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"Two Good to Be True" is the thirty-fifth episode in the Sonic Boom television series. It first aired on 3 June 2015 in France and on 23 July 2015 in the United States.
Synopsis[]
When another Knuckles from an alternative dimension becomes stranded in their world and causes trouble for Sonic and his friends, the gang must figure out a way to get him home.
Appearances[]
Characters:
- Badniks
- Dave the Intern
- Dr. Eggman
- Dr. Eggman (Mirror Dimension) (only appearance)
- Fastidious Beaver
- Mirror Badnik (only appearance)
- Mirror Crab Bot (multiple)
- Mirror Motobug (multiple)
- Mirror Octopus Bot (only appearance)
- Mirror Team Sonic (only appearance)
- Team Sonic
Races and species:
Locations:
- Mirror Dimension (only appearance)
- Earth
- Mirror Seaside Island
- Sonic's Shack
- Mirror Seaside Island
- Earth
- Sonic Boom World
Items:
- Amy's Hammer
- Amy's Hammer (Mirror Dimension) (only appearance)
- Boomerang
- Chili dog
- Hoverboard
- Meh Burger
- Wrist controller
Vehicles:
Plot[]
The episode starts in a dimension similar to the Sonic Boom World, but with a few differences. Dave is part of Team Sonic, Dr. Eggman wears green instead of red, and perhaps the most notable difference, Sonic and Knuckles' positions are reversed, making Sonic the clumsy one, and Knuckles the intelligent leader of the team. This alternate Team Sonic fights Eggman in his Octopus Bot when all of a sudden, red and blue energy beams come out of the robot, and the beams fuse together into one. Knuckles himself ends up getting sucked into the hole formed by the merged energy beams.
The scene cuts to the main universe, with Team Sonic hanging out on the beach nearby Sonic's Shack as Sonic prevents a chili dog from hitting the ground. Then, the Knuckles from the other dimension appears out of thin air, and the other members comment on his entrance. And then, the main Knuckles shows up, confusing Sonic and his friends. Back at Amy's House, Amy grabs a blue party hat and sticks it on Mirror Knuckles, so that they can tell the two apart. Tails believes that there is an explanation to the problem here, but he can't think of what it is.
Later on at Meh Burger, Mirror Knuckles is glad to see Dave, but it becomes quite clear that this isn't the same Dave as his dimension's, so he is unable to get his help. His confusion over everyone's odd behavior causes Tails to (eventually) conclude that Mirror Knuckles comes from another dimension (a revelation which scares off Sticks, who dreads the possibility of her own alternate counterpart showing up). The other Knuckles explains how he showed up in the main dimension, and runs off to Dr. Eggman because he can recreate the energy blast to send him home. The rest of Team Sonic cares for the real Knuckles when they notice the echidna is starting to flicker out of existence a little bit. Tails explains that the reason why this is occurring is because an anomaly is forming that will eventually implode both dimensions unless Mirror Knuckles is returned home since he and the main Knuckles are in the same dimension. Tails needs the two together to do this, so Sonic, Amy, and Sticks run off to Eggman's lair to retrieve the alternate dimension Knuckles, while Tails stays put to create a machine to send him back.
At the lair, Mirror Knuckles is fighting Eggman's robots when the doctor traps and cages him. Sonic and the girls arrive and see the predicament. During a short fight with Eggman's robots, they convince him that this isn't the right Knuckles and inform him of the impending implosion of their dimensions. Not wanting this to occur in his lab, as he had just waxed the floors, Eggman frees Mirror Knuckles without hesitation, after which Sonic asks for his lasers for Tails' machine to work. He willingly hands them over, adding they should have just asked him from the beginning. Back at Tails' Workshop, he is preparing to send Mirror Knuckles back, and he tells the two echidnas they need to be touching in order for it to work, which they do by fist-bumping. However, upon attempting to activate the machine, he realizes that he forgot to change the batteries for the remote and leaves to get them (which results in the room plunging into a brief awkward silence). He returns moments later, and activates the machine. The other Knuckles thanks Team Sonic for their help, and the two echidnas fist-bump. Mirror Knuckles gets sent back to his dimension, where he helps Mirror Sonic up, and the duo resumes the battle that he was in.
Continuity[]
- The main cast has an encounter with a Knuckles from an alternate dimension and save their dimensions from the implosion that resulted from it. Dr. Eggman recalls this incident in "Where Have All The Sonics Gone?"
Goofs[]
- When Mirror Knuckles launches his hoverboard into a Crab Bot, the Crab Bot is missing its shell.
- Throughout the episode, Knuckles' Mirror Dimension counterpart was referred to as Alternate Dimension Knuckles. However, his real name is actually Mirror Dimension Knuckles.
Title in other languages[]
| Language | Title | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 来自异次元的纳克鲁斯 | Knuckles from a Different Dimension |
| Dutch | Twee voor de prijs van één | Two for the price of one |
| Estonian | Liiga hea, et tõsi olla | Too good to be true |
| Finnish | Tuplasti Parempaa | Twice better |
| French | Deux pour le prix de deux | Two For the Price of Two |
| German | Zu schön um wahr zu sein | Too good to be true |
| Greek | Διπλά καλό για | |
| Hungarian | Dupla Boxer | Double Knuckles |
| Italian | Troppo belli per essere due | Too good to be two |
| Japanese | ふたりのナックルズ | Two of Knuckles |
| Korean (Cartoon Network) | 두 명의 너클즈 | The Two Knuckles |
| Korean (Netflix) | 둘이라니 말도 안 돼 | It's unbelievable that there are two |
| Latvian | Pārāk labi, lai būtu patiesība | Too good to be true |
| Lithuanian | Per gerai kad būtų tiesa | Too good to be true |
| Persian | دوتا ناکلز | Two Knuckles |
| Polish | Każdy Knuckles ma dwie pięści | Each Knuckles has two fists |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Muito Bom Para Ser Verdade | Too Good To Be True |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Em Dose Dupla | In Double Dose |
| Romanian | E mai bine în doi | It's better in two |
| Russian | Раз Наклз, два Наклз | One Knuckles, two Knuckles |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Demasiado Bueno Para Ser Cierto | Too Good To Be True |
| Spanish (Spain) | Demasiado Bueno Para Ser Verdad | |
| Thai | นัคเคิลส์สองนาย | Two Knuckles |
| Ukrainian (Pixel TV) | Два це схоже на правду | The two seem to be true |
| Ukrainian (PlusPlus) | І ти, Наклз? | And you, Knuckles? |
Trivia[]
- The Meh Rib Sandwich mentioned by Dave, which is only available for a limited time, is an allusion to the real-life McRib Sandwich that was sold at McDonald's restaurants for only a limited time each year.
- Fastidious Beaver's appearance when Sonic is about to say "by who" is a nod to the running gag where Fastidious corrects someone's grammar whenever they say "who" when they should say "whom".
- The burger cannon that was used by Mirror Dave is the same one that was seen in "Chez Amy".
- This episode marks the only appearance of the Mirror Dimension counterparts of Team Sonic, Dave, and Eggman. However, the alternate dimension versions of Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Sticks, Eggman, and Dave will make an appearance in "Where Have All The Sonics Gone?" Sonic doesn't have an alternate dimension counterpart because he doesn't exist in the alternate dimension.
- Sticks' screaming sound would be reused in "Mech Suits Me".
- Certain lines from this episode were read by members of the cast during a Behind the Scenes video about the show.
Video[]
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: Two Good to Be True. Zap2it.com. Retrieved on 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Cartoon Network - Schedule (2015/11/10). Retrieved on 8 March 2017.
