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** Mike is a performer of some sort who has been trained to do funny things.

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** Mike is a performer of some sort who has been trained to do funny things.an entertainer.

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* '''Justified''': Monkeys are known for getting into goofy shenanigans from time to time.

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Monkeys are known for getting into goofy shenanigans from time to time.time.
** Mike is a performer of some sort who has been trained to do funny things.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Monkeys are known for getting into goofy shenanigans from time to time.
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** The show is set in a monkey world, where Mike the human is usually used for comedy.
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'''Basic Trope''': Non-human primates are added for comedic purposes.
* '''Straight''':
** A humorous scene involving monkeys is added to the show for no particular reason.
** Mike, a TalkingAnimal monkey, is the PluckyComicRelief and usually getting up to silly shenanigans.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The show is a comedy where all of the characters are primates.
** The show adds comical scenes involving monkeys whenever it possibly can.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Mike is TheComicallySerious from time to time.
** There are no primates, but someone tells a funny joke about a monkey at one point.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''':
** ManiacMonkeys
** Mike is an extremely serious monkey who never does anything funny.
* '''Subverted''': Monkeys are shown as humorous at first, until they [[MoodWhiplash suddenly attack someone]].
* '''Double Subverted''': The ManiacMonkeys are still portrayed as LaughablyEvil.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Monkeys are not added to the series.
** The only time monkeys are ever shown is when it'd make logical sense, and there isn't much attention drawn to them at all.
* '''Enforced''': "People find monkeys funny, so let's add a few of them doing silly things."
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': Someone trains Mike the monkey to do some tricks.
* '''Exploited''': The characters need a distraction, so they call upon Mike the monkey to do something humorous.
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': "Monkeys are usually either funny, [[ManiacMonkeys aggressive]], or [[IntelligentPrimate smart]] in fiction. [[TakeAThirdOption Or all three]]."
* '''Conversed''': "What was that scene with the monkeys all about?" "[[RuleOfFunny I don't know, but it sure was funny]]!"
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Let's go back to SillySimian and see the funny monkeys.
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%% * '''Implied''': ???
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%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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