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{{quote|''"Over and over and over and over, like a monkey with a miniature cymbal..."''|Hot Chip, "Over and Over".}}
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 [[
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.
Compare [[Maniac Monkeys]].
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== [[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".}}
*** As defused here: [http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/4838304460_9abd984054_d.jpg\]
* In ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'', [[Non
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
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