Mr. Monk Gets Fired (16 Jul. 2004)

Karen Stottlemeyer films a documentary of Captain Stottlemeyer's division. Despite the Commissioner's objections, Monk helps solve the case of a headless corpse, a fatal fire at a wig factory, and a hat thief all in one fell swoop.

Director:

Andre Belgrader

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Peter Wolk

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Bitty Schram	...	Sharona Fleming
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Glenne Headly	...	Karen Stottlemeyer
Saverio Guerra	...	Commissioner Brooks
Brennan Elliott	...	Paul Harley
Andreea Radutoiu	...	Larysa Zeryeva
Molly Hagan	...	Ms. Lennington (as Molly Hagen)
Todd Waring	...	Maintenance Worker
Scott Adsit	...	Medical Examiner
Stanley Kamel	...	Dr. Charles Kroger
Jeff Van Atta	...	Boomer
Aaron Wulf	...	Young Officer
Diane Sellers	...	Head Nurse

Storyline

Karen Stottlemeyer has decided to film a "cinema verite" documentary about her husband's work, but her timing couldn't be worse. The police commissioner shouts at the captain (on camera) for focusing on a routine arson fire in a wig factory and relying on Monk to solve a more newsworthy case involving a female victim whose body was cut up with a chainsaw. Monk is in even worse trouble. After presenting some useful leads involving the chainsaw victim's age and nationality, he accidentally erases several years' worth of crucial computer files, and the enraged commissioner revokes Monk's private practice license despite Stottlemeyer's protests that doing so will destroy him. With Sharona forced to return to her old job as a nurse, the devastated Monk sits in the hospital hallway all day waiting for her until, at her exasperated insistence, he finds a job with a magazine as a fact checker. Meanwhile, having identified the victim based on Monk's information, the captain and Disher zero in ...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 July 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television, Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Monk examines the torso, he determines that the fiancé is a left-handed mountain climber. However, in every scene where Paul Harley appears, he wears his watch on his left hand. Generally people who are left handed wear their watch on their right hand, and vice-versa. However, it is improbable, but not impossible, to find left-handed people who wear their watch on their left hand.

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Quotes

Adrian Monk: [to the commisioner] So, you would let a murderer, a man who killed two people in cold blood, walk, because you refuse to admit that you're *wearing a piece*?

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Connections

References Marmaduke (2010)

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