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| Series | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (“AoStH”), first-run syndication |
| Episode | Episode 4 of 65 in production order (code 238-104) · aired 17th · WildBrain no. 104 |
| First aired (US) | 28 September 1993 · syndication |
| Written by | Jack Hanrahan & Eleanor Burian-Mohr |
| Directed by | Kent Butterworth |
| Sonic Says | Everyone has something special to offer |
| Previous | Lovesick Sonic |
| Next | High Stakes Sonic |
Slow-motion rayTails to the rescueGuest: the sloths
Slowwww Going is episode 4 of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in production order (production code 238-104), the order used by the DVDs, WildBrain’s official uploads and our episode guide. It was the 17th episode to air in the 1993 syndicated run, on 28 September 1993. It was written by Jack Hanrahan & Eleanor Burian-Mohr and directed by Kent Butterworth.
Synopsis
Robotnik wrecks the treehouse of a family of sloths to lure Sonic into a trap, and one of them, Rocket, taps out a call for help. Back at base, the doctor unveils his slow-motion beam: one zap and the target crawls along at sloth speed for an hour, mind racing but body barely moving.
Sonic and Tails fix the sloths’ home while the robots open fire, and Robotnik himself takes an accidental blast. Then Grounder dresses up as a sloth in distress, Sonic stops to help, and Scratch slows him right down. The hedgehog is caged in a cave while the robots phone home with the good news.
With the sloths too slow to help, Tails goes in alone. He grabs the ray, flips it into reverse and speeds the sloths up into a lightning-fast commando squad, then gets Sonic back up to speed so the whole gang can turn the tables on Robotnik.
Key Moments
- The slow-motion beam: one blast, one hour of sloth speed.
- Grounder’s sloth disguise is enough to fool Sonic.
- Tails reverses the ray and creates super-fast sloths.
Sonic Says
The lesson is that everyone, however slow or different, has something special to offer.
Every episode’s segment is listed on the series page.
Trivia
- WildBrain’s official upload spells the title “Sloww Going”.
- WildBrain’s official upload is titled “Sloww Going”.
Watch the Episode
The full episode (uploaded as “Sloww Going”), from WildBrain’s official WildBrain Hero Tower channel on YouTube (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog episode guide. See the series page for the show’s history, cast, Sonic Says and home video.
Sources: production code, air date and writer from Sonic Wiki Zone’s episode list (codes from the US Copyright Office record), Wikipedia and Sonic Retro (Wayback copy), cross-checked against Luke’s 2017 list and the on-screen title card; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode and these summaries; title card via Sonic Retro and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.