Mommy Brain

(Sonic Underground: The Series was provided to me by Click Communications for the purpose of review.)

Our review copy of Sonic Underground: The Series could not have come at a better time. Two of the boys were down with a nasty cold or mild flu-like virus, complete with fevers and low appetite and stuffy nose. The weekend was spent with the boys lounging around on the couches, watching one episode of Sonic Underground after another. After another. After another. If they hadn’t been sick, I would have hollered at them to get off the couches and do something creative, but since they had an excuse, they laid around and watched all twenty episodes.

The heroic hedgehog is back! As told in an ancient prophecy, Sonic is reunited with his two siblings, Sonia and Manic, to form a band – Sonic Underground – using their electric guitar, keyboard, and drumset (which seamlessly transform into weapons during battle) to fight the evil Dr. Robotnik, all while searching for their mother, Queen Aleena Hedgehog. But there’s still one more problem: the queen doesn’t want to meet her children at the wrong time, thus altering the fate of her family – but only when the prophecy is fulfilled can the planet Mobius return to a world of peace and harmony!

Sonic Underground is the third animated series based on the popular Sega video game character, featuring Family Matters’ Jaleel White as the voice of Sonic and Sean Connery as the voice of Great-Grandfather Athair. Each of the 40 episodes in the series also featured a Sonic Underground song in music video form. Rock on with Prince Sonic, Princess Sonia, and Prince Manic as they travel to planet Mobodoon, elude captivity by the robotic hands of bounty hunters Sleet and Dingo, and battle ART – Dr. Robotnik’s most horrible henchman yet!

Here are the boys’ reviews:

Noah: Very, very great. And funny. Sonia, she doesn’t like getting dirty. Sonic, he’s really, really cool cause he can go really fast. Manic, I think he’s cool cause he’s a dude and he plays the drum. And I like the enemies, Sleet and Dingo, cause they’re funny. Four and a half stars.

Jonathan: I think other kids would like it because it’s really great, and it’s funny. I think other kids should watch it. Five stars.

Josiah: I give it five stars. I like the music. It’s really, really, really funny because there is this part where Sonic says to Manic: “You’re not gonna kiss me, are ya?” And then Manic says, “No, but you are kind of cute.”

This set comes with three DVDs containing all 20 episodes, and a CD of the songs from the series. Which will get stuck in your head. Just warnin’ ya.