Sonic Underground
| Sonic Underground | |
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Sonic Underground title card
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| Created by | Jean Cheville |
| Directed by | Marc Boreal François Hemmen Daniel Sarriet |
| Voices of |
Jaleel White Maurice LaMarche Garry Chalk Gail Webster Peter Wilds Samuel Vincent Michael Stark Louise Vallance Tyley Ross Matt Hill |
| Theme music composer | Robby London Mike Piccirillo |
| Opening theme | "Sonic Underground" |
| Country of origin | United States France |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Andy Heyward Michael Maliani Robby London |
| Producer(s) | Janice Sonski |
| Running time | 21 minutes 48 seconds |
| Production company(s) |
DIC Productions L.P. Les Studios Tex TF1 Sega of America, Inc. Suzhou Hong Ying Animation Corporation Limited Milimetros |
| Distributor | Vivendi Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network |
TF1 (France) ITV1 (U.K.) First-run syndication (U.S.) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 6 January – 22 October 1999 |
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| Related shows |
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog |
Sonic Underground is an animated series produced by DIC Entertainment and TF1. It is the third Sonic the Hedgehog animated series, and also the last one produced by DIC; it follows a main plot separate from all other Sonic the Hedgehog media, where Sonic had two siblings, Sonia and Manic, that were collectively part of a royal family who were forced to separate from their mother, Queen Aleena, upon Robotnik's takeover of Mobius due to a prophecy told by the Oracle of Delphius. It first premiered in France on 6 January 1999 on TF1, and then premiered in the United Kingdom on 2 May 1999 on ITV1 and finally in the United States in syndication on 30 August 1999 and ended on 22 October 1999. It was the first Sonic the Hedgehog television series to be sold on the iTunes Store. The show ran only for one season consisting of forty episodes.
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 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.
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