Plot
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.
Cast
as Monkey
as Tripitaka
as Sandy
as Pigsy
as Horse/Yu-Lung
as Narrator
as Voice of Monkey
as Voice of Sandy
as Voice of Pigsy
as Voice of Horse / Yu-Lung
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
October 1, 1978
Last Aired Date
May 4, 1980
Production Companies
Nippon Television Network Corporation
International Television Films
Tsuburaya Productions
Toho Eizo Bijutsu
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
2
Number of Episodes
52
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Reviews
So cheesy yet entertaining! A shame we never saw them reach India, and I only have two boxsets. Still, Monkey is a ridiculously fun cult following that inspired many adaptations, some loosely based on the Journey to the West.
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Season 2
1979|26 Episodes
The mischievous Monkey and his companions continue their long and winding journey westward.
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