Monk: Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man (2002)
Season 1, Episode 8
8/10
One hilariously funny moment, another awkward one on race relations
22 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Monk embarrasses himself big time, a huge racial faux pas when he insists on wiping his hands after shaking hands with an African-American employee of the marathon company. Of course Monk wasn't being racist I think, especially as Monk is Arab-American I guess. Another moment in this marathon episode is where Sharona asks the African marathon runner if he's renting the luxurious apartment - whoops! The marathon runner implies that if he was white, Sharona wouldn't have asked that question. Rather awkward I think, but maybe not.

It's hard to believe Monk debuted in 2002, two years before the invention of Facebook, and four years before the invention of Twitter. Great to see Monk living on as we start the third decade of the 21st century.
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