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| Series | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (“AoStH”), first-run syndication |
| Episode | Episode 53 of 65 in production order (code 238-153) · aired 54th · WildBrain no. 153 |
| First aired (US) | 18 November 1993 · syndication |
| Written by | Jeffrey Scott |
| Directed by | Kent Butterworth |
| Sonic Says | Recycling |
| Previous | Baby-Sitter Jitters |
| Next | Robotnikland |
Shrink rayGuests: the mole minersTiny heroes
Honey, I Shrunk the Hedgehog is episode 53 of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in production order (production code 238-153), the order used by the DVDs, WildBrain’s official uploads and our episode guide. It was the 54th episode to air in the 1993 syndicated run, on 18 November 1993. It was written by Jeffrey Scott and directed by Kent Butterworth.
Synopsis
Robotnik’s Super Shrink Ray is finally working, and the plan is simple: shrink whole towns, keep them under a plastic dome and make their pocket-sized citizens dig up Mobius’ resources for him to enlarge. Next on the list is Mole Mountain, where foreman McMole has asked Sonic to fire up his mole miners – and Tails has handed out spiky blue Sonic hard hats and hi-tops to help.
One zap later the mountain, the moles and both heroes are bug-sized and under the dome. The miners spin-attack a hole through the plastic, but the ray, only a few feet away, is now a long trek across the lab. Sonic and Tails tangle with a spider, Grounder’s pet lizard and a vacuum cleaner before Robotnik makes them surrender and corks them in a glass jar beside his pet rat.
The moles come to the rescue, Sonic talks Scratch into uncorking the jar, and when the miners sink their teeth into Robotnik’s leg, Sonic has a brainwave: he climbs into Scratch’s head, Tails into Grounder’s, and the robots’ mind-control override puts them in charge. The robots reverse the ray, everyone returns to full size – and the doctor gets shrunk for a change.
Key Moments
- Mole miners in Sonic hard hats.
- A whole mountain shrunk and put under a dome.
- Sonic and Tails steer Scratch and Grounder from inside their heads.
Sonic Says
Sonic and Tails explain how and why to recycle.
Every episode’s segment is listed on the series page.
Trivia
- The title parodies Disney’s Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989).
- One of the four episodes not in WildBrain Hero Tower’s playlist; WildBrain’s Sonic The Hedgehog channel has it instead.
- Jeffrey Scott also wrote Robolympics, Magnificent Sonic, Black Bot the Pirate, Hedgehog of the “Hound” Table, Robotnik’s Pyramid Scheme, Prehistoric Sonic, Baby-Sitter Jitters, Robotnikland, The Mobius 5000, The Little Merhog and Road Hog.
Watch the Episode
The full episode, from WildBrain’s official Sonic The Hedgehog – WildBrain 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.