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==Behind the Scenes== |
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The Monkey King was played by seven different performers. His inclusion was a result of [[Caroll Spinney]]'s experience filming ''[[The Road to China]]'', wherein he observed a puppet theater performance using the character. Spinney referred to the character in a [[2004]] interview as "the [[Bugs Bunny]] of China." |
The Monkey King was played by seven different performers. His inclusion was a result of [[Caroll Spinney]]'s experience filming ''[[The Road to China]]'', wherein he observed a puppet theater performance using the character. Spinney referred to the character in a [[2004]] interview as "the [[Bugs Bunny]] of China." |
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Revision as of 04:58, 24 June 2011
The Monkey King
The Monkey King, also known as Sun Wakong, is a legendary trickster figure from Chinese mythology. He figures prominently in Big Bird in China, as a traditional Chinese theater figure, popping up to bewilder Big Bird and tease Barkley. He offers clues to the location of The Phoenix in Chinese. The Monkey King is also a shape-shifter, splitting into multiples at one point, taking the guise of a human storyteller, or randomly turning into the Two-Headed Monster.
Behind the Scenes
The Monkey King was played by seven different performers. His inclusion was a result of Caroll Spinney's experience filming The Road to China, wherein he observed a puppet theater performance using the character. Spinney referred to the character in a 2004 interview as "the Bugs Bunny of China."
