Monkey: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Monkey is based on the 16th century Chinese story "Hsi Yu Chi" ("Journey To The West"). It tells the story of the Buddhist priest Tripitaka, and his three disciples Monkey, Pigsy, and Sandy, as they 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. Dubbed into English and shown in November 16, 1979 on UK and later Australian television, it proved to be quite popular.

Series details

• Title: Monkey
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1978-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1980-05-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NTV
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 9545
• IMDb ID: tt0078659
• TVDB ID: 78563

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1978-10-01; final listed air date 1979-04-01; episode order: 26.
• Season 2: premiered 1979-11-11; final listed air date 1980-05-04; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Monkey on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.