Season 1
(1978)
Overview
A Buddhist monk, a mischievous monkey, a pig spirit, a kappa and their horse embark on a long, adventure-filled journey to retrieve holy scriptures.
Cast
as Monkey
as Tripitaka
as Sandy
as Pigsy
as Narrator
as Voice of Monkey
as Voice of Sandy
as Voice of Pigsy
as Narator
as Tripitaka (voice)
Episodes
Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven 0.0
October 1, 1978
Mischievous King Monkey is summoned to Heaven, where he steals the heavenly peaches, and eats them to gain immortality.…
Monkey Turns Nursemaid 0.0
October 8, 1978
Buddha sends a messenger, the Boddhisattva Kuan-yin the Compassionate, to find a holy man to make the journey from Chin…
The Great Journey Begins 0.0
October 15, 1978
Tripitaka and the ever-impatient Monkey begin their perilous journey. Arriving at a village terrorised by a greedy and …
Monkey Swallows the Universe 0.0
October 22, 1978
Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy, Tripitaka and the horse enter a land ruled by the demonic Golden Horn and his wife, Silver Horn. …
The Power of Youth 0.0
October 29, 1978
In his mountain kingdom, the immature King of Youth dictates that everything old is useless. When the pilgrims approach…
Even Monsters Can be People 0.0
November 5, 1978
When Monkey kills a girl and her elderly parents, Tripitaka is left with no choice but to punish him and send him back …
The Beginning of Wisdom 0.0
November 12, 1978
Desperate for water due to the intense heat, the pilgrims find that the nearest village is completely dried up. The loc…
Pigsy Woos a Widow 0.0
November 19, 1978
When Monkey saves a pretty widow from the Demon Spirit of Great Snakes, amorous Pigsy falls snout over trotters in love…
What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman 0.0
November 26, 1978
When the magistrate Lord Li's stepdaughter is kidnapped by bandits, Monkey reluctantly takes on the job of catching the…
Pigsy's in the Well 0.0
December 3, 1978
Tripitaka is visited in a dream by the restless spirit of the deceased king of the land of Cockcrow. He tells Tripitaka…
The Difference Between Night & Day 0.0
December 10, 1978
An invisible wall separates the land of night from the land of day. The blood-sucking Queen of Night terrorises the inh…
Pearls Before Swine 0.0
December 17, 1978
The once-prosperous land of Codslow is ruled by three animal-strength immortals, and its enslaved people are dying of h…
The Minx and the Slug 0.0
December 24, 1978
A village headman and his wife grieve for their beautiful daughter Hai-Min who disappeared a year ago. Lecherous Pigsy …
Catfish, Saint and the Shape-Changer 0.0
January 7, 1979
The pilgrims enter a volcanic land that is plagued by earthquakes caused by the frequent quarrelling of two local demon…
Monkey Meets the Demon Digger 0.0
January 14, 1979
While climbing a mountain, the pilgrims discover a man who's been digging a tunnel through the mountain for the past tw…
The Most Monstrous Monster 0.0
January 21, 1979
Desperate to please Chun-Shou, the woman he hopes to marry, the unhappy King of Unicorns promises to find a new toy for…
Truth and the Grey Gloves Devil 0.0
January 28, 1979
Following a terrible sandstorm, the pilgrims find a village where everyone has been killed by the evil Grey Gloves Devi…
Land for the Locusts 0.0
February 4, 1979
As the pilgrims continue their journey, Monkey sees that a nearby village is being terrorised by swarms of locusts, and…
The Vampire Master 0.0
February 11, 1979
The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Buddha's Law invites Tripitaka and his disciples to stay as his honoured guests. H…
Outrageous Coincidences 0.0
February 18, 1979
To escape from a deadly blizzard in the Himalayan foothills, Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka take refuge in a small …
Pigsy, King and God 0.0
February 25, 1979
The pilgrims arrive at the Kingdom of Red Hog, where pigs are sacred. The people hail Pigsy as their new King and God. …
Village of the Undead 0.0
March 4, 1979
In a deserted village, the evil male demon Wun-Lung and three beautiful witches await the arrival of Tripitaka, Monkey,…
Two Little Blessings 0.0
March 11, 1979
Forty years before the pilgrims' journey to India, two lovers Chun-Ying and Yu-Lee disobey the God of Fertility Ju-Lee …
The Fires of Jealousy 0.0
March 18, 1979
The pilgrims enter the Kingdom of Lo-Chun, the Queen of Fire, where they are prevented from continuing their journey by…
The Country of Nightmares 0.0
March 25, 1979
On their way to India, the pilgrims must pass through the Land of Nightmares, inhabited by all the legions of Hell, bad…
The End of the Way 0.0
April 1, 1979
Tripitaka and his disciples are just a few days away from reaching India - they can clearly see the Gold Temple of the …