Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

79% rating 2002 TV-14 8 seasons

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Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.

Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Traylor Howard

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Created by: Andy Breckman

Tags: private detective, california, san francisco, california, private investigator, sympathetic

EpisodesSeason 8 · 16 episodes

  1. 43 min 1. Mr. Monk's Favorite Show07/08/2009 After the attempted murder of a former child star from Monk's favorite show, Monk accepts the job as her bodyguard.
  2. 43 min 2. Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man14/08/2009 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.
  3. 42 min 3. Mr. Monk and the UFO21/08/2009 Monk must uncover the link between a missing girl and a UFO sighting after Natalie's car breaks down in a small desert town.
  4. 43 min 4. Mr. Monk Is Someone Else28/08/2009 Monk assumes the identity of a dead hit man in an effort to foil an assassination plot.
  5. 43 min 5. Mr. Monk Takes the Stand11/09/2009 Monk's phobias threaten to undermine a big murder case when an aggressive defense attorney targets the detective's unconventional methods in court.
  6. 43 min 6. Mr. Monk and the Critic18/09/2009 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.
  7. 42 min 7. Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse25/09/2009 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.
  8. 42 min 8. Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy09/10/2009 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.
  9. 43 min 9. Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk16/10/2009 Natalie tries to throw a surprise birthday party for Monk while he investigates the mysterious death of an office building's maintenance man.
  10. 42 min 10. Mr. Monk and Sharona23/10/2009 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.
  11. 42 min 11. Mr. Monk and the Dog30/10/2009 Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner.
  12. 42 min 12. Mr. Monk Goes Camping06/11/2009 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.
  13. 43 min 13. Mr. Monk Is the Best Man13/11/2009 In order to save the wedding of someone close to him, Monk must first find out who is trying to sabotage it and why.
  14. 43 min 14. Mr. Monk and the Badge20/11/2009 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.
  15. 43 min 15. Mr. Monk and the End (1)27/11/2009 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.
  16. 43 min 16. Mr. Monk and the End (2)04/12/2009 Monk pursues the killer of his wife.

Cast

Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Ted Levine Leland Stottlemeyer Jason Gray-Stanford Randall Disher Traylor Howard Natalie Teeger Stanley Kamel Charles Kroger Bitty Schram Sharona Fleming Emmy Clarke Julie Teeger Héctor Elizondo Neven Bell Kane Ritchotte Benjy Fleming Melora Hardin Trudy Monk Tim Bagley Harold Krenshaw Max Morrow Benjy Fleming Jarrad Paul Kevin Dorfman Brooke Adams Abigail Carlyle Mike Coleman 2nd Patrolman

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Monk

About Monk

Created by
Andy Breckman
Cast
Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, Jason Gray-Stanford, Traylor Howard, Stanley Kamel, Bitty Schram, Emmy Clarke, Héctor Elizondo
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
First aired
12/07/2002
Status
Ended
Rating
TV-14
Original language
EN
Country
US
Tags
private detective, california, san francisco, california, private investigator, sympathetic, police procedural, cosy crime, obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)