Season 1
N/A/100 votesThe Monkey King is Born
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/23/1999
A stone monkey hatches from a rock on Flower Fruit Mountain and becomes king after successfully leaping behind a waterfall.
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N/A/100 votesObtaining Treasure from the Dragon Palace
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/30/1999
Seeking a suitable weapon, the Monkey King creates a disturbance in the Dragon King's underwater palace and obtains the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden-Hooped Rod).
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesTrouble While Tending Horses
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/6/1999
Sun Wukong is offered a minor position in Heaven as Keeper of the Heavenly Horses (Bimawen) but, feeling insulted by the title, he rebels.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesHavoc in Heaven's Palace
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/13/1999
Having declared himself "Great Sage, Equal of Heaven," Wukong fights the Celestial Army and wreaks havoc in the main halls of Heaven.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesGreat Battle with Erlang Shen
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/20/1999
The Jade Emperor summons his nephew, the powerful Erlang Shen, who battles Wukong in a fierce duel and finally captures him.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesCannot Escape Buddha's Palm (1)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/27/1999
Wukong is trapped in Laozi’s furnace, but he escapes; the Buddha intervenes, challenging Wukong to leap out of his palm.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesCannot Escape Buddha's Palm (2)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/3/1999
Wukong attempts the impossible leap but fails and is imprisoned by the Buddha beneath the massive Five-Elements Mountain.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesHappy Reunion of Master and Disciple
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/10/1999
The Tang Monk, Xuanzang (later Tripitaka), begins his journey to the West and passes the mountain, freeing Sun Wukong to be his disciple.
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N/A/100 votesCleverly Subduing the White Dragon Horse
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/17/1999
A dragon, son of the Dragon King, eats Xuanzang’s horse; Wukong helps subdue the dragon, who is then transformed into Xuanzang's new white steed.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesThe Evil Monk Steals the Kasaya
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/24/1999
The pilgrims stay at a monastery where a greedy old abbot plots to steal the precious Kasaya (monk's robe) given to Xuanzang by Guanyin.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesSubduing the Black Bear Demon
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/1/1999
The abbot’s black bear demon friend steals the robe; Wukong battles and subdues the demon, recovering the garment.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesPigsy Becomes a Disciple
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/8/1999
In the Gaolao Village, Wukong subdues the lustful pig demon, Zhu Bajie (Pigsy), who agrees to join the pilgrimage as a second disciple.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesDangerously Passing Yellow Wind Ridge
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/15/1999
The group encounters a demon on Yellow Wind Ridge who uses a powerful sandstorm, forcing Wukong to seek aid from a divine helper.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesAccepting a Disciple at the Quicksand River
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/22/1999
At the treacherous Quicksand River, the last disciple, Sha Wujing (Sandy), is subdued and joins the group.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesStealing and Eating the Ginseng Fruit
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/29/1999
At the Wuzhuang Temple, Pigsy and Wukong steal the temple’s precious Ginseng Fruits, which are said to grant immortality.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesGuanyin Saves the Immortal Tree
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/5/1999
The angry Taoist master, Zhenyuan Great Immortal, catches the disciples; Wukong damages the immortal tree, which Guanyin must heal to resolve the conflict.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesThree Attacks on the White Bone Demon
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/12/1999
A female demon tries three times to capture Xuanzang by transforming into a woman, an old lady, and an old man, but Wukong sees through her disguises.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesMistakenly Entering the Wave Moon Cave
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/19/1999
Xuanzang, furious after Wukong seemingly kills innocent people (the demon's disguises), dismisses Wukong from the pilgrimage.
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N/A/100 votesTang Sanzang Turns into a Tiger
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/26/1999
Xuanzang is captured by the Yellow Robe Demon in the Wave Moon Cave, who transforms the monk into a tiger.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesPigsy Invites Wukong
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/3/1999
Pigsy is sent to Flower Fruit Mountain to beg Wukong to return and save their Master from the demon.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesDanger at Flat-Top Mountain
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/10/1999
The pilgrims encounter the Gold and Silver Horned Kings, two powerful demons armed with magical calabash gourds and ropes.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesSubduing the Demon at Lotus Cave
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/17/1999
Wukong uses his cleverness and transformations to trick and capture the two demon kings, recovering the powerful magical items.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesThe Old King Entrusts in a Dream
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/24/1999
In the Kingdom of Wuji, Xuanzang receives a dream from the deceased old king, revealing that a fake king (a demon) has taken his place.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesEliminating the Demon in the Kingdom of Wuji
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 12/31/1999
Wukong finds the old king's body in a well and helps restore him, then battles and defeats the shapeshifting demon that had usurped the throne.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesWukong Meets the Holy Child
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 1/7/2000
The group encounters the Red Boy (Hong Hai'er), the son of the Bull Demon King, a powerful demon child who captures Xuanzang.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesSubduing Red Boy
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 1/14/2000
Red Boy's powerful Samadhi True Fire nearly defeats Wukong, who must appeal to Guanyin to help subdue the child, who becomes her disciple.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesContest of Strength in the Chechi Kingdom
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 1/21/2000
In the Chechi Kingdom, the group finds three Daoist Immortals oppressing Buddhist monks; Wukong challenges them to a contest of magic.
Director: Unknown
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Great Sage Eliminates Three Demons
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 1/28/2000
Wukong, Bajie, and Sandy defeat the three demon immortals—a Tiger, a Deer, and an Antelope spirit—in a battle of supernatural skills.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesNight Obstruction at the Heaven-Connecting River
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 2/4/2000
The pilgrims are stopped by the vast Heaven-Connecting River, which they can't cross, due to the influence of the Great White Turtle and a demon.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesHard Fight with the One-Horned Monster
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 2/11/2000
The group encounters a powerful water demon known as the Lingmo, or "One-Horned Monster," who captures the Master.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesStrange Encounter in the Women's Kingdom
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 2/18/2000
The pilgrims enter the Kingdom of Women, where Xuanzang is pressured to marry the queen, but Wukong devises a trick to escape.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesForced Marriage at Pipa Cave
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 2/25/2000
After leaving the kingdom, Xuanzang is captured by the Scorpion Demoness in the Pipa Cave, who tries to force him into marriage.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesThe Real and Fake Sun Wukong
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 3/3/2000
A Six-Eared Macaque appears, impersonating Wukong perfectly and causing trouble; the two look-alikes fight bitterly.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesBuddha Recognizes the Macaque
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 3/10/2000
The two Wukongs go before the Buddha, who uses his spiritual sight to identify and expose the true identity of the Six-Eared Macaque, who is then slain.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesTrapped in the Flaming Mountains
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 3/17/2000
The journey is halted by the immense Flaming Mountains, which are too hot to cross, and they require the magical Iron Fan.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesFierce Battle with the Bull Demon King
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 3/24/2000
Wukong fights his sworn brother, the Bull Demon King, to obtain the Iron Fan, which is held by his wife, Princess Iron Fan.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesBurning the Silk-Web Cave
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 3/31/2000
Pigsy is captured by seven beautiful Spider Demons who try to lure him; Wukong attempts to rescue him and burns their lair.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesEliminating the Centipede Demon
Season 1 Episode 38 - Aired 4/7/2000
The Master is poisoned by the Centipede Demon, the sworn brother of the Spider Demons; Wukong defeats the demon with help from a divine Star Lord.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesRedressing the Wrong at the Golden Light Pagoda
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 4/14/2000
Wukong investigates the theft of the Golden Light Treasure Pagoda relics by two demons, resolving a false accusation against two priests.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesSuffering Misfortune in the Fake Western Heaven
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 4/21/2000
The pilgrims encounter a group of demons disguised as the Buddha and his disciples, who capture Xuanzang in a false monastery.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesMaitreya Subdues the Demon Boy
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 4/28/2000
Wukong discovers the mastermind is the demon boy Huang Mei, who stole the magic of the Maitreya Buddha, who must come to subdue his own boy servant.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesWukong Becomes a Famous Doctor
Season 1 Episode 42 - Aired 5/5/2000
In the Kingdom of India, Wukong acts as a traveling physician to cure the Queen, whose ailment is caused by a demon.
Director: Unknown
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Cleverly Obtaining the Purple-Gold Bell
Season 1 Episode 43 - Aired 5/12/2000
The Master is captured by a powerful Lion Demon armed with a magical Purple-Gold Bell that causes a lot of trouble for Wukong.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesBravely Charging Lion Camel Ridge
Season 1 Episode 44 - Aired 5/19/2000
The group faces the immense Lion Camel Ridge, where three formidable demon kings (Lion, Elephant, and Roc) hold an entire city captive.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesGreat Sage Battles Three Demons
Season 1 Episode 45 - Aired 5/26/2000
Wukong fights the three powerful demon kings, who are finally revealed to be mounts of Manjusri, Samantabhadra, and the Buddha himself, who subdues them.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesRescuing the Kingdom of Biqu
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 6/2/2000
The group encounters a king who is being advised by a deer demon disguised as a Daoist, who is secretly stealing the life essence of children.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesFilling the Bottomless Pit
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 6/9/2000
The Rat Demoness of the Bottomless Pit captures the Master; Wukong seeks help from Heaven, as the demon is the mouse who ate the Buddha's oil.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesThe Confused Old King
Season 1 Episode 48 - Aired 6/16/2000
The king of the Kingdom of Xuanyang is confused and Wukong must clarify the situation surrounding the capture of Xuanzang.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/100 votesCausing Havoc in the Linked Caves
Season 1 Episode 49 - Aired 6/23/2000
The Master is captured by the Rhinoceros King, who has linked his cave to the palace, causing further chaos before he is subdued.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesSeeking a Husband in the India Kingdom
Season 1 Episode 50 - Aired 6/30/2000
The group arrives in the India Kingdom, where the princess announces she is seeking a husband; Wukong suspects something is wrong.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesChang'e Subdues the Jade Rabbit
Season 1 Episode 51 - Aired 7/7/2000
Wukong discovers that the princess is actually the Jade Rabbit from the moon (servant of the Moon Goddess, Chang'e), who captured the real princess.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesObtaining the True Scriptures at Vulture Peak
Season 1 Episode 52 - Aired 7/14/2000
After enduring eighty-one trials, the pilgrims finally reach Vulture Peak (Griddhrakuta) in the West and are granted the sacred scriptures by the Buddha.
Director: Unknown
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