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| Series | Sonic Underground (DiC, 1999) |
| Season | Season 1 (the only season) |
| Episode | Episode 8 of 40 (production order) · production no. 407 · WildBrain no. 108 |
| French title | Parfums d’Orient |
| First aired (France) | 31 January 1999 · TF1 |
| First aired (US) | 8 September 1999 · BKN Kids II (syndication) · 8th in US broadcast order |
| Written by | Ben Hurst and Pat Allee |
| Directed by | Marc Boreal, François Hemmen and Daniel Sarriet; Tom Smith (US) |
| Song | “We Need to Be Free” |
| Previous episode | The Deepest Fear (S01E07) |
| Next episode | The Last Resort (S01E09) |
Sonia’s amnesiaTashistanThe Queen’s journals
Who Do You Think You Are is episode 8 of Sonic Underground, DiC’s 1999 cartoon about Sonic, Sonia and Manic, the hedgehog triplets of Queen Aleena. It is number 8 in production order – the order TF1 first showed the series in France, where it premiered on 31 January 1999 – and it was the eighth episode to air in the United States, on 8 September 1999. It was written by Ben Hurst and Pat Allee, and its song is “We Need to Be Free”.
Synopsis
The prize this time is Queen Aleena’s royal journals, said to lie buried beneath a palace in the desert city of Tashistan. A stranger slips Manic a scroll that shows the way, and the camper van heads into the dust, much to Sonia’s disgust.
Things go wrong fast. A blow to the head in a scuffle wipes Sonia’s memory, and, with no idea who she is, she sells her power medallion to a trader in town. Rafi, a boy from the city’s resistance, takes the confused princess under his wing – until Sleet and Dingo grab the pair of them.
That leaves Sonic and Manic with a three-part job: win back the medallion, track down the journals and rescue a sister who no longer recognises them. Rafi is moments from the Roboticizer when Sonic runs rings around the machine until it breaks, and Sonia remembers herself in time to drive off with the scroll they came for.
The Song: “We Need to Be Free”
“We Need to Be Free” fits a city living under Robotnik’s thumb, where even a young boy like Rafi is part of the resistance.
Key Moments
- Sonia loses her memory and her medallion.
- Rafi, a boy from the local resistance, befriends her.
- Sonic destroys a Roboticizer by running circles around it.
Trivia
- The French title, Parfums d’Orient, means “scents of the East”.
- Production number 407, so in strict production order it comes before The Deepest Fear.
- US viewers saw it on 8 September 1999, the eighth episode of the BKN run.
Watch the Episode
The full episode, uploaded by WildBrain’s official WildBrain Hero Tower YouTube channel (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Sonic Underground episode guide. The series page covers the characters, the songs, the prophecy and the show’s history.
Sources: titles, writers, songs and air dates from Luke’s original Sonic Scene guide, cross-checked with Wikipedia, Sonic Wiki Zone and Sonic Retro (Wayback copy); synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode, its official description and several fan references; title card and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.