The best episode written by Daniel Gaeta is "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike", rated 6.4/10 from 7 user votes. It was "directed by Jerry Levine". "Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike" aired on 7/14/2006 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Mr. Monk Makes a Friend".
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: Daniel Gaeta
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: Daniel Gaeta