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The Worst Episodes of Monk

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The Worst 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. 4.3/10(7 votes)

    #1 - Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus

    S6:E10

    Monk becomes a social pariah when he shoots a man dressed as Santa Claus. Then he must clear his name and foil a larger criminal plot, all in time for Christmas.

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    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:N/A
  2. 4.8/10(6 votes)

    #2 - Mr. Monk and the Three Julies

    S6:E13

    Monk searches for a killer who is apparently targeting women with the name Julie, a name which Natalie's daughter shares.

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    Writer:N/A
  3. 5.4/10(7 votes)

    #3 - Mr. Monk and the Naked Man

    S6:E3

    Monk must confront his prejudice against nudists when he's called to investigate a murder on a nude beach.

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  4. 5.5/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees

    S6:E5

    Monk tries to prove a sports agent is guilty of murder while helping Natalie’s teenage daughter with her love life.

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  5. 5.6/10(7 votes)

    #5 - Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse

    S8:E7

    Area residents receive unmarked dolls that seem to predict a series of strange deaths, leading many to suspect a voodoo curse is in play. The mystery hits close to home when Natalie becomes involved.

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  6. 5.7/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Mr. Monk Meets His Dad

    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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  8. 5.7/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Mr. Monk and the Leper

    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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  9. 5.7/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Mr. Monk Is On The Run (2)

    S6:E16

    Stottlemeyer must keep up the pretense that Monk is dead, while Adrian tries to determine who framed him for murder.

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    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:N/A
  10. 5.8/10(5 votes)

    #9 - Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man

    S6:E8

    When a man he sent to prison years ago is cleared based on new evidence, a guilty Monk tries to help him adjust to life on the outside.

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    Director:Anton Cropper
    Writer:N/A
  11. 6.0/10(6 votes)

    #10 - 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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  12. 6.1/10(7 votes)

    #11 - Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece

    S6:E14

    Monk decides to take up painting as a hobby, and discovers an ardent admirer willing to buy anything he produces.

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    Writer:N/A
  13. 6.1/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy

    S8:E8

    After Monk's insurance company refuses to pay for more private therapy sessions, he joins Dr. Bell's therapy group, where it appears that someone is murdering fellow patients.

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    Director:Anton Cropper
    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Mr. Monk Makes a Friend

    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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  15. 6.2/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend

    S6:E4

    Monk's friendship with Captain Stottlemeyer is put to the test when Monk suspects the captain's girlfriend of murder.

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  16. 6.2/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure

    S6:E6

    Monk digs up trouble after following a treasure map brought to him by Dr. Kroger's son Troy.

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    Director:N/A
  17. 6.2/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Mr. Monk Is On The Run (1)

    S6:E15

    Monk is arrested for murder, and finds that he has to go on the lam to clear himself.

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  18. 6.3/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Mr. Monk and the Big Game

    S5:E3

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

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  19. 6.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert

    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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  20. 6.3/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Mr. Monk Visits a Farm

    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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  21. 6.3/10(6 votes)

    #20 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank

    S6:E12

    One of Monk's treasured possessions is stolen from a safety deposit box, and he'll go to any length to solve the case.

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  22. 6.4/10(7 votes)

    #21 - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike

    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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  23. 6.4/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion

    S5:E6

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

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  24. 6.4/10(7 votes)

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

    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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  25. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital

    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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  26. 6.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan

    S6:E1

    When Marci Maven is accused of a bizarre crime, she turns to the object of her obsession for help - Adrian Monk.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus" is the worst rated episode of "Monk". It scored 4.3/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Randall Zisk and written by N/A, it aired on 12/7/2007. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mr. Monk and the Three Julies".