Journey to the West - Legends of the Monkey King is a 1999 Chinese cartoon show produced by China Central Television. It is based from Chinese novel, Journey to the West. The English Language version of the show was produced by Cinar (now known as Cookie Jar Entertainment). It first aired on Teletoon in Canada and was originally aired on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV in the United States from 2009 to 2010.
The Monkey King has been imprisoned underneath the mountain for five centuries for his mischef in the heavens. One day, the Goddess Quan Yen told Monkey that the Monk Tripitaka will sent him free and Monkey will join him on a pilgrimage from China to India. The next day, Tripitaka came and set Monkey free the two started to Journey to the west. Along the way, they meet two new friends, Pigsy and the Hermet Sandy who joins them on the journey and together, they faced many dangers and evil creatures and Sorcerers and learn to get along.