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The Best Episodes of Monk Season 5

Every episode of Monk Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Monk Season 5!

The Best Episodes of Monk Season 5

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. 8.5/10(1.7k votes)

    #1 - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike

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    S5:E2

    Monk finds himself adrift in an ocean of filth when a garbage strike brings San Francisco to a halt...and Adrian to near-paralysis.

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  2. 8.3/10(1.7k votes)

    #2 - Mr. Monk and the Actor

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    S5:E1

    While working on a double murder, Monk finds that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery when he finds that an obsessive method actor has been cast to play...Adrian Monk in a new movie.

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  3. 8.3/10(1.5k votes)

    #3 - Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink

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    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
  4. 8.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #4 - Mr. Monk is At Your Service

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    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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  5. 8.0/10(1.5k votes)

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

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    S5:E4

    When Monk goes to his firehouse to get his smoke detectors inspected, the crew is quickly called away to a fatal house fire in which a young woman is killed. Minutes later, a mysterious intruder walks into the firehouse, lethally bludgeons a veteran fireman, blinds Monk with cleaning acid, then escapes. Despite Monk losing his eyesight, Stottlemeyer coaxes him to continue investigating, and Monk soon finds that the fire and his attack are connected.

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  6. 7.9/10(1.5k votes)

    #6 - Mr. Monk and the Leper

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    S5:E10

    A missing millionaire suffering from leprosy comes out of hiding to hire Monk, who soon finds himself in the midst of a shadowy murder plot worthy of a classic Hollywood film noir. Episode originally aired in black and white.

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  8. 7.8/10(1.4k votes)

    #7 - Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion

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    S5:E6

    Monk attends his college reunion and uncovers a complex murder plot against one of his former classmates.

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  9. 7.8/10(1.4k votes)

    #8 - Mr. Monk Makes a Friend

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    S5:E11

    A fun-loving everyman named Hal bumps into Monk, and the two become fast friends. For the first time in his life, Monk appears to have a buddy. But is Hal up to something?

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  10. 7.8/10(1.4k votes)

    #9 - Mr. Monk is On the Air

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    S5:E13

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

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  11. 7.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #10 - Mr. Monk, Private Eye

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    S5:E5

    When Natalie convinces Monk to go into business as a private eye, his first case is a seemingly innocuous fender bender that leads to a far more dangerous investigation.

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  12. 7.7/10(1.5k votes)

    #11 - Mr. Monk Meets His Dad

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    S5:E9

    When Monk's truck driving father rolls into town at Christmastime, Monk joins him on the road, where they stumble across a very peculiar mystery.

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  13. 7.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #12 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital

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    S5:E16

    Monk goes to the emergency room for a bloody nose, but when a doctor in the hospital turns up dead, Monk joins the murder investigation, and soon his own life is in grave danger.

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  14. 7.6/10(1.4k votes)

    #13 - Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy

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    S5:E15

    When the mysterious “Six Way Killer” strikes in San Francisco, Monk matches his detective skills against the flashy forensic technology of a federal agent as they both pursue the murderer.

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  15. 7.5/10(1.5k votes)

    #14 - Mr. Monk and the Big Game

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    S5:E3

    Julie and her friends hire Monk to look into the suspicious death of their basketball coach.

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  16. 7.5/10(1.4k votes)

    #15 - Mr. Monk Visits a Farm

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    S5:E14

    When Lt. Disher inherits a farm from an uncle who committed suicide, he decides to quit the police force and start a new life in the country. But Disher soon suspects that his uncle was murdered, so Monk joins him on the farm to investigate.

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  17. 7.3/10(1.5k votes)

    #16 - Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert

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    S5:E8

    Monk goes to a rock concert to look for Captain Stottlemeyer's son and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation.

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike" is the best rated episode of "Monk" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 1709 votes. Directed by Jerry Levine and written by Andy Breckman, Daniel Gaeta, it aired on 7/14/2006. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Mr. Monk and the Actor".