Mr. Monk Bumps His Head (20 Jan. 2006)

After a vicious truck stop attack, Monk awakens with amnesia in a desert hamlet, married to a domineering loon, and suspicious of the circumstances surrounding the hasty departure of a waitress.

Director:

Stephen Surjik

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Andy Breckman

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Laurie Metcalf	...	Cora Little
Charles Napier	...	Sheriff Bates
Bre Blair	...	Debbie Barnett
Jim Parrack	...	Roger Zisk
Gregg Daniel	...	Truck Driver
Michael Shalhoub	...	Ned the Beekeeper
Robert Bagnell	...	Kirby the Barber
Robert Catrini	...	Teddy Mulligan - Informant
Stanley Kamel	...	Dr. Charles Kroger
Keith Oney	...	Local Mechanic
Mel Fair	...	State Trooper

Storyline

After a vicious truck stop attack, Monk awakens with amnesia in a desert hamlet, married to a domineering loon, and suspicious of the circumstances surrounding the hasty departure of a waitress.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2006 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MORATIM Produktions, Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Mr. Monk is examining Rogers car at Neds bee farm just before it's towed, Mr. Monk looks in the front seat. A Willie Nelson CD can be seen... one of several inclusions of Mr. Nelson over the life of the series.

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Goofs

When Cora goes upstairs after telling Monk she will meet him in the bedroom, her cat looks at Monk in a close shot, but in the wide shots before and after the cat is asleep in the chair.

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Quotes

Adrian Monk: The truth is I'm - I'm not so attracted to you.
Cora: Whatever!
Adrian Monk: The truth is, you sort of terrify me.
Cora: Hey, there's no such thing as a perfect marriage!

User Reviews

while Mr Monk is trying to obtain information about his wife's murderer, he gets mugged and looses his memory.

Mr Monk is an ex-police detective suffering from manias. His condition got more severe after the murder of his beloved wife Trudy. He is in therapy and free-lances consulting for the police department. He is a genius and his illness permits him to see things no body else does. He solves complicated murder cases and as Stottlemeyer says: "Monk is never wrong!". In his everlasting quest after the murderer of his wife, Mr Monk is confronted with one of his nightmares. A sloppy wife, he does not love, makes him do chores he does not bare to do! While his memory is temporarily lost - his sub-conscience guides him in solving a weird case involving bees... Tony Shalhoob is magnificent as always. Very believable and seems so desperate you want to console him and right away give him a wipe...