Mr. Monk and the Game Show (13 Aug. 2004)

Trudy's father, a game show producer, invites Monk to Hollywood to determine if the host is helping a contestant cheat. Monk has to become a contestant himself in order to clinch the case, ... See full summary »

Director:

Randall Zisk

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Daniel Dratch

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Bitty Schram	...	Sharona Fleming (credit only)
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher (credit only)
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (credit only)
John Michael Higgins	...	Roddy Lankman
Melora Hardin	...	Trudy Monk
Jarrad Paul	...	Kevin Dorfman
Bob Gunton	...	Dwight Ellison
Rosemary Forsyth	...	Marcia Ellison
Larry Brandenburg	...	Val Birch
Lisa Sheridan	...	Lizzie Talvo
Lauren Cohn	...	the Librarian
Daniel Passer	...	Director
Amy Grabow	...	Tanya (as Amy Bernhardt)
Michael Caldwell	...	Stage Hand

Storyline

Trudy's father, a game show producer, invites Monk to Hollywood to determine if the host is helping a contestant cheat. Monk has to become a contestant himself in order to clinch the case, as well as to confirm his suspicions about the death of the host's assistant.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Details

Release Date:

13 August 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, NBC Universal Television, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The music playing during the 'road trip' is the original theme music.

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Goofs

The fact that Lizzie Talvo finds a road where she can gain such a high speed before she hit the brakes the first time is almost impossible. Most people's first step for getting in a car is to depress the brake. If a car is in a driveway it's likely that the person will brake in the driveway. It's unlikely anyone would get on a road where you could travel at such a high speed on a winding road with out braking. The brake line should have been cut enough where she would have noticed a problem or it gave out before then.

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Quotes

Adrian Monk: [on the phone with Sharona, talking about Kevin] He's in the kitchen right now, naming every egg salad sandwich he's ever had... Eight, including today... It's - it's not funny... Stop. Stop laughing... Look, Sharona, I - I don't know why you asked him to look in on me, I - I'm not a child! Please stop laughing!... Okay, I'll call you back. Give her my best!... Okay. And when you come back... bring a gun.

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