Eggman Unplugged

"Eggman Unplugged" is the twenty-sixth episode in the Sonic Boom television series. It first aired on 8 April 2015 in France and on 16 May 2015 in the United States.

Synopsis
After Sonic and his friends play a prank on Eggman by using his own technology against him, Eggman swears off technology for good. In turn, the Lightning Bolt Society seizes this opportunity to unleash their own attack on the village, and Sonic and friends must get Eggman to use technology again in order to gain back control of his evil lair.

Appearances
Characters:
 * Badniks
 * Bee Bot (multiple)
 * Crab Bot (multiple)
 * Motobug (multiple)
 * Child Monkey
 * Gogoba Chief
 * Cowbot
 * Cubot
 * Dr. Eggman
 * Fly Bot
 * Lady Goat
 * Lady Walrus
 * Lightning Bolt Society
 * Dave the Intern
 * Tree Spy
 * Weasel Bandit
 * Willy Walrus
 * Male Fennec
 * Mike the Ox
 * Mrs. Vandersnout
 * Octopus Bot
 * Old Monkey
 * Orbot
 * Team Sonic
 * Amy Rose
 * Knuckles the Echidna
 * Miles "Tails" Prower
 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Sticks the Badger
 * Walrus Male
 * Wild Cat
 * Wolfie

Locations:
 * Sonic Boom World
 * Bygone Island
 * Sonic's Shack
 * Unnamed Village
 * Village Center
 * Meh Burger
 * Dr. Eggman's Lair

Items:
 * Boomerang
 * Meh Burger
 * Piko hammer
 * Wrist controller

Vehicles:
 * Eggmobile

Plot

 * For the transcript of this episode, see Eggman Unplugged/Transcript.

In front of Sonic's Shack, Knuckles is having a nap. As he sleeps, Sonic and Sticks play a prank on him; Sonic pours whipped cream on Knuckles' hand, then Sticks tickles Knuckles' nose to make him rub it and smear the cream on his face. A Fly Bot watches the team nearby, transmitting its view to Dr. Eggman in his lair. Despite nothing occurring, Eggman continues spying in hopes of learning something that will help him defeat Sonic. He gets his chance when Sonic suggests that the team hang out under a cliff despite there being a large loose boulder at the edge; what Eggman does not realize is that his Fly Bot has been spotted, and he is now in the midst of being pranked.

At the canyon, the Fly Bot views Team Sonic and the boulder above them, so Eggman flies over to push the rock onto them. However, the boulder instead lands on a wooden lever which catapults a tub of whipped cream onto Eggman, causing the team to come out of hiding and laugh at him. Sonic tells a Eggman that they tricked him, Tails admits to tampering with his Fly Bot so he would not suspect anything, and Sticks rambles on about why technology should not be trusted. Surprisingly, Eggman agrees with Sticks and swears off all electronics (except Orbot and Cubot).

As Team Sonic has a meal at Meh Burger, Amy expresses her concerns over Eggman's reaction to their prank. Her worries are justified when Eggman arrives in the village, having his two minions drag the Eggmobile. Eggman then approaches the Male Fennec, who helps him learn how to use a bowl and spoon; the Male Fennec also suggests a rolling pin and frying pan when Eggman asks for weaponry. Eggman orders that in bulk, but says they must be delivered elsewhere as he has abandoned his lair. The Tree Spy overhears this, and informs the other members of the Lightning Bolt Society, prompting them to move into Eggman' fortress. In the control room, the four are in awe, but quickly begin to lounge about and haphazardly press buttons that activate random weapons. Meanwhile, Eggman attempts to battle Sonic, but his makeshift weapons are unimpressive and he leaves.

At the lair, Dave and the Weasel Bandit fight over a joystick, not realizing that they are controlling Octopus Bot into attacking the village. Team Sonic confronts the robot, wondering if Eggman went back to his old ways. Elsewhere, Eggman is still trying to live life without technology. The Lightning Bolt Society continue fiddling with controls, unknowingly launching a missile into the canyon. Sonic runs off to check it while his friends fight Octopus Bot. There, he finds the Gogoba Chief trapped under a rock, but leaves him there when Bee Bots are accidentally deployed as well. With all sorts of robots now wreaking random havoc, Sonic decides to confront Eggman.

Once Sonic finds Eggman, he demands the robots be stopped. However, Eggman has accepted his new life and is busy farming. Curious, Orbot accesses the lair's computer, where he discovers the Lightning Bolt Society's intrusion. Sonic asks Eggman to help him stop them, but Eggman only offers a makeshift weapon before he resumes farming. It is not until Dave unwittingly deactivates Orbot and Cubot that Eggman springs back into action and flies back to his lair. There, he finds Team Sonic being pinned down by the lair's defense system as the attacks are dangerously unpredictable. Eggman then tells them of a secret passage to the backdoor they can all use to enter the lair. The Lightning Bolts listen in with a Fly Bot and prepares an ambush. It turns out to be a trick, however, and Sonic and Eggman catch them off-guard. Upon being disarmed, the Lightning Bolts flee.

With the Lightning Bolt Society gone, Eggman goes about restoring his lair which take weeks, and asks Team Sonic to not attack until this is done. Eggman then re-activates Orbot and Cubot so they can clean up the mess the Lightning Bolts made. As Team Sonic takes their leave, Eggman offers them some butter he had churned earlier, but they refuse, forcing him to eat it himself.

Trivia

 * The missiles launched by the Lightning Bolt Society uses the same model as the missile seen in "Into the Wilderness".
 * The joystick Dave and the Weasel Bandit fought over uses the same model as the ones seen in "The Meteor".
 * This episode was first revealed by the series' cast at the Sonic Boom event in 2014 where they did a live reading of parts of the script.
 * Simularly, another part of the dialogue in this episode was revealed in the Sonic Boom: 'Behind the Scenes' video.
 * The reason why Cowbot did not create a massive explosion upon its destruction (as explained in "Cowbot") was because Cowbot was not loaded with Mootonium.


 * This episode marks the first (and currently only) time when Eggman shows that he cares about Orbot and Cubot.
 * The house that Eggman lived in during his self-imposed exile from technology uses the same model as Monkey-Boy's house in "Curse of the Cross Eyed Moose".