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"A Date to Forget" is the forty-second episode of the anime series, Sonic X, as well as the first episode in the Emerl Saga. It first aired on 18 January 2004 and 29 January 2005 in Japan and the United States respectively.

Appearances[]

Characters:

Races and species:

Songs[]

Japanese version[]

English version[]

  • "Gotta Go Fast" - Opening theme (USA and CAN)
  • "Sonic X" - Opening theme (AUS, NZ and UK)
  • "Gotta Go Fast" (shortened) - Closing theme

Plot[]

The episode begins with the ruins of Dr. Eggman's fortress where inside, Bokkun is seen activating a robot named Emerl and briefs Emerl about their important mission. The two then leave the base.

At the Thorndyke Mansion, Amy angrily marches into the lounge demanding for Sonic to show himself thinking that Sonic forgot about their date. Just then, Sam Speed arrives at the mansion and asks for Sonic's whereabouts, who also had plans with Sonic. With Sonic apparently turning both of their plans down, Sam and Amy decide to go out together. During their road trip, Amy vents about how Sonic is always busy running on his everyday adventures alone and doesn't have time for Amy although Sam boasts about his car they are in, not listening to Amy's words. She proceeds to change the topic and asks Sam to take them towards the beach while agreeing not to talk about Sonic.

In prison, Dr. Eggman, Decoe and Bocoe complained about their lifestyle in prison though the doctor assured the robots that their "breakout" team would hopefully free the imprisoned trio. Later, Sonic is running around a shipping yard and encounters Bokkun riding on a tank (piloted by Emerl) and proceeds to attack him with the tank as it fires explosive shells at Sonic who easily dodged all of them. With Amy and Sam, the duo stumble at a roadblock full of sheep while heading towards a beach, with Amy enraged that they are lost. The two eventually stop at a general store to buy a map to plan their route to a beach. They were given a map from an old man when he recognized Amy and Sam being friends of Sonic as an expression of gratitude the old man has for Sonic and recounts an incident where Sonic helped his grandson.

Back at Sonic and Bokkun's fight, while Sonic stopped the tank's cannon from firing any more shells, Bokkun surprises him with the tank attacking him with a pair of hands. However, Sonic was able to trick the hands to twist against each other, knocking the tank over. Bokkun exclaimed that a robot was heading to break Eggman out of jail before fleeing, though Sonic pegged a debris of the tank at Bokkun knocking down the flying robot and investigates the inside of the ruined tank.

Meanwhile, Amy and Sam reminisce about Sonic once more but suddenly, they spot the Bomb Tank heading towards the city, prompting Amy and Sam back onto his car and pursue it. Sam is informed that the Bomb Tank would potentially be used to break Eggman free from jail. When it seemed that Amy and Sam may not reach it, Sam drives off-road into a shortcut which manages to get them ahead of the Bomb Tank and engage it head on. With a swing of her hammer, Amy successfully struck the Bomb Tank, causing it to explode and be destroyed. With Sam now driving at speeds nearing Sonic's running speeds, Amy learns why Sonic likes to run so much, and she and Sam soon arrive at the beach. Meanwhile, Bokkun ends up in prison, reuniting with Dr. Eggman, Decoe and Bocoe who glared furiously at Bokkun. Sonic then shows up at the beach and while Amy is glad to see him thinking he cared about her, Sonic dodges Amy's attempt to hug him and gets his race with Sam, leaving Amy behind. Amy furiously yells that she had the worst date ever. In the end, Cream and Cheese find Emerl in the Thorndyke Mansion's garden.

Eyecatch cards[]

Regional differences[]

  • Emerl is renamed Emel in the English dub due to an error in translation.
  • In the Japanese version, Amy threatened to hurt Chris if Sonic did not come out. But in the English dub, she accuses him of hiding Sonic from her.
  • A seven second shot of Amy releasing Chris from a chokehold and him reacting in pain was cut from the dub.
  • A shot of Sam Speed speaking was edited in the dub.
  • The text on the store's posters were erased in the dub.
  • The old man's grandson's name is changed from Steven to Bobbie Joe in the English dub.
  • A seventy five second scene of Sam and Amy out for a drive was cut from the dub.
  • When Amy and Sam encounter Eggman's robot, Amy stands up at various points and gets out of her seat various times. In the English dub, she remains in her seat.
  • "SONIC DRIVE" was replaced with generic action music in the dub.

Title in other languages[]

Language Title Translation
Japanese エミー愛の逃避行!? Amy's Love Escape Journey!?
Chinese 艾咪!愛的逃避之行? Amy! Love Escape Journey?
French Un beau lapin A beautiful date
German Das geplatzte Date The ruptured date
Greek Έιμι, πάει ο έρωτας; Amy, is love going?
Hebrew !?איימי, בורחת מאהבה Amy, running away from love?!
Italian Un appuntamento da dimenticare / La super velocità A date to forget / The super speed
Korean 에이미 사랑의 도피! Amy's love escape!
Polish Zapomniana randka A forgotten date
Portuguese (Brazil) Amy, jornada de fuga do amor!? Amy, Love Escape Journey!?
Romanian Amy și încurcatele căi ale inimii Amy and the tangled ways of the heart
Russian Эми: Бегство от любви!? Amy: Getaway from love!?
Spanish (Latin America) ¡¿La partida por amor de Amy?! The game for the love of Amy ?!
Spanish (Spain) Una cita para olvidar A date to forget
Thai เอมี่หนีรัก Amy runs away from love

References[]

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