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The Best Episodes of Monk Season 5

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Every episode of Monk Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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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  • Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
    8.5/10(1,682)
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    #1 - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 7/14/2006

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

    Director: Jerry Levine

    Writer: Andy Breckman, Daniel Gaeta

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  • Mr. Monk and the Actor
    8.3/10(1,693)
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    #2 - Mr. Monk and the Actor

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 7/7/2006

    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.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Hy Conrad, Joe Toplyn

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  • Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink
    8.3/10(1,455)
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    #3 - Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 8/18/2006

    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.

    Director: Andre Belgrader

    Writer: Hy Conrad

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  • Mr. Monk is At Your Service
    8.2/10(1,456)
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    #4 - Mr. Monk is At Your Service

    Season 5 Episode 12

    Aired 1/26/2007

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

    Director: Anton Cropper

    Writer: Rob LaZebnik

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  • Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing
    8.0/10(1,443)
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    #5 - Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 7/28/2006

    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.

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg

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  • Mr. Monk and the Leper
    7.9/10(1,487)
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    #6 - Mr. Monk and the Leper

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 12/22/2006

    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.

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Charles Evered

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  • Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion
    7.8/10(1,424)
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    #7 - Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion

    Season 5 Episode 6

    Aired 8/11/2006

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

    Director: David Grossman

    Writer: Daniel Dratch, Dan Dratch

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  • Mr. Monk Makes a Friend
    7.8/10(1,377)
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    #8 - Mr. Monk Makes a Friend

    Season 5 Episode 11

    Aired 1/19/2007

    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?

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Andy Breckman, Daniel Gaeta

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  • Mr. Monk is On the Air
    7.8/10(1,390)
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    #9 - Mr. Monk is On the Air

    Season 5 Episode 13

    Aired 2/2/2007

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

    Director: Mike Listo

    Writer: Josh Siegal, Dylan Morgan

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  • Mr. Monk, Private Eye
    7.7/10(1,405)
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    #10 - Mr. Monk, Private Eye

    Season 5 Episode 5

    Aired 8/4/2006

    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.

    Director: Peter Weller

    Writer: Tom Scharpling

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  • Mr. Monk Meets His Dad
    7.7/10(1,469)
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    #11 - Mr. Monk Meets His Dad

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 11/17/2006

    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.

    Director: Jerry Levine

    Writer: Tom Scharpling, Dan Dratch

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  • Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital
    7.7/10(1,329)
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    #12 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital

    Season 5 Episode 16

    Aired 3/2/2007

    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.

    Director: Wendey Stanzler

    Writer: Jonathan Collier, Josh Siegal, Dylan Morgan

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  • Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy
    7.6/10(1,370)
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    #13 - Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy

    Season 5 Episode 15

    Aired 2/23/2007

    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.

    Director: Anthony R. Palmieri, Tony Palmieri

    Writer: Joe Toplyn

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  • Mr. Monk and the Big Game
    7.5/10(1,491)
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    #14 - Mr. Monk and the Big Game

    Season 5 Episode 3

    Aired 7/21/2006

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

    Director: Chris Long

    Writer: Jack Bernstein, Andy Breckman

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  • Mr. Monk Visits a Farm
    7.5/10(1,366)
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    #15 - Mr. Monk Visits a Farm

    Season 5 Episode 14

    Aired 2/9/2007

    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.

    Director: Andre Belgrader

    Writer: David Breckman

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  • Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert
    7.3/10(1,424)
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    #16 - Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert

    Season 5 Episode 8

    Aired 8/25/2006

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

    Director: Randall Zisk

    Writer: Blair Singer, Andy Breckman

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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 1682 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".