Patrick Cranshaw, who portrayed the world's oldest man, was actually five years younger than Bill Erwin. who played his son.
Monk's fear priority: Germ, Needle, Milk, Death, Snake, Mushroom, Height, Crowd, Elevator.
There is a scene used in the opening titles of Monk jumping on the table, but it's a different take: In the titles, Stottlemeyer reacts by immediately turning. Here he steps forward first. Also, Monk waves his arms more here than he does in the titles.
Glenne Headly and Kurt Fuller appear together here, and also in Psych (2006), "Autopsy Turvy (2012)" (S6:E14).