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Monkey (Magic) - The Complete Collection 16 DVD Set $47.50 (50% off) + $7.50 Shipping @ ABC Shop

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Monkey (Magic) - The Complete Collection 16 DVD Set $47.50 (50% off) + $7.50 Shipping @ ABC Shop
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The complete Monkey collection! Includes all 52 episodes.

Primal chaos ruled the worlds before Monkey. Monkey was born of time, of Heaven and Earth, sun and moon, out of a stone egg. He was irrepressible!
The place was like ancient China and the time might have been a thousand years ago. They fought – and they thought – then, as now.
Holy Tripitaka prayed. One disciple, Sandy, is a fish-spirit. Pigsy, expelled from Heaven for greed, is a spirit of a pig. He is changing.
Everything changes. There is a horse, once a dragon, now evolving into human form.
Monkey, Horse, Sandy, Pigsy and Tripitaka are all upon a journey as long as life.

Watch the opening song on Youtube

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  • eviledward on 05/10/2018 - 10:41
    +8

    Read this as Monkey Magic The Gathering for some weird reason.

    • AssociatedHunterOfBargains20 @ ABC Shop on 05/10/2018 - 10:42
      +20

      Even in Heaven, they say desire ends in tears.

    • AustriaBargain on 05/10/2018 - 12:30

      Where can I buy that btw?

  • whyzeguy on 05/10/2018 - 10:41
    +4

    Classic! Only thing missing here is a flying cloud.

    • AssociatedHunterOfBargains20 @ ABC Shop on 05/10/2018 - 10:43
      +13

      Evil must have good to feed upon.

    • danyool on 05/10/2018 - 18:24

      We want so much when we need so little. But the illumined man wants for nothing

  • rompastompa on 05/10/2018 - 10:42
    +3

    I enjoyed Monkey Magic a few decades ago. I don't know if I'd be able to handle 16 DVD's / 52 episodes!

    • AssociatedHunterOfBargains20 @ ABC Shop on 05/10/2018 - 10:43
      +36

      A good man may suffer until his goodness flows. The cause of all suffering is desire, and even to desire not to desire is still to be caught on the wheel.

      • Trishool on 05/10/2018 - 12:49
        +3

        Mind. Blown.

    • AMLagonda on 06/10/2018 - 11:24

      I think you will still be able to watch them all, I was watching a few on youtube and its still great :)

  • maddoglee on 05/10/2018 - 10:44
    +3

    awesome!

  • pacificstorm on 05/10/2018 - 10:44
    +4

    Wow great deal! Ahh… Pigsy. Very funny.

    • danyool on 05/10/2018 - 18:15
      +1

      Where is that lazy swine?!

  • sund00bie on 05/10/2018 - 10:49
    +9

    Protip.

    The series is called 'Monkey' whilst 'Monkey Magic' is the theme song :)

    I got schooled over this when referring to it as Monkey Magic

    • AssociatedHunterOfBargains20 @ ABC Shop on 05/10/2018 - 10:50
      +15

      It'll always be Monkey Magic to me

      • alvian on 05/10/2018 - 10:53
        +4

        Sorry I have to edit the title to be the same as on the ABC Shop.

        • Zak on 05/10/2018 - 11:08
          +2

          Don't be sorry. It's always been called Monkey.

          • alvian on 05/10/2018 - 11:14
            +1

            @Zak: I didn't want to hurt the feeling and damage the memory of HunterOfBargains20. S/he added (Magic) back to the title so Monkey Magic must be special to her/him.

            • banana365 on 05/10/2018 - 11:42
              +2

              @alvian: Don't be speciesist. Perhaps the mod is a monkey. Or maybe a magician.

    • rover on 05/10/2018 - 12:15
      +4

      Too true, but even die hard fans have adopted Money Magic as the de-facto title. Given there are many, many version of Journey to the West, it is a useful distinction.

      I always call it "Monkey", because my geeky pedantry makes me really popular with the ladies.

      • Scrooge McDuck on 05/10/2018 - 14:40

        Given there are many, many version of Journey to the West, it is a useful distinction.

        But how many of them are named Monkey?

        Also, can anyone recommend a Journey to the West film with English dubbing or subtitles where they actually make it to the scriptures?

        • alvian on 05/10/2018 - 15:12

          Journey to the West is an epic novel it will never fit into one film. Its ending is actually not that interesting a story for a film. (No monsters to fight. Everybody gets a happy ending.) There are many TV series of the story but I don't know if they are accessible to English speaking viewers.

          Found this website with a translation of the book. It might be an abridged version, I don't have time to compare it with the full Chinese text to be certain. http://www.innerjourneytothewest.com/english/books/JTW/index…

  • Sammyboy on 05/10/2018 - 10:50
    +2

    Does this version have the original Japanese audio? The box set I have doesn't

    • AssociatedHunterOfBargains20 @ ABC Shop on 05/10/2018 - 11:02
      +2

      Hi Sammy, it looks like it is only the english audio in this one. If i can find out more i'll let you know.

      • AlexF on 05/10/2018 - 15:08
        -1

        My collection (different cover) doesn’t have English subtitles. Actor’s engrish is very difficult to understand.

  • blankedboy on 05/10/2018 - 10:52
    +1

    Great show but I have to say…DVD?

    • dm01 on 05/10/2018 - 11:44
      +11

      Yeah, good point. Should be VHS in keeping with the vintage of the show.

      • greenie4242 on 05/10/2018 - 15:12
        +1

        I still have some episodes recorded on Beta.

    • GaryQ on 06/10/2018 - 21:57

      I was hoping for a 4K release. I've always wanted to count Pigsy's individual whiskers

  • Captain Hindsight on 05/10/2018 - 11:00
    +2

    Great deal, for the great sage.

  • King Tightarse on 05/10/2018 - 11:03
    +4

    Favorite clip right here: Monkey calls demon a 'poofter'
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NK5KW7KFxc

    • AssociatedHunterOfBargains20 @ ABC Shop on 05/10/2018 - 11:04
      +2

      Oh the good old days……

      • King Tightarse on 05/10/2018 - 11:05
        +3

        Yep, wouldn't catch Monkey clapping with jazzhands

    • CrocDundee on 05/10/2018 - 11:48
      +3

      Damn you for showing that clip! I started with that scene and had a good chuckle to myself, 30mins later I am at 'that side' of Youtube!! lol

  • congo on 05/10/2018 - 11:04
    +1

    The Wire (DVD) is also on sale for $45.

  • King Tightarse on 05/10/2018 - 11:08
    +9

    The beautiful Masako Natsume played tripitaka but sadly died of cancer very young
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako_Natsume

    • Cheap Steve on 05/10/2018 - 14:05
      +2

      Thank you. This has settled a 30 year argument with my older brother.

      As a little kid I was convinced that Tripitaka was a girl but my brother always said "No, he's a boy".

      Can I now say "we were both right?"

      • Scrooge McDuck on 05/10/2018 - 14:53

        Can I now say "we were both right?"

        No, you were wrong, your brother was right.

        Tripitaka is a naïve man, fairly described as a boy (played by a woman).

      • godofpizza on 05/10/2018 - 15:12
        +3

        same here, as a young child this confused me more than the magic in the show.

    • Gengar on 05/10/2018 - 15:29
      +3

      Horse (Shunji Fujimura) and Pigsy 2 (Tonpei Hidari) also passed away recently.
      R.I.P.

    • GaryQ on 06/10/2018 - 22:00
      -1

      Explains the bald bonce

    • theguyrules on 05/10/2018 - 11:47

      Sheeesh, cheapest it's been?

      • cornbeef on 05/10/2018 - 11:57

        Possibly.

  • JonShannow on 05/10/2018 - 11:29
    +6

    I loved Monkey when I was growing up.

    When all my friends were running around with pretend swords and guns I would have my trusty staff!

    Sigh, I miss being a kid.

    • sund00bie on 05/10/2018 - 11:36
      +8

      canrelate

      I was lucky enough to have a sega master system at the time and friends would come around most afternoons to play it. This was only until 5:30 when id turn the master system of and kick everyone out to watch Monkey on ABC.

      • Trishool on 05/10/2018 - 12:53
        +2

        Alex Kidd FTW!!

  • Af1r on 05/10/2018 - 11:39
    +3

    Damn i'd buy this just to watch the last episode just to see how it ends. Maybe to see how it starts also lol.
    I don't think the ABC every played the full season back when I was a kid.
    Was it the Afternoon Show? They had the best cartoons back in the day.

  • [Deactivated] on 05/10/2018 - 11:46

    This is the kncok off 'monkey' dramas by Japanese.

    • Scrooge McDuck on 05/10/2018 - 15:07

      Much of Japanese culture was borrowed from China.

  • hugh on 05/10/2018 - 11:47
    +3

    The only time I have ever heard of one being described as irrepressible.

  • dcep on 05/10/2018 - 11:55
    +2

    is this journey to the west ?

    • alvian on 05/10/2018 - 12:06
      +1

      A bastardised version of it.

    • Munki on 05/10/2018 - 12:10

      The Japanese version.

    • Yummy on 05/10/2018 - 12:13

      Harakiri version.

  • Devil on 05/10/2018 - 11:57
    +7

    Who remembers when they changed Pigsy? The second one was never as good..

    • Donaldhump on 05/10/2018 - 21:01
      +2

      My observation skills were so poor When I was a kid, I didn’t even notice they didn’t speak English.

  • hippyhippy on 05/10/2018 - 12:05
    +1

    I wonder if my kids would like watching this? Was one of my favourite shows as a kid. Im sure the messages in each episode is timeless…

    • EightImmortals on 05/10/2018 - 15:10
      +1

      Give it a shot, our kids got heaps the good old shows growing up and loved them. They still love 80's music above most of what came after too.

      • dm01 on 05/10/2018 - 22:15

        That's cause 80's music is the best!

  • g12345567 on 05/10/2018 - 12:15
    +3

    Loved this when I was a kid. Remember it being on at 6pm weeknights when I watched it back in the 80s.

    There was also a new 2018 remake called "The New Legends Of Monkey". If anybody missed it the first time it was shown on TV. ABC ME are repeating this weekly starting Tuesday evening 9th October.

    Also the 2007 Monkey Magic Movie released by Cine-Asia shown on SBS a few time and also available on Blu-ray.

    Along with a few Computer games like Monkey Magic (1999) PS1 and Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010) Windows, PS3, Xbox 360.

    • danyool on 05/10/2018 - 18:19

      I like how the New Legends dealt with Tripitaka being a man/woman confusion.

  • dtrinh on 05/10/2018 - 12:39
    +1

    M. O. N. K. E. Y.

  • altomic on 05/10/2018 - 13:08
    +11

    The spirit of this deal is irrepressible!

  • twww on 05/10/2018 - 13:15
    +3

    My childhood:)

  • Morien on 05/10/2018 - 13:25
    +1

    This is the only show I have ever watched and it has been as good now as it was 30 years ago.

    • GaryQ on 06/10/2018 - 22:04
      -1

      If you've only watched one show, what are you comparing it to?

  • cheapy on 05/10/2018 - 13:35
    +4

    Closing song is superior - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1dlaikCaa4

    Goodies next

    • Mrbean007 on 05/10/2018 - 17:08
      +1

      Good times :)

      Thank you Op purchased to bring some memories back.
      I'm sure I will be having a Monkey marathon when it comes.

  • oO0Dam0Oo on 05/10/2018 - 14:08
    +1

    Times have changed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NK5KW7KFxc

    • EightImmortals on 05/10/2018 - 15:12

      Hah, I remember that, one of the funniest scenes in the whole series.

    • dm01 on 05/10/2018 - 15:27

      Yeah who uses 'sissy' anymore! 😂

  • Neptunesblood on 05/10/2018 - 15:01
    +2

    As soon as Pigsy changed actors you can stop watching.

  • justtoreply on 05/10/2018 - 16:59
    -2

    Warning. I bought this. Watched one episode. Sold it.

    I loved it 20 years ago but rewatching it was awful. Nostalgia is a cruel mistress sometimes.

    • dm01 on 05/10/2018 - 17:32
      +2

      Not so irrepressible now? :(

    • zaphy on 05/10/2018 - 17:53

      I think it still holds up - the cheesiness is part of its appeal.

    • Donaldhump on 05/10/2018 - 20:47
      +4

      Me too, it was bloody painful to watch beyond first three episodes. Same theme every episode,

      Pigsy is cool though. Loves chicks and food, sandy is constantly stoned too.

  • bhm133 on 05/10/2018 - 18:49
    +1

    Didn't even think about it. Just purchased.

  • Wolfofwallstreet on 06/10/2018 - 10:26

    Journey to the West should be the technically correct title.

  • starwarsfreak on 07/10/2018 - 15:15
    +1

    There are many tv iterations of this show and thankgod I grew up watching this one, I always liked Monkey's staff and his pink cloud.

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