"Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" wasn't really that great; I don't know how I enjoyed it as a kid...

Hey everyone, I'm Neil.  Have you ever enjoyed something as a kid and thought it was probably one of the greatest things ever?  Well, I've been in that position.  I used to love watching "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" a lot when I was a kid, but now, thanks to a certain YouTube friend of mine named Emily whom is otherwise known as "CrystalMaiden 77," I noticed that it has a lot of problems:(

First off, why does Sonic only eat chili-dogs?!?  OK, sure, I love some cereal, but even then, I don't eat it all the time!  Second of all, if people think Princess Peach gets kidnapped too much in the Mario games, well, they may have a point there, but Tails suffers getting kidnapped in that show as well because he gets captured a total of 18 times in that show (not per episode)!  Also, why are Scratch and Grounder such incompetent robots?!?

I know that a lot of people in the Sonic fan-base might complain about Orbot and Cubot from modern Sonic games, but their presence actually works because 1.  they're not trying to actually capture Sonic and 2.  they're assigned menial tasks that they can't screw up like capturing Wisps and cleaning up.  And at least the Archie Sonic comics had Robotnik ditch Scratch and Grounder for good after using them for one issue since Scratch and Grounder were incompetent!  Also, here's the number 1 rule for a villain with black and red eyes:  never, ever have such a villain cry!!!  Sonic made Robotnik cry in the first episode of "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog," and that makes the ending of "Sonic Unleashed" look good by comparison (the ending where Eggman fell down and chased down the robot that made fun of him)!  What also doesn't help is that Robotnik doesn't even rule the world, a continent, or even a city!

At least in the Archie Sonic comics and "Sonic SatAm," you could take Robotnik seriously as a genuine threat.  Also, I don't really like Sonic very much in "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog."  I do at least like him flirting with girls he thinks are pretty, so I don't see why people think that was a bad thing in the Archie Sonic comics.  I personally think Sally shouldn't have been Sonic's girlfriend in the Sonic Archie comics and I think Mina should have been Sonic's girlfriend, but I'm kind of getting off track.  Anyway, the reason I think Mina would have been great as Sonic's girlfriend is because she's like Sonic but without being cocky while Sally is pretty much nothing like Sonic at all in terms of personality and interests.

But that's really the only good thing I can say about Sonic in "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog."  I really hate that he's so slimy, smug, and sadistic to villains like Scratch and Grounder, so I actually feel sorry for those two robots along with the other robot named Coconuts:(  It's never pointed out that Scratch, Grounder, and Coconuts have super-tough armor that Sonic can't break through.  Do they have self-repairing systems like E-102 Gamma did in "Sonic Adventure 1?"  I would have liked such an explanation to explain how they survive the slap-stick where they get blown to pieces or something like that!

Also, how does Sonic get the disguises and materials like a trampoline and a camera?!?  He must have stolen them; that's really about the only explanation for how he could have acquired those materials.  I don't recall him being a wizard who can summon materials out of thin air like he's a wizard!  If people  said Princess Sally Acorn in the Archie Sonic comics is a "Mary Sue," I would laugh hysterically because Sonic from "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" is much more fitting of being called a "Mary Sue" or "Gary Stu" than Sally is from the Archie Sonic comics!

How do the villains at least sometimes not know that it's Sonic under those disguises?!?  His fur is clearly visible and I doubt that there are very many other blue hedgehogs on Mobius!!!  This is what I'd expect a Sonic show if it was trying to imitate "Looney Tunes" or "Wile E. Coyote," and that doesn't work for me!  Like "CrystalMaiden 77" said, you need some edge to work.  Besides, the word "edge" is part of the word "hedgehog!"

I know that at least some people hate "Sonic SatAm," but at least it had a better tone balance.  It had tension from villains and light-hearted moments as well.  Also, I don't need "Sonic Says" messages telling me that I need to eat breakfast or that I shouldn't climb into the dryer; if I praised such a thing about "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog," goodness, that was a dumb thing to praise!  I'm not trying to say that learning is a bad thing; everyone, please, I encourage learning, but do it from good sources like parents and books.  

I think that my mindset at the time when I praised "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" way back some time ago was when I was kind of a blind Sonic fan-boy who wanted Sonic to succeed.  But like "SomecallmeJohnny" said in his updated review of "Sonic Chronicles:  The Dark Brotherhood," you can't improve by ignoring the bad things but you improve by learning from the mistakes of bad things!  We didn't need a Sonic show being like "Looney Tunes" or "Wile E. Coyote" where we root for the villains instead of the heroes!  If people are saying that Tails can't be competent, that's completely ridiculous because he could run fast in "Sonic 2" for the Sega Genesis and he could fly a plane in that exact same game!!!

Sure, there are at least some times when Tails is useful, and he is acknowledged as a genius inventor in at least one episode, and there can be some funny moments in that show.  And I do like the unique story arc that involves some Chaos Emeralds along with the fact that more original characters come back in later episodes.  In addition, there are some episodes I do like from this show, with 2 of them being from that Chaos Emeralds story arc.

For example, I like the episode called "Grounder the Genius" because for that episode, Grounder temporarily became smart and was smart enough to catch Sonic using a petrifying ray!  "Blank-Headed Eagle" wasn't too bad either because I loved the idea of Scratch being a hero.  "Super Robotnik" is another one of my favorites because it had Robotnik become pretty much super-powered for a whole episode and being a competent and entertaining villain.  But I can't say that this is the best Sonic cartoon ever.

You're better off sticking with "Sonic SatAm," "Sonic Underground," and even Archie Sonic comics that are before issue #160 instead of most of the episodes of "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog."  While I wouldn't say that "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" is worse than "Sonic X" or maybe even "Sonic Boom," "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" is still quite a low-tier Sonic cartoon.  And no...   I don't think "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog" is the worst Sonic cartoon ever!  I think "Sonic X" and maybe even "Sonic Boom" could be worse than that cartoon, and I'm going to elaborate my thoughts on why in future posts!