Sonic X (WBC dub and revival) (Johnsonverse)

From 2013 to 2015, Johnson Television prepared a new dub of Sonic X with the current video game cast. The dub aired on WBC, and was produced via Johnson's 4K Entertainment division.

Background
Upon buying 4Kids Entertainment (later 4K Entertainment), Tim Johnson was unsatisfied with the 4Kids dubs of some of their shows (many of which had been forced upon by FCC and network regulations), believing that the changes ruined the dubs for anime fans like him and his twin sister Chloe. He sought to make more accurate dubs of their shows under the new label, 4K Entertainment, which superseded 4Kids. One of the first new dubs 4K produced was Sonic X, which was dubbed by 4Kids and originally aired in the US between 2003 and 2006. With full knowledge of the Japanese language, Johnson personally translated all 78 episodes himself, and translated the opening and closing themes.

Casting
Many cast members from the video games reprise their roles in the new dub. Several big names were brought in to dub the human characters, such as Michael Douglas as Chris' father Nelson, and James Woods as Alfred Butler. Johnson himself voices Sonic's human companion Chris Thorndyke. Mike Pollock and Darren Dunstan reprised their respective roles from the 4Kids version (Dr. Eggman and Ella, and Mister Tanaka, respectively).

Theme music
"Sonic Drive", "Future (Mi-Ra-I)", and "T.O.P." were all performed by Johnny Gioeli and Jun Senoue of Crush 40, while "The Shining Road" was performed by Nikki Gregoroff (who performed "My Sweet Passion" in both Sonic Adventure games).

Cast

 * Roger Craig Smith as Sonic
 * Tim Johnson as Chris Thorndyke
 * Kate Higgins as Tails (Season 1 and 2)
 * Travis Willingham as Knuckles
 * Mike Pollock as Dr. Eggman, Ella and Professor Gerald Robotnik
 * Cindy Robinson as Amy
 * Michelle Ruff as Cream and Cream’s mom
 * Vic Migonogna as the President
 * Cree Summer as Christina Cooper
 * Burt Reynolds as Sam Speed
 * Tom Kenny as Decoe
 * Bill Farmer as Bocoe
 * Eric Bauza as Bokkun
 * Kirk Thornton as Shadow
 * Karen Strassman as Rouge
 * Keith Silverstein as Vector
 * Troy Baker as Espio
 * Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Tails (Season 3) and Charmy
 * Kyle Hebert as Big
 * Christopher Lloyd as Chuck Thorndyke
 * Michael Douglas as Nelson Thorndyke
 * Mila Kunis as Lindsey Thorndyke
 * Darren Dunstan as Mister Tanaka
 * Mark Hamill as Mister Stewart
 * Meredith Vieira as Scarlet Garcia
 * Tom Wilson as Jerome Wise
 * Jane Lynch as Topaz
 * Kweski Boakye as Danny
 * Sara Paxton as Frances
 * Anndi McAfee as Helen
 * James Yaegashi as Hawk
 * Moriah Angeline as Maria Robotnik
 * James Woods as Alfred Butler
 * Jaleel White as Elmer Johnson
 * William Shatner as Dark Oak
 * Laura Bailey as Cosmo
 * Stephanie Lemelin as Galaxina
 * Chloe Johnson as Molly

Changes from 4Kids dub

 * The series is completely uncut, lacking the censorship imposed by regulations.
 * The original music and themes are all retained.

Reception
The 4K dub was praised for staying true to the original Japanese-lnguage version, and is widely regarded as the definitive English-dubbed version of the series.