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Monk

2002 · TV Series · TV-14 · 43 min

★ 8.0(1,300)unSUB Rating

DramaComedyCrimeMystery

Adrian Monk, a former police standout turned private consultant, investigates baffling cases in the most unconventional ways. Haunted by the still-unsolved murder of his wife, he struggles with extreme obsessive-compulsive disorder, turning his fears and quirks into an unexpected driving force for solving mysteries.

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95 hours to watch · 154 episodes.

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Details
Years
2002–2009
Release date
2002-07-12
Network
USA Network
Language
English
Rated
TV-14
Runtime
43 min
TMDB rating (input)
7.9/10 (1,300 votes)
About

You’ll like Monk if you enjoy detective mysteries with frequent humor and a warm, human core—Not for you if you want darker, more serious crime without comedic quirks, or if you prefer something like Elementary or Rizzoli & Isles.

Pros: mystery and humor balance; quirk-driven cases; heartfelt tone | Cons: later-season decline; OCD quirks exaggerated; some plots feel illogical

Themes

  • california
  • san francisco, california
  • obsessive compulsive disorder (ocd)
  • private investigator
  • private detective
  • mental disorders
  • criminal consultant
  • police procedural
  • understated
  • sympathetic
  • cosy crime

Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics · 2010
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 2007
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2006
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2005
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2005
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  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 2004
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music · 2004
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2004
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2003
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music · 2003
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics · 2010 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2010 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2010 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2009 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 2009 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2009 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 2008 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2008 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2008 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2007 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 2007 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2007 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2006 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series · 2006 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series · 2005 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2005 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 2005 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2005 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music · 2004 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 2004 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series · 2004 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2004 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy · 2004 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2004 · nominated
  • Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy · 2003 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music · 2003 · nominated
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series · 2003 · nominated
  • Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series · 2003 · nominated
  • TCA Award — Individual Achievement in Comedy · 2003 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Adam Arkin, Peter Weller

Episodes8 seasons · 154 episodes

Specials30 episodes
  • S0E1Webisode 1 - Mr Monk and Dr Kroger2m
  • S0E2Webisode 2 - Mr Monk and the Computer2m
  • S0E3Webisode 3 - Mr Monk and the Blood Test2m
  • S0E4Webisode 4 - Mr Monk Goes to the Gym1m
  • S0E5Mr. Monk and the Leper (B&W)43m
  • S0E6Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs - Anatomy of an Episode9m
  • S0E7Mr Monk and his Origins4m
  • S0E8Mr Monk and his OCD2m
  • S0E9Mr Monk and his Fellow Sufferers4m
  • S0E10Favorite Scenes - Season 35m
  • S0E11Monk Character Profile5m
  • S0E12Life Before Monk3m
  • S0E13Natalie Teeger Profile5m
  • S0E14Quirks3m
  • S0E15Set Tours42m
  • S0E16Mr Monk and the End with Video Commentary86m
  • S0E17Andy Breckman Interview10m
  • S0E18Cast Interview - Tony Shalhoub4m
  • S0E19Cast Interview - Traylor Howard4m
  • S0E20Cast Interview - Jason Gray-Stanford3m
  • S0E21Mr Monk Says Goodbye10m
  • S0E22Mr Monk and his Emmy-Award Winning Performance3m
  • S0E23Mr Monk and his Partners in Crime4m
  • S0E24The Minds Behind Monk4m
  • S0E25Disher Character Profile3m
  • S0E26Stottlemeyer Character Profile4m
  • S0E27Precinct Tour with Jason Gray-Stanford2m
  • S0E28Jon Perkins - Behind the Scenes3m
  • S0E29The Monk Writing Process14m
  • S0E30Monk Set Tour18m
Season 112 episodes
  • S1E1Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate79m
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  • S1E2Mr. Monk and the Psychic44m
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  • S1E3Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale45m
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  • S1E4Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival44m
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  • S1E5Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum44m
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  • S1E6Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger43m
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  • S1E7Mr. Monk and the Other Woman45m
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  • S1E8Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man44m
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  • S1E9Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation45m
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  • S1E10Mr. Monk and the Earthquake45m
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  • S1E11Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger45m
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  • S1E12Mr. Monk and the Airplane45m
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Season 216 episodes
  • S2E1Mr. Monk Goes Back to School45m
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  • S2E2Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico43m
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  • S2E3Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame43m
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  • S2E4Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus45m
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  • S2E5Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man44m
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  • S2E6Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater45m
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  • S2E7Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect45m
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  • S2E8Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy45m
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  • S2E9Mr. Monk and the 12th Man44m
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  • S2E10Mr. Monk and the Paperboy44m
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  • S2E11Mr. Monk and the Three Pies44m
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  • S2E12Mr. Monk and the TV Star44m
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  • S2E13Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny44m
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  • S2E14Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife45m
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  • S2E15Mr. Monk Gets Married44m
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  • S2E16Mr. Monk Goes to Jail44m
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Season 316 episodes
  • S3E1Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan44m
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  • S3E2Mr. Monk and the Panic Room43m
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  • S3E3Mr. Monk and the Blackout44m
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  • S3E4Mr. Monk Gets Fired43m
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  • S3E5Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather43m
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  • S3E6Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf43m
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  • S3E7Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month42m
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  • S3E8Mr. Monk and the Game Show43m
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  • S3E9Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine42m
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  • S3E10Mr. Monk and the Red Herring44m
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  • S3E11Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra43m
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  • S3E12Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever42m
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  • S3E13Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic42m
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  • S3E14Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas43m
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  • S3E15Mr. Monk and the Election44m
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  • S3E16Mr. Monk and the Kid44m
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Season 416 episodes
  • S4E1Mr. Monk and the Other Detective43m
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  • S4E2Mr. Monk Goes Home Again44m
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  • S4E3Mr. Monk Stays in Bed43m
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  • S4E4Mr. Monk Goes to the Office44m
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  • S4E5Mr. Monk Gets Drunk43m
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  • S4E6Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk43m
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  • S4E7Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding43m
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  • S4E8Mr. Monk and Little Monk43m
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  • S4E9Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa43m
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  • S4E10Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show43m
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  • S4E11Mr. Monk Bumps His Head43m
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  • S4E12Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage42m
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  • S4E13Mr. Monk and the Big Reward43m
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  • S4E14Mr. Monk and the Astronaut43m
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  • S4E15Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist42m
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  • S4E16Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty43m
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Season 516 episodes
  • S5E1Mr. Monk and the Actor44m
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  • S5E2Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike44m
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  • S5E3Mr. Monk and the Big Game44m
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  • S5E4Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing44m
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  • S5E5Mr. Monk, Private Eye43m
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  • S5E6Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion44m
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  • S5E7Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink43m
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  • S5E8Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert42m
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  • S5E9Mr. Monk Meets His Dad43m
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  • S5E10Mr. Monk and the Leper44m
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  • S5E11Mr. Monk Makes a Friend44m
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  • S5E12Mr. Monk Is at Your Service44m
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  • S5E13Mr. Monk Is on the Air44m
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  • S5E14Mr. Monk Visits a Farm44m
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  • S5E15Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy42m
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  • S5E16Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital43m
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Season 616 episodes
  • S6E1Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan43m
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  • S6E2Mr. Monk and the Rapper42m
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  • S6E3Mr. Monk and the Naked Man42m
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  • S6E4Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend44m
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  • S6E5Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees43m
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  • S6E6Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure44m
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  • S6E7Mr. Monk and the Daredevil43m
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  • S6E8Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man42m
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  • S6E9Mr. Monk Is Up All Night43m
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  • S6E10Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus44m
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  • S6E11Mr. Monk Joins a Cult44m
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  • S6E12Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank43m
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  • S6E13Mr. Monk and the Three Julies42m
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  • S6E14Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece44m
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  • S6E15Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1)46m
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  • S6E16Mr. Monk Is on the Run (2)43m
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Season 716 episodes
  • S7E1Mr. Monk Buys a House43m
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  • S7E2Mr. Monk and the Genius43m
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  • S7E3Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever43m
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  • S7E4Mr. Monk Takes a Punch43m
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  • S7E5Mr. Monk Is Underwater43m
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  • S7E6Mr. Monk Falls in Love43m
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  • S7E7Mr. Monk's 100th Case43m
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  • S7E8Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized43m
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  • S7E9Mr. Monk and the Miracle43m
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  • S7E10Mr. Monk's Other Brother43m
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  • S7E11Mr. Monk on Wheels42m
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  • S7E12Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door43m
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  • S7E13Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs42m
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  • S7E14Mr. Monk and the Bully43m
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  • S7E15Mr. Monk and the Magician43m
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  • S7E16Mr. Monk Fights City Hall43m
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Season 816 episodes
  • S8E1Mr. Monk's Favorite Show43m
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  • S8E2Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man43m
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  • S8E3Mr. Monk and the UFO42m
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  • S8E4Mr. Monk Is Someone Else43m
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  • S8E5Mr. Monk Takes the Stand43m
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  • S8E6Mr. Monk and the Critic43m
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  • S8E7Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse42m
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  • S8E8Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy42m
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  • S8E9Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk43m
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  • S8E10Mr. Monk and Sharona42m
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  • S8E11Mr. Monk and the Dog42m
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  • S8E12Mr. Monk Goes Camping42m
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  • S8E13Mr. Monk Is the Best Man43m
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  • S8E14Mr. Monk and the Badge43m
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  • S8E15Mr. Monk and the End (1)43m
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  • S8E16Mr. Monk and the End (2)43m
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