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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Monkey Season 1 Episode 8 - Pigsy Woos a Widow
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #1 - Pigsy Woos a Widow

    S1:E8

    When Monkey saves a pretty widow from the Demon Spirit of Great Snakes, amorous Pigsy falls snout over trotters in love with her, but she only has eyes for the celibate boy priest Tripitaka. The pilgrims move on, but Pigsy stays behind and tries to win the widow's heart; but time and time again, his true pig nature is revealed. When Monkey goes to fetch Pigsy, Tripitaka and eel-phobic Sandy end up in big trouble.

    Director:Yasutaka Tanaka
    Writer:James Miki

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  2. Monkey Season 1 Episode 12 - Pearls Before Swine
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    #2 - Pearls Before Swine

    S1:E12

    The once-prosperous land of Codslow is ruled by three animal-strength immortals, and its enslaved people are dying of hunger. The immortals depend on pearls, paper and wine for their magical powers. The pilgrims offer to help a young girl and her family restore their land to its former glory. When lovesick Pigsy almost becomes roast pork, Monkey hatches a plan to end the immortals' reign of terror.

    Director:Daisuke Yamazaki
    Writer:Fumio Ishimori

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  3. Monkey Season 1 Episode 1 - Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven
    7.2/10(58 votes)

    #3 - Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven

    S1:E1

    Mischievous King Monkey is summoned to Heaven, where he steals the heavenly peaches, and eats them to gain immortality. He fights two of the Emperor's officials, and all three of them are expelled to Earth. Monkey gets imprisoned under a mountain of rocks, while the other two are transformed into a pig monster (Pigsy) and a water monster (Sandy). Buddha says that a holy man must be sent to fetch holy scriptures from India, to save the world.

    Director:Yūsuke Watanabe
    Writers:Isao Okishima, Mamoru Sasaki

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  4. Monkey Season 1 Episode 3 - The Great Journey Begins
    7.2/10(39 votes)

    #4 - The Great Journey Begins

    S1:E3

    Tripitaka and the ever-impatient Monkey begin their perilous journey. Arriving at a village terrorised by a greedy and lustful monster, Monkey thus faces the wrath of Pigsy and his deadly muckrake. To cross the Mighty River of Flowing Sands, they must first pass the cannibalistic water monster Sandy. A sandstorm, an army of tiger ghosts - will Tripitaka end up as cat food, or will Monkey save the day?

    Director:Daisuke Yamazaki
    Writer:Tetsurô Abe

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  5. Monkey Season 1 Episode 2 - Monkey Turns Nursemaid
    7.3/10(43 votes)

    #5 - Monkey Turns Nursemaid

    S1:E2

    Buddha sends a messenger, the Boddhisattva Kuan-yin the Compassionate, to find a holy man to make the journey from China to India to fetch the large vehicle scriptures. She chooses the boy priest Hsüan Tsang, and bestows upon him the name Tripitaka. Joined by the irrepressible Monkey - with his magic wishing staff and magic powers - and a talking horse, this could be a journey to remember...

    Director:Jun Fukuda
    Writer:Mamoru Sasaki

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  6. Monkey Season 1 Episode 9 - What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #6 - What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman

    S1:E9

    When the magistrate Lord Li's stepdaughter is kidnapped by bandits, Monkey reluctantly takes on the job of catching them. He soon learns that the bandits are not what they seem, but their bark is far worse than their bite. Meanwhile, Tripitaka, Pigsy and Sandy spend the night at an inn that's owned by a wicked dog-woman. She has a big surprise in store for Tripitaka.

    Director:Jun Fukuda
    Writer:Yu Tagami

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  7. Monkey Season 1 Episode 10 - Pigsy's in the Well
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    #7 - Pigsy's in the Well

    S1:E10

    Tripitaka 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 Taoist magician and thrown into a well; for the past three years this magician has been impersonating him. With the help of the king's son, Tripitaka and his disciples set out to prove that the current king is a fake.

    Director:Jun Fukuda
    Writer:Yu Tagami

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  8. Monkey Season 1 Episode 11 - The Difference Between Night & Day
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #8 - The Difference Between Night & Day

    S1:E11

    An invisible wall separates the land of night from the land of day. The blood-sucking Queen of Night terrorises the inhabitants of her land, while everyone in the land of day is forced into slavery by their merciless king. Tripitaka finds the task of reuniting night and day very difficult, especially when Monkey becomes hopelessly besotted with a pretty girl and Pigsy falls for a lady of the night.

    Director:Daisuke Yamazaki
    Writer:Eizaburo Shiba

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  9. Monkey Season 1 Episode 5 - The Power of Youth
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #9 - The Power of Youth

    S1:E5

    In his mountain kingdom, the immature King of Youth dictates that everything old is useless. When the pilgrims approach, he decides to kidnap Tripitaka to gain the attention of Heaven and Earth, in an attempt to stop living in the shadow of his father, the King of Ox. When Monkey's powers prove no match for the King's fiery temper, and Pigsy and Sandy are otherwise engaged, who will save Tripitaka?

    Director:Daisuke Yamazaki
    Writer:Motoo Nagai

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  10. Monkey Season 2 Episode 1 - Pigsy's Ten Thousand Ladies
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Pigsy's Ten Thousand Ladies

    S2:E1

    Monkey, Pigsy and Sandy become disillusioned with the pilgrimage and go their separate ways. Monkey flies home to his Kingdom of Fruit and Flowers. Pigsy goes back to China seeking rewards from the Emperor. Sandy returns to the Western Heaven, hoping the Jade Emperor will forgive him. Tripitaka continues his journey. He's flabbergasted when lightning strikes the horse and it turns into a human called Yu-Lung. Deserted by his disciples, Tripitaka soon finds himself in grave danger.

    Director:Jun Fukuda
    Writer:James Miki

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  11. Monkey Season 2 Episode 9 - Between Heaven and Hell
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Between Heaven and Hell

    S2:E9

    The pilgrims arrive at a sacred shrine called Chokken Shokoku. Every day, its many visitors pay to go through a hole in the wall that guarantees them entry to paradise in the after-life. Tripitaka is sceptical, but his disciples insist on trying it. When Sandy gets stuck in the hole, the shrine's priest demands 100,000 Gen from the others to let them enlarge the hole, otherwise Sandy must die. Can Monkey, Pigsy and Tripitaka raise the money in time?

    Director:Akikazu Ota
    Writer:James Miki

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  12. Monkey Season 2 Episode 25 - Monkey's Yearning
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Monkey's Yearning

    S2:E25

    While having lunch, the pilgrims catch a mischievous young boy called Chou trying to steal food from them. Monkey takes him home, and falls instantly in love with his mother, Shugyoku. Chou's father was killed by the fire-breathing Tiger Demon two years earlier, but Shugyoku detests violence, and insists that Monkey should not get involved. Monkey takes a break from the journey to India, and stays with Shugyoku and Chou. Will Tripitaka and the others ever see Monkey again?

    Director:Jun Fukuda
    Writer:Takayuki Kase

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  13. Monkey Season 1 Episode 4 - Monkey Swallows the Universe
    7.5/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Monkey Swallows the Universe

    S1:E4

    Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy, Tripitaka and the horse enter a land ruled by the demonic Golden Horn and his wife, Silver Horn. Bewitched by a beautiful lady, Pigsy discovers that all is not what it seems. An old woman proves too much to handle even for Monkey. Tripitaka and Sandy find themselves a bit tied up when left to their own devices. When a mysterious Taoist magician causes Golden Horn to lose his bottle, things start to look up.

    Director:Daisuke Yamazaki
    Writer:Hirokazu Fuse

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  14. Monkey Season 1 Episode 7 - The Beginning of Wisdom
    7.5/10(26 votes)

    #14 - The Beginning of Wisdom

    S1:E7

    Desperate for water due to the intense heat, the pilgrims find that the nearest village is completely dried up. The local water monster, who has a taste for the souls of boys, had cursed the village with a drought, because the villagers had no boys left to sacrifice to him. With Monkey's cloud out of action, brave Pigsy volunteers to make the ultimate sacrifice.

    Director:Yasutaka Tanaka
    Writer:James Miki

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  15. Monkey Season 1 Episode 13 - The Minx and the Slug
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #15 - The Minx and the Slug

    S1:E13

    A village headman and his wife grieve for their beautiful daughter Hai-Min who disappeared a year ago. Lecherous Pigsy offers to go and look for her. He finds a slug monster who says he is Hai-Min's reluctant husband, and tells Pigsy he can have her. Pigsy disguises himself as the slug monster and goes to live with selfish Hai-Min. How long will it be before she discovers he's not her slimy husband?

    Director:Yūsuke Watanabe
    Writer:James Miki

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  16. Monkey Season 1 Episode 14 - Catfish, Saint and the Shape-Changer
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Catfish, Saint and the Shape-Changer

    S1:E14

    The pilgrims enter a volcanic land that is plagued by earthquakes caused by the frequent quarrelling of two local demons; a catfish demon and a faceless shape-changer demon, who can take on the shape of anyone. The holy priest San-Chung tells Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka that one of them is the shape-changer. Unable to cope with this revelation, they go their separate ways.

    Director:Yūsuke Watanabe
    Writer:Kei Tasaka

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  17. Monkey Season 1 Episode 17 - Truth and the Grey Gloves Devil
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Truth and the Grey Gloves Devil

    S1:E17

    Following a terrible sandstorm, the pilgrims find a village where everyone has been killed by the evil Grey Gloves Devil, a magician with the power to hypnotise and control anyone who looks into his eyes. While Pigsy lags behind, the others break their journey at another village. A bitter old woman insists Tripitaka is her long-lost son, Su Fung. Meanwhile, Pigsy gets captured and the Grey Gloves Devil looks for a new village to target.

    Director:Yoshiyuki Kuroda
    Writer:Hirokazu Fuse

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  18. Monkey Season 1 Episode 18 - Land for the Locusts
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Land for the Locusts

    S1:E18

    As the pilgrims continue their journey, Monkey sees that a nearby village is being terrorised by swarms of locusts, and they're coming in their direction. Led by the power-hungry Demon Queen Grasshopper, the locusts follow the magic Lake Lok-Nor as it moves from one place to the next. Everywhere they go they bring death and destruction. Can the pilgrims stop them, or will the Queen turn everyone into pigs?

    Director:Yoshiyuki Kuroda
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Monkey Season 2 Episode 2 - The Dogs of Death
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #19 - The Dogs of Death

    S2:E2

    The evil Dogs of Plague, disciples of the Great Hound of Hell, plan to kill Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka. Their leader brings the Plague of Black Dog to a nearby town. The pilgrims arrive at the town, but when Tripitaka tries to help the sick, he catches the deadly plague himself. Monkey discovers the only cure is to give the afflicted grilled fresh monkey brains from a newly dead ape. Will Monkey give up his life to save Tripitaka?

    Director:Satoshi Aoki
    Writer:James Miki

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  20. Monkey Season 2 Episode 8 - The Tormented Emperor
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #20 - The Tormented Emperor

    S2:E8

    Emperor Busoku, ruler of the country of Biku, is tormented at night by the ghost of Queen Seiko of Shitan, whose country he destroyed many years ago. Tripitaka and his followers arrive at Biku and hear of the Emperor's plight. After the ghost leaves behind a shoe, Monkey becomes suspicious and sends Pigsy and Dragon to investigate. They sneak into the women's dormitory at the palace in search of the shoe's owner. But Pigsy has other things on his mind.

    Director:Satoshi Aoki
    Writer:Motomu Furuta

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  21. Monkey Season 2 Episode 23 - Stoned
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Stoned

    S2:E23

    Disowned by his parents for being unable to do sorcery, the young demon Shosanpu practises on the unsuspecting pilgrims, but is soon found out. After listening to his story, Monkey decides to give him special training, against Tripitaka's wishes. Using Monkey's staff, Shosanpu turns the four pilgrims into stone statues, and goes to fetch his father, Yuzankun. While he's away, the four statues are stolen and taken to an auction. Will Shosanpu find them in time, to change them back?

    Director:Akira Inoue
    Writer:James Miki

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  22. Monkey Season 1 Episode 6 - Even Monsters Can be People
    7.6/10(27 votes)

    #22 - Even Monsters Can be People

    S1:E6

    When 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 of fruit and flowers. No one believes Monkey's story that the people he killed were red, blue and yellow demons disguised as humans. When the pilgrims later discover that Monkey was telling the truth, Tripitaka finds himself in grave danger, and wishes he'd never denied the demons' existence.

    Director:Daisuke Yamazaki
    Writer:Motoo Nagai

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  23. Monkey Season 2 Episode 6 - The House of the Evil Spirit
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #23 - The House of the Evil Spirit

    S2:E6

    After getting separated from Pigsy and Sandy, Monkey and Tripitaka find a creepy house in the middle of nowhere. They are shown hospitality by Mr. Chin and his daughter Kohran who live there. After he befriends Kohran, Monkey discovers that there's more to her father than meets the eye. Meanwhile, Pigsy and Sandy are kidnapped by the man who murdered Mr. Chin's wife thirteen years earlier. He plans to abduct Kohran...

    Director:Jun Fukuda
    Writer:Yu Tagami

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  24. Monkey Season 2 Episode 3 - You Win Some, You Lose Some
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #24 - You Win Some, You Lose Some

    S2:E3

    A powerful man called Shotenki and his demon master, Kokufki, lure all the men from surrounding villages to their casino in Ittakudo, where they spend all their time gambling. Tripitaka offers to help the desperate wives and children of one village, and sends Pigsy and Sandy to bring the men back to their senses. When their attempt fails, Sandy asks Monkey for assistance in finishing off Shotenki for good.

    Director:Akikazu Ota
    Writer:Hirokazu Fuse

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  25. Monkey Season 2 Episode 7 - Am I Dreaming?
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Am I Dreaming?

    S2:E7

    Every 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 night, after Tripitaka nearly sleepwalks off a cliff, the disciples decide they must take immediate action. They think up ways of expelling the demon from Tripitaka's body. Things don't quite go to plan though - before long, Tripitaka ends up in very hot water, and Monkey gets pulled into the dream too...

    Director:Akikazu Ota
    Writer:James Miki

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Pigsy Woos a Widow" is the worst rated episode of "Monkey". It scored 7/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Yasutaka Tanaka and written by James Miki, it aired on 11/19/1978. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Pearls Before Swine".