Ji Gong (Chinese: 济公; pinyin: Jì Gōng) is a 1985 Chinese mythology fantasy television series directed by Zhang Ge, and starring You Benchang and Lü Liang as the "Mad Monk" Ji Gong, a popular Chinese folklore figure from the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279).
You Benchang stated that Ji Gong is heavily influenced by Charlie Chaplin, the British silent film maestro.
However, it does not ruthlessly beat the false and the evil but instead educates them, making them realize their faults and helping them to amend them.
It is full of love and mercy, not only to human beings but to all creatures.
In 1985, streets in towns and cities across China were expected to empty soon as people gathered in front of televisions to watch the hot TV series.