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S1 E16 The Most Monstrous Monster

Action & Adventure

12+

44m

20 Jan 1979

The King of Unicorns seeks Monkey’s magic staff as a gift. Using a magic ring, he captures Tripitaka and weakens Monkey. Pigsy, tempted by Chun-Shou, must resist to save his master.

Season 1, 26 Episodes

Monkey - Monkey Goes Wild About Heaven

Monkey Goes Wild About Heaven,

Monkey steals Heaven’s peaches, gains immortality, and battles officials. All are cast to Earth: Monkey trapped under rocks, Pigsy and Sandy cursed. Buddha decrees a holy man must fetch scriptures from India to save the world.

Monkey - Monkey Turns Nursemaid

Monkey Turns Nursemaid,

Kuan-yin seeks a holy man for the scripture quest, choosing young priest Hsüan Tsang, now Tripitaka. With Monkey’s magic staff, his powers, and a talking horse, their journey from China to India begins.

Monkey - The Great Journey Begins

The Great Journey Begins,

Tripitaka and Monkey start their perilous quest. A village terrorized by Pigsy leads to battle, then they face Sandy the cannibal water monster. Sandstorms and tiger ghosts threaten—will Monkey save his master from doom?

Monkey - Monkey Swallows the Universe

Monkey Swallows the Universe,

The pilgrims meet Golden Horn and Silver Horn. Pigsy is bewitched, Monkey is tested by an old woman, and Tripitaka and Sandy are captured. A Taoist magician turns the tide when Golden Horn loses his magic bottle.

Monkey - The Power of Youth

The Power of Youth,

The youthful King kidnaps Tripitaka, desperate to outshine his father, the King of Ox. Monkey’s powers fail, Pigsy and Sandy are distracted—who will save their master from the fiery-tempered King of Youth?

Monkey - Even Monsters Can Be People

Even Monsters Can Be People,

Monkey kills disguised demons, but Tripitaka, thinking they were humans, banishes him. When the truth emerges, Tripitaka is endangered, regretting his mistrust of Monkey and disbelief in the demons’ existence.

Monkey - The Beginning of Wisdom

The Beginning of Wisdom,

The pilgrims find a village cursed with drought by a water monster who demands boy sacrifices. With Monkey’s cloud useless, brave Pigsy volunteers to give his life to save the people.

Monkey - Pigsy Woos a Widow

Pigsy Woos a Widow,

Monkey saves a widow, but Pigsy falls in love while she desires Tripitaka. Staying behind, Pigsy’s piggish ways surface. When Monkey returns, Tripitaka and Sandy are already in trouble with the Snake Demon.

Monkey - What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman

What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman,

Monkey hunts bandits for Lord Li, but discovers they’re not what they seem. Meanwhile, at an inn owned by a wicked dog-woman, Tripitaka faces a dangerous surprise.

Monkey - Pigsy's in the Well

Pigsy's in the Well,

Tripitaka dreams of a slain king whose throne was stolen by a Taoist imposter. With the prince’s help, the pilgrims set out to reveal the false king and restore the rightful ruler.

Monkey - The Difference Between Night & Day

The Difference Between Night & Day,

A wall divides the lands of night and day. The Queen of Night feasts on blood, the King of Day enslaves all. Reuniting them is hard when Monkey and Pigsy are both distracted by women.

Monkey - Pearls Before Swine

Pearls Before Swine,

Codslow suffers under three immortal tyrants. The pilgrims aid a family against the rulers who draw power from pearls, paper, and wine. Pigsy nearly roasts before Monkey devises a plan to free the land.

Monkey - The Minx and the Slug

The Minx and the Slug,

Pigsy searches for a missing girl, finding she’s married to a slug monster. Disguised as the slug, he lives with vain Hai-Min—until she notices her husband isn’t so slimy after all.

Monkey - Catfish, Saint and the Shape-Changer

Catfish, Saint and the Shape-Changer,

In a volcanic land plagued by quakes, a catfish demon and a faceless shape-changer fight. A priest claims one pilgrim is the impostor. Distrust splits the group apart.

Monkey - Monkey Meets the Demon Digger

Monkey Meets the Demon Digger,

The pilgrims meet a man digging a mountain tunnel for 22 years. Tripitaka insists they help, but Monkey’s magic shortcut angers him. Banished Monkey leaves them vulnerable to grave danger.

Monkey - The Most Monstrous Monster

The Most Monstrous Monster,

The King of Unicorns seeks Monkey’s magic staff as a gift. Using a magic ring, he captures Tripitaka and weakens Monkey. Pigsy, tempted by Chun-Shou, must resist to save his master.

Monkey - Truth & the Grey Gloves Devil

Truth & the Grey Gloves Devil,

The Grey Gloves Devil kills villages with hypnotic eyes. While Pigsy lags, a woman mistakes Tripitaka for her lost son. Captured, Pigsy must escape before the Devil strikes again.

Monkey - Land for the Locusts

Land for the Locusts,

A village is ravaged by locusts led by Demon Queen Grasshopper, chasing the magic Lake Lok-Nor. Can the pilgrims stop her swarms, or will she turn them all into pigs?

Monkey - Vampire Monster

Vampire Monster,

Honored guests of a prime minister, the pilgrims face black magicians and bandits. Tripitaka falls ill with Tibetan Fever, while Pigsy hunts a vampire and uncovers a shocking truth.

Monkey - Outrageous Coincidences

Outrageous Coincidences,

In a blizzard, starving pilgrims hide in a cave. Monkey tricks Pigsy into “sacrifice,” making Tripitaka believe he ate his disciple. Overcome with grief, he is possessed by Pigsy’s spirit.

Monkey - Pigsy, King and God

Pigsy, King and God,

In the Red Hog kingdom, pigs are gods and Pigsy is crowned king. But the ruler is a demon who slew the old king. Rebels help Monkey and Sandy save the princess and stop the cult.

Monkey - Village of the Undead

Village of the Undead,

In a ghostly village, demons and witches await the pilgrims. If believed in, they live again. One by one, the travellers are lured into deadly traps of illusion and betrayal.

Monkey - Two Little Blessings

Two Little Blessings,

A God cursed two lovers, aging Yu-Lee into the Well’s keeper. To restore her youth, Tripitaka must drink. Chaos ensues when Pigsy and Sandy drink the water—becoming pregnant.

Monkey - The Fires of Jealousy

The Fires of Jealousy,

In the Fire Queen’s land, volcanoes block the way. Only her magic fan can douse the flames, but since her husband left her for a human, winning her aid proves a fiery challenge.

Monkey - The Country of Nightmare

The Country of Nightmare,

To cross Nightmare Land, Monkey disguises Tripitaka as a demon woman with magic. Tested by the King of Bad Dreams, their fate hangs on whether he sees through the disguise.

Monkey - The End of the Way

The End of the Way,

Near India, the pilgrims are stopped by the King of Geological Ages. Tripitaka is shackled with the Iron Collar of Death. Pigsy recognizes the queen—can they save their master in time?

Details

Monkey

Action & Adventure

12+

2 Seasons

45m

In the worlds before Monkey, primal chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. Tathagata Buddha, the Father Buddha said, "With our thoughts, we make the world." From the New World came a stone monkey. The nature of Monkey was irrepressible!

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