The Mermonkey King

Okay, so we've strayed far from the path of hot dogs and are now moving on to some of Steinberg's other pets. Steinberg lives in a New York apartment that's so cramped, he has to sleep on an ironing board. Needless to say, he doesn't really have room for other pets, unless they are microscopic...which they are.

This is one of a royal family of Mermonkeys, an ancient race that once ruled the seas with a mighty flipper. Unfortunately, a miscalculation on their part left them dried out, packaged in envelopes, and sold into slavery.

But, the king of the Mermonkeys is growing a secret weapon...a "beast from fathoms below" that, since being dropped in the tank, has grown nearly 50 times its original size! Soon it will grow large enough to help them conquer the oceans and reclaim the throne that is rightfully theirs....in theory.