"Monk" (2002)TV series 2002-????

Creator:

Andy Breckman

Seasons:

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

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:

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

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 29 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 27	9:00 AM	USA	Mr. Monk and the Genius	#7.5
Mon. July 28	9:00 AM	USA	Mr. Monk and the Other Detective	#4.1

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk (96 episodes, 2002-2008)
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer / ... (95 episodes, 2002-2008)
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher (95 episodes, 2002-2008)
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger (58 episodes, 2005-2008)
Stanley Kamel	...	Dr. Charles Kroger / ... (43 episodes, 2002-2008)

Runtime:

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

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mandeville Films

Trivia:

The sponsoring network used the term "Monkish" to publicize the series. The word describes Adrian's odd behavior but also is a play-on-words that relates to his monk-like isolation.

Quotes:

Capt. Stottlemeyer: Do you um, know what Ebay is?
Adrian Monk: Ebay, no.
Capt. Stottlemeyer: Good.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV)

Mystery/Comedy...who knew?

I used to watch Murder She Wrote with my parents, but I never really got into the stories. Mysteries just weren't my thing back then. Then, a few weeks ago, my parents introduced me to this show on USA network about a neurotic detective. So I watched it and after one episode I had a new favorite show.

Adrian Monk is a detective with an obsessive compulsive disorder that apparently enhances his perception skills. Most of his friends at the station think he's just weird.

Tony Shalhoub portrays the nutty sleuth. Before this, I did not know that Tony could act...well. I had only ever seen him in Men in Black as Jeeves. But a role like Monk proves to me that Tony can carry a story.

But it's the humor in the show that keeps makes the show entertaining. If the jokes and zingers weren't there, Monk would probably be just another boring mystery where I'm trying, futilely, to solve the case before the hero. So, thank you Tony Shalhoub for making mysteries fun.

If you're a mystery fan, a comedy fan, or a combination of the two, you will love Adrian Monk.