My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American animated television series created by Julie McNally-Cahill and Timothy Cahill (the latter is also the director of all episodes) for Cartoon Network.[1] The series first aired on December 26, 2005, as a sneak peek during Cartoon Network's "Sneak Peek Week" block, airing alongside fellow Cartoon Network original series Ben 10, Cartoon Network European co-production Robotboy, and acquired Canadian YTV series Zixx. The series officially premiered on February 24, 2006. The series aired for a total of four seasons and 56 episodes (not including shorts).
Series overview
editEpisodes
editPilot (2003)
editMy Gym Partner's a Monkey had one pilot created for Cartoon Network by Julie and Timothy Cahill, one made in late 2003 shared the same name of the TV series.
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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0 | "My Gym Partner's a Monkey" | 2003 | |
Adam Lyon attends Charles Darwin Middle School because his last name is "Lion". |
Season 1 (2005–06)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | |
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1a | 1a | "Inoculation Day" | Tom Sheppard | Rossen Varbanov | December 26, 2005 | |
On School Vaccination Day, Adam is inadvertently hit with a vial of "monkey virus" intended for Jake. He soon devolves into a crazed ape, forcing Jake to lead Principal Pixiefrog, Coach Gills, and Nurse Gazelle on a hunt to restore him to normal. | ||||||
1b | 1b | "Animal Testing" | Julie McNally-Cahill and Timothy Cahill | William Reiss | December 26, 2005 | |
A high score in the school placement test puts Adam in Mr. Blowhole's class where he is teased by the Spiffies at first, but he is soon respected by them when they see his excellent spelling skills. | ||||||
2a | 2a | "Lyon of Scrimmage" | Julie McNally-Cahill and Timothy Cahill | William Reiss | February 24, 2006 | |
Coach Gills teams Adam and Jake as one player for the Charles Darwin middle school football team when Adam displays excellent memory at the game play and Jake displays his good arm for tossing. | ||||||
2b | 2b | "Bad News Bear" | Julie McNally-Cahill and Timothy Cahill | William Reiss | February 24, 2006 | |
After Adam and Jake break a fish tube, Jake's consequence is to work in the school office filing papers, while Adam's punishment is to guide an endangered panda, Dingbang, around the school. | ||||||
3a | 3a | "Chew on This" | Tom Sheppard | Kelsey Mann | February 24, 2006 | |
Adam literally cannot stomach the thought of eating the lunch menu at Charles Darwin Middle School, and Principal Pixiefrog agrees to provide human food as a substitute to avoid a lawsuit. When all of the animals get hooked on the food, they bloat to a massive size and force Adam to take drastic measures to break their addiction. | ||||||
3b | 3b | "The 'A' Word" | Roger Eschbacher | Nate Cash | February 24, 2006 | |
Jake is offended after Adam complains that Bull Sharkowski "went ape" on him, so Adam tries to make up to him, though Jake keeps refusing the apologies. | ||||||
4a | 4a | "Shark Attack" | Julie McNally-Cahill and Timothy Cahill | Kelsey Mann | March 3, 2006 | |
When Adam accidentally hits resident bully Bull Sharkowski's snout, he is dubbed as the new school bully. | ||||||
4b | 4b | "Me Adam, You Jake" | Julie McNally-Cahill and Timothy Cahill | William Reiss | March 3, 2006 | |
5a | 5a | "The Sheds" | Roger Eschbacher | Chong Suk Lee | March 10, 2006 | |
Slips the green tree python is shedding his old skin but everyone thinks it is a virus he is spreading around the school called the AAACCCK. | ||||||
5b | 5b | "Shiny Thing" | Tom Sheppard | Kirk Tingblad | March 10, 2006 | |
Jake breaks a cardinal CDMS rule when he brings a shiny glass doorknob to class, and discovers why such items are banned—they make any animal who sees them fall into a hypnotic trance. Jake soon begins abusing his power and becomes a mad dictator who forces everyone to study at the Jake Spidermonkey Center for the Study of Monkey Butts, and it's up to Adam to fight back and save the school. | ||||||
6a | 6a | "Amazon Kevin" | Tom Sheppard | Nate Cash | March 17, 2006 | |
Amazon Kevin from Adam's favorite T.V. show, Amazon Kevin's Wild Animal Takedown, comes as a surprise guest to the school, though the animal students hate him due to him beating up animals on the show. | ||||||
6b | 6b | "Grub Drive" | Tom Sheppard | Kelsey Mann | March 17, 2006 | |
7a | 7a | "Law and Odor" | Tom Sheppard | Rossen Varbanov | March 24, 2006 | |
After receiving a number of citations, Adam and Jake are put on hall monitor duty, and Adam discovers the corruption of the hall monitor students. | ||||||
7b | 7b | "Yesterday's Funny Monkey" | Tom Sheppard | William Reiss | March 24, 2006 | |
Jake becomes the school's class clown after his talking buttocks routine is a success. | ||||||
8a | 8a | "It's the Scary Old Custodian, Adam Lyon" | Roger Eschbacher | Kirk Tingblad | April 7, 2006 | |
On Howloween, Adam goes into the boiler room to get a file for Principal Pixiefrog, and discovers the ghost of an old human janitor. | ||||||
8b | 8b | "My Science Project" | Tom Sheppard | Chong Suk Lee | April 7, 2006 | |
Jake makes up for semi-intentionally ruining Adam's science fair project by implanting a robotic arm in his skull that starts to have a mind of its own. | ||||||
9a | 9a | "Two Tons of Fun" | Roger Eschbacher | William Reiss | April 14, 2006 | |
9b | 9b | "Docu-Trauma" | Tom Sheppard | Rossen Varbanov | April 14, 2006 | |
Zira Cornelius, a famous documentary filmmaker, comes to Charles Darwin Middle School and focuses on Adam, believing him to be an unknown species, unknowing he's a human boy with a zit, swollen nose, and muddy clothes (due to a bad start that morning). | ||||||
10a | 10a | "Supplies Party" | Roger Eschbacher | Rossen Varbanov | April 21, 2006 | |
Adam is celebrating his birthday party at Piggy Porker's Pizza Palace, but when his human and animal friends both show up, he has to find ways to keep them apart or else will be embarrassed. | ||||||
10b | 10b | "She's Koala That" | Tom Sheppard | Chong Suk Lee | April 21, 2006 | |
Adam befriends a koala named Deidre out of pity, who turns out to annoy him as much as she annoys everyone else. | ||||||
11a | 11a | "Political Animals" | Roger Eschbacher and Tom Sheppard | Kelsey Mann | April 28, 2006 | |
Adam enters the school elections and faces off against seemingly powerful Bull Sharkowski. | ||||||
11b | 11b | "Guano in 60 Seconds" | Adam Pava | Nate Cash | April 28, 2006 | |
When Charles Darwin Middle School is closed due to bat guano contamination, school is held in a portable classroom. Problems start when Jake accidentally snaps the brake and the portable classroom wheels across various places. | ||||||
12a | 12a | "Bubble or Nothing" | Adam Pava | William Reiss | May 12, 2006 | |
After being played around by three lions, Adam tells the nurse he is allergic to some of the animals. Principal Pixiefrog puts Adam in a plastic bubble, and it becomes the latest fad at school. | ||||||
12b | 12b | "Up All Night" | Roger Eschbacher | Chong Suk Lee | May 12, 2006 | |
Adam's excited when Kerry invites him to play paintball early the next morning, but can't sleep when Windsor, Jake and Slips show up for a sleepover uninvited. | ||||||
13 | 13 | "Kerry to Dance?" | Adam Pava | Rossen Varbanov | May 26, 2006 | |
Adam wants to ask Kerry to the school dance; Jake is shocked Adam doesn't want to go with him, and Ingrid thinks Adam wants to ask her to the dance. Meanwhile, Henry Armadillo seeks James Ant's help to find a date. Note: This is a full-length special. |
Season 2 (2006–07)
editNo. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | |
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14a | 1a | "Le Switcheroo" | Tom Sheppard | Kelsey Mann | June 8, 2006 | |
Mr. Mandrill suggests that Adam and Coach Gills switch roles for day after Coach Gills loses her temper over Adam's performance in her class. | ||||||
14b | 1b | "I Got a New Aptitude" | Adam Pava | Sherm Cohen | June 8, 2006 | |
Adam and Jake take an aptitude test, but they are not happy with their results. So they try to find their true destiny. | ||||||
15a | 2a | "Cheer Pressure" | Tom Sheppard | Nate Cash | June 19, 2006 | |
The Charles Darwin Jungle Squad wants Adam to cheer with them at the extreme cheerleading finals after Dickie Sugarjumper injures his leg. | ||||||
15b | 2b | "Basic Jake" | Roger Eschbacher | William Reiss | June 19, 2006 | |
After Jake dumps a chum bucket on Principal Pixiefrog and assumed he and Adam did it, he gives them Saturday detention, only for Jake to do his basic cable variety show, Basic Jake. | ||||||
16a | 3a | "The Times, They Are Exchangin'" | Adam Pava | Chong Suk Lee | July 19, 2006 | |
Adam gets to go back to his old school as part of an exchange program. However, the school is not exactly the same as he remembers it. | ||||||
16b | 3b | "Cool Kids" | Roger Eschbacher | William Reiss | July 19, 2006 | |
In the refrigerated part of the school where students are taking their polar classes, Jake starts hanging out with a bunch of "cool kids" and forgets about his other friends. | ||||||
17a | 4a | "Disregarding Henry" | Adam Pava | Kelsey Mann | July 31, 2006 | |
When Jake is banned from the talent show, due to his bubble gum performing last year, he enters Henry Armadillo into the show after hearing his poorly singing, thinking it's good. | ||||||
17b | 4b | "Nice Moustache" | Tom Sheppard | Sherm Cohen | July 31, 2006 | |
Jake wakes up with what appears to be a large, bushy mustache and it changes his life as he assumes he becomes a "man" by having it. | ||||||
18a | 5a | "Poop Scoop" | Tom Sheppard | Nate Cash | August 8, 2006 | |
No one is reading the school newspaper and it is closing down. So Adam suggests that they write an interesting story. Trouble starts when Jake publishes lies about Adam. Things get edgy when Adam publishes Jake's secret. | ||||||
18b | 5b | "Leaf of Absence" | Roger Eschbacher | William Reiss | August 8, 2006 | |
When the school gets sued, Principal Pixiefrog takes time off from work. His replacement is Principal Wolverine, a principal (who is always shown squinting) who is making things miserable for the students, and even Ms. Warthog. Plus, he has an obsession with biting people on the butt, saying "Do I have to bite you on the buttocks?" as a threat towards students. So Adam and Jake attempt to persuade Principal Pixiefrog to come back to his old job. | ||||||
19a | 6a | "I Fear Pretties" | Adam Pava | Chong Suk Lee | August 15, 2006 | |
19b | 6b | "Magic Fish" | Roger Eschbacher | William Reiss | August 15, 2006 | |
After finding a stranded fish, Adam is granted a magic fish wish. Adam thinks this is nonsense while his friends want him to use the wish on them. | ||||||
20a | 7a | "Ain't Too Proud to Egg" | Adam Pava | Kelsey Mann | August 21, 2006 | |
Adam, Jake and other students are given eggs that they have to take care of for a school assignment. Of course, Adam gets stuck doing all the work for Jake, and finds that this responsibility is too much for him. | ||||||
20b | 7b | "The Two Jakes" | Tom Sheppard | Sherm Cohen | August 21, 2006 | |
21a | 8a | "Jake's Day Off" | Roger Eschbacher | Nate Cash | August 31, 2006 | |
Jake takes a day off from school by spending it at school as part of his typical Jake fashion. He enjoys the facilities and persuades Adam to join him. | ||||||
21b | 8b | "Lupe in Love" | Tom Sheppard | William Reiss | August 31, 2006 | |
Lupe falls in love with Orlando Parrot, a parrot who is Jake's friend, who usually calls her "pretty bird", but finds out that he doesn't actually like her at all. | ||||||
22 | 9 | "Have Yourself a Joyful Little Animas" | Adam Pava | Sherm Cohen and Brett Varon | September 10, 2006 | |
Animas is a celebration for animals and their instincts and Adam must hold himself up or he'll ruin the holiday for everyone. Also, Coach Gills is not enjoying Animas at all, with spoofs of many holiday specials such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, A Christmas Carol, and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Note: This is a full-length special. | ||||||
23a | 10a | "Carny Crazy" | Roger Eschbacher | Chong Suk Lee | September 22, 2006 | |
When the carnival comes to the school, Adam tries to win a princess ballerina snow globe with opposition from the cheating Spiffies. | ||||||
23b | 10b | "Up and Adam" | Tom Sheppard | William Reiss | September 22, 2006 | |
Adam is given the keys to the Lookout Tower after passing a safety test the first try. The Lookout Tower is a bachelor pad located atop the school. Adam's job is to look out for threats to the school, but his job is made difficult when his friends use the lookout tower to throw a party. | ||||||
24a | 11a | "Making the Grade" | Tom Sheppard | Nate Cash | November 3, 2006 | |
Instead of letter grades on his report card, Adam receives generic positive symbols. He complains about this to Principal Pixiefrog and he changes the current system to letter grades with terrifying results. | ||||||
24b | 11b | "One Lump or Tutor" | Roger Eschbacher | William Reiss | November 3, 2006 | |
When Adam fails another Feeding Frenzy exam, Mr. Hornbill thinks that he may be held back if he doesn't pass the next exam. So Adam gets a tutor to help him, but the tutor is actually Bull. | ||||||
25a | 12a | "Pranks for the Memories" | Adam Pava and Tom Sheppard | Chong Suk Lee | November 17, 2006 | |
Adam is embroiled in a prank war that he doesn't want to be in. | ||||||
25b | 12b | "Talking Teddy" | Tom Sheppard | William Reiss | November 17, 2006 | |
Teddy Truman, Windsor's ventriloquist's dummy, is enrolled into Charles Darwin Middle School. Most students think that Teddy is a living thing, except Adam. | ||||||
26a | 13a | "Uniformity" | Roger Eschbacher | Sherm Cohen | January 5, 2007 | |
Principal Pixiefrog institutes a school uniformity policy, which causes the students to act overly "proper" except Adam. Adam teams up with Dickie Sugarjumper to return the school back to its old, less mannered ways. | ||||||
26b | 13b | "Pants in Space" | Suzie Vlček and Brett Varon | Brett Varon | January 5, 2007 | |
Jake wants to join the space program, but the only problem is that astronauts wear pants and he detests wearing pants, so Adam tries to help. |
Season 3 (2007)
editSeasons 3 and 4 are the longest seasons in terms of half hour episodes, with a total of 15 of them. They also both also consist a TV movie. This season is the longest season in terms of episode segments, with a total of 26. It also contains a half-hour special like the previous two seasons.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | |
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27a | 1a | "Sick Day" | Julie McNally-Cahill and Timothy Cahill Darrick Bachman (story) | Chong Suk Lee | January 12, 2007 | |
Whilst Adam is off school pretending to be sick, Jake misses him to the point of mentally breaking down. | ||||||
27b | 1b | "Cuddlemuffins" | Tom Sheppard | Chong Suk Lee | January 12, 2007 | |
Jake tries to warn Adam not to fall for the Petting Zoo Kids' dirty tricks, but after falling for their cuteness, such as petting the lamb, rubbing the goat's belly, and hugging the pony, the little animals are robbing him of his dignity and his money. | ||||||
28–29 | 2–3 | "The Big Field Trip" | Tom Sheppard | Chong Suk Lee, Brett Varon, William Reiss, and Sherm Cohen | January 14, 2007 | |
Adam joins his friends for their annual field trip, but disaster strikes when the bus crashes, and members of the group are lost in the woods and unable to find their way home. Note: This is a 44-minute special. | ||||||
30a | 4a | "The Spiffanos" | Michael Allen and Marlowe Weisman | Brett Varon | January 19, 2007 | |
After borrowing a pencil from Phineas Porpoise, Adam and Jake have to deliver a lunchbox to a locker in return. | ||||||
30b | 4b | "The Little Mermonkey" | William Reiss | William Reiss | January 19, 2007 | |
An Italian hermit crab named Herman finds a new home in Adam's locker, annoying him. Meanwhile, Jake searches for the legendary "Mermonkey". | ||||||
31a | 5a | "Diplomatic Insanity" | Mitch Larson | Marc Crisafulli | January 26, 2007 | |
Lupe becomes outraged when she sees that a toucan star is making her species look like idiots, Adam debates to end this conflict by creating the "United Species", an animal version of the United Nations. Meanwhile, Jake comes up with a plan to shut down the organization after getting kicked out. | ||||||
31b | 5b | "Sidekicked" | Tom Sheppard | Kelsey Mann | January 26, 2007 | |
The laws of nature says that everyone must have a sidekick. Consisting of Leader and Lackey, and that lackeys must respect their leader. However, Adam and Jake argue over who is the leader and lackey switching every other duo in the school's respective roles. | ||||||
32a | 6a | "Gorilla My Dreams" | Roger Eschbacher | Sherm Cohen | February 9, 2007 | |
32b | 6b | "The Prince and the Pooper" | Tom Sheppard | William Reiss | February 9, 2007 | |
Jake trades places with his spoiled cousin Lord Saucypants who is actually the pet monkey of minor popstar Dobie Broadway Jr. but his life is not as great as it sounds. | ||||||
33 | 7 | "That Darn Platypus"[nb 1] | Tom Sheppard | Douglas McCarthy and William Reiss | May 18, 2007 | |
(Story continues from “The Eds Are Coming, the Eds Are Coming”) Everyone except Adam runs around the school, scared, when thinking that new student, Rick Platypus, is actually an alien from outer space. They were correct. (Story continues in “Strange Trout from Outer Space”) Note: This is a full-length special. Gilbert Gottfried guest stars as Rick Platypus. | ||||||
34a | 8a | "Pride and Pixiefrog" | Mitch Larson | Chong Suk Lee | June 22, 2007 | |
Principal Pixiefrog's ego becomes over-inflated when he wins Principal of the Year. | ||||||
34b | 8b | "The Morning Zoo" | Roger Eschbacher | Brett Varon | June 22, 2007 | |
Jake fills in for Principal Pixiefrog after he loses his voice and bases his morning announcements on shock-jock style morning radio. Samurai Jack makes a guest appearance. | ||||||
35a | 9a | "Flesh Fur Fantasy" | Tom Sheppard | Marc Crisafulli | June 29, 2007 | |
Adam gets a job in a gorilla costume to but is surprised when his friends find it offensive to the primates. | ||||||
35b | 9b | "Substitute Sweetheart" | Mitch Larson | Rossen Varbanov | June 29, 2007 | |
Jake has a crush on the substitute teacher, Mrs. Slender Loris. | ||||||
36a | 10a | "Don't Noc It 'Til You Try It" | Suzie Vlček | Sherm Cohen | July 13, 2007 | |
The gang must rescue Slips after he oversleeps in class and is stuck in night school. | ||||||
36b | 10b | "The Citronella Solution" | Tom Sheppard | William Reiss | July 13, 2007 | |
Pixiefrog fits students with citronella collars that keep them in line after finding Jake has "the gift", enabling him to see into the future and causing the other students to panic after foreseeing "the end". | ||||||
37a | 11a | "Mongoosed" | Roger Eschbacher | Chong Suk Lee | July 20, 2007 | |
Slips befriends a mongoose named Carl, not realizing that they are supposed to be enemies. After a film explains they naturally are predetermined to do so presented by Mr. Mandrill, they end up becoming enemies much to the annoyance of Jake and Adam. | ||||||
37b | 11b | "Mellow Fellows" | Mitch Larson | Brett Varon | July 20, 2007 | |
Slips decides to become a guidance counselor like Mr. Mandrill after his day with Mrs. Warthog, but learns that there is only room for one at CDMS. | ||||||
38a | 12a | "Save the Drama for Your Llama" | Julie McNally-Cahill and Tom Sheppard Suzie Vlček (story) | Marc Crisafulli and Chris Savino | July 27, 2007 | |
Ingrid befriends Lola (voiced by Sarah Hagan), a llama who covets her life. However, Ingrid may have to end their friendship when she realizes that Lola is trying to steal her life. | ||||||
38b | 12b | "Hornbill and Ted's Bogus Journey" | Mitch Larson | Chris Headrick | July 27, 2007 | |
Mr. Hornbill arrives at school with an insulting oxpecker named Ted (voiced by Lewis Black), whose making fun of Jake and all the other CDMS students. | ||||||
39a | 13a | "Lie, Cheetah, Steal" | Mitch Larson | Chong Suk Lee | August 3, 2007 | |
A cheetah takes jurisdiction of Coach Gills' job. Adam and Jake persuade Gills to get it back through a contest. | ||||||
39b | 13b | "An Inconvenient Goof" | Tom Sheppard | Brett Varon | August 3, 2007 | |
When the Polar Wing of CDMS starts to melt due to the effects of global warming, the entire school becomes flooded. | ||||||
40a | 14a | "The Frog Principal" | Tom Sheppard | Ian Wasseluk | August 24, 2007 | |
40b | 14b | "Meet the Spidermonkeys" | Brett Varon | Brett Varon | August 24, 2007 | |
Jake decides to take Adam to the zoo after school so he can meet his parents. | ||||||
41a | 15a | "The Butt of the Jake" | Tom Sheppard | Carl Faruolo | August 31, 2007 | |
Jake's obsession for looking at his own butt goes too far. Note: Cartoon Network standards banned this episode after its second time airing, once they deemed the episode "offensive", "vulgar", and "too butt filled". Its sister-in-syndication episode was later re-paired with "Hygiene Hijinks" on May 28th, 2008. | ||||||
41b | 15b | "Shark Fin Soupy" | Mitch Larson | Chris Savino | August 31, 2007 | |
Because of the Duck Boys Mulligans' misbehaving antics, Bull Sharkowski's water headphones fall off and end up in possession of Soupy the basking shark. |
- ^ This episode was the third of five chapters for a special network event titled "Cartoon Network Invaded", a month long event that featured five different shows having alien invasions.
Season 4 (2007–08)
editThis season is the shortest season in terms of episode segments, with a total of 24 of them. It also contains three half-hour specials, which also makes it the only season with more than one half-hour special.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | |
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42a | 1a | "The Hyena and the Mighty" | Kevin Hopps and Howie Perry | Howie Perry | September 17, 2007 | |
Adam insults Jake's best friend, Rufus Hyena, by calling him a phony and hurt his feelings, causing him to cry nonstop, and now, he must try various antics in order to restore his laughter. | ||||||
42b | 1b | "Oh Henry" | Mitch Larson | Kevin Kaliher | September 17, 2007 | |
Henry is moving back to Greenland, which CDMS protests. | ||||||
43a | 2a | "My Feral Lyon" | Tom Sheppard | Ian Wasseluk | September 18, 2007 | |
Adam joins an after-school club for tough feral cats. | ||||||
43b | 2b | "A Mid Semester Life's Dream" | Brett Varon | Brett Varon | September 18, 2007 | |
Adam and the CDMS kids try to help Miss Chameleon overcome stage fright. | ||||||
44a | 3a | "The Ivy League" | Mitch Larson | Chris Savino | September 19, 2007 | |
In a familiar clerical mixup, Jake gets transferred to Creeping Broad-Leaf Sedge Middle School, a school for plants. | ||||||
44b | 3b | "Robo Frog 3000" | Tom Sheppard | Carl Faruolo | September 19, 2007 | |
Principal Pixiefrog is replaced by a robot, and eventually the entire faculty is replaced by robots. | ||||||
45a | 4a | "The Notorious Windsor Gorilla" | Mitch Larson | Howie Perry | September 20, 2007 | |
Windsor starts to find fame when Adam makes a painting of him. Note: This episode is notable for having a fourth wall gag, where the corporate tells Windsor that he'll get a TV series on Cartoon Network. | ||||||
45b | 4b | "Ingrid Through the Out Door" | Tom Sheppard | Nate Cash | September 20, 2007 | |
After going through a growth spurt, Ingrid feels that she is too tall for the halls and is sent to high school. | ||||||
46 | 5 | "Glazed and Confused" | Mitch Larson | Chris Savino and Carl Faruolo | March 30, 2008 | |
47a | 6a | "Hygiene Hijinks" | Mitch Larson | Ian Wasseluk | April 10, 2008 | |
When Virgil "Bull" Sharkowski comes to Charles Darwin after an orthodontist appointment, Adam and Jake notice some changes. Bull's braces are gone, and his personality has completely changed. Now he's no longer bullying other students and wants to give helpful advice to others. | ||||||
47b | 6b | "Mandrill of the House" | Tom Sheppard | Brett Varon | April 10, 2008 | |
Windsor feels both threatened and creeped out by the fact that his single mother is dating Mr. Mandrill, so he tries to break them up - despite Mr. Mandrill's attempts to reach Windsor and show him how much they have in common. | ||||||
48a | 7a | "Synch or Swim" | Todd Garfield | Chris Savino | April 17, 2008 | |
Jake's plan to join the school's swimming team ends badly. | ||||||
48b | 7b | "Lyon's Anatomy" | Mitch Larson | Carl Faruolo | April 17, 2008 | |
After a secret is out about Nurse Gazelle, Principal Pixiefrog becomes the school's nurse. | ||||||
49a | 8a | "Human Behavior" | Tom Sheppard | Howie Perry | April 24, 2008 | |
Today is mid-terms at Charles Darwin Middle School, and Adam actually manages to pass all his tests with flying colors. But all the studying and preparation he had to do for the tests has put a strain on Adam's brain, so he must find a way to stop acting wild. | ||||||
49b | 8b | "Four Eyed Jake" | Mitch Larson | Cindy Morrow | April 24, 2008 | |
Adam discovers that Jake has bad eyesight and knows that his friend needs to get his condition treated right away, so he tries to help him - albeit with humorous results. | ||||||
50a | 9a | "Where in the World Are Adam's Parents?" | Tom Sheppard | Ian Wasseluk | May 1, 2008 | |
Jake, Windsor, and Slips believe Adam ate his parents, causing them to form a stakeout. | ||||||
50b | 9b | "Mountain Dude" | Mitch Larson | Brett Varon | May 1, 2008 | |
Mr. Mandrill believes the kids are losing interest in life and decides to exite them with an extreme mountain goat, but Jake goes crazy and starts to think he's a goat. | ||||||
51–52 | 10–11 | "Animal School Musical" | Tom Sheppard | Brett Varon and Ian Wasseluk | May 25, 2008 | |
In a satire of the High School Musical craze of the time, Jake's wish to live in a real, live musical comes true after he knocks the wish granting fish, David Coppertrout, out of the Central Stream. He soon realizes that he can't sing and doesn't have rhythm. He wants to take back his wish, but he can't until he gets musically talented. Note: This is a 44-minute special. | ||||||
53a | 12a | "A Very Special Boy" | Tom Sheppard | Chris Savino | July 27, 2008 | |
Adam tries to get his "Special" status at school removed. | ||||||
53b | 12b | "Knights of the Multiplication Table" | Mitch Larson | Carl Faruolo | July 27, 2008 | |
Phineas Porpoise daydreams that he and his Spiffy friends are knights in a medieval world, trying to save Lady Warthog from a dragon (portrayed by Jake). | ||||||
54a | 13a | "Wild Thing" | Tom Sheppard | Howie Perry | July 27, 2008 | |
A human girl raised by possums attends Charles Darwin Middle School. | ||||||
54b | 13b | "Lonely Lyon" | Mitch Larson | Cindy Morrow | July 27, 2008 | |
The students try to act more human when they fear Adam might leave the school. | ||||||
55 | 14 | "A Whole Zoo World" | Mitch Larson | Howie Perry and Ian Wasseluk | July 27, 2008 | |
Adam trains to be a zookeeper over the summer, but he soon discovers that his friends resent those in his profession. | ||||||
56 | 15 | "A Thanksgiving Carol" | Tom Sheppard | Chris Savino and Carl Faruolo | November 27, 2008 | |
The night before Thanksgiving, Adam is visited by three ghosts (parodying A Christmas Carol) to help him understand why his friends hate the holiday. At first Adam thinks the animals hate Thanksgiving because people eat turkeys, but it turns out they hate it because of the parades. Note: This episode shares release dates with the Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends special Destination: Imagination. |
Shorts (2006–08)
editNo. | Title | Original air date | |
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S01 | "The Note" | September 9, 2006 | |
In Mr. Blowhole's class, Jake keeps trying to pass a note to Adam, making him get caught holding the note and takes the blame as Mr. Blowhole writes him a letter for detention. | |||
S02 | "Cafeteria Duty" | September 16, 2006 | |
Adam and Jake are sentenced to cafeteria duty for lighting a stick of dynamite - by complete accident. | |||
S03 | "Bathroom Break" | September 23, 2006 | |
During class, Adam struggles to find a bathroom to use, but Mr. Hornbill tells him to wait until the bell rings. | |||
S04 | "I Got Rhythm" | September 30, 2006 | |
Instead of dodgeball class, the students are assigned to dance. As Adam starts to dance, he attracts all the females in the class (who mistake his moves for a mating ritual). Adam attempts to flee unsuccessfully as the girls in class amorously pursue and tackle him. | |||
S05 | "Clam-mercial" | October 14, 2006 | |
Dickie Sugarjumper advertises a new trinket called "Pocket Clam." Everyone wants to get one, Adam however thinks they're all worthless. | |||
S06 | "Bullroar" | October 21, 2006 | |
Bull Sharkowski competes against Henry Armadillo in a duel for the title of being #1 Grandson, but loses and is given the title of #2 Grandson. | |||
S07 | "Photo Phobia" | October 28, 2006 | |
It's the Charles Darwin Middle School's Picture Day and everybody has to be smiling for the camera, because Principal Pixiefrog takes pictures during the hall school day. | |||
S08 | "Lunchtime Blues" | November 11, 2006 | |
When Adam's place at the lunch table is occupied by Bull Sharkowski, he must find himself another place to sit. | |||
S09 | "All-Nighter" | January 19, 2007 | |
Adam and Jake try to stay up all night to pass the test in hibernation class. | |||
S10 | "Not So Good Will" | January 26, 2007 | |
Jake and friends try to remake Adam's locker to be banana-themed. But when Adam opens his locker, it turns out to just have a banana in it. | |||
S11 | "Fresh Brewed" | February 8, 2007 | |
S12 | "Help Not Wanted" | February 15, 2008 | |
Mr. Mandrill discovers that the students don't need his guidance. He tries to create problems for them, but only ends up creating a big problem for himself. | |||
S13 | "Adam's Penguin Poem" | February 22, 2008 | |
References
edit- ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 415–416. ISBN 978-1538103739.