History Main / MischiefMakingMonkey

* ''KingdomOfLoathing'' has a kleptomaniac monkey familiar that increases meat drops when used (meat being Loathing's currency, in a bizarre justification of the MoneySpider trope).
* In ''SamuraiWarriors'', ToyotomiHideyoshi has a monkey motifs and has a mischievous, playful attitude.

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* In the Creator/CharlieChaplin film ''The Circus'', one scene featured The Tramp performing a tightrope routine because the regular could not be found. While highly entertaining, especially after The Tramp's safety harness falls off, a group of monkeys that has harassed Chaplin's character throughout the movie decides to get involved, crawling all over him, biting him, and removing his pants.

* The monkeys in ''Film.{{Jumanji}}'', who wreck havok all across the town.

Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[TheKleptomaniac steal things]] ([[NiceHat Hats seem to be a common target]]), throw stuff at people, drop {{Banana Peel}}s, and otherwise make monkey business. Can overlap with ManiacMonkeys.

Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[TheKleptomaniac steal things]] ([[NiceHat Hats seem to be a common target]]), throw stuff at people, and otherwise make monkey business. Can overlap with ManiacMonkeys.

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Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[TheKleptomaniac steal things]] ([[NiceHat Hats seem to be a common target]]), throw stuff at people, and otherwise make monkey business.

* Levels set in ancient Egypt in ''CrashBandicoot 3: Warped'' often feature monkeys who hide in (and can apparently teleport between) vases, while they throw stuff at Crash. Break the last of the vases in a given area, however, and the monkey will cower with its hands over its head, leaving you free to jump on his head a few times for more Wumpa Fruit, [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential if you're so inclined.]]

* In the CharlieChaplin film ''The Circus'', one scene featured The Tramp performing a tightrope routine because the regular could not be found. While highly entertaining, especially after The Tramp's safety harness falls off, a group of monkeys that has harassed Chaplin's character throughout the movie decides to get involved, crawling all over him, biting him, and removing his pants.

* ''ScarabOfRa'' has a monkey that cannot hurt you, but likes to steal your gold and whatever else you might be carrying. Then after it's robbed you bare, it might come back to tweak your nose.

* On ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' Marshall may or may not have been mugged by a monkey; he refuses to say. From the same episode, Ted claims a monkey [[KingKong stole a doll, climbed a model of the Empire State Building and was attacked by paper airplanes]], [[UnreliableNarrator but fans have their doubts]].

* In ''{{WesternAnimation/Rio}}'', the marmosets are all thieves and con artists (within the animal kingdom, at least).

* The baby baboon that steals Jane's drawings in {{Disney}}'s ''[[{{Disney/Tarzan}} Tarzan]]''.

* On ''HowIMetYourMother'' Marshall may or may not have been mugged by a monkey; he refuses to say. From the same episode, Ted claims a monkey [[KingKong stole a doll, climbed a model of the Empire State Building and was attacked by paper airplanes]], [[UnreliableNarrator but fans have their doubts]].

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* The baby baboon that steals Jane's drawings in {{Disney}}'s ''[[Disney/Tarzan Tarzan]]''.

* In ''{{WesternAnimation/Rio}}'', the macaques are all thieves and con artists (within the animal kingdom, at least).

* In ''Film/{{Rio}}'', the macaques are all thieves and con artists (within the animal kingdom, at least).

* Sun Wukong from ''JourneyToTheWest'' is what happens when a mischievous monkey gains extreme god-like powers. Had it not been for The Buddha's intervention, he would have overthrown heaven.

* Master Monkey on the TV series ''KungFuPanda'' is the most mischievous of the Furious Five, although it is not seen often in the movies.

* Sun Wukong from ''JourneyToTheWest'' is what happens when a mischievous monkey gains extreme god-like powers. Had it not been for The Buddha intervention, he would have overthrown heaven.

* Sun Wukong from ''JourneyToTheWest'' is what happens when a mischievous monkey gaining extreme god-like powers. Had it not been for The Buddha intervention, he would have overthrown heaven.

Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[TheKleptomaniac steal things]], throw stuff at people, and otherwise make monkey business.

* In ''Series/{{Friends}}'' season one, Ross had a monkey named Marcel in order to get used to having someone who depended on him, in preparation for his then-unborn son. It got into a lot of mischief, including setting the girls' TV to the Spanish language SAP. Ross eventually gave it to a zoo, and it was last seen (I think) starring opposite JeanClaudeVanDamme in ''Outbreak 2''.

* In ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', there are monkeys that spit watermelon seeds at Yoshi and sometimes drop bombs.

Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous little pranksters, who like to [[TheKleptomaniacs steal things]], throw stuff at people, and otherwise make monkey business.

* In ''Film/{{Rio}}'', the macaques are all thieves and con artists (within the animal kingdom at least).
* Abu from ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' is a thief. And not a thief like Aladdin is a thief, who steals only what he really needs to. Abu steals anything and takes great pleasure in using it to mess with people.

* In ''Series/{{Friends}}'' season one Ross had a monkey named Marcel in order to get used to having someone who depended on him, in preparation for his then-unborn son. It got into a lot of mischief, including setting the girls' TV to the Spanish language SAP. Ross eventually gave it to a zoo, and it was last seen (I think) starring opposite JeanClaudeVanDamme in ''Outbreak 2''.

* ''KingdomOfLoathing'' has a kleptomaniac monkey familiar that increases meat drops when used (meat being Loathing's currency in a bizarre justification of the MoneySpider trope).
* In ''SamuraiWarriors'' ToyotomiHideyoshi has a monkey motifs and has a mischievous, playful attitude.

* Master Monkey on ''KungFuPanda'' is the most mischievious of the Furious Five, although it is not seen often on the movies.

Monkeys are often portrayed in fiction as mischievous pranksters, who like to [[TheKleptomaniacs steal things]], throw