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''[http://www.youtube.com/user/parks2?feature=mhum Sonic for Hire]'' is a parody series made by Lowbrow Studios. The series stars [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] as washed up and in need to find various jobs to pay debts such as his rent. Almost all of the jobs he is involved in end in failure and has ended in a few cliffhangers. Some of recurring characters he encounters include Dr. Robotnik, [[Earthworm Jim (Videovideo Gamegame)|Earthworm Jim]], [[Kirby]], [[Golden Axe|Gilius Thunderhead]], [[Metroid|Mother Brain]], [[Super Mario Brothers|Mario]], {{spoiler|Darth Vader, The Shredder, and even [[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Mega Man]] from [[Mega Man Dies Atat the End]]}}.
 
Seasons 1 and 2 of Sonic For Hire were mainly about Sonic trying to find various jobs. During the middle of Season 2, however, {{spoiler|Tails bails Sonic out of jail but by using Mario's money, forcing Sonic to work for him. By the end of the season, he kills Mario and becomes head of the Mafia. He spends Season 3 trying to find ways of properly running it until the end, when Tails double-crosses Sonic and blows up his entire fortune}}. Season 4 sees Sonic's return to job-hunting, but now {{spoiler|Tails}} is messing with his efforts...
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* 5. [[Street Fighter]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jccXvmzMzA&list=SL&feature=sh_e_se Watch Here]
* 6. [[Earthworm Jim]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaKJGtjSvY0&list=SL&feature=sh_e_se Watch Here]
* 7. [[Burger Time (Video Game)|Burger Time]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKBHxVX5kvk&list=SL&feature=sh_e_se Watch Here]
* 8. [[Oregon Trail]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLV7CP95DhU&list=SL&feature=sh_e_se Watch Here]
* 9. [[Metroid]] - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOHaujhKxiA&list=SL&feature=sh_e_se Watch Here]
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* 1. [[Excite Bike]]
* 2. [[Dig Dug]]
* 3. [[PacmanPac-Man]]
* 4. [[Bomberman]]
* 5. [[Mortal Kombat]]
* 6. Ice Hockey
* 7. [[Super Mario BrothersBros. 2|Toad]]
* 8. [[Angry Birds]]
* 9. [[Double Dragon]]
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Season 3
* 1. Tapper
* 2. [[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|Link]]
* 3. [[Super Mario Bros (Franchise).|Princess Peach]]
* 4. [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2|Casino Zone (Part 1)]]
* 5. [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|Casino Zone (Part 2)]]
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Season 4
* 1. [[Burger Time (Video Game)|Restart]]
* 2. [[Space Invaders|Ata]][[ETE.T. the Extra -Terrestrial (Videovideo Gamegame)|ri]]
* 3. [[Final Fantasy]]
* 4. [[Pokémon]]
* 5. Cash Explosion
* 6. [[Scribblenauts]]
* 7. [[Mega Man Dies Atat the End (Web Animation)|Mega Man]]
* 8. [[Popeye (comic strip)|The New]] [[Kirby]]
 
 
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=== Sonic For Hire provides examples of: ===
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Sonic originally wanted to kill Soniqua off by making her eat bombs (As seen in "Bomberman"). However, once Sonic sees how useful she can be (She saved his life from [[Mortal Kombat|Goro]]), he considers her a valuable member of the group. He even mentions that he should've used Soniqua to kill off the [[Double Dragon]] Brothers instead of Robotnik and Earthworm Jim and {{spoiler|she killed one of Mario's goons who looked like he was about to attack Sonic}}. In his own way, Sonic ends up subverting this trope.
* [[All Just a Dream|All Just An Acid Trip]]: Episode 3.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: In-universe mainly.
** Sonic sees Kirby and Dig Dug as psychopaths who kill creatures just for the fun of it. {{spoiler|Funny that Kirby killed Dig Dug at the end.}}
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: {{spoiler|Mario}}: "You fucked up my business, let my brother get hit by a bus, and worst of all, some how you managed to program my DVR so it records each episode of [[Bachelor Pad]] like 3 different times."
* [[Axe Crazy]]: Kirby. You will never play another ''Kirby'' game the same way again.
** Sonic's {{spoiler|and Mother Brain's}} kid Soniqua is also this.
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* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Eggman, Earthworm Jim, Kirby and Gilius Thunderhead {{spoiler|arrive right when Mario's goons are about to kill Sonic}}. Soniqua comes later and Tails, although hoping for Sonic to die, {{spoiler|knocks out one of Mario's goons}}.
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Season 3's Ending seems to be a bit like this ... Sonic {{spoiler|loses his mafia after Tails blows up his money and Sonic is now broke as ever}}, and even though he says that his life is down the shitter, he still tries finding more jobs. Some background music even plays in too.
* [[BraininaBrain In a Jar]]: Mother Brain. She tends to have a slightly different personality from her Metroid counterpart.
* [[Brick Joke]]:
** "AVOCADO!!!"
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* [[Continuity Nod]]: After {{spoiler|Mario gets back alive}}, he calls forth not only some villains, but some of the people that hated Sonic, specifically, Blanka, Pit and Dig Dug.
** Also in the episode, Ice Hockey, the monsters from Dig Dug end up in jail chasing after Alex Kidd. They also appear in "Tapper" and "It's On".
** If you watch [[Mega Man Dies At the End (Web Animation)|Mega Man Dies Atat the End]], it's revealed that [[Bomberman]] has {{spoiler|an evil brother}}. He also had a wife (Who was at Bomberman's grave) that Soniqua killed in "Casino Zone Part 1".
** The entire episode of "It's On" includes references from multiple episodes from Seasons 1, 2, and 3. Sonic and {{spoiler|Tails}} chase and fight each other through different places that Sonic has been involved with. Even some of the whereabouts of the other characters are continuity nods to previous episodes.
** If you pay attention in "Tecmo Bowl", it shows that "Sonic on Ice" has a revival, done by Crash Bandicoot. In "It's On", {{spoiler|Kirby ate the whole entire cast}}.
* [[The Cameo]]: Sonic and Thunderhead appear in [[Mega Man Dies At the End (Web Animation)|Mega Man Dies Atat the End]] (a series also made by Low Brow) digging their way out of prison and escaping outside by the next episode.
* [[The Couch]]: And how.
* [[Couch Gag]]: At the end of almost every single episode, there are some outtakes from the recordings of the episodes, such as saying a line (Usually different from the episode). There are a few episodes though that add something to the end and a few that don't even do the line:
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** [[Super Mario Brothers|Peach]]: "Pretty Woman" played instead, along with showing a picture of "Super Italian Labor Plumbers".
** [[Star Wars|The War]]: Different music is played alongside showing the couch gag at the end.
** It's On: [[Mega Man Dies Atat the End]] Teaser showed instead.
* [[Crossover]]: [[Mega Man Dies At the End (Web Animation)|Mega Man Dies Atat the End]] is made by the same creators, so not surprisingly, this has happened.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BehpFa1Ypwg&feature=g-all-u This] is a crossover where Sonic actually gets to meet Mega Man himself. Becomes sort of a parody of bad crossovers, as the whole episode is them just standing around talking awkwardly.
* [[Date Rape]]: Implied in Temco Bowl. Sonic {{spoiler|spiked a cocktail with roofies that were intended for cheerleaders. Earthworm Jim mistakenly drank it.}}
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* [[Downer Ending]]: At the end of Season 3, {{spoiler|Tails blows up all of the mafia money, making Sonic have to work on his own feet again.}}
* [[Expendable Clone]]: {{spoiler|Darth Vader}} kills his Storm Troopers in anger like if it was nothing.
* [[Five -Bad Band]]: Mario's {{spoiler|gang that he sent to kill Sonic. Besides of other people that hated Sonic, Mario had some goon friends of his own that count as this}}.
** [[Big Bad]]: Mario of course, {{spoiler|who got Killed by Sonic}}.
** [[The Dragon]]: Bowser, {{spoiler|who got his face shot by Earthworm Jim.}}
** [[Evil Genius]]: Dr. Wily, {{spoiler|who was thought to be the group of people killed, but apparently just suffered a head injury and due to continuity with [[Mega Man Dies Atat the End]], escaped from jail some time ago, joined Mario, suffered the head injury, and sent to jail again}}.
** [[The Brute]]: Mecha Hitler, {{spoiler|who got killed by [[Complete Monster|Kirby]] of all people}}.
** [[The Dark Chick]]: Well since there were no females in the group, Dracula might as well be the closest one. {{spoiler|He got killed by Gilius Thunderhead}}.
* [[Five -Man Band]]: As of Season 3 ... {{spoiler|Disassembled after "Sonic for Hire: Contra".}}
** [[The Hero]]: Sonic
** [[The Lancer]]: Tails {{spoiler|Now more of an asshole than ever}}.
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** Rings might be worth something for Sonic and Tails, but {{spoiler|they have a pretty poor exchange rate to coins. Pissed Earthworm Jim and Kirby off}}. Also made a running gag in Robotnik and Scribblenauts.
* [[Hilarious Outtakes]]: Almost every single episode ends with one of these (Sound recording). Some of these are things that weren't inserted in the episode, while some of them are stuttering or laughter that occurs whenever they say lines.
* [[HotImprobable SkittySpecies On Wailord ActionCompatibility]]: Sonic + {{spoiler|Mother Brain}} = Soniqua
* [[Humiliation Conga]]: In Atari, Tails runs over Elliot (From ET), Sonic gets arrested by the FBI, and worst of all, finds Gilius Thunderhead {{spoiler|wanting to get a condom full of wine from up his ass}}.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: In the episode, Dig Dug, Sonic tells Dig Dug this:
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** Or if you're watching Season 3, the fact that {{spoiler|Sonic is a mob boss}}, although {{spoiler|he returns to his regular format in Season 4, although Tails is now one of his enemies now}}.
* [[Large Ham]]: Knuckles.
* [[Legion of Doom]]: {{spoiler|Mario is pretty serious about killing Sonic after he knocks him out}}. He even calls forth villains such as Bowser, [[Mega Man (Videovideo Gamegame)|Dr. Wily]], [[Wolfenstein 3D (Video Game)|Mecha Hitler]], [[Castlevania|Dracula]], and [[Street Fighter|Blanka]]. Of course he also gets [[Dig Dug]] and [[Kid Icarus|Pit]] to join as well. {{spoiler|However, in the next episode, Sonic's friends come and kill all of them except for Dr. Wily, who survives in [[Mega Man Dies Atat the End]], and Blanka, who electrocutes Robotnik}}.
* [[Made a Slave]]: Tails {{spoiler|wanted to do this to Sonic after he took over his mafia}}.
* [[On Ice]]: {{spoiler|The conclusion of the Casino Zone 3 Part Special involves this}}.
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** Earthworm Jim in Techmo Bowl.
* [[Pyromaniac]]: Kirby. He sets a bar that Sonic and Tails acquired on fire.
* [[Paper -Thin Disguise]]: Sonic and his crew {{spoiler|disguise themselves poorly as ice skaters}}.
** {{spoiler|Specifically they're dressed as the ice skaters who were dressed as them for "Sonic on Ice"}}
* [[Psycho for Hire]]: Although nowhere near as bad as Kirby, Sonic has stated that he enjoys murdering when working for Mario.
* [[Running Gag]]: Tails {{spoiler|in his convertible}} listening to loud music when {{spoiler|Sonic tries to tell him something}}. He obviously doesn't give a {{spoiler|shit}}.
** Soniqua also yelling out "Avocado!"
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* [[Royal Brat]]: Alongside the [[Butt Monkey|treatment]] that he received from Sonic, {{spoiler|Tails in Season 4}} basically becomes this after getting rich. Heck, he even sets a bunch of money on fire for no reason at all.
* [[Shoddy Knockoff Product]]: Princess Potato.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Soniqua is commonly misspelled as "Seniqua".
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: Shown in "Wrestlemania". Everyone except for Mother Brain tends to act really "stalkerish" towards Sonic, especially Amy Rose. After Sonic rejects her, {{spoiler|Soniqua hits her with a chair}}.
* [[Stealth Pun]] / [[Title Drop]]: In "Contra", {{spoiler|Tails takes over Sonic's position after he got put in the hospital from "Duck Hunt"}}. He says that Sonic will still be around, but he'll be getting assigned jobs, so it would be more like "Sonic ... for hire".
* [[Stockholm Syndrome]]: Princess Peach.
* [[Surrounded Byby Idiots]]: Tails, especially in the Link episode. Tails suggests looking for Princess Peach, but Link suggests margaritas, which everyone agrees with. Tails asks him to find the princess, but then at the end, they stop at the Margarita Manor. Everyone goes crazy over margaritas, while Tails gets really pissed and announces he hates the group.
** This is basically Sonic with Gilius Thunderhead in {{spoiler|Season 4}}.
* [[Squick]]: Sonic's response upon realizing that he {{spoiler|had sex with Mother Brain}}.
** Also invoked as Sonic's thoughts upon Gilius Thunderhead wanting to get a {{spoiler|condom full of wine from up his ass}}.
* [[Take That]]: The {{spoiler|[[Angry Birds]]}} of Season 2 is viewed as this.
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* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Gilius Thunderhead. Not only did he {{spoiler|get sent to jail for a backfired attempt starting a bar}}, he screwed up Sonic by {{spoiler|murdering a bunch of [[Final Fantasy]] characters}} that would've offered Sonic and Gilius a nice place to live.
* [[Too Much Information]]: When Princess Potato talks about {{spoiler|not getting enough info from Mario because they would only have sex for a short time. She goes way into detail about it.}}
* [[Took a Level Inin Jerkass]]: {{spoiler|As of season 4 - Tails. Oh, so very much}}.
* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: Sonic.
* [[Verbal Tic]]: Soniqua says "Avacado" a lot.
* [[Viewer Gender Confusion]]: In-Universe with Soniqua (Although most videos show that she's female, "Pokemon" confirms that Soniqua is a girl) and Birdo (Especially after {{spoiler|Sonic banged him/her}}).
* [[What Happened to Thethe Mouse?]]: In "Frogger", Mario decided to give Sonic another chance with not screwing up a job. Sonic said that he ordered a bunch of stuff from Amazon and it would be delivered to Mario's {{spoiler|Sonic's in Season 3}} office. It has never been mentioned since and {{spoiler|the office is now destroyed as of Season 4}}.
* [[WhosWho's Laughing Now?]]: {{spoiler|Tails}} becomes this in Season 4 ... even more of a jerkass than Robotnik was in Season 1. After being in Sonic's shadow and being constantly ignored or ridiculed by him, {{spoiler|Tails}}, usually in a convertible, screws up Sonic's already miserable life.
* [[Word of God]]: According to [[Low Brow]] Studios, Dr. Wily survived in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f59o-5DsUbg "The Battle: Part 2"], but he had "one hell of a head injury".
** If you subscribe to their [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sonic-For-Hire/167663753283261 Facebook page], they sometimes post about (As if Sonic was typing the status) various things that happen outside of the episodes. Between Season 3 and 4, Sonic got into a serious crack addiction, which is mentioned in the first episode of Season 4. What does Sonic do after {{spoiler|Tails treats him like shit at Burger Time? He smokes crack in the bathroom, burns the place down, and steals Knuckles's moped}} for crack money.
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