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"Let's Play Musical Friends" is the twenty-third episode in the Sonic Boom television series. It first aired on 11 March 2015 in France and on 25 April 2015 in the United States.
Synopsis[]
When a living computer virus takes over all of Dr. Eggman's technology, Orbot and Cubot must enter the cyber world in order to defeat it.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Badniks
- Burnbot
- Cubot
- Dr. Eggman
- Nominatus (first appearance)
- Orbot
- Princess Peach (indirectly mentioned)
- Team Sonic
Races and species:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Plot[]
At his lair, Dr. Eggman is enjoying himself on his computer, while Orbot is fixing a Motobug nearby. Orbot is electrocuted, and believes Eggman's following response was directed at him. Eggman berates Orbot and clarifies that he was speaking with his new online friend Nominatus, a computer virus. When introduced to Orbot and Cubot, Nominatus is unimpressed, and he and Eggman laugh in agreement as the two robots leave the room in dismay. Feeling neglected by Eggman in favor of his new friend, Orbot and Cubot prepare to leave to find new friends. As the duo try to bid Eggman goodbye for the time being, Eggman pays no attention to them, preferring to show off his lair defense system schematics to Nominatus instead.
Team Sonic is enjoying another meal at Meh Burger when Orbot and Cubot appear in hopes of befriending them. The group is suspicious, but the robots prove they have cut ties with Eggman. The group accepts them, but as Orbot offers a game of Charades, they change their minds. Sonic, Amy, Sticks, and Knuckles make up excuses to leave, leaving only Tails to deal with the robots. At his house, where the robots wait for him to do something, Tails provides Orbot and Cubot with his laptop with a video game on it to occupy themselves with so he can leave. The duo start fighting over the laptop, until Cubot suggests they play a game of "Rock-Donut-Thursday" to determine who goes first, but they cannot decide who won. As they continue fumbling, they accidentally activate the laptop's surveillance system which show Eggman's office and revealing Nominatus taking over Eggman's robots, but this is quickly hidden from Eggman as he returns from a nap. Orbot and Cubot thus return to Eggman to warn him.
Back at the lair, Orbot and Cubot attempt to warn Eggman of his friend's treachery, until a laser turret fires at them, much to Eggman's confusion. Soon Eggman is fired upon as well, and Nominatus announces his betrayal, stating that Eggman's lackeys were correct about his true nature and that Eggman should've never trusted him so much. He then reveals his motive for the takeover: to destroy all life forms on the planet for being "illogical and messy" using Eggman's robots (starting to laugh evilly as he takes over the lair's defense system while Eggman frantically tries to regain control, but to no avail), and confront the three, causing Orbot and Cubot to flee the lair without Eggman, effectively deserting Eggman in his vulnerable state to face the computer virus by himself, much to Eggman's panic and disappointment. While Eggman desperately, but futilely, begs for Orbot and Cubot to come back to him, Nominatus laughs as he sets his sights on a vulnerable, defenseless, and frightened Eggman. The two head back to Tails' house, where Team Sonic is enjoying milkshakes, and tell what has happened. Sticks is skeptical, but the team leap into action once they see a scared Eggman being chased by a swarm of his own Bee Bots in his Eggmobile. Team Sonic destroys a handful of them, but they are too many, so Eggman say they must destroy the virus. Tails, Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot thus run inside the workshop while the others hold off the Bee Bots.
Inside Tails' Workshop, Tails uses his laptop to hack into Eggman's systems, but cannot pass its firewall. The only option left is to infiltrate the computer, which only Orbot and Cubot can do since they have artificial intelligence. The duo are hooked up to the laptop and have their minds loaded into it, landing in a 16-bit world. After some traveling, they come upon a virtual version of Tails' Plane and rides it; in doing so, they activate the real plane and cause it to fly haphazardly, endangering everyone outside. The two soon crash near a palace which they enter and finds button that Orbot presses. This not only deploys Burnbot to battle Team Sonic, but also traps the two in a room with the walls closing in on them. With no visible way of escape, Orbot asks for Cubot's final words. Miraculously, Cubot says a cheat code that saves them from being crushed, and allows them to finally confront Nominatus.
Nominus is eager for combat, but Orbot and Cubot are too cowardly to engage him. Once again, they play "Rock-Donut-Thursday" to determine which of them has to fight. Upon witnessing the spectacle, Nominatus is left baffled at the stupidity of the game; further observation confuses him so much that his head explodes from logical errors. With Nominatus' defeat, Eggman's robots are deactivated and everyone celebrates victory. Weary from battle, Sonic and Eggman decide to fight some other time. The two schedule a battle for next week, and Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot leave in the Eggmobile to make preparations.
Continuity[]
- Eggman meets Nominatus who betrays Eggman and tries to take over his technology. Eggman would recall Nominatus' actions in "Nominatus Rising".
- Orbot mentions that Dr. Eggman is not a real doctor. This would be validated in "Mister Eggman".
- Cubot claims Eggman sings in the shower. This would be confirmed in "Multi-Tails".
Goofs[]
- When Tails kicks away a Bee Bot from the first Bee Bot swarm arriving on his property, his leg stretches out to further lengths than normal.
- In the scene where Sticks and Amy fight the Bee Bots, just after Tails comes up with the plan to send Orbot and Cubot into cyberspace, a number of animation errors appear for a split second:
- When bringing her hammer down, Amy's arms pass through her head.
- While jumping, Amy's legs pass through her dress.
- When landing from her jump, Sticks' hair passes through her left arm twice.
- Just after the robots shut down from Nominatus' destruction, one of the Bee Bot's mouths is colored cyan instead of grey.
Title in other languages[]
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 跟好朋友玩吧 | Play with a Good Friend |
| Dutch | Virusperikelen | Virus risks |
| Finnish | Uusi ystävä | New Friend |
| French | Nominatus | Nominatus |
| German | Wie wärs mit Musical? | How about musical? |
| Greek | Ας παίξουμε | Let's play |
| Hungarian | Nominatus | Nominatus |
| Hebrew | חבר ממחשב אחר | A Friend from Another Computer |
| Italian | Amici virtuali | Virtual friends |
| Japanese | サイバースペースでジャンケン | Rock-Paper-Scissors in Cyber Space |
| Korean (Cartoon Network) | 위험한 친구 | Dangerous Friend |
| Korean (Netflix) | 터무니 없는 게임 | Absurd game |
| Persian | ویرو نفوذ ویروس رایانه ای | Computer virus penetration virus |
| Polish | A może w coś zagramy? | Or maybe we'll play something? |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Batalha Cibernética | Cyber Battle |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Vamos Jogar Todos Juntos | Let's Play All Together |
| Romanian | Să ne jucăm de-a scaunele muzicale | Let's play Musical Chairs |
| Russian | Слаженные действия | Concerted action |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Juguemos a Los Amigos Musicales | Let's Play Musical Friends |
| Spanish (Spain) | Juguemos a Las Sillas Musicales | Let's Play Musical Chairs |
| Turkish | Bilgisayar Oyunu | Computer game |
| Ukrainian (Pixel TV) | Поставимо мюзикл, друзі | Put a musical, friends |
| Ukrainian (PlusPlus) | Пограймо | Let's play |
Trivia[]
- In this episode, Cubot mentions two references to other video game subjects:
- Cubot said the phrase "What if the Princess is in another castle?" which is a reference to the famous phrase said by Toad in the original Super Mario Bros.
- The code Cubot used when he and Orbot were trapped between the walls is the Konami Code. The code is done by doing these moves: Going up twice, then down, going left and right, pressing the B and A buttons and pressing Start. ( Or for the players, "Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, Start").
- This episode's title is a reference to the children's game musical chairs, where players move around and keep changing the chairs they are sitting on. In this case, Orbot and Cubot were moving around looking for new friends.
- Tails' line, "Ooo! I've got mail.", said as he prepares a cyberattack against Nominatus, is a reference to the phrase, "You've Got Mail!", an email notification by Elwood Edwards for the AOL Desktop software.
- Orbot mentioning the 16-bit animation when they enter cyberspace is possibly a reference to the 16-bit graphics for the early games in the Sonic the Hedgehog series for the Sega Mega Drive.
- The objectives in the video game that Tails describes for Orbot and Cubot are a nod to the early games in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
- Contrary to popular belief, Cubot's negative response to the game is actually about the Sonic Boom TV series' staff poking fun at themselves[4] rather than a reference to the more mediocre games in the Sonic series.
- The reason Orbot was taking a French bread with him when he packed his back was to make fun of the cliche that whenever someone brings home groceries, there is always a French bread sticking out the top to show that the bag is full.[5]
- When Orbot and Cubot first enter the digital world, they encounter a fish robot. The robot looks extremely similar to the Chopper enemies which debuted in the original Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive.
- This episode aired in Finland as the thirteenth episode in the series.
- 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: Let's Play Musical Friends. Zap2it.com. Retrieved on 29 March 2015.
- ↑ Cartoon Network - Schedule (2015/10/20). Retrieved on 8 March 2017.
- ↑ Bill Freiberger on Twitter. Twitter (26 April 2015). Retrieved on 1 May 2015. "Elliot Matteson: Is Cubot's comment about Tails' video game a joke about how some Sonic games were criticized? / Bill Freiberger: No, it's not that deep. It's those of us involved with Sonic poking fun at ourselves."
- ↑ Bill Freiberger's comment on the episode commentary
