Cartoon Network viewers are in for some serious monkey business as the cable network kicks off its newest original series. My Gym Partner’s a Monkey begins its regular run tonight, Feb. 24, at 9 p.m. after giving viewers a sneak peek at the premiere episode on Feb 20.
Created by the husband-and-wife team of Tim Cahill and Julie McNally Cahill, My Gym Partner’s a Monkey centers on a young boy named Adam Lyon, who, because of an administrative snafu, finds himself attending a school created for zoo animals. Life at Charles Darwin Middle School poses many challenges, but new friend Jake Spider Monkey helps him avoid some of the biggest dangers, including school bully Virgil ‘Bull’ Sharkowski.
The Cahills wrote and produced the 1995 short Carrotblanca, which starred Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes gang in a parody of Casablanca. They also wrote three seasons of Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries and Histeria!, as well as the direct-to-video features Tweety’s High-Flying Adventure and Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring.
Thirteen episodes of My Gym Patner’s a Monkey are in the can and Cartoon Network has already started work on the second season. Writing and layout for the story are handled at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank, while animation is handled by Saerom Animation in South Korea.
Featuring a talented voice cast includes Tom Kenny (SpongeBob SquarePants) as the voice of Jake Spider Monkey, My Gym Patner’s a Monkey airs regularly Fridays at 9 p.m. on cartoon Network. Read more about the show in the March print edition of Animation Magazine.
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