Mario & Sonic the Hedgehog (S2E2) Mario & Sonic Meets Mighty & Ray (ft. Angry Birds)
2"Mario & Sonic Meets Mighty & Ray", commonly referred to as "Mario & Sonic the Hedgehog Meets Mighty the Armadillo & Ray the Flying Squirrel", is the second episode of the sub-series "Mario & Sonic the Hedgehog: The Next Generation", a second series of the Nickelodeon/Illumination series Mario & Sonic the Hedgehog, broadcast on 20 May 2023.
This episode was produced by 20th Century Fox, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, MTV Entertainment Studios, Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures, Nickelodeon and Original Film, and distributed by Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment. It features the Angry Birds characters from "Sonic the Hedgehog & Angry Birds": Red, Chuck, Bomb, Bad Piggies and the Hatchlings. Directed by Mario and the Angry Birds in their directorial debut, it features Mighty the Armadillo, Ray the Flying Squirrel and Bowser, but eventually re-introduces it as the live-action appearance.
In this episode, Mighty and Ray returns to see their friends while Mario's enemy Bowser agrees to start a boxing fight.
BROADCAST:
20 May 2023
RUNNING TIME:
26 minutes
MUSIC FEATURED:
"Axel F" (by Harold Faltermeyer, from "Beverly Hills Cop")
"Payback" (by Sage the Gemini, Kevin Gates, Future and Juicy J, from "Furious 7")
"Come and Get Your Love" (by Redbone)
PLOT:
The News Reporting Duos, consisting of Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, arrives along with the Angry Birds to reconcile with Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. Their family, such as Miles "Tails" Prower, Luigi, Knuckles the Echidna, Yoshi the Dinosaur, Red, Chuck, Bomb, Doctor Robotnik, Shadow the Hedgehog, Silver the Hedgehog, Amy Rose and Princess Peach, are surprised to see them. Unaware of what will happen, Koopa Troopa arrives to tell his king of the Dark Lands, Bowser, a reckless leader of his army, that Mario and Sonic have brought part of the family. Bowser refuses, but then agrees to arrive.
Meanwhile, back at the place, Mighty and Ray are surprised when Sonic and his Angry Birds made their own theatrical Hollywood films for Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Mario and Luigi, who realized that they made their own successful rebooted film "The Super Mario Bros. Movie", overlooks that Bowser has officially arrived. Mario and Luigi interrogates Bowser and throws him into the group's club. As Bowser gets up, he is again attacked by Toothless the Dragon, who instead releases him. Earlier on, Agnes and Max are shocked and surprised by Mighty and Ray's arrival. As Bowser agrees to start a boxing fight as Mighty and Ray challenges him into a duel, the song "Payback" by Kevin Gates, Future, Juicy J and Sage the Gemini plays. Working together, Mighty and Ray overpowers Bowser, ending the fight. Mighty and Ray are welcomed aboard, but Bowser begins to leave. Mario offers Bowser a second chance to join in, who agrees to join in.
CRAZY CREDITS:
The 2009 20th Century Fox logo plays, but with the 1994 fanfare.