Mr. Monk and the Candidate: Part 1 

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

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), Andy Breckman

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Jason Gray-Stanford

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Bitty Schram	...	Sharona Fleming
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Stottlemeyer
Kane Ritchotte	...	Benjy Fleming (as Kane Richotte)
Michael Hogan	...	Warren St. Claire
Ben Bass	...	Gavin Lloyd
Rob LaBelle	...	Sheldon Burger
Vincent Gale	...	Jesse Goodman
Gail O'Grady	...	Miranda St. Claire
Stanley Kamel	...	Dr. Kroger
Fred Ewanuick	...	Jake
Shawn Reis	...	Ian Sykes
Dion Johnstone	...	Lieutenant Gitomer
Christopher Shyer	...	Carl (as Chris Shyer)

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

phobia | politician | campaign | made for cable tv | tv series pilot | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

USA Network

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

North Beach, San Francisco, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television, USA Cable Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jason Gray-Stanford who plays Lt. Disher originally auditioned for the role of Deputy Mayor Shelden Burger.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the episode when Monk is cutting the lettuce, Sharona gets some coffee and is holding it up in her left hand. When the camera angle changes, her hands are down and she doesn't have the coffee. A moment later, she lifts up the coffee now in her left hand, and when the camera angle changes again, it's now in her right hand and she's holding a paper in her left.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Adrian Monk: [surveying a crime scene] The stove.
Lt. Gitomer: Over here. It's in the kitchen.
Adrian Monk: No... I mean *my* stove. I-I think I left it on.
Sharona Fleming: It's okay. I, uh, checked it as we were leaving.
Adrian Monk: Are you sure? Did you turn the knob?
Sharona Fleming: Yeah.
Adrian Monk: The little knob, though?
Sharona Fleming: I turned all the knobs. The stove is off, Adrian.
Lt. Gitomer: We believe it was a burglary gone sour. She walked in, she surprised him, he panicked, he left there from the kitchen.
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Connections

Referenced in Monk: Mr. Monk and the 12th Man (2003)

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Soundtracks

Monk Theme (Pilot Version)
Written by Jeff Beal
Performed by Jeff Beal

User Reviews

Smart, Funny, and Quirky comedy

I started watching this show only last weekeend on USA and I fell in love with it. In the tradition of the Peter Seller in the Pink Panther series, Adrian Monk is a brilliant detective who is also an obsessive compulsive. After the murder of his beloved wife, Trudy, Monk is motivated to fight crime with the aid of his nurse, Sharona (Bitty Schram, who you may remember from the classic "there's no crying in baseball" scene in "League of their Own"). Excellent writing and winning performances from Tony Shaloub as the quirky Adrian Monk and Bitty Schram as Sharona. Supporting cast includes "The Silence of the Lambs" Ted Levigne as Captain Stollemeyer who has winning moments with Shaloub. I give this show an A+