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Monkey

TV·1978–1980·2 seasons, 52 episodes·Nippon TV·Action & Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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Buddhist priest Tripitaka and his three disciples Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, travel from China to India to fetch the Buddhist scriptures. They have been sent by Buddha, and getting these scriptures will bring peace to the people of the world.

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Episodes by season

Season0126Episodes1978–79AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Monkey S01E01Monkey Goes Wild about HeavenOctober 1, 1978Mischievous King Monkey is summoned to Heaven, where he steals the heavenly peaches, and eats them to gain immortality. He fights two of the
  2. S01E02Monkey S01E02Monkey Turns NursemaidOctober 8, 1978Buddha sends a messenger, the Boddhisattva Kuan-yin the Compassionate, to find a holy man to make the journey from China to India to fetch t
  3. S01E03Monkey S01E03The Great Journey BeginsOctober 15, 1978Tripitaka and the ever-impatient Monkey begin their perilous journey. Arriving at a village terrorised by a greedy and lustful monster, Monk
  4. S01E04Monkey S01E04Monkey Swallows the UniverseOctober 22, 1978Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy, Tripitaka and the horse enter a land ruled by the demonic Golden Horn and his wife, Silver Horn. Bewitched by a beauti
  5. S01E05Monkey S01E05The Power of YouthOctober 29, 1978In his mountain kingdom, the immature King of Youth dictates that everything old is useless. When the pilgrims approach, he decides to kidna
  6. S01E06Monkey S01E06Even Monsters Can be PeopleNovember 5, 1978When Monkey kills a girl and her elderly parents, Tripitaka is left with no choice but to punish him and send him back home to his mountain
  7. S01E07Monkey S01E07The Beginning of WisdomNovember 12, 1978Desperate for water due to the intense heat, the pilgrims find that the nearest village is completely dried up. The local water monster, who
  8. S01E08Monkey S01E08Pigsy Woos a WidowNovember 19, 1978When Monkey saves a pretty widow from the Demon Spirit of Great Snakes, amorous Pigsy falls snout over trotters in love with her, but she on
  9. S01E09Monkey S01E09What Monkey Calls the Dog-WomanNovember 26, 1978When the magistrate Lord Li's stepdaughter is kidnapped by bandits, Monkey reluctantly takes on the job of catching them. He soon learns tha
  10. S01E10Monkey S01E10Pigsy's in the WellDecember 3, 1978Tripitaka is visited in a dream by the restless spirit of the deceased king of the land of Cockcrow. He tells Tripitaka he was murdered by a
  11. S01E11Monkey S01E11The Difference Between Night & DayDecember 10, 1978An invisible wall separates the land of night from the land of day. The blood-sucking Queen of Night terrorises the inhabitants of her land,
  12. S01E12Monkey S01E12Pearls Before SwineDecember 17, 1978The once-prosperous land of Codslow is ruled by three animal-strength immortals, and its enslaved people are dying of hunger. The immortals
  13. S01E13Monkey S01E13The Minx and the SlugDecember 24, 1978A village headman and his wife grieve for their beautiful daughter Hai-Min who disappeared a year ago. Lecherous Pigsy offers to go and look
  14. S01E14Monkey S01E14Catfish, Saint and the Shape-ChangerJanuary 7, 1979The pilgrims enter a volcanic land that is plagued by earthquakes caused by the frequent quarrelling of two local demons; a catfish demon an
  15. S01E15Monkey S01E15Monkey Meets the Demon DiggerJanuary 14, 1979While climbing a mountain, the pilgrims discover a man who's been digging a tunnel through the mountain for the past twenty-two years, to pr
  16. S01E16Monkey S01E16The Most Monstrous MonsterJanuary 21, 1979Desperate to please Chun-Shou, the woman he hopes to marry, the unhappy King of Unicorns promises to find a new toy for her spoilt brat son,
  17. S01E17Monkey S01E17Truth and the Grey Gloves DevilJanuary 28, 1979Following a terrible sandstorm, the pilgrims find a village where everyone has been killed by the evil Grey Gloves Devil, a magician with th
  18. S01E18Monkey S01E18Land for the LocustsFebruary 4, 1979As the pilgrims continue their journey, Monkey sees that a nearby village is being terrorised by swarms of locusts, and they're coming in th
  19. S01E19Monkey S01E19The Vampire MasterFebruary 11, 1979The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Buddha's Law invites Tripitaka and his disciples to stay as his honoured guests. He tells them of the d
  20. S01E20Monkey S01E20Outrageous CoincidencesFebruary 18, 1979To escape from a deadly blizzard in the Himalayan foothills, Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka take refuge in a small cave. With Tripitaka'
  21. S01E21Monkey S01E21Pigsy, King and GodFebruary 25, 1979The pilgrims arrive at the Kingdom of Red Hog, where pigs are sacred. The people hail Pigsy as their new King and God. Tripitaka discovers t
  22. S01E22Monkey S01E22Village of the UndeadMarch 4, 1979In a deserted village, the evil male demon Wun-Lung and three beautiful witches await the arrival of Tripitaka, Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy. If
  23. S01E23Monkey S01E23Two Little BlessingsMarch 11, 1979Forty years before the pilgrims' journey to India, two lovers Chun-Ying and Yu-Lee disobey the God of Fertility Ju-Lee by eloping together -
  24. S01E24Monkey S01E24The Fires of JealousyMarch 18, 1979The pilgrims enter the Kingdom of Lo-Chun, the Queen of Fire, where they are prevented from continuing their journey by the active volcanoes
  25. S01E25Monkey S01E25The Country of NightmaresMarch 25, 1979On their way to India, the pilgrims must pass through the Land of Nightmares, inhabited by all the legions of Hell, bad demons and wicked sp
  26. S01E26Monkey S01E26The End of the WayApril 1, 1979Tripitaka and his disciples are just a few days away from reaching India - they can clearly see the Gold Temple of the Thunderclap ahead. Th

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0226Episodes1979–80AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Monkey S02E01Pigsy's Ten Thousand LadiesNovember 11, 1979Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy become disillusioned with the pilgrimage and go their separate ways. Monkey flies home to his Kingdom of Fruit and F
  2. S02E02Monkey S02E02The Dogs of DeathNovember 18, 1979The evil Dogs of Plague, disciples of the Great Hound of Hell, plan to kill Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka. Their leader brings the Plag
  3. S02E03Monkey S02E03You Win Some, You Lose SomeNovember 25, 1979A powerful man called Shotenki and his demon master, Kokufki, lure all the men from surrounding villages to their casino in Ittakudo, where
  4. S02E04Monkey S02E04Pigsy Learns a LessonDecember 2, 1979The Fraction Demon goes around asking children questions about fractions, and kidnaps those who answer correctly. The pilgrims arrive at a s
  5. S02E05Monkey S02E05The Land with Two SunsDecember 9, 1979The pilgrims enter a land where night never falls. For five hundred years, ever since the vulture demon Konsei-Maoh stole Dainichi Buddha's
  6. S02E06Monkey S02E06The House of the Evil SpiritDecember 16, 1979After getting separated from Pigsy and Sandy, Monkey and Tripitaka find a creepy house in the middle of nowhere. They are shown hospitality
  7. S02E07Monkey S02E07Am I Dreaming?December 23, 1979Every night, Tripitaka's sleep is disturbed by a recurring dream. In it, he's being attacked by Lord Yuki, ruler of The Devil's Hell. One ni
  8. S02E08Monkey S02E08The Tormented EmperorDecember 30, 1979Emperor Busoku, ruler of the country of Biku, is tormented at night by the ghost of Queen Seiko of Shitan, whose country he destroyed many y
  9. S02E09Monkey S02E09Between Heaven and HellJanuary 7, 1980The pilgrims arrive at a sacred shrine called Chokken Shokoku. Every day, its many visitors pay to go through a hole in the wall that guaran
  10. S02E10Monkey S02E10The Foolish PhilosopherJanuary 13, 1980A snobby princess has been kidnapped by a fish monster who wants to marry her, but she continually refuses because he's too common. She send
  11. S02E11Monkey S02E11Who Am I?January 20, 1980The pilgrims eat some freshly picked mushrooms, and lose their memories. Monkey wanders off and joins a band of outlaws. They think he's the
  12. S02E12Monkey S02E12What is Wisdom?January 27, 1980Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka are on their way to the palace in The Land of Search for Understanding; the king insists on interviewing
  13. S02E13Monkey S02E13The Fountain of YouthFebruary 3, 1980Tripitaka is shocked when his three followers bathe in a pool and are transformed into babies. It's a Fountain of Youth, and it belongs to t
  14. S02E14Monkey S02E14Better The Demon You KnowFebruary 10, 1980After wandering through endless wilderness, Tripitaka and his starving disciples find themselves in a small town in the middle of nowhere. F
  15. S02E15Monkey S02E15A Shadow So HugeFebruary 17, 1980Chen-Gold, the world's richest man, is advertising for a husband for his only daughter, beautiful Mai-Sun. Possessed of the Spirit of Greed,
  16. S02E16Monkey S02E16Keep on DancingFebruary 24, 1980A young goblin, Yung-Hu, is desperately in love with a married human woman called I-Ling. I-Ling and her husband, Kwo-Fong, are excited that
  17. S02E17Monkey S02E17Give and TakeMarch 2, 1980While Tripitaka and his disciples sleep, The Illiterate Vampire appears and plans to bite Tripitaka. The others wake, and chase him away. Th
  18. S02E18Monkey S02E18Such a Nice MonsterMarch 9, 1980A gentle monster dresses up as a puppy dog and calls himself ""a good dog"" in an attempt to make friends. He desperately wants to be liked,
  19. S02E19Monkey S02E19The Fake PilgrimsMarch 16, 1980While taking a rest from their journey, the pilgrims are confronted by four sorcerors who are impersonating them. They plan to assassinate T
  20. S02E20Monkey S02E20Pretty as a PictureMarch 28, 1980The pilgrims are welcomed to a village headman's house. He shows the disciples a screen that has a picture of the beautiful Goddess Sorosvat
  21. S02E21Monkey S02E21MothersMarch 30, 1980The pilgrims enter a country where an evil wasp witch with a magic whip flies on her chariot and steals children from their parents. The wit
  22. S02E22Monkey S02E22The Tenacious TomboyApril 6, 1980Mt. Sekigutsu, famous for the flowers that bloom on its rocks, is ruled by a fearful demon called Seisai, who has the power to turn anything
  23. S02E23Monkey S02E23StonedApril 13, 1980Disowned by his parents for being unable to do sorcery, the young demon Shosanpu practises on the unsuspecting pilgrims, but is soon found o
  24. S02E24Monkey S02E24Hungry Like The WolfApril 20, 1980After losing their way, the pilgrims find themselves heading towards Mt. Blue Wolf, a place where hideous wolf demons swagger like peacocks.
  25. S02E25Monkey S02E25Monkey's YearningApril 27, 1980While having lunch, the pilgrims catch a mischievous young boy called Chou trying to steal food from them. Monkey takes him home, and falls
  26. S02E26Monkey S02E26At the Top of the MountainMay 4, 1980Tripitaka has an ominous dream that his mother is dying, and becomes very preoccupied the next day. Concerned about his master, Monkey cloud

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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