Every Sonic The Hedgehog Cartoon Ranked: Worst to Best 🦔

For over 30 years now, Sonic has gone on many  adventures in many different art forms. This, of course, includes the games, comics,  even movies now, as well as quite a few cartoons. With Sonic Prime being the  newest addition to the cartoon category, we thought we'd take a look at Sonic's  cartoon history to see how they hold up today. I'm Kifinosi with WickedBinge, and this is  Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons, Worst to Best. A quick couple rules… First, we’ll be including  Sonic The Hedgehog carto

ons only… and secondly, because Sonic Prime only just started,  we can only judge it based on season 1. The shows we’ll be ranking today are Adventures of  Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog (aka Sonic SatAM), Sonic Underground, Sonic X, Sonic Boom,  and Sonic Prime. With that said, let's begin. As it is with our other videos, we will start at  the bottom and work our way up to the top of the list. Our title for Worst Sonic show is Adventures  of Sonic the Hedgehog. This entry is kind of lik

e the Thor: Love and Thunder of Sonic shows. It is  part of a much bigger franchise that had a pretty good track record up to that point, and when this  show came out, it leaned WAY too hard into the goofiness. Not to say that it doesn't have its  moments, because it definitely does. However, there aren't enough to save this show. One of  the glaring issues is that the bad guys aren't really that threatening at all. In fact, Sonic  actually spends a lot of time making fun of them throughout the

show. One of the more recognizable  ways he goes about doing this is through his many disguises. We are willing to buy that this would  work up to a certain point, and that point is: How do they almost never seem to notice that  these bizarre characters are all spiny and blue? Sonic will even sometimes use his super  sonic speed or have his face completely visible while wearing these disguises, and the bad guys  STILL don't catch on. Even in the first episode, Sonic is sitting with the audience

in the  front row with all of Robotnik's robots WITHOUT a costume on as Robotnik himself  gives a speech. The craziest thing is, despite Sonic leaving himself in PLAIN SIGHT,  they STILL don't notice right away. In addition to this comes the infamous moment in the same  episode where Sonic tells one of the robots “I'm over there”, and it actually works! Then there's  Robotnik's main minions, Scratch and Grounder. These two are to Sonic and Tails what Wile  E. Coyote is to Road Runner. They are a

lways trying to catch them in some bizarre trap, but it  typically doesn't work. Heck, they sometimes get caught in their OWN traps. It also doesn't help  that Scratch's voice can be a pain to listen to after a while, which can be a problem given how  often these two bots appear. The show in general, even for a cartoon of the era, can be a bit too  cartoony at times to the point where you can't even try to make sense of what's happening. A  prime example of this is when we see Sonic and Tails na

pping. Grounder approaches and blows into  one of his hands, which somehow inflates like a balloon. It gets even crazier though, as his hand  somehow just magically turns into a PUMPKIN that he can throw at Sonic, and all of these moments  are just from the first episode!! Finally, we get to the end of each regular episode.  They all have a short called “Sonic Says”, where somebody, usually Sonic, is seen teaching  an important lesson to the presumably younger audience. Some of them make sense,

such  as not smoking, when you should call 911, and so on. But then there's some bizarre  ones, with a good example being Sonic saying, “Even YOU can learn something from a sloth”. It's  kind of cool that Sonic is teaching good morals, but it isn't enough to save this  show in its entirety. If you have some nostalgia for it or if you like  a lot of goofiness in your cartoons, you might like this show okay. Otherwise, you can  overlook this show and probably not miss much. We may be going one ste

p UP now, but our next  entry takes us underground; Sonic Underground that is. The premise for this show actually seems  kind of promising when you first hear about it. The idea of Sonic having a brother and a sister  is so genius. Even the theme song makes the show sound epic. The song gives the general plot in  the span of a minute. To fulfill a prophecy, Sonic's mother, who is actually a Queen, must give  up her children and reunite with them at a later date. Throughout their journey, Sonic,

Sonia,  and Manic go up against Robotnik and his minions, often combatting them with the power of....music?  Yes, you heard right. The trio all get a different instrument, and each one CAN be used as a weapon.  However, they do still take time to just make music, usually with some sort of lesson attached.  While this could work if this was executed well, the way they decide to do this makes it one of  the show's biggest issues. They could have done something like Sonic Says where they do this at

  the end of the episode, but they opt to do it in the middle of that episode. Because of this, even  if the song itself was good, it still brings the pace of the story to a screeching halt. Then  there's the minions. While Sleet and Dingo are not as annoying as Scratch and Grounder, they  still can be just as goofy at times, especially with Dingo. He is kind of like Storm the Albatross  or even Knuckles in Sonic Boom, playing up to the stereotype of being big and tough yet not too  bright. Than

kfully, his voice is a lot easier on the ears than Scratch's. What about Robotnik,  then? Well...he's definitely better than he is in Adventures, but not as great as he could be yet.  His voice doesn't make him nearly as threatening as he would like you to think he is. He does  have his moments, but we could have used more than what we got. The show in general also was one  of the ones that got canceled before it was truly finished. There was a planned comic-based epilogue  from Ian Flynn that c

ould have been attached to Sonic Universe #50, but that was unfortunately  scrapped. If the story could have been finished, the ranking might have changed for it. When it  comes to what we have, however, Sonic Underground actually has a few good ideas that just needed to  be executed a bit better. At the very least, we hope we see more of Sonia and Manic in the future.  Maybe the movies can somehow bring them in? Closing out the first half of the Sonic shows  is a much more recent series: Sonic

Boom. This entry and all others after this are the ones that  are really enjoyable. We are all for the whole “never judge a book by its cover” thing, but we  wouldn't blame you if you still haven't watched the show yet simply because of the name. For a lot  of people, when they think of the name Sonic Boom, a couple things might come to mind. A few people  might think of the rockin' opening song for Sonic CD, but many others probably associate that name  with the infamous game: Sonic Boom: Rise

of Lyric. This is especially due to how Rise of Lyric  uses the same characters as the show. However, after the show aired a few episodes, a lot of  people were actually surprised by how much they enjoyed it for what it was. Yeah, the show is very  goofy, but it turned out to be a mostly good kind of goofy. This is also one of those shows that  gets even better as it progresses. One of our personal favorite parts is whenever the show acted  self-aware or broke the fourth wall in general. In fact

, here are a couple of the script writer's  favorites. The first comes from the episode “Fiendbot”. Sonic comes into the room with a copy  of a game called “Tomatopotamus 2”. The group gets really excited, with Tails saying it's the  best one in the series and how the series never worked in 3D. Knuckles proceeds to say how game  companies are always ruining their franchises, and Sonic follows it up with a comment about the  color of the character's legs. What makes this so good is that they are

reflecting almost  exactly how many fans feel about the Sonic franchise. Some people don't like a lot of  Sonic's content after the transition to 3D, and quite a few people lost their minds when they  saw Boom Sonic's arms get changed to a blue color. The other moment comes from the episode “Give  Bees a Chance”. Sonic gets chased by Eggman, and as Sonic is falling, he is asking Tails if  he has him covered; to which Tails responds with “Roger”. When Knuckles asks who Roger is, Sonic  responds w

ith “He's talkin' to me”. After hearing Sonic say that, you might have noticed that  Sonic's voice got deeper for a second. This is because Sonic's voice actor spoke in their normal  voice just for that line, and what is the actor's name? Roger! On the subject of Knuckles, though,  he is actually one of the biggest complaints some people have with the show. We get it that,  sometimes, character's need to be changed in some ways for one reason or another. Many people  could get past how big Knuck

les is in the show, but what they couldn't ignore is how unintelligent  Knuckles is. A prime example is in the episode “Chez Amy”, where Knuckles states that he forgot  how to feed himself, proceeding to show that he thinks he eats by sticking carrots in his ears!  And then there's Sticks. Sticks, overall, is still an enjoyable character, with some of her moments  of paranoia providing some good laughs. However, just like Scratch from earlier, she has a voice  that can only be tolerated for so l

ong before it becomes bothersome at times. This comes especially  when she is screaming a lot. In the episode “Sleeping Giant”, Sticks tries to sing to put the  giant back to sleep, which she does a lot of in this episode. It works for the giant, but anyone  else who hears it (including the audience)....oh boy. Neither of these characters ruin  the show by any means, though. They can still be really funny. Knuckles' surprisingly  complex comment about breaking gender roles, along with the other

characters' reactions makes  us laugh every time. All in all, Sonic Boom is a really fun experience that we will definitely  come back to watch again, and this is only #4! We have now reached the latter half, thus the top  3, on our list. Coming in with the bronze medal is the anime of the franchise: Sonic X. Right off  the bat, we gotta give credit to the people behind this show for turning Sonic into an anime. Anime  as a genre is filled to the brim with characters that have superhuman abiliti

es, so the Sonic  characters fit right in with that formula. Not only this, but the fact that they adapted the  stories from the Adventure games into an anime form was simply a brilliant idea. Even King Boom  Boo from Adventure 2 and his ghostly followers make an appearance before those sagas even happen!  This is also another show that hooks us in right away with an incredibly catchy theme song with  “Gotta Go Fast”. Unlike the other shows so far, where the characters are on Mobius or some  oth

er similar location, Sonic X starts by taking place in our world. This idea has its  ups and downs. On the positive side, it gave us a possible answer of how Sonic characters  might interact with the real world long before the movies did. Through these interactions, we got  many memorable moments. Any time Sonic raced Sam or his team was fun to watch, and the martial  arts tournament they held definitely had a few highlights (Tails' visual and audible reaction  to Rouge kissing him is just price

less). We also loved whenever any of the human characters got  their first look at the Sonic characters. Not only were some of them at least a little funny  (though we also felt sorry for them sometimes), but we also feel that a lot of people in the real  world would likely react the way these humans did. Speaking of the humans, though, this is where a  few problems are. Not to say that all of them are bad or anything, but some of the scenes either  just don't work or take away from the experien

ce of seeing Sonic characters in a show. A good chunk  of the scenes where it is JUST humans also doesn't help things move along very well, though there  are some exceptions. One such example that always comes to our mind is near the end of season one  where Mr. Stuart takes Chris to the counseling office to help him figure out why he feels so  confused. Helping him realize that half of him wants to help Sonic and his friends go home while  the other half doesn't want them to leave brings about

a very touching moment. We also can't give  Chuck too much flak since he does actually often try to help the heroes accomplish their goals.  At some point, the group goes into space, resulting in most of the humans being out of  the picture with the exception of Eggman and Chris. These space battles were fun to watch and  provided many different story elements we'd love to see more of. The connection between  Tails and Cosmo felt pretty legitimate, Chris is actually a bit more helpful at this  p

oint (long story, but he is older now and retains his younger form in Sonic's world), and  that entire sequence with Dark Sonic really made us wish we could see a lot more of him. On top  of all that, the battles themselves were fun! Watching all these different characters interact  off of or against each other kept us on the edge of our seat. The rematch between Sonic and Shadow  in their Super forms was awesome, and the sequence of the heroes against the Final Mova had a few  highlights of its

own. One of the most notable is when Tails hesitates to fire the Sonic Power  Cannon at the planet where the battle was because that was where Cosmo was. Especially if you watch  the Japanese dub (with subtitles if needed), you will flat out see Tails confess how he feels  to Cosmo. After the fact, watching Tails' reaction to having to do that is absolutely crushing.  Whether you watch this show in English, Japanese, or any other language that's available, Sonic X is  a great show that we will

also come back to again. For our silver medal of Sonic shows, we are  giving it to the most recent show to come out, Sonic Prime. Yes, we are fully aware  that the series is not done yet. However, with the first batch of episodes already  released, we wanted to see how it stacked up to the other shows so far. Considering we  are already putting it this high on the list, you know this show has a lot of promise. The  story they have set up is quite the interesting one. After the Paradox Prism is d

estroyed, Sonic  travels to multiple different worlds. Along the way, he comes across many different versions of  his friends. He works alongside them to not only help them with their own problems, but to find  a way to fix his own issues that he ultimately caused. The show could have easily lost a few  points if each world was its own story arc, not being connected to anything else. Thankfully, by  the end of the first 8 episodes, it's clear that these worlds are and will be interconnected. Son

ic  can already travel to other worlds on his own, while other characters by the end have figured out  how to when using a Prism Shard. On the subject of other characters, all the different versions of  the side characters are actually really enjoyable. Even the characters in the Boscage Maze, a.k.a.  The Forest World provide a good laugh. While we have made note of characters from other shows  having been made too goofy or greatly dumbed down, this story actually gives a solid reason for  these

characters to act that way. They live in a much less modern fashion, surviving solely  off what they can find in the jungle. Mangey, Hangry, and Gnarly are also a bit more primitive  than the others, so Tails acting like an actual animal or Gnarly thinking the trees can speak  is quite amusing. It also is quite fun to see all of these characters in different lights since  we don't normally get to see the original versions of them in these ways. There certainly wasn't  a lot of Shadow since ther

e were no alternate versions of him seen thus far, so hopefully  future episodes will add more screen time for him. A few people have also pointed out that  Sonic himself is a little less bright than he usually is. Not to say that other versions of  Sonic don't think with their feet a lot too, but it seems to be especially the case here.  It's not as bad as someone like Boom Knuckles, but it is still noticeable at times. Thankfully,  it's not to the point where it takes away from his overall cha

racter. There honestly isn't  much else to say right now since there are only 8 episodes to work with, but as it stands,  the future of Sonic Prime is looking bright. We have now gotten all the way up to the top of  the list. If you have been using your deduction skills, then you probably already know  which show it is. In case you haven't, our gold medal for Sonic TV shows goes to  the show simply titled Sonic the Hedgehog, otherwise commonly known as Sonic SatAM. This  is a show that truly can

be seen as epic. Like with some of the other shows we've talked about,  it draws you in with a wonderfully catchy theme song. What's also interesting about the theme is  that, while the lyrics are talking about how cool Sonic is, the visuals are showing that Robotnik  has already taken over the world. Most other shows with a notable hero and villain, even some of the  other Sonic shows, show said hero trying to stop the villain from conquering the world. This show  has the heroes trying to take

the world back and reverse the effects caused by the villain. As a  result, it creates a darker atmosphere than most shows that have characters like these, which is a  surprisingly nice change of pace. And of course, with the overall atmosphere of the show  being darker, you would have to expect a darker villain. Other versions of Robotnik are  usually too goofy or just not that threatening. This one is the exact opposite. His voice alone  just makes him come across a lot more creepy, which is

just the way we like it. However, he  doesn't even have to say anything to pull this off. There is a scene where all the lights are off  for a moment, but then an angry Robotnik somehow makes his eyes glow in the dark, which amplifies  his threatening persona. Then there's Sonic. His personality mostly carries over form the other  Sonic shows of that era, but it's not to the point where it is obnoxious. The supporting cast  is also really well put together. Tails is back, but he doesn't play as

big a role here, which  actually works in this setting. Princess Sally is thankfully not like other princesses that  become damsels in distress. She actually leads the charge a lot of the time, working on the front  lines to stop Robotnik. You've also got Rotor, who serves as their tech genius, a cowardly  French guy named Antoine who still tries to carry out his duties despite his cowardice, and  Bunnie Rabbot, who has a fitting name. While she is still on the side of good with trying to  resto

re Mobius to a more natural world, the lower half of her body has been made to be robotic.  Instead of letting that slow her down, she uses it to her advantage in the overarching battle,  using Robotnik's own tech against him in a way. Pretty much every episode keeps us interested,  wondering how the story was going to progress. It has triumphant moments, sad moments, and so  much more that adds so much to these characters. In this show, instead of Tails having a love  interest, Sonic himself do

es with Sally, and this time, the love is mutual. They spend  a lot of time together, and experience many different events together. As a result, their  relationship is very solid and believable. It has its ups and downs, but even some of the best  relationships have those. We're also pretty happy that it isn't a human having a relationship with  Sonic here. If you don't know what we are talking about....let's keep it that way. Honestly, we  don't really have much of any problems with the show i

tself at all. However, it does have  one glaring issue. Like with Sonic Underground, this show was never finished before it got the  ax for one reason or another. By the end of the last episode, it could technically be seen that  Robotnik was defeated, but we would argue that he just retreated for now and wouldn't have  been gone for good. It also doesn't help that the last episode ended on a MASSIVE cliffhanger.  It turns out that Robotnik's sidekick, Snively, was ready to take command and woul

d take his  turn fighting Sonic. As he walks off screen, a pair of glowing red eyes appear behind him. Many  people for the longest time wondered who or what those eyes belonged to. Was it Metal Sonic?  A new character? Thankfully, at some point, we at least got closure on that, and it turns out  that the eyes belonged to a pre-existing character in the show: Naugus. Unfortunately, no other  episodes have come out yet. Fear not though, for this series' story isn't done. As of writing this,  ther

e is large, fan-made project in the works that seeks to continue the story. There is even a  trailer for it out already with the vocalist from Crush 40 singing the theme song! It may  not be official, but it's certainly better than nothing. Even without the coming web-sequel, Sonic  SatAM is a blast to watch, and even though it is as old as it is, we don't see it's popularity  amongst Sonic fans slowing down any time soon. But let us know what you think. Which Sonic  TV show is your personal fav

orite and why? If you want more Sonic content, be sure to hit that  notification bell and check out our recent videos that have covered various aspects of Sonic  prime. But most importantly, stay wicked.