The Best Episodes Written By Tom Scharpling

Every TV Episode Written by Tom Scharpling Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

  1. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
    8.0/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Mr. Monk and the Three Pies

    Missing info
    S2:E11

    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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    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Christmas

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    S1:E6

    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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  3. Background image for Mr. Monk and the TV Star
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Mr. Monk and the TV Star

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    S2:E12

    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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    7.8/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Ancestry

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    S1:E10

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

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  5. Background image for Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #5 - Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine

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    S3:E9

    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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    7.5/10(4 votes)

    #6 - Prometheus

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    S1:E4

    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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  7. Background image for Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum

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    S1:E5

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

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    Director:Nick Marsh
  8. Background image for Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #8 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater

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    S2:E6

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

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  9. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Kid
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #9 - Mr. Monk and the Kid

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    S3:E16

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

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  10. Background image for Buy Low, Sell Ty
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Buy Low, Sell Ty

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    S1:E12

    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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  11. Background image for Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #11 - Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic

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    S3:E13

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

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  12. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger
    7.2/10(16 votes)

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

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    S1:E11

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

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  13. Background image for Manhattan Night Club
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    #13 - Manhattan Night Club

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    S1:E4

    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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  14. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Earthquake
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Mr. Monk and the Earthquake

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    S1:E10

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

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    Director:Kevin Inch
  15. Background image for Mr. Monk and the Big Reward
    7.1/10(7 votes)

    #15 - Mr. Monk and the Big Reward

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    S4:E13

    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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  16. Background image for Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist

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    S4:E15

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

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  17. Background image for Mr. Monk, Private Eye
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Mr. Monk, Private Eye

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    S5:E5

    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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  18. Background image for Detente
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Detente

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    S1:E10

    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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  19. Background image for Mr. Monk's 100th Case
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Mr. Monk's 100th Case

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    S7:E7

    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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  20. Background image for Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
    6.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Mr. Monk Goes Home Again

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    S4:E2

    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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  21. Background image for Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1)
    6.2/10(6 votes)

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

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    S6:E15

    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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  22. Background image for Mr. Monk Meets His Dad
    5.7/10(6 votes)

    #22 - Mr. Monk Meets His Dad

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    S5:E9

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

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  23. Background image for Mr. Monk Fights City Hall
    5.6/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Mr. Monk Fights City Hall

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    S7:E16

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

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    Director:N/A

Tom Scharpling Ratings Summary

"Mr. Monk and the Three Pies" is the best rated episode written by Tom Scharpling. It scored 8/10 based on 13 votes. It was directed by Randall Zisk. It aired on 1/23/2004 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Christmas".