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Sonic the Hedgehog Cheerios commercial
Sonic the Hedgehog Cheerios commercial
Honey Nut Cheerios is a breakfast cereal produced by General Mills. In 1994, a television commercial for Honey Nut Cheerios featured Sonic the Hedgehog alongside the cereal's usual mascot, an anthropomorphic bee named Buzz. The slogan of the advert was "Race for the taste!"
Sonic commercial
Buzz challenging Sonic
The commercial begins with Buzz playing Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on the Sega Genesis . He is then sucked into the game, specifically the Emerald Hill Zone (Act 1), where he challenges Sonic to a race for a box of Honey Nut Cheerios. Sonic gives a thumbs up, and the Sonic sound when getting a Chaos Emerald jingle can be heard.
The two race through part of the Emerald Hill Zone (with scenery taken from game footage - including a loop-de-loop and Mobius-twist), although Buzz flies in-and-out of the plane of play, into the foreground and background. At the last stretch, Buzz trips and crashes into a palm tree, and coconuts fall on his head. Sonic then leaps out of the TV screen, where a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios is waiting. Buzz asks "Hey Sonic, how can I be as good as you?" before Sonic dashes away.
There is also a coupon in this commercial, which described an offer where you could get two free Mega Drive games from the tip cards which uses Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron .
This coupon also gave a chance to get a free Sega Mega Drive (Genesis).
The offer ended in New Year's Eve 1994.
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Printed media
Manga
Sonic the Hedgehog Story Comic (1991) · Sonic the Hedgehog (1992—1994) (Sonic no Daibouken ) · Dash & Spin Super Fast Sonic (2003—2005) · Dengeki Nintendo DS (Sonic World Adventure (2008), Sonic and the Black Knight (2009), Sonic Chronicles (2009), Sonic Colors (2010), Sonic Generations (2011))
Comic books
Sonic the Hedgehog (promotional comic) (1991) · Sonic the Comic (1993—2002) · Sonic Sunday Strips (1993—1995) · Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) (1993—2017) (miniseries (1993), Princess Sally (1995), Tails (1995), Knuckles (1996), Sonic Quest (1996), Knuckles the Echidna (1997—1999), Sonic X (2005—2008), Sonic Universe (2008—2017), Sonic Boom (2014—2015)) · Sonic Adventures (1994) · Sonic Comic (2016) · Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Publishing) (2018-)
Novels and picture books
Stay Sonic (1993) · Virgin Books (Sonic the Hedgehog in Robotnik's Laboratory (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog in the Fourth Dimension (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog and the Silicon Warriors (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog in Castle Robotnik (1994)) · Pense Bem: Uma Aventura Científica com Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) · Troll Associates (Sonic the Hedgehog (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik's Revenge (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Fortress of Fear (1995), Sonic the Hedgehog: Friend or Foe? (1995), Sonic & Knuckles (1995), Sonic X-Treme (1997)) · Ladybird (Sonic the Story (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: Robotnik's Oil (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog: The Invisible Robotnik (1994)) · Watermill Press (Sonic the Hedgehog (1995)) · Golden Books (Sonic the Hedgehog: Sonic's Shoes Blues (1993), Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Secret Admirer (1994), Sonic the Hedgehog 3: Up Against the Wall (1995), Sonic the Hedgehog: Double Trouble (1996)) · Sonic X books (2005—2007) (Meteor Shower Messenger (2005), Spaceship Blue Typhoon (2005), Battle at Ice Palace (2006), Aqua Planet (2006), Dr. Eggman Goes to War (2006), Desperately Seeking Sonic (2007)) · Where's Sonic? A Search-and-Find Adventure (2012) · Sonic Boom books (2015—2016) (Le partenaire ideal (2015), La machine à gaffes (2015), Pas de chance, Knuckles ! (2015), L'épouvantable Todd (2016), Sonic Superstar (2016), Une étrange météorite (2016)) · Sonic and the Tales of Deception (2018) · Sonic and the Tales of Terror (2018)
Other
Sonic Adventure Gamebooks (1993—1996) · Ladybird (Sonic the Hedgehog Adventure Gamebook (1994—1995), Joke Book (1994), Where's Sonic? (1994), Where's Sonic Now? (1996), Puzzle Book 1 (1994), Puzzle Book 2 (1994)) · The Official Sonic the Hedgehog Yearbook (1993 , 1994 ) · Sonic the Hedgehog Book (1992) · Sonic the Hedgehog Paint 'n' Marker Book (1993) · Look and Find Sonic the Hedgehog (1994) · Sonic the Hedgehog (Play-a-Sound) (1995) · How to Draw Sonic the Hedgehog & the Gang (1998) · The History of Sonic the Hedgehog (2012) · Sonic the Hedgehog Super Interactive Annual 2014 (2013) · Run, Sonic, Run! (2013) · Sonic the Hedgehog 25th Anniversary Art Book (2017) · Welcome to the World of Sonic (2018) · Sonic the Hedgehog Mad Libs (2018) · Sonic the Hedgehog: Race Against Chaos (2018)
Television and film
Animated shows
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993) · Sonic the Hedgehog (1993—1994) · Sonic Underground (1999) · Sonic X (2003—2005) · Sonic Boom (2014—2017)
Other
Sonic - Super Hedgehog (1994) · Sonic Christmas Blast (1996) · Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1996) · Sonic the Animation (1997) · Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008) · Sonic Mania Adventures (2018) · Theatrical film series (Sonic the Hedgehog (2019))
Miscellaneous
Alton Towers (Sonic Pinball ) · conventions (Sonic Boom , Summer of Sonic ) · franchise's timeline · Guinness World Records · Hedgehog Engine · Honey Nut Cheerios · iTunes · Ken Penders' legal cases · cameo appearances and references · SEGA Republic (Sonic Hopper , Spin Gear ) · Sonic Bible · Sonic Bowl · Sonic Generations of Skate · Sonic Live in Sydney · Sonic Parade Balloon · Toyland Tours · Sonic the Hedgehog toys