Tails' New Home



"Tails' New Home" is an episode of the series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog. This episode reveals how Sonic and Tails first met and how Miles Prower received his nickname, Tails.

This episode was written by Bruce and Reed Shelly.

Characters

 * Sonic
 * Tails
 * Scratch
 * Grounder
 * Dr. Robotnik
 * Stork Couple
 * Sergeant Doberman
 * A Goldfish
 * 2 Badniks impersonating Tails' Parents.
 * Coconuts (In "Sonic Says" message only)

Sonic's Costumes

 * A Fireman
 * A Mailman

Plot
The episode begins with Tails being attacked by Scratch and Grounder. Sonic shows up to help his little buddy. As Sonic makes quick work of Scratch and Grounder, Tails ends up falling out of a tree and getting injured. Sonic feels very guilty about Tails getting hurt and declares that he would never let something like this happen again.

Sonic pulls a bandaged Tails in a wagon while explaining to him that he is going to find him a real family. Tails insists that he does not need a real family, but Sonic insists. The first family is a pair of clumsy birds who flood their own house and set it on fire. Tails says he would be safer living with Robotnik. The Second family is that of Sergent Doberman who treats Sonic and Tails like new recruits. Sonic and Tails retreat first chance they get.

When all hope seems lost, Sonic and Tails find a billboard with a picture of Baby Tails on it which catches Tails' attention. Scratch and Grounder are hiding behind the billboard. Scratch speaks through a microphone explaining that the child's real parents miss their baby and gives an address. Tails gets very excited to hear that his real parents are looking for him. Sonic is a little bit sad at the idea of losing his friend now.

They go to the address and Tails' parents are there giving him lots of toys and food. Tails is very happy. Tails' father says to Sonic "Tails belongs with his own kind". Sonic and Tails say good bye and Sonic leaves. Dr. Robotnik watches from a far away telescope. He notices a tear roll down Tails' cheek. Dr. Robotnik then explains to Scratch and Grounder that his plan to capture Tails is working perfectly.

Tails' parents reveal themselves as badniks and capture Tails.

Sonic sits by a rock and remembers the time that he first met Tails. In a flashback, Baby Tails falls and lands on top of Sonic. He tells Sonic that his name is Miles and that he hates it. Sonic gives him the nickname "Tails". Sonic snaps out of the flashback and realizes that if those were really Tails' parents they would have called him Miles, not the name he gave him.

Back at the fake Tails' parents home, Dr. Robotnik has a trap set of two traps set for Sonic called the "magnetic sneaker gripper Hedgehog trapper rug" and "the Ceiling squasher Sonic Smasher cruncher". Sonic arrives desguised as a mail man and tricks Robotnik, Scratch and Grounder into getting crushed by their own trap.

Sonic and Tails are walking together, Sonic apologizes to Tails for the whole ordeal. Tails explains that he already has a family. He tells Sonic that he is his Mom, he is his Dad and he is his picket fence. Sonic tells Tails that he loves him and gives him noogies. Tails says he is glad to be home.

Sonic Says
Sonic sees Coconuts and asks him what he is doing. Coconuts explains that he is running away from home. Sonic informs him of all the bad things that can happen to him and convinces Coconuts to not run away from home.

Quotes

 * Tails: [after having crashed down on Sonic for the first time] Sorry, mister.
 * Sonic: Hey! What's the big idea?
 * Tails: I just wanted to live with [points to the birds' nest] those guys, but they kicked me out.
 * Sonic: Why'd ya wanna live with them? You're not a bird.
 * Tails: I'm not?
 * Sonic: NAH!
 * Tails: But I can fly. Maybe I'm a bug.
 * Sonic: You're a fox, and foxes don't fly!
 * Tails: I do.


 * Tails: I've got a real family. I've got the best!
 * Sonic: Oh yeah, where?
 * Tails: A family is just people who care about each-other more then anyone else, right?
 * Sonic: [gasps] Right!
 * Tails: YOU'RE IT! You're my mom, you're my dad and you're my picket fence!
 * Sonic: Woah you're not gonna use the "L" word, ARE YOU?!
 * Tails: Well...
 * Sonic: Then I WILL! Because it's a great word! I love ya, little bro! Now I've got something even more important to say: "Noogie time"!
 * Tails: [laughing] It's good to be home!

Trivia

 * While the Sonic Says segment in this episode relates to the story, it makes no real sense in the context of the scene itself since Sonic is basically telling Coconuts that it's better for him to work for Dr. Robotnik than to no longer be one of his minions, most likely because he just HAS a home.
 * One of the Badniks from this episode can be seen in the audience of the continuation screen of the 16-bit version of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog pilot.
 * Tails' fake parents from this episode appear in the episode "Magnificent Sonic" as citizens of Tranquil Gulch. The Stork Husband also appears in that same episode.
 * After eating some chicken while riding Grounder (who was flying), Sonic pulls down a white sheet and makes puking noises. He then says that "I hate airline food!". This could be traced back to the common joke that airline food tastes bad.
 * The music in this episode is a half-step lower than usual.
 * In this episode, Tails only reveals that his name is Miles. He doesn't, however, reveal his full name, Miles Prower.