When George attempts to rent the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's instead of reading the book, multiple rows of SEGA Genesis games can be spotted behind him in the video rental store. Half of the poster is cut-off, hiding Tails, and only Sonic's silhouette can be seen. 12 "The Tale of the Crimson Clown" (9 April 1994)Ī Sonic the Hedgehog 2 poster can be seen in the boy's room right above his desk.
In the middle of the class is an un-groomed deadbeat kid wearing a Sonic shirt who does not know how to answer any of the questions.Īre You Afraid of the Dark? – Season 3, ep. In this commercial, a fast talking teacher quizzes his class on what system is better to buy, SNES which comes with 4 games (referring to the Super Mario All-Stars compilation) or a SEGA (he does not say the name of any specific SEGA system). Smack in the middle of the great console wars of the 1990s, there was an American Super Nintendo commercial which was in promotion of Super Mario All-Stars. Another commercial included Buster and Babs Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures. Main article: McDonald'sIn a commercial for a McDonald's Happy Train set for their anniversary, Sonic is featured (along with other non-McDonald's characters such as Barbie) helping Ronald McDonald decorate for a party. In 1993 Sega sponsored the Williams Formula One race team, which won both the constructor's and driver's championship with Alain Prost and Damon Hill as drivers. In June 2020, the trophy was returned to McLaren Technology Centre and put on display alongside other trophies. However, the Sonic trophy was merely for promotional purposes, and Senna was handed the real race trophy shortly afterwards. During the race, Sega's logo could be seen everywhere, from advertising hoardings to the podium backdrop, where the racer Ayrton Senna was photographed holding aloft a Sonic the Hedgehog trophy at the end of the race. Sega sponsored the 1993 Formula One European Grand Prix. It made appearances up until 1997, though archival footage from 1994 was used for that year's broadcast due to high winds. Despite this, the balloon was allowed to re-appear in subsequent years. This balloon was one of two that crashed that year, the other being Rex from We're Back: A Dinosaur's Story. Unfortunately, the balloon crashed into a lamppost just south of Columbus Circle, injuring an off-duty police officer and a child. In addition to being the first video game character, the float was also one of the larger ones at its debut. Music from Sonic the Hedgehog Boom could be heard in the broadcast. He debuted in the 1993 parade and remained the only game character to fly the skies until Nintendo commissioned the Pikachu float in 2001. Main article: Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Sonic BalloonSonic made history as the first video game character to star in the famed Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.