 Japanese title card · “Go into Space, Chaotix” | |
| Series | Sonic X (ソニックX), TMS Entertainment |
| Season | Season 3 (2005–2006) |
| Episode | Season 3, episode 7 · no. 59 of 78 |
| English title | “Galactic Gumshoes” (4Kids) |
| Japanese title | カオティクス、宇宙へ行く (Kaotikusu, Uchū e Iku, “Go into Space, Chaotix”) |
| Japan | Not shown on Japanese TV until 3 April 2020 (Kids Station) |
| First aired (US) | 22 October 2005 · 4Kids TV (Fox) |
| Directed by | Hideki Hiroshima |
| Written by | Yoshio Urasawa |
| Storyboard | Masanori Mizuhara |
| Previous episode | Desperately Seeking Sonic (S03E06) |
| Next episode | Trick Sand (S03E08) |
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Galactic Gumshoes is episode 7 of Season 3 of Sonic X and the 59th of the anime’s 78 episodes. In Japan it is called “Go into Space, Chaotix” (カオティクス、宇宙へ行く). It premiered in English: 4Kids aired it on 4Kids TV (Fox) on 22 October 2005, after a French TV debut on 17 March 2005, while Japanese TV only showed it on 3 April 2020. It was directed by Hideki Hiroshima and written by Yoshio Urasawa.
Synopsis
Care packages are on the way: Chuck has worked out how to beam objects from Earth into Sonic’s world. Vanilla takes delivery and hires the Chaotix to fly the load out to Chris – and to look in on Cream while they’re at it – in a spaceship Chuck has thoughtfully sent too.
On the Blue Typhoon, Knuckles is losing patience over a chess game, and Sonic has to be hauled back on a rope after drifting off into space. When the Chaotix pull up, the crew mistakes their ship for a Metarex and beats the detectives up one by one as they try to get aboard. Insulted, they leave; Tails chases them down, works out who they are, and apologies, tea and cake follow.
Then Vector asks Cream why she is on the ship at all, and she storms off with Cosmo and Cheese. Misreading Vanilla’s wishes, Vector decides to take Cream home, with Cosmo stowing away, and Sonic has to fight him before everyone settles their differences. On the Crimson Egg, Rouge finds a mysterious capsule.
Key Moments
- Chuck finds a way to send supplies to Sonic’s world.
- The crew mistakes the Chaotix for the Metarex.
- Vector tries to take Cream home.
Trivia
- Written by Yoshio Urasawa, the first of his two Season 3 scripts.
- On home video: the The Complete 5th Season DVD set (2006); and Discotek’s Sonic X Collection 2 (2016) and complete-series Blu-rays.
Watch the Episode
The full 4Kids English episode, uploaded by TMS Entertainment’s official “Anime! on TMS” YouTube channel (checked 6 November 2026).
Part of our Sonic X Season 3 guide. See the Sonic X series page for the cast, theme songs and home video.
Sources: titles, credits and air dates from Wikipedia’s list of Sonic X episodes and Sonic Wiki Zone, cross-checked with each other and with Luke’s original Sonic Scene episode table; synopsis written for Sonic Scene from the episode, Wikipedia’s summary and Sonic Wiki Zone’s plot notes; title card and screenshots via Sonic Wiki Zone, copied to our media library.