Pearls of wisdom from the shows philosophisers!

"I'm not immortal yet. What's mortal must die and i hate that idea.." (Monkey)

"Oh Look... a woman!" (Pigsy)

"It's a cheerful philosophy and i've heard it from people before. They're all dead now though" (Sandy)

"Let me out. 500 years under a mountain is enough. A joke is a joke!" (Monkey)

"Just because you're a Dragon it doesn't make you better than me."
(Monkey)

"A boy priest all too human, a water monster once Commander of the Heavenly host and, in the midst of beauty, the ugliness which lust used to make an angel... into a pig -- Three of the four called by their karma to save the world. The fourth, least qualified of all perhaps, is of course.. Monkey "
(Narrator)

"Alright, let battle commense! Wine and... bananas. Bring on the dancing girls." (Monkey)

"Defeated, the God of Fertility turned over a new leaf. This is why, today, very few men have babies." (Narrator)

"Grow Stick... grow again stick... grow nice and large again for King Monkey." (Monkey)

"The Great Chinese Sage, Lao Tzu said words that are beautiful are seldom true." (Narrator)

"The Jade Emperor was visiting his...'good friend'... the Star goddess Vega, on... erm, 'business matters." (Narrator)

"And you know eating babies isn't good manners, don't you?" (Monkey)

"There's nothing so stubborn as a Buddhist, nothing so stupid as a priest. I mean, what's he worshipping? Gods? I met the gods - bloody boring bunch!" (Monkey)

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"Guanyin"
aka Kwan Yin

Also known as: Kwan Yin, The Goddess of Mercy, Kuan Yin the compassionate, Kuan-shih Yin, The Fairy of Heaven From: Putuo Mountain

Features: Looks suspiciously like a man…. In a dress

Weapons: Hui-an - ‘her’ Heavenly bodyguard Skills: Can appear in any form in all six realms of existence to relieve the suffering of the sentient beings who live there. Can chant quietly when the demon kicking begins, hear all the cries of the world and save you from all eight kinds of disaster. Traits: Compassion Details: Kwan Yin is a Bodhisattva, meaning although he/she has achieved total enlightenment, has decided to stay on in physical form to help the needy. She singled out Tripitaka as the one to go to India and collect the Great Vehicle Scriptures. As far as fights go...she’s about as much use a one legged man in a butt kicking contest - prefers to sit and chant, summoning pretty things like Lotus petals, while Hui-an gets busy. The Bodhisattva Guan Yin or Kuan Yin, commonly called the Goddess of Mercy, is China’s favorite divine being. Her name means “heeding the cry.” She hears and helps all those who cry out to her in need. Known in the series as ‘the Fairy of Heaven’ (one of the many tongue in cheek moments, as she was played by a he...but wore a dress!).

About the actor: Guan Yin was played by Suguro Homare, born in Osaka, Japan, on 1st June 1940. Uk tv voice-over: ?? If anyone knows, please let me know.