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* ''Literature/TheOneAndOnlyIvan'' is a gorilla, but he was seen in much this way when he was young and living in a human home. He broke and ruined a ''lot'' of things, less out of deliberate mischief and more often by accident, out of curiosity, or in a fit of longing for something familiar, as when he used chocolate frosting to 'paint' in the kitchen the way that he would have 'painted' with mud in the wild.
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* In ''Film/MutinyOnTheBuses'', some monkeys sneak onto the safari bus and cause trouble for Stan and Blakey, especially once they get hold of the steering wheel.
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* In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', Ash's hat had been stolen twice by monkey Pokémon he would then end up capturing:
** In [[Anime/PokemonTheOriginalSeries the Indigo League]] arc, a [[ManiacMonkeys Mankey]] stole it off his head after violently attacking his face. The Mankey then made fun of Ash by turning the hat backwards and miming his throwing action.
** In the [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire Hoenn arc]], an [[SillySimian Aipom]] stole it as part of an offering to a giant Slaking on the nearby mountain. She would follow the group after that episode, frequently stealing Ash's hat again and again until he eventually formally captured her. Even then, she still retained her fondness for misappropriating headgear.
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* Hong Kong Disneyland's Mystic Manor [[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion attraction]] starts off when the owner Henry Mystic's monkey Albert opens a magical music box that causes the manor's exotic relics on display come alive.

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* Hong Kong Disneyland's Mystic Manor [[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion attraction]] ''Ride/MysticManor'' attraction starts off when the owner Henry Mystic's monkey Albert opens a magical music box that causes the manor's exotic relics on display come alive.
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* ''Literature/TheFamousFive'': ''Five go to Demon's Rocks'' begins with chaos in an overcrowded Kirrin Cottage, with a boy Tinker, and his pet monkey Mischief, who is adorable yet gets up to all sorts of antics, including pelting the cook Joan and Aunt Fanny with raisins.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' has the Banana Bros. Monkey Circus. When Sergei and Igor, the circus' owners stop their train at a station for coffee and donuts, they leave the monkeys unattended. The monkeys then take control of the train, eventually crashing it into a forest. When the babies get lost in the forest trying to return Dil, Tommy's new baby brother to the hospital, they meet up with the monkeys, who while rather playful, go crazy when Tommy tries to feed Dil banana-flavored baby food. When Tommy gets fed up with Dil's selfish behavior that led to Chuckie, Phil and Lil abandoning him, he tries to leave Dil in the forest to live with the monkeys, but has a change of heart when he sees just how frightened his brother is.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': Suchi, Ma-Ti's pet monkey, has been known to get into mischief. In "Creep from the Deep", Gi scolds him for bothering her while she's working on the eco-sub, implying that he's known to distract or get in the way while people are trying to do things. ([[TimmyInAWell In this case, though, at least part of this is trying to warn her that she dropped a bolt]].) In another episode, he takes a pair of scissors to Dr. Blight's hair, much to her dismay, [[KarmicTrickster after she had tried to use him as a test subject.]]
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Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[StickyFingers steal things]] (hats seem to be a common target), throw stuff at people (including [[DungFu their own excrement]]), drop {{Banana Peel}}s, and otherwise make [[IncrediblyLamePun monkey business]]. Sometimes, the mischief-making monkey is a KarmicTrickster. Downright malicious examples can overlap with ManiacMonkeys, whereas funny, goofy examples overlap with SillySimian.

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Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[StickyFingers steal things]] (hats seem to be a common target), throw stuff at people (including [[DungFu their own excrement]]), drop {{Banana Peel}}s, and otherwise make [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} monkey business]]. Sometimes, the mischief-making monkey is a KarmicTrickster. Downright malicious examples can overlap with ManiacMonkeys, whereas funny, goofy examples overlap with SillySimian.
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* While his human partner WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} steals only what he really needs out of necessity, Abu will StickyFingers grab anything that isn't nailed down, and [[ItAmusedMe takes great pleasure in using it to mess with people]].

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* While his human partner WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} steals only what he really needs out of necessity, Abu will StickyFingers [[StickyFingers grab anything that isn't nailed down, down]], and [[ItAmusedMe takes great pleasure in using it to mess with people]].
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* Downplayed in ''{{Film/Nope}}''. Jupiter's backstory involves a chimpanzee on the set of the sitcom ''Gordy's Home'' killing two of his human costars and maiming a third after being frightened by a balloon popping on set. Though Jupiter was seriously traumatized by this event alone, it's made worse by pop culture in-universe treating the event like this trope, complete with a Saturday Night Live sketch mocking the incident starring Chris Kattan as the chimp.
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* In ''Series/SesameStreet: Counting Cafe'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, Mr. Johnson rewards Grover with a star for each successful order he brings him. When he rewards Grover with the fifth star, a monkey wearing sneakers will appear and take the star from him. Grover then must find the monkey somewhere on Sesame Street so he can take the star back from him. The bananas the monkey throws give Grover clues on where he's hiding.

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* In ''Series/SesameStreet: Counting Cafe'' ''VideoGame/SesameStreetCountingCafe'' for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, Mr. Johnson rewards Grover with a star for each successful order he brings him. When he rewards Grover with the fifth star, a monkey wearing sneakers will appear and take the star from him. Grover then must find the monkey somewhere on Sesame Street so he can take the star back from him. The bananas the monkey throws give Grover clues on where he's hiding.
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* ''VideoGame/BigKarnak'' have monkeys as minor enemies along the Nile's coast. They stay out of range from your attacks, since your sole weapon at the time is your sword, and constantly pelts you with coconuts, although you can deflect their nuts back with your weapon.
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* a cute, playful little monkey shows up around Sallah's home when Indy visits him in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' causing a bit of comical mischief as the two discuss their plan to find the ark. Little do they know, [[spoiler:both the monkey and its owner are spying on them for the Nazis. [[CrossesTheLineTwice The monkey even knows their salute!]]]]

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* a A cute, playful little monkey shows up around Sallah's home when Indy visits him in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' causing a bit of comical mischief as the two discuss their plan to find the ark. Little do they know, [[spoiler:both the monkey and its owner are spying on them for the Nazis. [[CrossesTheLineTwice The monkey even knows their salute!]]]]
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* A flash game from the Creator/CartoonNetwork website, entitled "Brick It!" is largely based on ''VideoGame/{{Breakout}}'', but features various CN monkeys as antagonists. WesternAnimation/MagillaGorilla will grab your paddle and discard his banana peels on it, [[Series/TheBananaSplits Bingo]] will catch and fling your ball, [[WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel I.R. Baboon]] will toss coconuts at your paddle, [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Monkey]] will take your extra balls, [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Mojo Jojo]] will add new bricks to the play field (and will drop one upon his defeat), and [[WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost Blip]] will chuck bricks at your paddle and mess with your score.

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* A flash game from the Creator/CartoonNetwork website, entitled "Brick It!" is largely based on ''VideoGame/{{Breakout}}'', but features various CN monkeys as antagonists. WesternAnimation/MagillaGorilla will grab your paddle and discard his banana peels on it, [[Series/TheBananaSplits Bingo]] will catch and fling your ball, [[WesternAnimation/IAmWeasel I.R. Baboon]] will toss coconuts at your paddle, [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Monkey]] will take your extra balls, [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 Mojo Jojo]] will add new bricks to the play field (and will drop one upon his defeat), and [[WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost Blip]] will chuck bricks at your paddle and mess with your score.
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Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[StickyFingers steal things]] ([[NiceHat hats seem to be a common target]]), throw stuff at people (including [[DungFu their own excrement]]), drop {{Banana Peel}}s, and otherwise make [[IncrediblyLamePun monkey business]]. Sometimes, the mischief-making monkey is a KarmicTrickster. Downright malicious examples can overlap with ManiacMonkeys, whereas funny, goofy examples overlap with SillySimian.

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Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[StickyFingers steal things]] ([[NiceHat hats (hats seem to be a common target]]), target), throw stuff at people (including [[DungFu their own excrement]]), drop {{Banana Peel}}s, and otherwise make [[IncrediblyLamePun monkey business]]. Sometimes, the mischief-making monkey is a KarmicTrickster. Downright malicious examples can overlap with ManiacMonkeys, whereas funny, goofy examples overlap with SillySimian.
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* ''Literature/ButtOut'': Baboon is a cheeky little monkey who enjoys walking around town without clothes and [[BareBottomedMonkey showing off his butt to everyone]], which naturally flabbergasts them all. In the sequel ''Don't Butt In!'', after being convinced to start wearing pants he then decides to use ''the pants'' to annoy everybody too.
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* ''Series/{{Monk}}'': Long story, but in "Mr. Monk and the Panic Room," Sharona is the only one who refuses to believe the victim of the week was not shot by his pet chimpanzee, Darwin. She rescues him from being euthanized and eventually hides him at the last place anyone would believe him to be, Monk's house. Later, Monk is seen [[HeroicBSOD walking around in a daze having had a psychotic break]] due to Darwin absolutely trashing the place. It's so bad he tries to put the house up for sale. His landlord is *not* amused.

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* ''Series/{{Monk}}'': Long story, but in "Mr. Monk and the Panic Room," Sharona is the only one who refuses to believe the victim of the week was not shot by his pet chimpanzee, Darwin.Darwin[[note]]Chimpanzees are not monkeys, but apes. However, the show dubbed Darwin with vocalizations from a spider monkey [[CaptainObvious (which is a monkey)]], so it's possible that the role was written for a monkey, but the showrunners just couldn't get one. Either way, this trope was clearly being invoked.[[/note]]. She rescues him from being euthanized and eventually hides him at the last place anyone would believe him to be, Monk's house. Later, Monk is seen [[HeroicBSOD walking around in a daze having had a psychotic break]] due to Darwin absolutely trashing the place. It's so bad he tries to put the house up for sale. His landlord is *not* amused.

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