Monk (2002)

Name: Monk
Rating: 8.0

Rating: 8.0

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2002-07-12

Last Air Date: 2009-12-04

Number of Seasons: 8

Number of Episodes: 124

Created By: Andy Breckman

Networks: USA Network

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Top Cast

Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk
Ted Levine as Leland Stottlemeyer
Jason Gray-Stanford as Randall Disher
Traylor Howard as Natalie Teeger
Stanley Kamel as Charles Kroger
Bitty Schram as Sharona Fleming
Emmy Clarke as Julie Teeger
Héctor Elizondo as Neven Bell
Kane Ritchotte as Benjy Fleming
Melora Hardin as Trudy Monk

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He’s ingenious, he’s phobic, and he’s obsessive-compulsive. Adrian Monk’s offbeat antics have made him unfit for duty but he’s back as a San Francisco police consultant to help out on their most baffling cases. The brilliant but neurotic Monk is now fighting crime as well as his abnormal fears of germs, heights, crowds and virtually everything else known to man.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate (2002-07-12)

Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.
Ep. 2: Mr. Monk and the Psychic (2002-07-19)

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.
Ep. 3: Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale (2002-07-26)

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?
Ep. 4: Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival (2002-08-02)

Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.
Ep. 5: Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum (2002-08-09)

After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him?
Ep. 6: Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger (2002-08-16)

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.
Ep. 7: Mr. Monk and the Other Woman (2002-08-23)

Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects.
Ep. 8: Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man (2002-09-13)

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.
Ep. 9: Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation (2002-09-20)

During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them.
Ep. 10: Mr. Monk and the Earthquake (2002-10-04)

Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake.
Ep. 11: Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger (2002-10-11)

A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?
Ep. 12: Mr. Monk and the Airplane (2002-10-18)

Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.