Mr. Monk's Other Brother (9 Jan. 2009)

When Monk's half-brother Jack shows up at his door, he's less than thrilled, especially after learning that Jack has just escaped from prison and is accused of killing a very popular female employee while making his escape.

Director:

David Hoberman

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), David Breckman

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Steve Zahn	...	Jack Monk, Jr.
Titus Welliver	...	Daniel Reese
Jude Ciccolella	...	Warden Tom Bennet
Hector Elizondo	...	Dr. Neven Bell
Eileen Grubba	...	Jack Jr.'s Mother (voice)
Jimmy Palombi	...	Superintendent
Sandra Carolina	...	Waitress (as Sandra Luesse)
Sandra Mitchell	...	News Reporter

Storyline

Steve Zahn is Adrian's newly found half-brother who escaped prison and is accused of killing a woman while on the run. He turns up at Adrian's house seeking his aid. Zahn is very funny and the situations between him and Monk are wonderfully comic as Adrian tries to deal with Zahn and his outrageous shenanigans.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Guarani

Release Date:

9 January 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 5, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television, Universal Cable Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Color:

Color Black and White (flashback scenes)

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Stottlemeyer is knocking on Monk's front door, Monk and Jack Jr are farther up the hallway. You can see in the background that the chain lock on the door is not secured, but when Monk goes to open the door, it is.

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Quotes

[walking away after interviewing a suspect]
Adrian Monk: I'm eighty percent sure he's the guy.
[Reese opens fire on them from his roof. Adrian, Jack and Natalie duck for cover]
Adrian Monk: I'm ninety-five percent sure!

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Connections

Features The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)

User Reviews

Yet another Monk family member ...

A man escapes from prison and supposedly has killed a woman before he escaped the area. He then flees to Monk's apartment telling him he is his half-brother and needs Monk to clear his name. He even has a woman on speaker phone who claims to be his mother begging for Monk to save his brother. As Adrian puts up with his newly found half-brother's shenanigans (which include a lot of lying and even stealing) he gets deeper and deeper in a situation that threatens both his life and that of Natalie. Guest star Steve Zahn (Saving Silverman) makes this one a lot of fun and it has the bonus of a half decent storyline. Not a bad season opener at all.

But one thing I must say, this one could have been so much better for comic possibilities had it been done during the Sharona years. They really should bring her back.