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Throughout Sonic's history, there has always been an homage to the blue blur in one form of another.
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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Advertising]]
* Print ads and commercials for ''VideoGame/TyTheTasmanianTiger'' shown the eponymous Ty dropping in on three hospitalized and highly bandaged characters who bear obvious resemblances to Sonic, VideoGame/CrashBandicoot, and Franchise/SpyroTheDragon, all of whom have Ty's signature boomerangs embedded in them somewhere. They all flatline after Ty scares them with a "BOO!".
* Print ads for ''James Pond 2: Codename [=RoboCod=]'', featured the title fish in what appeared to be an ice cream parlor talking up his new DoAnythingRobot abilities, and Sonic dashing out of frame because he couldn't compete.
* Sonic appears in a commercial for Honey Nut Cheerios, where Buzz plays ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' and gets sucked into the game. Buzz then challenges Sonic to a race for the titular cereal, which Sonic wins.
* Sonic appears in a commercial for Advertising/{{Progressive}}, where he visits Flo and Jamie in the Progressive Store. The "Invincibility" and "Extra Life" music from ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' was used in the commercial.
* Sonic appears in commercials for the [=McDonald's=] Happy Birthday Happy Meal, where he interacts with [[{{Crossover}} various animated characters]], such as Franchise/{{Barbie}}, as well as [[RogerRabbitEffect a live-action Ronald McDonald]].[[note]]One of the toys featured in the promotion was ''Sonic''-themed.[[/note]]
* An ad for [=McVities=] biscuits, showing not-quite-right versions of various iconic things, shows a realistic hedgehog collecting ''Mario''-style coins, as the voiceover declares "There's only one hedgehog."
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[[folder:Anime]]
* ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff'': Scott’s opening lines to Ramona are an awkward rundown on how ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAm Sonic SatAm]]'' aired at the same time, were tonally different, and had [[Creator/JaleelWhite the same actor playing Sonic]].
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'':
** Volume 4 has a title page inspired by the title screen of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2''.
** Also, [[spoiler:when Roxy dies, a bunch of small animals pop out of her, much like when the Prison Egg capsules are broken open at the end of the third act of a level.]]
** A band in the series is named [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic and Knuckles.]]
** Wallace tells Scott over the phone that no, he does not know the stage select code from ''Sonic 3''.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/OffTheMark'': Sonic appears alongside other cartoon characters in [[https://www.offthemark.com/image/cache/data/cartoons/2018-05-27C-500x259.gif this strip]].
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* A griffin in ''[[Fanfic/AceCombatEquestriaChronicles Ace Combat: The Equestrian War]]'' is named Jet, after the ''VideoGame/SonicRiders'' character of the same name.
* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9030904/1/Yu-Gi-Oh-GSTART Yu-Gi-Oh! GSTART]]'', Kohaku Yudin's Pixel HERO Deck includes a few Monster Cards that reference this series (among others), including Speed Spike (Sonic), Chaos Needle (Shadow), and Chaos Speed Spike (Super Sonic, complete with an {{Expy}} of the [[MacGuffin Chaos Emeralds]]). According to the author, Kohaku's design also includes a few cues from Sonic, such as his green eyes, blue leg covering (shared reference to Mega Man), white gloves (shared reference to Mario), and blue spikes in the back of his hair.
* In the ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'' story "Risa's and Emma's Double Trouble!?", [[Anime/PokemonThePowerOfUs Risa Selden]] directly quotes Sonic's "[[ThePowerOfFriendship Real Superpower of Teamwork!]]" line from ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' when sending out her [[{{Franchise/Pokemon}} Eevee]] against [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket]].
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph:''
** In the original movie, Sonic appears in a PSA advising arcade characters to be back in their games by the time the arcade opens.
** In ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', Sonic explains to Ralph what "Wi-fi" stands for when an internet router gets plugged into Game Central Station.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022'': The discarded Sonic design from [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 the 2020 live-action film]] appears, named "Ugly Sonic" and full of SelfDeprecation about the backlash he got when he was revealed.
* In ''Film/HomeAlone3'', a ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland Sonic 3D Blast]]'' [[Platform/SegaGenesis cartridge]] can be seen in Alex's drawer when he looks through it for a dog whistle to irritate the dog Alice Ribbons is walking.
* In ''Film/JingleAllTheWay'', there is a scene near the end with a large parade of famous cartoon characters and mascots. Sonic can be seen marching in the parade in a few shots.
* ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'':
** ''Scott Pilgrim VS The World'' has the ring pickup effect accompany the "He Really Doesn't" caption. When it ''does'' hit "Gets It", the sound from the end-of-level points tally in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 the second game]] plays.
** Also, the hammer uses the sound effect of Sonic entering a Special Stage.
* In ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'', Sonic can be seen near the beginning. He also attends to the final battle, performing a Homing Attack.
* In ''Film/TransformersRiseOfTheBeasts'', Noah and Kris refer to each other as "Sonic" and "Tails" respectively over their walkie-talkies. Later on, Kris refers to Mirage as "Knuckles".
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* During some of the arcade scenes in an episode of ''Series/TheXFiles'', sound effects from [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]] are heard.[[note]]Coincidentally, one of the actors in that episode is named Jason Griffith, who shares the same name as the [[Creator/JasonGriffith previous voice actor]] for Sonic. They are often confused for each other, but they have different middle names.[[/note]]
* ''Series/BreakingBad'':
** In season 4 episode "Bullet Point", Jesse plays ''VideoGame/SonicAndSegaAllStarsRacing'' with a female friend. In the season 5 episode "Hazard Pay", Andrea and her son Brock plays the same game.
** In season 4 episode "Crawl Space", Jesse and Brock plays ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''.
* ''Series/BigWolfOnCampus'': In "Game Over", [[TheHero Tommy]] is attacked by a video game character named Dirk Strykem (an obvious parody of VideoGame/DukeNukem) and tries to convince his friend [[PerkyGoth Merton]] to help him. Merton doesn’t believe him, so [[SarcasmMode he sarcastically replies that he’ll help him and asks if he should also keep an eye peeled for Sonic the Hedgehog]].
* In the ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'' episode, "Dinner Out", Malcolm and Stevie are seen playing ''VideoGame/SonicR'' on a Platform/SegaSaturn.
* In the ''Series/MaidMarianAndHerMerryMen'' episode "Tunnel Vision", the Merry Men are making a real hedgehog make its way through a maze while avoiding crabs. They call this game ''Chronic the Hedgehog''.
* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'': In "The Couch", when George attempts to rent the movie ''Film/BreakfastAtTiffanys'' instead of reading the book, multiple rows of Sega Genesis games can be spotted behind him in the video rental store. Amongst these games are ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogSpinball Sonic Spinball]]'', ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' and ''VideoGame/DrRobotniksMeanBeanMachine''.
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[[folder:Music]]
* The title of Music/ADayToRemember's song "You Be Tails, I'll Be Sonic" is obviously referencing ''Sonic'', however the song itself contains no ''Sonic'' references. The title refers to how Sonic is faster than Tails. Being a BreakupSong, the protagonist wants to get away from his past girlfriend.
* The song うずまき by Music/MachineGirl has a sample of the Japanese version of past Palmtree Panic from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'' at 1:49.
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[[folder:Roleplay]]
* ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG'':
** Member Kotua in Space was a huge fan of the series, and his writing contains many references to it. Most infamously, Chaos was based upon the water creature of the same name from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', with the Chaos Emeralds used by Kotua being a recurring element of the series.
** The XERRD scientist Dr. Robert Nicholas is inspired by Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. Dr. Nicholas was first seen in a hovercraft with a wrecking ball, a tribute to Dr. Robotnik's first boss battle in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the first game]].
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': At Skopp City's apartment building, there's a poster featuring a 'Dash Raccoon' sporting Sonic's hedgehog quills.
* In the employee changing room at the beginning of ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and Obelix [=XXL2=]'', you can see [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/xxl001/51-1375986/ a conveyor belt with three costumes]]. One of them is a Sonic-like armor, making this an EarlyBirdCameo (the actual enemies aren't met before roughly halfway into the game).
** [[http://www.giantbomb.com/asterix-obelix-xxl-2-mission-las-vegum/61-11324/all-images/52-170420/bonusart_character_sonic/51-1375978/ Sonic Romans]] are introduced inside [=LuckSore=]. They are fast and often roll, strike with ring-shaped blades, and a "ring collected" sound is heard when they are defeated. They get some statues and posters in [=SeizeUs=].
* At the beginning of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', the title character and Enzo conduct the funeral of a man named "Eggman". [[http://platinumgames.com/2010/04/14/platinum-twilight-and-bayonetta-developer-commentary As the creator explains]]:
-->'''Kamiya''': In this part, I had just randomly decided to use the word "Eggman". Then I found out it was the name of a character in another famous game. I figured if the fans get a kick out of it, [[ThrowItIn then it is fine to leave it as it is.]]
** In addition, the halos collected from slain angels bear an uncanny resemblence to Sonic's Rings.
** Bayonetta rides Enzo's airplane in the introduction of ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' the same way Sonic does in the classic games: by standing on the wing. The plane itself has the same coloration as the classic Tornado.
* In Chapter 2 of ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', one of Mauswheel's battle quotes reads "(Rolling around at the speed of mouse...)", riffing on the opening line to "[[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Escape from the City]]".
* ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'' has Tink's Sonic Roll, obviously inspired by the Spin Dash. The original [=PS2=] version even has the same sound effect.
* ''VideoGame/ExponentialIdle'' gives the "Gotta Go Fast" achievement for reaching 2.5x with the acceleration button (approximately 7 minutes of holding it).
* The Sega racing game, ''Gale Racers'', your character's racecar have a Sonic plush toy hanging from underneath it's rear-view mirror.
* ''VideoGame/{{Malice}}'': A bird scold another for worshipping a blue hedgehog.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManTheWilyWars'' has a backdrop in the outside portions of Mega Water S's stage that look suspiciously like GreenHillZone from the first game. More blatantly, the game was advertised with a picture of Mega Man [[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110420170613/megaman/images/2/2b/MM-shirt-megasonic.jpg shaking hands with Sonic himself.]]
* ''VideoGame/RetroCityRampage'':
** There is a character named Dr. Von Buttnick, much like Dr. Ivo Robotnik.
** Also, you get a power-up in the form of shoes that alow you do to a quick dash tackle. They're apparently from [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 the Green Hills.]]
** Every area in Theftropolis ends in "Zone", much like the various areas in this series.
* ''VideoGame/SpikeOut'' have a stage set inside a shopping mall, including an area promoting Sega products. With a gigantic twenty-foot Sonic inflatable in the stage's background.
* ''VideoGame/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorldTheGame'' has a "Speedy the Porcupine" power-up. The "Change coins into animals" code is not only a reference to the animals in the Prison Egg capsules, but the code (Up, Up, Down, Down, Up, Up, Up, Up) is the same as ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Sonic The Hedgehog 3]]'''s insanely hard level select and sound test code.
* ''VideoGame/{{Donkey Kong Country 2|Diddys Kong Quest}}'' has a place where Diddy can be ranked in comparison to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link.]] The place also includes a bin [[TakeThat labeled "No Hopers"]], with Sonic's trademark red shoes underneath. Curiously, VideoGame/EarthwormJim's red gun is also there, despite being on Nintendo systems.
* ''VideoGame/TheImpossibleQuiz'' 1 and 2 each have a minigame involving ''Sonic'' characters [[MythologyGag as a reference to the creator's earlier flashes.]] It's obvious [[TakeThat he isn't fond of the series]], based on what goes on in said flashes.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Uniracers}}'', trying to name your team "Sonic" or "Creator/{{Sega}}" and you'll be told it's [[TakeThat "not cool enough".]] The final boss of the game could also pull a number of {{Interface Screw}}s on you, one of them being "Hedgehog Speed", which was actually super-slow motion.
* The ending of the original Amiga version of ''VideoGame/{{Zool}}'' has the eponymous character [[TakeThat kicking away]] a tiny blue hedgehog with red shoes. And it has a track of music called "Sonic Basher".
* The obscure BulletHell NES ShootEmUp ''VideoGame/{{Recca}}'' has something like this as a intro that was [[DummiedOut edited out]]. See it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrQn-O_zFRc here]].
* ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'' included a fast blue hedgehog enemy named Harry Hedgehog that was pretty easy to trounce. This was during the time when Sega and Nintendo were fierce rivals in the Genesis/SNES Console War and said hedgehog was included as a TakeThat towards them. When the game was later rereleased on the Game Boy Advance, the rivalry between the two had subsided into more friendly terms, which in turn lead the hedgehog to be recoloured purple.
* In the intro of the obscure Amiga game ''Quik the Thunder Rabbit'', a tiny blue hedgehog is slowly making his way over a road before Quik zooms around the corner, causing the rodent to scurry away and leap off a cliff.
* In the ''VideoGame/TinyToonAdventures'' LicensedGame for the [[Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], there is a black hedgehog enemy in the forest level that resembles Sonic and defends itself by using a move resembling Sonic's spin attack.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Bug|1995}}'', Sonic appears in [[ShiftingSandLand Reptilia]], once in a bonus level where [[RacingMinigame the title character holds a footrace against him]], and again in a secret hard-to-reach area. If you turn on the cheat that makes Bug able to move anywhere, you can actually [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential move up to him and kill him for laughs]].
* In ''VideoGame/GemSmashers'', the character of Bom is a blue hedgehog who is also the game's fastest playable character.
* In ''VideoGame/ToyCommander'', Sonic can be seen on a calendar in the Children's Bedrooms.
* In the 1998 PC adaptation of ''TabletopGame/CandyLand'', the "Ring" sound effect from the ''Sonic'' games is used whenever the space on the board your character is supposed to move to is clicked on.
* ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' has a LicensedGame for the Platform/SegaSaturn called ''Sega Saturn de Hakken!! Tamagotchi Park''. In the game, you can unlock a set of Tamagotchi breeds that are all based on Sega characters; obviously they included a Tamagotchi version of Sonic, but besides him there are also Tamagotchi versions of VideoGame/AlexKidd, VideoGame/{{Pengo}}, VideoGame/{{Flicky}}, and [[VideoGame/FantasyZone Opa-Opa]].
* Being another Platform/SegaGenesis game starring a super-fast, blue-colored cartoon character, the developers of ''VideoGame/DesertDemolition Starring [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote]]'' added a few nods to ''Sonic'' in the game by throwing in giant shuttle loops, springs, and even a speed booster as setpieces for the Road Runner to use. The second level in particular feels like it was ripped straight out of a ''Sonic'' game.
* ''Sega Game Pack 4 in 1'': In ''Tennis'', Sonic appears as the referee.
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie'': In the LicensedGame for the Platform/GameGear, in [[MetropolisLevel Stage 2: The Night Town]], Sonic can be seen on posters in the windows of the Bookshop.
* ''VideoGame/{{Illbleed}}'' has a demonic-looking version of Sonic called "Zodick the Hellhog" as the boss of the sixth level.
* ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'': Snick the Porcupine is obviously an {{Expy}} of Sonic. Interestingly, he [[ExpyCoexistence actually exists separately from his inspiration]], according to the SAGE 2019 demo description. In addition, the SAGE demo's plot consists of Peppino attempting to visit the SAGE expo only to accidentally end up in Snick's expo instead.
* In ''VideoGame/CurseCrackersForWhomTheBelleToils'', [[spoiler:Bonnie's Riot mode]] functions very similarly to one of the series' {{Super Mode}}s, giving her flight and invincibility (among other things) in exchange for the ability gradually draining her currency.
* The ''VideoGame/HenryStickminSeries'' has quite a good few shout-outs to ''Sonic'':
** In ''Infiltrating the Airship'''s earpiece route, Henry can call in a Robo-Helper to get him across a chasm. Said Robo-Helper looks an awful lot like Tails...
** In ''Fleeing the Complex'''s Charge Tackle route, Henry can use speed shoes to escape his pursuers in the Transfer Cell Hallways. Unfortunately for him, this soon leads to another [[TooFastToStop problem]]...
** During the Thief/Ghost route in ''Completing the Mission'', [[spoiler:Henry, having swiped a giant emerald from the Toppats and facing down their KillSat, can absorb the emerald to become Super Henry! Unfortunately, it doesn't work because, well...]]
-->'''FAIL Screen:''' "You need like 6 more emeralds before you can transform into Super Henry."
* ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'': In the Crystal Islands, Moneybags [[TakeThat threatens to turn Spyro into a blue hedgehog]] if he doesn't pay him the 1,000 gems required to lower the bridge.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* ''WebAnimation/SunstrikerAnimatedUniverse'': Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails appear as characters in the universe.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''Webcomic/SquareRootOfMinusGarfield'' has [[http://www.mezzacotta.net/garfield/?comic=502 a strip]] where Jon is replaced by Dr. Eggman, with appropriate dialogue. (The sprites were specifically traced from ''VideoGame/SonicBattle''.)
%%* ''Webcomic/InWilysDefense'' has a reference to the series.
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[[folder:Web Novel]]
* In the Nifty version of ''Literature/CanYouSpareAQuarter'', the name Tails for Jason's squirrel is based on ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''.
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[[folder:Web Videos]]
* ''WebAnimation/DarkSecretsOfGarrysMod'': Sonic appears as a supporting character in the series, often portrayed as best friends with a [[AdaptationalWimp childish version]] of [[Videogame/HalfLife1 G-Man]]. Other ''Sonic'' characters also appear sometimes.
* ''WebAnimation/HowItShouldHaveEnded'':
** "How ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' Should Have Ended" provides two alternate endings to ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020''. In the first, Sonic's friends travel from their dimension to help Sonic in the final battle against Dr. Robotnik. To combat them, Robotnik summons Badnik versions of Creator/JimCarrey's film characters. In the second, Sonic uses his speed to dodge Tom's dart and travels to the mushroom planet, only to find [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] as its inhabitant. In TheStinger, the Business Woman calls the police on Tom after he says he has a child in his bag.
** "How ''Sonic 2'' Should Have Ended" provides several alternate endings to ''Film/SonicTheHedgehog22022''. In the prologue, [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness Knuckles takes the quill Robotnik saved and heads for Earth to battle Sonic by himself, leaving Robotnik stranded on the Mushroom Planet]]. In the first alternate ending, during the final battle with the Death Egg Robot, Tails uses his hologram projector to fool Robotnik into thinking he's made clones of himself, Sonic, and Knuckles, allowing them to easily extract the Master Emerald, which lands in Rachel's hands. Rachel then uses the power of the Master Emerald to become a giant, squash the G.U.N. Commander, and easily defeat the Death Egg Robot. In the second, Knuckles tries to get the Master Emerald from Robotnik, who easily dodges his attacks and destroys him, Much to Tails' shock. Robotnik is then seen at the Mean Bean coffee shop, explaining his victory to [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Joker]], [[Franchise/StarWars Emperor Palpatine]], [[Franchise/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]], and [[VideoGame/HalfLife GLaDOS]]. In the third, when Sonic tells Knuckles that Robotnik is stealing the Master Emerald, Knuckles tosses a boulder at Robotnik, then uses the power of the Master Emerald to become Super Knuckles, overtaking both Sonic and Robotnik. In TheStinger, when Knuckles power bumps Sonic and Tails, he breaks their arms, saying his revenge would come when they least expected it.
* ''WebVideo/JoueurDuGrenier''[='=]s [[http://www.animeland.com/news/voir/3975/Le-JOUEUR-DU-GRENIER-en-DVD first DVD]] is themed after the classic ''Sonic'' trilogy: the cover resembles the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1 first game's]] European cover, the DVD menu is a parody of the [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 second game's]] title screen with [=JdG=]'s theme recreated with the game's soundfont, and the episode selection menu looks like the [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles third game's]] data select menu, complete with a SuspiciouslySimilarSong.
* ''WebAnimation/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'': Sonic appears as a recurring minor character in the series along with many others from the ''Sonic'' cast. He even has his own subseries called ''Sonic the derphog''.
* ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'':
** Sonic appears as the main antagonist of the "Mario and Bowser's Stupid and Crazy Adventure" story arc. He has a [[EvilBrit British accent]] and [[IAmNotWeasel is often mistaken for a cat by Bowser, much to his ire]].
** In "Chicken!", Cody uses his animal machine to turn Bowser Junior's remote into a hedgehog. Junior and Joseph name the hedgehog "Sonic" after the restaurant, [[BlatantLies saying they're the first people to name a hedgehog that]]. Upon hearing this, Cody says, "[[DeadpanSnarker Yeah, it's really original. You should try copyrighting that.]]" Afterwards, Junior says the name sounds like a video game.
* ''LetsPlay/TheRunawayGuys'':
** From the playthrough of ''VideoGame/MarioParty'':
--->'''Chugga:''' Good! Great! Awesome! Outstanding! AMAZING! All I did was press A!\\
'''Jon:''' Thank you, VideoGame/SonicColors.
** Chugga sometimes comments on "[[VideoGame/SonicHeroes the real superpower of teamwork!!]]".
** While playing Minigame Island, all three start singing the infamous drowning music when Knock Block Tower shows up.
*** They do it again during a skiing minigame in ''VideoGame/WiiParty''.
** Near the start of Episode 4 of ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros The Subspace Emissary]]'', when they point out that the timer [[MagicCountdown skips from three minutes to one minute]], it is handwaved as being due to [[LetsPlay/SonicTheHedgehog2006 Time Dimensions.]]
** In the Space Land section of their ''Mario Party 2'' LP, Chugga, quotes VideoGame/SonicAdventure2: [[ThePowerOfFriendship "And we all did it together!"]]
** During World 2-2 of ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', Chugga says a line from the Unawakening Float song from ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheSecretRings''.
** At the start of Egg Engines, Emile references a line of Dr. Eggman's from ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations''.
** Chugga starts humming the boss music from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'' in the final boss fight of ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'', as he says it reminds him of the final boss from that game... which ironically had a ''different'', unique, theme to the regular boss theme that he's humming.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'': The ThanksgivingEpisode has the MonsterOfTheWeek take over a parade float that's a parody of Sonic called "Auggie the Adorable Aardvark" which Coop and Jamie both [[TakeThat deem lame]]. It also performed a RollingAttack.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** The ''Simpsons'' episode "That 90s Show" has a billboard with Sonic proposing to Amy Rose with a ring from their game series. "Sonic the Hedgehog says: Wait until marriage" is written on the billboard.
** In a much earlier episode, Bart is tempted to steal a video game. The Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, and Sonic play the role of [[GoodAngelBadAngel bad angels]], with Sonic advising Bart to "Just take it! TAKEITTAKEITTAKEITTAKEITTAKEIT!"
* Amethyst from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' uses Sonic's Spin Dash attack in several episodes.
* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote]]'' short, "Winter Blunderland" from the ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'' episode, "Eligible Bachelors", after Wile E. freezes the desert with the ACME insta-winter, a shuttle loop-like structure can be seen. Later in the short, Wile E. chases Road Runner through the shuttle loop.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' has an episode titled "The Uncle" that centers around Gumball mistakenly thinking that Ocho knows Mario. It turns he ''does'' know Sonic, and the episode ends with Gumball chasing after Ocho while imitating Sonic's Classic-era run animation.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', Jack obtains a pair of blue sneakers that gives him SuperSpeed and makes him run like Sonic, down to his legs forming an 8.
* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'':
** In the sketch, "Stopping Sonic" from "Shoe", Sonic starts off his last life in Green Hill Zone by speeding through a 35 MPH zone with no rings on him. [[DisproportionateRetribution The police lay down a spike strip to kill him]].
--->'''Officer 1:''': That stopped him!\\
'''Officer 2:''' Yeah, but man, a spike strip? I mean, couldn't we have tried a warning first?\\
'''Officer 1:''' Yeah, we could have, but we didn't.
** The sketch, "Why Does Sonic Run?" from "Callie Greenhouse in: Fun. Sad. Epic. Tragic." reveals the reason why Sonic runs so fast is because he's trying to outrun his depression.
** The sketch, "Sonic in the Library" from "Max Caenen in: Why Would He Know If His Mother's a Size Queen" has Sonic try to get a book from a library, only for the book to fall on him, causing him to lose his rings, which disturbs the other patrons. The sound effect of Sonic picking his rings back up is taken from the Platform/SegaMasterSystem and Platform/GameGear versions of ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog18Bit Sonic the Hedgehog 1]]''.
** A sketch from "Happy Russian Deathdog Dolloween 2 U" has the Nerd dressed like Sonic (specifically [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 the original live-action design with "off-putting human proportions"]]) at a Halloween party.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/JellyJamm'' episode "The Man That Could Be King", Bello tries to help the King to get his chores done by presenting them as a sort of real-life video game, since the King is quite skilled at video games. The King picking weeds during this scene is accompanied by the "ring collect" sound from the ''Sonic'' games.
* ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'':
** In "Kelsey the Worthy", Kelsey reads a ''Slide the Ferret'' comic book, an obvious ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' parody featuring Dr. Robomelette, a CaptainErsatz of ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' Robotnik, and Slide's RobotMe.
** "Ferret Quest" depicts this ''Sonic'' parody more. Slide's love interest Glide The Ferret was inspired by Rouge the Bat.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'':
** "[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga TwiGH]] [[Film/HighSchoolMusical School Musical]]" / "[[Film/TheAvengers2012 Avenger]] [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Time]]" features a commercial for Sonic brand sneakers. Sonic appears running happily as his sneakers are advertised.
** Amy makes a brief cameo in "[[Series/AmericasNextTopModel Gaming's Next Top Princess]]" as one of the eliminated contestants.
** [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Bunnie Rabbot]] appears in "WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant [[Film/TheIronLady Lady]]" as a student at Chuck Norris Invitational, where she lands a brutal steel foot kick at the Texas Ranger himself.
** Sonic appears in "[[Series/FranklinAndBash Franklin and]] [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Crash]]" as the prosecutor for the trial of [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy The Prince of All Cosmos]]. It is revealed that Sonic has a vendetta against Crash, who serves as one of the Prince's laywers, for [[FollowTheLeader trying to copy him]].
--->'''Sonic:''' Well, hello, Crash. Having fun running through levels, spinning through boxes? I love your sneakers and gloves.\\
'''Crash:''' I added shorts.
** Sonic and Dr. Eggman appear in "[[Film/DiaryOfAWimpyKid Diary of a Wimpy]] VideoGame/KidIcarus" as students at Video Game School.
** In "[[Film/HereComesTheBoom Here Comes the]] [[ComicBook/DoctorDoom Doom]]" / "[[Series/BrainSurge Brain]] [[Film/MenInBlack3 Purge]]", Sonic and Dr. Eggman appear in a commercial for [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Koopa Troopa]], [[Franchise/MegaMan Guts Man]], and [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Kracko]]. Sonic first appears destroying Dr. Eggman's Egg Mobile, then with help from Koopa Troopa, Dr. Eggman gets back at Sonic by building a spike pit too long for Sonic to jump over.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Amphibia}}'': In "Mr. X", one of the stands in the theater is for a film called ''[[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 Fast Rat]]'', with its tagline being "I require acceleration!"
* ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake: Berry in the Big City'': At one point in "The Great Gooseberry Chase", Orange Blossom performs a WheelOFeet that resembles Sonic's [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD Super Peel Out]].
* ''The Incredible WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace'': In "Caution! Boy at Work", when Dennis is seen playing an arcade game at Hasty Mart, the "Screech", "Jump" and "Ring" sound effects from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog1'' can be heard.[[note]]''The Incredible Dennis the Menace'' was not only released in 1993, the same year as ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' and ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', but all three cartoons were produced by the same company, Creator/DiCEntertainment.[[/note]]
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