Sonic for Hire (2011)

Adventure · Animation · Comedy

Sonic is decipted in the series as a man out of a job and has a lack-of-income. So, Tails decides that he should earn money by working for third-party video games.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (225 votes)
Episode average: 6.8 -1.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

7.09 avg 13 episodes 6.7 → 6.6 20 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Paperboy	6.7	8
2	Punch Drunk	7.9	8
3	Toe Jam & Earl	7.1	9
4	Robotnik	7.7	11
5	Street Fighter	6.6	8
6	Earthworm Jim	6.7	7
7	Burger Time	7.4	8
8	Oregon Trail	6.4	8
9	Metroid	8.4	11
10	Kirby	6.0	9
11	Tetris	7.6	8
12	Golden Axe	7.1	9
13	Kid Icarus	6.6	8

Season 2 (2011)

6.78 avg 13 episodes 6.3 → 7.8 20 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	ExciteBike	6.3	7
2	Dig Dug	6.3	6
3	PacMan	7.4	9
4	Bomberman	6.7	8
5	Mortal Kombat	7.1	7
6	Ice Hockey	7.4	7
7	Toad	6.7	7
8	Angry Birds	6.3	7
9	Double Dragon	6.2	7
10	Frogger	7.0	6
11	Donkey Kong Country	6.2	7
12	The Battle: Part 01	6.8	6
13	The Battle: Part 02	7.8	6

Season 3 (2011)

6.91 avg 13 episodes 6.6 → 5.8 20 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Tapper	6.6	5
2	Link	6.6	5
3	Peach	6.4	5
4	Casino Zone: Part One	8.0	6
5	Casino Zone: Part Two	8.0	6
6	Casino Zone: Part Three	7.7	6
7	Tecmo Bowl	7.7	7
8	The War: Part One	7.2	7
9	The War: Part Two	8.0	8
10	Wrestlemania	5.8	7
11	Duck Hunt	6.5	6
12	Contra	5.5	8
13	It's On	5.8	7

Season 4 (2012)

6.42 avg 13 episodes 6.5 → 6.8 20 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Restart	6.5	6
2	Atari	7.0	5
3	Final Fantasy	7.2	5
4	Pokemon	7.0	7
5	Cash Explosion	5.0	6
6	Scribblenauts	6.6	5
7	MegaMan	6.0	8
8	The New Kirby	6.3	7
9	Mass Effect	6.4	6
10	Two Bad Characters	6.2	7
11	El Padrino	5.8	7
12	Movie Magic	6.6	6
13	The Red Carpet	6.8	7

Season 5 (2012)

6.93 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.3 20 min avg

Rebound

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Star Fox	7.0	6
2	Aliens	7.4	6
3	Joust	6.8	6
4	Blaster Master	6.4	6
5	Mother Brain	7.0	6
6	Asteroids	7.2	6
7	Destroy Venom	6.8	6
8	Star Wars	6.6	6
9	Rocket Knight Adventures	7.2	6
10	StarCraft	6.8	6
11	Shadow	6.6	6
12	Falco	7.0	6
13	Space Chicken	7.3	7

Season 6 (2013)

6.72 avg 13 episodes 6.8 → 7.5 20 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Chrono Trigger	6.8	5
2	Sonic Knuckles	6.6	6
3	Streets of Rage	6.6	5
4	Eggman	7.0	5
5	Crash Bandicoot	6.8	6
6	Thunderhead	6.8	5
7	The Avengers	5.8	6
8	Return of the Plumber	6.6	5
9	Soniqua Mad	6.6	6
10	Flaming Bag of Poop	6.6	5
11	Things Get Messy	6.6	5
12	This Can't Be Good	7.0	6
13	Reset	7.5	7

Season 7 (2013)

6.43 avg 13 episodes 7.8 → 7.2 20 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rebuild	7.8	7
2	Back to Work	6.6	5
3	Elevator Action	6.6	5
4	Kung Fu	6.0	7
5	TMNT	6.4	6
6	Wreck It Ralph	7.0	7
7	Castlevania	6.2	6
8	Ghosts 'n Goblins	5.4	5
9	Battletoads	5.8	5
10	A Link to the Past	5.6	6
11	Gears of War	6.0	6
12	Lowbrow	7.0	6
13	The Creator	7.2	6