History YMMV / AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog

* DesignatedHero: Sonic's attitude and mischievousness are amped to a fair degree in this series, sometimes making his role as a hero pretty questionable. Though this is balanced out by his selflessness, his BigBrotherInstinct towards Tails, and the fact that Robotnik is still trying to enslave Mobius. In general, his tendency to try to act like a good role model to Tails is usually one of the bigger factors leading Sonic into heroism (unless he happens to see someone actively in trouble or finds an opportunity to spite Robotnik).

* AccidentalInnuendo: The AbsentMindedProfessor Von Schlemmer had a moment of the sort. Robotnik has him tied up, and he asks him what he can do to get Von Schlemmer's invention to work. He replies "I'll never tell you...unless, of course, you [[TooKinkytoTorture fiendishly torture me]]."

** Sonic became this because of the infamous "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcrtkiLEGbE Sonic Says]]" where he warns children about sexual harassment: thanks to {{Detournement}}, {{YouTube Poop}}ers made him what he was warning people about.

** Creator/CathyWeseluck (the future voice of [[Manga/DeathNote Near]] and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Spike]]) has a voice credit in this series under "Additional Voices".

* ValuesResonance: The ''Sonic Says'' about someone touching you in a place that you feel is uncomfortable, as [[MemeticMutation memed as it is]], gets a lot of admiration today. It's actually very helpful in teaching kids what to do if they feel they're being molested, especially when sexual harassment and child exploitation have become a more discussed issue over the years. While many cartoons of the [=90s=] did [=PSAs=] about child sexual abuse, they were forbidden to actually ''define'' it, which made any advice on the subject [[CluelessAesop useless more often than not]]. Sonic's take on these [=PSAs=] has gotten positive attention in hindsight because even with the usual restrictions it still managed to say '''something''' valuable. [[ARareSentence This considering Sonic, of all characters, giving such instructions]].

* EvilIsSexy: Katella, the co-antagonist of the episode "Zoobotnik."

* [[MemeticMutation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Memetic Mutation]]

* HilariousInHindsight: [[HilariousInHindsight/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog Has its own page]].

* MemeticMutation: [[Memes/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog A page full of them]].

** In order to promote the show, Sega edited the Genesis and Game Gear title ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' with ''[=AoStH=]'' cosmetics, relabeling it ''VideoGame/DoctorRobotniksMeanBeanMachine''. Despite these edits, and the odd omission of Sonic himself (although retconned into you playing as him from the first person according to ''Sonic Origins Plus'', the game is rather well received and considered a retro classic.

** In order to promote the show, Sega edited the Genesis and Game Gear title ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' with ''[=AoStH=]'' cosmetics, relabeling it ''VideoGame/DoctorRobotniksMeanBeanMachine''. Despite these edits, and the odd omission of Sonic himself, the game is rather well received and considered a retro classic.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The writers seemed to realize that the "Sonic Says" segments of "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad" and "Tails' New Home" were [[CluelessAesop deeply flawed]] and rectified them with later episodes. The "Sonic Says" segment of "Road Hog" has Sonic praise Tails for calling for the help of a policeman when he is abused by Scratch and Grounder, while the plots of "Robotnik Jr." and "The Robots' Robot" are about Sonic supporting and encouraging robots as they break away from their AbusiveParents.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The writers seemed to realize that the "Sonic Says" segments of "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad" and "Tails' New Home" were [[CluelessAesop deeply flawed" and rectified them with later episodes. The "Sonic Says" segment of "Road Hog" has Sonic praise Tails for calling for the help of a policeman when he is abused by Scratch and Grounder, while the plots of "Robotnik Jr." and "The Robots' Robot" are about Sonic supporting and encouraging robots as they break away from their AbusiveParents.

* AuthorSavingThrow: The writers seemed to realize that the "Sonic Says" segments of "Super Special Sonic Search and Smash Squad" and "Tails' New Home" were [[CluelessAesop deeply flawed" and rectified them with later episodes. The "Sonic Says" segment of "Road Hog" has Sonic praise Tails for calling for the help of a policeman when he is abused by Scratch and Grounder, while the plots of "Robotnik Jr." and "The Robots' Robot" are about Sonic supporting and encouraging robots as they break away from their AbusiveParents.

* VindicatedByHistory: When the series first came out, many fans labeled it as being inferior to ''[[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM SatAM]]'' due to the latter focusing on action and stealth rather than humor. This only got worse when ''[=SatAM=]'' got [[ScrewedByTheNetwork screwed over by ABC]], and syndication markets continued to air ''[=AoStH=]'' even into the early 2000s. The backlash eventually died down by the time Toon Disney and Pop UK ran the series. During [=YouTube=]'s infancy, a user named "sonicutie" uploaded most of the episodes, leading to their eventual use in various [=YouTube=] Poop, which kept the series from fading into obscurity. Nowadays, the series has gained a cult following among fans, with many even enjoying its wacky humor and fun villains.

* ValuesResonance: The ''Sonic Says'' about someone touching you in a place that you feel is uncomfortable, as [[MemeticMutation memed as it is]], gets a lot of admiration today. It's actually very helpful in teaching kids what to do if they feel they're being molested, especially when sexual harassment and child exploitation have become a more discussed issue over the years. [[ARareSentence This considering Sonic, of all characters, giving such instructions]].

** Music/LongJohnBaldry as Dr. Robotnik.

** {{Inverted|Trope}} with Sonic in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcrtkiLEGbE this Sonic Says]]. Played straight in [=YouTube=] Poop, thanks to {{Detournement}}.

* RealismInducedHorror:
** While most of Robotnik's schemes are outlandish and cartoony, he commits outright terrorism in [[Recap/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehogS01E42MassTransitTrouble "Mass Transit Trouble"]], where he and his Badniks attempt to bomb three transit centers. Furthermore, the Badniks are [[SmartBall far more competent than usual]], Sonic [[GrenadeHotPotato just barely scrapes by with his life after retrieving the bombs]], and instead of his normal HumiliationConga, Robotnik receives a minor self-inflicted personal injury upon learning that his plan has failed. The episode has been banned twice, each after real-life terrorist incidents, and had also been {{bowdlerise}}d on Creator/ToonDisney.

* AccidentalAesop: In addition to "Tails New Home" having a rather… BrokenAesop regarding running away from home (given it’s directed at the literal ButtMonkey Coconuts running away from [[BadBoss Robotnik]] and all), it does manage to give a lesson in doing background checks before you leave a child in the care of anyone, especially those claiming to be family.

* {{Fanon}}: In certain WebAnimation/YouTubePoop circles, it's generally accepted that Tails is Robotnik's adoptive son. This meme originates from Creator/{{iteachvader}}'s series of Robotnik [=YouTube=] Poops. This random joke from one of his videos spun off into the larger Robotnik/Tails father-son concept after gaining traction with people in the comments section: