Monk 

Adrian Monk is a brilliant San Francisco detective, whose obsessive compulsive disorder just happens to get in the way.

Creator:

Andy Breckman

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 20 wins & 46 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk / ... 125 episodes, 2002-2009
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher 125 episodes, 2002-2009
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer / ... 125 episodes, 2002-2009
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger 87 episodes, 2005-2009

Storyline

After the unsolved murder of his wife, Adrian Monk develops obsessive-compulsive disorder, which includes his terror of germs and contamination. His condition costs him his job as a prominent homicide detective in the San Francisco Police Department, but he continues to solve crimes with the help of his assistant and his former boss.

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Plot Keywords:

obsessive compulsive disorder | 21th century | character name as series title | detective | murder | 

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Taglines:

Don't worry. It's safe to come out.

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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)

Also Known As:

Monk

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, ABC Studios, Moratim Produktions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

The characters of Captain Leland Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Randall Disher (named Randall Deacon in the pilot) serve much the same function in Monk as did Inspector Lestrade in the Sherlock Holmes stories. This relationship may have inspired these characters' names: taking the first two letters of each name in order - LE from "Leland", ST from "Stottlemeyer", RA from "Randall" and DE from "Deacon" - spells out "Lestrade". (However, after the show's pilot episode, Randy Deacon's last name was changed to Disher.)

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Goofs

We see Monk constantly ask the detectives working with him (or the detectives themselves) to put out APB's (All Points Bulletins) or BOLOs (Be On the Look Out) to bring suspects and witnesses in. When found SFPD just walk up to people and place them in the squad car, taking them to the station for Monk and the detectives to interview even though it's pretty clear they didn't want to come. If there is no probable cause for an arrest or an active arrest warrant, the police can't make you go anywhere against your will. Once in a while, a wealthy or educated person will assert this and ask a lawyer to be present but this is rare.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Adrian Monk: He's the guy.

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Connections

Referenced in Movie Nights: A Day in the Life of Tommy Wiseau (2010)

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Soundtracks

It's a Jungle Out There
Written and Performed by Randy Newman
(all season 2-? episodes)

User Reviews

One of the best shows around...

Monk is one of the best new shows around.

Tony Shalhoub plays Monk perfectly. Monk isn't your average detective. His wife was killed in a car explosion 3 year ago. He suffered a major breakdown and is now trying to get reinstated on the police force with the help of his private nurse. Monk's got lots of problems. He is Obsessive Compulsive, has fear of crowds, heights, the dark, and milk. Yes milk. Yet he is the greatest detective around. In one episode he even tried to straighten up the crime scene because the mess was driving him crazy.

Here is a sample story. The chief described Monk's first day on the job in one ep. It was as follows:

They were called to a run down hotel. A prostitute had ODed on some pills. Over a dozen cops said suicide. Monk said murder. They all thought he was crazy. The chief asked "why murder?". Monk points out that if she was commiting suicide where was the glass of water needed to get the pills down..

He notices little thing no one else would.

I give this show a 10/10.