At this point, it’s becoming clear that the crossovers of this show are mostly made in the name of fun. That said, they’ve always been a good opportunity to expand the world of the series with exactly how many heroes are out there. There’s even some intrigue to exactly who the likes of K.O. will end up meeting.
As fate would have it, in this cartoon, while he’s going about a typical day of working at Lakewood Plaza Turbo, speeding through the doors is the one and only Sonic the Hedgehog. Now while I am aware that Sonic is a very popular character, given that I’m not a big gamer, I have very little knowledge on him. However, with the minimal knowledge I do have, I find that even someone like me can easily have a lot of fun with this cartoon. Sonic himself is well-defined with a huge ego, but enough heart as shown with his brotherly bond with his two-tailed fox companion, Tails, and getting along well with K.O. In fact, he takes such a strong liking to K.O., that Tails frequently gets jealous at the prospect of Sonic considering K.O. his sidekick.
Anyway, Sonic has dropped by at the plaza having heard that they sell his favorite snack, chili dogs. Upon seeing the ad, K.O. is quick to tell that it’s all a trap set up by Boxmore. Creatively popping out of a 2-dimensional ad, Darrell and Jethro capture Rad and Enid who are literally sleeping through the whole thing. The latter element is especially a creative addition for showing how they’re not present for the unfolding action, and its visualization is very funny.
So the pursuit for K.O.’s friends becomes clear, and the chase is on for fast-paced action only Sonic the Hedgehog can deliver. Of course, the speed of his mad dash after the robots is great, but the real highlights come when they reach Boxmore. For one thing, as part of its nature, the company leader, Lord Boxman, is modeled after a Sonic villain called Eggman also known as Dr. Robotnik. He uses a Sonic-inspired obstacle of a loop as the only way to get to Rad and Enid which is easy for Sonic and Tails, but not so much for K.O. Surprisingly it’s Tails who turns out to be the bigger help, advising K.O. to get over the loop by visualizing a finish line like what he did when he first got Sonic as someone to look up to. I wonder if that was the case with the real Tails.
Anyway, through following a trail of rings and passing an exit sign, staples of the Sonic games, K.O. reaches his friends about to be crushed. Before he can save them, he winds up in a machine that completely roboticizes him, or turns into a robot. I believe that was part of the premise to one of the Sonic TV shows. There’s more exciting chases this time from Sonic and the robotic K.O., now called Metal K.O., that really bring to mind what Sonic’s video games are probably like. The same is true for a possible death trap when they end up near water, which is bad news for both K.O. and Sonic. They both end up there with the water apparently yet inexplicably turning K.O. back to normal. Tails manages to save them and even uses his own talents to buy K.O. enough time to save Rad and Enid.
Before long, another quirky adventure of K.O.
with other heroes ends well and is capped off with one last Sonic
callback. It’s an authentic recreation
from one of Sonic’s TV shows which offers a comedic take on a valuable
lesson. However, it’s more of one Rad
and Enid should learn about sleeping through life. Either way, it’s funny stuff. A lot of this cartoon is probably better
suited for those who know Sonic well, but it’s still big on entertainment,
great energy, and animated approaches to life.
A
Season 2
Rankings
1. Your World is an Illusion
2. T.K.O.’s House
3. Final Exams
4. CarolQuest
5. All in the Villainy
6. Dark Plaza
7. GarQuest
8. Dendy’s Power
9. Crossover Nexus
10. Lord Cowboy Darrell
11. Bittersweet Rivals
12. Beach Episode
13. Red Action to the Future
14. My Fair Carol
15. K.O.’s Health Week
16. Are You Ready for Some Megafootball?!
17. Boxman Crashes
18. Wisdom Strength and Charisma
19. Gar Trains Punching Judy
20. I Am Jethro
21. Mystery Sleepover
22. Super Black Friday
23. Point to the Plaza
24. Project Ray Way
25. Special Delivery
26. Seasons Change
27. The So-Bad-Ical
28. Monster Party
29. Sidekick Scouts
30. Whacky Jaxxyz
31. Rad’s Alien Sickness
32. Plaza Film Festival
33. OK A.U.! Alternate Universe
34. Let’s Watch the Boxmore Show
35. Be a Team
36. Plaza Alone
37. Soda Genie
Season 3
Ranking
1. Big Reveal
2. T.K.O. Rules
3. K.O. vs Fink
4. Whatever Happened to Rippy Roo?
5. Chip’s Damage
6. The K.O. Trap
7. We Are Heroes
8. Let’s Meet Sonic
9. Radical Rescue
10. Planet X
11. Deep Space Vacation
12. K.O., Rad, and Enid!
The next OK K.O. review shows K.O. experience bonding time with his dad, Professor Venomous, as they set off to learn the truth about Shadowy Figure.
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