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==Plot summary==

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''Monkey'', the title character, "born from an egg on a mountain top", was a brash king of a monkey tribe. He achieved 'enlightenment' and proclaimed himself 'Great Sage, Equal of Heaven'. After demanding the "gift" of a magical staff from a powerful Dragon lord, Monkey is approached by Heaven to join their host in the lowly position of 'Keeper of the Peaches of Immortality'. Monkey being greedy eats them all, becoming immortal and running amok. Having earned the ire of [[Heaven]] and being bested in a challenge by [[Buddha]], Monkey is imprisoned under a mountain in order to learn humility.

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Eventually Monkey is released by the priest ''Tripitaka'' in 630 AD, who has been tasked by the [[Boddhisatva]] [[Guan Yin]] to undertake a pilgrimage to India to fetch holy scriptures. The pair soon recruits two former members of the heavenly host who were cast out as a result of Monkey's transgressions: ''Sandy'', the water monster and ex-cannibal, expelled from heaven because he was the reason a fish statue made from jade was destroyed. And ''Pigsy'', a pig monster consumed with lust and gluttony, who was expelled from heaven because he kept harassing a woman for a kiss. A dragon, ''Wu Lung'', eats Tripitaka's horse, and is punished by being forced to assume the shape of a horse and carry him on his journey; he later assumes human form on occasion to assist his (in the first episode the dragon, judging by the voice, was a HER) new master.

While the pilgrims never reach India during the course of the series, they face many perils and antagonists both human and supernatural. Monkey, Sandy, and Pigsy are often called upon to battle demons, monsters and bandits, despite Tripitaka's constant call for peace. Many episodes also feature some moral lesson, usually based upon [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] and/or [[Taoism|Taoist]] philosophies.

==Theme Song==