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Monk: Season 1, Episode 1

Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1 (12 Jul. 2002)

TV Episode  -  120 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Mystery
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A former San Francisco police detective suffering from an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder is called in to investigate an apparent assassination attempt of a mayoral candidate in which one of his bodyguards is killed.

Directors:

Eric Laneuville, Dean Parisot

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Andy Breckman

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram and Jason Gray-Stanford
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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub ...
Bitty Schram ...
Jason Gray-Stanford ...
Lt. Deacon
Ted Levine ...
Kane Ritchotte Kane Ritchotte ...
Michael Hogan ...
Ben Bass ...
Rob LaBelle ...
Sheldon Burger
Vincent Gale Vincent Gale ...
Jesse Goodman
Gail O'Grady ...
Stanley Kamel ...
Fred Ewanuick ...
Jake
Shawn Reis Shawn Reis ...
Dion Johnstone ...
Lieutenant Gitomer
Christopher Shyer ...
Carl (as Chris Shyer)
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A former San Francisco police detective suffering from an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder is called in to investigate an apparent assassination attempt of a mayoral candidate in which one of his bodyguards is killed.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

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Mandeville Films, USA Network, West Beach Pictures Inc. See more »
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Trivia

In this pilot episode, the character played by Jason Gray-Stanford is listed as "Lt. Deacon". Throughout the rest of the show's run, his name is Lt. Randy Disher. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the episode "Mr. Monk and the Little Monk", the poster of Patty Duke is on young Monk's locker door, then it isn't, then it is again, all in the same flashback scene. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Adrian Monk: [surveying a crime scene] The stove.
Lt. Gitomer: Over here. It's in the kitchen.
Adrian Monk: No... I mean *my* stove. I-I think I left it on.
Sharona Fleming: It's okay. I, uh, checked it as we were leaving.
Adrian Monk: Are you sure? Did you turn the knob?
Sharona Fleming: Yeah.
Adrian Monk: The little knob, though?
Sharona Fleming: I turned all the knobs. The stove is off, Adrian.
Lt. Gitomer: We believe it was a burglary gone sour. She walked in, she surprised him, he panicked, he left there from the kitchen.
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Crazy Credits

Jason Gray-Stanford is mistakenly credited as "Lt. Deacon" instead of his
real character's name of "Lt. Disher." See more »

Connections

Spoofs The Third Man (1949) See more »