Overview
Plot
Adrian Monk was a rising star at the San Francisco Police Department until his wife Trudy's unsolved murder triggered severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now a private consultant, he solves baffling cases in unconventional ways.
- Directors
- Andy Breckman
- Cast
- Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Traylor Howard
- Country
- United States of America, Canada
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- First aired
- 2002-07-12
- Studios
- Mandeville Films, Moratim Produktions, Universal Television, Touchstone Television, USA Cable Entertainment, Universal Media Studios, UCP
Episodes
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Episode 1 Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.
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Episode 2 Mr. Monk and the Psychic Everyone believes psychic Dolly Flint has accomplished the impossible when she discovers the body of the former Police Commissioner's missing wife. Everyone except Monk.
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Episode 3 Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale An 800-pound recluse, aka Dale the Whale, is the number one suspect in a murder case. But how can a man who can't even fit through his bedroom door be a murderer?
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Episode 4 Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him?
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger A billionaire is shot dead while mugging a couple outside a theater. It appears to be a mid-life crisis gone horribly wrong, until Monk figures out the truth.
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Episode 7 Mr. Monk and the Other Woman Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects.
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Episode 8 Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man Monk, himself a former marathon runner, figures out the clever scheme devised by a furniture magnate to dispose of his mistress during a citywide marathon.
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Episode 9 Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them.
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Episode 10 Mr. Monk and the Earthquake Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake.
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Episode 11 Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?
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Episode 12 Mr. Monk and the Airplane Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.
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Episode 1 Mr. Monk Goes Back to School Monk takes a job as a substitute high school teacher to determine whether a teacher's fall from a clock tower was really a suicide, or a lesson in murder.
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Episode 2 Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico Monk travels to Mexico to investigate the mysterious demise of a skydiver who reportedly drowned to death... in mid-air.
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Episode 3 Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame When a ruthless CEO and his wife are lured to their deaths, Monk connects their murders to a baseball great and his quest for the homerun record.
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Episode 4 Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus When a circus ringmaster is murdered by a high flying daredevil, all leads point to his vengeful ex-wife. But how could the acrobatic ex have committed the crime with a broken foot?
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man Captain Stottlemeyer takes a page from the book of Monk in order to determine why anyone would want to murder the world's oldest man.
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater Monk reluctantly takes the stage to investigate an actor's murder.
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Episode 7 Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect Monk knows who is behind a string of mail bombs that have been exploding around San Francisco. The only problem is his primary suspect... is in a coma.
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Episode 8 Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy When a high-powered magazine publisher chokes to death under mysterious circumstances, all clues lead to the infamous swinging party palace, The Sapphire Mansion.
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Episode 9 Mr. Monk and the 12th Man When a rash of murders sweeping the city goes unsolved, Monk is called upon to find a correlation with the victims and stop a killer before he strikes again.
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Episode 10 Mr. Monk and the Paperboy When his paperboy is murdered, Monk turns to the pages of the newspaper for clues to solve the baffling crime.
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Episode 11 Mr. Monk and the Three Pies What could possibly make a cherry pie worth killing for? Monk finds out, with a little help from his long-lost brother Ambrose.
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Episode 12 Mr. Monk and the TV Star Monk suspects the star of a hit TV crime show of killing his ex-wife. His only problem: the actor's rock solid alibi.
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Episode 13 Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny A law student promises to get Monk reinstated to the police force in exchange for his help in finding the kidnappers of her beloved grandmother.
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Episode 14 Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife When the Captain's wife falls victim to a union dispute gone awry, it's up to Monk to find out what really happened and bring Stottlemeyer back from the brink.
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Episode 15 Mr. Monk Gets Married It's unholy matrimony as Monk and Sharona pretend to be married to get the goods on a con man.
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Episode 16 Mr. Monk Goes to Jail When a death-row inmate is murdered 45 minutes before his execution, Monk is brought in to find out why.
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Episode 1 Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan When Monk travels to New York City to investigate his wife's murder, he gets tangled up in a baffling case involving the shooting of a foreign ambassador.
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Episode 2 Mr. Monk and the Panic Room When a big-time record producer is found dead in his panic room, Monk must help decide the guilt or innocence of an unlikely suspect.
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Episode 3 Mr. Monk and the Blackout When the city is overrun by a string of unexplained blackouts, it's up to Monk to keep the "City by the Bay" out of the darkness.
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Episode 4 Mr. Monk Gets Fired Monk must find the evidence to put away a grisly murderer and regain his detective's license from the grouchy new police commissioner.
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather Monk infiltrates an organized crime family as he tries to get to the bottom of an apparent mob hit.
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf The shoe is on the other foot when inexplicable happenings put Sharona's own sanity to the test.
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Episode 7 Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month Monk takes a job at a department store to solve the murder of one of the store's employees.
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Episode 8 Mr. Monk and the Game Show Monk heads to Los Angeles to help the father of his late wife solve a very puzzling mystery on a game show.
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Episode 9 Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine Monk takes a new medication that alleviates the symptoms of his obsessive-compulsive disorder but impairs his ability to solve crime.
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Episode 10 Mr. Monk and the Red Herring Why would a thief want to steal an ordinary pet fish? Monk finds out, and meets a new assistant in the process.
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Episode 11 Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra When all signs in a murder investigation point to deceased Kung Fu movie star Sonny Chow, Monk must find the real culprit.
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Episode 12 Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever When Monk is taken into protective custody after witnessing a Chinese mob killing, he's brought to a remote cabin in the woods where he uncovers another murder.
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Episode 13 Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic Monk gets stuck in a traffic jam and finds that the cause of the standstill is murder.
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Episode 14 Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas Monk travels to Las Vegas when Captain Stottlemeyer suspects foul play in the death of a millionaire casino owner's wife.
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Episode 15 Mr. Monk and the Election When Natalie runs for school board, Monk must figure out who's behind an attempt on her life.
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Episode 16 Mr. Monk and the Kid Monk unravels a baffling mystery after a toddler finds a severed finger in a park.
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Episode 1 Mr. Monk and the Other Detective When fellow detective Marty Eels shows up at a crime scene knowing all the answers, has Monk finally met his match, or is Eels cheating?
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Episode 2 Mr. Monk Goes Home Again Monk solves a Halloween murder mystery while he and his brother Ambrose wait for their long-lost father to return home.
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Episode 3 Mr. Monk Stays in Bed Natalie puts herself in jeopardy to pursue a case when Monk is sick in bed with the flu.
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Episode 4 Mr. Monk Goes to the Office When a parking garage attendant is killed and a financial analyst's hand is broken in a mysterious attack, Monk goes undercover in an office to solve the case.
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk Gets Drunk A relaxing getaway in wine country turns into a crime-filled weekend as Monk and Natalie try to uncover a murder involving a man that doesn't exist.
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk Monk must get to the truth when it appears that his late wife Trudy is still alive.
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Episode 7 Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding Monk must prevent a killer from spoiling the party at Natalie's brother's wedding.
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Episode 8 Mr. Monk and Little Monk When a childhood crush comes to Monk with a mysterious murder, Monk tries to win her heart by solving the case.
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Episode 9 Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa When a detective dies at the police department Christmas party after drinking from a poisoned bottle of port intended for Captain Stottlemeyer, can Monk find the killer?
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Episode 10 Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show Monk enters the world of high fashion when he believes a young man accused of a model's murder is innocent.
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Episode 11 Mr. Monk Bumps His Head When Monk wakes up in an unfamiliar town with amnesia, can he solve a local murder mystery and find his way home?
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Episode 12 Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage Captain Stottlemeyer has to go to anger management class when he slugs a cop who claims he's having an affair with the Captain's wife.
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Episode 13 Mr. Monk and the Big Reward Monk and Natalie try to solve a diamond heist that promises a big reward. But in their race for the money, they face three unscrupulous competitors.
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Episode 14 Mr. Monk and the Astronaut Monk tries to prove that an astronaut committed murder despite the suspect's seemingly airtight alibi: he was in space.
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Episode 15 Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist Lieutenant Disher quits the force when no one believes that he witnessed a murder while under anesthesia at the dentist.
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Episode 16 Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty While sequestered on jury duty, Monk juggles two cases: proving that the accused is not guilty and figuring out who was killed outside the courthouse.
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Episode 1 Mr. Monk and the Actor A famous actor preparing to play Monk gets a little too close to one of Monk's real-life murder investigations.
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Episode 2 Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike When a union boss' death threatens to prolong a city wide garbage strike in San Francisco, it's up to Monk to help end the strike by determining whether the boss' death was suicide or murder.
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Episode 3 Mr. Monk and the Big Game Julie's basketball coach is murdered, and Monk must step in as the new coach while trying to solve the case.
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Episode 4 Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing Monk is blinded after he witnesses a murder in a fire station but realizes that he can still solve cases.
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk, Private Eye When Natalie convinces Monk to go into business as a private eye, his first case is a seemingly innocuous fender bender that leads to a far more dangerous investigation.
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion While attending his 25th college reunion, Monk reminisces how he met Trudy and tries to prevent the murder of a former classmate.
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Episode 7 Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink When Dr. Kroger retires after his cleaning lady is killed, it's up to Monk to solve the case and get Dr. Kroger back to work.
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Episode 8 Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert Monk goes to a rock concert to look for Captain Stottlemeyer's son and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation.
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Episode 9 Mr. Monk Meets His Dad Monk's estranged father, Jack, returns at Christmas time, but all is not merry with the Monks.
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Episode 10 Mr. Monk and the Leper Monk finds himself in the middle of a shadowy murder plot worthy of a classic Hollywood film noir.
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Episode 11 Mr. Monk Makes a Friend A fun-loving everyman named Hal bumps into Monk, and the two become fast friends. For the first time in his life, Monk appears to have a buddy. But is Hal up to something?
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Episode 12 Mr. Monk Is at Your Service When Natalie suspects foul play in the deaths of her parents' wealthy neighbors, Monk goes undercover as a butler to investigate.
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Episode 13 Mr. Monk Is on the Air Monk goes toe-to-toe with a popular radio shock jock who is suspected of killing his wife.
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Episode 14 Mr. Monk Visits a Farm When Lt. Disher inherits a farm from an uncle who committed suicide, he decides to quit the police force and start a new life in the country. But Disher soon suspects that his uncle was murdered, so Monk joins him on the farm to investigate.
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Episode 15 Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy When the mysterious "Six Way Killer" strikes in San Francisco, Monk's detective skills are pitted against the flashy forensic technology of a federal agent as they both pursue the murderer.
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Episode 16 Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital Monk goes to the emergency room for a bloody nose, but when a doctor in the hospital turns up dead, Monk joins the murder investigation, and soon his own life is in grave danger.
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Episode 1 Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan When Marci Maven is accused of a bizarre crime, she turns to the object of her obsession for help: Adrian Monk.
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Episode 2 Mr. Monk and the Rapper Monk is hired to clear the name of a famous rap star who is accused of murder.
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Episode 3 Mr. Monk and the Naked Man Monk must confront his prejudice against nudists when he's called to investigate a murder on a nude beach.
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Episode 4 Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend Monk's friendship with Captain Stottlemeyer is put to the test when Monk suspects the captain's girlfriend of murder.
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees Monk tries to prove a sports agent is guilty of murder while helping Natalie’s teenage daughter with her love life.
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure Monk finds himself in a dangerous situation when he helps his psychiatrist's son follow a treasure map.
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Episode 7 Mr. Monk and the Daredevil Monk's world is turned upside-down when a famous daredevil is revealed to be his rival, Harold Krenshaw.
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Episode 8 Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man When a man Monk sent to prison years earlier is cleared by new DNA evidence, Monk helps him rebuild his life.
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Episode 9 Mr. Monk Is Up All Night When Monk suffers from insomnia, he ventures into the night and stumbles upon a murder.
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Episode 10 Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus Monk becomes a social pariah when he shoots a man dressed as Santa Claus. Can he clear his name and foil a larger criminal plot in time for Christmas?
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Episode 11 Mr. Monk Joins a Cult When Monk infiltrates a cult to solve a murder, he falls under the spell of its charismatic leader.
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Episode 12 Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank When the safety deposit box holding one of Monk's treasured possessions is robbed, Monk will do whatever it takes to solve the case.
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Episode 13 Mr. Monk and the Three Julies Monk must find a murderer who, to Natalie's horror, appears to be killing women with the same name as her daughter.
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Episode 14 Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece Monk takes up a new hobby -- painting -- and meets with unexpected success.
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Episode 15 Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1) When Monk is arrested for murder, he escapes the custody of a small-town sheriff and becomes a fugitive on the run.
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Episode 16 Mr. Monk Is on the Run (2) While everyone mourns Monk's "death," Monk searches for the truth that will clear his name.
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Episode 1 Mr. Monk Buys a House When his neighbor's child plays the piano too loud, Monk decides it's time to move.
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Episode 2 Mr. Monk and the Genius Monk goes up against a Bobby Fisher-type chess genius who always appears to be two steps ahead of Monk.
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Episode 3 Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever Monk has to help out Natalie when she becomes involved in a lotto scandal.
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Episode 4 Mr. Monk Takes a Punch Monk finds a new lease on life after giving up his hope of reinstatement to the SFPD.
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk Is Underwater A former friend of Mitch's dies in a locked room aboard a submarine and everyone cries suicide. When Monk and the crew investigate, the ship suddenly descends and Monk finds himself trapped on-board, underwater.
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk Falls in Love When Monk develops a crush on a model who is accused of murder, he is determined to prove her innocence, even though she confessed.
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Episode 7 Mr. Monk's 100th Case As Monk and his friends watch a TV news magazine piece on the solution of his hundredth case, he realizes that one of the victims was murdered by a different killer.
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Episode 8 Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized After Monk seeks a new form of therapy (hypnosis), he finds himself reverting to his 9-year old personality.
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Episode 9 Mr. Monk and the Miracle When three homeless men seek out Monk's services at the holidays, Natalie convinces him to investigate the death of their friend.
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Episode 10 Mr. Monk's Other Brother When Monk's delinquent half-brother, Jack Jr., escapes from prison and breaks into Monk's apartment, he manipulates Monk into helping him find the person he claims framed him for murder.
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Episode 11 Mr. Monk on Wheels When Natalie unwittingly helps a thief steal the bicycle of a biotech CEO, she ropes Monk into solving a crime straight out of "Encyclopedia Brown" -- until Monk learns the hard way how dangerous this thief really is.
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Episode 12 Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door While investigating a murder at a museum of oddities, Monk befriends a warm older woman, but he has trouble believing the friendship comes without a catch.
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Episode 13 Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs Monk has scored tickets to the biggest football game of the year, but he and Captain Stottlemeyer can't go inside until they figure out who tried to blow up a fan in the parking lot.
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Episode 14 Mr. Monk and the Bully When a childhood bully who terrorized Monk hires the detective to trail his wife, whom he suspects of infidelity, Monk relishes the opportunity to prove him right — and things get even sweeter when the bully is accused of murder.
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Episode 15 Mr. Monk and the Magician Monk goes head-to-head with a magician he suspects of murder.
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Episode 16 Mr. Monk Fights City Hall Monk becomes involved in the disappearance of a city official that could have ramifications concerning Trudy's murder.
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Episode 1 Mr. Monk's Favorite Show After the attempted murder of a former child star from Monk's favorite show, Monk accepts the job as her bodyguard.
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Episode 2 Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man While investigating the puzzling, high profile murder of a maid whose assailant apparently tried to treat her wounds, Monk finds himself increasingly drawn to another case involving a visiting African man investigating his beloved wife's hit-and-run death.
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Episode 3 Mr. Monk and the UFO Monk must uncover the link between a missing girl and a UFO sighting after Natalie's car breaks down in a small desert town.
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Episode 4 Mr. Monk Is Someone Else Monk assumes the identity of a dead hit man in an effort to foil an assassination plot.
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk Takes the Stand Monk's phobias threaten to undermine a big murder case when an aggressive defense attorney targets the detective's unconventional methods in court.
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk and the Critic Natalie becomes convinced a critic who panned her daughter Julie's theatrical performance was responsible for a murder at the same time as the show.
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Episode 7 Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse Voodoo appears to be the only explanation when unmarked dolls sent to San Francisco residents accurately predict a series of inexplicable deaths -- including, perhaps, Natalie's.
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Episode 8 Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy When Monk's insurance company refuses to pay for more individual therapy sessions, Monk joins Dr. Bell's therapy group, where somebody appears to be murdering his fellow patients.
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Episode 9 Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk Natalie tries to throw a surprise birthday party for Monk while he investigates the mysterious death of an office building's maintenance man.
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Episode 10 Mr. Monk and Sharona When Sharona returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to an uncle's death, Monk suspects foul play and finds himself torn between the differing styles of Sharona and Natalie.
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Episode 11 Mr. Monk and the Dog Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner.
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Episode 12 Mr. Monk Goes Camping To woo the lone holdout on the reinstatement committee, Monk accompanies Lt. Disher on a scouting trip with the man's troublesome son -- where nature isn't the only thing the troop has to fear.
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Episode 13 Mr. Monk Is the Best Man In order to save the wedding of someone close to him, Monk must first find out who is trying to sabotage it and why.
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Episode 14 Mr. Monk and the Badge Monk finds his return to the police force to be more challenging than he expected when he becomes involved in the case of a serial killer.
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Episode 15 Mr. Monk and the End (1) Monk is called to a crime at the location where he first heard the news of his wife's murder and begins the most important investigation of his life.
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Episode 16 Mr. Monk and the End (2) Monk pursues the killer of his wife.
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Episode 1 Webisode 1 - Mr Monk and Dr Kroger Monk makes a few exorbitant demands on a very accommodating Dr. Kroger.
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Episode 2 Webisode 2 - Mr Monk and the Computer Monk wreaks havoc on the Captain's computer.
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Episode 3 Webisode 3 - Mr Monk and the Blood Test Monk goes for a medical check-up and is left alone for just long enough to neatly re-organise everything in the room.
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Episode 4 Webisode 4 - Mr Monk Goes to the Gym Natalie takes Mr. Monk to the gym for a workout.
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Episode 5 Mr. Monk and the Leper (B&W) Black and white version of the episode Mr Monk and the Leper (Season 5, Episode 10), appearing on Season 5 Disk 2 of the DVD. Includes commentary.
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Episode 6 Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs - Anatomy of an Episode
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Episode 7 Mr Monk and his Origins
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Episode 8 Mr Monk and his OCD
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Episode 9 Mr Monk and his Fellow Sufferers
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Episode 10 Favorite Scenes - Season 3 Cast and Crew Reveal their Favorite Scenes
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Episode 11 Monk Character Profile An In depth Conversation with Tony Shalhoub
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Episode 12 Life Before Monk The Official back story of Adrian Monk, Captain Stottlemeyer and Lt. Disher
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Episode 13 Natalie Teeger Profile In-depth conversation with Traylor Howard
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Episode 14 Quirks Learn more about Adrian Monk's phobia and compulsions
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Episode 15 Set Tours
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Episode 16 Mr Monk and the End with Video Commentary Video commentary with Andy Breckman (idea, author), Randy Zisk (director) and Tony Shalhoub (Adrian Monk)
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Episode 17 Andy Breckman Interview Interview with Andy Breckmann (idea, author)
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Episode 18 Cast Interview - Tony Shalhoub Interview with Tony Shalhoub (Adrian Monk)
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Episode 19 Cast Interview - Traylor Howard Interview with Traylor Howard (Natalie Teeger)
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Episode 20 Cast Interview - Jason Gray-Stanford
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Episode 21 Mr Monk Says Goodbye
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Episode 22 Mr Monk and his Emmy-Award Winning Performance
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Episode 23 Mr Monk and his Partners in Crime
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Episode 24 The Minds Behind Monk
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Episode 25 Disher Character Profile
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Episode 26 Stottlemeyer Character Profile
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Episode 27 Precinct Tour with Jason Gray-Stanford
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Episode 28 Jon Perkins - Behind the Scenes Jon Perkins, the Detective consultant on Monk, discusses his role in the production of the show.
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Episode 29 The Monk Writing Process Executive Producer & Head Writer Andy Breckman takes us behind the scenes for a look at writing an episode of Monk.
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Episode 30 Monk Set Tour The making of the final season
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Plot
Warning: spoilers
Once a celebrated detective with the San Francisco Police Department, Adrian Monk was known for cracking the most baffling cases through unconventional methods. After his wife Trudy was murdered—a crime that remains unsolved—he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in his uniquely unconventional style.
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