 Japanese title card · “Please Marmolin!” | |
| Series | Sonic X (ソニックX), TMS Entertainment |
| Season | Season 3 (2005–2006) |
| Episode | Season 3, episode 17 · no. 69 of 78 |
| English title | “The Planet of Misfortune” (4Kids) |
| Japanese title | お願いマルモリン！ (Onegai Marumorin!, “Please Marmolin!”) |
| Japan | Not shown on Japanese TV until 17 April 2020 (Kids Station) |
| First aired (US) | 25 February 2006 · 4Kids TV (Fox) |
| Directed by | Hideki Hiroshima |
| Written by | Kiyoko Yoshimura |
| Storyboard | Seiji Okuda |
| Previous episode | A Revolutionary Tale (S03E16) |
| Next episode | Terror on the Typhoon (S03E18) |
ComedyMarmolims
The Planet of Misfortune is episode 17 of Season 3 of Sonic X and the 69th of the anime’s 78 episodes. In Japan it is called “Please Marmolin!” (お願いマルモリン！). It premiered in English: 4Kids aired it on 4Kids TV (Fox) on 25 February 2006, after a French TV debut on 9 April 2005, while Japanese TV only showed it on 17 April 2020. It was directed by Hideki Hiroshima and written by Kiyoko Yoshimura.
Synopsis
On Earth, Danny, Frances and Helen are trying to crack the password on Chris’ teleport gate, without luck – it answers to Chris alone. Out in space, what Sonic takes for a meteor turns out, once Tails reels it in, to be a tiny ship crewed by three Chao-like creatures.
They are the Marmolims Momo, Lue and Lylem, and they are carrying a Chaos Emerald. At first they won’t part with it, and in the end the gem comes at a price: Sonic’s crew has to see the little travellers and their ship safely back to their own planet.
Planet Marmolim is a world of magic. While Sonic smashes the diseased growth smothering its Planet Egg, Amy has her fortune told and plots a love spell to win him over at last. It goes wrong in the most romantic way: the spell lands on Tails and Cosmo instead, and Amy is left fuming as the two of them watch the moon together.
Key Moments
- The Marmolims Momo, Lue and Lylem.
- Sonic frees Planet Marmolim’s Planet Egg.
- Amy’s love spell catches Tails and Cosmo instead.
Trivia
- Translations vary: our 2017 table gave “Please Marmolin!”, while Wikipedia prefers “Please, Marmolim!”.
- On home video: the So Long, Sonic DVD set (2007); 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.