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{{quote|''"Over and over and over and over, like a monkey with a miniature cymbal..."''|Hot Chip, "Over and Over".}} |
{{quote|''"Over and over and over and over, like a monkey with a miniature cymbal..."''|Hot Chip, "Over and Over".}} |
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Vests are cool. Cymbals are cool. Monkeys are cool. Toys are cool. [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Combine all four and it should also be cool]], but it's not. In fact, [[Nightmare Fuel|it's so creepy]], that versions of this mechanical monstrosity end up in a lot of sci-fi/horror movies. Kind of the flipside of [[ |
Vests are cool. Cymbals are cool. Monkeys are cool. Toys are cool. [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|Combine all four and it should also be cool]], but it's not. In fact, [[Nightmare Fuel|it's so creepy]], that versions of this mechanical monstrosity end up in a lot of sci-fi/horror movies. Kind of the flipside of [[Everything's Better With Monkeys]]. If you see ''this one'', you know the non-fun sort of weird is on the way. |
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Can also be used for comedic effect, usually by having the monkey replace a person who is even ''more'' incompetent at the job in question. |
Can also be used for comedic effect, usually by having the monkey replace a person who is even ''more'' incompetent at the job in question. |
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Compare [[Maniac Monkeys]]. |
Compare [[Maniac Monkeys]]. |
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== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] == |
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** Can also serve as [[Nightmare Retardant]] since {{spoiler|we see him during the end credits in a much more positive light, at the new Sunnyside wearing these giant star glasses and happily swaying to "We Belong Together".}} |
** Can also serve as [[Nightmare Retardant]] since {{spoiler|we see him during the end credits in a much more positive light, at the new Sunnyside wearing these giant star glasses and happily swaying to "We Belong Together".}} |
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*** As defused here: [http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4838304460_9abd984054_d.jpg\] |
*** As defused here: [http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4838304460_9abd984054_d.jpg\] |
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* In ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'', [[Non |
* In ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'', [[Non-Human Sidekick]] Abu is turned into one of these by [[Big Bad|Jafar]]. |
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* Used in [[Master of Disguise]], before the door to the Nest opens. |
* Used in [[Master of Disguise]], before the door to the Nest opens. |
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* ''The Betrayal at the House on Haunted Hill'', a fun RPG-board game fusion, has one of these as an artifact. |
* ''The Betrayal at the House on Haunted Hill'', a fun RPG-board game fusion, has one of these as an artifact. |
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* At the end of the final level in ''[[Ape Escape (Video Game)|Ape Escape]] 2'', you fight a giant robotic cymbal-clanging monkey. When you appear to defeat it, it falls away to reveal a [[Humongous Mecha]] ape, the ''real'' boss of the level. |
* At the end of the final level in ''[[Ape Escape (Video Game)|Ape Escape]] 2'', you fight a giant robotic cymbal-clanging monkey. When you appear to defeat it, it falls away to reveal a [[Humongous Mecha]] ape, the ''real'' boss of the level. |
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* One of the new [[The Heartless|Heartless]] enemies in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2 (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'' is the Cymbal Monkey, which hides in chests and then attacks when you open them. |
* One of the new [[The Heartless|Heartless]] enemies in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2 (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'' is the Cymbal Monkey, which hides in chests and then attacks when you open them. |
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* A version with a real monkey is in ''[[Escape From Monkey Island]]''. The monkey is initially playing an accordion that Guybrush needs, so he swaps it for a pair of tiny cymbals which endlessly amuse the monkey for the rest of the game. |
* A version with a real monkey is in ''[[Escape From Monkey Island]]''. The monkey is initially playing an accordion that Guybrush needs, so he swaps it for a pair of tiny cymbals which endlessly amuse the monkey for the rest of the game. |
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* In ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police|Sam & Max Episode 101: Culture Shock]]'', a monkey serves as the form reader for Brady Culture's "Home" for Former Child Stars. |
* In ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police|Sam & Max Episode 101: Culture Shock]]'', a monkey serves as the form reader for Brady Culture's "Home" for Former Child Stars. |