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"Chili Dog Day Afternoon" is the thirtieth episode in the Sonic Boom television series. It first aired on 22 April 2015 in France and on 16 July 2015 in the United States.
Synopsis[]
Knuckles wants to win the village's annual Chili Dog Cook-Off and on his quest to find the perfect ingredients he meets the Pepper People, and their leader Claggerhorn who have been waiting for a savior to bring them the freedom they deserve.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Child Monkey (fantasy)
- Dave the Intern
- Dr. Eggman (fantasy)
- Cubot (fantasy)
- Lady Goat
- Mrs. Vandersnout
- Orbot (fantasy)
- Pepper People (only appearance) (fantasy)
- Lost Pepper of Claggerhorn (only appearance) (fantasy)
- Team Sonic
- Walrus Male (fantasy)
- Wild Cat
Races and species:
- Animal people
- Human (fantasy)
Locations:
- Sonic Boom World
- Earth
- Seaside Island
- Claggerhorn (only appearance) (fantasy)
- Lands of the Doomed (only appearance) (fantasy)
- Field of Baby Ducks (only appearance) (fantasy)
- Staircase of Terrifying Slipperiness (only appearance) (fantasy)
- Unnamed Village
- Seaside Island
- Earth
Items:
- Amy's Hammer
- Chili dog
- Chili Maker 5000 (first appearance) (fantasy)
- Facepeeler Maximus (only appearance) (fantasy)
- Wrist controller (fantasy)
Misc.:
- Chili Dog Cook-Off (only appearance)
- Eggman Industries (mentioned) (fantasy)
Plot[]
On Seaside Island, the annual Chili Dog Cook-Off is about to begin, and Team Sonic helps construct the stage, with Amy acting as supervisor. However, the guys and Sticks do a poor job, causing the stage to fall apart when Amy pulls out a load-bearing banana, prompting Amy to do the work herself. After Amy finishes, the gang gathers at Meh Burger to discuss what to for their participation in the competition (except Sonic who will be the judge). During this, Dave the Intern butts with a plate of his chili dogs to brag about his secret chili recipe for the cook-off. Sonic, however, is easy able to discern ingredients, annoying Dave. It turns out everybody wants to use a type of pepper that will help them win, and Knuckles reveals his secret weapon: a "one-of-a-kind" pepper with tiger stripes which he bought from Mrs. Vandersnout. As it turns out however, the others on Team Sonic had brought similar peppers from Mrs. Vandersnout, so the team confronts the elderly wolf to complain about their purchase. Failing to deny her claims that her peppers were one of a kind, Mrs. Vandersnout tries to escape with her cart, only to crash immediately after. Still determined to win the cook-off with good-tasting pepper, Knuckles runs off into the woods and finds a red pepper. He tastes it, but it is too hot and he faints.
As the contest begins, Knuckles arrives with his new pepper, only to see that Dr. Eggman has entered the cook-off too using his Chili Maker 5000 and his Facepeeler Maximus, the latter which is so hot that it sets the bowl on fire. A defeated Knuckles then hears Mrs. Vandersnout calling him, and she scams him into buying a map that supposedly leads to a unique type of pepper known as the Lost Pepper of Claggerhorn.
Setting off on his quest, Knuckles faces several hazards on his journey across the Lands of the Doomed, including climbing up the side of a steep canyon, walking up the Staircase of Terrifying Slipperiness, and crossing the Field of Baby Ducks (which holds exploding ducks). Finally, he reaches the center of the Lands of the Doom, only to get caught in a trap and flung into a pit. There, Knuckles finds himself tied down, and he hears a voice. The voice happens to belong to the Lost Pepper of Claggerhorn, which turns out to be a taking chili pepper and the captain of the Pepper People, a band of talking chili peppers with war paint and swords. Upon Knuckles' inquire, the Lost Pepper tells Knuckles about how they lost Claggerhorn, the homeland of the Pepper People, with all its relaxing hot springs, and that it was prophesied that a "big, dumb oaf" would one day come to lead the Pepper People back home. Seeing Knuckles' dimwitted response to his story, the Lost Pepper declares that their oaf had arrived, and Knuckles decides to help them reclaim Claggerhorn (which turns out to be the Unnamed Village).
Back in the village, Knuckles arrives dressed like a Scottish warrior along with the Pepper People. They attack, knocking Tails down and making Eggman's chili maker malfunction. Sonic is able to dodge the Pepper People's attacks and tries to remind Knuckles that he is attacking his friends. However, when the Lost Pepper is about to attack Sonic, Knuckles finds himself unable to let Sonic come to harm, and knocks the Lost Pepper into a chili pot. In the pot, the Lost Pepper finds the sauce relaxing, like the hot springs of Claggerhorn, so the Pepper People make a compromise with the villagers: the Pepper People get to wallow in the chili pots and the contestants in the Chili Dog Cook-Off get to use their juices to flavor their chili sauces.
Upon judging the chili sauces, Sonic immediately makes Knuckles the winner of the cook-off with his chili sauce made from the Lost Pepper's juices. Just then, however, it is all revealed to be a dream that Knuckles had when he fainted as a result of eating the hot pepper in the forest. In the real world, Knuckles is awoken by his team, who had been looking for him since yesterday when he did not show up to the cook-off. Disorientated, Knuckles explains how a pepper knocked him out, prompting the gang to laugh at the absurdity of it, only for Knuckles to belch flames at them, leaving his friends severely burned.
Goofs[]
- In the scene where Knuckles uses Amy's Hammer, the foot stall for Meh Burger in the background is gone.
- When Sonic is catapulted away by Knuckles, he is launched away from Meh Burger. In the next scene however, he is shown to have been flung in the direction of Meh Burger.
- In the scene where Amy finishes the stage, several people can be seen at Meh Burger. In the next scene inside Meh Burger however, which happens at the same time, everyone except Team Sonic are gone.
- In various scenes, Knuckles' shoes are red instead of yellow.
- In most of the scenes, Sticks' tail is a brighter shade of orange.
- In all of her scenes, Sticks' tube top is a darker shade than normal.
Title in other languages[]
Language | Title | Translation |
---|---|---|
Chinese | 午后热狗日 | Afternoon Hot Dog Day |
Dutch | Chilidogdag-middag | Chili Dog Day Afternoon |
Estonian | Hot dogi päev | Hot dog day |
Finnish | Chilihodaripäivä | Chili dog day |
French | Chaud le piment | Hot Chili |
German | Hundstage Nachmittag mit Chili | Dog Day Afternoon with Chili |
Greek | Μια καλύτερη μέρα | A better day |
Hungarian | A főzőverseny | The cooking competition |
Italian | Il peperoncino perduto | The lost pepper |
Japanese | チリドッグ大会のトウガラシ | The Red Pepper of the Chilidog Tournament |
Korean (Cartoon Network) | 전설의 고추를 찾아서 | Search for the Legendary Chili Pepper |
Korean (Netflix) | 고추 핫도그 대회 | Chili hot dog contest |
Latvian | Čili dog pēcpusdiena | Chili Dog Day Afternoon |
Lithuanian | Dešrainių konkursas | Hotdog contest |
Persian | مسابقهٔ چیلی داگ در بعدازظهر | Chilli Dog Race in the Afternoon |
Polish | Chili czyli papryczka | Chili means pepper |
Portuguese (Brazil) | Em Busca da Pimenta Perfeita | In Search of the Perfect Pepper |
Portuguese (Portugal) | A Revolta das Malaguetas | The Chillies Uprising |
Romanian | O după-amaziă de Chili Dog | An afternoon of Chili Dog |
Russian | Конкурс чили-догов | Chili-dog contest |
Spanish (Latin America) | El Concurso de Perros Calientes | The Hot Dogs Contest |
Spanish (Spain) | Tarde de Perritos Picantes | Spicy Dog Afternoon |
Ukrainian (Pixel TV) | День хот-догів з чилі | Day of hot dogs with chili |
Ukrainian (PlusPlus) | Полуденний чилі-дог | Noon Chili Dog |
Trivia[]
- The scene where Knuckles finds himself tied down and surrounded by the talking peppers may be an allusion to Gulliver's Travels.
- This episode pays homage to the long-term Sonic lore that chili dogs are Sonic the Hedgehog's favorite food.
- Sticks talking about water landings is a reference to a George Carlin skit.
- This episode, along with the "The Sidekick", "Can an Evil Genius Crash on Your Couch for a Few Days?", "Sole Power" and "It Takes a Village to Defeat a Hedgehog", were the only ones during the first season of Sonic Boom to be released in their production order in the United States.
- Concept artwork for this episode appeared in Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice.
References[]
- ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. Twitter (18 March 2016). Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved on 18 March 2016. "Alexander Soerensen: Has Natalys Raut-Sieuzac directed every Sonic Boom episode? / Bill Freiberger: Yes she has."
- ↑ Sonic Boom: Chili Dog Day Afternoon. Zap2it.com. Retrieved on 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Cartoon Network - Schedule (2015/11/9). Retrieved on 8 March 2017.