The Best Episodes Written By Tom Scharpling

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(13 votes)

   #1 - Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine

   S3:E98/20/2004

   Monk takes a new medication that alleviates the symptoms of his obsessive-compulsive disorder but impairs his ability to solve crime.

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   7.9/10(39 votes)

   #2 - Ancestry

   S1:E105/29/2019

   Nandor visits one of his living descendants, and a lover from Nadja's past re-emerges.

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   7.9/10(15 votes)

   #3 - Mr. Monk and the Three Pies

   S2:E111/23/2004

   What could possibly make a cherry pie worth killing for? Monk finds out, with a little help from his long-lost brother Ambrose.

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   7.9/10(14 votes)

   #4 - Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic

   S3:E132/11/2005

   Monk gets stuck in a traffic jam and finds that the cause of the standstill is murder.

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   7.9/10(14 votes)

   #5 - Mr. Monk and the Kid

   S3:E163/4/2005

   Monk unravels a baffling mystery after a toddler finds a severed finger in a park.

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   7.8/10(15 votes)

   #6 - Mr. Monk and the TV Star

   S2:E121/30/2004

   Monk suspects the star of a hit TV crime show of killing his ex-wife. His only problem: the actor's rock solid alibi.

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   7.6/10(9 votes)

   #7 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist

   S4:E153/10/2006

   Lieutenant Disher quits the force when no one believes that he witnessed a murder while under anesthesia at the dentist.

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   7.5/10(4 votes)

   #8 - New Patty

   S1:E57/11/2021

   Allison pushes the limits to see what she is capable of. Kevin, Neil and Pete attempt to replace Patty after kicking her out of the group. An ominous Nick shows up at Patty's salon, and a new job opportunity opens up for Allison at Bev's Diner.

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   7.4/10(16 votes)

   #9 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater

   S2:E68/1/2003

   Monk reluctantly takes the stage to investigate an actor's murder.

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    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Mr. Monk and the Big Reward

    S4:E132/3/2006

    Monk and Natalie try to solve a diamond heist that promises a big reward. But in their race for the money, they face three unscrupulous competitors.

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    7.4/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum

    S1:E58/9/2002

    After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him?

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12. 

    7.3/10(43 votes)

    #12 - Manhattan Night Club

    S1:E44/17/2019

    The vampires venture into Manhattan, to make an alliance with an old friend who is now the king of the Manhattan vampires.

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13. 

    7.3/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Mr. Monk, Private Eye

    S5:E58/4/2006

    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.

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14. 

    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger

    S1:E1110/11/2002

    A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?

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15. 

    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1)

    S6:E152/15/2008

    When Monk is arrested for murder, he escapes the custody of a small-town sheriff and becomes a fugitive on the run.

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    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Christmas

    S1:E611/13/2016

    Frances and Robert try to set aside their differences and make their annual Christmas trip to her parents' house with the children.

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17. 

    6.9/10(21 votes)

    #17 - Mr. Monk and the Earthquake

    S1:E1010/4/2002

    Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake.

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    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #18 - Mr. Monk Goes Home Again

    S4:E27/15/2005

    Monk solves a Halloween murder mystery while he and his brother Ambrose wait for their long-lost father to return home.

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    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Mr. Monk's 100th Case

    S7:E79/5/2008

    As Monk and his friends watch a TV news magazine piece on the solution of his hundredth case, he realizes that one of the victims was murdered by a different killer.

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    6.6/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Prometheus

    S1:E410/8/2023

    Tyrannis and Hippocampus release the only god they like, Prometheus, from his eternity on the rock, only to find he's friends with Deliria. Shlub takes Stupendous to the cyclopes island to find her dad.

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    6.5/10(2 votes)

    #21 - Detente

    S1:E1012/11/2016

    Tensions between Frances and Robert ease after Lila has an emergency, but a cutthroat move by Frances' new lawyer sends Robert on a vengeful path. An encounter at the grocery store crystallizes Diane's feelings about motherhood. Frances makes a confession to her father at her gallery opening and is surprised by an unexpected visitor.

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    6.5/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Buy Low, Sell Ty

    S1:E121/7/2024

    With Tyrannis' support, Hippocampus overcomes his imposter syndrome and wins first prize for his invention at Hephaestus-Con, only to learn that Hephaestus selected him for his looks, not his intellect. Rebranding her image into the 'goddess of no hangovers', Deliria unintentionally starts a city-wide drunken riot while Shlub watches, afraid to confront her.

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    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Mr. Monk Meets His Dad

    S5:E911/17/2006

    Monk's estranged father, Jack, returns at Christmas time, but all is not merry with the Monks.

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    5.9/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Mr. Monk Fights City Hall

    S7:E162/20/2009

    Monk becomes involved in the disappearance of a city official that could have ramifications concerning Trudy's murder.

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