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{{italic title|Stanley (''Donkey Kong 3'')}}
{{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
|title=Stanley
|image=[[File:StanleyTheBugman.jpg]]
|image=[[File:SSBU Stanley Spirit.png|200px]]<br>Artwork from ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
|first_appearance=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]'' ([[List of games by date#1983|1983]])  
|species=Human
|species=[[Human]]
|first_appearance=''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]'' ([[List of games by date#1982|1982]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
|latest_appearance=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' ([[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]] cameo) ([[List of games by date#2018|2018]])
}}
}}
'''Stanley''', also known as '''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> or '''Stanley the Bugman'''<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>, is a bug exterminator and the protagonist of the game ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. In this game, Stanley uses his [[insect repellent]] to do battle with [[Donkey Kong]] and several insects in a greenhouse. Stanley managed to drive Donkey Kong out of his greenhouse, and afterwards sent him to an alien planet in ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''; however, it is not known what succeeded these events.
'''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|author=Nintendo|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]]''.
 
===''Donkey Kong'' series===
====''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|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.


==History==
====''Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū''====
===''Donkey Kong 3''===
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}}''.
[[File:DK3FirstStage.png|thumb|right|''Donkey Kong 3'']]
Stanley first appears as the protagonist of ''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''. Stanley was working as a simple fumigator when [[Donkey Kong]] and various insects started attacking his greenhouse. In order to put a stop to Donkey Kong, Stanley needed to spray him and the insects with with his insect repellent while also trying to keep the bugs away from his plants. After pushing Donkey Kong up into a beehive, Donkey Kong would flee to another greenhouse and Stanley would chase after him in order to continue driving him off.
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===''Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū''===
====''Donkey Kong 3'' (Game & Watch)====
Stanley is once again the protagonist of the 1984 semi-sequel to ''Donkey Kong 3'', ''[[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}}''.
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.


===''Saturday Supercade''===
===''Saturday Supercade''===
[[File:SaturdaySupercadeStanley.jpg|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's the owner of a greenhouse. Here he's 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 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 [[Kong]]'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===
===''Game & Watch Gallery'' series===
====''Donkey Kong 3''====
[[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]]'')]]
[[File:G&WG4 Donkey Kong 3.png|frame|right|''Donkey Kong 3'' (Game & Watch)]]
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]].
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 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.
 
====''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]]s replace the Bees.
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
[[File:SSBU Stanley Spirit.png|thumb|left|150px|Artwork used for ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
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.
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, and continues to use it onward in later titles.  


In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Stanley appears as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|Spirit]].
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]]'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 bee hive.


====''WarioWare: Touched!''====  
===Other appearances===
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 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 in ''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]'', where the goal is the same as his ''WarioWare: Twisted!'' appearance.
{{appearances list
{{br}}
|title1=''[[Greenhouse|Green House]]''
|role1=Playable character
|release1=[[List of games by date#1982|1982]]
|format1=[[Game & Watch]]
|title2=''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''
|role2=Playable character
|release2=[[List of games by date#1983|1983]]
|format2=Arcade
|title3=''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''
|role3=Playable character
|release3=[[List of games by date#1984|1984]]
|format3=[[NEC PC-88]]/Sharp X1/PC-6601
|title4=''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
|role4=Playable character
|release4=1984
|format4=Game & Watch
|title5=''[[Game & Watch Gallery 2]]''
|role5=Cameo
|release5=[[List of games by date#1997|1997]]
|format5=[[Game Boy]]/[[Game Boy Color]]
|title6=''[[Game & Watch Gallery 3]]''
|role6=Playable Character in port of ''Green House''
|release6=[[List of games by date#1999|1999]]
|format6=Game Boy Color
|title7=''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|role7=Cameo
|release7=[[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
|format7=[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|title8=''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|role8=Playable Character in port of the Game & Watch ''Donkey Kong 3''
|release8=[[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|format8=[[Game Boy Advance]]
|title9=''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|role9=Playable character in a microgame
|release9=[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|format9=Game Boy Advance
|title10=''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|role10=Playable character in a microgame
|release10=2004
|format10=[[Nintendo DS]]
|title11=''[[Game & Watch Collection]]''
|role11=Playable character in port of ''Green House''
|release11=[[List of games by date#2006|2006]]
|format11=Nintendo DS
|title12=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''
|role12=Playable character in a microgame
|release12=[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|format12=Nintendo DS
|title13=''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|role13=Playable character in a microgame
|release13=2009
|format13=[[WiiWare]]
|title14=''[[NES Remix]]''
|role14=Playable in ''Donkey Kong 3''-based challenges
|release14=[[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|format14=[[Wii U]]
|title15=''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|role15=Playable in ''Donkey Kong 3''-based challenges
|release15=[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
|format15=Wii U
|title16=''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|role16=Cameo
|release16=[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|format16=[[Nintendo Switch]]
}}


===''NES Remix''===
==Profiles and statistics==
Stanley reappears in ''[[NES Remix]]'' as the playable character in various ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges, which only appear in bonus games.
===''Super Smash Bros. Melee''===
{{br}}
{{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.
}}


===Possible appearances===
===''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''===
====''Greenhouse''====
{{Spirit
[[File:Green House Artwork.jpg|thumb|right|Artwork of ''Greenhouse''.]]
|no=139
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 Instruction manual for ''Greenhouse''].</ref>, there is often speculation that he is the same character as Stanley despite his 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.
|name=Stanley
{{br}}
|image=[[File:SSBU_Stanley_Spirit.png|100px]]
|series=''Donkey Kong'' Series
|type=Primary
|slots=2
|class=Advanced
|effects='''{{color|Shield|deepskyblue}}'''
|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==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
StanleyArt1.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
Green House Artwork.jpg|''[[Green House]]''
StanleyArt2.png|''Donkey Kong 3''
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 Game & Watch
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 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''
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>
</gallery>
==Game appearances==
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|''[[Donkey Kong 3]]''
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|[[List of games by date#1983|1983]]
|Arcade
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|''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]''
|Playable Character
|[[List of games by date#1984|1984]]
|[[NEC PC-88]]/Sharp X1/PC-6601
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong 3]]''
|Playable Character
|[[List of games by date#1986|1986]]
|[[Game & Watch]]
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
|Cameo as [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]]
|[[List of games by date#2001|2001]]
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|-
|''[[Game & Watch Gallery 4]]''
|Playable Character in port of the Game and Watch ''Donkey Kong 3''
|[[List of games by date#2002|2002]]
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''
|Cameo in Microgame
|[[List of games by date#2004|2004]]
|Game Boy Advance
|-
|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''
|Cameo in Microgame
|2004
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|-
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''
|Cameo in a Microgame
|[[List of games by date#2009|2009]]
|[[WiiWare]]
|-
|''[[NES Remix]]''
|Playable Character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
|[[List of games by date#2013|2013]]
|[[Wii U]]
|-
|''[[NES Remix Pack]]''
|Playable Character in ''Donkey Kong 3'' based challenges
|[[List of games by date#2014|2014]]
|Wii U
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
|Cameo as [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]
|[[List of games by date#2018|2018]]
|[[Nintendo Switch]]
|}
==Trophy information from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''==
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|-
! width=100px | Name !! width=100px | Image !! width=150px | Game !! | Description
|-
! Stanley
| [[File: Trophy282.PNG|100px]]
| 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.''
|-
|}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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|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]]'', ''[[Green House]]'', European manual|page=88-89}}</ref>
|Ita2M=The gardener
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 00:18, May 20, 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)
Latest appearance Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (spirit cameo) (2018)

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 made an appearance in the television series Saturday Supercade, in the 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, 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 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 Role Release date Format

1 Green House Playable character 1982 Game & Watch
2 Donkey Kong 3 Playable character 1983 Arcade
3 Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū Playable character 1984 NEC PC-88/Sharp X1/PC-6601
4 Donkey Kong 3 Playable character 1984 Game & Watch
5 Game & Watch Gallery 2 Cameo 1997 Game Boy/Game Boy Color
6 Game & Watch Gallery 3 Playable Character in port of Green House 1999 Game Boy Color
7 Super Smash Bros. Melee Cameo 2001 Nintendo GameCube
8 Game & Watch Gallery 4 Playable Character in port of the Game & Watch Donkey Kong 3 2002 Game Boy Advance
9 WarioWare: Twisted! Playable character in a microgame 2004 Game Boy Advance
10 WarioWare: Touched! Playable character in a microgame 2004 Nintendo DS
11 Game & Watch Collection Playable character in port of Green House 2006 Nintendo DS
12 WarioWare: D.I.Y. Playable character in a microgame 2009 Nintendo DS
13 WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase Playable character in a microgame 2009 WiiWare
14 NES Remix Playable in Donkey Kong 3-based challenges 2013 Wii U
15 NES Remix Pack Playable in Donkey Kong 3-based challenges 2014 Wii U
16 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Cameo 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]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
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." – Nintendo (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.