- 5/23/2025
Dash into the early days of Sonic the Hedgehog! Launched in 1991 on the Sega Genesis, Sonic, created by Yuji Naka, Naoto Ohshima, and Hirokazu Yasuhara, outran Nintendo’s Mario with blazing speed and attitude. From Green Hill Zone’s loops to battling Dr. Eggman for Chaos Emeralds, we explore Sonic’s 1991 debut (4M copies sold), Sonic 2’s Tails intro, and Sonic 3’s Knuckles. Why did Sega’s blue blur dominate the console wars? Share your Sonic memories below! #SonicTheHedgehog #RetroGaming #90sNostalgia #SegaGenesis #GreenHillZone #DrEggman #Tails #Knuckles #ChaosEmeralds #ConsoleWars #YujiNaka #NaotoOhshima #HirokazuYasuhara #Sonic2 #Sonic3 #GamingHistory #PopCulture #Throwback #90s #Viral #Nostalgic #RetroVibes #Sega #BlastProcessing #90sKids #ClassicGames #Speedrunning #GamingLegends
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00:00:00Everybody loves the 90s, and this guy just took off in popularity.
00:00:06His name was Sonic the Hedgehog, and he is white-hot in popularity all over again.
00:00:12Doesn't that bring you back?
00:00:13Dude, it does. So many memories playing Sonic, one specifically,
00:00:18getting to a certain level in, like, Sonic 2,
00:00:20and then Mom says,
00:00:22we gotta leave, we have this thing that we have to get to,
00:00:25and she wouldn't let me just pause the game, she turned it off,
00:00:27and said if you got here once, you'll get here again.
00:00:29So those were the pains of gaming in the 90s, and Sonic was a big part of that.
00:00:33And now, kids get to experience the exact same thing, because Sonic is back.
00:00:39I would say even right now, he's probably bigger than Mario,
00:00:42at least in the multimedia world, but it wasn't always smooth sailing.
00:00:46And on Pop Culture Paradise, we're going to do the embarrassing,
00:00:50you know, like a high school yearbook.
00:00:52You're going back, and you're seeing the early days of Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:00:55I hope some of these things we find, some of these photos in these yearbooks,
00:00:58aren't as bad as mine were.
00:01:00So, uh, let's get after it, man, I'm pumped.
00:01:02In a world where the IT thing is always changing,
00:01:04sometimes you need a tour guide or two to help you find your way to Pop Culture's Paradise.
00:01:10If you find yourself reminiscing or in need of a good recommendation,
00:01:13these two have you covered.
00:01:15And now, here's your hosts, Joey and Jeff!
00:01:23So we're not just all nostalgia on this show.
00:01:26We could be timely.
00:01:27If timely means that we're talking about something from the past that's still current.
00:01:31Yep, yep.
00:01:33And Sonic the Hedgehog is back with another movie.
00:01:37And you know, I liked the first one. How about you?
00:01:40Dude, I gotta say, I did. I definitely enjoyed it.
00:01:42I liked the actor that co-starred with Sonic.
00:01:46I thought it was cute. I thought it was fun. It was family-friendly.
00:01:50But it could also kind of, you know, it could kind of also play for, you know,
00:01:54dudes that are our age now that remember playing Sonic growing up in the 90s.
00:01:58I thought they did a great job,
00:02:00but I'm looking forward to seeing Tails and Knuckles in Part 2.
00:02:04And the thing is, too, first of all, at least at this age,
00:02:08I finally can distinguish between James Marsden,
00:02:11who's the guy in Sonic the Hedgehog and was also Cyclops in the X-Men movies,
00:02:17and Jason Marsden, who's the voice of Max Goof and in Step by Step and all this other stuff.
00:02:24And was part of another video on my channel.
00:02:27But, you know, what I like is this new movie. Have you seen the movie poster?
00:02:32It's a replica of the Sonic 2 artwork.
00:02:36Oh, it totally is, dude. They killed it.
00:02:39I thought the poster looked great and you see it and it immediately makes you feel like,
00:02:44wait, I've been here before. I know this. I recognize this.
00:02:48I feel safe with this. I'm willing to spend money on this.
00:02:50Or at least that's as deep as my brain goes sometimes.
00:02:53And the great thing is, is that, you know, a kid today is so into Sonic, like my nephew,
00:02:59and it's like, well, I was into Sonic. I love that blue hedgehog.
00:03:05Now, it wasn't always smooth sailing for Sega.
00:03:08Before Sonic the Hedgehog, they tried to push the Genesis with a different game.
00:03:13Do you know what that game was?
00:03:14Ah, dude, you know what? I don't. I think I remember hearing about it before,
00:03:17but I don't know what character it was. What was it?
00:03:20As much as I love it, I don't think you're going to make a movie franchise out of Altered Beast.
00:03:27Altered Beast was a dope game, but you're right, that could never be like a film.
00:03:32So the first look is what it was like before Sonic the Hedgehog existed.
00:03:38Jeff, this is a Nickelodeon show called Total Panic, which I honestly don't know anything about.
00:03:44Seemed pretty dry to the point where they're interviewing a guy and a girl about the new hot video game systems.
00:03:53Let's see them check out the Sega Genesis.
00:03:56Go on with this. Hey, why don't we check out this one?
00:03:58It's been singing at me since you walked out here. What is the noise?
00:04:02Dude, look at it. I love the box.
00:04:05Sega is a familiar name. They already have their Sega Master System out.
00:04:08You see there's Altered Beast right there.
00:04:10Dude, right on the cover of the console.
00:04:12That's sick.
00:04:15See, this doesn't feel like a Nickelodeon show. It feels more like an advertisement.
00:04:19Yeah, I was going to say this is like a QVC special kind of thing.
00:04:23You got to order this for your grandkids this Christmas.
00:04:27Even the hosts look like they're 10, 15 years too old to be hosting this kind of program.
00:04:33Oh, dude, totally. And this guy over here on the left looks like the blonde dude from 90210 who's just gotten into gaming.
00:04:41Dude, Altered Beast was a fun game though. It was freaking tough.
00:04:45The remote slider and there's better graphics.
00:04:49Do you recommend this? I mean, do you think this would be something you want to play for the holiday season?
00:04:54I mean, I still like my Nintendo better.
00:04:57Damn it, kid. Cut, cut.
00:05:00That's what happens when we bring the street urchins out from the crowd.
00:05:03You see how tight she was holding them?
00:05:05Like, if you don't say that Sega Genesis is the best thing ever,
00:05:10you'll be sleeping with the fishes. See, you got some mobsters off camera.
00:05:14But dude, I didn't know that the Sega launched with Altered Beast.
00:05:20Like for me, I just always remember Sonic being a part of Sega.
00:05:24Like I always thought he was there from the like the very beginning.
00:05:27No, they were trying to break over into this market and they thought the arcade game Altered Beast.
00:05:34That's what the kids want to play. And you know, I got a Funko Pop of the Altered Beast.
00:05:40But going with Sonic in your packing game makes a lot of sense.
00:05:45I'm pretty sure by this point I own like six copies of Sonic 1 just through gaming collections.
00:05:54Yeah, because you would get one and then you would get two
00:05:56and then you had to get the add-on for Sonic and Knuckles.
00:05:58And then there was like a like a cartridge with all three on them.
00:06:03It was and then you could add the Game Genie or the Game Shark in between.
00:06:06You have just a mountain of cartridges,
00:06:09but you would be like like superior level Sonic skills at that point.
00:06:14And then years later you got like the GameCube collection
00:06:17and then you have all those like cheap 30-in-one consoles
00:06:22and then you have a virtual console and then you know,
00:06:25we pick up the switch to play the Sega Genesis collection online.
00:06:28What's one of the many games in there?
00:06:31I was going to say isn't that so weird we get the new console,
00:06:35but I got it originally specifically to be able to play those old games.
00:06:38Like that just goes to show you how much we love these games
00:06:44and how much they're just like instilled in us like till to this day.
00:06:47That's why we're willing to spend money to go out and see these films.
00:06:51We could have been spending money on a different thing.
00:06:54Like I don't know. How would you feel if you won this prize on Total Panic?
00:06:58It has nothing to do with Sonic, but I just thought I would want to win this prize.
00:07:03Hey guys, find out how you can go to the Heavy D and The Boys concert with Greg and I.
00:07:08You want to go to the Heavy D and The Boys concert with Greg and her?
00:07:11Wait, I totally missed that. I thought it was going to cut down to like an actual shot.
00:07:15Like that was just like the b-roll of the crowd first.
00:07:17What is this for? A Heavy D show?
00:07:20Hey guys, find out how you can go to the Heavy D and The Boys concert with Greg and I.
00:07:26So not only do you get to go to the concert,
00:07:28but you get to go to the concert with the two hosts.
00:07:30That's pretty cool.
00:07:31I saw those two hosts. What does it have to do with Sonic?
00:07:34That's just what Total Panic was all about. I'd be totally panicking if they were like,
00:07:40Greg, you're going with Greg, the guy with the mullet.
00:07:45Not Greg. Now, what is it about Sonic the Hedgehog that makes him so cool?
00:07:49Well, first it's he's a hedgehog. He's blue. He's really fast.
00:07:53He has sweet red shoes,
00:07:55but as you get to kind of watch the cartoons and get more into Sonic,
00:07:58you start to learn about his attitude and he's just like he's a cool dude, man.
00:08:03Did you know he was, I believed,
00:08:07originally described as a Michael Jackson-like attitude?
00:08:13Like when he was being conceived? What? Yeah.
00:08:15They wanted to have an attitude and the Japanese,
00:08:18I believe, said we want him to have part attitude of your Michael Jackson
00:08:24because he's cool. It's got an edge. Okay, cool.
00:08:27I was going to say what kind of attitude does Michael Jackson have?
00:08:29He's just he's a smooth criminal. Michael Jackson was smooth as hell.
00:08:33So maybe. But maybe, according to this commercial,
00:08:38what you really liked Sonic the Hedgehog for was his cool skills as a magician.
00:08:44What? I know you love magicians or you love illusionists.
00:08:48I love, I love it all, man.
00:08:56Oh, look at that. Sonic morphed by Genesis again.
00:09:01The Mega Drive 2.
00:09:04Dude, that Sega like logo and sound will never get old.
00:09:09So essentially what that was, was a Japanese commercial of when you went from the regular Sega
00:09:17to then like the kind of like smaller one for us here in the States, right?
00:09:20Yeah, that budget one that you could get at the very tail end of its lifespan at like.
00:09:25Right. I remember Walmart had it for like 30 bucks
00:09:28and I remember thinking then the Sega Genesis.
00:09:32I got a PlayStation now. Dude, I had I had both.
00:09:36I think I think the first one that I got was the second one.
00:09:40So as you're sitting here trashing it,
00:09:42No, I'm pretty sure that's the one that I had my that's the model 3.
00:09:47Okay, my grandpa believe it or not had the original Sega
00:09:54and if I remember correctly that one had like a headphone jack on it where you could.
00:09:59I think that was the one wasn't it? Yes.
00:10:03Yeah. Okay. So he had that one
00:10:05and then Sega Channel came into my life
00:10:08and we had it for a month because it was entirely too expensive,
00:10:10but it was incredible. Sonic got big all around the world.
00:10:14So they had to promote it in different regions.
00:10:18This is a show in Russia where honestly to me,
00:10:24it looked like cult recruitment for like you're going to worship Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:10:31Everything about it just does not translate over here.
00:10:35First, we got Sonic on his motorcycle and weird early 3D animation.
00:10:41The music though. It's so good.
00:10:45Oh, свободные люди планеты.
00:10:49What? All hail Sonic.
00:10:55Sonic is life. Yeah, everybody drink the Sonic Kool-Aid.
00:11:01And then welcome to our church.
00:11:09If you don't follow Sonic, I will shoot you with this assault rifle that I have in my hand.
00:11:15What is this dude? This is how they promoted Sonic the Hedgehog in Russia.
00:11:19And I'm sure it's just a lady. Bring your kid up here.
00:11:21We're going to sacrifice him. What did you say about comrade Sonic?
00:11:29Look at the animation down in the corner. It's great.
00:11:34So are they like playing to see which kid can get the high score to see who's the true believer
00:11:38and the true follower of Sonic? Yeah, pretty much.
00:11:43And then they have the commercial. How could you be so stupid to say that?
00:11:47Doc Brown? Mario? We got slapstick.
00:11:52There we go. And they got their Ghostbuster mobile.
00:11:55Okay, so here comes the Ecto.
00:11:59Kid, no time for illness. I know you're sick, little Jimmy.
00:12:01So here's a here's a Sega Genesis.
00:12:08Man, it's so 90s. The Sega Master System.
00:12:15Dude, why was it only called Genesis for us?
00:12:19Well, I think overseas they couldn't clear the licensing name.
00:12:24So it's something special for us Americans and they get Master System.
00:12:29And I don't know. I'm just afraid with that Russian clip.
00:12:33It's probably sweet and innocent.
00:12:35But the guy walking around his gun and his, I don't know, like it seems sweet and innocent.
00:12:41Guys walking around with his gun, terrifying children.
00:12:45Yeah, it's perfectly fine. As we find out,
00:12:48Sonic was always advertised with that quirky weirdness that Sega brought in all its advertisements.
00:12:55Now, what's one thing that you remember about Sonic 2?
00:12:59About Sonic 2, I remember the introduction of Tails or as some know him, Miles.
00:13:05And I just remember Sonic having a sidekick that just makes the game way better, right?
00:13:10And that was basically what my sister was relegated to. Here you go.
00:13:14You're Tails. If you die, you can come back.
00:13:18If you, you know, just don't know what the hell you're doing, you're not interrupting my game.
00:13:22I'll just go faster and you're off screen, but you think you're helping.
00:13:26Joe, you have to play with your sister. I am.
00:13:30She loves Sonic 2. You'll see later on. Do you remember Tails' last name?
00:13:36I don't. I just remember his name is Miles and he didn't want people to know that was his real name.
00:13:41So he went by Tails, but I learned that in the cartoons, right?
00:13:44Yes. His last name was Prower.
00:13:47Miles Prower. Oh, okay. I get it.
00:13:51Yeah, it took me a long time. But then again, I was playing at 7, 8.
00:13:56I wasn't exactly expecting great puns.
00:13:58Dude, there's nothing still to this day more like anxiety inducing
00:14:04than when you're playing Sonic 2 and you fall underwater
00:14:08and you have to try to get back to the surface.
00:14:11Oh my gosh. It just makes you feel claustrophobic
00:14:15and you're not going to make it and then you're dead!
00:14:18Oh.
00:14:21Dude, I'm triggered right now. For real.
00:14:24Well, maybe you can get this version of Sonic 2.
00:14:28It can do a whole heck of a lot more than just be a video game.
00:14:31Now, when you buy the Sega Genesis that comes with Sonic 1, you'll get Sonic 2 absolutely free.
00:14:36Sonic 2 handles stubborn stains, embarrassing vaults, but it's no problem.
00:14:41Embarrassing vault spots even cut celery and onions.
00:14:45This thing was the air fryer of the 90s. It was.
00:14:48You get two Sonics for the price of one. Sonic 2 fits easily into any taco box.
00:14:52That's exactly where I started my Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:14:55This is great advertisement, no?
00:15:02I haven't wanted to buy an advertisement like that since we watched the
00:15:06Time Life collection on the MTV episode.
00:15:09But dude, think about it. It's funny. It's out there.
00:15:13And then think about what a value that is as like a parent, right?
00:15:17You really want to get your kid a Sega,
00:15:20but you're like, oh gosh, you know, it only comes with one game.
00:15:24Even if that game is Sonic, like how long is he going to be able to play that?
00:15:27No, ma'am. It comes with two games.
00:15:30And then you're like console, controller, Sonic 1 and 2.
00:15:33Like you're in, dude. Like that's a deal.
00:15:36And if mom misplaces her knife, bam! Character chopped, celery chopped.
00:15:42Right? I think that thing can do it all.
00:15:44Now, this wasn't the only weird ad.
00:15:47Some reason cows absolutely hate Sonic.
00:15:51I'm a cow and I know trouble when I see it.
00:15:54This is Sonic Triple Trouble, new for Game Gear.
00:15:58Dude, the Game Gear, let's go!
00:16:01But that trouble ain't nothing compared to this.
00:16:05Ouch. Ouch.
00:16:08That's bizarre, dude. Sega had some weird funny commercials though, huh?
00:16:12It's like, all right, yeah, Sonic.
00:16:15That looks like the Sonic I'd expect if I was to bring it along with me if I had a Game Gear.
00:16:19But you don't get the Game Gear because the Game Gear eats batteries.
00:16:23And I'm not buying batteries all day.
00:16:25Oh my God, dude, you would go bankrupt.
00:16:27I had one trying to just keep that thing just charged.
00:16:31It was impossible, man.
00:16:33And I remember the specific movie that really made me get the Sega Game Gear.
00:16:38Do you know what that was?
00:16:42Was it Surf Ninjas?
00:16:43Surf Ninjas, exactly.
00:16:46It's like we've been best friends since sixth grade.
00:16:49I was gonna say, I was almost about to say the three ninjas,
00:16:53but I was like, maybe Surf Ninjas.
00:16:56That's a great one too.
00:16:57But yeah, it was Surf Ninjas that made me want to get that console.
00:17:03You can't control people in real life with it.
00:17:05Just gonna toss that out there.
00:17:06It eats batteries, but it was like, to me, it was the coolest thing, dude,
00:17:10because you could bring your Sega with you.
00:17:13I loved it.
00:17:13Another PSA is you can't control the Statue of Liberty
00:17:17to go bust through the museum using the NES Advantage controller.
00:17:21That also can happen.
00:17:23No, not real.
00:17:25So you mentioned it earlier.
00:17:27You're excited for this new movie because not only do you get Tails,
00:17:29but you also get who?
00:17:31Knuckles.
00:17:32He's like, dude, he's just the evil version of Sonic.
00:17:36And I remember being jealous when my friends got that add-on pack
00:17:40of Sonic and Knuckles and Sonic 3,
00:17:43and then they'd be like, hey, you know what also hooks onto Sonic 2?
00:17:47We could play that and go through it as Knuckles.
00:17:49And I was like, you're spoiled.
00:17:52I want this.
00:17:54Right, and then you're just like, yeah, just second-guessing your existence.
00:17:58Like, mom, why can't I play this too?
00:18:01Let's go.
00:18:06But who's Paul Heyman?
00:18:07Oh my goodness.
00:18:09Dude, is that JYD?
00:18:17Dude, it's so cool.
00:18:24What the hell was that ending all about?
00:18:27Dude, they knew how to advertise to us.
00:18:29They were so good at it, right?
00:18:30It was just like, I see that now and I'm like, I gotta friggin have it, you know?
00:18:36So here's the pitch meeting.
00:18:37We're gonna have like these two sides and like one really loves Sonic
00:18:41and then one really loves Knuckles.
00:18:43Yeah, that sounds good.
00:18:44It's like boxing. Perfect.
00:18:45Perfect. Big spectacle.
00:18:47And then at the end, a guy who looks like Jombie the Genie from Peewee Herman farts.
00:18:54The kids will love it.
00:18:56Perfect attitude.
00:18:59But Knuckles is the heel.
00:19:01So why are people on his side?
00:19:03I don't get it.
00:19:04Sometimes you just root for a cool heel.
00:19:07But is Sonic that much of a baby face?
00:19:09Look at how they advertise Sonic 3.
00:19:11They're just advertising, hey, we know it's Groundhog's Day,
00:19:15but our hero is willing to murder that groundhog for you to focus on him instead.
00:19:21Yikes.
00:19:22I don't think this scene will be in the new Sonic movie.
00:19:24It's Groundhog Day!
00:19:27Sonic 3 is coming.
00:19:28Look for the shadow!
00:19:29Oh, look out!
00:19:31It's a TV!
00:19:31Make that Hedgehog Day.
00:19:33Oh, God.
00:19:35Like Sonic, you can pick a different day.
00:19:38Sonic 3, February 2nd.
00:19:39Wow, dude, that was wild.
00:19:43What a jackass. Sonic's just like, you know what?
00:19:46I want Groundhog's Day.
00:19:48Move your station to like another day.
00:19:51Move your stuff to another day.
00:19:53There's only room for one hedgehog in this country.
00:19:56Punxsutawney Phil, never heard of her.
00:19:59It's him.
00:20:01Whatever.
00:20:02Now, you'd think maybe Sonic's the bad guy,
00:20:04but this commercial makes it perfectly clear who's good and who's bad.
00:20:08Sega presents one champion of good.
00:20:13Dude, there he is.
00:20:14Pawn of evil.
00:20:16Not only is it the greatest Sonic game ever,
00:20:18it also comes with lock-on technology.
00:20:21Dude, I was so jealous of that.
00:20:23Yeah, but can it chop celery?
00:20:25Sonic 3, but 34 megs of power.
00:20:27New worlds and surprise endings.
00:20:30Sonic and Knuckles with lock-on technology.
00:20:32That's such a good logo, too.
00:20:34No, dude, it really is.
00:20:35It's like Ying and Yang, Sonic, Knuckles.
00:20:38But where's Tails in all that?
00:20:40Did he kind of take the back seat?
00:20:42Because he's Sonic's like sidekick.
00:20:44Listen, we're selling on pure Knuckles.
00:20:47Knuckles is where it's at, but he's not bad.
00:20:50He's a pawn of evil.
00:20:53That meant that face turn, you could see it a mile away.
00:20:56Right, because every bad guy actually thinks what they're doing is for good, right?
00:21:01Yeah, and then they get that one pun.
00:21:03They're like, you used me, Robotnik.
00:21:07You told me that Sonic caused all this,
00:21:10but I see now it was always you.
00:21:14I think I just spoiled the new movie,
00:21:16even though the movie's based on the old game.
00:21:18So what am I really spoiling?
00:21:20I thought you were just about to bust out.
00:21:22It was me, Austin.
00:21:23It was me all along.
00:21:25Now, do you know who actually came up with Sonic 3?
00:21:29Like, they took the time to create it.
00:21:31The folks that made Sonic 1 and 2?
00:21:34The fine folks at Sega Genesis?
00:21:36Yeah.
00:21:37No, prepare to have your mind blown.
00:21:40It was actually done by Santa's elves.
00:21:43We went to the village.
00:21:44We told them we had this great idea for a new game called Sonic and Knuckles.
00:21:48It's Knuckles in his own game.
00:21:50Plus, it has new technology.
00:21:52So you can play Knuckles in Sonic 2 and 3.
00:21:54It's revolutionary.
00:21:56He just laughed at us.
00:21:59Oh, no.
00:22:00Santa has no talent.
00:22:02Who's laughing now?
00:22:03Yeah, that's because Santa's actually an arms dealer for the Soviets.
00:22:08Sega Genesis, Sonic and Knuckles,
00:22:10and other game cartridges, each sold separately.
00:22:13Who has to worry about video game production
00:22:15when you get arms-dealing money?
00:22:19Yeah, that's an inside joke from an older episode.
00:22:23So if you're one of the 0.5 people that have actually seen both of these,
00:22:27thank you.
00:22:28Did you recognize one of those elves?
00:22:30You know, I don't think so.
00:22:32One of those was Roland,
00:22:35who occasionally, probably once a season,
00:22:37showed up to torture Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
00:22:41Nice.
00:22:41And he was in love with her, and he kept trying to kidnap her.
00:22:45And then every time Harvey would defend her, he'd be like,
00:22:47Oh, it's Harvey the farm boy.
00:22:50I don't live on a farm.
00:22:51Sure, farm boy.
00:22:54That was just his, like, go-to insult?
00:22:56Yeah.
00:22:57Oh, look who it is.
00:22:59Farm boy.
00:23:00Isn't this your aunt's friend that I met last year?
00:23:03If that's who I said he was.
00:23:04Wanna make something of it, farm boy?
00:23:07Not really.
00:23:08So to get Sonic 3, you had to convince somebody back in the day,
00:23:12can we go to the store, or can I get this for Christmas?
00:23:15And then you'd see this ad, and you'd point it, throw it right in their face.
00:23:20Look, mom, I'm gonna save you money.
00:23:22But first, let's talk about how you can reserve the game for $70?
00:23:27Is that what Sega games were going for? Seriously?
00:23:30Yeah.
00:23:31Bro, there's no way.
00:23:33There's no, that's crazy.
00:23:36Hey, if you put down that $10 reserve payment,
00:23:40you can get Sonic music CD with original music from the Sonic games.
00:23:46Hurry, while supplies last.
00:23:49I mean, that's kind of cool.
00:23:50So if you think, you get the game, and then you get the CD,
00:23:53so not only can you drive your mom crazy in the house,
00:23:55but you can make her put it into the player in the car and drive her crazy there, too.
00:23:59So, good thinking, Sega.
00:24:01And then while you're waiting for dinner, and you're super, super hungry, you just go,
00:24:05do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
00:24:09Damn it, Joe, stop it.
00:24:13Pretty early on, Sonic started breaking through into mainstream pop culture.
00:24:19You would watch something, and they would play Sonic.
00:24:21So you knew that that show was hip because you're hip,
00:24:25and you're playing Sonic, which is also hip.
00:24:28This was Hanging With Mr. Cooper,
00:24:31and Mr. Cooper knew exactly what was up.
00:24:34Yo, Geneva, could you keep the noise down?
00:24:37Because they're about to show a clip from Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:24:41Oh, okay.
00:24:42Mark, what's Sonic the Hedgehog?
00:24:43Grown-ass man, Coop.
00:24:45What's Sonic the Hedgehog?
00:24:46I don't believe you said that.
00:24:48What's Sonic the Hedgehog?
00:24:51Hey, what's Sonic the Hedgehog?
00:24:52You knew that was coming.
00:24:53You've never played Sonic the Hedgehog?
00:24:54Yeah, yeah, tell her, tell her.
00:24:56Oh, boy, where have you been?
00:24:58Nerd!
00:25:00Yeah, where have you been?
00:25:01Cartoon, right after the Wild West Cowboys in Moon Mesa.
00:25:04Yeah, don't you know anything?
00:25:07Yeah, come on.
00:25:08No wonder her dad stood her up.
00:25:12Oh!
00:25:14That's just that TGIF lifestyle that we also covered in an episode.
00:25:19But I don't see how Sonic fits into this universe.
00:25:22But can you just think of that time period where it's like,
00:25:26kids, they knew what was up. Sonic was cool.
00:25:29Sonic's now on TV. We gotta watch Sonic.
00:25:33Dude, not only would you play Sonic in the video games,
00:25:36but Sonic had his own cartoon show and his own action figures.
00:25:41And so you would play Sonic, you know, you'd watch TGIF, right?
00:25:47And then after, you would stay up late playing Sonic,
00:25:51wake up early playing Sonic.
00:25:53It was just, dude.
00:25:54And then bust open the cartoons.
00:25:56Your whole life could be Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:25:58And then you get hungry, and where are you gonna go?
00:26:00You're gonna go to the Sonic drive-thru.
00:26:02That would make almost too much sense.
00:26:04But Sonic wants to get that cash money.
00:26:07So where's he really going?
00:26:09To the bank.
00:26:11He's going to McDonald's.
00:26:13Okay, damn it.
00:26:15You said cash money.
00:26:17Who's gonna pay him?
00:26:19McD's.
00:26:21Ronald.
00:26:23That's actually live footage of me and my sister.
00:26:25Yeah.
00:26:28Dude, Knuckles, Sonic.
00:26:30Look at that thing, it flies.
00:26:32Robotnik, that son of a B.
00:26:36Holy cow, dude.
00:26:41What?
00:26:43And I have all of those.
00:26:45Dude, look at that.
00:26:47Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Robotnik.
00:26:51And let me just say how great Jim Carrey was as Robotnik in the first one.
00:26:55Like, I'm looking forward to seeing him again.
00:26:57I just saw the toys for that thing at the Target.
00:26:59Really?
00:27:01Yeah, and it was the actual Jim Carrey version of Robotnik.
00:27:03It wasn't like, oh, we can sell regular Sonic toys.
00:27:05They're actually selling Sonic movie-based toys.
00:27:07Which is kind of like when they sold the Mario toys,
00:27:09if you see down here,
00:27:11based on the movie.
00:27:13Right, right.
00:27:15And then didn't they also back in the day have like,
00:27:17you had your turtle toys for the cartoon,
00:27:19but then you also had them for the films?
00:27:21Yes.
00:27:23Yeah, those are cool.
00:27:26So those McDonald toys for Sonic the Hedgehog 3,
00:27:28I think were some of the very first instances
00:27:30of making Sonic merchandise.
00:27:32And guess who had to have those?
00:27:34You did.
00:27:36That's right.
00:27:38Me and my sister and I are sneaking those onto the bus.
00:27:40You can see in her hand,
00:27:42she's got Tails.
00:27:44And then also I think I got a Leonardo in my hand as well.
00:27:46We're bringing all the toys to school.
00:27:48Yeah, why not?
00:27:50You can cross-pollinate.
00:27:52Come on.
00:27:54That's called an extended universe,
00:27:56before Marvel got involved.
00:27:58Again, we got another picture with Tails.
00:28:00Yeah, because she got to play as the sidekick.
00:28:02So that probably became her favorite character, no?
00:28:04Exactly.
00:28:06Dude, look at the plush.
00:28:08So this is a 1993 Cal toy,
00:28:10stuffed Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:28:12And I love that thing.
00:28:14I guess so.
00:28:16It's got the freaking death grip on it,
00:28:18because it's so cool.
00:28:20It's got the death grip on it.
00:28:23It's got the freaking death grip on it,
00:28:25because I'm bringing Sonic everywhere I go.
00:28:27It's like you're saying,
00:28:29if you want to take this from me,
00:28:31you'll have to pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
00:28:35Then, like every kid's toy,
00:28:37you have to have an RC car version,
00:28:39even though Sonic didn't really drive back then.
00:28:43Wasn't that always a weird thing, though?
00:28:45There always had to be an RC car version?
00:28:47Why couldn't it have just been of Sonic?
00:28:49And his feet could have spun around like it does in the game.
00:28:51That would have been dope.
00:28:53Funny enough, when I was at Target,
00:28:55when I saw the 4-pack of the Jim Carrey-based Robotnik
00:28:57when I saw the 4-pack of the Jim Carrey-based Robotnik
00:28:59with the new cast,
00:29:01next to it was Sonic on a hoverboard,
00:29:03next to it was Sonic on a hoverboard,
00:29:05kind of like a rolling spinny ball thing.
00:29:07kind of like a rolling spinny ball thing.
00:29:09That was remote-control based.
00:29:11That sounds kind of sweet.
00:29:13It looked a lot higher quality than this thing,
00:29:15which I also owned.
00:29:18The original Sonic RC car.
00:29:20The original Sonic RC car.
00:29:22Yeah, that thing looks like it would break in not even a day.
00:29:24Yeah, that thing looks like it would break in not even a day.
00:29:26Oh, it was super cheap.
00:29:28You gotta love how Sonic has half a gangster grip on his car.
00:29:30You gotta love how Sonic has half a gangster grip on his car.
00:29:32Yeah.
00:29:34And his head is way too big for what would actually be sized in real life.
00:29:36And his head is way too big for what would actually be sized in real life.
00:29:38I love how you can see his picture on the front,
00:29:40I love how you can see his picture on the front,
00:29:42and then on each side, and there's probably one on the back, too.
00:29:44Oh my god, you're right.
00:29:46I love seeing that now.
00:29:48And on the side, it's normal looking.
00:29:50Yeah, he's just like normal, cruising,
00:29:52and then in the front, he's like face to the windshield.
00:29:54and then in the front, he's like face to the windshield.
00:29:56Like the only way that could actually happen
00:29:58if it's like one of those cartoon movie effects
00:30:00where he's not wearing a seatbelt,
00:30:02and then you get that.
00:30:04but not so freaking big like that.
00:30:06but not so freaking big like that.
00:30:08Here's another look at this fine piece of equipment.
00:30:10Here's another look at this fine piece of equipment.
00:30:12Nico really made a lot of money on this license.
00:30:14Nico really made a lot of money on this license.
00:30:16You like the bumper?
00:30:18Dude, do you really think so?
00:30:20Because I think it would spread amongst parents fast.
00:30:22Because I think it would spread amongst parents fast.
00:30:24Like, don't bother getting that for them.
00:30:26It was broken in half a day.
00:30:28How many Tiger electronic toys did you own?
00:30:30How many Tiger electronic toys did you own?
00:30:32Fair point, let's move on.
00:30:34They all sucked.
00:30:36And plus, this car has attitude.
00:30:38It even says so.
00:30:40Does it say attitude on the back?
00:30:42Because Sonic has attitude, okay?
00:30:44Because Sonic has attitude, okay?
00:30:46We gotta really hammer that in.
00:30:48No, he does.
00:30:50Just like Michael Jackson has attitude, right?
00:30:52Just like Michael Jackson has attitude, right?
00:30:54He's very cool.
00:30:56The Japanese know us very well.
00:30:58Dude, you didn't grow up as a kid of the 90s
00:31:00if you didn't have some resemblance of a Trapper Keeper.
00:31:02if you didn't have some resemblance of a Trapper Keeper.
00:31:04And there's many options,
00:31:06and Sonic and Knuckles is one of them.
00:31:08So, as much as I love that logo,
00:31:10I don't think I own this Trapper Keeper.
00:31:12I don't think I own this Trapper Keeper.
00:31:14Dude, that's a bummer.
00:31:16I mean, I didn't either, but I would totally want that
00:31:18because their logo is just so freaking cool, man.
00:31:20because their logo is just so freaking cool, man.
00:31:22It really is.
00:31:24What is fat body Sonic?
00:31:26Look at him!
00:31:28Why is he so plump?
00:31:30Eating a little bit too many chili dogs.
00:31:32Eating a little bit too many chili dogs.
00:31:34He loves them.
00:31:36Why does Sonic have a Buddha belly?
00:31:38It's so strange.
00:31:40Alright, we have to settle with
00:31:42I guess you could call them cheap toys from McDonald's.
00:31:44I guess you could call them cheap toys from McDonald's.
00:31:46And the Japanese get wind-up fat belly Sonic.
00:31:48And the Japanese get wind-up fat belly Sonic.
00:31:50So, you know, nobody's quite nailing
00:31:52Sonic the Hedgehog merchandise yet.
00:31:54No, it's kind of different
00:31:56anywhere in the world that you go, isn't it?
00:31:58anywhere in the world that you go, isn't it?
00:32:00So this guy actually filmed
00:32:02when Sonic the Hedgehog was used to advertise
00:32:04when Sonic the Hedgehog was used to advertise
00:32:07This is what you would get in your meal.
00:32:09I never knew that.
00:32:11I kind of want some cookie crisp right now.
00:32:13I like the sheet that he has.
00:32:15I like the sheet that he has.
00:32:17Now, is that cheap or is that cheap?
00:32:19Oh, that's so cheap.
00:32:21They could have at least turned it into a spoon.
00:32:23They could have at least turned it into a spoon.
00:32:25They didn't even bother painting it.
00:32:27They didn't even bother painting it.
00:32:29No, you only got the same color, didn't you?
00:32:31No, you only got the same color, didn't you?
00:32:33Look at that kid.
00:32:35He looks like Sonic.
00:32:37I don't know, he looks more to me like
00:32:39he's like, oh my god, I could have accidentally eaten this.
00:32:41he's like, oh my god, I could have accidentally eaten this.
00:32:43Wait, are these Pogs?
00:32:45You would get Pogs based on
00:32:47Sonic AM cartoon.
00:32:49Let's go!
00:32:51So not only are we going to sell
00:32:53cookie crisp with Sonic because
00:32:55obviously cookies and Sonic go hand in hand
00:32:57obviously cookies and Sonic go hand in hand
00:32:59that's why Keebler jumped in on the action here.
00:33:01I'm a little afraid of this advertising, though.
00:33:03You won't believe what they're
00:33:05putting inside Keebler products these days.
00:33:07Oh gosh, do we want to know?
00:33:09Oh gosh, do we want to know?
00:33:13Not what that looks like Sonic's given us.
00:33:15Yeah, it's almost like he's
00:33:17pooping in all the cookies or something.
00:33:19If you remember, I don't know, going to
00:33:21like the supermarket or
00:33:23roller skating, you could get
00:33:25cheap novelty stickers and
00:33:27they'd even come in things like
00:33:29Cracker Jacks, which is where
00:33:31we get these next three.
00:33:33Dude, I will give you $100
00:33:35I'll Venmo you right now if you get
00:33:37that as a tattoo.
00:33:41That would be sweet.
00:33:43Ooh, that could be tempting.
00:33:45I might do that.
00:33:47Sonic on the beach, just
00:33:49chillin'. That's a vibe right there.
00:33:51That's what the kids call a vibe.
00:33:53Dude, Sonic caught a vibe.
00:33:55Cause I mean, this one's kind of
00:33:57generic. I mean, if I got this, I wouldn't
00:33:59be that mad. It's still Sonic.
00:34:01Running away, yeah.
00:34:03Oh dude, you gotta have that one, right?
00:34:05Oh yeah, and you know this
00:34:07probably was on some kid's
00:34:09lunchbox or Trapper Keeper
00:34:11but it also got ripped up
00:34:13and it's half fading away.
00:34:15But you're like, this kid's cool though.
00:34:17He likes Sonic just like I like Sonic.
00:34:19Right, and you could also take all of
00:34:21those stickers and you
00:34:23could put them on your skateboard too.
00:34:25The other thing that happened in the 90s
00:34:27and we ran into it before
00:34:29is it always seemed like something was
00:34:31being created in a lab somewhere
00:34:33because it's just too damn cool.
00:34:35Right, mad science, wacky hijinks,
00:34:37there was always some sort of evil scientist
00:34:39behind there.
00:34:45That was a quest?
00:34:47Yeah.
00:34:49Really spending their time
00:34:51working on something important.
00:34:53I love the sound effects, dude.
00:34:56These kids are terrible scientists.
00:35:00Why were there so many explosions
00:35:02just to make a fruity roll-up?
00:35:08What?
00:35:10You could be president of Sega for one day.
00:35:12That's probably why they went bankrupt almost.
00:35:14Dude, that's like when
00:35:16any radio station
00:35:18will let you be a DJ
00:35:20for a day. You'll come in,
00:35:22they'll give you all the lines, they'll give you all day
00:35:24to cut them, and then you'll be on the air
00:35:26the next week. That's all that is.
00:35:28You're not pulling some BS over me over here.
00:35:30Come on.
00:35:32Let's make Sonic 4!
00:35:34We're not making Sonic 4.
00:35:36Nope.
00:35:38I'm president!
00:35:40Not really.
00:35:42No, you just get to sit in that chair for a day.
00:35:44Can't I do anything?
00:35:46Fine, you get to do one thing.
00:35:48You can shut up.
00:35:50Sonic's gonna sell some pasta.
00:35:52Alright.
00:35:54You know, I don't know if that's a wise
00:35:56idea. Hulk Hogan has the market
00:35:58cornered.
00:36:00Dude, that's a huge TV.
00:36:02Don't you love when your mom
00:36:04throws a can at you
00:36:06while you're not even paying attention?
00:36:08It's gonna hit him in the head, please.
00:36:10Oh, what a grab.
00:36:12I'm pretty sure that was
00:36:14Orange Cassidy as a teenager.
00:36:16How did he
00:36:18put it in the console?
00:36:20What are you playing for lunch?
00:36:22Dude.
00:36:24I would eat that right now.
00:36:26Straight up.
00:36:28I will Venmo you $100 if you ate some
00:36:30old pasta from Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:36:32Expired March
00:36:341993
00:36:36or 94, whatever.
00:36:38I wanna know how pissed off that mom's been
00:36:40the last week that today of all
00:36:42days is like, alright, you know what? I'm throwing this can
00:36:44right at you.
00:36:46Do you think he was like, I don't know,
00:36:48just like, I'll come out when I'm
00:36:50ready.
00:36:52Yeah, not come
00:36:54out. It's not like he was in his room. That was
00:36:56the living room, so nobody else can
00:36:58do anything in there. They can't watch
00:37:00their shows, their movies, the news.
00:37:02Nope, because
00:37:04friggin, you know, Timmy
00:37:06has got the TV occupied playing Sonic
00:37:08and now we have to make him Sonic pasta
00:37:10and we gotta listen to that
00:37:12damn Sonic CD in the car
00:37:14and do something
00:37:16about this. Jed
00:37:18Jed is dad's jet. Okay.
00:37:20Yeah, I don't know. I'm just winging
00:37:22it, bro. Maybe
00:37:24this delicious pasta would go great
00:37:26with ranch dressing
00:37:28which Sonic is selling
00:37:30also
00:37:34What? What about Sonic says
00:37:36that guy, that hedgehog can
00:37:38sell some freaking ranch dressing.
00:37:40He knows his pasta. He knows his
00:37:42cereal. He knows his ranch.
00:37:44I mean, if I thought it was weird
00:37:46that Ric Flair was selling lotto tickets
00:37:48how do I feel about this?
00:37:54Pizza ranch? What? Is that a real thing?
00:37:56Is that disgusting or really appetizing
00:37:58sounding?
00:38:00Dude, that sounds
00:38:02like you've been in the bathroom a long
00:38:04time.
00:38:08See, are they just like sticking
00:38:10Okay, so they're not even on the actual
00:38:12Listen, kids
00:38:14eat your pizza ranch
00:38:16and you may get a game here
00:38:18and under each
00:38:20label you can get a little
00:38:22Sonic
00:38:24I don't know. Were they stamps?
00:38:26They were super little. You know what?
00:38:28I'll pass on the pizza ranch even
00:38:30if you're enticing me with the world's
00:38:32cheapest giveaway. Yeah, I
00:38:34think dude, I've never liked ranch. I'll
00:38:36never eat ranch and
00:38:38not even nacho
00:38:40Not even nacho cheese ranch or whatever
00:38:42they were advertising.
00:38:44No, but let me read this disclaimer.
00:38:46The following commercial may be shocking
00:38:48to some viewers.
00:38:50Yes, because this is some sort of
00:38:52treat that other countries got
00:38:54and honestly
00:38:56how did anyone
00:38:58eat it? I almost puked
00:39:00just hearing the ingredients
00:39:02even though it's probably just like an ice cream.
00:39:10Where are his eyeballs?
00:39:12He's just like a
00:39:14mushy face.
00:39:22Where'd you get these from? Like the ice
00:39:24cream truck, do you think?
00:39:26Milk ice with shock rocks?
00:39:30I like the whole idea with the shock
00:39:32rocks, but why couldn't it be just like a regular popsicle
00:39:34with the shock rocks?
00:39:36Because they wanted to sell you that milk
00:39:38ice, which I guess
00:39:40it's, I mean, doesn't
00:39:42sound like it would be
00:39:44awful, but also I don't like the sound of
00:39:46milk ice. Yeah,
00:39:48what the hell does that even mean?
00:39:50And shock rocks. Just frozen milk?
00:39:52And the shock
00:39:54rock is like, wait, is that just
00:39:56pop rocks somewhere else? Pop rocks, yeah
00:39:58but they can't use the name, of course.
00:40:00No, and
00:40:02it'll probably make you look like Robotnik if you have
00:40:04too many of them. Dude, Robotnik
00:40:06didn't have any eyeballs. He didn't have any teeth.
00:40:08He didn't even have a tongue. The guy has no insides.
00:40:10He's just exterior.
00:40:12That's Jim Carrey's
00:40:14look for the third film.
00:40:16Oh gosh, it'd be nightmare inducing.
00:40:18So now Sonic is popular
00:40:20enough to be put on t-shirts.
00:40:22Like this one.
00:40:24Dude, I would wear that shirt
00:40:26today. Like that's
00:40:28to me, that's cool. That
00:40:30screams 90s. It's got a great drawing.
00:40:32It's got, I don't really know what
00:40:34Sonic has to do with basketball. There's no
00:40:36team that he's wearing. The Super
00:40:38Sonics? Looney Tunes that
00:40:40we've seen. Yeah, that'd be perfect.
00:40:42But it's a dope shirt and I would
00:40:44definitely wear it. I don't
00:40:46know, to me it looks more like there could
00:40:48have been a hoop and a basket there
00:40:50but it got stolen by Robotnik
00:40:52and he's kind of landing like, wait,
00:40:54where's the hoop?
00:40:56That's not slam
00:40:58dunk. That's more of a, oh
00:41:00no. I'd
00:41:02love to see on the back
00:41:04a picture of Tails, right?
00:41:06And he has his tail spinning in the air
00:41:08and he's just holding the ball over
00:41:10the rim and he's gonna drop it in.
00:41:12That's a million dollar idea.
00:41:14Let's do it. I will contact
00:41:16Sega 30 years ago
00:41:18and I'll tell them
00:41:20I don't know, forget this promotional
00:41:22shirt right here.
00:41:24Are you up to it?
00:41:26Are you up to it?
00:41:28I get it. Sonic 2.
00:41:30That's just
00:41:32dude, I don't know, that looks
00:41:34like you have
00:41:36a cousin that can draw well
00:41:38and they did that. It's not
00:41:40exactly great but it's like, damn,
00:41:42you can draw. That's pretty good.
00:41:44And it was probably done and
00:41:46bulk ordered for the hundred employees
00:41:48who worked on the game
00:41:50and everyone gets a promotional
00:41:52shirt at the company event
00:41:54and they all get their
00:41:56copy of Sonic. Only
00:41:58one because the rest is gonna be sold at retail
00:42:00but you worked on it so
00:42:02the company's nice enough to give you at least one
00:42:04copy. Yeah.
00:42:06Now this, I totally would have
00:42:08rocked when I was little.
00:42:10You know, I like the
00:42:12all over print style shirts
00:42:14but I just don't think this one looks like it was well
00:42:16made because you can see like under
00:42:18the arms there, it's just white
00:42:20unless that's supposed to be
00:42:22pipes. I can't really tell.
00:42:24That might be part of the pipe.
00:42:26Okay, I like the
00:42:28score and the rings and all that stuff.
00:42:30It's kind of cool. It's certainly
00:42:32a lot cooler than this one here.
00:42:34Well this looks like something that they would have sold
00:42:36down in like a pier or something where
00:42:38somebody's selling bootleg
00:42:40merchandise and they're like
00:42:42kids love Sonic, I'm not
00:42:44gonna get sued because if I do I'm just gonna
00:42:46pack up this little booth and
00:42:48bolt.
00:42:50Got a juice for a chili dog.
00:42:52That means he needs to go
00:42:54get one.
00:42:56Does it? I thought it meant he was gonna
00:42:58do steroids. That's all I know
00:43:00about getting juice.
00:43:02No, juice like
00:43:04speed. Like I gotta run for
00:43:06a chili dog. I gotta go get a chili dog.
00:43:08Come on, dude.
00:43:10If he's gonna work out then
00:43:12he won't end up wearing one of those fat bellied Sonics
00:43:14that we saw earlier.
00:43:16No, those are exclusive in Japan.
00:43:18And then you could
00:43:20get your Sonic
00:43:22Shatterman jacket.
00:43:24Dude, all day, every day I would rock
00:43:26that. That is so cool. What does the back look
00:43:28like?
00:43:30Oh, dude! Go back!
00:43:32I saw this and
00:43:34I thought, man, if they made this
00:43:36on like a chalk line or something
00:43:38you would be linking it and saying
00:43:40hey, guess what I just bought?
00:43:42Oh, dude, yeah.
00:43:44I would drop like a clean 150,
00:43:46200 for that. Just because look
00:43:48at the patchwork on the
00:43:50arms and on the back.
00:43:52Ah, dude, that is sick.
00:43:54I like it's color scheme too. That red, white, and blue.
00:43:56But it's not like overly
00:43:58patriotic or anything. But it's more
00:44:00just Sonic red, white, and blue.
00:44:02Yeah, you got
00:44:04Tails over here.
00:44:06You got Robotnik with no insides.
00:44:08You got Sonic in the middle. Sega on
00:44:10the other. Dude, that's
00:44:12fire. Where can we find that?
00:44:14We're gonna look this up.
00:44:16One thing I tried
00:44:18looking up, because I owned these when I was
00:44:20younger, were Sonic
00:44:22the Hedgehog shoes.
00:44:24I remember
00:44:26Sonic having shoes.
00:44:28And this was something you'd get at
00:44:30Payless?
00:44:32And maybe like Kids R Us
00:44:34in their sections?
00:44:36I probably had these. Let's see them.
00:44:38These were the
00:44:40Sonic the Hedgehog shoes
00:44:42for the kid who really
00:44:44loved Sonic the Hedgehog.
00:44:46Dude, you know,
00:44:48at that age, I don't know.
00:44:50But now, at this age, I do
00:44:52know. And the answer is yes.
00:44:54If I could get a clean pair of those never
00:44:56worn before, are you kidding me?
00:44:58I would rock those and you would turn so many
00:45:00heads. People would be like,
00:45:02Dude, I used to think kids that
00:45:04wore those when I was
00:45:06younger were losers. But look at these now.
00:45:08And the bow biters
00:45:10on top? Are you kidding me?
00:45:12Dude!
00:45:14I think we just found your favorite homie's
00:45:16new look.
00:45:18Dude, I have shoes in my
00:45:20hold on.
00:45:26This is really important
00:45:28to me.
00:45:30Dude, at one point in my life,
00:45:32not far ago,
00:45:34I started bringing
00:45:36these back on my
00:45:38shoes. That's a cookie
00:45:40monster bow biter.
00:45:42And now, we're gonna have to
00:45:44get you Sonic bow biters.
00:45:46They're probably
00:45:48made in such bulk that you could still
00:45:50probably get it at a decent price.
00:45:52Maybe just a hint above what it was for retail
00:45:54back then. Right.
00:45:56Dude, I'm in. Now, the other thing
00:45:58you could get... Dude, you take those and you
00:46:00throw them on some brand new white Air Force
00:46:021s? Woo! All the honeys
00:46:04come flocking. Four
00:46:06VHS's with Attitude.
00:46:08So, was this...
00:46:10Were these, like, tapes of the
00:46:12cartoon show? That's right. Sonic
00:46:14got so damn big, he had to
00:46:16be on TV.
00:46:18Dude.
00:46:26On Fox 53.
00:46:28You love that hedgehog.
00:46:30Love.
00:46:32Who did Sonic's voice? Do you know?
00:46:34Ya boy.
00:46:36Love.
00:46:38Big TGIF.
00:46:44Did Sonic do that?
00:46:46Steve Urkel did
00:46:48Sonic's voice?
00:46:50Are you lying to me?
00:46:52There's no way.
00:46:54Oh, yeah. Jaleel White
00:46:56was the OG Sonic for that
00:46:58cartoon and the more
00:47:00adult-oriented
00:47:02version of it.
00:47:04Joe by himself is
00:47:06watching adult-oriented Sonic
00:47:08shows. I just want to put that out to the universe
00:47:10right now and clear that right up.
00:47:12It's the difference between
00:47:14Y and Y7. Not
00:47:16the difference between Y
00:47:18and, uh, dark
00:47:20sections of the internet.
00:47:22Whatever helps you sleep,
00:47:24brother. I don't judge ya.
00:47:28Okay, he did
00:47:30say juice. Let's juice.
00:47:32Dude, I'm
00:47:34blown away. I didn't know that was Jaleel White
00:47:36all these years. You just opened up my eyes, man.
00:47:38And Sonic is apparently working with
00:47:40Freedom Fighters. Just
00:47:42sort of a term that was different back then
00:47:44than it's associated with now.
00:47:46And he's also working with
00:47:48Ronald McDonald. Well, yeah. How are we
00:47:50going to advertise Sonic the Hedgehog stuff
00:47:52in France?
00:47:54You gotta
00:47:56bring in the heavy hitters. You gotta bring in Ronald.
00:47:58Pop it and lock it, Ronald.
00:48:02You unhappy me,
00:48:04weird animatronic kid reacher?
00:48:06Yeah. There he is.
00:48:12I thought he was about to take a selfie.
00:48:14No, just give him a
00:48:16cheap electronic. I know,
00:48:18that really did look like...
00:48:20Yep.
00:48:22But if it was really Sonic, he probably would
00:48:24have taken 50 pictures at once.
00:48:26Yeah, because he's really fast.
00:48:28And then, in Italy,
00:48:30he was so popular that people would buy
00:48:32his animation cells.
00:48:34His what?
00:48:36You know when you'd
00:48:38watch a cartoon, they have to
00:48:40hand draw every kind of frame back in the
00:48:42day? Right.
00:48:44So you could own an individual frame
00:48:46that they were no longer using anymore.
00:48:48Dude, that is cool.
00:48:54I would totally buy that.
00:48:56Oh, dude, are you kidding me?
00:48:58Now that I'm adult,
00:49:00and I can waste my money on what I want,
00:49:02absolutely.
00:49:04I mean, if you had good, solid
00:49:06wall art, I've actually looked into it.
00:49:08Like, you could get
00:49:10real Ghostbusters,
00:49:12or, like,
00:49:14Garfield and friends.
00:49:16And they're not that expensive.
00:49:18No, after we're done
00:49:20with this, can you do a shot of me
00:49:22here, with my
00:49:24palm out, and put Sonic in my palm?
00:49:26I'll make that the thumbnail for the
00:49:28YouTube page.
00:49:30Please do.
00:49:32And then in Japan, they decided,
00:49:34Hey, Sonic
00:49:36animation? No way.
00:49:38We're going with this look for Sonic, which
00:49:40didn't work for me.
00:49:42He's not Plump again, is he?
00:49:46Oh, he's like Claymation.
00:49:48Yeah, it's like Celebrity
00:49:50Deathmatch over here.
00:49:52That's that Michael Jackson
00:49:54attitude they were talking about.
00:49:56Oh, totally.
00:49:58Thriller!
00:50:00You know, I
00:50:02respect all the effort, and
00:50:04all the time, for sure, that probably
00:50:06went into making that.
00:50:08You know what I mean?
00:50:10But gosh, it's just unsettling.
00:50:12And, like, what was that hopping around that he did?
00:50:14I've never...that looked like he was doing the stanky
00:50:16leg. Yeah, I think they
00:50:18ran out of frames, and they couldn't get him to run
00:50:20across and back. So, like, we're just gonna have him
00:50:22hop over and come right back.
00:50:24Unfortunately,
00:50:26us bashing on the Japanese
00:50:28commercial kind of made me feel like this jackass,
00:50:30who was
00:50:32part of a special promotion
00:50:34where they were
00:50:36going to show you what it was like for
00:50:38the world premiere of the
00:50:40Sonic Adventure series
00:50:42on the Dreamcast.
00:50:44This guy is straight out of
00:50:46the 99, 2000,
00:50:482001, some 41 wannabe
00:50:50catalog. Well, look at him.
00:50:52He's wearing a New York shirt. He's not from
00:50:54New York. He doesn't like any New York
00:50:56teams. He got that t-shirt
00:50:58at American Eagle. I think I used to have
00:51:00the same one.
00:51:08Gosh, could you put a little excitement into
00:51:10it? We're trying to sell video games here, dog.
00:51:14His only excitement is getting more hair gel.
00:51:16Yeah, the Dreamcast
00:51:18is still slept on, dude. That was a cool
00:51:20console.
00:51:24It was just too little, too
00:51:26late.
00:51:28Are you?
00:51:30Because you look like you're gonna
00:51:32murder somebody.
00:51:34Super, super excited.
00:51:38If I kill somebody in Japan,
00:51:40they'll never know, because I'm
00:51:42on the next flight back home to New
00:51:44York.
00:51:46They'll never know where I live.
00:51:50Oh, boy. And what was he listening to?
00:51:52All killer, no filler.
00:51:54I was gonna say, he's listening to Sub-41.
00:51:56Absolutely, bro.
00:51:58Who I'm going to see in another month.
00:52:00Cross another one of those bands off the list.
00:52:02I expect a full review, bro.
00:52:04Now old Derek
00:52:06from Sub-41 is able to get himself
00:52:08an interview with our boy Sonic.
00:52:10Excuse me, excuse me.
00:52:12Do you mind if I ask you a couple of questions about your new game?
00:52:16I thought that was
00:52:18his voice for a second.
00:52:22Yeah, screw you
00:52:24too, buddy.
00:52:26Get your programs here.
00:52:28Dude, look at all
00:52:30the press, though. Look at those cool magazines.
00:52:36You gotta love that he's
00:52:38insulting them, like, I can't believe they're all
00:52:40speaking Japanese. Well, yeah, you're in Japan, buddy.
00:52:42Yeah, like, dude, what do you want, man?
00:52:46God, doesn't anyone speak English?
00:52:48No.
00:52:50No, dude, this isn't New York.
00:52:52Forget about it.
00:52:54So this is
00:52:56Sonic Adventures on the Dreamcast.
00:52:58I was going to say, this is Dreamcast
00:53:00gameplay, right? Yeah, but I know
00:53:02you used your Dreamcast for something completely
00:53:04different. Yeah, we had
00:53:06LOA, Log On America.
00:53:08We had the bootleg America
00:53:10Online.
00:53:16Dude, it's so weird-looking,
00:53:18isn't it? It's like 3D,
00:53:20but it's... It's so weird-looking,
00:53:22the host.
00:53:24Yeah.
00:53:26Dude, Robotnik.
00:53:28It's funny, too, because
00:53:30they always refer to all this stuff as
00:53:32cutting-edge, which it was,
00:53:34but it's not cutting-edge now,
00:53:36so it feels like...
00:53:38Oh, God.
00:53:40Sonic and Dreamcast
00:53:42will be introduced in Japan on December 27.
00:53:44This guy definitely worked in radio at some point
00:53:46in his life, I can promise you.
00:53:48That's actually your boss.
00:53:50I bet you didn't know that.
00:53:52Right.
00:53:54Hey, can you tell me about these
00:53:56Japanese commercials? No, no, no!
00:53:58Don't bring those up! I don't want to get cancelled!
00:54:02And maybe, if he was lucky, he could
00:54:04have hosted the Starkids
00:54:06events, which I had to pull this clip
00:54:08for this episode. If you want to see the rest
00:54:10of Starkids, go to this part.
00:54:12That was a fun one, yeah. This is
00:54:14when all the kids got to play
00:54:16Sonic the Hedgehog, because
00:54:18if the cool celebrities are
00:54:20doing it, well then, I
00:54:22got to.
00:54:24In our video portion of the games here with Sonic the Hedgehog,
00:54:26concentration is gonna be
00:54:28the critical element, guys. Dude, step by
00:54:30step. I could watch that show any day of the
00:54:32week.
00:54:38Hayley Johnson's no good
00:54:40at Sonic. Pass me the stick.
00:54:42You know the Lamberts
00:54:44and the Fosters were all playing
00:54:46Sonic the Hedgehog. Oh, dude, they were all
00:54:48gamers. Oh, yeah.
00:54:52But he's the type, Cody, to have never
00:54:54played before, but then he just picks up
00:54:56the stick and he breaks the, like, world record.
00:54:58Dudezy!
00:55:00I'm totally
00:55:02good at Sonic!
00:55:04After this episode, I might have to bust out
00:55:06the Switch and just...
00:55:08No, matter of fact, I still
00:55:10have my Sega console
00:55:12stored away.
00:55:14I don't know how I'm gonna hook it up to my
00:55:16flat screen, but...
00:55:18You might need one of them HDMI cables.
00:55:20Yeah.
00:55:22See, it's so weird to watch somebody
00:55:24fail at, like, the first few levels of Sonic.
00:55:26Yeah, it's like, come on.
00:55:28Pass it to Brittany Murphy!
00:55:30She's a Sonic savant.
00:55:32Nah, man, you gotta have the...
00:55:34Matthew Lawrence!
00:55:36You gotta have Jack Hunter play.
00:55:38Yeah.
00:55:40Major Dad.
00:55:42Is she important enough to be playing Sonic? Nah.
00:55:44No, but you know what's important?
00:55:46That snapback, dude. Look at that
00:55:48Sonic snapback.
00:55:50And you know there's gotta be, like, somebody out there
00:55:52who buys this memorabilia,
00:55:54and they'll probably be like, how do I get
00:55:56this promotional Sonic hat?
00:55:58Right.
00:56:04Gotta love that stereotype.
00:56:06Yeah, but he's missing every coin!
00:56:08What's that?
00:56:10Oh, the stereotype. If you have your hat on
00:56:12backwards, you've meant business.
00:56:14Oh, yeah, you're gaming.
00:56:16Dude, spin down...
00:56:18Come on!
00:56:22These kids are no good, Joe.
00:56:24No, they need to do
00:56:26better than this.
00:56:28Where are you going?
00:56:32Get in the stance! And power!
00:56:34I know, just...
00:56:36Look, Zach just took the stick from him.
00:56:38I'll show you, kid.
00:56:40I've been playing Sonic for four years.
00:56:42What do you think he was skipping out on classes
00:56:44at Bayside to do?
00:56:46Yeah.
00:56:48Dude, he looks like he's mesmerized.
00:56:52Did you hear the announcer?
00:56:54They've been watching Michael Jordan.
00:56:56What?
00:56:58What does Michael Jordan have to do with playing Sonic?
00:57:00Nothing at all.
00:57:02Joey Lawrence, dude.
00:57:04He's a gamer. Extraordinaire.
00:57:06Follow his Twitch.
00:57:10You know how dangerous it would have been
00:57:12if back in the day there was a Twitch channel
00:57:14and it was hosted by Mark-Paul Gosler?
00:57:16Oh, gosh, dude.
00:57:18That'd be gangbusters, huh?
00:57:22How many...
00:57:24What is it, bits or something that you can donate?
00:57:26How many bits did you just donate to Mark-Paul?
00:57:28He's rich enough!
00:57:30Oh, he read my message!
00:57:34Dude, I love this game.
00:57:36You know me.
00:57:38I'm just a sucker for the old-school side-scrollers, man.
00:57:40I just love it.
00:57:42So you told me you wanted to see a little Nick Arcade, right?
00:57:44Yeah, what was the name of the host again?
00:57:46He was in the...
00:57:48Star Kids episode?
00:57:50That would be Phil Moore,
00:57:52and Phil Moore has two more celebrities for us,
00:57:54and one of them is Melissa Jodehart,
00:57:56and then the other one is the kid
00:57:58who played Ferguson on Clarissa Explains It All.
00:58:00Oh.
00:58:04Oh, here we go, dude.
00:58:06Let's go.
00:58:08The music on this show is highly underrated.
00:58:10Yeah.
00:58:12Dude, I like this show a lot.
00:58:16Have you ever actually played with the technology
00:58:18that they did the final battles with on the show?
00:58:20No.
00:58:22So when I was younger,
00:58:24we went out to Seattle,
00:58:26and they had that green-screen gaming technology.
00:58:28Yeah?
00:58:30But it was so hard.
00:58:32You couldn't register a lot of touches,
00:58:34so when you yell at the kids on the show
00:58:36for not knowing where they're going
00:58:38or not hitting something properly,
00:58:40you can be touching or thinking you're making contact
00:58:42and not actually register a response.
00:58:44Ah, right, right. Okay.
00:58:46And one of the things I remember
00:58:48was there was a game
00:58:50where I think you played against Sean Kemp
00:58:52at the time.
00:58:54Like the real Sean Kemp, or just in the game?
00:58:56It was like a virtual Sean Kemp.
00:58:58And you'd shoot a basket,
00:59:00and, God, you try to register a motion,
00:59:02and you couldn't get any kind of action going.
00:59:04And I remember thinking,
00:59:06this sucks.
00:59:08Right.
00:59:10So with this round that they're doing,
00:59:12she has to get or higher the score
00:59:14that he wrote down on the board, right?
00:59:16Yes.
00:59:1825 rings.
00:59:20Yeah, it's going to be how many rings can you get.
00:59:2225 rings is nothing.
00:59:24No, you get that in the first 20 seconds.
00:59:26But again, she's probably not a gamer
00:59:28and doesn't really even understand the controls.
00:59:30Look.
00:59:32And she's done
00:59:34because she doesn't know how to spin out.
00:59:36Yeah, because that was something they introduced
00:59:38into the second game.
00:59:40So maybe she's familiar with the first one
00:59:42and she remembered you have to gain speed,
00:59:44but it ain't explaining.
00:59:46You actually hold down and do it.
00:59:48So we saw a bunch of the 90s teens
00:59:50fail at Sonic the Hedgehog,
00:59:52but maybe a more modern gamer
00:59:54understands how Sonic the Hedgehog
00:59:56is actually supposed to work.
00:59:58A man that we all kind of like to make fun of,
01:00:00but also made some of the best
01:00:02rap music I've ever heard,
01:00:04Mr. Kanye West.
01:00:06This is my son's favorite character
01:00:08at Sonic.
01:00:10Oh, really?
01:00:12Now, he could gain 25 coins pretty easily.
01:00:14Oh, yeah.
01:00:16Ferguson should have had Kanye on his team.
01:00:20Ferguson? Nah, I think
01:00:22Kanye would rather hang out with Melissa Joan Hart.
01:00:24Right.
01:00:26What a cheap-ass chair, though.
01:00:28Yeah.
01:00:30But dude, that's a dope setup.
01:00:32It's like right
01:00:34into the wall, man.
01:00:36Oh, crap. Kanye versus
01:00:38Robotnik. Round one.
01:00:40Fight.
01:00:42Like, everybody always makes it seem like
01:00:44Kanye is constantly grumpy and mad,
01:00:46but he seems in pure bliss right now.
01:00:48I was gonna say, this is like
01:00:50the happiest he's probably been
01:00:52since his children were born.
01:00:56So,
01:00:58do you wanna, like, make a beat?
01:01:00Nope.
01:01:02Let's just play this, dude.
01:01:04I'm in. Got him.
01:01:08Couldn't think I'd beat him because I was out of rigs.
01:01:10And then all the
01:01:12bunnies come out.
01:01:14Sonic loved rescuing the bunnies.
01:01:16Now, isn't that amazing? It's like
01:01:18they have those articles.
01:01:20They're just like us.
01:01:22Well, in that case, I would've said the same thing.
01:01:24You celebrate the small victories
01:01:26in a video game.
01:01:28Oh, dude, always. You find happiness
01:01:30anywhere you can get it.
01:01:32Even if it comes in small quantities.
01:01:34Do you think Kanye West ever thought,
01:01:36hey, what does Sonic the Hedgehog
01:01:38look like if he was a human?
01:01:40Dude, I don't even wanna think about that.
01:01:42This image that you're showing me
01:01:44is just...
01:01:46It almost looks like Hawk from Cobra Kai.
01:01:50Why does he have a belly shirt?
01:01:52Why, when they thought of Sonic the Hedgehog
01:01:54as a human, they thought
01:01:56Sonic as a human would totally wear
01:01:58a belly shirt.
01:02:00With a belt, and he has on white gloves.
01:02:02But his hair
01:02:04looks pretty sweet, man.
01:02:06Yeah, but he's got the face of
01:02:08a 40-year-old New York man.
01:02:10Yeah, but he's only actually
01:02:1211.
01:02:14Yeah, they're not wrong. The strangest Sonic story
01:02:16ever told.
01:02:18Do you believe? I don't want to.
01:02:20No, I don't. This is just
01:02:22nightmare-inducing.
01:02:24So it wasn't just us
01:02:26who loved Sonic, the ladies loved him too.
01:02:28Dude, the girls
01:02:30loved them some Sonic the Hedgehog.
01:02:32And who can blame them? He's a cool guy.
01:02:34He's got attitude.
01:02:36And that's why they invited him to Toys R Us openings.
01:02:38Dude, is that Lamb Chops
01:02:40with him?
01:02:42Yep, and they've got biker mice from Mars.
01:02:44Yeah, I was gonna say, who's that guy?
01:02:46He's got Peach. I didn't know
01:02:48Geoffrey the Giraffe had a family.
01:02:50I think there's Gigi and
01:02:52Baby G?
01:02:54Yeah, dude, he's
01:02:56got a whole family. Come on now, you didn't know that?
01:02:58No, and that's a
01:03:00fat-bellied Sonic.
01:03:02Yeah, they
01:03:04imported that costume from Japan.
01:03:06And either the shadows
01:03:08are hitting him too hard on this picture, or he has
01:03:10hairy forearms.
01:03:12Yeah, I think the hair's starting
01:03:14to come out of the suit.
01:03:16There's something a little off about that Lamb Chop too.
01:03:18Yeah, it looks like it
01:03:20but it's made to look like the
01:03:22actual puppet, so it looks just like it.
01:03:24Dude, Getty Images.
01:03:26Okay, what event was
01:03:28this from?
01:03:30It had to be some
01:03:32Sonic press event.
01:03:34I mean, does it get more 90s
01:03:36than JTT in a denim vest
01:03:38hanging around
01:03:40fat-bellied tails?
01:03:42Dude, that is
01:03:44that picture right there. If anybody came
01:03:46down from outer space
01:03:48or from somewhere
01:03:50in the future, and they were like,
01:03:52what were the 90s like? I would show them this
01:03:54picture on my phone.
01:03:56It wasn't even a professional photo.
01:03:58They're in the Christmas aisle.
01:04:00Yeah, somebody's mom
01:04:02snapped that and then did the whole
01:04:04click, click, click, click.
01:04:06Click, click, click, click.
01:04:08Ah, dude, it's
01:04:10Sonic with the man,
01:04:12the king of pop, the guy that he was based off
01:04:14of, I guess.
01:04:16Ho, ho, ho,
01:04:18ho, ho.
01:04:20He's just so thrilled to have Michael there.
01:04:22Well, if you
01:04:24remember in the games, if you would leave Sonic
01:04:26idle long enough, he would
01:04:28do, like, Michael Jackson moves.
01:04:30And he'd tap his watch
01:04:32to let you know that he's waiting.
01:04:34He's waiting on you. Come on.
01:04:36Now, look at, get the cow toy,
01:04:38stuffed animals there,
01:04:40their little standy display,
01:04:42and Michael gets to play the game.
01:04:44Dude. Wait,
01:04:46so isn't there some story about how
01:04:48Michael was responsible for
01:04:50some of the, like, soundtrack? Is that
01:04:52true? So he was originally commissioned
01:04:54to make the music for
01:04:56Sonic 3.
01:04:58And then right at the very
01:05:00midpoint, he got, like,
01:05:02all those allegations and everything.
01:05:04So then
01:05:06all his pre-recorded work
01:05:08supposedly got
01:05:10tossed.
01:05:12But what happened from there
01:05:14is it
01:05:16kinda got used or reworked.
01:05:18And then people started matching up.
01:05:20Like, if you hear this song from
01:05:22his history album, or you hear this
01:05:24song from Invincible,
01:05:26it's this subsection that you hear in this
01:05:28part in the original Sonic 3.
01:05:30And then Sonic 3
01:05:32for a while got pulled from all those, like,
01:05:3430-pack re-releases because
01:05:36then people were like, oh, shoot.
01:05:38Who does own different parts of the soundtrack?
01:05:40We can't legally sell this
01:05:42part if we're using these tracks,
01:05:44which may or may not still be original
01:05:46Michael Jackson compositions.
01:05:48So, dude, it got messy, huh?
01:05:50Everything
01:05:52about Michael Jackson got messy.
01:05:54So you have to be a little bit more child-
01:05:56friendly, and
01:05:58you can't use somebody with an image
01:06:00like Michael Jackson.
01:06:02What big pop star would you use instead
01:06:04from the 90s?
01:06:06Vanilla Ice.
01:06:08Well, close. They also were making
01:06:10hits in the very beginning of the 90s.
01:06:12MC Hammer.
01:06:14No, you gotta think bigger.
01:06:16Boys to Men.
01:06:18Even bigger. They were men
01:06:20alright.
01:06:22New Kids on the Block.
01:06:24I think you meant to say Right Said Fred.
01:06:26No.
01:06:28I did not.
01:06:30Stop! Not you.
01:06:32Sonic 3!
01:06:34How bizarre is it that here we are
01:06:36in 2022 and Drake
01:06:38sampled Right Said Fred's
01:06:40biggest hit for his album?
01:06:42That's because Right Said Fred was
01:06:44big enough to sell Sonic.
01:06:46So Drake, I mean, that's not even the same
01:06:48league as Sonic.
01:06:50Right.
01:06:52So this is Sonic 3?
01:06:54Yup.
01:06:56Dude.
01:06:58I like the beats though.
01:07:00I'm into that. I like it.
01:07:02It even got so 90s
01:07:04that did you know Sonic the Hedgehog
01:07:06had a rave CD?
01:07:08A rave CD?
01:07:10Yeah. Like Eurodance.
01:07:12Like that
01:07:14Trance House.
01:07:16The kind of stuff that you would get. Happy hardcore
01:07:18that you would find when you download off LimeWire
01:07:20and it's so just
01:07:22in your face.
01:07:24It's so peppy.
01:07:26You're gonna have to hear it in a second.
01:07:28I need it.
01:07:42So when you get that big
01:07:44you get invited to Ronald McDonald's birthday party
01:07:46because, you know, you're already selling stuff for him
01:07:48in France.
01:07:50Is that Barbie?
01:07:53Are those the
01:07:55Berenstain Bears?
01:07:57It's the Avengers and McDonald's toys.
01:07:59I still got that.
01:08:01That's Kermit
01:08:03and Miss Piggy.
01:08:05And E.T.?
01:08:07Dude.
01:08:09Sonic's there.
01:08:11Oh, look! It's Bugs and Lola.
01:08:13Babs
01:08:15and Buster Bunny.
01:08:17Because you get it.
01:08:19I mean, you know, you gotta have the kid
01:08:21version of it.
01:08:23So you gotta sell a whole other set of Toons.
01:08:25Yeah, I just thought it was them
01:08:27as young bunnies.
01:08:29But it's not. They're just different people.
01:08:31No.
01:08:33As you remember from Looney Toons,
01:08:35Acme U,
01:08:37they were teachers to help the next
01:08:39generation of Toons.
01:08:41I don't remember that, Joe,
01:08:43but now I do. Thank you.
01:08:45March 2022.
01:08:47It is, because I don't know a lot.
01:08:49And the last thing that
01:08:51basically cemented that Sonic was here
01:08:53to stay was when he was part
01:08:55of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
01:08:57But it didn't go so well
01:08:59his first year.
01:09:01No, I remember this. What was the first year
01:09:03he was a part of the parade?
01:09:0593.
01:09:07Dude.
01:09:11Oh, gosh.
01:09:13Dude, these winds are just tearing these
01:09:15things apart.
01:09:17Not Garfield.
01:09:19No.
01:09:21Look out, look out, look out!
01:09:25So she knows that people were there
01:09:27for like, oh, it could go wrong.
01:09:29Ooh, I gotta pee if it sucks.
01:09:31Let's have some beers and go watch the parade.
01:09:33Hopefully something will pop.
01:09:35You don't even have to be, like, a jaded adult.
01:09:37There's a kidney here that I definitely
01:09:39know is an anarchist.
01:09:41Oh, dude.
01:09:43No!
01:09:45Not Nesquik Bunny!
01:09:47Is that Peter
01:09:49Cottontail?
01:09:51So my parents actually
01:09:53did the 98 one for Big Bird.
01:09:55Did they?
01:09:59Dude,
01:10:01the Dr. Seuss hats, let's go!
01:10:03Oh, look at that jacket,
01:10:05dude!
01:10:07Look at our little anarchist here.
01:10:09Sister, no, I don't want to see anything
01:10:11have any harm happen to it,
01:10:13little brother.
01:10:17A good fart noise?
01:10:19What is he saying?
01:10:23Uh, let's see.
01:10:25Let's rewind the tape here.
01:10:31I think he said pop,
01:10:33but you might be right with fart.
01:10:35Make a good fart noise.
01:10:41You might be right.
01:10:43I think it was fart noise.
01:10:45But hey,
01:10:47like any good player,
01:10:49you have your bounce back year.
01:10:5194, no incidents.
01:10:57Oh, damn, dude,
01:10:59he's massive!
01:11:01Massive!
01:11:03They call him Sonic,
01:11:05because he is way off the ground.
01:11:07He weighs probably 300 pounds.
01:11:09Dude,
01:11:11so does Shaq.
01:11:13Has Sonic been a part of the parade
01:11:15every year since?
01:11:17No,
01:11:19I think he's kind of faded in and out.
01:11:21Is that going to change now
01:11:23with the new films, do you think?
01:11:25Yeah.
01:11:27Well, you know how you watch the parade
01:11:29and they're like,
01:11:31this is Garfield's 32nd appearance
01:11:33at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
01:11:35And then you have all the other people
01:11:37at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
01:11:39And then you have other ones where it's like,
01:11:41this is the Pets.com mascot,
01:11:43his first appearance
01:11:45in five years
01:11:47in a new design.
01:11:49Dude, I don't care how old I get,
01:11:51I'll always watch this.
01:11:55I don't know that I could actually
01:11:57go to it, though.
01:11:59No, I was told it was blisteringly cold out
01:12:01and that you spent a lot of time
01:12:03waiting for specific instructions.
01:12:05Yeah, seems like it'd be a lot.
01:12:07So that's some of the earliest Sonic
01:12:09the Hedgehog memories. A lot of growing pains,
01:12:11a lot of weirdness right there.
01:12:13But you know what?
01:12:15Sonic is an institution.
01:12:17Yeah, dude, Sonic will always be
01:12:19part of my life. I don't care how
01:12:21old I get, I'll always go back
01:12:23and enjoy those games.
01:12:25I'll always once in a while
01:12:27watch the old cartoons, and I'm definitely
01:12:29going to see the new movie
01:12:31because I liked the first one a lot.
01:12:33I didn't care what anybody said.
01:12:35I enjoyed it, and I'm looking forward to this one.
01:12:37What about you?
01:12:39Oh, I think I have to see this movie.
01:12:41But what I really want is the promotional standee
01:12:43where it's the plane that's based
01:12:45off one of the final levels of Sonic 2.
01:12:47I don't know how I'd fit it into
01:12:49the vehicle, but
01:12:51you know, I kind of want it,
01:12:53even though I have no space for it.
01:12:55No, right? Me either, but I might have to
01:12:57take to the air. See if I can find
01:12:59an employee or a manager at like
01:13:01an EMC or a Marcus Theater,
01:13:03whatever we have here,
01:13:05and see if I can't try to pull some strings
01:13:07and score one.
01:13:09Yes, that would be amazing.
01:13:11Because, I mean,
01:13:13if I have these powers, why not
01:13:15use them for good, right?
01:13:17Is that good? Yes!
01:13:19It's good for us. Yes!
01:13:21I've had success just being like,
01:13:23hey, that Tony Romo promotional standee
01:13:25or that Mystery Science Theater reunion special,
01:13:27what are you guys doing with that
01:13:29after the event's over? I don't know.
01:13:31Toss it? Write my name on it?
01:13:33Yeah, here's my name,
01:13:35my number, I'll be back for it, trust me.
01:13:37But it'll just fall apart.
01:13:39I don't care.
01:13:41This thing is crazy. I need it.
01:13:43I have all this other junk.
01:13:45You don't understand, okay?
01:13:47You don't know my life.
01:13:49What's your life? Don't ask questions!
01:13:51They call me Sonic.
01:13:53Well, if they
01:13:55like this video and want to see more,
01:13:57and also, I think we've mentioned
01:13:59four or five other past episodes, what do they do?
01:14:01Please like, comment,
01:14:03and or subscribe, all three,
01:14:05if you're feeling up to it.
01:14:07Just, thank you so much for watching.
01:14:09You know, this is a really cool thing
01:14:11that I get to do with one of my best friends.
01:14:13Every week, we get to hop on camera
01:14:15and on the mic and we get to talk about
01:14:17cool 90s things and then that's all I really have to say.
01:14:19So, see you later!
01:14:21Gotta juice!
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