At this remark, the Asgardian hero Thor is confused, not knowing what a monkey is (and not having read or seen The Wizard of Oz) whilst Captain America excitedly announces that he understood the reference, having come from a source from before when he was frozen during World War II.
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In the 2012 film The Avengers, Nick Fury, portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson calls Hawkeye and Erik Selvig (who had been hypnotized at the start of the film) two of Loki's flying monkeys.
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He is the sheriff of Fabletown, working presently under interim mayor Ichabod Crane, aided by Snow White and her Magic Mirror in his investigation along with the help of Bufkin the winged monkey that manages Fabletown's records.