Mr. Monk Is at Your Service (26 Jan. 2007)

Upset when a hiring freeze at the police department is announced, Monk is pressured by Natalie to investigate the deaths of her parents' neighbors, but when Monk starts considering his ... See full summary »

Director:

Anton Cropper

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Rob LaZebnik

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
Sean Astin	...	Paul Buchanan
Holland Taylor	...	Peggy Davenport
Ashley Johnson	...	Susie the Maid
Vanessa Branch	...	Mrs. Murphy
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Bobby Davenport
David St. James	...	Edward Stilson
Karron Graves	...	Monica Buchanan
Stanley Kamel	...	Dr. Charles Kroger
John Berg	...	Guest Alfred
Judi Barton	...	Guest Sylvia
Kiyoko Yamaguchi	...	Merva the Maid

Storyline

Upset when a hiring freeze at the police department is announced, Monk is pressured by Natalie to investigate the deaths of her parents' neighbors, but when Monk starts considering his undercover role as a viable alternate career something has to be done.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20181 Northridge Rd, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kaledo Dritte Productions, Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Monk is in his interview with Paul Buchanan, he chooses his fake last name, "Melville," from the spine of a copy of the book 'Moby Dick'' by Herman Melville.

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Goofs

At the end of the scene where Monk is speaking with the maid in his bedroom, she is standing in the doorway and you can see her reflection in the mirror to her right. As Monk moves to his right and so he isn't blocking the mirror, you can clearly see in the mirror on the floor a taped "X" spike indicating where the maid should stand for the scene.

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Quotes

911 Dispatcher: [on the 9-1-1 call] 9-1-1. What is your emergency?
Paul Buchanan: [impersonating his father] My wife! She's dead!
911 Dispatcher: Where are you?
Paul Buchanan: On Sweeney Road. Right near Spider Lake. I'm feeling her pulse! She's definitely dead! She's not breathing, her neck is broken. I don't think I can
[fakes coughing, simulating a heart attack]
Paul Buchanan: Oh god! I can't breath!
911 Dispatcher: Are you all right?
Paul Buchanan: My heart!
[the line goes dead]

User Reviews

The only way one can view this episode is to view it "the Monk way"

Considering that many people have had to say negative things about season 5, I find this to be a great trip off the normal track.

It seems the SFPD has issued another hiring freeze, and Monk has been deeply hurt by this, until Dr. Kroger suggests that he go into another career. Monk accompanies Natalie on a trip out to her parents, and learns about the apparent accident that took the lives of Ralph and Camilla Buchanan, who lived just up the road. While the police say Camilla hit her head on the big rock and that Ralph died of a heart attack, Natalie thinks that Ralph's son, Paul, who stalked her all through high school, killed them, and so she sends Monk to look around the Buchanan estate. Monk is taken up by Buchanan, and he goes undercover as "Adrian Melville," a brilliant butler with a close eye for detail, and Monk realizes that he has found his dream job.

All in all, one of the greatest episodes of the season.