Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion (11 Aug. 2006)

Monk and Natalie go to Berkeley for Monk's 25th college reunion, but are sidetracked when Stottlemeyer shows up asking for their help on the recent homicide of a retired clinic nurse.

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Daniel Dratch

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
Cynthia Stevenson	...	Dianne Brooks
Brian McNamara	...	Kyle Brooks (as Brian Mcnamara)
Franc Ross	...	Clinic Doctor
Reginald VelJohnson	...	Todd (as Reginald Veljohnson)
Charles Rahi Chun	...	Simon (as Charles Chun)
Lindy Newton	...	Younger Trudy
Luiggi Debiasse	...	Younger Monk
Oliver Macready	...	Drew Cooney
Alex Cohen	...	Delivery Man
Charles Laulette	...	Alumni Husband
Cutter Garcia	...	Uniform Cop (as Cutter Mitchell Garcia)

Storyline

Monk and Natalie go to Berkeley for Monk's 25th college reunion. While there, Monk runs into his college acquaintance Dianne Brooks. However, as the reunion unfolds, Monk becomes suspicious of Dianne's husband Kyle. After Captain Stottlemeyer shows up at the campus while checking out the murder of a beloved clinic nurse, Monk realizes that there is a murder plot involving Dianne.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Founders Park, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kaledo Dritte Productions, Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the dinner sequence when they are showing the pictures on the screen, a picture of Adrian and Trudy is shown. A woman identifies Trudy but can't remember Adrian's name. Natalie leans over and says, "It's Adrian." The woman says, "No, that's not it. It's Anthony, I think." This is an obvious reference to the actor playing Adrian Monk, Anthony (Tony) Shalhoub.

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Goofs

On the sign with the words "Class of '81", the 'apostrophe' is actually a single open-quotation mark (i.e., shaped like a 6 instead of a 9).

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Quotes

Natalie Teeger: Oh, look. There's a reception for all current and past senior chess club members. Weren't you in the chess club? That sounds like fun.
[Monk gives her an odd look]
Natalie Teeger: You never know. It might be fun.
Adrian Monk: Natalie, have you ever seen a chess club?
Natalie Teeger: What are you doing?
[Monk is picking at something underneath the bench]
Adrian Monk: Weeds.
Natalie Teeger: Mr. Monk, there are weeds everywhere! What are you gonna do? Clean up the whole campus?

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Connections

References The Iceman Cometh (1973)

User Reviews

Plot summary

Before Monk's college reunion, a beloved school nurse is murdered. Monk attends the reunion and, of course, solves the murder, and also saves the life of a classmate in danger. There are frequent flashbacks to Monk's college days.

This is a great episode, marred only by the plot device of an improbable talent Monk has of being able to tell what is written when someone uses his back as a table on which to write a note.

In this episode, we get to see Monk's first meeting with Trudy, and the blossoming of their relationship. In a sweet and poignant subplot, he triumphs over competition who is much smoother than he. We also get to see how the other college students viewed Monk, and how he got the nickname "Captain Cool." Sadly, but appropriately, it was not because they admired his hipness.

A hilarious moment occurs when Capt. Stottlemeyer is exposed for his role in an unpopular police action in his younger days. The episode is worth watching for that alone.