Editing Sonic the Hedgehog series (section)

====''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (DiC franchise)====
Three of the Western animated TV series based on ''Sonic'' are all produced by [[DiC Entertainment|DiC Productions]] (now called WildBrain) with a collaboration with Sega of America, from 1993 to 1999.

'''''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''''' (or ''AoStH'' for short) is an American animated television series that was first broadcast in September 1993 and has been running in cartoon syndication ever since. It follows the escapades of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Sonic]] and [[Miles "Tails" Prower (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Tails]] as they stop the evil [[Doctor Ivo Robotnik (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Doctor Ivo Robotnik]] and his array of vicious [[Badnik (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|robots]] from taking over the planet [[Mobius (Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog)|Mobius)]]. The plots very loosely followed the storyline of the video games series; at the time the ''Sonic'' games were still quite new and lacking much plot or character development, which was in turn filled in by the show's writers.

The animated television series, simply called '''''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''''', originally aired from September 1993 to June 1995. 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, fans typically refer to this series as ''Sonic SatAM'' because it was a Saturday morning cartoon while ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'' aired on weekdays in syndication and using the show's full title would cause confusion in many situations because the show's title is the same as the character's name.

DiC's final ''Sonic'' cartoon, '''''[[Sonic Underground]]''''' ran for only one season, 1998 to 1999; it bears little relation to other entries featuring Sonic (including previous games, comics and the other animated series) and shares few established characters. 65 episodes were originally produced and of those, only forty were released. Unlike its predecessor, ''Sonic SatAM'', the [[Sonic Underground (group)|heroes]] do not remain in a sanctuary-like refuge but instead travel around [[Mobius (Sonic Underground)|Mobius]] to battle [[Doctor Robotnik (Sonic Underground)|Robotnik]] forces on a global scale. The Mobian civilization featured in the series includes multiple cities, a poor underclass and an aristocracy for the heroes to interact with. ''Sonic Underground'' is the only animated series based on ''Sonic'' where Tails has not made an appearance.