: Symptoms include an unquenchable thirst, sticking to objects (like milk cartons), generating electricity, and growing scales when wet.

: Cody Griffin, an adopted teen and star swimmer, begins experiencing bizarre changes on his 13th birthday.

: Cody eventually discovers his birth mother is a mermaid. After a dramatic rescue, Cody decides to spend time at sea with her to learn about his true nature, with a "co-parenting" agreement that he returns for school in the fall. III. Thematic Analysis 16 Disney Channel Movies That We All Almost Forgot About

: The film uses the fantastical premise of a boy turning into a merman to serve as a poignant, if sometimes literal, allegory for the physical and emotional turbulence of puberty. II. Plot Summary: The "Mer-Boy" Mystery