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My Gym Partner's a Monkey (2005)

My Gym Partner's a Monkey poster
Genre
children's television series, comedy television series, adventure television series
Country
United States
Length
4 seasons, 100 episodes
Rated
TV-Y7
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 110 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A human boy named Adam Lyon is accidentally sent to a middle school for animals because of a name mix-up. He befriends a spider monkey named Jake and navigates school life with a cast of odd animal characters.

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What happens

My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American animated sitcom created by Tim Cahill and Julie McNally Cahill for Cartoon Network. It aired from December 26, 2005, to November 27, 2008, ending with a total of four seasons and 56 episodes. The series follows Adam Lyon, a human who, after a clerical error listed his surname as "Lion", is forced to transfer to Charles Darwin Middle School, a school for local anthropomorphic zoo animals, where he is partnered with Jake Spidermonkey in gym, and quickly becomes best friends with him. Saerom Animation provided the animation. The series won an Emmy Award in 2007 and was nominated for four Annie Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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