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Minka Mark is a female pink monkey with a talent for abstract art and is one of the main characters of Littlest Pet Shop. She is very cheerful and is known to be a chatterbox. She can also get easily distracted by shiny objects.

Background[]

In Grounded, during a DNA test, it is initially included that she is a rare breed of monkey called a "Minkey". This conclusion is negated later when it turns out her test results got mixed up with Zoe's and that she is a normal kind of monkey (albeit a pink one).

Personality[]

Minka is a cheerful and happy-go-lucky monkey, as well as being extremely energetic.

She loves to spend her days painting and chatting it up, she just can't help but be distracted by even the simplest of things. Though it could also just be because she's too hyper to pay attention to one thing for a long amount of time.

Her passion lies in art, but not just any art: Abstract. There is nothing she likes more than just grabbing a few cans of paint and throwing it around at anything nearby, be it a canvas or a window.

It has been revealed that she cannot work under stress or pressure; when she realized that selling her art would no longer be fun, she went through a small meltdown that took an apology from Russell to make her feel better and resume painting.

In Dumb Dumbwaiter, it is revealed she is highly claustrophobic when trapped in the dumbwaiter stating that she was a "space monkey" and going as far as screaming when in panic.

Development and design[]

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Minka Mark was designed by Hasbro designer Kirsten Ulve in 2011.[1] One of her original illustrations shows Minka had a white muzzle, no lighter fur around her eyes, and wore a blue skirt and a blue ribbon at the tip of her tail. Despite it not being present in the show, she still wears her blue skirt in the toy line.

The bonus "A Look Behind The Pet Shop Doors" featurette from the DVD "Little Pets, Big Adventures" revealed that, before January 2012, she was named "Margo".[2]

According to Julie McNally Cahill, "very early on", her last name was "Marx".[3]

She is a pink monkey with a long and lanky body with a bit of a tummy. Her tail is very long and curly and it seems to be a little bit darker than her skin/fur. Her eyes are bright blue in color. Her hair is a very pale shade of pink with few bangs right directly above her eye, while the rest of it is worn in pigtails at the top of her head, held with small blue bubble-shaped pieces.

Outfits[]

  • Spy uniform
  • A blue French painter's outfit
  • A red Arabian-themed two-piece dress with a small print design on the skirt. Her pigtails are absent, instead, she has flowery red and yellow pieces with gold dangle pieces attached. She has gold bracelets and red and gold earrings that match her forehead piece.
  • A messy white wig with a pair of sunglasses. Her pigtails were worn messily as well.
  • A white button-up shirt with her hair pulled into a tall, slightly wavy beehive.
  • For Penny Ling's imagination spot, Minka had pulled her hair into a big bun held with a few crystal pieces. She also has a pair of white sunglasses and elbow-length white gloves. On her tail is a crystal jewelry piece, matching her earrings.
  • A purple, red, and yellow ruffled dress with a dark purple cloth on her head with many fruits on top to give her the appearance of a fruit dancer. She also had gold earrings.
  • Minka wore the same sparkling blue dress, necklace, and white gloves the other girls had during the sweet shop song. Her hair was worn similarly fashion, giving it the appearance of ice cream with multiple cyan-colored pieces of candy and matching colored earrings.
  • A white top with a yellow neckpiece along with a red belt and blue and pink skirt with a black cloth skirt over it. Around her head is a red bandana with a big orange flower.
  • During the candy fight, Minka wore a skirt made of licorice with a yellow candy band around the top matching her necklace. On her head was a purple orb of candy headpiece with multiple pieces of candy cane decorating it. Minka had also covered her body with mint, and light blue frosting.
  • Star Trek outfit
  • A blue, gray, and brown-themed Scottish war attire. She let her hair down and put blue and white paint all over her face.
  • A pink shirt with Zoe's face on it, including a white bandana and Z-marks on her cheeks.
  • In Frenemies, she is wearing a yellow dress.
  • A wedding gown with a very pale yellow and green tint to it with a green ribbon around her waist and elbow-length gloves. Also worn were crystal earrings to match her tiara. Her hair was pulled back into a single bun.
  • An operating uniform with a white mouth mask and socks.
  • For the clown party, Minka wore a red top with cow-styled chaps, brown boots, and a yellow bow at her neck. She also had a blue clown nose and blue makeup with white around her lips. Her hair was puffed and worn with red bows.
  • A top with a tie, black pants, and a white doctor's jacket over it. Her hair with a lavender bow was worn down and very stylized with star earrings, giving her the appearance of Jem from Jem and the Holograms.
  • A yellow crop top with a black spider web and the number 11 on the back, orange toeless socks a gray skirt with a green square in the first episode of 5th season

Merchandise[]

As a main character, Minka has appeared in the toyline multiple times in many sets.

Quotes[]

  • Hey, where'd my fantasy go?
  • I love you, emergency comb, and thank you for saving our lives!
  • I'm a SPACE MONKEY!!!
  • Ooh, my belly is gurgling!

Trivia[]

  • In some merchandise, Minka wears a blue skirt, whereas she never wore it in the series.
  • Minka likes to collect Russell's quills.
  • She can sleep upside down with her tail and eat a banana with her feet.
  • Minka is a possible parody of Pinkie Pie from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic in that both of them are pink in color, have light-blue eyes, have squeaky high-pitched voices, and are very hyperactive. In one episode, she even broke the fourth wall by moving the camera.

Gallery[]

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Click here to go on Minka Mark image gallery
Gallery of Minka's alternate outfits

References[]

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