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| Series | Sonic Boom (TV series, 2014–2017) |
| Season | Season 1, episode 19 (S01E19) |
| Episode no. | 19 of 104 |
| US premiere | 28 March 2015 · Cartoon Network |
| France | 18 February 2015 · Semelles d’enfer |
| Written by | Thomas Barichella |
| Storyboard | Jordi Valbuena |
| Directed by | Natalys Raut-Sieuzac |
| US viewers | 0.90 million (Nielsen, premiere) |
| Previous | Dr. Eggman’s Tomato Sauce (S01E18) |
| Next | Hedgehog Day (S01E20) |
Sole Power is episode 19 of Season 1 of Sonic Boom, the CGI comedy series made by OuiDo! Productions with Sega of America. It premiered in the United States on 28 March 2015 on Cartoon Network.
Synopsis
Imagine being the fastest thing alive and suddenly unable to run. Every time Sonic hits top speed an ear-splitting whine goes off, bad enough to send the voice-controlled Tailsmobile careering towards a volcano. A battery of tests in the workshop explains nothing, and Sonic is banned from running.
Walking is torture, and sitting out a Crab Bot attack is worse, especially once Sticks ties him to a tree for back-seat driving. So when Eggman, lounging on a beach chair and feeling unneeded himself, offers a sympathetic ear, Sonic takes it. The doctor diagnoses an age-related condition with a very long name and prescribes a cure in the form of new footwear. The noise stops.
Of course they are a trap. The shoes can’t be taken off, and every step Sonic takes charges up Eggman’s Giant Robot, which keeps going on stored power even when he stands still. The doctor, it turns out, was playing the noise himself, though Amy smashes his hologram before he can finish explaining. Sonic’s counter-plan is simple: feed it more power than it can take, running faster and faster until the thing blows up.
Trivia
- The title is a pun on “solar power”.
- On DVD: Universal’s UK volume Hedgehog Day (30 May 2016); in the US, NCircle’s Season One, Volume One (2019) and The Complete Season 1 (2021).
- French title: Semelles d’enfer. The episode aired in France on 18 February 2015, before its US premiere.
- About 0.90 million US viewers watched the premiere broadcast (Nielsen figures as listed by Wikipedia).
Watch the Episode
This episode does not have an official full upload on YouTube at the time of writing. Season 1 is on DVD from NCircle in the US (The Complete Season 1, 2021) and Universal in the UK (2016), and has been available on services including Hulu, Netflix and Tubi; see the series page for details.
Part of our Sonic Boom Season 1 guide. See the series page for the cast, the redesigns, the games and the comics.
Sources: air dates, writers and storyboard artists from Luke’s original Sonic Scene episode list, cross-checked with Wikipedia, Sonic Retro (Wayback copy) and Sonic Wiki Zone; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode summaries on those sites; title card and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.