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"Lyon of Scrimmage" / "Bad News Bear" is the second half-hour of Cartoon Network's animated comedy television series My Gym Partner's a Monkey, created by Tim Cahill and Julie McNally-Cahill, consisting of the third and fourth episode. It was first previewed on February 20, 2006 before moving to its regular time slot on February 24, 2006, where it premiered along with "Chew on This" / "The 'A' Word", beginning the series' regular airing following the premier of its pilot "Inoculation Day / Animal Testing" in December 2005.

The series follows 12-year-old Adam Lyon 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, with whom he quickly becomes best friends. In "Lyon of Scrimmage", 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. In "Bad News Bear", Jake must work in the school office filing papers, while Adam has to guide an endangered panda named Dingbang around the school as a punishment for breaking a fish tube.

The half-hour Nielsen ratings success for Cartoon Network with over 1.2 million viewers aged 2–11 and double digit ratings and delivery gains. It was met with glowing critical reception well, which translated onto the rest of the series as well.

Production
"Lyon of Scrimmage" / "Bad News Bear" was written by series creators, wife and husband Julie McNally-Cahill and Timothy Cahill; Timothy wrote the episodes, while they storyboarded by William Reiss. Dan Krall was credited as the art director. Both episodes were created in the same year as their enitial airing.

Reception
"Lyon of Scrimmage" / "Bad News Bear" was first previewed on February 20, 2006 before moving to its regular time slot on February 24 on Cartoon Network's "Fridays" block at 9:00 P.M. EST, followed by "Chew on This" / "The 'A' Word" at 9:30, beginning the series' regular airing, following the premiere of the its pilot "Inoculation Day" / "Animal Testing" on December 26, 2005. The first episode pair was seen by 1.2 million children ages 2–11, according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research.

The February 20 preview of "Lyon of Scrimmage" / Bad News Bear" was positively received by the press. The Akron Beacon Journal wrote: "Sometimes it just takes a title to make me giggle. Quarterback Princess – an old TV movie starring Helen Hunt – is the gold standard. Atomic Train is up there. And My Gym Partner's a Monkey is a notable new addition. My Gym Partner's a Monkey loses some points because its title is deliberately funny, then gets them back because the show is, too." The Grand Rapids Press wrote: "Go ahead: Indulge your inner child. Sometimes, you just can't beat a good cartoon [and] Gym Partner's a Monkey is a funny new one."

Upon the double-episode block premiere on February 24, more positive reviews came in: The Muskegon Chronicle said that the show's debut "smart and lively and plays cleverly upon its forms." The Hartford Courant wrote: "I wish the rest of television had the kind of creativity found in kids' animated shows [such as] the new My Gym Partner's a Monkey [with] an awful lot of comic possibilities."

Two episodes are part of the Region 4 DVD volume My Gym Partner's a Monkey – King of the Jungle, released on April 4, 2007. It is available for download on the iTunes Store, either seperately or as part of season one. It can also be streamed through Netflix.