That Darn Platypus (My Gym Partner's a Monkey)

That Darn Platypus is the 7th episode of Season 3 of mh:terribletvshows:My Gym Partner's a Monkey and the 33rd episode overall.

Synopsis
Adam and Jake are convinced that the new kid at school, Rick Platypus, is a brain-juice sucking alien.

Why it Rocks

 * 1) This was an interesting episode about aliens, being part of Cartoon Network Invaded, a 2007 event which aired new episodes of 5 CN cartoons, 1 for each week, and this is the 3rd part of that event. This is also the only bad Cartoon Network show part of the event, and yet, this episode is actually good.
 * 2) Instead of casting Slips, Windsor, Lupe, and Ingrid off to the side, like they usually do, they put all 6 main characters together and made them go through the plot, as a group (except for Adam, who goes alone), rather than just focusing solely on Adam and Jake.
 * 3) The comedy is pretty decent and better than usual, especially from the guest character, Rick Platypus, who’s voiced by famous comedian Gilbert Gottfried.
 * 4) The writers of this show are more consistent than they may seem.
 * 5) The Characters are more likable than usual. Jake is also pretty decent here. Adam in particular was trying to make Rick feel welcome and try to make him stop with his alien act, until Rick revealed the truth.
 * 6) Rick Platypus was a decent character, being funny with his comedic tone, and foreshadowing his alien form by putting and saying stuff aliens would do. Then, his reveal as an alien was great and also spooky. He also quickly disguised himself again and had his Brian juice as just regular juice, fooling everyone and making Adam confused.
 * 7) While the characters were suspecting that Rick was an alien, Adam understandably didn’t believe them until he saw the truth.
 * 8) In the end, Rick decided to flee, knowing Adam had the truth, and didn’t wanna get exposed, so the school is safe.
 * Ed, Edd n Eddy from the Cartoon Network show of the same name make a cameo appearance as a picture in the "Weekly World News" magazine (the show’s main magazine source), with a caption that reads "Cul-De-Sac stolen by Aliens!", which shows good continuity to the Cartoon Network Invasion event, as the Eds already had their alien episode.
 * 1) The Animation is a lot better than usually.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Depending on your view, this episode could be considered bad, mainly due the series’ usually gross out and mean spirited moments, but at least it’s not as bad as most other episodes. For the most part, this is the weakest episode of the Cartoon Network Invaded event, but it’s not that bad.
 * 2) Speaking of which, some mean spirited and gross out moments include the moment when Jake and the group (excluding Adam) stole the Spiffies' laser cannon, and Rick’s transformation into an alien, while great and spooky, is also pretty gross.
 * 3) Adam is forced to clean up the mess the others made in the ending, and the others get away with their actions.