Monk
Monkhad many great episode across its eight season . The series followed the titulary character , a former constabulary officer played by Tony Shalhoub , who suffers from multiple mental afflictions stemming from an anxiety disorder . Despite other people evaluate him for his phobic disorder , Monk is the most law-abiding and logical person in any room , able to work even the most impossible type as a advisor for the police force department .
The forward-looking comedy dramatic event produced a sum of 125 episodes between 2002 and 2009 . Many of these were receive with decisive acclaim and cemented Adrian Monk as a ethnical icon , to the point in time the fictitious character pass more than a decade after the end of the show for a feature - length exceptional calledMr . Monk ’s Last Case . The best episodes of the original show have enthralling mysteries , stellar performances , and engaging scenes .
20“Mr. Monk And The Girl Who Cried Wolf”
Season 3, Episode 6
ForMonkfans who need to see a scary episode , peradventure the scariest of its entire run arrived in the third time of year with " Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf . “The scary moments here fear Sharona , who believe she is losing her mind when she thinks that a bushed man is following her around . Unlike many episodes of the fun detective series , this one has some jump scare and goes a little far when it comes to indicate the dead military personnel with the screwdriver in his neck .
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However , the entire dead body is a plot of ground by Sharona ’s creative composition teacher , who is gaslighting her . The teacher design to kill her husband using a story that Sharona indite , but she know she needs to disbelieve Sharona so the police wo n’t listen to her if she comes to them about it . The total sequence is heartbreaking as well , with Monk having no musical theme how to help his friend until he finally see the plot of ground out . The episode also has some very queer moment , showing how unspoiled the show is at balancing its focus .
19“Mr. Monk Goes Home Again”
Season 4, Episode 2
" Mr. Monk croak Home Again " is aMonkHalloween episode , and it really plays off the relationship between Ambrose and Adrian in the series . Ambrose ( John Turturro ) deal with OCD just like his crony , which make him just as observant and superb . However , he also has a life-threatening cast of agoraphobia and wo n’t pull up stakes his plate while keeping all his Father of the Church ’s chain armor and other item , believing he will one day return . This episode sees Ambrose telling Adrian that their pa call and wants to see them .
Ambrose is also in danger here , making this a much more personal installment for Adrian Monk , which always micturate for the best of the show ’s installments .
This installment has some very funny mo , such as Adrian reject to let it go when the great unwashed mention to Frankenstein ’s Monster as simply Frankenstein . St. Ambrose is also in danger here , making this a much more personal episode for Adrian Monk , which always piss for the expert of the show ’s instalment . Also , since Ambrose is not a series veritable , there was always a fear he could die since the show is n’t always protective of guest stars . However , the episode ’s closing , with Ambrose line up a missive from his dad , was extremely aroused .
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18“Mr. Monk And The Red-Headed Stranger”
Season 1, Episode 12
What most citizenry call back about"Mr . Monk and the Red - Headed Stranger " is that Willie Nelson appear in a guest role . In a first - season sequence , the show bringing in Nelson show how grown the node stars would be over the years , and this one set the measure gamey . What was even more important is that Willie play himself , and he was charge of murdering his duty tour manager , Sonny ( David Anderson ) , who he caught steal money . Even well , he was n’t playing a character but a fictional version of himself .
Monk is called in to help clear Willie ’s name , and he does so when he rise that the unsighted attestator who said she heard Willie ’s voice was not unreasoning at all . However , what makes the episode great is n’t just Willie ’s appearance or the mystery of the blind woman but how all this draw into a much bigger puzzler that Monk has to solve to learn the straight identity of the murderer . Not only was this one of the rare episodes where the manslayer might be rationalize in a morally equivocal ending .
17“Mr. Monk And The Astronaut”
Season 4, Episode 14
TheMonkepisode , " Mr. Monk and the Astronaut " brings in an worker who will become a very conversant face in the next few twelvemonth . Jeffrey Donovan ( Burn Notice , Law & Order ) stars as Steve Wagner , an astronaut who becomes a nemesis to Adrian Monk . This is one of the episodes whereMonkplays with the format of the classic detective seriesColumbo . For those who never watched that Greco-Roman mystery story series , Columboshowed who the murderer was at the beginning of the episode .
However , like Columbo , Adrian Monk has to figure out how the Orcinus orca did it to reset the way for law to arrest him and have a good enough case to convict . Donovan is great as the scoundrel , and his intimidation and antagonism of Monk made him one of the most hated antagonists to ever appear in the series . He even gets the kids in Julie ’s grade to start browbeat the investigator . This makes the second when Monk prove Wagner is guilty and stops him one of the most exultant moments inMonk’shistory .
16“Mr. Monk And The TV Star”
Season 2, Episode 12
When it comes toMonkepisodes that draw together everything that the show does well , this is properly up there . Billy Burke ( Twilight ) stars as an actor named Brad Terry . Terry play a reference in a fictional law adjective calledCrime science laboratory S.F.This installment offers a lot of fun humor , andMonkpokes sport at other police procedurals . Since it recreate as one itself , it really makes all the jokes finger all the more familiar . The mystery comes when Brad ’s married woman is slay while he is outside talking to the paparazzo .
However , Monk believes that Brad killed her despite being outside when she appeared to have died . Not only was Billy Burke a limited Edgar Guest in this episode , but it also feature a supporting part by Sarah Silverman , who appears as Marci Maven , an obsessive fan of Terry ’s . Between the privileged jokes about cop show and Monk ’s very unmanageable mystery to solve , this terminate up as one of the best sequence that rooter can revisit and often find something raw to express joy about .
15"Mr. Monk Meets Dale The Whale”
Season 1, Episode 3
Monkseason 1 , episode 3 " Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale " was one of the first episodes to turn over further into the murder of Adrian Monk ’s wife , Trudy . While the series features closed book of the week for Monk to solve , the overarching enigma of the show is the very event that triggered Monk ’s anxieties . Monk spend his spare sentence adjudicate to notice out everything he can about Trudy ’s unsolved death , and while it starts here , it takes almost the entire show to solve that mystery .
The episode introduced Monk ’s main criminal bane , Dale " the Whale " Beiderbeck , played utterly by Adam Arkin . The fundamental mystery is not one ofMonk ’s best , but " Mr. Monk meets Dale the Whale " neatly expanded the show ’s lore , while offering a truly corking villain that would return to the serial twice more .
14"Mr. Monk And The Marathon Man"
Season 1, Episode 8
Monkseason 1 , episode 8 " Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man " demonstrated early inMonk ’s first season the potential for comedy underlying in the show . It is the first example of Monk mistreat outside of his typically parochial characterization by usher in him to one of his heroes - play by Zakes Mokae .
Monk ’s practical nanny Sharona spends a lot of the early sequence assure everyone around them that Monk is working on understanding and moving beyond his reverence .
Monk ’s attempt to recreate the sequence ’s execution is a particular high spot , deriving much comedy from the frustrations of Sharona ( Bitty Schram ) - a common theme in the first time of year . Monk ’s hardheaded nanny Sharona drop a lot of the early episode reassuring everyone around them that Monk is working on understanding and moving beyond his fears . Some of them , she even reassure people , that , " he ’s almost there , we ’re making good progress on that one,“but this episode shows that he has a farsighted room to go , and Sharona sleep together it .
13"Mr. Monk Takes A Vacation”
Season 1, Episode 9
Monkseason 1 , episode 9 " Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation " is an homage to Alfred Hitchcock’sRear Window . A execution spy through a scope , with a crime scene that even someone who is germophobic like Monk consider clean , put up a highly memorable principal story and an equally satisfying solvent . Polly Draper ’s performance as the hotel security policeman is specially enjoyable , particularly the way she and Monk shortly determine each other ’s behavior .
Television crime dramatic play owe a bully debt to Sherlock Holmes , but the iconic British detective has influenced far more than just murder mysteries .
The episode is also notable for center Sharona ’s son , Benji ( Max Morrow ) throughout . It ’s made clear as early as installment two that Monk has something of a friendship with Sharona ’s Logos . He even call him in one episode to have Benji walk him through Sharona ’s chicken gage Proto-Indo European formula . Because of that , it ’s nice to see his character amplify beyond just knowing that Monk is his mom ’s patient .
12"Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever"
Season 3, Episode 12
When Monk is placed into a witness shelter program for his own goodness , he , Natalie ( Traylor Howard ) , and Detective Stottlemeyer ( Ted Levine ) are sequestered in a distant cabin in the wood inMonkseason 3 , episode 12 " Mr. Monk get Cabin Fever . “The episode ’s main execution is slightly absurd , but for certain notMonk ’s most pathetic crime during its run .
Nevertheless , the final wrapper - up is rather satisfy and features possibly the most dramatic final scene in anyMonkepisode - show an activity - packed gunplay jolly irregular forMonk . The sequence allow the viewers to have a alteration of scenery , a modification of pace , and a big action sequence , breathing some impertinent zephyr into the show three season into the streamlet . Monkwas able to successfully make deviation from its data format where other more typical crime procedurals can not .
11"Mr. Monk And The Employee Of The Month”
Season 3, Episode 7
Enrico Colantoni create a very memorable guest appearance as store investigator Joe Christie inMonkseason 3,episode 7 " Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month . " Colantoni is no alien to offense shows now with role inVeronica MarsandFlashpoint , but his persona here is a little different . The interplay between him and Monk is exceptionally noteworthy , offer an opportunity to develop Monk emotionally and expand his backstory .
A lot of humor is derived from putting Monk outside his ease geographical zone , which at this breaker point in the serial had not yet become tedious . Every instalment strived to make Monk just uncomfortable enough to help him progress in manage with his anxiousness and keep the audience entertained . The final resolution is not one ofMonk ’s strongest , but the process is an gratifying emotional journeying , with a slew of harbor accessory case .
