"Monk" (2002) TV series 2002-????

Creator:

Andy Breckman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

Tagline:

Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

Plot:

Adrian Monk is a brilliant San Francisco detective, whose obsessive compulsive disorder just happens to get in the way.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Murder | Widower | Multiple Actors For One Character

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 35 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 20	2:00 PM	NBC	Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa	#4.9
Mon. Dec. 21	12:45 AM	NBC	Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa	#4.9

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk / ... (125 episodes, 2002-2009)
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher / ... (125 episodes, 2002-2009)
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer (125 episodes, 2002-2009)
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger (87 episodes, 2005-2009)

Also Known As:

Monk (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Detective Monk (Greece) [el]
Detektiv Monk (Denmark) (original subtitled version) [da]
Monk (Germany) [de]
Monk (France) [fr]
Monk (Finland) [fi]
Monk - Flúgos nyomozó (Hungary) [hu]
Shentan A-Meng (China: Mandarin title) [zh]

Runtime:

47 min | USA:60 min (including commercials) | Argentina:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Germany:12 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 6) (season 7) | Brazil:Livre | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mandeville Films

Trivia:

The show's writers occasionally satirize Monk's near-perfect memory. For example, in "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School" he can't remember if a crime scene on a roof is his 4th or 5th worst nightmare, since he "didn't bring the list".

Goofs:

Continuity: In Mr. Monk and the Red Herring (21 January 2005) Natalie Teeger says that Julie is 11 year old. In Mr. Monk and the Critic (18 September 2009) Julie Teeger is accepted to college, so she aged 7 years in only 4 years.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Natalie: I'm calling the Captain.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Shaggy Dog (2006)

Law and Order Witha Comedic Twist

Meet Adrian Monk. He's a detective solving crimes in San Francisco. He is also obsessive compulsive. Being obsessive compulsive, Monk pays attention to small details, which helps him solve the crimes.

Monk is hilariously played by Tony Shaloub. I don't think they could've gotten anyone better to play Monk.

Traylor Howard plays Monk's assistant, Natalie. I really do miss Bitty Schram as Sharona, but she moved on, and Monk needed another assistant. Overall, this show deserves a 9/10. It's basically Law and Order with only one detective, a group of cops, and his assistant. (And sometimes his brother, Ambrose.)

I would recommend this show to anyone who likes Law and Order. You'll get a kick out of watching Monk solve all these cases.