Claire and learns theres more at play than meets the eye. Monk experienced tremendous character development, as did the other major players. It is the fifteenth and sixteenth episodes of the eighth and final season, and is the 124th and 125th episodes in the series overall. His efforts to prove himself get caught up in public politics when a bodyguard is killed during a mayoral campaign speech. The first season concluded after 12 episodes on october 18, 2002. The problem is, dale the whale is over 800 pounds and hasnt left his bed in years. The following is a complete episode list for the criminal dramedy television series monk. From season 2, episode 1 mr monk goes back to school monk takes a job as a substitute high school teacher in order to determine whether a teachers fall from a clock tower was suicide or. Max marrow was the original benjy, appearing in the pilot episode but. Season one of monk began airing on july 12, 2002 on usa network. A former san francisco police detective suffering from an extreme case of obsessivecompulsive disorder is called in to investigate an apparent assassination attempt of a mayoral candidate in which one of his bodyguards is killed. A former san francisco police detective suffering from an extreme case of obsessivecompulsive disorder is called in.
Monk and the billionaire mugger, an excop is forced to shoot a billionaire software magnate who turns mugger, but nobody can account for why the wouldbe mugger would tu. The name adrian monk consists of 10 letters, which correlates with monk s favorite number. It premiered on the usa network on july 12, 2002 in the united states and ended with a twopart series finale on november 27 and december 4, 2009. The second season concluded after 16 episodes on march 5, 2004.
The first season of monk commenced airing on july 12, 2002 with the double length premiere mr. Monk goes back to school by al ca on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. In 2006, much to the dismay of adrian monk, krenshaw took a bullet to save dr. But it is more relevant in these days where we have raised awareness of mental health issues. He is really despicable and thats what makes him so interesting. Tony shalhoub, bitty schram, ted levine, and jason graystanford were introduced as portraying the main characters. Monk is an almost everything phobic and has to overcome his fears each episode. But its the episode s shocking conclusion, in which stottlemeyer is seemingly forced to kill monk, that makes this episode truly unforgivable. A former san francisco police detective suffering from an extreme case of obsessivecompulsive disorder is called in to investigate an.
The friendship between monk and capt stottlemeyer is tested in episode 4 but forgotten about in episode 5. Hes ingenious, hes phobic, hes obsessivecompulsive. Aug 02, 2002 adrian monk tony shalhoub was once a rising star with the san francisco police department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the departments most baffling cases. Monk only drinks sierra springs water throughout seasons 15 and a fictional brand summit creek throughout seasons 68, to the point that in the season 2 episode mr. In 2007, he eclipsed a jealous monk in fame when the public at large believes him to be a. Adrian monk, a former san francisco police department sfpd detective, comes out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of a politicians bodyguard and learns that there is more at play than meets the eye, especially after discovering secrets involving the candidates wife gail ogrady and campaign. Monk gets a new shrink harold is married and has a son, jimmy. Jul 12, 2002 obsessivecompulsive excop adrian monk tony shalhoub comes out of a forced retirement to investigate the murder of a politicians bodyguard. A police officer and friend of stottlemeyer is framed for a crime he didnt commit involving a ferris wheel.
Jul 12, 2002 adrian monk tony shalhoub was once a rising star with the san francisco police department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the departments most baffling cases. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a police procedural series, but also exhibits comic and dramatic tones in its exploration of the main characters personal lives. The 10 best episodes of monk according to imdb screenrant. Twotime emmywinner tony shalhoub returns as obsessivecompulsive detective adrian monk for an allnew fifth season of monk. See more ideas about adrian monk, monk tv show and tony shalhoub. Adrian monk, a former policeman discharged for psychiatric reasons, hopes to get back into law enforcement. But after the tragic and stillunsolved murder of his wife, trudy, the devastated monk. Monk season 1 the first season of monk originally aired in the united states on usa.
If its been a while since you watched season 1 of monk, chances are you forgot they changed the actor who played benjy. He may have been responsible for the death of trudy, monks late wife. The first season of monk originally aired in the united states on usa network from july 12 to october 18, 2002, which consisted of episodes. Adrian monk is a brilliant san francisco detective, whose obsessive compulsive disorder just happens to get in the way. This season introduces randy newmans its a jungle out there as the main title theme, replacing the original theme by jeff beal that was used for season 1. Adrian monk tony shalhoub was once a rising star with the san francisco police department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the departments most baffling cases. Monk is fascinated by the death of a billionaire j. Monk, therefore, shares his deductive genius with sherlock holmes and his obsession with neatness and order with hercule poirot. Monk meets the candidate 1 adrian monk, a former san francisco police department sfpd detective, comes out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of a politicians bodyguard and learns that there is more at play than meets the eye, especially after discovering secrets involving the candidates wife gail ogrady and campaign.
But after the tragic and stillunsolved murder of his wife, trudy, the devastated monk became obsessivecompulsive. This episode is split into two parts when airing on television. Monk and the candidate, the mayors office brings in expolice detective adrian monk to help investigate the shooting of mayoral candidate warren st. Part 1 an investigation draws monk back to the place where he first heard about trudys murder but his fate has been unfortunately. I had hoped that the tension would have continued through, so we could explore these 2 characters deeper. Monk meets the candidate 1 adrian monk, a former san francisco police department sfpd detective, comes out of forced retirement to investigate the murder of a politicians bodyguard and learns that there is more at play than meets the eye, especially after discovering secrets involving the candidates wife gail ogrady and campaign manager ben bass. Tony shalhoub has won critical praise for his portrayal of the dysfunctional mr. With tony shalhoub, traylor howard, jason graystanford, ted levine. The complete series has a total of 125 episodes, including three 2part episodes and four christmas specials. The murdered woman shouts dales last name as she is being killed. Twotime emmy and golden globewinner tony shalhoub is former police detective adrian monk. Which one you think is the shows most hilarious episode. With tony shalhoub, jason graystanford, ted levine, traylor howard. Adam arkin plays an 800 pound man who monk knows from the past.
Adrian monk is loosely based on sherlock holmes and hercule poirot. After that the part of trudy monk was played by the actress melora hardin, starting in episode 38. Adrian monk was once a rising star with the san francisco police department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the departments most baffling cases. He finds a number of significant clues, but is not yet sure of the identity of the murderer.
Tony shalhoub portrayed adrian monk, the title character, an ocd homicide detective from san francisco, who was removed from the force. Monk goes back to school, as the gym teacher who challenges adrian to a fight. Monk and the billionaire mugger, an excop is forced to shoot a billionaire software magnate who turns mugger, but nobody can. Season two of monk began airing on june 20, 2003 on usa network.
But after the tragic and still unsolved murder of his wife trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessivecompulsive disorder. Then later in the episode, according to stottlemeyer, monk has helped the sfpd solve only six six cases since his departure from the force. Monk and the psychic kevin inch john romano july 19, 2002. Sep 23, 2019 as adrian monk arrives on the scene of a horrifying murder he believes he may have left the oven on which makes the worlds greatest detective increasingly more anxious.
If you have ever wondered how adrian monk would be coping with selfisolation, this video is for you. The sixthseason opener of monk finds obsessivecompulsive consulting detective adrian monk tony shalhoub in full paranoia mode as he tries to elude his biggest fan marci maven sarah. Adrian monk pieces together the evidence as he proves that the culprit comes from within the party and is working in conjunction with a hired gun. Monk is an american comedydrama detective mystery television series created by andy breckman and starring tony shalhoub as the title character, adrian monk. Monk and the end is the twopart series finale of the usa network original criminal mystery dramedy television series, monk. It is an extremely funny show in the vein of police squad.
See more ideas about monk tv show, adrian monk and tony shalhoub. Dec 05, 2009 the monk series finale with the song when im gone written by randy newman for this series. Season 1 episode 1 the talented husband full episode duration. It is the only season which did not consist of 16 episodes. This show is a hard recommend for fans of monk or other police shows. Hardin appeared in 10 episodes total, all the way up until the last one, season 8, episode 16.
The brilliant monk is now back fighting crime and his abnormal fears of germs, cars, heights, crowds and virtually everything else known to man. But after the tragic and stillunsolved murder of his wife, trudy, the devastated monk becomes obsessivecompulsive. Part 1 an investigation draws monk back to the place where he first heard about trudys murder but his fate has been unfortunately sealed as he retraces his steps on that fateful day. This is and was a comedy detective series and is very funny. Obsessivecompulsive excop adrian monk tony shalhoub comes out of a forced retirement to investigate the murder of a politicians bodyguard. Moments of extreme stress can cause monk to enter a dissociative state, as seen in the season 1 episode mr. With tony shalhoub, bitty schram, jason graystanford, ted levine. Adrian finds himself short an assistant when natalie is hired to replace the local lotto girl after shes murdered. Monk s 1 e 1 mr monk and the candidate recap tv tropes. The real heart of the show is monks love for his deceased wife trudy, whose death is the one case hes been unable to solve. The end of the episode where monk is hugged by a nudist is brilliant. But this was only the fourth episode in the first season, so he had really only solved three cases.