Aired: 7/23/1999
A stone monkey hatches from a rock on Flower Fruit Mountain and becomes king after successfully leaping behind a waterfall.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aired: 9/3/1999
Wukong attempts the impossible leap but fails and is imprisoned by the Buddha beneath the massive Five-Elements Mountain.
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.
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.
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.
Aired: 10/1/1999
The abbot’s black bear demon friend steals the robe; Wukong battles and subdues the demon, recovering the garment.
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.
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.
Aired: 10/22/1999
At the treacherous Quicksand River, the last disciple, Sha Wujing (Sandy), is subdued and joins the group.
Aired: 10/29/1999
At the Wuzhuang Temple, Pigsy and Wukong steal the temple’s precious Ginseng Fruits, which are said to grant immortality.
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.
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.
Aired: 11/19/1999
Xuanzang, furious after Wukong seemingly kills innocent people (the demon's disguises), dismisses Wukong from the pilgrimage.
Aired: 11/26/1999
Xuanzang is captured by the Yellow Robe Demon in the Wave Moon Cave, who transforms the monk into a tiger.
Aired: 12/3/1999
Pigsy is sent to Flower Fruit Mountain to beg Wukong to return and save their Master from the demon.
Aired: 12/10/1999
The pilgrims encounter the Gold and Silver Horned Kings, two powerful demons armed with magical calabash gourds and ropes.
Aired: 12/17/1999
Wukong uses his cleverness and transformations to trick and capture the two demon kings, recovering the powerful magical items.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aired: 2/11/2000
The group encounters a powerful water demon known as the Lingmo, or "One-Horned Monster," who captures the Master.
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.
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.
Aired: 3/3/2000
A Six-Eared Macaque appears, impersonating Wukong perfectly and causing trouble; the two look-alikes fight bitterly.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Aired: 6/16/2000
The king of the Kingdom of Xuanyang is confused and Wukong must clarify the situation surrounding the capture of Xuanzang.
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.
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.
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.
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.
