode 203, "Nutwork."”
17. ↑ Toonzone.net. CNFan1995. Retrieved on November 19, 2016.
18. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (1 December 2016). Retrieved on December 2, 2015. “**Bill Freiberger**: Episode 204 is "Alone Again, Unnaturally" written by Benoit Grenier. Episode 205 is "The Biggest Fan" written by @DougLieblich”
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Toonzone.net. CNFan1995. Retrieved on December 2, 2016.
20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 Cartoon Network January 2017 Premiere Info. toonzone.net. Retrieved on December 25, 2016.
21. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (3 February 2017). Retrieved on February 3, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday on Boomerang: 214 "Fiendbot," written by @AlanTheWriter & @ItsGregHahn.”
22. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (16 February 2017). Retrieved on February 16, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: 215: The gang is suspicious when Froglodyte Og comes to the surface. Their suspicions may be correct when the Froglodyte army attacks.”
23. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (16 February 2017). Retrieved on February 19, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday on Boomerang: 216 "Knine-To-Five Knuckles" written by Benoit Grenier.”
24. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (23 February 2017). Retrieved on February 28, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday on Boomerang: 217 "Blackout" written and directed by Natalys Raut-Sieuzac.”
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (4 March 2017). Retrieved on March 2, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: The production numbers are 220 "Robot Employees", "227 Give Bees A Chance" and 229 "Mombot".”
26. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (31 March 2017). Retrieved on April 1, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: Rumor has it that next week's episode is 233: Muckfoot written by @KevinBurke20 & @otherland71.”
27. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (6 April 2017). Retrieved on April 6, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday on Boomerang: 228 "Nominatus Rising" written and directed by Natalys Raut-Sieuzac.”
28. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (16 March 2017). Retrieved on March 16, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: As I've explained before, I'm using the production numbers not the episode order. Episode 219 is "Eggman's Brother."”
29. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (20 April 2017). Retrieved on April 20, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday on Boomerang: 230 "Do Not Disturb" written by Peter Saisselin”
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31. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (3 May 2017). Retrieved on May 3, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: 221: Mighton and Bolts, two robots from a city in the clouds, think Sonic and the gang are villains because they destroy robots.”
32. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (3 May 2017). Retrieved on May 3, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday on Boomerang: 222 "Robots From The Sky' Part 2. Written by @AlanTheWriter, @ItsGregHahn, and me.”
33. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (10 May 2017). Retrieved on May 10, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday on Boomerang: 223 "Robots From The Sky' Part 3. Written by @AlanTheWriter, @ItsGregHahn, and me.”
34. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 May 2017). Retrieved on May 18, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 224, The conclusion of "Robots From The Sky'. Written by @AlanTheWriter, @ItsGregHahn, and me.”
35. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (25 May 2017). Retrieved on May 25, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 232, "Flea-ing From Trouble." Written by Marie Beardmore.”
36. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (3 June 2017). Retrieved on June 3, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 240, "Lightning Bowler Society" Written by Peter Saisselin.”
37. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (8 June 2017). Retrieved on June 8, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 236 "Planes, Trains and Dude-Mobiles" written by @AlanTheWriter & @ItsGregHahn.”
38. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (15 June 2017). Retrieved on June 15, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 237 "Sticks And Amy's Excellent Staycation" written by @AlanTheWriter & @ItsGregHahn.”
39. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (22 June 2017). Retrieved on June 22, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 225 "Inn Sanity" written by Sam Freiberger @evilsamdestroyr.”
40. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (29 June 2017). Retrieved on June 29, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 242 "Mister Eggman" written by Sam Freiberger @evilsamdestroyr.”
41. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (6 July 2017). Retrieved on July 6, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 239 "The Haunted Lair" written by Sandrine Joly.”
42. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (13 July 2017). Retrieved on July 13, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 234 "Return of the Buddy Buddy Temple of Doom" written by Sam Freiberger.”
43. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (20 July 2017). Retrieved on July 20, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 238 "Eggman's Anti Gravity Ray" written by Marie Beardmore.”
44. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (27 July 2017). Retrieved on July 27, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 249 "Victory" written by Sam Freiberger @evilsamdestroyr.”
45. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (3 August 2017). Retrieved on August 3, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 246 "Three Men and My Baby!" written by Evan Stanley @SpiritSonic.”
46. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (10 August 2017). Retrieved on August 11, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: Don't have a preview yet for episode 243 "Where Have All The Sonic's Gone" but I can tell you it was Written By: Marine & Cedric Lachenaud.”
47. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (17 August 2017). Retrieved on August 17, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 231 "If You Build It They Will Race" written by Jake James.”
48. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (24 August 2017). Retrieved on August 24, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 247, "Chain Letter" Written by Peter Saisselin.”
49. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (31 August 2017). Retrieved on August 31, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 235, "Vector Detector" Written by @ReidHarrisonLA”
50. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (21 August 2017). Retrieved on August 21, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: There isn't a title card yet but here's a sneak peak at next Saturday's #SonicBoom Ep. 226 "3 Minutes or Less" written by Freddie Gutierrez”
51. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (28 September 2017). Retrieved on September 28, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 241, "Lair On Lockdown" Written by Francoise Gralewski.”
52. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (5 October 2017). Retrieved on October 5, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 244, "You and I Bee-come One" Written by Benoit Grenier.”
53. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (13 October 2017). Retrieved on October 13, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: Here's the correct #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 245, "Don't Make Me Angry" Written by Benoit Grenier.”
54. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (19 October 2017). Retrieved on October 20, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep. 248, "Eggman Family Vacation" Written by @ReidHarrisonLA”
55. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (26 October 2017). Retrieved on October 31, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep.250 "Return to Beyond the Valley of the Cubots" Written by Pontaff.”
56. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (2 November 2017). Retrieved on November 2, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: A #sonicboom preview for next Saturday: Ep.251 "Eggman: The Video Game" Part 1 written by Jean-Christophe Derrien.”
57. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (9 November 2017). Retrieved on November 9, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger**: New #SonicBoom Saturday at 6:15pm on Boomerang: Ep. 252 "Eggman: The Video Game Part 2: The End of the World" Written & directed by Natalys Raut-Sieuzac”
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75. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (24 July 2016). Retrieved on July 26, 2016. “**Derek Crumb**: How many episodes will there be in this Season? Is it the same as Season 1? / **Bill Freiberger**: 52 eleven minute episodes.”
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78. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (11 October 2016). Retrieved on October 12, 2016. “**Robin McCormack**: Will TW Barker and the Stuntbears return in Sonic Boom Season two along with others? / **Bill Freiberger**: We will see TW Barker, the Stunt Bears, and DB Platypus as well as many returning and new characters.”
79. ↑ Sonic Revolution 2016: PART 6 - Sonic Boom Panel. *YouTube*. Sonic Revolution (12 June 2016). Retrieved on July 16, 2016.
80. ↑ 80.0 80.1 Season Two Of SEGA®'s Animated TV Series Sonic Boom™ Premieres On Boomerang This November. PRNewswire (10 November 2016). Retrieved on November 10, 2016.
81. ↑ SSF1991 (23 July 2016). Sonic 25th Party: Sonic Boom Season 2 Sneak Peek. TSSZ News. Retrieved on July 23, 2016.
82. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (23 November 2016). Retrieved on November 23, 2016. “**Bill Freiberger**: @cartoonnetwork is using Sonic Boom to make Boomerang more desirable. I think that's a good thing for us and them.”
83. ↑ Sonic Boom's Second Season To Air In 90 Countries Worldwide. Retrieved on March 20, 2017.
84. ↑ ソニック委員会‏ on Twitter. *Twitter* (22 June 2017). Retrieved on June 23, 2017.
85. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (11 November 2015). Retrieved on November 11, 2015. “**the sonic rebel fan**: why is the intro sequence for the show in the United States a shortened version of the actual intro sequence in France ? / **Bill Freiberger**: Cartoon Network and Gulli have different delivery requirements.”
86. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `Takashi Iizuka2`
87. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 March 2017). Retrieved on March 18, 2017. “**Tim Roscoe #YugiohVR‏**: How long does it take to make an episode? / **Bill Freiberger**: About18 months.”
88. ↑ Alan Denton on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 March 2017). Retrieved on March 18, 2017. “**Rob Turner**: Finally question for the writers- do you work separately or is it a 30 Rock style writer's room? / **Alan Denton**: We break the stories together. Write scripts separately, then do a group punch-up session at the end.”
89. ↑ Sam Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 March 2017). Retrieved on March 18, 2017. “**Ben Owen‏** : How long does a recording session usually take? / ... / **Sam Freiberger**: Our max allotted time is 4 hours, but that's if we're taking FOREVER.”
90. ↑ Mike Pollock on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 March 2017). Retrieved on March 18, 2017. “**Justin**: How is the recording schedule of the show like? Do you guys record episodes in bulk or on separate days? / **Mike Pollock**: Four hours, every two weeks. We're all scheduled for the same time. Absent people are recorded next time.”
91. ↑ Mike Pollock on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 March 2017). Retrieved on March 18, 2017. “**That Person‏**: How far in advance are lines generally recorded before the episode's air date? / **Mike Pollock**: Over a year.”
92. ↑ Doctor MK (13 February 2014). Sonic Boom TV world to "reset" in every episode. Retrieved on February 14, 2014.
93. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 September 2016). Retrieved on September 20, 2016. “**Tailooey Fan**: Season 2 is after or before of the new game (Fire & Ice)? / **Bill Freiberger**: Both. / **nina**: but that means that it comes out this Saturday. doesn't it? / **Bill Freiberger**: No. Some stories take place before the game, some after.”
94. ↑ Bill Freiberger's comment on the episode commentary
95. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 March 2017). Retrieved on March 18, 2017. “**stitchfan08‏**: will we be running into people from the old shows in season 2 / **Bill Freiberger**: No. We don't have the rights to use those characters.”
96. ↑ Alan Denton on Twitter. *Twitter* (27 May 2017). Retrieved on May 31, 2017. “**Colin Brown‏**: Green hill zone ever gonna get a showing? / **Alan Denton**: Nah we don't do worlds from the game in the show. Maybe as a dialogue joke but not as an actual location.”
97. ↑ Alan Denton on Twitter. *Twitter* (29 May 2017). Retrieved on May 31, 2017. “**Jake Gantt**: What species do you usually use if there is a new character you come up with for Sonic Boom? / **Alan Denton**: Honestly unless it's motivated by story we tend not to specify the species in script & let the animation team decide in design.”
98. ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. *Twitter* (14 January 2016). Retrieved on January 14, 2016. “**Piotr Wojciechowski**: It says "Arts & Entertainment"! I finally figured it out! Why was it hidden like that anyway? / **Bill Freiberger**: We don't show words in Sonic Boom because it's an international coproduction. It needs to play in many different languages.”
99. ↑ Bill Freiberger‏ on Twitter. *Twitter* (18 March 2017). Retrieved on March 18, 2017. “**Bill Freiberger‏‏**: There’s a cat screech in every Season 2 episode of “Sonic Boom.””
1. ↑ On December 17, 2016, user TailooeyFan contacted Clemence Liberge on Facebook. This user's question about a possible third season for *Sonic Boom* lead to the following conversation (when translated from French to English): "**TailooeyFan**: Glad you found cool! You and Hugues been informed about a third season? / **Clemence Liberge**: Yes, we know that there will be a third season ^^ but we do not know more".

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