"Monk" Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion (2006)

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator)
Daniel Dratch (written by)

TV Series:

"Monk" (2002)

Original Air Date:

11 August 2006 (Season 5, Episode 6)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

Plot:

Monk goes back to college for his reunion where he investigates the potential murder of a classmate. Flashbacks to the way he fell in love with Trudy are shown. |

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Murder | Widower | Multiple Actors For One Character

Cast

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 Chun	...	Simon
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)

Runtime:

Germany:42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Kaledo Dritte Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion", we learn that Monk met and fell in love with Trudy while in College. However, in "Mr. Monk goes to a Baseball Game" Monk explains that he was working as a detective when Trudy fell in love with him.

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.