Mr. Monkeyshines

Mister Monkeyshines was a Gnome and Literature Professor at Magic School. It is known that he had a rivalry with the librarian, and was killed after he was sucked into a book entitled 'Crossed, Double-Crossed' which was bewitched to transport readers into a nineties novel. Mr. Monkeyshines was replaced by Drake de Mon, and later, Miss Donovan.

Past
At some time in his life, Mr. Monkeyshines became interested in literature and left the Gnomes to become the Literature Professor at Magic School while Gideon was Headmaster. He developed a rivalry with the librarian, Miss Donovan, and constantly disapproved of her methods of running the library.

New Head
All the time Mr. Monkeyshines had been working at the School, he had remained oblivious to the fact that Gideon was evil, and planned to kill an innocent child. During one of Gideon's attempts, he caused a shift in the Grand Design, causing the world to become too good. It is likely that Mr. Monkeyshines was affected by the shift, unless Magic School's defences shielded him from it. If not, he would have returned to normal once Gideon was killed by Leo Wyatt. With Gideon dead, no one was left to run the School, jeopardising Mr. Monkeyshines’ career. However, Paige Matthews fought to keep the School open and was soon made the Headmistress.

Death
Mr. Monkeyshines began to complain about the books in Miss Donovan's library, calling them 'politically incorrect'. When Headmistress Paige Matthews came to resolve the matter, she asked if he had actually read any of the books. Mr. Monkeyshines admitted that he hadn't and, once Miss Donovan and Paige had left, picked up the first book he saw. It was entitled 'Crossed, Double-Crossed by the Mullen Brothers.' Opening the book to read it, Mr. Monkeyshines was sucked into a nineties mystery novel, where he was shot after he couldn't tell his murderer where the Burmese Falcon was. His body was pulled out of the book and landed in the library, to a shocked Miss Donovan.

Powers and Abilities
As Literature Professor, Mr. Monkeyshines possessed unparalleled knowledge in the subject, matched only by his successor, Drake de Mon. As a Gnome, he had the power to steal one’s sight, hearing and voice, although these were never displayed, they are the basic powers of Gnomes.

Appearances
Mr. Monkeyshines appeared in a total of one episode.


 * Charmed Noir