 SEASON 3, EPISODE 11 YEAR OF THE MONKEY Tanaka (Robert Ito), the president of Tanaka Enterprises, meets with his three children, and hands each of them a package- each with a test of their honor. Meanwhile, Micki, Johnny and Jack track a cursed antique to a man named Musashi (John Fujioka), who promises to return the item if they find the Saru, which are three small monkey statues representing the adage, 'See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil'. He explains that the Saru is in the hands of the Tanaka clan and legend has it that he who masters the statues will be given great powers, while he who fails to master them will die. They agree to Musashi's terms and arrange meetings with Tanaka's children. Meanwhile, when the children open their presents, they discover the statues give them strange powers, leading to evil consequences. Can they get the statues into the vault before it's too late? CAST & CREW MICKI FOSTER- LOUISE ROBEY JACK MARSHAK- CHRIS WIGGINS JOHNNY VENTURA- STEVEN MONARQUE TANAKA- ROBERT ITO MICHIKO- TIA CARRERE MUSASHI- JOHN FUJIOKA KOJI- LEONARD CHOW HITO- VON FLORES SECRETARY- JILL HENNESSY CUSTOMS INSPECTOR- JANET LO SHOHEI- LAWRENCE NAKAMURA Written by- R. Scott Gemmill Directed by- Rodney Charters Created by- Larry B. Williams, Frank Mancuso Jr. Supervising Producer- Jon Andersen Executive Producer- Frank Mancuso Jr. Line Producer- J. Miles Dale Executive Story Consultant- Jim Henshaw Music Composed and Performed by- Fred Mollin Director of Photography- Richard Wincenty Production Designer- Stephen Roloff Director of Post-Production- Gary L. Smith Editor- Bill Goddard First Assistant Director- Myron Hoffert Second Unit Director- T.J. Scott Script Consultant- R. Scott Gemmill Casting by- Walker, Berman & Associates Los Angeles Casting- Fern Champion, Pamela Basker Extras Casting- Gabrielle Iviney 1st Assistant Camera- Patrick Stepien 2nd Assistant Camera- Trevor Haws 2nd Unit Director of Photography- Richard Wincenty Sound Recordist- Bryan Day Boom Operator- Martin Lacroix Costume Designer- Marie-Sylvie Deveau Assistant Designer- Carolyn Bahen Wardrobe Mistress- Judith England Wardrobe Assistants- Luis Sequeira, Lisa Prince Make-Up Artist- Ava Stone Hair Stylist- Jennifer Bower Art Director- Adam Kolodziej Assistant Art Director- Robert Ballantyne Set Decorator- Marlene Puritt Lead Set Dresser- Bruce Mailing Swing Gang- David Maltese, Rex Field Art Department Trainee- Joan Parkinson Assistant Production Manager- Norman Denver Second Assistant Director- Terry Gould Third Assistant Director- Andrea Raffaghello Trainee Assistant Director- Johanne Chene Second Unit Assistant Director- Ani Baravyan Stunt Coordinator- J.J. Makaro Location Manager- Robin Rockett Location Assistant- Victoria Harding Production Coordinator- Mary Fraser Production Secretary- Natalie Capone Production Accountant- Nathalie Laporte Script Supervisor- Dug Rotstein Assistant to the Producer- Susan Perry Assistant to the Executive Producer- Ginger Reynolds Studio Manager- Aileen Bell Script Assistant- Sheri McGrath Paralegal- Pat Turner Prosthetics Designer- Francois Dagenais Special Effects by- Performance Solutions Inc. Special Effects Coordinator- Jordan Craig Visual Effects Artist- John Gajdecki Effects Assistants- John LaForet, Russ Graham Property Master- John Allen Lead Props- Frauke Illing Gaffer- Owen Taylor Best Boy- Kevin Murphy Electricians- Michael Auger, Nigel Draper Transportation Coordinator- Chris Radley-Walters Picture Vehicle Coordinator- Glen Avigdor Key Grip- Mark Silver Best Boy Grip- Ron Paulaskas Grips- Blake Ballantine, Tracy Shaw Construction Coordinator- Ron Lightfoot Head Carpenter- Joe Madziak Scenic Painter- Otto Fondan Post-Production Supervisor- Philip Stilman Post-Production Coordinator- Gary Mueller Assistant Editor- Mary Jane Patterson Post-Production Assistant- Ruth Pond Video Post-Production- Dome Productions Audio Post-Production- Master's Workshop Audio Post-Production Supervisor- Terry Gordica Re-Recording Mixers- Tim Archer, Rick Ellis Dialogue Editors- Jon Archer, Steve Foster Sound Effects Editor- Steve Gorman Foley- Orest Sushko, Gary Daprato Series Music Available On- GNP Crescendo Records Executive in Charge of Production- Robert Wertheimer Executive Production Consultant- Rick Schwartz Copyright 1990 Paramount Pictures Corporation A Triumph Entertainment Corporation Production Produced in Association with Hometown Films All Rights Reserved |
     Musashi: "Always expect the unexpected..." Tanaka: "A person without honor is nothing..." Musashi: "It is said that all men live forever through their children..." Hito: "I'm telling you...things aren't what they appear to be..." Jack: "A samurai who kills an unarmed man...has no honor..." CORONER'S REPORT 1. Tanaka's Daughter (uncredited)- Killed offscreen 2. Koji (Leonard Chow)- Eardrums crushed; died from cerebral hemorrhage 3. Hito (Von Flores)- Eyes burned out 4. Michiko (Tia Carrere)- Suicide by kitana sword to stomach 5. Musashi (John Fujioka)- Sword to stomach 6. Tanaka (Robert Ito)- Combination of all three children's deaths TRIVIA QUESTIONS 1. What was the name of the club that Musashi belonged to? 2. What was the group's original reason for visiting Musashi? 3. Where did the monkey statues originate? 4. What was Hito nearly arrested for in Hong Kong? 5. What was unique about the monkey statues? ANSWERS 1. Musashi belonged to the 'Bushido Kendo Club'. 2. The group visited Musashi to recover a black tea set that turned tea to poison. 3. The statues came from the underworld to challenge a man's virtues. 4. Hito was nearly arrested for smuggling ivory into Hong Kong for the black market. 5. The statues let the patriarch live on through the deaths of his children. AIR DATE January 15, 1990 EPISODE RATING: 2 Hear no evil...speak no evil...DON'T WATCH no evil! Second attempt at tying in ancient Asian culture falls flat PROMO |
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