# Anyone heard of Monkey Magic? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 20, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836 "2003-03-20T16:50:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ouisey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@ouisey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouisey)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/1 "2003-03-20T16:50:55Z")
Or just “Monkey”, which was a Japanese television show I watched as a young adolescent, dubbed into English in the UK. Does anyone have a clue how I can get them in the US? Failing that, is it possible to buy the dvd releases from Australia or the UK and play them on an American dvd player? thanks… ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/2 "2003-03-20T17:26:16Z")
[This site](http://www.tvshow.com/tv/shows/drama/jp/mon) and [this site](http://ewtoo.org/~matt/monkey/episodes.htm#video) may give you a start. FWIW they’re repeating this programme late at night on Channel 4 over here. ---
**Author:** ![Merseybeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@Merseybeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merseybeat)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/3 "2003-03-20T17:30:50Z")
I think it’s “Monkey!”. There’s a load of episodes available at [Amazon.co.uk](http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/202-9618178-0996613)but all Region 2 (Europe). Won’t play on a U.S. player unless it’s a multi-region one unfortunately, and the place I get my Region 1 (USA) DVDs from - [Play.com](http://Play.com) doesn’t have it listed. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/4 "2003-03-20T17:35:40Z")
/me whistles down a cloud ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/5 "2003-03-20T18:42:08Z")
“Ah Pigsy, stop eating and help me will you” ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/6 "2003-03-20T18:43:51Z")
Note: Monkey was based supprisingly closely on an old Chinese story, translations of which can be found titled ‘Monkey’. I got a copy at an old-books fair and it is a great read. Cheers, Bippy ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/7 "2003-03-20T18:50:33Z")
[This site](http://www.monkeyheaven.com/) should have all of the information you need. They sell DVDs and videos to the UK, Australia and Japan, and will ship worldwide. ---
**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/8 "2003-03-20T19:03:00Z")
BEST SHOW EVER! EVER! I am saving up for the DVDs. ---
**Author:** ![ouisey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@ouisey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouisey)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/9 "2003-03-20T20:53:19Z")
“She’s not hideous…she’s only ordinarily ugly” It is the best show ever. And so was Water Margin ---
**Author:** ![Burnt\_Sugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Burnt\_Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burnt_Sugar)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/10 "2003-03-20T22:53:51Z")
We watched it for a treat in chinese class. I remember there is a character who is a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman … or something… Anyway, we had fun. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/11 "2003-03-20T23:20:06Z")
If the show had monkey butlers, I’ll look into it. Aw hell, y’all had me at `monkey’. [sub]And, just so SPOOFE can’t miss it, underpants.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@Tony\_Barber\_s\_Underwear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tony_Barber_s_Underwear)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-heard-of-monkey-magic/162836/12 "2003-03-21T00:13:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blue Curls \* > \*\*We watched it for a treat in chinese class. > > I remember there is a character who is a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman … or something… > > Anyway, we had fun. \*\* I think Tripitaka(sp?) the monk was played by a woman pretending to be a boy. One of my favourite episodes was when Tripitaka was posessed and starting acting “bad” - he went to the local disco in the village - complete with electronic lights and an instrumental version of the theme song. “Born on an egg on a mountain top…” -Bubba.