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{{italic title|Stanley}}
{{about|the character who appears in [[Greenhouse]] and [[Donkey Kong 3]]|the [[Boo]] character from [[Paper Mario]]|[[Stanley (Paper Mario)]]|the [[Trouter]] character from the [[Nintendo Comics System]]|[[Stanley the Talking Fish]]}}
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{{character infobox
|title=Stanley
|image=[[File:SSBU Stanley Spirit.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|image=[[File:StanleyTheBugman.jpg]]
|species=Human
|full_name=Stanley
|first_appearance=''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]], overall)<br>''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]], [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]])
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])  
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3|Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
|species=[[Human]]
|latest_appearance=''[[NES Remix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2013|2013]])
}}
}}
'''Stanley''' is a bug exterminator and the protagonist of the game ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. In this game, Stanley uses his [[Insect Repellant|insect repellant]] to do battle with [[Cranky Kong|Donkey Kong]] and several insects in a greenhouse. Presumably, Stanley managed to defeat Donkey Kong and sent him back to where he came from.
'''Stanley''', also known as '''Stanley the Bugman'''<ref name=TFNY>{{cite|quote=There's MULTI SCREEN GREENHOUSE. With Stanley the Bugman fighting masses of creepy, crawly creatures.|url=www.gameandwatch.ch/images/infos/flyer/flyer-pp-mag.jpg|title=February 1983 Nintendo of America print ad|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=May 20, 2024}}</ref><ref name=G&Wcatalog>{{cite|quote=Stanley the Bugman battles creepy, crawly creatures.|url=www.oocities.org/qj_gw/flyers/zelda3large.jpg|title=July 1989 Game & Watch catalog from Nintendo of Japan|accessdate=October 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Donkey Kong later appeared in Donkey Kong III, where he antagonized a one-time hero known as Stanley the Bugman.|title=''[[Mario Mania]] Player's Guide''|page=16|date=August 1991|url=i.imgur.com/3joxMc0.png|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Also known as Donkey Kong Sr., Cranky’s days of kidnapping Pauline and terrorizing Mario and Stanley the Bugman have long since passed.|title=''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Donkey Kong Country'' Characters Tab|publisher=Prima Games|language=en-us}}</ref> (alternatively '''Stanley the bugman'''<ref>{{cite|quote=Donkey Kong's loose in the greenhouse and only Stanley the bugman can stop him.|title=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' NES instruction manual|page=2|date=1986|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=Stanley the bugman has his hands full in the greenhouse with flowers to protect and snakes, bees and Donkey Kong making all kinds of trouble.|title="''Donkey Kong 3'': Bugman In the Greenhouse". ''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide''|page=156|date=1987|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite|quote=In ''Donkey Kong 3'', he makes trouble for Stanley the bugman.|title="Sneak Peeks". ''{{wp|Nintendo Fun Club|Nintendo Fun Club News}}'' Vol. 5|date=Feb/March 1988|page=[http://i.imgur.com/o6DeQcj.png 10]}}</ref> or '''Stanley the bug man'''<ref>{{cite|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|title=''Nintendo Power Pak Source''|page=[https://ia802809.us.archive.org/view_archive.php?archive=/14/items/NintendoPower-PakSource/PakSource.zip&file=np-11-115.jpg 15]|quote=Stanley the bug man has his hands full with a greenhouse full of pesky critters, including the most bothersome pest of all, Donkey Kong!}}</ref>), is a bug exterminator who first appeared in the [[Game & Watch]] game ''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''. In this game, Stanley uses his [[sprayer|spray gun]] to defeat hungry pests. He later appeared in the [[Donkey Kong (franchise)|''Donkey Kong'' franchise]] as the protagonist of the game ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', in which he battles with [[Donkey Kong]] and several insects in a greenhouse with his spray. Stanley also battles Donkey Kong in ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''.
==History==
===''Green House''===
While the ''Green House'' manual refers to the playable character only as the "Fumigator,"<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20221127122702/http://www.intheattic.co.uk/greenhouse.htm|deadlink=y|title=''Greenhouse'' info page|publisher=In The Attic|language=en-gb}}</ref> print ads and TV commercials refer to Stanley the Bugman by name.<ref name=TFNY/><ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdGGhQEgDGA|title=Nintendo Game & Watch commercial|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=January 15, 2023}}</ref><ref name=G&Wcatalog/> Stanley must defend his plants from inchworms and spiders that seek to devour his flowers. Unlike his later depictions, he appears much taller in character artwork. He wears a white cap, a red shirt, and khaki trousers. Stanley also appears in the game's port included in ''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''.


==History==
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
===''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''===
====''Donkey Kong 3''====
[[File:DK3 screenshot.png|thumb|right|''Donkey Kong 3]]
[[File:DK3 Arcade Blue Greenhouse.png|thumb|''Donkey Kong 3'']]
Not only had insects infested his greenhouse, but [[Donkey Kong]] was trying to cause damage. Donkey Kong would pester bees in their hives to attack Stanley. Stanley would spray Donkey Kong with his Bug-Spray Gun (which was hanging from two vines), pushing him upward and eventually forcing his head into a beehive at the top of all the vines.
Stanley reappears as the protagonist of ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. Stanley works as a simple fumigator when [[Donkey Kong]] and various insects attack his greenhouse. In order to put a stop to Donkey Kong, Stanley needs to spray him and the insects with his [[sprayer]] while also trying to keep the bugs away from his plants. After pushing Donkey Kong up into a [[beehive]], Donkey Kong flees to another greenhouse and Stanley chases after him in order to continue driving him off. In the arcade version, the bugs eat Stanley if he is defeated by one, while in the [[Arcade Classics Series|Family Computer version]], the bugs do not eat him, and instead simply disappear. His current appearance of being short, round-faced, bucktoothed, and clad in overalls is established in this game.
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====''Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū''====
Stanley is once again the protagonist of the 1984 game ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''. His role is very similar to ''Donkey Kong 3'' in that he must spray Donkey Kong to the top of the screen and while also blasting the invading bees, although this time there are no plants to protect, nor are there any multi-level platforms. These changes make for something that is somewhat akin to ''{{wp|Galaga}}''.


===''[[Saturday Supercade]]''===
====''Donkey Kong 3'' (Game & Watch)====
[[File:SaturdaySupercadeStanley.jpg|thumb|left|Stanley as he appears in ''Greenhouse Gorilla''.]]
In the [[Game & Watch]] game ''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'', Stanley and Donkey Kong, who now uses his own sprayer, are at opposite ends of the greenhouse, where they spray at the [[Buzzbee|bee]]s to move them toward one another and get them to sting the other.
Stanley made an appearance in the television series ''Saturday Supercade'', in the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' episode "[[Saturday Supercade#Episodes|Greenhouse Gorilla]]", where he's the owner of a greenhouse. Here he's seen taking care of a carnivorous plant called Herman, but then a thief (only referred once as Mr. X) steals it while Stanley is occupied with spraying a bug. The thief then convinces Donkey Kong that Stanley is the one who wanted to hurt the plant, so he starts throwing beehives at him. Once again, Stanley is too occupied fighting the bugs and lets the thief and Donkey Kong run away with Herman. Stanley then joins forces with [[Mario]] and [[Pauline]] and starts chasing them. After a confrontation at a supermarket, and one at a manor where a 'grand ball' was taking place, Pauline convinces Donkey Kong that the thief is the evil one, so they finally defeat him with the ape's help. The thief is finally arrested and Herman returns to Stanley, but Donkey Kong runs away once again.
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===''Game & Watch'' Series===
===''Saturday Supercade''===
====[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong 3'' (Game & Watch)]]====
[[File:Stanleycade.png|thumb|left|Stanley as he appears in "Greenhouse Gorilla"]]
[[File:G&WG4 Donkey Kong 3.png|frame|right|''Donkey Kong 3'' (Game & Watch)]]
Stanley makes an appearance in the television series ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', in the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' episode "[[Greenhouse Gorilla]]," where he is the owner of [[Stanley's Nursery]]. Here he is seen taking care of a carnivorous plant called [[Herman (Saturday Supercade)|Herman]], but then a thief (only referred once as [[Mr. X]]) steals it while Stanley is occupied with spraying a bug. The thief then convinces Donkey Kong that Stanley is the one who wanted to hurt the plant, so he starts throwing beehives at him. Once again, Stanley is too occupied fighting the bugs and lets the thief and Donkey Kong run away with Herman. Stanley then joins forces with [[Mario]] and [[Pauline]] and starts chasing them. After a confrontation at a supermarket, and one at a manor where a "grand ball" is taking place, Pauline convinces Donkey Kong that the thief is the evil one, so they finally defeat him with the [[Kong]]'s help. The thief is finally arrested and Herman returns to Stanley, but Donkey Kong runs away once again.
Stanley's greenhouse was again attacked by Donkey Kong, who this time had a sprayer of his own. Donkey Kong and Stanley stood at opposite ends of the greenhouse and sprayed the bug spray at bees to move them toward one another and get them to sting the other.
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====''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''====
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
Stanley appears in this game as a playable character in a port of ''[[Donkey Kong 3|Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)]]'' which is one of the many Game & Watch games ported into this game. A modernized version is featured, however it is set in a [[Ghost House]] rather than Stanley's greenhouse, [[Mario]] replaces Stanley and [[Boo|Boos]] and [[Fireball|Fireballs]] replace the Bees.
[[File:G&WG4 Donkey Kong 3.png|frame|right|The Classic version of ''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'' (''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'')]]
In the [[Game & Watch Gallery (series)|''Game & Watch Gallery'' series]], Stanley is first seen in the [[Museum]]'s ''Green House'' exhibit in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''. He also appears in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''{{'}}s Classic version of ''Greenhouse'', although the Modern version replaces him with a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]]. In ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'', Stanley is playable in the Classic version of the Game & Watch game ''Donkey Kong 3''; however, the Modern version replaces him with [[Mario]].


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Stanley appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as one of the many collectable trophies. [[Mr. Game & Watch]] also uses the sprayer as a weapon called ''Greenhouse'', matching its first appearance.
Stanley appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' as one of the many collectible [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophies]]. His overalls are white instead of red but his shirt remains blue, like how his sprite looks in the NES port. [[Mr. Game & Watch]] also uses the sprayer as a weapon called ''Greenhouse'', matching its first appearance, and continues to use it in later games in the series as his neutral attack.
 
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Stanley appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. In this game, Mr. Game & Watch's ''Greenhouse'' attack transforms him into Stanley's ''Green House'' sprite.


===''WarioWare'' series===
===''WarioWare'' series===
====''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''====
Stanley makes various cameos in the [[WarioWare (series)|''WarioWare'' series]]. In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', Stanley is playable in [[Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Donkey Kong 3]], where he has to spray Donkey Kong until he gets his head stuck in a beehive. In ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', Stanley is playable in another microgame titled [[Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Touched!)|Donkey Kong 3]], where instead of spraying Donkey Kong, Stanley blows clouds out of his mouth to move him up into a beehive. In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'', Stanley appears in the microgame [[Greenhouse (microgame)|Greenhouse]], where he has to defend his plants from two worms. In ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', Stanley is playable in [[DK 3]], where the objective is identical as the Donkey Kong 3 microgame in ''WarioWare: Twisted!''
Stanley appears as a playable character in one of [[9-Volt|9-Volt's]] [[Microgames]]. Here, he must do as he did in ''Donkey Kong 3'' and spray Donkey Kong until he gets his head stuck in a bee hive.


====''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''====
===Other appearances===
Stanley appears in 9-Volt's Microgame [[Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Touched!)|Donkey Kong 3]]. In this microgame, the player must blow at the microphone to make Donkey Kong move to the top,;  nstead of spraying Donkey Kong, Stanley blows clouds out of his mouth to make him move into a bee hive.
In ''[[NES Remix]]'', Stanley is the playable character in various ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges, which only appear in the Bonus stages.


====''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''====
==List of appearances==
Stanley appears in one of [[18-Volt]]'s Microgames, where the goal is the same as his ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' appearance.
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==Possible appearances==
!width=40%|Title
===''Greenhouse''===
!width=20%|Description
[[File:Green House Artwork.jpg|thumb|right|Artwork of ''Greenhouse''.]]
!width=20%|Release Date
The 1982 Game & Watch game ''[[Greenhouse]]'' has a premise, setting and gameplay very similar to ''Donkey Kong 3'', and while the game's instructions only refer to the playable character as the "Fumigator"<ref>[http://fictionalcrossover.wikia.com/wiki/Donkey_Kong_X_Greenhouse?file=Greenhouse_manual_08-09.jpg]</ref>, there is often speculation that he is the same character as Stanley despite his vastly different physical appearance and the fact that ''Greenhouse'' predates ''Donkey Kong 3''. A 1983 Game & Watch commercial calls the ''Greenhouse'' character "Stanley"<ref>Nintendo Game And Watch (Commercial, 1983) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3gZ6yV79c YouTube] ''The Museum of Classic Chicago Television''. Retrieved December 7, 2015.</ref>, but no other official sources link the characters.
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|''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
==Game appearances==
|Playable character
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|[[Game & Watch]]
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|''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#1983|1983]]
|Arcade
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#1984|1984]]
|{{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-88}}/Sharp X1/PC-6601
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|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
|Playable character
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|Game & Watch
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! width=50% | Title
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
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|Cameo in the [[Museum]]
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|[[Game Boy]]/[[Game Boy Color]]
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| ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
| Playable Character
|Playable character in port of ''Green House''
| [[List of games by date#1983|1983]]
||[[List of games by date#1999|1999]]
| [[NES]]/Arcade
|Game Boy Color
|-
|-
| ''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
| Playable Character
|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
| [[List of games by date#1986|1986]]
|[[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
| [[Game & Watch]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
| Cameo as [[Trophy]]
|Playable character in port of the Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong 3''
| [[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
|[[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
| [[GameCube]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|-
| ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''  
| Playable Character in port of the Game and Watch ''Donkey Kong 3''
|Playable character in microgame
| [[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
| ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''  
|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
| Cameo in Microgame
|Playable character in microgame
| [[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|2004
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|-
| ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''
| Cameo in Microgame
|Playable character in port of ''Green House''
| 2004
||[[List of games by date#2006|2006]]
| [[Nintendo DS]]
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
| ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
| Cameo in a Microgame
|Playable character in microgame
| [[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
| [[Wii Ware]]
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
| ''[[NES Remix]]''
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
| Playable Character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
|Playable character in microgame
| [[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|2009
| [[Wii U]]
|[[WiiWare]]
|}
 
==Trophy information from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
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|''[[NES Remix]]''
|Playable character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
|[[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|[[Wii U]]
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|-
! Stanley
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
| [[File: Trophy282.PNG|100px]]
|Playable character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
| align=center | Donkey Kong 3<br>6/86
|[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
| ''Stanley is a plucky exterminator who takes on Donkey Kong and an army of insects in the third installment of the original Donkey Kong series. Stanley has a tough job: he has to chase Donkey Kong away to another greenhouse with his insect repellant, then climb up the ivy to pump the main hive with the deadly spray.''
|Wii U
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]; sprite used in attack
|[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{{SSBM trophy
|name=Stanley
|image=[[File:Trophy282.png|100px]]
|game=''Donkey Kong 3''<br>6/86
|unlock=Randomly obtainable in 1-player modes or the [[smashwiki:Lottery|Lottery]] after playing 200 [[smashwiki:VS|VS matches]]
|desc=Stanley is a plucky exterminator who takes on Donkey Kong and an army of insects in the third installment of the original Donkey Kong series. Stanley has a tough job: he has to chase Donkey Kong away to another greenhouse with his insect repellent, then climb up the ivy to pump the main hive with the deadly spray.
}}
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
{{Spirit
|no=139
|name=Stanley
|image=[[File:SSBU_Stanley_Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
|type=Primary
|slots=2
|class=Advanced
|effects='''{{color|deepskyblue|Shield}}'''
|obtain=[[smashwiki:Spirit Board|Spirit Board]]
|opponents=[[Villager]] (♂)
|rule_1=The enemy starts the battle with a [[Gust Bellows]]
|stage=[[75 m (stage)|75 m]]
|song=Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
}}
==Gallery==
{{Main-gallery}}
<gallery>
DK3 Arcade Stanley Sprite.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
DK3 Arcade Stanley Super Sprayer.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
DK3 Stanley Artwork.jpg|''Donkey Kong 3''
DK3 Stanley and Buzzbee Artwork.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
DK3 Stanley Spraying Insect Repellent Artwork.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
DK3 Arcade Cabinet Artwork.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
DonkeyKong3Art1.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
DK3 NES Stanley.png|''Donkey Kong 3'' (NES)
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|Jap=スタンリー
|JapR=Sutanrī
|JapR=Sutanrī
|JapM=Stanley
|JapM=Stanley
|Rus=Стэнли
|RusR=Stenli
|RusM=Stanley
|Ger=Stanley
|Ita=Stanley
|Ita2=Il giardiniere<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Game & Watch Collection]]'', ''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'', European manual|page=88-89}}</ref>
|Ita2M=The gardener
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Latest revision as of 21:40, November 27, 2024

This article is about the character who appears in Greenhouse and Donkey Kong 3. For the Boo character from Paper Mario, see Stanley (Paper Mario). For the Trouter character from the Nintendo Comics System, see Stanley the Talking Fish.
Stanley
Stanley spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Artwork from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Species Human
First appearance Green House (1982, overall)
Donkey Kong 3 (1983, Super Mario franchise)
Latest appearance Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3 (2019)

Stanley, also known as Stanley the Bugman[1][2][3][4] (alternatively Stanley the bugman[5][6][7] or Stanley the bug man[8]), is a bug exterminator who first appeared in the Game & Watch game Green House. In this game, Stanley uses his spray gun to defeat hungry pests. He later appeared in the Donkey Kong franchise as the protagonist of the game Donkey Kong 3, in which he battles with Donkey Kong and several insects in a greenhouse with his spray. Stanley also battles Donkey Kong in Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū.

History[edit]

Green House[edit]

While the Green House manual refers to the playable character only as the "Fumigator,"[9] print ads and TV commercials refer to Stanley the Bugman by name.[1][10][2] Stanley must defend his plants from inchworms and spiders that seek to devour his flowers. Unlike his later depictions, he appears much taller in character artwork. He wears a white cap, a red shirt, and khaki trousers. Stanley also appears in the game's port included in Game & Watch Collection.

Donkey Kong series[edit]

Donkey Kong 3[edit]

Screenshot of the blue greenhouse in the arcade version of Donkey Kong 3
Donkey Kong 3

Stanley reappears as the protagonist of Donkey Kong 3. Stanley works as a simple fumigator when Donkey Kong and various insects attack his greenhouse. In order to put a stop to Donkey Kong, Stanley needs to spray him and the insects with his sprayer while also trying to keep the bugs away from his plants. After pushing Donkey Kong up into a beehive, Donkey Kong flees to another greenhouse and Stanley chases after him in order to continue driving him off. In the arcade version, the bugs eat Stanley if he is defeated by one, while in the Family Computer version, the bugs do not eat him, and instead simply disappear. His current appearance of being short, round-faced, bucktoothed, and clad in overalls is established in this game.

Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū[edit]

Stanley is once again the protagonist of the 1984 game Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū. His role is very similar to Donkey Kong 3 in that he must spray Donkey Kong to the top of the screen and while also blasting the invading bees, although this time there are no plants to protect, nor are there any multi-level platforms. These changes make for something that is somewhat akin to Galaga.

Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)[edit]

In the Game & Watch game Donkey Kong 3, Stanley and Donkey Kong, who now uses his own sprayer, are at opposite ends of the greenhouse, where they spray at the bees to move them toward one another and get them to sting the other.

Saturday Supercade[edit]

Stanley the Bugman
Stanley as he appears in "Greenhouse Gorilla"

Stanley makes an appearance in the television series Saturday Supercade, in the Donkey Kong episode "Greenhouse Gorilla," where he is the owner of Stanley's Nursery. Here he is seen taking care of a carnivorous plant called Herman, but then a thief (only referred once as Mr. X) steals it while Stanley is occupied with spraying a bug. The thief then convinces Donkey Kong that Stanley is the one who wanted to hurt the plant, so he starts throwing beehives at him. Once again, Stanley is too occupied fighting the bugs and lets the thief and Donkey Kong run away with Herman. Stanley then joins forces with Mario and Pauline and starts chasing them. After a confrontation at a supermarket, and one at a manor where a "grand ball" is taking place, Pauline convinces Donkey Kong that the thief is the evil one, so they finally defeat him with the Kong's help. The thief is finally arrested and Herman returns to Stanley, but Donkey Kong runs away once again.

Game & Watch Gallery series[edit]

Donkey Kong 3 (Game and Watch)
The Classic version of Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch Gallery 4)

In the Game & Watch Gallery series, Stanley is first seen in the Museum's Green House exhibit in Game & Watch Gallery 2. He also appears in Game & Watch Gallery 3's Classic version of Greenhouse, although the Modern version replaces him with a Yoshi. In Game & Watch Gallery 4, Stanley is playable in the Classic version of the Game & Watch game Donkey Kong 3; however, the Modern version replaces him with Mario.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Stanley appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as one of the many collectible trophies. His overalls are white instead of red but his shirt remains blue, like how his sprite looks in the NES port. Mr. Game & Watch also uses the sprayer as a weapon called Greenhouse, matching its first appearance, and continues to use it in later games in the series as his neutral attack.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Stanley appears as a spirit. In this game, Mr. Game & Watch's Greenhouse attack transforms him into Stanley's Green House sprite.

WarioWare series[edit]

Stanley makes various cameos in the WarioWare series. In WarioWare: Twisted!, Stanley is playable in Donkey Kong 3, where he has to spray Donkey Kong until he gets his head stuck in a beehive. In WarioWare: Touched!, Stanley is playable in another microgame titled Donkey Kong 3, where instead of spraying Donkey Kong, Stanley blows clouds out of his mouth to move him up into a beehive. In WarioWare: D.I.Y., Stanley appears in the microgame Greenhouse, where he has to defend his plants from two worms. In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, Stanley is playable in DK 3, where the objective is identical as the Donkey Kong 3 microgame in WarioWare: Twisted!

Other appearances[edit]

In NES Remix, Stanley is the playable character in various Donkey Kong 3 based challenges, which only appear in the Bonus stages.

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release Date System/Format
Green House Playable character 1982 Game & Watch
Donkey Kong 3 Playable character 1983 Arcade
Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū Playable character 1984 NEC PC-88/Sharp X1/PC-6601
Donkey Kong 3 Playable character 1984 Game & Watch
Game & Watch Gallery 2 Cameo in the Museum 1997 Game Boy/Game Boy Color
Game & Watch Gallery 3 Playable character in port of Green House 1999 Game Boy Color
Super Smash Bros. Melee Cameo as trophy 2001 Nintendo GameCube
Game & Watch Gallery 4 Playable character in port of the Game & Watch Donkey Kong 3 2002 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare: Twisted! Playable character in microgame 2004 Game Boy Advance
WarioWare: Touched! Playable character in microgame 2004 Nintendo DS
Game & Watch Collection Playable character in port of Green House 2006 Nintendo DS
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Playable character in microgame 2009 Nintendo DS
WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase Playable character in microgame 2009 WiiWare
NES Remix Playable character in Donkey Kong 3 based challenges 2013 Wii U
NES Remix Pack Playable character in Donkey Kong 3 based challenges 2014 Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo as spirit; sprite used in attack 2018 Nintendo Switch

Profiles and statistics[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trophy
Stanley
Stanley
Game/move:
Donkey Kong 3
6/86
How to unlock: Randomly obtainable in 1-player modes or the Lottery after playing 200 VS matches
Stanley is a plucky exterminator who takes on Donkey Kong and an army of insects in the third installment of the original Donkey Kong series. Stanley has a tough job: he has to chase Donkey Kong away to another greenhouse with his insect repellent, then climb up the ivy to pump the main hive with the deadly spray.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Spirit
#139 Stanley
Stanley spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Series/game Donkey Kong Series
Type Primary
Slots 2
Class Advanced
Strength / effect(s) Shield
How to obtain Spirit Board
Spirit battle Opponent(s) Villager (♂)
Conditions Rule: The enemy starts the battle with a Gust Bellows
Stage 75 m
Song Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Stanley.
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    Donkey Kong 3

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  • Donkey Kong 3 (NES)

    Donkey Kong 3 (NES)

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スタンリー[?]
Sutanrī 		Stanley
German Stanley[?] -
Italian Stanley[?] -
Il giardiniere[11] The gardener
Russian Стэнли[?]
Stenli 		Stanley

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "There's MULTI SCREEN GREENHOUSE. With Stanley the Bugman fighting masses of creepy, crawly creatures." – February 1983 Nintendo of America print ad. Nintendo of America (American English). Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Stanley the Bugman battles creepy, crawly creatures." – July 1989 Game & Watch catalog from Nintendo of Japan. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Donkey Kong later appeared in Donkey Kong III, where he antagonized a one-time hero known as Stanley the Bugman." – August 1991. Mario Mania Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 16.
  4. ^ "Also known as Donkey Kong Sr., Cranky’s days of kidnapping Pauline and terrorizing Mario and Stanley the Bugman have long since passed." – Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide, Donkey Kong Country Characters Tab. Prima Games (American English).
  5. ^ "Donkey Kong's loose in the greenhouse and only Stanley the bugman can stop him." – 1986. Donkey Kong 3 NES instruction manual. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 2.
  6. ^ "Stanley the bugman has his hands full in the greenhouse with flowers to protect and snakes, bees and Donkey Kong making all kinds of trouble." – 1987. "Donkey Kong 3: Bugman In the Greenhouse". The Official Nintendo Player's Guide. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 156.
  7. ^ "In Donkey Kong 3, he makes trouble for Stanley the bugman." – Feb/March 1988. "Sneak Peeks". Nintendo Fun Club News Vol. 5. Page 10.
  8. ^ "Stanley the bug man has his hands full with a greenhouse full of pesky critters, including the most bothersome pest of all, Donkey Kong!" – Nintendo Power Pak Source. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 15.
  9. ^ Greenhouse info page. In The Attic (British English). Archived November 27, 2022, 12:27:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ Nintendo Game & Watch commercial. YouTube. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
  11. ^ Game & Watch Collection, Green House, European manual. Page 88-89.
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Donkey Kong 3
Characters Donkey Kong • Stanley
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Items and objects Beehive • Flower • Sprayer • Super Sprayer
Greenhouses Blue • Gray • Yellow
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* Only appears in the arcade version
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