List of fictional monkeys
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The following is a list of fictional monkeys. Apes, which are not monkeys, have their own article.
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[edit] Literature
- Bandar-Log, The – from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
- Chee-Chee – companion of Doctor Dolittle, created by Hugh Lofting.
- Curious George – who usually looks like a juvenile chimpanzee in the drawings, but is described as a "monkey" in the text
- Golden Monkey, unnamed – Marisa Coulter's dæmon in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials novels.
- Hanuman - the Indian monkey god most famous for his appearance in the Ramayana.
- Herr Nilsson – pet monkey of Pippi Longstocking, created by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
- Muggle-Wump - from several of Roald Dahl's stories.
- Nikima – Tarzan’s sidekick in the Edgar Rice Burroughs novels.
- Number fifty-two - the first-person monkey narrator of Some Novel Monkey
- Sun Wukong – (PY) or Sun Wukung (WG), the Monkey King - from classic Chinese literature, particularly Journey to the West
- winged monkeys, the – in the Oz books
- Zephir – from the Babar the Elephant series
- An unnamed baboon – which lives on the grounds of Stoke Moran, the home of Dr. Grimesby Roylott in the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Speckled Band, by Arthur Conan Doyle.
- An unnamed monkey – who is the central character in Saki's short story The Remoulding of Groby Lington.
- The 蒼猿 (cāng yuán) in Jinyong's novels The Return of the Condor Heroes and The Heavenly Sword and the Dragon Saber.
[edit] Cartoons
- Abu – pet in Disney's Aladdin
- Boots _ explorer in dora Dora the Explorer
- Blip – Space Ghost
- Lazlo- Camp Lazlo
- Gleek – Super Friends
- Gunther - Experiment of Professor Farnsworth with the aid of a hat that gave him super intellegence on an episode of Futurama
- I.R. Baboon – I Am Weasel
- Mojo – Homer's helper monkey on The Simpsons
- Mojo Jojo from Powerpuff Girls
- Monkey – Monkey superhero from "Dexter's Laboratory"
- Monkey – from ""Joe and Monkey"
- Monkey (full name Derek the Monkey) - from the internet cartoon Weebl and Bob
- Mr. Teeny – Krusty's monkey on The Simpsons
- Nikima – Tarzan’s sidekick in the 1970s Filmation series.
- Playful Heart Monkey – a Care Bears cousin
- Rafiki – mandrill in Disney's The Lion King films and shows
- The Scary Monkey from the Scary Monkey Show (Invader Zim)
- Son Goku – saiyan (can transform into monkey) Dragon Ball Z
- Various inhabitants of Monkey Island, including at least one three-headed monkey
- The evil monkey that torments Chris Griffin in Family Guy
- The monkey from Prometheus and Bob
- Antauri, Sprx-77, Gibson, Nova, Otto, Chiro and Mandarin - Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
- Jake Spidermonkey- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- Jungle Monkey's (eg. Kerchak) - Tarzan
- Circus Monkeys that Kiddnap Dil - Rugrats the Movie
[edit] Film
- Dodger – the trained pickpocket monkey from Monkey Trouble (1994)
- Ella – the killer monkey from the horror movie Monkey Shines (1988)
- Mona – Robinson Crusoe on Mars
- Nikko – the flying monkey commander from The Wizard of Oz
- Shakma – baboon in Shakma (1990)
- Spike – Ace Ventura's monkey companion in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995).
- Tug – capuchin monkey from Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
- Jack - ghost/pirate monkey in Pirates of the Caribbean (2003)
- Suzanne - Orangutan from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Dunston - the orangutan from Dunston Checks In (1996)
[edit] Television
- Monkey – an anthropomorphic monkey-god from the Japanese television series of the same name, based on the Chinese classic Journey to the West (above); the series gained a cult following in the UK and Australia in its English-dubbed version
- Marcel – Ross's pet capuchin monkey in Friends
- Klaus – Dieter's touchable monkey on the Saturday Night Live skit "Sprockets"
- Joey and Davy Monkey – on Sesame Street
- Rainbow Monkeys – a fictional toyline (later revealed to be real monkeys) in the animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force Go!
- Hog Monkeys of Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Bollo - from The Mighty Boosh
- Precious - Orangutan nurse of Edna Wallace on the NBC soap opera Passions.
[edit] Other fictional monkeys
- Agent 9, a playable character in the Spyro the Dragon video game series
- Aiai, Meemee, Baby, and Gongon –the monkeys in the Super Monkey Ball series of video games.
- Beppo – was Superman's pet monkey.
- "Bloop" or "The Bloop" (named for the unusual sound it made) was the monkey with very long ears found in the first season of Lost in Space.
- Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong and Lanky Kong from the Donkey Kong series
- The Gorilla King, leader of the island kingdom of Kirbylee from Justice Squad
- Iron Monkey, a half-robot superhero monkey from jutice Squad
- Mankey and evolution Primeape – in the Pokémon anime and related games and merchandise
- Specter - Main villain of the Ape Escape series. Was once the most famous monkey at the Monkey Park.
- Stoop!d Monkey
- Mr Chimp - denizen of the forum Your Lost. Notable as the longest-serving simian-based community member, and, despite the name, not actually being a chimpanzee.
- Mojo - an animated monkey famous for his love of typing
- Ukiki - Monkey-like creatures in the Mario universe, first known as Grinder. Famous for stealing Mario's hat.
[edit] See also
- List of historical monkeys
- List of fictional apes (and some other primates)