Monkey — Season 1, Episode 1: Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven

Episode synopsis

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.

About Monkey

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 the people of the world.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Monkey Turns Nursemaid
• E3The Great Journey Begins
• E4Monkey Swallows the Universe
• E5The Power of Youth
• E6Even Monsters Can be People
• E7The Beginning of Wisdom
• E8Pigsy Woos a Widow
• E9What Monkey Calls the Dog-Woman
• E10Pigsy's in the Well
• E11The Difference Between Night & Day
• E12Pearls Before Swine
• E13The Minx and the Slug