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{{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]]}}
{{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]]}}
{{character infobox
{{character infobox
|title=Stanley
|image=[[File:SSBU Stanley Spirit.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|image=[[File:SSBU Stanley Spirit.png]]
|species=Human
|species=Human
|first_appearance=''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|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]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3|Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2019|2019]])
}}
}}
'''Stanley''', also known as '''Stanley the Bugman'''<ref name=TFNY>"There's MULTI SCREEN GREENHOUSE. With Stanley the Bugman fighting masses of creepy, crawly creatures." [https://www.gameandwatch.ch/images/infos/flyer/flyer-pp-mag.jpg February 1983 Nintendo of America print ad]. Retrieved October 5, 2021.</ref><ref name=G&Wcatalog>"Stanley the Bugman battles creepy, crawly creatures." [https://www.oocities.org/qj_gw/flyers/zelda3large.jpg July 1989 Game & Watch catalog from Nintendo of Japan]. Retrieved October 5, 2021.</ref><ref>"Donkey Kong later appeared in Donkey Kong III, where he antagonized a one-time hero known as Stanley the Bugman." ''[[Mario Mania]] Player's Guide'', 1991, p. 16. [http://i.imgur.com/3joxMc0.png Scan here].</ref><ref>"''Also known as Donkey Kong Sr., Cranky’s days of kidnapping Pauline and terrorizing Mario and Stanley the Bugman have long since passed.''" - ''[[Prima Games|Playing With Super Power: Nintendo Super NES Classics eGuide]]'', ''Donkey Kong Country'' Characters Tab.</ref> (or '''Stanley the bugman'''),<ref>"Donkey Kong's loose in the greenhouse and only Stanley the bugman can stop him." ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' NES instruction manual, p. 2.</ref><ref>"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". "''Donkey Kong 3'': Bugman In the Greenhouse". ''The Official Nintendo Player's Guide'', 1987, p. 156.</ref><ref>"In ''Donkey Kong 3'', he makes trouble for Stanley the bugman." "Sneak Peeks". ''[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Fun Club|Nintendo Fun Club News]]'' Vol. 5, Feb/March 1988, p. 10. [http://i.imgur.com/o6DeQcj.png Scan here].</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]]''.
'''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}}</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]]'', where he uses his [[sprayer|spray gun]] to defeat hungry pests. He more notably appears as the protagonist of ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'', where he fights [[Donkey Kong]] and several insects in greenhouses with a sprayer.
 
==History==
==History==
===''Green House''===
===''Green House''===
[[File:Green House Artwork.jpg|thumb|left|Artwork of ''Green House'']]
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> as he is called in the manual, or just Stanley the Bugman in print ads and TV commercials,<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]]''.
Stanley the Bugman first appears in the 1982 [[Game & Watch]] game ''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''. While the manual refers to the playable character only as the "Fumigator,"<ref>[http://www.intheattic.co.uk/images/G&W/Review/Greenhouse/Greenhouse_GH-54_Page10-11.jpg Instruction manual for ''Greenhouse''].</ref> print ads and TV commercials refer to him by name.<ref name=TFNY/><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdGGhQEgDGA Nintendo Game & Watch commercial] ''YouTube''. Retrieved 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.
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===''Donkey Kong'' series===
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
====''Donkey Kong 3''====
====''Donkey Kong 3''====
[[File:DK3 Arcade Blue Greenhouse.png|thumb|''Donkey Kong 3'']]
[[File:DK3 Arcade Blue Greenhouse.png|thumb|''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 [[Arcade Classics Series|NES 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.
Stanley is the playable character of ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. Stanley works as a fumigator when [[Donkey Kong]] and various insects attack his greenhouse. Stanley uses a [[sprayer]] to spray Donkey Kong and other insects while also defending his plants. Once Stanley has pushed Donkey Kong up far enough, the game continues to the next stage.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/sVJE4czZF0I?feature=shared&t=29|timestamp=0:29|title=NES Longplay <nowiki>[490]</nowiki> ''Donkey Kong 3''|date=August 26, 2014|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> If Stanley is defeated by bugs in the arcade version, they eat him, but not in the [[Arcade Classics Series|Family Computer version]]. The game established Stanley's design of being short, round-faced, bucktoothed, and clad in overalls.


====''Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū''====
====''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}}''.
Stanley returns as the protagonist of ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''. The gameplay similarly involves blasting the invading bees, this time without any plants to protect nor any multi-level platforms, comparable to ''{{wp|Galaga}}''.


====''Donkey Kong 3'' (Game & Watch)====
====''Donkey Kong 3'' (Game & Watch)====
In the [[Game & Watch]] version of [[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong 3'']], Stanley's greenhouse is again attacked by Donkey Kong, who this time has a sprayer of his own. Donkey Kong and Stanley stand at opposite ends of the greenhouse and spray at the [[Buzzbee|bee]]s to move them toward one another and get them to sting the other.
In the [[Game & Watch]] game ''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]'', Stanley and Donkey Kong use sprayers competitively to try and spray [[Buzzbee|bee]]s to the other's side and sting them.


===''Saturday Supercade''===
===''Saturday Supercade''===
[[File:Stanleycade.png|thumb|left|Stanley as he appears in "Greenhouse Gorilla"]]
[[File:Stanleycade.png|thumb|left|Stanley as he appears in "Greenhouse Gorilla"]]
Stanley made an appearance in the television series ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'', in the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' episode "[[Greenhouse Gorilla]]," where he is the owner of a greenhouse. 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" 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.
Stanley is the owner of [[Stanley's Nursery]] in the ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' episode "[[Greenhouse Gorilla]]" of ''[[Saturday Supercade]]''. A carnivorous plant called [[Herman (Saturday Supercade)|Herman]] is in Stanley's care, but [[Mr. X|a thief]] steals it while Stanley is spraying a bug. The thief then convinces Donkey Kong that Stanley wanted to hurt the plant, so he starts throwing beehives at him. Being too occupied with fighting bugs, Stanley allows the thief and Donkey Kong to run away with Herman, though he later joins [[Mario]] and [[Pauline]] to chase them down. Pauline later convinces Donkey Kong that the thief is the antagonist, so the group defeats him, with help from Donkey Kong. Stanley retrieves Herman, but Donkey Kong escapes once more.
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===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
[[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]]. Stanley is playable only in the Classic version of ''Donkey Kong 3'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' since the Modern version replaces him with [[Mario]].
====''Game & Watch Gallery 2''====
A port of ''Green House'' appears in the [[Museum]] of ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''.
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery 3''====
There are two ports of ''Greenhouse'' in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''. The Classic version is faithful, but the Modern version replaces Stanley with a [[Yoshi (species)|Yoshi]].
 
====''Game & Watch Gallery 4''====
Stanley appears in ''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]'' as a playable character in a port of the Game & Watch version of ''Donkey Kong 3''. A modernized version is featured; however, it is set in a [[Ghost House]] rather than Stanley's greenhouse, [[Mario]] replaces Stanley, and [[Boo]]s and [[Fireball (obstacle)|fireballs]] replace the bees.
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:SSBU Stanley Spirit.png|thumb|150px|Artwork used for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
Stanley is one of the collectible [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophies]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', having white overalls instead of red. Throughout the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], [[Mr. Game & Watch]] also uses the sprayer as a weapon called ''Greenhouse'', which becomes his {{iw|smashwiki|neutral attack}} in later games and depicts him with Stanley's ''Green House'' sprite in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', which also has a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] of Stanley.
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!]]'' and ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', Stanley is playable in [[Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Donkey Kong 3]] and [[DK 3]], respectively, both having him spray Donkey Kong upward until the latter's head is caught within a beehive.<ref>{{cite|quote=Spray him 'til his head hits the beehive.|author=Info|title=''WarioWare: Twisted!''|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|date=2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite|author=NintenU|date=October 4, 2021|timestamp=07:56|url=youtu.be/B_Nbx-Qik9g?feature=shared&t=476|title=''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase'' - All Microgames|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> Stanley is playable in a different microgame titled [[Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Touched!)|Donkey Kong 3]] in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'', where he blows clouds out of his mouth to move Donkey Kong up into a beehive.<ref>{{cite|url=youtu.be/_GDhwOEQygw?feature=shared&t=196|title=WarioWare Touched - 9-Volt Score Run|author=Lester D.C.|date=February 5, 2022|publisher=YouTube|language=en}}</ref> Stanley has a role in the ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]'' microgame [[Greenhouse (microgame)|Greenhouse]], where his goal is to exterminate insects and protect his plants.<ref>{{cite|author=In-game instructions|title=''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''|date=2009|publisher=Nintendo|language=en|quote=Exterminate the squirmy thingies!}}</ref>
Stanley appears as a playable character in one of [[9-Volt]]'s [[Microgame]]s in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', named [[Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Twisted!)|Donkey Kong 3]]. Here, he must do as he did in ''Donkey Kong 3'' and spray Donkey Kong until he gets his head stuck in a beehive.
 
====''WarioWare: Touched!''====  
Stanley appears in 9-Volt's Microgame [[Donkey Kong 3 (WarioWare: Touched!)|Donkey Kong 3]] in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' In this microgame, the player must blow at the microphone to make Donkey Kong move to the top; instead of spraying Donkey Kong, Stanley blows clouds out of his mouth to make him move into a beehive.
 
====''WarioWare: D.I.Y.''====
Stanley appears in ''[[Greenhouse (microgame)|Greenhouse]]'', one of [[9-Volt]]'s microgames in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''. He has to defend his plants from two worms.


====''WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase''====
===Other appearances===
Stanley appears in [[DK 3]], one of [[18-Volt]]'s Microgames in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', where the goal is the same as his ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' appearance.
Stanley is played as in various challenged based on ''Donkey Kong 3'' in ''[[NES Remix]]'' and its ports.
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===''Game & Watch Collection''===
A port of ''Green House'' can be found in ''[[Game & Watch Collection]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]].
 
===''NES Remix''===
Stanley reappears in ''[[NES Remix]]'' as the playable character in various ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges, which only appear in the Bonus stages.
{{br}}
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Greenhouse G&W print ad Stanley.jpg|Stanley in a print ad for [[Game & Watch]]
Greenhouse G&W Commercial.gif|Stanley in a commercial for ''Green House''
Greenhouse alt box.jpg|Alternative ''Green House'' box art
DK3 Arcade Stanley Sprite.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
DK3 Arcade Stanley Super Sprayer.png|''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)
DK3 G&W Stanley.jpg|''Donkey Kong 3'' (G&W)
SaturdaySupercadeStanley.jpg|''Saturday Supercade''
NES Remix Stamp 069.png|[[List of NES Remix stamps|''NES Remix'' stamp]]
</gallery>


==Game appearances==
==List of appearances==
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!width=20%|Description
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!width=20%|Release
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|''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
|''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
|Playable Character
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#1982|1982]]
|[[List of games by date#1982|1982]]
|[[Game & Watch]]
|[[Game & Watch]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''
|Playable Character
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#1983|1983]]
|[[List of games by date#1983|1983]]
|Arcade
|Arcade
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''
|Playable Character
|Playable character
|[[List of games by date#1984|1984]]
|[[List of games by date#1984|1984]]
|[[NEC PC-88]]/Sharp X1/PC-6601
|{{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-88}}/Sharp X1/PC-6601
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
|Playable Character
|Playable character
|1984
|1984
|Game & Watch
|Game & Watch
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|Playable Character in port of ''Green House''
|Cameo
|[[List of games by date#1997|1997]]
|[[List of games by date#1997|1997]]
|[[Game Boy]]/[[Game Boy Color]]
|[[Game Boy]]/[[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|Playable Character in port of ''Green House''
|Playable character in port of ''Green House''
||[[List of games by date#1999|1999]]
||[[List of games by date#1999|1999]]
|Game Boy Color
|Game Boy Color
|-
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
|Cameo
|[[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
|[[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|Playable Character in port of the Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong 3''
|Playable character in port of the Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong 3''
|[[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|[[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''  
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''  
|Cameo in Microgame
|Playable character in microgame
|[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|Game Boy Advance
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|Cameo in Microgame
|Playable character in microgame
|2004
|2004
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''
|''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''
|Playable Character in port of ''Green House''
|Playable character in port of ''Green House''
||[[List of games by date#2006|2006]]
||[[List of games by date#2006|2006]]
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|Cameo in Microgame
|Playable character in microgame
|[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|Nintendo DS
|Nintendo DS
|-
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|Cameo in a Microgame
|Playable character in microgame
|2009
|2009
|[[WiiWare]]
|[[WiiWare]]
|-
|-
|''[[NES Remix]]''
|''[[NES Remix]]''
|Playable Character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
|Playable character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
|[[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|[[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|[[Wii U]]
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|-
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|Playable Character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
|Playable character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
|[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
|[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
|Wii U
|Wii U
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==Profiles==
==Profiles and statistics==
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' trophy===
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{| border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 width=100%
{{SSBM trophy
|-
|name=Stanley
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Game !! | Description
|image=[[File:Trophy282.png|100px]]
|-
|game=''Donkey Kong 3''<br>6/86
! Stanley
|unlock=Randomly obtainable in 1-player modes or the {{iw|smashwiki|Lottery}} after playing 200 {{iw|smashwiki|VS|VS matches}}
| [[File: Trophy282.png|100px]]
|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.
| align=center | Donkey Kong 3<br>6/86
}}
| ''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={{iw|smashwiki|Spirit Board}}
|opponents={{iw|smashwiki|Villager (SSBU)|Villager}} (♂)
|rule_1=The enemy starts the battle with a {{iw|smashwiki|Gust Bellows}}
|stage=[[75 m (stage)|75 m]]
|song=Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
}}


===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' spirit===
==Gallery==
{| align=center width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Arial; font-size:85%;"
{{Main-gallery}}
|-
<gallery>
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Name
DK3 Arcade Stanley Sprite.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
!rowspan=2 class=unsortable width=10%|Image
DK3 Arcade Stanley Super Sprayer.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Game
DK3 Stanley Artwork.jpg|''Donkey Kong 3''
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Type
DK3 Stanley and Buzzbee Artwork.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Class
DK3 Stanley Spraying Insect Repellent Artwork.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Effect
DK3 Arcade Cabinet Artwork.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
!rowspan=2 width=13%|How to obtain
DonkeyKong3Art1.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
!colspan=4 width=40%|Spirit battle
DK3 NES Stanley.png|''Donkey Kong 3'' (NES)
|-
</gallery>
!width=7%"|Opponents
!Battle conditions
!width=7%|Stage
!width=7%|Song
|-
!Stanley
|[[File:SSBU_Stanley_Spirit.png|100px]]
|''Donkey Kong'' Series
|Primary (2)
|Advanced
|'''{{color|Shield|deepskyblue}}'''
|Spirit Board
|[[Villager]] (♂)
|class=unsortable width=19% style="text-align:left;"|
*The enemy starts the battle with a [[Gust Bellows]]
|[[75 m (stage)|75 m]]
|Donkey Kong / Donkey Kong Jr. Medley
|}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=スタンリー
|Jpn=スタンリー
|JapR=Sutanrī
|JpnR=Sutanrī
|JapM=Stanley
|JpnM=Stanley
|Rus=Стэнли
|Rus=Стэнли
|RusR=Stenli
|RusR=Stenli
|RusM=Stanley
|RusM=Stanley
|Ger=Stanley
|Ger=Stanley
|GerM=-
|Ita=Stanley
|Ita2=Il giardiniere
|Ita2C=<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 16:39, January 7, 2025

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, where he uses his spray gun to defeat hungry pests. He more notably appears as the protagonist of Donkey Kong 3, where he fights Donkey Kong and several insects in greenhouses with a sprayer.

History[edit]

Green House[edit]

The "Fumigator,"[9] as he is called in the manual, or just Stanley the Bugman in print ads and TV commercials,[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 is the playable character of Donkey Kong 3. Stanley works as a fumigator when Donkey Kong and various insects attack his greenhouse. Stanley uses a sprayer to spray Donkey Kong and other insects while also defending his plants. Once Stanley has pushed Donkey Kong up far enough, the game continues to the next stage.[11] If Stanley is defeated by bugs in the arcade version, they eat him, but not in the Family Computer version. The game established Stanley's design of being short, round-faced, bucktoothed, and clad in overalls.

Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū[edit]

Stanley returns as the protagonist of Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū. The gameplay similarly involves blasting the invading bees, this time without any plants to protect nor any multi-level platforms, comparable to Galaga.

Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)[edit]

In the Game & Watch game Donkey Kong 3, Stanley and Donkey Kong use sprayers competitively to try and spray bees to the other's side and sting them.

Saturday Supercade[edit]

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

Stanley is the owner of Stanley's Nursery in the Donkey Kong episode "Greenhouse Gorilla" of Saturday Supercade. A carnivorous plant called Herman is in Stanley's care, but a thief steals it while Stanley is spraying a bug. The thief then convinces Donkey Kong that Stanley wanted to hurt the plant, so he starts throwing beehives at him. Being too occupied with fighting bugs, Stanley allows the thief and Donkey Kong to run away with Herman, though he later joins Mario and Pauline to chase them down. Pauline later convinces Donkey Kong that the thief is the antagonist, so the group defeats him, with help from Donkey Kong. Stanley retrieves Herman, but Donkey Kong escapes once more.

Game & Watch Gallery series[edit]

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. Stanley is playable only in the Classic version of Donkey Kong 3 in Game & Watch Gallery 4 since the Modern version replaces him with Mario.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Stanley is one of the collectible trophies in Super Smash Bros. Melee, having white overalls instead of red. Throughout the Super Smash Bros. series, Mr. Game & Watch also uses the sprayer as a weapon called Greenhouse, which becomes his neutral attack in later games and depicts him with Stanley's Green House sprite in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, which also has a spirit of Stanley.

WarioWare series[edit]

Stanley makes various cameos in the WarioWare series. In WarioWare: Twisted! and WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase, Stanley is playable in Donkey Kong 3 and DK 3, respectively, both having him spray Donkey Kong upward until the latter's head is caught within a beehive.[12][13] Stanley is playable in a different microgame titled Donkey Kong 3 in WarioWare: Touched!, where he blows clouds out of his mouth to move Donkey Kong up into a beehive.[14] Stanley has a role in the WarioWare: D.I.Y. microgame Greenhouse, where his goal is to exterminate insects and protect his plants.[15]

Other appearances[edit]

Stanley is played as in various challenged based on Donkey Kong 3 in NES Remix and its ports.

List of appearances[edit]

Title Description Release 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 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 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.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese スタンリー[?]
Sutanrī
Stanley
German Stanley[?] -
Italian Stanley[?] -
Il giardiniere[16] 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 (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. ^ August 26, 2014. NES Longplay [490] Donkey Kong 3 (0:29). YouTube (English).
  12. ^ "Spray him 'til his head hits the beehive." – Info (2004). WarioWare: Twisted!. Nintendo (English).
  13. ^ NintenU (October 4, 2021). WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase - All Microgames (07:56). YouTube (English).
  14. ^ Lester D.C. (February 5, 2022). WarioWare Touched - 9-Volt Score Run. YouTube (English).
  15. ^ "Exterminate the squirmy thingies!" – In-game instructions (2009). WarioWare: D.I.Y.. Nintendo (English).
  16. ^ Game & Watch Collection, Green House, European manual. Page 88-89.