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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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