List of references

The Adventures of Sonic and Tails have a lot of cultural references and easter eggs.

## The Season 1 references

### The Start of the Adventures

* Actually, the episode is a rewritten version of another script of the same name.
* Humming of various songs appears, specifically of the Angry Birds Go! race theme (Red's theme), the Super Mario World ground theme (Yoshi's theme) and the Super Mario Bros theme (Mario's theme).

### Sonic the Scam Defender

* Sonic uses Avira Antivirus.
* Knuckles breaking the computer is a parody of Angry German Kid, who also breaks the computer.

### Knuckles' Mistake

* The episode's plot and English name are a reference to the SML episode Toad's Mistake, SML gets even mentioned when Knuckles asks Mario about SML. Ironically, Toad appeared in the show itself one episode and one season later. Also, SML is mentioned by its full name, SuperMarioLogan.
* Fourth wall breaking: Mario breaks the fourth wall for the first time, mentioning that this is The Adventures of Sonic and Tails, not SML, while scolding Knuckles.
* This is the first episode with the Stupid running gag, also the first episode to mock or parody SML, or being inspired by something in general.

### Meet Jim

* Jim's birth is inaccurate, as Jim doesn't cry when born, as he already speaks and gets introduced to the rest of the cast.
* Continuity reference: The original concept is referenced, due to Globi making a cameo as Jim's car.

## The second season's references

### Sonic and Amy's Date

* Fanon reference: This episode is a partial reference to the Sonamy shipping, where Sonic and Amy get commonly shipped together.
* Canon reference: Shadow says his Sonic Adventure 2 catchphrase I'm the coolest.

### April Fools Day

* The episode's name and plot are a reference to the celebration of the same name, where people pull pranks on each other on April 1.
* Spoiler reference: At the end of the episode, Sonic glitches, leading into the next episode.

### Sonic.exe

* The episode's name and plot are a reference to the creepypasta of the same name, so the episode is overdosed with references to it.
* At the start, the characters that are speaking with each other are Tails, Knuckles and Dr. Robotnik, which were the ones caught by Sonic.exe in the original pasta.
* Hill Act 1 and ... appear as Tails and Robotnik's levels, respectively. Hill Act 1 appears thrice, with two times for Tails and one time for Dr. Robotnik and Vinni Pukh. Hill Act 1 is the most faithful location here, as it has got the same Green Hill Zone-like aesthetics, the animals, the music and even the Sonic disguise at the end.
* However, the characters don't get killed (except Amy) when caught. But Amy was revived. And Amy was killed off due to the paper toy's arm breaking off. Another difference is that Tails was the last to be caught and Dr. Robotnik wasn't caught either.
* Continuity reference: Froggy from Knuckles' Mistake and Harry Hare from Sonic and Amy's Date make their cameos as the animals in Hill Act 1, with that being their final appearances.
* Fanon reference: Sonic.exe is Sonic possessed by a monster, which is the most common Sonic.exe origin.
* Continuity reference: This is the second time when the third episode is inspired by something else.

### Sonic and Amy's Kids

* Canon reference: Sonic and Amy's kids are Classic Sonic and Classic Amy, which are Sonic and Amy's original designs from older Sonic games.
* Originally, this was going to be the Season 3 premiere, but delayed to the Season 2 finale due to Sonic.exe 2 (the Season 2 finale which was planned) being cancelled.
* Fourth wall breaking: Sonic breaks the fourth wall while mentioning that the last time he played on the SEGA Mega Drive was in Knuckles' Mistake.
* The show within the show Miffy and Friends is a reference to both the show of the same name in real life and SML, which also had its own show within the show, Charleyy and Friends.
* Continuity reference: Classic Sonic and Classic Amy's births are inaccurate, as Classic Sonic and Classic Amy don't cry when born, as they already speak.

## The Season 3 references

### The Super Mario Bros Movie

* The episode's English name and plot are a reference to the 2023 movie of the same name, so the episode is overdosed with references to it.
* The Super Mario Bros Super Show is referenced, as the Super Mario Bros Plumbing commercial uses its theme song, being a reference to both that Mario show and the new movie.
* Continuity/canon reference: Due to the scene with Spike being too long, Sonic and Tails grow impatient and then start playing Sonic 1 on their Mega Drive, eventually, while they continue playing, Mario and Luigi get a Game Over in Kid Icarus.
* Continuity reference: The original concept is referenced again as Snoopy appears as the dog which tries to ruin Mario and Luigi's plumbing.
* In one of the scenes, when Luigi got rescued from Bowser by Mario, Toad and Peach, Luigi tries to say to Mario that he was scared of Kamek, Mario calls Kamek Cody, which is a reference to SML.

### The Chaos Emeralds

* Canon reference: The episode's plot is a reference to the Sonic the Hedgehog series as a whole.