The series follows Adrian Monk, a brilliant former San Francisco detective, who now consults the police as a private consultant who battles with an obsessive compulsive disorder.
Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Jason GrayStanford and Ted Levine
Full Cast: Traylor Howard, Stanley Kamel, Bitty Schram, Emmy Clarke, Kane Ritchotte, Hector Elizondo, Melora Hardin, Tim Bagley, Max Morrow, Jarrad Paul, Stellina Rusich, Brooke Adams
Episode Guide
Season 8
December 4, 2009Episode 16 Mr. Monk and the End (Part Two)
November 27, 2009Episode 15 Mr. Monk and the End (Part One)
November 20, 2009Episode 14 Mr. Monk and the Badge
November 13, 2009Episode 13 Mr. Monk Is the Best Man
November 6, 2009Episode 12 Mr. Monk Goes Camping
October 30, 2009Episode 11 Mr. Monk and the Dog
October 23, 2009Episode 10 Mr. Monk and Sharona
October 16, 2009Episode 9 Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk
October 9, 2009Episode 8 Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy
September 25, 2009Episode 7 Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse
September 18, 2009Episode 6 Mr. Monk and the Critic
September 11, 2009Episode 5 Mr. Monk Takes the Stand
August 28, 2009Episode 4 Mr. Monk is Someone Else
August 21, 2009Episode 3 Mr. Monk and the UFO
August 14, 2009Episode 2 Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man
August 7, 2009Episode 1 Mr. Monk's Favorite Show
Season 7
Season 6
Season 5
Season 4
Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
Best Monk Episodes
Top 20 (Ranked)
December 4, 2009
9.4 1600 votesS8E16 Mr. Monk and the End (Part Two)
9.4 1600 votesS8E16 Mr. Monk and the End (Part Two) November 27, 20099.2 1243 votesS8E15 Mr. Monk and the End (Part One)
9.2 1243 votesS8E15 Mr. Monk and the End (Part One) March 4, 20059.0 1374 votesS3E16 Mr. Monk and the Kid
9.0 1374 votesS3E16 Mr. Monk and the Kid September 14, 20079.0 1186 votesS6E9 Mr. Monk Is Up All Night
9.0 1186 votesS6E9 Mr. Monk Is Up All Night March 17, 20068.8 1124 votesS4E16 Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty
8.8 1124 votesS4E16 Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty July 14, 20068.7 1131 votesS5E2 Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
8.7 1131 votesS5E2 Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike January 23, 20048.7 1116 votesS2E11 Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
8.7 1116 votesS2E11 Mr. Monk and the Three Pies February 15, 20088.7 972 votesS6E15 Mr. Monk Is On The Run (1)
8.7 972 votesS6E15 Mr. Monk Is On The Run (1) July 15, 20058.6 1043 votesS4E2 Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
8.6 1043 votesS4E2 Mr. Monk Goes Home Again February 22, 20088.6 982 votesS6E16 Mr. Monk Is On The Run (2)
8.6 982 votesS6E16 Mr. Monk Is On The Run (2) October 30, 20098.6 908 votesS8E11 Mr. Monk and the Dog
8.6 908 votesS8E11 Mr. Monk and the Dog January 21, 20058.5 1030 votesS3E10 Mr. Monk and the Red Herring
8.5 1030 votesS3E10 Mr. Monk and the Red Herring August 13, 20048.5 1027 votesS3E8 Mr. Monk and the Game Show
8.5 1027 votesS3E8 Mr. Monk and the Game Show August 18, 20068.5 983 votesS5E7 Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink
8.5 983 votesS5E7 Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink October 23, 20098.5 895 votesS8E10 Mr. Monk and Sharona
8.5 895 votesS8E10 Mr. Monk and Sharona November 20, 20098.5 859 votesS8E14 Mr. Monk and the Badge
8.5 859 votesS8E14 Mr. Monk and the Badge October 18, 20028.4 1184 votesS1E13 Mr. Monk and the Airplane
8.4 1184 votesS1E13 Mr. Monk and the Airplane July 7, 20068.4 1096 votesS5E1 Mr. Monk and the Actor
8.4 1096 votesS5E1 Mr. Monk and the Actor August 6, 20048.4 1038 votesS3E7 Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month
8.4 1038 votesS3E7 Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month March 5, 20048.4 1017 votesS2E16 Mr. Monk Goes to Jail
8.4 1017 votesS2E16 Mr. Monk Goes to Jail Monk Trailer
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User Reviews
Watchseries; This show was ( still is ) absolutely amazing. Funny, sad, intelligent. Every supporting character is charming in his/hers own way. Essential. Perfect in their roles . And Monk..The only thing i can say is that Tony Shalhoub is a genius. Monk made me laugh , weep and cheer for him so many times I lost a count. I am sceptic to the bone but his love for Trudy made me believe that emotions so pure exist after all. At least on TV. Thank God for Amazon Prime cause im not ready to say good bye to this gem yet🙈
This show was ( still is ) absolutely amazing. Funny, sad, intelligent. Every supporting character is charming in his/hers own way. Essential. Perfect in their roles . And Monk..The only thing i can say is that Tony Shalhoub is a genius. Monk made me laugh , weep and cheer for him so many times I lost a count. I am sceptic to the bone but his love for Trudy made me believe that emotions so pure exist after all. At least on TV. Thank God for Amazon Prime cause im not ready to say good bye to this gem yet🙈
Monk watchseries. It isn't often that a series on a cable network turns out to be the best new show of the season, but that is just what happened with "Monk". It is off beat, delightfully acted and very humorously written. Monk, himself, is outrageous and unpredictable. The viewer never knows what Monk will find to obsess over. However he is as observant or even more so than Sherlock Holmes. Tony Shaloub is really great in bringing this difficult character to life. The whole cast is exactly right. It is no wonder that ABC picked up this show to repeat the original episodes on broadcast TV.
I don't have cable but I was happy when the first season of Monk came on DVD. I always wanted to see that show because I heard good things about it. I finally got to see the show. I loved it. It was funny and entertaining. There was never a dull moment in any of the episodes. It held my interest. I have heard bad things about the second season but I will still watch it. For anybody who said murder isn't funny(like the last reviewer) it is not the murder that makes the show funny but Monk himself and the other characters help too. I can't wait to see what the writers will think of next. If you like detective mysteries and you like comedy then this show is for you. I can't wait for the second season to come out on dvd.
Best Show ever I love Monk sherona and Natalie both are Fantastic actress. Worth watching. Case files are also interesting. I suggest it.
Here's a cable television that, by word of mouth, is really gaining in popularity..... and it's easy to see why. It scores a bullseye by combining interesting crime stories with humor. When you have that combination and it works, you have a winner.
Monk's comedy, despite what the producers say, is really making fun of people who have compulsive-obsessive disorders (OCD)., but not in a mean-spirited manner. Adrian Monk (Tony Schaloub) and his many phobias are what make us laugh. That's what makes this show unique and sets it apart from every other "whodunnit" show, from Sherlock Holmes to Det. Robert Goren on Law And Order: Criminal Intent.
Shalhoub excels in his comedy, in large part, to his body movements, his reactions to situations and to his deadpan deliveries of hilarious lines. He is a master at all of it, and always entertaining.
I did have trouble, unlike most people, with his sidekick, "Sharona," played by Bitty Schram. I'm sorry but I found her extremely annoying with her OMG's every other sentence and her horrible nasal New Jersey accent. I was glad to hear she left the show midway through the following season but, as others have pointed out: the shows have gone downhill since she left. However good Scrham was in her role, (and she was effective) the show getting weaker by the fourth year is due to the writers, not the appearance of "Natalie Teeger."
The two other main characters and good and bad, too. Levine is good as the no-nonsense, gruff and tough police captain. He looks the part and acts it, but Gray-Stanford is ludicrous as his main detective. He's portrayed as someone totally stupid and immature, and no lieutenant would act like him. He's an insult to the viewers' intelligence. Oddly, he was pictured much more realistically the first season of the show but by the second season he was made into a goof-ball.
Story-wise, each episode is entirely different so it never gets stale. Most shows feature surprising twists and clever plots. That's the idea of the show - odd cases that nobody but the extremely observant Monk could figure out. All his phobias wound up costing him his badge, but he's so smart, the police have to call him in to solve the difficult mysteries.
It's beautifully filmed and occasionally you get a travelogue-type glance at the San Francisco scenery. This show is picking up new viewers each week because it's addicting. Once you've seen a show or two, you have to see more....and it rarely disappoints. After watching this, I purchased the first and third seasons. The first season is outstanding, particularly the opening episode. I'm now looking forward to viewing the third season.
I used to watch Murder She Wrote with my parents, but I never really got into the stories. Mysteries just weren't my thing back then. Then, a few weeks ago, my parents introduced me to this show on USA network about a neurotic detective. So I watched it and after one episode I had a new favorite show.
Adrian Monk is a detective with an obsessive compulsive disorder that apparently enhances his perception skills. Most of his friends at the station think he's just weird.
Tony Shalhoub portrays the nutty sleuth. Before this, I did not know that Tony could act...well. I had only ever seen him in Men in Black as Jeeves. But a role like Monk proves to me that Tony can carry a story.
But it's the humor in the show that keeps the show entertaining. If the jokes and zingers weren't there, Monk would probably be just another boring mystery where I'm trying, futilely, to solve the case before the hero. So, thank you Tony Shalhoub for making mysteries fun.
If you're a mystery fan, a comedy fan, or a combination of the two, you will love Adrian Monk.