My Top 25 Favorite Monk Episodes
by michmart | created - 03 May 2022 | updated - 8 months ago | PublicHonorable Mentions:
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- Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas
- Mr. Monk and the Game Show
- Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk
- Mr. Monk and the Astronaut
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1.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the End: Part 2
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A videotaped clue from Trudy provides Monk with the clues he needs to solve her murder - but he has very little time to catch her killer while finding out what poisoned him.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 2,065
& Part 1
2.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Airplane
(2002)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk's first flight proves to be harder than he anticipated when he begins to suspect that a fellow passenger murdered his wife.
Director: Rob Thompson | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,636
3.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
For the first time in years, Monk has made progress in therapy. But when Natalie discovers that Trudy may be alive, she risks unraveling her boss completely.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,339
4.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
(2006)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A city-wide garbage strike throws Monk completely off his game as he tries to solve the murder of a union boss.
Director: Jerry Levine | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,491
5.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty
(2006)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Lt. Disher and Captain Stottlemeyer capture a "Most Wanted", Colombian criminal, Miguel Escobar, who's wanted for drug trafficking crimes in multiple states, and arrest him for a local ... See full summary »
Director: Andre Belgrader | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,476
6.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Dog
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
While searching for what the department hopes is a missing woman, Monk takes in her dog.
Director: David Breckman | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,205
7.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend
(2007)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a realtor is shot and killed while showing a house to a couple, Monk and Natalie suspect the killer to be the victim's partner - who happens to be Stottlemeyer's girlfriend Linda Fusco.
Director: Wendey Stanzler | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,223
8.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Genius
(2008)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Brilliant chess grandmaster Patrick Kloster's wife Linda Kloster goes to Monk saying that her husband is planning to murder her, and she wants him caught posthumously.
Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,243
9.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
(2004)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk's agoraphobic brother Ambrose asks for his help, convinced his neighbor has been killed by her husband. But all the husband seems focused on is winning the pies at the local fair.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,557
10.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
(2005)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
On Halloween, Monk visits his brother Ambrose in his childhood home to await a visit from his long-absent father, but things take a strange turn when a masked trick-or-treater repeatedly tries to steal Halloween candy from Ambrose's house.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,391
11.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Goes Back to School
(2003)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When English teacher Beth Landow falls from the clock tower at Trudy's former high school, Monk is called in and quickly disproves the police theory of suicide. The trail of clues leads to ... See full summary »
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,486
12.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Actor
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A method actor gets in the way as Monk tries to solve a case.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,478
13.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink
(2006)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Dr. Kroger questions his abilities after a patient becomes the prime suspect in a murder. He decides to retire but a distressed Monk is convinced someone else is responsible.
Director: Andre Belgrader | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,273
14.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Joins a Cult
(2008)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A good Samaritan witnesses a cult style murder but the evidence doesn't add up. Mr. Monk goes undercover with the "Siblings of the Sun" to solve the crime.
Director: Anton Cropper | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,165
15.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A new HMO restriction on individual therapy forces Monk to join one of Dr. Bell's groups just as its members are being murdered.
Director: Anton Cropper | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,084
16.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Kid
(2005)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A severed finger turns up in the park, and Monk's only source of information is the two-year-old boy who found the finger.
Director: Andre Belgrader | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,896
17.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and Sharona
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sharona's big payday is in jeopardy when Monk believes her uncle was murdered, rather than killed by an accidental fall, and the investigation will test everyone's tempers as Natalie and Sharona mark their territories.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,183
18.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Red Herring
(2005)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk is having a hard time finding a new assistant, and Natalie might be just what he is looking for. But first he has to take her case and solve the mystery of the intruder who seems inordinately interested in her daughter's pet fish.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,418
19.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Is Up All Night
(2007)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk obsesses about a woman he bumped into on the street and the resulting insomnia causes him to witness a crime that apparently didn't occur.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,540
20.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Is on the Run: Part 2
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Stottlemeyer tries to find proof against the man who framed Monk, and Natalie may ruin everything when she learns the truth.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,278
& Part 1
21.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Is Someone Else
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk is asked to go undercover when his doppelgänger, a mob hit man, unexpectedly dies leaving federal agents with no leads as to his next victim.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,182
22.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan
(2007)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When a deceased dog is accused of murder, Monk finds himself in the employ of his biggest fan, Marci Maven. Obsessive-compulsive meets completely obsessed.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,347
23.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the UFO
(2009)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk finds himself defending his humanity while assisting the sheriff in a remote Nevada town with a murder investigation after he spots what could be a UFO.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,184
24.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk's 100th Case
(2008)
TV-PG | 42 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Monk's hundredth case, involving a serial killer, is covered by a TV news magazine, but while watching it he realizes that a second unknown killer was responsible for one of the murders.
Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,311
25.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk and the Candidate
(2002)
TV-PG | 78 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A former San Francisco police detective suffering from an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder is called in to investigate an apparent assassination attempt of a mayoral candidate in which one of his bodyguards is killed.
Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Ted Levine, Stanley Kamel
Votes: 3,569
& Part 1
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