The Wu Tong Shen and the Wild Man of the Woods

A number of these could be inspired by observances of ape creatures in the wild. One issue that I don't really have a firm answer on is why in some cases they're described as ape-like, but sometimes they have inverted feet and then perhaps in some cases, a single leg. That made me think of these other cases of monopeds, which are described in various traditions, including by Pliny the Elder,. The show churns through a lot of cryptids over the course of that show.