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The Best Episodes of Monk

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The Best Episodes of Monk

Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases....

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  1. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Kid
    8.9/10(2.2k votes)

    #1 - Mr. Monk and the Kid

    S3:E16

    Monk unravels a baffling mystery after a toddler finds a severed finger in a park.

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  2. Background image for Mr. Monk and the End (2)
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Mr. Monk and the End (2)

    S8:E16

    Monk pursues the killer of his wife.

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  3. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
    8.5/10(1.7k votes)

    #3 - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike

    S5:E2

    When a union boss' death threatens to prolong a city wide garbage strike in San Francisco, it's up to Monk to help end the strike by determining whether the boss' death was suicide or murder.

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  4. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Game Show
    8.4/10(1.7k votes)

    #4 - Mr. Monk and the Game Show

    S3:E8

    Monk heads to Los Angeles to help the father of his late wife solve a very puzzling mystery on a game show.

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  5. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Red Herring
    8.3/10(1.7k votes)

    #5 - Mr. Monk and the Red Herring

    S3:E10

    Why would a thief want to steal an ordinary pet fish? Monk finds out, and meets a new assistant in the process.

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  6. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Actor
    8.3/10(1.7k votes)

    #6 - Mr. Monk and the Actor

    S5:E1

    A famous actor preparing to play Monk gets a little too close to one of Monk's real-life murder investigations.

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  8. Background image for Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink
    8.3/10(1.5k votes)

    #7 - Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink

    S5:E7

    When Dr. Kroger retires after his cleaning lady is killed, it's up to Monk to solve the case and get Dr. Kroger back to work.

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    Writer:Hy Conrad
  9. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month
    8.2/10(1.6k votes)

    #8 - Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month

    S3:E7

    Monk takes a job at a department store to solve the murder of one of the store's employees.

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    Director:Scott Foley
  10. Background image for Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas
    8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #9 - Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas

    S3:E14

    Monk travels to Las Vegas when Captain Stottlemeyer suspects foul play in the death of a millionaire casino owner's wife.

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  11. Background image for Mr. Monk Is at Your Service
    8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #10 - Mr. Monk Is at Your Service

    S5:E12

    When Natalie suspects foul play in the deaths of her parents' wealthy neighbors, Monk goes undercover as a butler to investigate.

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  12. Background image for Mr. Monk's 100th Case
    8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #11 - Mr. Monk's 100th Case

    S7:E7

    As Monk and his friends watch a TV news magazine piece on the solution of his hundredth case, he realizes that one of the victims was murdered by a different killer.

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  13. Background image for Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan
    8.1/10(1.7k votes)

    #12 - Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan

    S3:E1

    When Monk travels to New York City to investigate his wife's murder, he gets tangled up in a baffling case involving the shooting of a foreign ambassador.

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  14. Background image for Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever
    8.1/10(1.6k votes)

    #13 - Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever

    S3:E12

    When Monk is taken into protective custody after witnessing a Chinese mob killing, he's brought to a remote cabin in the woods where he uncovers another murder.

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  15. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Genius
    8.1/10(1.4k votes)

    #14 - Mr. Monk and the Genius

    S7:E2

    Monk goes up against a Bobby Fisher-type chess genius who always appears to be two steps ahead of Monk.

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  16. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Mr. Monk and the Three Pies

    S2:E11

    What could possibly make a cherry pie worth killing for? Monk finds out, with a little help from his long-lost brother Ambrose.

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  17. Background image for Mr. Monk Gets Fired
    8.0/10(1.5k votes)

    #16 - Mr. Monk Gets Fired

    S3:E4

    Monk must find the evidence to put away a grisly murderer and regain his detective's license from the grouchy new police commissioner.

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  18. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf
    8.0/10(1.6k votes)

    #17 - Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf

    S3:E6

    The shoe is on the other foot when inexplicable happenings put Sharona's own sanity to the test.

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    Director:Unknown
  19. Background image for Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine
    8.0/10(1.7k votes)

    #18 - Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine

    S3:E9

    Monk takes a new medication that alleviates the symptoms of his obsessive-compulsive disorder but impairs his ability to solve crime.

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  20. Background image for Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic
    8.0/10(1.6k votes)

    #19 - Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic

    S3:E13

    Monk gets stuck in a traffic jam and finds that the cause of the standstill is murder.

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  21. Background image for Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing
    8.0/10(1.5k votes)

    #20 - Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing

    S5:E4

    Monk is blinded after he witnesses a murder in a fire station but realizes that he can still solve cases.

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  22. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Magician
    8.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #21 - Mr. Monk and the Magician

    S7:E15

    Monk goes head-to-head with a magician he suspects of murder.

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  23. Background image for Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra
    7.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #22 - Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra

    S3:E11

    When all signs in a murder investigation point to deceased Kung Fu movie star Sonny Chow, Monk must find the real culprit.

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    Director:Tony Palmieri
    Writer:Joe Toplyn
  24. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Leper
    7.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #23 - Mr. Monk and the Leper

    S5:E10

    Monk finds himself in the middle of a shadowy murder plot worthy of a classic Hollywood film noir.

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  25. Background image for Mr. Monk Is on the Air
    7.9/10(1.4k votes)

    #24 - Mr. Monk Is on the Air

    S5:E13

    Monk goes toe-to-toe with a popular radio shock jock who is suspected of killing his wife.

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  26. Background image for Mr. Monk Fights City Hall
    7.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #25 - Mr. Monk Fights City Hall

    S7:E16

    Monk becomes involved in the disappearance of a city official that could have ramifications concerning Trudy's murder.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mr. Monk and the Kid" is the best rated episode of "Monk". It scored 8.9/10 based on 2223 votes. Directed by Eric Laneuville, Andre Belgrader and written by Tom Scharpling, Hy Conrad, it aired on 3/4/2005. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mr. Monk and the End (2)".