Journey to the West - Legends of the Monkey King
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Journey to the West - Legends of the Monkey King is a 1999 Chinese cartoon show produced by China Central Television
. It is based from Chinese novel, Journey to the West
. The English Language version of the show was produced by Cinar
(now known as Cookie Jar Entertainment
). It first aired on Teletoon
in Canada and was originally aired on the Cookie Jar Toons
block on This TV
in the United States from 2009 to 2010.
will sent him free and Monkey will join him on a pilgrimage from China
to India
. The next day, Tripitaka came and set Monkey free the two started to Journey to the west. Along the way, they meet two new friends, Pigsy and the Hermet Sandy
who joins them on the journey and together, they faced many dangers and evil creatures and Sorcerers and learn to get along.
China Central Television
China Central Television or Chinese Central Television, commonly abbreviated as CCTV, is the major state television broadcaster in mainland China. CCTV has a network of 19 channels broadcasting different programmes and is accessible to more than one billion viewers...
. It is based from Chinese novel, Journey to the West
Journey to the West
Journey to the West is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. It was written by Wu Cheng'en in the 16th century. In English-speaking countries, the tale is also often known simply as Monkey. This was one title used for a popular, abridged translation by Arthur Waley...
. The English Language version of the show was produced by Cinar
Çinar
Çınar is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey and also the name of downtown of Denizli city of Denizli Province of Turkey....
(now known as Cookie Jar Entertainment
Cookie Jar Entertainment
The Cookie Jar Group is an American and Canadian producer of children’s entertainment, consumer products and educational materials...
). It first aired on Teletoon
Télétoon (Canadian TV channel)
Télétoon is a Canadian French language Category A specialty channel that specializes in animation programming. Télétoon is owned by Teletoon Canada Inc; a 50/50 partnership between Astral Media and Corus Entertainment...
in Canada and was originally aired on the Cookie Jar Toons
Cookie Jar Toons
Cookie Jar Toons is a daily children's programming block on the This TV digital broadcast network. The block is programmed by Toronto based Cookie Jar Entertainment...
block on This TV
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
in the United States from 2009 to 2010.
Summary
The Monkey King has been imprisoned underneath the mountain for five centuries for his mischef in the heavens. One day, the Goddess Quan Yen told Monkey that the Monk TripitakaTripiṭaka
' is a traditional term used by various Buddhist sects to describe their various canons of scriptures. As the name suggests, a traditionally contains three "baskets" of teachings: a , a and an .-The three categories:Tripitaka is the three main categories of texts that make up the...
will sent him free and Monkey will join him on a pilgrimage from China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The next day, Tripitaka came and set Monkey free the two started to Journey to the west. Along the way, they meet two new friends, Pigsy and the Hermet Sandy
Sha Wujing
Shā Wùjìng is one of the three disciples of Xuánzàng in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, although versions of his character predate the Ming novel. In the novels, his background is the least developed of the pilgrims and he contributes the least to their efforts...
who joins them on the journey and together, they faced many dangers and evil creatures and Sorcerers and learn to get along.
Cast
- Thor Bishopric - The Monkey King
- Terrence ScammellTerrence ScammellTerrence Scammell is a Canadian actor and voice actor who commonly playes multiple characters in cartoon series. He is a member of the ACTRA and Canadian Actors' Equity Association unions.-TV series:* 3 Gold Coins...
- Tripitaka - Mark CamachoMark CamachoMark Camacho is a Canadian actor who has starred in many films, and more notably, some voice acting roles, such as Oliver Frensky in Arthur, Lyle in Animal Crackers, Dad in Rotten Ralph, Harry and Dragon in Potatoes and Dragons, Spritz T...
- Pigsy - A.J. HendersonA.J. HendersonA.J. Henderson is a Canadian voice actor, born in Montreal, Quebec.- Biography :He is very prolific, having done voices for numerous anime, cartoons, and video games...
- Sandy