Stanley
- 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 | |
|---|---|
 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]
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 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 | ||
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| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
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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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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Stanley the Bugman battles creepy, crawly creatures." – July 1989 Game & Watch catalog from Nintendo of Japan. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "In Donkey Kong 3, he makes trouble for Stanley the bugman." – Feb/March 1988. "Sneak Peeks". Nintendo Fun Club News Vol. 5. Page 10.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Greenhouse info page. In The Attic (British English). Archived November 27, 2022, 12:27:02 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Nintendo Game & Watch commercial. YouTube. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ August 26, 2014. NES Longplay [490] Donkey Kong 3 (0:29). YouTube (English).
- ^ "Spray him 'til his head hits the beehive." – Info (2004). WarioWare: Twisted!. Nintendo (English).
- ^ NintenU (October 4, 2021). WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase - All Microgames (07:56). YouTube (English).
- ^ Lester D.C. (February 5, 2022). WarioWare Touched - 9-Volt Score Run. YouTube (English).
- ^ "Exterminate the squirmy thingies!" – In-game instructions (2009). WarioWare: D.I.Y.. Nintendo (English).
- ^ Game & Watch Collection, Green House, European manual. Page 88-89.
| Donkey Kong 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characters | Donkey Kong • Stanley | |
| Enemies | Buzzbee • Creepy • Super Bee* • Vine Eater* • Beespy • Attacker • Kabutomushi • Butterfly | |
| Items and objects | Beehive • Flower • Sprayer • Super Sprayer | |
| Greenhouses | Blue • Gray • Yellow | |
| Other | Gallery • Staff | |
| Saturday Supercade (Donkey Kong segments) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episodes | Season 1 | Episode 1: "Mississippi Madness" • Episode 2: "Gorilla Gangster" • Episode 3: "Banana Bikers" • Episode 4: "The Incredible Shrinking Ape" • Episode 5: "Movie Mania" • Episode 6: "Gorilla My Dreams" • Episode 7: "Little Orphan Apey" • Episode 8: "Circus Daze" • Episode 9: "The Great Ape Escape" • Episode 10: "Apey and the Snowbeast" • Episode 11: "How Much is That Gorilla in the Window?" • Episode 12: "Private Donkey Kong" • Episode 13: "Get Along, Little Apey" |
| Season 2 | Episode 1: "Sir Donkey Kong" • Episode 2: "The Pale Whale" • Episode 3: "El Donkey Kong" • Episode 4: "New Wave Ape" • Episode 5: "Greenhouse Gorilla" • Episode 6: "Hairy Parent" | |
| Characters | Recurring | Donkey Kong • Mario • Pauline |
| Other | Barnacle • Barney Todd • Belle • Billy Bob • Brian • Boris • Bruto • Cabeza • Clovis • Coach • Colonel Culpepper • Dee-Dee • Don Diego • Doug's Health Club • Flint Westwood • Harry • Herman • Hooligan brothers • Hoss • José • Jumbo • Kenworth • Knuckles • Long John • Maxwell • Miss Persimmon O'Hara • Momma • Mr. X • Mugsy • Panther and the Thunderbolts • Slam • Solmes • Sonny • Stanley • Trapper Jack • Trixie | |
| Locations | Acme Video • Africa • Barney Todd's Circus • Big Banana Malt Shop • Cutting Edge Salon • Don Diego's Hacienda • Greenhorn (One Star Saloon) • Hornby Manor • Los Angeles (Golden Studios) • Mississippi Maid • New Orleans • Pet City • Pleasant Bluff • Speed-Oil Car Wash • S.S. Romance • Safari Land • Stanley's Nursery • State Prison • Sooper Dooper Market | |
| Miscellaneous | Banana • Barrel • Emerald of the East • Gallery • Ladder • Mechanical bull • Quotes | |
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