Monkey TV show 1978

This TV show was brilliant, it was based on the classic Chinese novel Journey To The West by Wu Cheng'en .It was a funny,action fantasy adventure which was performed by Japanese actors filmed in China then dubbed into English! Monkey is the main character and is born from an egg on top of a mountain, he journeys to find enlightenment along with his two side kicks Pigsy and Sandy and their friend Tripitaka who is a monk. Each episode involves the gang battling monsters, demons or bandits and there is always a moral message based upon Buddhist philosophies. My brother and I both loved this programme and in our house it was compulsive viewing! I found the terrible dubbing and comedy voice overs highly amusing and my favourite scenes were always the ones that included the bizarre monsters and eccentric costumes . If you have never seen it you really have to watch it i just know you will love it!