Board Thread:Sonic Boom/@comment-27403314-20151017174134/@comment-1299678-20151017233815

Operationgamer17 wrote: Someone on SSMB got mad over a little goof in this episode. http://board.sonicstadium.org/topic/17843-sonic-boom-tv-series-discussion-untagged-spoilers/?do=findComment&comment=980529

While it's true that they're not the ones handling the animation, I think you can pin some of the blame on Sega.

If I recall correctly, they don't want to show Sonic characters without shoes on. They didn't allow it for the Mario and Sonic swimming events; male characters look exactly the same, while females get custom outfits but still wear ballet flats.

By this point, Sticks seems to have been embraced wholeheartedly by both them and the general public (she has a page on Sonic Channel, and is due to appear on Mario and Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in some capacity), so I guess she's fully subject to their rules and restrictions, just like any pre-established game character. Thus, they can't show her feet.

...Which is pretty odd, considering they had no compunctions about showing such a thing on a few episodes of Sonic X, as well as some official artwork, and I'd also like to point out that Big and Tikal do it all the time.

That being said, though, it was a pretty hilarious running gag for a great episode. It's just a shame that the goof was so easy to catch.