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• Monkey! - The Complete Series | DVD | (09/04/2015) from £74.99   |  Saving you £25.00 (33.34%)   |  RRP £99.99

  Born from an egg on a mountain top The punkiest Monkey that ever popped He knew every magic trick under the sun To tease the gods and everyone can have some fun. Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic! A box set collecting together all 52 episodes from the two Monkey! series with the previously undubbed episodes. Series 1: 1. Monkey Goes Wild About Heaven 2. Monkey Turns Nursemaid 3. The Gr

• Monkey! - Episodes 1-3 | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £8.35   |  Saving you £11.64 (139.40%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A loose (very loose) Japanese TV adaptation of Wu Ch'eng-en's 16th-century collection of Chinese fables, Monkey! was re-dubbed into English in the early 1980s and became required viewing for a whole generation of school children. The titular monkey (played with great enthusiasm, not to mention athleticism by Japanese comic actor and former rock star Masaaki Sakai) accompanies boy-monk Tripitaka (confusingly, a pretty actress called Masako Natsume) on his/her quest for the Indian Sutras. They pick up Sandy (Shiro Kishibe), Pigsy (Toshiyuki Nishida) and a dragon that becomes a horse along the way. The appeal of Monkey! is easier to experience than explain. It's an occasionally surreal blend of Oriental fable, knock-about martial arts, pop Buddhism and slapstick comedy. The frequent comic fight scenes are accompanied by a 70s disco-fusion soundtrack, and a narrator (English voice: Frank Duncan) uses gaps in the action to deliver inscrutable snippets of wisdom ("Even a starving camel is still bigger than a horse", "Does love mean labour even for the carp-hearted?"). Best of all, though, is the dialogue: without regard to any lip-synch niceties the English script (by David Weir) is full of idiomatic delights, jokes and double entendres. All are delivered by British actors in hilarious cod-Japanese accents (distinguished thesp Miriam Margolyes is the voice of Tripitaka). Bad special effects crown the show's cheesy, retro appeal. On the DVD: Monkey! volume 1 on DVD features the same first three episodes as the VHS incarnation--"Monkey Goes Wild About Heaven", "Monkey Turns Nursemaid" and "The Great Journey Begins"--but also a bonus previously unseen episode from the second season, "You Win Some You Lose Some", which is subtitled not dubbed, so if nothing else is an opportunity to hear the actors' real voices. Extra features are a stills gallery, text pieces on the principal cast, characters and episodes, Weblinks, trailers for The Water Margin and Blake's Seven and a pop-video version of the show's irrepressible main title song.----Mark Walker

• Monkey! - Thirteen Re-Dubbed Episodes | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Amazingly after 25 years the original dubbing cast for Monkey regrouped to finish off the 13 un-dubbed missing original episodes. With the show celebrating it's 25th anniversary since its' first BBC TV broadcast and 2004 being The Chinese New Year of The Monkey' Fabulous Films has completed this massive task. Now for the first time everyone can enjoy the prosperity and fortune with these DVDs in this The Year of the Monkey. ""Born from an egg on a mountain top The punkiest Monkey

• Monkey! - Episodes 1 To 13 | DVD | (29/03/2004) from £20.99   |  Saving you £19.00 (90.52%)   |  RRP £39.99

  Monkey! is a loose (very loose) Japanese TV adaptation of Wu Ch'eng-en's 16th-century collection of Chinese fables, which was re-dubbed into English in the early 1980s and became required viewing for a whole generation of schoolchildren. The titular monkey (played with great enthusiasm, not to mention athleticism by Japanese comic actor and former rock star Masaaki Sakai) accompanies boy-monk Tripitaka (confusingly, a pretty actress called Masako Natsume) on his/her quest for the Indian Sutras. They pick up Sandy (Shiro Kishibe), Pigsy (Toshiyuki Nishida) and a dragon that becomes a horse along the way. The appeal of Monkey! is easier to experience than explain. It's an occasionally surreal blend of Oriental fable, knock-about martial arts, pop Buddhism and slapstick comedy. The frequent comic fight scenes are accompanied by a 70s disco-fusion soundtrack, and a narrator (English voice: Frank Duncan) uses gaps in the action to deliver inscrutable snippets of wisdom ("Even a starving camel is still bigger than a horse", "Does love mean labour even for the carp-hearted?"). Best of all, though, is the dialogue: without regard to any lip-synch niceties, the English script (by David Weir) is full of idiomatic delights, jokes and double entendres ("I can use it as well", boasts Monkey of his staff that grows from a tiny stick into a big pole. "Ooh, I never doubted it, passionate primate", purrs the Dragon Princess into his ear, "go on, make it bigger"). All are delivered by British actors in hilariously cod-Japanese accents (distinguished thesp Miriam Margolyes is the voice of Tripitaka). Bad special effects crown the show's cheesy, retro appeal. ----Mark Walker

• Monkey! - Episodes 19-21 | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £5.89   |  Saving you £14.10 (239.39%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Contains the episodes... Vampire Master The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Buddha's Law invites Tripitaka and his disciples to stay as his honoured guests. He tells them of the difficulty in controlling the black magicians shape-changers and bandits who live in the nearby mountains. Tragedy strikes when Tripitaka becomes critically ill with Tibetan Fever. Meanwhile Pigsy leads the guards in a search for the vampire responsible for a girl's murder. He makes a shocking dis

• Monkey! - Episodes 22-24 | DVD | (20/01/2003) from £4.90   |  Saving you £15.09 (307.96%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Village Of The Undead In a deserted village the evil male demon Wun-Lung and three beautiful witches await the arrival of Tripitaka Monkey Pigsy and Sandy. If they can make the four travellers believe in them they'll be brought to life. They plan to capture Tripitaka and his disciples one by one and convince them of their existence by killing them. Who'll be the first pilgrim to fall into the trap? Two Little Blessings Forty years before the pilgrims' journey to

• Monkey! - Episodes 34-36 | DVD | (26/05/2003) from £6.95   |  Saving you £13.04 (187.63%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Keep On Dancing: A young goblin Yung-Hu is desperately in love with a married human woman called I-Ling. I-Ling and her husband Kwo-Fong are excited that the pilgrims are approaching because they want to learn about Buddha. Tripitaka is deeply offended by I-Ling's awful Buddhist dance and the pilgrims leave. The goblin father disguises himself as a priest and convinces Kwo-Fong to join Tripitaka's pilgrimage to India to become a Buddhist. With Kwo-Fong out of the way Yu

• Monkey! - Episodes 1 To 13 | DVD | (15/01/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £27.99

  Born from an egg on a mountain top The punkiest Monkey that ever popped He knew every magic trick under the sun To tease the gods and everyone can have some fun. Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic Monkey magic!

• Monkey! - Episodes 16-18 | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £10.45   |  Saving you £9.54 (91.29%)   |  RRP £19.99

  'Monkey' a television programme that defies description but we'll give it a go: a bizarre combination of spectacular acrobatics and martial arts; tacky special effects; magic tricks; 70's disco music; hilarious dubbing; crazy storylines; the odd bit of Buddhist philosophy thrown in for good measure and an unforgettable theme song. The Most Monstrous Monster: Desperate to please Chun-Shou the woman he hopes to marry the unhappy King of Unicorns promises to find a new toy f

• Monkey! - Episodes 27 To 39 | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £39.99

  `In the worlds before Monkey Primal Chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the Phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four world's formed again and yet again as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of heaven the moisture of the Earth the powers of the sun and the moon worked upon a certain rock old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named ""Thought"". Tathagata Buddha the Father Buddha said ""With our thoughts w

• Monkey! - Episodes 7-9 | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £4.98   |  Saving you £15.01 (301.41%)   |  RRP £19.99

  ""In the worlds before Monkey Primal Chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the Phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four world's formed again and yet again as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of heaven the moisture of the Earth the powers of the sun and the moon worked upon a certain rock old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named ""Thought"". Tathagata Buddha the Father Buddha said ""With our thoughts w

• Monkey! - Episodes 4-6 | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A loose (very loose) Japanese TV adaptation of Wu Ch'eng-en's 16th-century collection of Chinese fables, Monkey! was re-dubbed into English in the early 1980s and became required viewing for a whole generation of school children. The titular monkey (played with great enthusiasm, not to mention athleticism by Japanese comic actor and former rock star Masaaki Sakai) accompanies boy-monk Tripitaka (confusingly, a pretty actress called Masako Natsume) on his/her quest for the Indian Sutras. They pick up Sandy (Shiro Kishibe), Pigsy (Toshiyuki Nishida) and a dragon that becomes a horse along the way. The appeal of Monkey! is easier to experience than explain. It's an occasionally surreal blend of Oriental fable, knock-about martial arts, pop Buddhism and slapstick comedy. The frequent comic fight scenes are accompanied by a 70s disco-fusion soundtrack, and a narrator (English voice: Frank Duncan) uses gaps in the action to deliver inscrutable snippets of wisdom ("Even a starving camel is still bigger than a horse", "Does love mean labour even for the carp-hearted?"). Best of all, though, is the dialogue: without regard to any lip-synch niceties the English script (by David Weir) is full of idiomatic delights, jokes and double entendres. All are delivered by British actors in hilarious cod-Japanese accents (distinguished thesp Miriam Margolyes is the voice of Tripitaka). Bad special effects crown the show's cheesy, retro appeal. On the DVD: Monkey! volume 2 on DVD features the same three episodes as the VHS incarnation--"Monkey Swallows the Universe", "The Power of Youth" and "Even Monsters Can Be People"--but also a bonus previously unseen episode from the second season, "Pigsy Learns a Lesson", which is subtitled not dubbed, so if nothing else is an opportunity to hear the actors' real voices. Extra features are a stills gallery, text pieces on the principal cast, characters and episodes, Weblinks, trailers for The Water Margin and Blake's Seven and a pop-video version of the show's irrepressible main title song.--Mark Walker

• Monkey! - Episodes 25-27 | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £4.90   |  Saving you £10.09 (205.92%)   |  RRP £14.99

  The Country Of Nightmares: On their way to India the pilgrims must pass through the Land of Nightmares inhabited by all the legions of Hell bad demons and wicked spirits. All humans who go there are eaten and all others must take a magic test upon entry to the land. To allow Tripitaka to travel through safely Monkey disguises him as a beautiful longhaired female demon and teaches him some basic magic. Will the King of Bad Dreams see through Tripitaka's disguise? The

• Monkey! - Episodes 10-12 | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £6.73   |  Saving you £13.26 (66.30%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Pigsy's In The Well: 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. ""Nothing ends but it becomes something else."" The Difference Between Night And Day: An inv

• Monkey! - Episodes 13-15 | DVD | (23/09/2002) from £6.09   |  Saving you £13.90 (69.50%)   |  RRP £19.99

  'Monkey' a television programme that defies description but we'll give it a go: a bizarre combination of spectacular acrobatics and martial arts; tacky special effects; magic tricks; 70's disco music; hilarious dubbing; crazy storylines; the odd bit of Buddhist philosophy thrown in for good measure and an unforgettable theme song. The Minx And The Slug: A village headman and his wife grieve for their beautiful daughter Hai-Min who disappeared a year ago. Lecherous Pigsy off

• Monkey! - Episodes 14 To 26 | DVD | (31/05/2004) from £23.99   |  Saving you £16.00 (40.00%)   |  RRP £39.99

  `In the worlds before Monkey Primal Chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the Phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four world's formed again and yet again as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of heaven the moisture of the Earth the powers of the sun and the moon worked upon a certain rock old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named ""Thought"". Tathagata Buddha the Father Buddha said ""With our thoughts w

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  What Is Wisdom?: Monkey Pigsy Sandy and Tripitaka are on their way to the palace in the Land of Search for Understanding; the king insists upon interviewing all pilgrims who pass. Following an argument Monkey stays behind and an evil magician turns him invisible. Posing as a Taoist priest the magician persudes the naive king to hold a contest between him and the reluctant Tripitaka to determine which is better - Taoism or Buddhism. The magician plans to take over the kingd

• Monkey! - Episodes 37-39 | DVD | (23/06/2003) from £8.65   |  Saving you £11.34 (131.10%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Pretty as a Picture: The pilgrims are welcomed to a village headman's house. He shows the disciples a screen that has a picture of the beautiful Goddess Sorovasti painted on it along with the six other Gods of Good Fortune. During the night the goddess magically steps out of the screen tricks Tripitaka and takes his place in the pilgrimage. While she enchants the others Monkey discovers Tripitaka trapped in the screen. Can Monkey free Tripitaka and get the goddess back on

• Monkey! - Episodes 28-30 | DVD | (24/02/2003) from £32.37   |  Saving you £-12.38 (-61.90%)   |  RRP £19.99

  The Dogs of Death: 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 the 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? The Foolis

• Monkey! - Episodes 40 To 52 | DVD | (27/09/2004) from £22.89   |  Saving you £17.10 (74.71%)   |  RRP £39.99

  `In the worlds before Monkey Primal Chaos reigned. Heaven sought order. But the Phoenix can fly only when its feathers are grown. The four world's formed again and yet again as endless aeons wheeled and passed. Time and the pure essences of heaven the moisture of the Earth the powers of the sun and the moon worked upon a certain rock old as creation. And it became magically fertile. That first egg was named ""Thought"". Tathagata Buddha the Father Buddha said ""With our thoughts w