Sonic Underground
Sonic Underground (French: Sonic Le Rebelle) is an animated television series co-produced by DIC Productions, L.P., Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. and TF1. It is the third Sonic the Hedgehog animated series, and the last to be produced by DIC. It follows a main plot separate from all other Sonic the Hedgehog media, where Sonic has two siblings, Sonia and Manic, that are collectively part of a royal family who were forced to separate from their mother, Queen Aleena, upon Doctor Robotnik's takeover of Mobius due to a prophecy told by the Oracle of Delphius. Along the way, they encounter other resistance groups against Robotnik as well as powerful artifacts that could wreak havoc on the world, all the while searching for their long-lost mother Queen Aleena.
| Sonic Underground | |
|---|---|
| Sonic Le Rebelle | |
| Created by | Jean Cheville Jean Chalopin Andy Heyward Robby London |
| Based on | |
| Directed by | Marc Boreal François Hemmen Daniel Sarriet |
| Voices of | Jaleel White Sam Vincent Stevie Vallance Tyley Ross Garry Chalk Brian Drummond Maurice LaMarche Peter Wilds Gail Webster |
| Theme music composer | Robby London Mike Piccirillo |
| Opening theme | "Sonic Underground" |
| Country of origin | France United States |
| Original languages | French English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Andy Heyward Michael Maliani Robby London |
| Producer | Janice Sonski |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
| Production companies | Les Studios Tex S.A.R.L. DIC Productions, L.P. Sega of America |
| Original release | |
| Network | TF1 (France) Syndication (BKN Kids II) (U.S.) |
| Release | 6 January – 23 May 1999 |
| Related | |
| Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic X Sonic Boom Sonic Prime | |
The series first aired in France from January to May 1999 on TF1, and then premiered in the United Kingdom in May 1999 on ITV on the GMTV strand and finally in the United States in the syndicated children's block BKN Kids II from August to October 1999. It also aired on Kids' WB and the Sci-Fi Channel on weekday mornings starting October 1999, lasting until October 2000. The show ran only for one season consisting of forty episodes.