Former police detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) has suffered from intensified obsessive- compulsive disorder and a variety of phobias since the murder of his wife, Trudy, in 1997. Despite his photographic memory and his amazing ability to piece tiny clues together, he is now on psychiatric leave from the San Francisco Police Department. Aided by his friend and practical nurse, Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram), Monk works as a freelance detective/consultant, hoping to convince his former boss, Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine), to allow him to return to the force. Stottlemeyer wavers between admiration for Monk and annoyance at his eccentricities. Moreover, he harbors serious doubts about the wisdom of allowing Monk to carry a gun. Stottlemeyer's second-in-command, Lieutenant Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford), also has his doubts about Monk but seems to be developing a reluctant admiration for the "defective detective."
Detective Adrian Monk used to have a minor case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Then, the murder of his wife and his inability to solve the case exacerbated his condition to the point where he finds it impossible to function in society without assistance. He hires Sharona Fleming, a nurse and single mother, as his personal assistant, as well as his Watson for when he investigates cases the police can't solve to pay the bills. After three seasons Sharona got tired of the frustrating job and remarried her husband. Monk's new assistant is Natalie Teeger, whose loss of her own partner allows her a deeper bond with him than Sharona could ever have.
Detective Adrian Monk used to have a minor case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Then, the murder of his wife and his inability to solve the case exacerbated his condition to the point where he finds it impossible to function in society without assistance. He hires Sharona Fleming, a nurse and single mother, as his personal assistant, as well as his Watson for when he investigates cases the police can't solve to pay the bills. After three seasons Sharona got tired of the frustrating job and remarried her husband. Monk's new assistant is Natalie Teeger, whose loss of her own partner allows her a deeper bond with him than Sharona could ever have.
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- Season 1
- Monk S01E01 - Mr. Monk and the Candidate (1)
- Monk S01E02 - Mr. Monk and the Candidate (2)
- Monk S01E03 - Mr. Monk and the Psychic
- Monk S01E04 - Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale
- Monk S01E05 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival
- Monk S01E06 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum
- Monk S01E07 - Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger
- Monk S01E08 - Mr. Monk and the Other Woman
- Monk S01E09 - Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man
- Monk S01E10 - Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation
- Monk S01E11 - Mr. Monk and the Earthquake
- Monk S01E12 - Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger
- Monk S01E13 - Mr. Monk and the Airplane
- Season 2
- Monk S02E01 - Mr. Monk Goes Back to School
- Monk S02E02 - Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico
- Monk S02E03 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame
- Monk S02E04 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus
- Monk S02E05 - Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man
- Monk S02E06 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater
- Monk S02E07 - Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect
- Monk S02E08 - Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy
- Monk S02E09 - Mr. Monk and the 12th Man
- Monk S02E10 - Mr. Monk and the Paperboy
- Monk S02E11 - Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
- Monk S02E12 - Mr. Monk and the T.V. Star
- Monk S02E13 - Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny
- Monk S02E14 - Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife
- Monk S02E15 - Mr. Monk Gets Married
- Monk S02E16 - Mr. Monk Goes to Jail
- Season 3
- Monk S03E01 - Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan
- Monk S03E02 - Mr. Monk and the Panic Room
- Monk S03E03 - Mr. Monk and the Blackout
- Monk S03E04 - Mr. Monk Gets Fired
- Monk S03E05 - Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather
- Monk S03E06 - Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf
- Monk S03E07 - Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month
- Monk S03E08 - Mr. Monk and the Game Show
- Monk S03E09 - Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine
- Monk S03E10 - Mr. Monk and the Red Herring
- Monk S03E11 - Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra
- Monk S03E12 - Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever
- Monk S03E13 - Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic
- Monk S03E14 - Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas
- Monk S03E15 - Mr. Monk and the Election
- Monk S03E16 - Mr. Monk and the Kid
- Season 4
- Monk S04E01 - Mr. Monk and the Other Detective
- Monk S04E02 - Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
- Monk S04E03 - Mr. Monk Stays in Bed
- Monk S04E04 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Office
- Monk S04E05 - Mr. Monk Gets Drunk
- Monk S04E06 - Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk
- Monk S04E07 - Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding
- Monk S04E08 - Mr. Monk and Little Monk
- Monk S04E09 - Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa
- Monk S04E10 - Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show
- Monk S04E11 - Mr. Monk Bumps His Head
- Monk S04E12 - Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage
- Monk S04E13 - Mr. Monk and the Big Reward
- Monk S04E14 - Mr. Monk and the Astronaut
- Monk S04E15 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist
- Monk S04E16 - Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty
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Monk is one of the best new shows around. - Season 5
- Monk S05E01 - Mr. Monk and the Actor
- Monk S05E02 - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
- Monk S05E03 - Mr. Monk and the Big Game
- Monk S05E04 - Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing
- Monk S05E05 - Mr. Monk, Private Eye
- Monk S05E06 - Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion
- Monk S05E07 - Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink
- Monk S05E08 - Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert
- Monk S05E09 - Mr. Monk Meets His Dad
- Monk S05E10 - Mr. Monk and the Leper
- Monk S05E11 - Mr. Monk Makes A Friend
- Monk S05E12 - Mr. Monk Is At Your Service
- Monk S05E13 - Mr. Monk Is On The Air
- Monk S05E14 - Mr. Monk Visits a Farm
- Monk S05E15 - Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy
- Monk S05E16 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital
- Season 6
- Monk S06E01 - Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan
- Monk S06E02 - Mr. Monk and the Rapper
- Monk S06E03 - Mr. Monk and the Naked Man
- Monk S06E04 - Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend
- Monk S06E05 - Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees
- Monk S06E06 - Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure
- Monk S06E07 - Mr. Monk and the Daredevil
- Monk S06E08 - Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man
- Monk S06E09 - Mr. Monk Stays Up All Night
- Monk S06E10 - Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa
- Monk S06E11 - Mr. Monk Joins a Cult
- Monk S06E12 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank
- Monk S06E13 - Mr. Monk and the Three Julies
- Monk S06E14 - Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece
- Monk S06E15 - Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1)
- Monk S06E16 - Mr. Monk Is on the Run (2)
- Season 7
- Monk S07E01 - Mr. Monk Buys A House
- Monk S07E02 - Mr. Monk and the Genius
- Monk S07E03 - Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever
- Monk S07E04 - Mr. Monk Takes a Punch
- Monk S07E05 - Mr. Monk Is Underwater
- Monk S07E06 - Mr. Monk Falls In Love
- Monk S07E07 - Mr. Monk's 100th Case
- Monk S07E08 - Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized
- Monk S07E09 - Mr. Monk and the Miracle
- Monk S07E10 - Mr. Monk's Other Brother
- Monk S07E11 - Mr. Monk On Wheels
- Monk S07E12 - Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door
- Monk S07E13 - Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs
- Monk S07E14 - Mr. Monk and the Bully
- Monk S07E15 - Mr. Monk and the Magician
- Monk S07E16 - Mr. Monk Fights City Hall
Tony Shalhoub plays Monk perfectly. Monk isn't your average detective. His wife was killed in a car explosion 3 year ago. He suffered a major breakdown and is now trying to get reinstated on the police force with the help of his private nurse. Monk's got lots of problems. He is Obsessive Compulsive, has fear of crowds, heights, the dark, and milk. Yes milk. Yet he is the greatest detective around. In one episode he even tried to straighten up the crime scene because the mess was driving him crazy.
Here is a sample story. The chief described Monk's first day on the job in one ep. It was as follows:
They were called to a run down hotel. A prostitute had ODed on some pills. Over a dozen cops said suicide. Monk said murder. They all thought he was crazy. The chief asked "why murder?". Monk points out that if she was commiting suicide where was the glass of water needed to get the pills down..
He notices little thing no one else would.
I give this show a 10/10.