0:23-0:25 "Imma give you the good, Imma give you the bad, Imma give ou the nerdy" Boy, did that made me smile hearing it after so long 😄

They need to screen this with sonic 3 in the theaters and call the event sonic 3 and knuckles

I feel like the knuckles show would’ve worked as a tv movie instead of a tv show.

The whole episode with Knuckles bonding with Wade's mother was heartwarming and funny. It was really nice. The show could've been a little bit better but it was alright. I feel that last episode when they mentioned there was an alien in 1974 but he wasn't blue, my brain was doing the math, that's almost 50 years, was that a Shadow reference

I understand why it was more wade bc it cost lots of money to have him on screen the whole time but wade family especially his mom was a badass

In Sonic 2, Wade and Stone had a tenacious scene that built-up some tensions between the two . With this mini series between that and movie three, it’s highly likely that Wade will face-off against Stone in movie three. Only in their next meeting Wade will be more prepared.

"I need a Maddie adventure with one of the characters!" How about Maddie and Amy?

The Knuckles parts were definitely the strongest, and I liked the action scenes and rock opera sequence in episode 4. Like many others, though, I wish Knuckles had more of a presence.

Completely agree with you, Andre. I wanted more Knuckles. I wanted more Maddie. I wanted more of the villains. I get why Knuckles could't be seen in every episode, but why not the villains. Did the budget run out? I wanted to see the two agents actively pursue Knuckles and Wade. I wanted more behind the scenes of what the Buyer was doing and what other chaos he was causing before we saw him in the last episode. I thought that's what we were going to get. 😖 But I did love the Knuckles rock opera episode. I also, agree with the comments about this being a Streaming movie. Tighten it up and make it a 70-90 minute movie instead. I did like the little shout out to Keanu with him being one of the posters hanging in Wade's room. I wonder if they already knew that he was going to voice Shadow when this was filmed or it was just a coincidence? 🤔

Very 80s and 90s intro 0:25

It's the same issue people complain about the MonsterVerse. Too many humans, not enough of the CGI titular character. But as long as the humans story isnt boring, the whole thing is a fun watch. I enjoyed the show cause i liked the humans (minus the sister)

My biggest issue, was the CD animations, where at the end Knuckles exclaims " My Friends" and they do a band scene, and we never saw that.

I am so happy that Knuckles got his hat

Yeah i agree with you on the villains they started out strong in the first three episodes than we never see them again till the final episode. Then the buyer shoot we only see him in two episodes altogether, honestly instead of the Buyer as the big bad i would have just the two agents as the big bads. Then at the end the buyer who was trying to get Knuckles would have been revealed to be Agent Stone. We dont have to see him or anything just a voiceline or an email hinting it was him who hired the GUN agents to better build up Sonic 3. But thats just me, i enjoyed this little mini series and i can't wait for Sonic 3.

I really enjoyed the first 4 episodes, but I felt the final 2 were kinda a let down with too much focus on the bowling tournament and Wade's dad with Knuckles battles being over way too quickly. The Rock Opera was really fun, and was surprised it made the Flames of Disaster and Iblis from Sonic 06 canon in the movie universe. Also when the bowling tournament gets destroyed in the final battle, the commentators mentioned how the same thing happened with an alien back in 1974. So I expect a bowling flashback for Shadow in Sonic 3 I guess.

I loved the show, it was fun and I had a good time through most of it... The Wade and Wanda scenes were a bit...much, but I still loved it. I also LOVED the Wendy and Knuckles fight scene to "Hava Nagila". Amazing. Knuckles needed some good wacky times with his buddy lol. What REALLY got me though? is them choosing "What a Man" by Salt-n-Pepa during the credits of episode 6! They knew what they were doing!! How dare they play with our love of the smooth like butter Idris Elba-voiced warrior?!?!?! Am I supposed to be crushing this hard??? The high-five at the very end was adorbs tho haha. Thanks for the review, BNC!

Knuckles and Wade's Excellent Adventure

Finally! A review about this show I can agree with on some level. I had the same experience of my friend and yelling at the screen asking where’s Knuckles?? I did not care for the bowling “side plot” and Wade’s father and sister. Those were just flat out terrible characters. The mom was great though. Honestly probably the best character in the show. I respect what they TRIED to do but in my opinion, they really missed the mark.

I’ve been waiting for you to post this video. I’ve been refreshing my feed all day😂

4 things, 1.I hope we see Amy in Sonic 3, 2. The flames of disaster are from Sonic 06 so that monster in the musical might be Iblis, meaning we might get Silver soon, 3. Imagine if they use Sonic Man from 06 and have it that he's a big fan of Sonic and he made shoes out of Sonic quills to have him run fast and Sonic has to teach him how to use it. 4. I hope they make a Shadow TV series based on the game in between 3 and 4 I think that would help flesh Shadow out as a character like maybe have it that he mixes between Dark and Hero paths and then chooses to join G.U.N. and have it that he uses laser guns to keep it PG

"This random girl has an arc. Is her name Maria?" That line hit so hard! 🤣 Also, the thing no one is talking about that made me enraged is the fact that they chose Pretty Woman as the movie Knuckles and Wade's mom would watch together. 😁 There is something she said about people being judgmental, so I thought it was supposed to be a remark that's connected to later events in the series, but nothing like that ever comes up again, which makes me think it was only a comment about that specific situation in the movie, which would make it just.... weird. (I don't think there's anything wrong with that type of work done voluntarily, and as strange as it is to have to think about it, I don't think any of the good Sonic characters would judge a "street walker", I just don't think this issue fits with the audience the previous Sonic movies were unfortunately marketed for, and the themes of the series or the franchise in general.)

I got a feeling that in the beginning of the 3rd movie, Tom, Maddie, Sonic and Tails prep a “Welcome Back!” party for Knuckles and Wade and when they all get together, Sonic gets a call specifically for him that Eggman is back and discovered Project Shadow.

Great interview with Kory from Double Toasted 9 years ago Andre!🤓👍🙏🙋

I enjoyed the whole series, but like you said, Knuckles is just not there more than half of the time. Wade is really the main character and Knuckles takes a back seat for the entire plot. Even so… the show is… incredibly fun?! Literally the only negative is there is the titular character is on screen for about 1/3 of the run time. Funnily enough, the show itself seems self-aware of this and that adds to the charm. The character dynamics are amazing and the tone is a great blend of goofiness and seriousness.

13:20 Well, some people believe the mwntion of a previous incident with an alien in Reno has something to do with Shadow, since it was 50 years ago and Project Shadow is over 50 years old...

I think if you go into the show knowing it’s not solely about Knuckles, & are open to how goofy it is, you’ll have a good time with it. I binged it all in one sitting like a long movie & had a blast. Especially with the ending gag.

I feel the same; I enjoyed the show overall but agree that they could’ve added Knuckles more. One thing that really stood out fir me is Knuckles’ facial animations. The animation is done really well and I loved seeing how happy Knuckles was during that battle around the kitchen table

I found it such a massive missed opportunity to introduce *Rouge the Bat* herself into this universe as Knuckles' main antagonist, with better directions and better writing that is. (And you can have Scarlett Johansson as the voice)

Can't wait for sonic 3 🤩

Maddie & Tails coming soon

I like the whole show I was invested in Wades story just as much as Knuckles.

What a great review, addressing all the aspects where it fell short but acknowledging the really good things it had too, not saying it's the best thing or the worst thing ever, really nice. Personally, I really liked the show although the parts where they completely forgot Knuckles was supposed to be the protagonist were pretty bad.

If they add Amy I wouldn’t mind a show where her and Maddie go on an adventure

Another example of why I appreciate your channel. This channel is an oasis in a sea of negativity. I love that you're just an energetic fan (& nerd) who is honest but always positive with humor.

I haven't seen the series yet but great video! Also I was extremely excited when I first saw that hat on Knuckles. Love me those deep lore references.

This is the most fair review of this show, respect Andre!

My only issue with this show is exactly what you pointed out. They could've cut out all the unnecessary scenes and focused more on knuckles interacting with Wade and the villains being more of a prominent threat

I enjoyed this, honestly. I'm already a Wade fan from the movies. I want Tails to have a buddy too. Maybe the crazy guy. XD

sonic boom knuckles: white dude with dreads energy sonic movie knuckles: black dude with dreads energy

We basically felt the same about the show. I really liked the first few eps and the GUN agent villains, LOVED the rock opera, and liked what Adam Pally did as Wade. I just wish there was a better balance of the two of them cause the fact that we got the entire bowling tournament while Knuckles was fighting off screen for most of the final episode really annoyed me. I also thought the same thing about the music being the same from Mutant Mayhem lol! Literally went "oh Paramount got the rights to use these songs and is making of the most of it for sure 😂". I really enjoyed seeing Knuckles finding and enjoying new human things (when he was on screen), and the fact that he even referenced Pretty Woman in his final fight was a great touch

You're so right. I think the whole wade, dad issue and bowling tournament was WAY to much to take to much to take away from the knuckles show. If that plot and scenes was cut out I would enjoy it better, because even the bounty hunter stuff led to some good knuckle fights and wade being a warrior.

The moment where Wade was "Knuckles" running around what could be "Emerald Hill" due to the "Special Stage" trying to find the Flames of Disaster and fight a giant creature which was Iblis was a Sonic 06 reference.

Congratulations on crossing the 800k mark, Andre 👊😎

I was genuinely surprised that there wasn’t much of an epilogue in episode 6. It just… ends kinda abruptly.

You know what I was watching sonic 2 on Nickelodeon

This show just needs to be renamed The Wacky Adventures of Wade!.... featuring knuckles

Even after many many years I still come to your channel for a smile 😁

call it Wade & Knuckles

I just finished watching the Knuckles Series and honestly it would have been better as a Movie but I Enjoyed it for the Most Part, sure Wade was the Main Focus but I knew that it would have been expensive to make a CGI Character the Main Focus in a Series but I have Fun, I will admit that in the Future of this Cinematic Universe there how to limit the Human Cast and focus on the Real Stars but because this is a Start I give it a Pass for Now and who knows maybe putting humor is to balance out the Sonic 3 Movie to be Serious, I have to say that this show isn’t the worst thing to ever happen to the Sonic Franchise, that would be Forces, and I will admit that one thing I will admit with Everyone is Wanda(although that Finger Scene made me Laugh so Hard like in Episode 2 Knuckles imagining to do a MK2 Jax Fatality), I enjoy the Series that it’s a 7 out of 10, the only way this Knuckles Project would have worked was if it was a Movie or a Animated Series with Angel Island, Rouge, and the Chaotix but I had Fun and I loved the References from past Game like Tails Bed being Purple like the Tornado 2, the Beginning being a Homage to the Games, Shadow being hinted at a Event of 1974, The Buyer maybe being connected to either Ivo or Gerald, the Rogue Agents interesting Motivations to Neutralize the Morbians as Humanity Fears what they don’t understand, Knuckles getting his Hat and Love for Music, and that Musical being Fun to watch with 2 amazing references to 06 with Iblis and the Flames of Disaster, 7 out of 10.

This is a very positive review, I just finished the show, Knuckles is great, certain elements work well, Wade does not work, he is too annoying to the point where you don't care what happens to and with him... Season 2 maybe focus more on Knuckles?

Outside of that drug trip musical adventure. The series was pretty great. Who knew a show about bowling would be so entertaining

Thank you so much for your review, Andre! I appreciate the way you deliver criticism. Your positivity and optimism are such wonderful traits.

Nobody going to mention that Knuckles has been going through multiple PLANETS and GALAXIES to find a home? Where is that in the games lore??

I love the Sonic movies but honestly love the Knuckles show even more. It was fantastic. Everything they did made sense for the characters and the story. Nothing wrong with leaving us asking for more.

i loved the rock opera. seeing howard moon again from teh mighty boosh was awesome and i have to guess he had a hand in the creative direction of that scene

I seen it and I thought it was overall a fun show. If you seen the first two Sonic movies, you should know what to expect so if you are a fan of those two films, you should enjoy this spin-off.

I overall think the series was fun but I really wish we could've learned more about knuckles. Like after watching this I was left woth more questions then answers. Hopefully they'll answer some stuff on the third movie.

When they starting talking about Knuckles finding his jam, I thought "man, it's right there, have it be Knuckles' theme from Sonic Adventure/2". They had one job, and they failed.

I missed the good, the bad, and the nerdy. LOL I think I might have had more fun than I realized. I was unexpectedly enjoying Wade for the most part but honestly when Knuckles was on screen, it was just a blast. I love Knucks and just wanted to see a WEE bit more of him.

This has every thing to do with the next movie. They just built up the main character aka wade. He will have a much bigger role in the movie and this was to build him up. Sonic 3. Wade's crusaders

Knuckles was a fun show and id argue it was nice of the team to give us something to hold us over until sonic 3 drops. Some people say that the show has a way worse plot and story line than the movies and, yeah the plot isn't the BEST in the cinamatic universe, however they shouldnt expect it too. Its a tv show for a reason and holding a fun and quirky side show to the standards of a 100 million dollar movie is unreasonable. Plus i doubt they would put the same effort or budget into this show because, well honestly i already explained why. And STILL the team delivers with a length and animation + voice acting quality comparative to the movies. +rep for you my guy.

Everytime the Buyer talks I think, "This is Optimus Prime"

This is what I don't like about youtubers reviewing the show they don't pay attention. Shadow was mentioned by one of the announcers of an alien coming 50 years ago.

Tika Sumpter is so fine

Or it could have ditched human world and focus on Knuckles in Angel Island.

I cannot WAIT for that trailer for 3...

Anyone else get nostalgic for The Wizard when 'Send Me an Angel' kicked in? :)

It would've been a lot better if it was like the sonic X episode "the adventures of Knuckles and Hawk"

Yes, I did watch all the episodes on it’s initial release date last week on Friday! 😀👍🏽

Looking forward to Project SHADOW!😊

Hey Black Nerd. My Ears Noticed Something and Caused my Brain Thought of something. When I Heard Maddie's Voice When She Says, "Alright Sonic" My Brain Thought of the Idea That She Could be a Modern Day Voice For Sally Acorn If They Ever Brought That Character back in either Cartoons or Anime or Live Action/CGI combo, I Could see Her Doing a Sally Acorn Voice. I think Somehow it Just fits. Listen Carefully And You'll see what I mean.

The scene where Knuckles and Wade were listening to the radio. They should’ve had knuckles reject every genre of music except for Hip Hop.

So you're saying they made a "Knuckles Sandwich"?!?......😂 10:07

Minor baby spoilers ⚠️ Your thoughts were matched perfectly with mine. Also if you didn't catch it, the announcer dudes mentioned them remembering an extraterrestrial landing on earth in 1974 .... which was 50 years ago...I WONDER WHO THAT COULD???

Nice shirt dude I wish I was there and sonic has matured!

Loved the entire series. The cast, and story. Plus the new GUN agents, we will definitely see them again Btw "The Flames of Disaster" With the ballad by Michael Bolton I wrote in an idea for fun. And thus it happened. Interesting to note, Iblis was part of that number The limited use of game music, i was wondering the same thing. Would be great if there was more played throughout. Even Flames of Disaster is a lil nod to the past I totally agree, Maddie, played by the goddess Tika Sumpter. Should have been in more parts of the series Other fun note, Wade being able to channel through Knuckles warrior energy. I'm curious if Donut Lord, and Maddie also connected on the same level with Sonic & Tails

Looking back on it, why wasn’t this show about Knuckles and Maddy? Maybe tie it into her line in the second movie about Knuckles cracking her up, have Knuckles think she sees him as a joke and it causes a rift. Maddy feels guilty and tries to make it up to him by letting him teach her the ways of his people, whilst she takes him on a road trip to visit her family, allowing both sides to get an appreciation for each others history and strengthen their mother/son bond

13:14 Shadow had a very subtle reference, actually. The two commentators mention at the very end there was a similar incident comparing to Knuckles' final battle, which happened in the year 1974 (50 years ago), and the only thing they can recall is that this "alien" certainly wasn't red.

I'm in the same boat. I had fun for the most part, but I felt like it could've been better, give more characters more screen time (especially Knuckles), and I also feel like they repeated some elements from the first movie into the show. Also, I'm okay with Knuckles not being in a whole lot of episode 4! Also, one little nitpick here. Why didn't they use the song "Unknown from ME" for the credits of episode 6?!? I mean, a lot of people would've freaked out if they heard "Rougher than the rest of them"! Come on, Paramount!

*Maddie and Amy Rose goes on a road trip. That way we can get more Tika Sumpter* 😂

Well the first episode at least felt solid, haven't gotten to the rest. It was occasionally reminded me of something like the SNL alumni comedies for better or worse, but then also there's Knuckles. I wasn't expecting anything in particular but it was entertaining.

My favorite reference was the Golden Axe arcade machine

Every video game movie adaptation needs to be ran by Andre to ensure the highest quality output

I see you have a sonic symphony shirt on did you just buy the merch, or did you go I went to the Cleaveland oh sowing at playhouse square I broke into tears Sonic is amazing. Knuckles+Wade series was amazing especially the first 2 episodes. :)

I feel that had it have more episodes, the story would be fleshed out more, have more actions, introduce more characters from the games. It's not too bad, was hoping for more but it was good. 6/10.

Now, we need a show called Tails (and Natasha Rothwell as Rachel).

Had it goods, had it bads, but overall me and my girl loved it. We can't wait for Sonic 3.

i believe there was a mention of shadow in the series. they said there was a battle in the 70's with an alien but the alien wasnt red. that was a hint to shadow i think

I love how stupidly silly the show is. The rock opera was hilarious

I didn’t even know it came out already

I enjoyed the show for what it was, and if you watched any of the trailers for it beforehand, you should kind of know to expect that it'll deal with a lot of Wade antics. Things might've balanced out better if it was a shorter series or a movie, but it's likely Paramount was all "we're paying for a TV budget not a movie one". People going into it shouldn't expect Sonic 2.5, just a silly buddy comedy we learn that Wade's dad is Robin Hood (Men in Tights). Also it's funny how ep. 4 was the best episode, as Knuckles himself barely showed up in it but the whole rock opera/acid trip thing was about his backstory. Even more surprising is that freakin' Iblis from Sonic 06 is part of said backstory.

We need a Maddie and Tails adventure

I love WADE the series.

Stockard Channing! 😍💋 She still does it for me! 🎉🎉🎉

Great vid

The rock opera reminded me of The Rock off from tenacious D and the pick of destiny

The Buyer is The Hound from game of thrones, that's cool. I haven't given it a chance yet, mainly because you everyone is saying the same thing, it's the Wade & Knuckles show.

I haven't gotten to watch it yet but I hear from people that knuckles (and Wade) is more like Wade (and Knuckles)

That intro really threw me off lmao. I'm so used to the original, but looks great!

It's a 10 out of 10. It warmed up my heart and made me laugh