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| Series | Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (“AoStH”), first-run syndication |
| Episode | Episode 33 of 65 in production order (code 238-133) · aired 47th · WildBrain no. 133 |
| First aired (US) | 9 November 1993 · syndication |
| Written by | Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly |
| Directed by | Kent Butterworth |
| Sonic Says | Colds |
| Previous | Momma Robotnik Returns |
| Next | Mad Mike, Da Bear Warrior |
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Spaceman Sonic is episode 33 of Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog in production order (production code 238-133), the order used by the DVDs, WildBrain’s official uploads and our episode guide. It was the 47th episode to air in the 1993 syndicated run, on 9 November 1993. It was written by Bruce Shelly & Reed Shelly and directed by Kent Butterworth.
Synopsis
From his private launch pad, Cape Robotnik, the doctor sends Scratch and Grounder on a rocket mission to mine two tonnes of power crystals from the asteroid belt. Tails overhears the plan, and he and Sonic slip aboard just before lift-off.
Grounder breaks the controls almost at once, and while the robots can do without air, Sonic and Tails cannot. Sonic lures the robots to the back of the ship, steers the rocket to an abandoned space station, and the heroes set off to find a way home.
The station has a resident, though: a purple space monster that hunts everyone aboard. Stranded, chased and with Robotnik trying to blow them out of the sky, Sonic builds an escape craft out of Scratch and Grounder’s spare parts, and everybody makes it back to Mobius.
Key Moments
- Cape Robotnik, the doctor’s own space centre.
- Sonic and Tails stow away on the rocket.
- An escape craft built from Badnik spare parts.
Sonic Says
Sonic explains how to avoid catching – and spreading – a cold.
Every episode’s segment is listed on the series page.
Trivia
- Its Sonic Says, about colds, fits an episode spent in the chill of space.
- Between them, Bruce Shelly and Reed Shelly also wrote Super Special Sonic Search & Smash Squad, Lovesick Sonic, Birth of a Salesman, Tails’ New Home, Tails’ Tale, Hero of the Year and Fast and Easy.
Watch the Episode
The full episode, from WildBrain’s official WildBrain Hero Tower channel on YouTube (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog episode guide. See the series page for the show’s history, cast, Sonic Says and home video.
Sources: production code, air date and writer from Sonic Wiki Zone’s episode list (codes from the US Copyright Office record), Wikipedia and Sonic Retro (Wayback copy), cross-checked against Luke’s 2017 list and the on-screen title card; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode and these summaries; title card via Sonic Retro and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.