Eggman: The Video Game Part 1

"Eggman: The Video Game Part 1" is the one hundred and third episode in the Sonic Boom television series. It aired on 29 September 2017 in France and on 11 November 2017 in the United States.

Synopsis
When Eggman tries to recruit Shadow to help him bring more evil to his video game, it has dangerous consequences for Sonic and his friends.

Appearances
Characters:
 * Badnik
 * Motobug (multiple)
 * Mantis Bot (multiple)
 * Crab Bot (multiple)
 * Scorpion Bot (multiple)
 * Beetle Bot (multiple)
 * Cubot
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Mark the Tapir
 * Orbot
 * Perci
 * Shadow the Hedgehog
 * Team Sonic
 * Amy Rose
 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Sticks the Badger
 * Tommy Thunder
 * Walrus Male
 * Wild Cat

Locations:
 * Sonic Boom World
 * Dr. Eggman's Lair
 * Seaside Island
 * Hedgehog Village
 * Village Center

Items:
 * Communicator
 * Wrist controller
 * Smash 'Stache

Vehicles:
 * Eggmobile
 * Sonic Speedster
 * Tails' vehicle

Continuity

 * This episode's narrative continues into "Eggman: The Video Game Part 2: The End of the World".
 * Shadow refuses to work with Eggman again as a result of Eggman ruining his chances to defeat Sonic in "It Takes a Village to Defeat a Hedgehog".

Trivia

 * Nine days before this episode aired on Boomerang, Bill Freiberger released the title card for this episode on Twitter as a teaser.
 * This is the second multi-parter in the Sonic Boom TV series, the first being "Robots From The Sky".
 * Wild Cat exclaims the line "Shut up and take my money!", which is an infamous from the episode "Attack of the Killer App" of Futurama.
 * Eggman rhetorically asks to imagine him in a video game. This is a reference to his video game counterpart and, to a lesser extent, himself starring in the Sonic Boom video games.
 * "Super Plumber Brothers" is a reference to Super Mario Bros. while "Mortal Blood Sport 7" is a reference to Mortal Kombat.
 * Knuckles breaks the fourth wall at the end of the episode after the screen goes black by saying, "Aw man! A cliffhanger? I hate those."
 * This line and voice clip is actually recycled from "Robots From The Sky Part 1".