Combine the classic Monkey, Pigsy, Julie, Tripitaka, Yu-Lung, the white horse, Sandy, Lawrence, Mr. Roarke and his sidekick Tattoo.
Cast, mix them up and throw them into a nine episode television series.
First episode: The Toughest Man Alive-Goes Wild about Heaven.-- skinflaps, Dec 21 2004 Fantasy Island http://www.tvtome.c...679/Fantasy_Island/ [skinflaps, Dec 21 2004] Monkey http://www.tvtome.c...ervlet/showid-9321/ [skinflaps, Dec 21 2004] Breakaway http://www.nicecupo...evious.php3?item=35 [gnomethang, Dec 21 2004] Monkeys http://www.monkeygo...php/products_id/275For [gnomethang] [skinflaps, Dec 21 2004] Monkey Island. http://www.lucasart...m/products/monkey4/ [Amos Kito, Dec 23 2004] Jeez, even the autoboners don't get it.-- skinflaps, Dec 21 2004 Monkey: good. Fantasy island: bad.-- wagster, Dec 21 2004 How so?-- skinflaps, Dec 21 2004 I would have preferred the far superior 'Water Margin' combined with 'Space 1999'. First Episode: Nine Dozen Heroes and one Breakaway.-- gnomethang, Dec 21 2004 <list alert> I can see where this is going...Perhaps 'The Water Margin' and 'The Love Boat' just to keep in the spirit!. </list alert>-- gnomethang, Dec 21 2004 The power of Monkey was... Irrepressible!
Top stuff. A while back I came across the book it's based on - an ancient legend (4th century or summink) by a guy called Wu Chen-Eng (I think). It's exactly the same as the TV series - funny and irreverent, but with slightly better dubbing.
Personally, I'd like to see Monkey vs. the A-Team, but that's probably never going to happen. B.A. would never stand for it. "I ain't going back in no time, foo'!"-- lostdog, Dec 22 2004 [lostdog] wouldn't that be "I ain't going back in no time, Kung foo'!"-- skinflaps, Dec 22 2004 I stand corrected. Whilst imagining Tripitaka doing that whispery-prayer thing and tightening all the gold chains around B.A.'s neck...-- lostdog, Dec 22 2004 Meanwhile... In steps Tattoo "The pigsy, the Pigsy"
The Face turns and cheats Tripitaka and Murdock into a American Air Force Jet, loaded with the "Sergeant Bosco "B.A." Baracus" heat seeking Golden missile.
Aaaaaaa..towards, yep, Monkey Island Magic !-- skinflaps, Dec 22 2004 Which Monkey's flying cloud swiftly counters. (I mis-read "Bosco" as "Roscoe" there. For a second I thought the A-Team were calling in reinforcements from the Dukes of Hazzard.)-- lostdog, Dec 22 2004 With all his might, B.A yells "I die before I fly" Fool!
Monkey waves his staff , whispers "The eunuch should not take pride in his chastity".
(being Monkey Island Magic, in its true form, the visitors can proceed to live their fantasy as the A-Team)-- skinflaps, Dec 22 2004 random, halfbakery