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| Series | Sonic Boom (TV series, 2014–2017) |
| Season | Season 1, episode 42 (S01E42) |
| Episode no. | 42 of 104 |
| US premiere | 5 September 2015 · Cartoon Network |
| France | 30 August 2015 · La guerre des talk shows |
| Written by | Reid Harrison |
| Storyboard | Hugues Malety-Fischer |
| Directed by | Natalys Raut-Sieuzac |
| US viewers | 0.72 million (Nielsen, premiere) |
| Previous | Bro-Down Showdown (S01E41) |
| Next | Fire in a Crowded Workshop (S01E43) |
Late Night Wars is episode 42 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 5 September 2015 on Cartoon Network.
Synopsis
Comedy Chimp is having a makeover photo shoot to update his image when Knuckles, on a whim, puts a dented old trash can on his head, and the photographer turns her camera on him instead. One newspaper spread later, Knuckles is the village’s hottest celebrity, turning down Eggman Industries and endorsing Meh Burger instead.
Comedy Chimp, sniping at the newcomer on air without naming him, needs a stand-in while he goes off for cosmetic treatment. He picks Knuckles, expecting him to flop on live television. Instead Knuckles’ fumbling with the cue cards is a hit, the network fires the chimp, and the jealous former host strikes a bargain with Eggman: the doctor gets to stage a robot attack live on air, with his company as sponsor, and Knuckles gets dumped.
The robots storm the studio mid-interview with action star Tommy Thunder, and Team Sonic rushes to help a friend whose ego has grown a little large. With the attack beaten, and Eggman sent stumbling off with the famous trash can over his head, Comedy Chimp gets his show back, but the deal stands. His first ad for his new sponsor, a Kitty Funball, explodes in his face.
Trivia
- On DVD: Universal’s UK volume No Robots Allowed (10 Oct 2016); in the US, NCircle’s Season One, Volume Two (2020) and The Complete Season 1 (2021).
- French title: La guerre des talk shows. The episode aired in France on 30 August 2015, before its US premiere.
- About 0.72 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.