Mr. Monk and the Badge (20 Nov. 2009)

At long last Monk finally receives his badge - but his first case back on the force proves to be a difficult one as he attempts to tie a serial killer with police corruption.

Director:

Dean Parisot

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Tom Scharpling,

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
Brooke Adams	...	Edith Capriani
Mark Harelik	...	Mikel Alvanov
Chris McGarry	...	Det. Sgt. Louis Doyle
Jack McGee	...	Sgt. Danny Weaver
Jay Malone	...	Officer Russell DiMarco
Adria Tennor	...	Donna DiMarco
Ian Paul Cassidy	...	Jim Paxton
Hector Elizondo	...	Dr. Neven Bell
Brandon Ford Green	...	Detective Jones
Chris Hartl	...	Passing Cop
Jane Noseworthy	...	Waitress

Storyline

At long last Monk finally receives his badge - but his first case back on the force proves to be a difficult one as he attempts to tie a serial killer with police corruption.

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Plot Keywords:

betrayal | acrophobia | resignation | license plate number | stabbed in the leg | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 November 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

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tony Shalhoub's wife Brooke Adams makes her 5th and last appearance in the series after appearing as Leigh the stewardess in 'Mr. Monk and the Airplane' season 1, Mrs. Abagail Carlyle in 'Mr. Monk and the Kid' season 3, Sheriff Margie Butterfield in 'Mr. Monk visits a Farm' season 5, she reprises her role as Leigh the stewardess in 'Mr. Monk's 100th Case' season 7, and finally in 'Mr. Monk and the Badge' she plays the crazy cat lady Edith Capriani

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Goofs

In the window washer scene, when Monk falls off the scaffold barely hanging on, his shirt is disheveled and untucked and you can see his back. Seconds later, when he is back in the scaffold, his shirt is 'miraculously' tucked in and remains tucked in for the rest of the scene.

User Reviews

All that glitters...

As the title suggests, Monk has his gold shield back and is hot on the trail of a cop killer. The episode starts off with the capture of a serial killer, but unfortunately Monk is on desk duty at the time, answering the tip line. It is only after a young cop is shot to death that Monk finds himself back in the saddle, as it were. Meanwhile, Natalie takes a job with a concert promoter, and is desperately unhappy to be separated from her old boss. Interestingly enough, we do not hear a word about the captain's new wife, whom he married at the conclusion of last week's episode. On the other hand, we get to see plenty of the captain and Lieut. "Dizzy" Disher in action. That's good enough for me. The final two episodes will be taken up with Trudy's killer.