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The Best Episodes of Monk

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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. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Monk Season 8 Episode 16 - Mr. Monk and the End (2)
    8.6/10(10 votes)

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

    S8:E16

    Monk pursues the killer of his wife.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  2. Monk Season 2 Episode 11 - Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writers:Tom Scharpling, Daniel Dratch

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  3. Monk Season 3 Episode 9 - Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #3 - 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.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Tom Scharpling

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  4. Monk Season 4 Episode 16 - Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty

    S4:E16

    While sequestered on jury duty, Monk juggles two cases: proving that the accused is not guilty and figuring out who was killed outside the courthouse.

    Director:Andre Belgrader
    Writer:Peter Wolk

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  5. Monk Season 8 Episode 11 - Mr. Monk and the Dog
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Mr. Monk and the Dog

    S8:E11

    Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner.

    Director:David Breckman
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Monk Season 1 Episode 1 - Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate
    7.9/10(24 votes)

    #6 - Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate

    S1:E1

    Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.

    Directors:Eric Laneuville, Dean Parisot
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  7. Monk Season 1 Episode 12 - Mr. Monk and the Airplane
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    #7 - Mr. Monk and the Airplane

    S1:E12

    Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.

    Director:Rob Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Monk Season 2 Episode 12 - Mr. Monk and the TV Star
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Mr. Monk and the TV Star

    S2:E12

    Monk suspects the star of a hit TV crime show of killing his ex-wife. His only problem: the actor's rock solid alibi.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Tom Scharpling

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  9. Monk Season 3 Episode 6 - Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf
    7.9/10(13 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  10. Monk Season 4 Episode 14 - Mr. Monk and the Astronaut
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Mr. Monk and the Astronaut

    S4:E14

    Monk tries to prove that an astronaut committed murder despite the suspect's seemingly airtight alibi: he was in space.

    Directors:Randall Zisk, Joe Toplyn, David Breckman
    Writers:David Breckman, Joe Toplyn, Randall Zisk

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  11. Monk Season 8 Episode 5 - Mr. Monk Takes the Stand
    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Mr. Monk Takes the Stand

    S8:E5

    Monk's phobias threaten to undermine a big murder case when an aggressive defense attorney targets the detective's unconventional methods in court.

    Director:Mary Lou Belli
    Writers:Dylan Morgan, Josh Siegal

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  12. Monk Season 8 Episode 10 - Mr. Monk and Sharona
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Mr. Monk and Sharona

    S8:E10

    When Sharona returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to an uncle's death, Monk suspects foul play and finds himself torn between the differing styles of Sharona and Natalie.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Monk Season 8 Episode 14 - Mr. Monk and the Badge
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Mr. Monk and the Badge

    S8:E14

    Monk finds his return to the police force to be more challenging than he expected when he becomes involved in the case of a serial killer.

    Director:Dean Parisot
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Monk Season 8 Episode 15 - Mr. Monk and the End (1)
    7.9/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Mr. Monk and the End (1)

    S8:E15

    Monk is called to a crime at the location where he first heard the news of his wife's murder and begins the most important investigation of his life.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  15. Monk Season 1 Episode 9 - Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #15 - Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation

    S1:E9

    During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them.

    Directors:Adam Davidson, Kevin Inch
    Writers:Mitch Markowitz, Hy Conrad

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  16. Monk Season 2 Episode 5 - Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #16 - Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man

    S2:E5

    Captain Stottlemeyer takes a page from the book of Monk in order to determine why anyone would want to murder the world's oldest man.

    Director:Lawrence Trilling
    Writer:Daniel Dratch

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  17. Monk Season 3 Episode 3 - Mr. Monk and the Blackout
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Mr. Monk and the Blackout

    S3:E3

    When the city is overrun by a string of unexplained blackouts, it's up to Monk to keep the "City by the Bay" out of the darkness.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writers:Hy Conrad, Daniel Dratch

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  18. Monk Season 3 Episode 16 - Mr. Monk and the Kid
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Mr. Monk and the Kid

    S3:E16

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

    Directors:Eric Laneuville, Andre Belgrader
    Writers:Tom Scharpling, Hy Conrad

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  19. Monk Season 4 Episode 11 - Mr. Monk Bumps His Head
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #19 - Mr. Monk Bumps His Head

    S4:E11

    When Monk wakes up in an unfamiliar town with amnesia, can he solve a local murder mystery and find his way home?

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writers:Andy Breckman, Jack Barnstein

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  20. Monk Season 1 Episode 2 - Mr. Monk and the Psychic
    7.7/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Mr. Monk and the Psychic

    S1:E2

    Everyone believes psychic Dolly Flint has accomplished the impossible when she discovers the body of the former Police Commissioner's missing wife. Everyone except Monk.

    Directors:Eric Laneuville, Dean Parisot, Kevin Inch
    Writers:Andy Breckman, John Romano

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  21. Monk Season 2 Episode 14 - Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #21 - Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife

    S2:E14

    When the Captain's wife falls victim to a union dispute gone awry, it's up to Monk to find out what really happened and bring Stottlemeyer back from the brink.

    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  22. Monk Season 2 Episode 15 - Mr. Monk Gets Married
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Mr. Monk Gets Married

    S2:E15

    It's unholy matrimony as Monk and Sharona pretend to be married to get the goods on a con man.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:David Breckman

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  23. Monk Season 3 Episode 1 - Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  24. Monk Season 3 Episode 13 - Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic
    7.7/10(13 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writers:Tom Scharpling, Andy Breckman, Joe Toplyn

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  25. Monk Season 1 Episode 4 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival

    S1:E4

    Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.

    Directors:Rob Thompson, Randall Zisk
    Writers:Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, Andy Breckman

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mr. Monk and the End (2)" is the best rated episode of "Monk". It scored 8.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Randall Zisk and written by Andy Breckman, it aired on 12/4/2009. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies".