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November 15, 2014 TV Episode Sonic Boom

Studio
Moonscoop, Sega of America, Genao Productions, OuiDo! Productions.
in collaboration with: Lagardère Thématiques, Jeunesse TV
Distributor
Cartoon Network, Lagardère Entertainment Rights

Synopsis

While they enjoy the beach, Tails introduces his friends to his latest invention: a robot named UT (Universal Translator), who can translate any creature's thoughts into language. They are impressed when this works on a bird's song, but become hostile after it begins revealing their own thoughts out loud, such as Sonic's poor opinion of Knuckles' intelligence and Amy's affection for Sonic; Tails is hurt. Meanwhile, Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot, who are eavesdropping with a hidden camera, realize that they can exploit this newfound hostility among the animals, so they sneak into the house at night and replace it with a duplicate. Sure enough, Eggman uses the phony UT's voice box for insults, so a suspicious Tails operates on it and finds it is a fake. He sets off to rescue the real UT, but his irritated friends do not accompany him. At Eggman's lair, Tails is pressured into becoming Eggman's assistant in exchange for UT's freedom, but he first gives it an overacted message to deliver home, stating that he is fine. As planned, UT reaches the house and translates Tails' thoughts into a call for help. Tails' friends show up and rescue him from Eggman's robot barricade and they all return home, but Sticks throws UT into the ocean anyway.

Characters

Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Sticks, Knuckles, Amy Rose, Dr. Eggman

Credits

Directing

Director
Natalys Raut-Sieuzac

Producing

Producer
Evan Baily, Donna Friedman Meir, Jane McGregor
Executive Producer
Sandrine Nguyen, Boris Hertzog
Co-executive Producer
Bill Freiberger
Associate Producer
Malinda Hee
Consulting Producer
Yvette Kaplan

Writing

Writer
Dave Polsky
Created by
Sonic Team
Developed by
Evan Baily, Donna Friedman Meir, Sandrine Nguyen

Voices

Voice
Roger Craig Smith (Sonic The Hedgehog, Young Gogoba), Colleen Villard (Miles "Tails" Prower), Cindy Robinson (Amy Rose, Elderly Gogoba), Travis Willingham (Knuckles the Echidna), Nika Futterman (Sticks the Badger), Mike Pollock (Dr. Eggman, Mayor E. Pluribus Fink, Fastidious Beaver), Kirk Thornton (Orbot, Charlie, Leroy the Turtle), Wally Wingert (Cubot, Chief Gogoba), Bill Freiberger (Comedy Chimp, Lady Walrus)

Production notes

This CG animated series initial order was for 52 11 minute episodes. On October 10, 2015, Lagardère Entertainment Rights announced that a second season of Sonic Boom is currently in production.