Heavenly Pig (2005) 天上掉下个猪八戒
Director: Fang Runnan / Tao Xiaoyou / Liu Mingsheng / Lin Bowen / Xue Fangyi
Screenwriter: Su Mu
Starring: Li Ye / Sun Ye
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Animation
Country/Region of Production: Mainland China
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Date: 2005-02-09 (Mainland China)
Number of episodes: 104
Single episode length: 12 minutes
Also known as: 天上掉下個豬八戒
Adaptation: Prequel
Summary:
At the Queen Mother’s birthday party, Marshal Tianpeng coveted Fairy Chang'e’s beauty and pursued her daringly, so he was punished by the Jade Emperor and demoted to earth. During the escort, Marshal Tianpeng broke free from his shackles and wanted to escape, but he was accidentally reincarnated as a pig. In order to help Zhu Bajie, Guanyin Bodhisattva gave him Ganoderma lucidum, and Zhu Bajie’s appearance changed from a pig to a pig’s head and a human body. Zhu Bajie couldn’t bear the humiliation and flew back to heaven to seek an explanation from the Jade Emperor, but was ridiculed by his former lieutenant Fudi. In order to retaliate against Fudi, Zhu Bajie dug up the Tianhe River, and Fudi was demoted to the human world. Tu Tu invited Zhu Bajie to be the security guard of his temple. Zhu Bajie drove away the wild boars that often caused trouble, but he could not deal with the cunning mice. Fudi therefore harbored a grudge against Zhu Bajie, and the two began to battle wits in the human world, which led to a series of hilarious and humorous stories.
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