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| Series | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (“AoStH”), first-run syndication |
| Episode | Episode 9 of 65 in production order (code 238-109) · aired 16th · WildBrain no. 109 |
| First aired (US) | 27 September 1993 · syndication |
| Written by | Francis Moss |
| Directed by | Kent Butterworth |
| Sonic Says | Looking after trees |
| Previous | Close Encounter of the Sonic Kind |
| Next | Big Daddy |
Momma Robotnik debutRobotnik’s family
Momma Robotnik’s Birthday is episode 9 of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in production order (production code 238-109), the order used by the DVDs, WildBrain’s official uploads and our episode guide. It was the 16th episode to air in the 1993 syndicated run, on 27 September 1993. It was written by Francis Moss and directed by Kent Butterworth.
Synopsis
Nobody in Robotnik’s fortress is safe when his mother visits. Fresh from yet another breakout from the Mobius Home for Really Bizarre Mothers, Momma Robotnik informs her son that today is her special day and that she expects a gift: Mobius National Park, flattened. Her son obliges with Scratch, Grounder and a squad of tree-felling robots.
Sonic reprogrammes the robots to turn on their own side, and a game-show-host disguise sends the next attack, on a town, down the drain. Two failures are enough for Momma. If her boy cannot give her anything, she will give herself Sonic.
Her bait is Tails. A tearful tale about a baby Robotnik who turned bad after losing his teddy, Fuzzy Wuzzy, sends the soft-hearted fox to fetch the bear from the old family home in Chaos City, where the “teddy” turns out to be a four-armed, two-headed monster. Sonic turns an electric fence against it, and a phone call to the Home has Momma carted away, to her son’s undisguised relief.
Key Moments
- Momma Robotnik’s birthday wish: flatten a national park.
- Sonic hosts a fake game show to wash Scratch and Grounder down the drain.
- Baby photos of Robotnik and his lost teddy, Fuzzy Wuzzy.
Sonic Says
Sonic and Tails talk about why trees matter and how to look after them.
Every episode’s segment is listed on the series page.
Trivia
- Momma Robotnik returns in Momma Robotnik Returns and Sonic is Running.
- Francis Moss also wrote Over the Hill Hero, Momma Robotnik Returns and Robo-Ninjas.
Watch the Episode
The full episode, 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.