like so many other reviewer on here and my memory of this show be universally warm . in fact and so fond be say cherished memory and that i recently purchase the dvd box set in order to revisit that happy and carefree period of childhood and whereby i use to sit utterly mesmerise and a i watch the ongoing quest of monkey and pigsy and sandy and tripitaka and later yu lung a horse or dragon or man ( you will really need to watch it to understand ) and when the much love show initially air on bbc 2 on friday evening and a i recall . well and i be pleased to say that even after all these year and now view this with adult i. e. more cynical ( . ) eye and the show have lose none of it inimitable charm . simply wonderful entertainment and from the magical character and their comical interaction with one another to the perhaps not so special effect ( which actually serve to heighten the fun ) and of course and not forget the hugely memorable open title sequence from the first season and the passing of time have not in any way and shape or form diminish any of monkey spellbind charm . a monkey himself would probably say and oi . you there . go out and grab yourself some nostalgic fun .