Sonic Underground: A Look Back At The Blue Blur's Least Beloved Cartoon
Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the most popular fictional characters of the modern era, but there is a curious generational nature to the Blue Blur's fanbase. Kids and newcomers to the franchise love the current bounty of great content starring their favorite character, but not every outing was a complete success.
Sonic has starred in no less than six animated series, which all had drastically different art styles and approaches to the character. Even with two full-length feature films and countless games, animation is one of the most common places new fans find the iconic hedgehog. Some of those takes have aged better than others.
Did This Underrated Sonic Cartoon Inspire The Movies?
The year was 1999. The Blue Blur had just begun his long and messy transition to 3D gaming with Sonic Adventure and two animated series had already launched and concluded. The first, entitled Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, was a wacky comedy series in the model of Looney Tunes. That series is less than fondly remembered for its sense of humor. The 1993 follow-up, officially called Sonic the Hedgehog and colloquially known asSatAM, has fared much better over the years. Its darker story and more action-focused presentation made it a favorite of fans then and now. SatAM only ran for 26 episodes, leaving fans bereft of an animated Sonic series for a few years. However, when the character returned to the small screen, he did so in a different form.
Sonic Underground, like the first two takes on the character, was produced by DIC Entertainment. DIC was responsible for the overwhelming majority of video game cartoons in the nineties, from The Super Mario Bros. Super Show to Double Dragon to Captain N. Like previous Sonic cartoons, Underground was
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