List of fictional monkeys
Appearance
The following is a list of fictional monkeys. Apes, which are not monkeys, have their own page.
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 – dæmon in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials novels.
- Herr Nilsson – pet monkey of Pippi Longstocking, created by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.
- Nikima – Tarzan’s sidekick in the 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.
Cartoon monkeys
- Abu – pet in Disney's Aladdin
- Blip – Space Ghost
- Gleek – Super Friends
- 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
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
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! – The name is probably self-explanatory...
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.
- 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.
- 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.
See also
- List of historical monkeys
- List of fictional apes (and some other primates)