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I reworded the description a little to remove the implication that monkeys are a single species. Technically they're not even a single clade (unless you count apes as monkeys).
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The TropeMaker is the real-life toy known as the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbal-banging_monkey_toy Jolly Chimp]]. They were first released by the Japanese company Daishin C.K. during the 1950s, though it is safe to assume that the company didn't intend for them to come across as creepy as pop culture would come to find them. Given that monkeys resemble humans (being a related species), the UnintentionalUncannyValley might have something to do with why these toys are so unnerving. The often deranged-looking [[SupernaturalGoldEyes yellow]] and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] further accentuate the creepiness. Compare with CreepyDoll.
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The TropeMaker is the real-life toy known as the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymbal-banging_monkey_toy Jolly Chimp]]. They were first released by the Japanese company Daishin C.K. during the 1950s, though it is safe to assume that the company didn't intend for them to come across as creepy as pop culture would come to find them. Given that monkeys resemble humans (being a closely related species), to us), the UnintentionalUncannyValley might have something to do with why these toys are so unnerving. The often deranged-looking [[SupernaturalGoldEyes yellow]] and [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] further accentuate the creepiness. Compare with CreepyDoll.
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw anti-drug PSA commercial from 1970's]] depicts a wind-up monkey toy as a [[ScreamerPrank screamer tactic]] in order to ScareEmStraight into not using drugs. ''Especially'' heroin.
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AegsJYtwccw anti-drug PSA commercial from 1970's]] 1970s]] depicts a wind-up monkey toy as a [[ScreamerPrank screamer tactic]] in order to ScareEmStraight into not using drugs. ''Especially'' heroin.
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* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheTinLabyrinth'' ends with an AffectionateParody of kaiju films, where Doraemon and gang decides to take down Napogisutora's army with their own army of giant-sized LivingToys - one of them which is a wind-up giant monkey who smashes airplanes with cymbals while seated atop a skyscraper (doubles as a KingKongCopy spoof!).
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* ''Anime/DoraemonNobitaAndTheTinLabyrinth'' ends with an AffectionateParody of kaiju films, where Doraemon and gang decides to take down Napogisutora's army with their own army of giant-sized LivingToys - -- one of them which is a wind-up giant monkey who smashes airplanes with cymbals while seated atop a skyscraper (doubles as a KingKongCopy spoof!).
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* ''Series/StrangerThings'': Dustin Henderson has one of these in his bedroom. It's seen briefly in the first episode of Season Three, where Eleven makes his toys start moving to lure him out to where she and the rest of his friends are waiting to surprise him - Eleven makes the monkey start clapping its cymbals together, seemingly by itself.
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* ''Series/StrangerThings'': Dustin Henderson has one of these in his bedroom. It's seen briefly in the first episode of Season Three, where Eleven makes his toys start moving to lure him out to where she and the rest of his friends are waiting to surprise him - -- Eleven makes the monkey start clapping its cymbals together, seemingly by itself.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': The Tempus Simia, a magical artifact that allows time travel, looks like one of these... for no apparent reason, other than being monkey-themed.
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[[WaistcoatOfStyle Vests are cool]]. Cymbals are cool. Monkeys are cool. [[CoolToy Toys are cool]]. [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Combine all four and it should also be cool]]... in theory. But in practice, [[NightmareFuel it's so creepy]] that versions of this mechanical ManiacMonkey end up in a lot of sci-fi/horror movies. Kind of the flipside of SillySimian. If you see ''this one'', you know the non-fun sort of weird is on the way.
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[[WaistcoatOfStyle Vests are cool]]. Cymbals are cool. Monkeys are cool. [[CoolToy Toys are cool]]. [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Combine all four and it should also be cool]]... in theory. But in practice, [[NightmareFuel it's so creepy]] that versions of this these mechanical ManiacMonkey ManiacMonkeys end up in a lot of sci-fi/horror movies. Kind of the flipside of SillySimian. If you see ''this one'', you know the non-fun sort of weird is on the way.
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[[WaistcoatOfStyle Vests are cool]]. Cymbals are cool. Monkeys are cool. [[CoolToy Toys are cool]]. [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Combine all four and it should also be cool]], right? WRONG. In fact, [[NightmareFuel 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 SillySimian. If you see ''this one'', you know the non-fun sort of weird is on the way.
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[[WaistcoatOfStyle Vests are cool]]. Cymbals are cool. Monkeys are cool. [[CoolToy Toys are cool]]. [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Combine all four and it should also be cool]], right? WRONG. In fact, cool]]... in theory. But in practice, [[NightmareFuel it's so creepy]], creepy]] that versions of this mechanical monstrosity ManiacMonkey end up in a lot of sci-fi/horror movies. Kind of the flipside of SillySimian. If you see ''this one'', you know the non-fun sort of weird is on the way.
