Similar to my experience with the Disney cartoon American Dragon: Jake Long, when I first heard about My Gym Partner's a Monkey, I thought to myself: "Huh. A cartoon about a normal human boy who goes to the same school with a group of anthropomorphic animals? Sounds like it could be a fun show." But when I watched the first couple episodes, I was wrong. . . . Man, was I oh-so wrong! I had never been disgusted by a cartoon's brand of humor since I don't know when. Rocko's Modern Life, Camp Lazlo, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, Aaah! Real Monsters, and the Captain Underpants movie combined didn't have that much gross-out humor. But now, let me go over some bullet points.
Story: Again, I admit that I like the idea of a human kid going to a school populated with animals. Unfortunately, that's pretty much the only reason I give it two stars instead of one (similar to American Dragon).
Voice-Acting: Meh, it's pretty much average, and that's saying something considering there are a few big-name voice actors. Compared to other cartoons he's been in, Tom Kenny didn't really bring his A-game here--pretty much his PowerPuff Girls/Spongebob Squarepants game (and I hate those shows too).
Animation: I've seen worse animation, but for a 2000s cartoon, it's nothing to write home about. (Seriously though, what's with the main characters' smiles in it? Ugh!) And speaking of which...
Characters: I found nothing likeable about them, they're all gross, and I wish I don't remember ANY of their names. Moving on.
Humor: Oh. My. Word. Where do I even begin? Much like my problem of American Dragon and the main character's annoying dialogue (sorry to sound like a broken record), the gross-out/toilet humor used here is very off-putting. In the couple episodes I've seen, I keep getting multiple shots of the Spider Monkey's backside, and keep in mind, it is bare and flesh-toned. Do the creators of the piece of trash have a secret that they don't want to share with the world? Who thought looking at that would elicit laughs? Have the creators even seen a Spider Monkey, or did they confuse it for a Baboon? Speaking of which, Rafiki from the Lion King films and Timon and Pumbaa didn't look as offensive at that! And the toilet humor doesn't even stop there. Add extended periods of blowing out and sucking in snot bubbles, not to mention other forms of toilet humor that I can't remember, and we have ourselves one really gross cartoon. These levels of toilet humor are very off-putting and distracting to the point that not one single one-liner (if any, I don't remember) can even salvage it. Seriously, where's escapism when you need it most?
Over all, the ideas had been squandered to terrible humor, making it hard for me to ever want to look back on.
Story: Again, I admit that I like the idea of a human kid going to a school populated with animals. Unfortunately, that's pretty much the only reason I give it two stars instead of one (similar to American Dragon).
Voice-Acting: Meh, it's pretty much average, and that's saying something considering there are a few big-name voice actors. Compared to other cartoons he's been in, Tom Kenny didn't really bring his A-game here--pretty much his PowerPuff Girls/Spongebob Squarepants game (and I hate those shows too).
Animation: I've seen worse animation, but for a 2000s cartoon, it's nothing to write home about. (Seriously though, what's with the main characters' smiles in it? Ugh!) And speaking of which...
Characters: I found nothing likeable about them, they're all gross, and I wish I don't remember ANY of their names. Moving on.
Humor: Oh. My. Word. Where do I even begin? Much like my problem of American Dragon and the main character's annoying dialogue (sorry to sound like a broken record), the gross-out/toilet humor used here is very off-putting. In the couple episodes I've seen, I keep getting multiple shots of the Spider Monkey's backside, and keep in mind, it is bare and flesh-toned. Do the creators of the piece of trash have a secret that they don't want to share with the world? Who thought looking at that would elicit laughs? Have the creators even seen a Spider Monkey, or did they confuse it for a Baboon? Speaking of which, Rafiki from the Lion King films and Timon and Pumbaa didn't look as offensive at that! And the toilet humor doesn't even stop there. Add extended periods of blowing out and sucking in snot bubbles, not to mention other forms of toilet humor that I can't remember, and we have ourselves one really gross cartoon. These levels of toilet humor are very off-putting and distracting to the point that not one single one-liner (if any, I don't remember) can even salvage it. Seriously, where's escapism when you need it most?
Over all, the ideas had been squandered to terrible humor, making it hard for me to ever want to look back on.