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The tendency for animals to outperform their human coworkers in comedies. Most often takes the form of a gorilla or chimpanzee in a business suit who quickly climbs the corporate ladder after being hired.
Type One: Said monkey actually is competent, at least according to the other character's [[Lampshading]]. Type one's competence is normally contrasted to another human character's incompetence for laughs. Type one never speaks, and other than being a part of the scenery, typically doesn't interact with the human characters physically.
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Type Three: Type three monkeys are practically human in all but species. Type threes typically form rivalries with the Protagonist, but are otherwise portrayed as popular with the rest of the characters. While you are more likely to see a Type three courting the office hotty or chatting it up with the fellas at the water cooler, they do sometimes slip back into Type two territory, usually when tempted by a banana.
Not to be confused with a Monkey in [[Power Armor]].
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== [[Comics]] ==
* ''[[Dilbert]]'': [http://dilbert.com/fast/1993-08-09/ Zimbu] competes for Dilbert's job.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' books, there is an orangutan librarian. [[Berserk Button|He is not a monkey]].
** As a matter of fact, the Librarian used to be a wizard, working in Unseen University's library until one of the
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
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