Monk (2002–2009)

Adrian Monk is a brilliant San Francisco detective, whose obsessive compulsive disorder just happens to get in the way.

Creator:

Andy Breckman

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 16 wins & 38 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk (125 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher (125 episodes, 2002-2009)
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (125 episodes, 2002-2009)
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger (87 episodes, 2005-2009)

Storyline

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."

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Plot Keywords:

detective | obsessive compulsive disorder | murder | multiple actors for one character | san francisco california | 

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Taglines:

Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

USA Network

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Detective Monk

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, ABC Studios, Get It Straight Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All episode titles begin with "Mr. Monk..." except for the season eight episode, "Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk."

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Goofs

The newspaper clippings in Monk's scrapbook (seen throughout the series,) which have headlines about Trudy's murder, are in fact articles describing the state of the economy.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Adrian Monk: I just solved the case.

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Connections

Referenced in Workaholics: Real Time (2012)

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Soundtracks

(Theme)
Performed by Jeff Beal
(all season one episodes)

User Reviews

One of the best shows around...

Monk is one of the best new shows around.

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.