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The Best Episodes of Monk

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Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Monk Season 8 Episode 16 - Mr. Monk and the End (2)
    9.4/10(2495 votes)

    #1 - Mr. Monk and the End (2)

    S8:E16

    Monk pursues the killer of his wife.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  2. Monk Season 8 Episode 15 - Mr. Monk and the End (1)
    9.1/10(1901 votes)

    #2 - Mr. Monk and the End (1)

    S8:E15

    Monk is called to a crime at the location where he first heard the news of his wife's murder and begins the most important investigation of his life.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  3. Monk Season 3 Episode 16 - Mr. Monk and the Kid
    8.9/10(2296 votes)

    #3 - Mr. Monk and the Kid

    S3:E16

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

    Directors:Eric Laneuville, Andre Belgrader
    Writers:Tom Scharpling, Hy Conrad

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  4. Monk Season 6 Episode 9 - Mr. Monk Is Up All Night
    8.9/10(1889 votes)

    #4 - Mr. Monk Is Up All Night

    S6:E9

    When Monk suffers from insomnia, he ventures into the night and stumbles upon a murder.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:David Breckman

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  5. Monk Season 2 Episode 11 - Mr. Monk and the Three Pies
    8.7/10(1887 votes)

    #5 - Mr. Monk and the Three Pies

    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.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writers:Tom Scharpling, Daniel Dratch

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  6. Monk Season 4 Episode 16 - Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty
    8.7/10(1769 votes)

    #6 - Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty

    S4:E16

    While sequestered on jury duty, Monk juggles two cases: proving that the accused is not guilty and figuring out who was killed outside the courthouse.

    Director:Andre Belgrader
    Writer:Peter Wolk

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  7. Monk Season 6 Episode 15 - Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1)
    8.6/10(1488 votes)

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

    S6:E15

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

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Tom Scharpling

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  8. Monk Season 4 Episode 2 - Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
    8.5/10(1680 votes)

    #8 - Mr. Monk Goes Home Again

    S4:E2

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

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Tom Scharpling

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  9. Monk Season 5 Episode 2 - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
    8.5/10(1782 votes)

    #9 - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike

    S5:E2

    When a union boss' death threatens to prolong a city wide garbage strike in San Francisco, it's up to Monk to help end the strike by determining whether the boss' death was suicide or murder.

    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writers:Andy Breckman, Daniel Gaeta

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  10. Monk Season 6 Episode 16 - Mr. Monk Is on the Run (2)
    8.5/10(1521 votes)

    #10 - Mr. Monk Is on the Run (2)

    S6:E16

    While everyone mourns Monk's "death," Monk searches for the truth that will clear his name.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Monk Season 8 Episode 10 - Mr. Monk and Sharona
    8.5/10(1453 votes)

    #11 - Mr. Monk and Sharona

    S8:E10

    When Sharona returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to an uncle's death, Monk suspects foul play and finds himself torn between the differing styles of Sharona and Natalie.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Monk Season 8 Episode 11 - Mr. Monk and the Dog
    8.5/10(1458 votes)

    #12 - Mr. Monk and the Dog

    S8:E11

    Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner.

    Director:David Breckman
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Monk Season 3 Episode 8 - Mr. Monk and the Game Show
    8.4/10(1724 votes)

    #13 - Mr. Monk and the Game Show

    S3:E8

    Monk heads to Los Angeles to help the father of his late wife solve a very puzzling mystery on a game show.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Daniel Dratch

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  14. Monk Season 1 Episode 12 - Mr. Monk and the Airplane
    8.3/10(1974 votes)

    #14 - Mr. Monk and the Airplane

    S1:E12

    Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.

    Director:Rob Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Monk Season 3 Episode 7 - Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month
    8.3/10(1693 votes)

    #15 - Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month

    S3:E7

    Monk takes a job at a department store to solve the murder of one of the store's employees.

    Director:Scott Foley
    Writer:Ross Abrash

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  16. Monk Season 3 Episode 10 - Mr. Monk and the Red Herring
    8.3/10(1711 votes)

    #16 - Mr. Monk and the Red Herring

    S3:E10

    Why would a thief want to steal an ordinary pet fish? Monk finds out, and meets a new assistant in the process.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  17. Monk Season 5 Episode 1 - Mr. Monk and the Actor
    8.3/10(1795 votes)

    #17 - Mr. Monk and the Actor

    S5:E1

    A famous actor preparing to play Monk gets a little too close to one of Monk's real-life murder investigations.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writers:Hy Conrad, Joe Toplyn

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  18. Monk Season 5 Episode 7 - Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink
    8.3/10(1542 votes)

    #18 - Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink

    S5:E7

    When Dr. Kroger retires after his cleaning lady is killed, it's up to Monk to solve the case and get Dr. Kroger back to work.

    Director:Andre Belgrader
    Writer:Hy Conrad

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  19. Monk Season 7 Episode 7 - Mr. Monk's 100th Case
    8.3/10(1574 votes)

    #19 - Mr. Monk's 100th Case

    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.

    Director:Randall Zisk
    Writer:Tom Scharpling

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  20. Monk Season 8 Episode 2 - Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man
    8.3/10(1506 votes)

    #20 - Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man

    S8:E2

    While investigating the puzzling, high profile murder of a maid whose assailant apparently tried to treat her wounds, Monk finds himself increasingly drawn to another case involving a visiting African man investigating his beloved wife's hit-and-run death.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writer:David Breckman

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  21. Monk Season 8 Episode 9 - Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk
    8.3/10(1358 votes)

    #21 - Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk

    S8:E9

    Natalie tries to throw a surprise birthday party for Monk while he investigates the mysterious death of an office building's maintenance man.

    Director:Tawnia McKiernan
    Writer:Peter Wolk

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  22. Monk Season 8 Episode 14 - Mr. Monk and the Badge
    8.3/10(1320 votes)

    #22 - Mr. Monk and the Badge

    S8:E14

    Monk finds his return to the police force to be more challenging than he expected when he becomes involved in the case of a serial killer.

    Director:Dean Parisot
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Monk Season 1 Episode 1 - Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate
    8.2/10(4003 votes)

    #23 - Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate

    S1:E1

    Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.

    Directors:Eric Laneuville, Dean Parisot
    Writer:Andy Breckman

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  24. Monk Season 2 Episode 7 - Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect
    8.2/10(1676 votes)

    #24 - Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect

    S2:E7

    Monk knows who is behind a string of mail bombs that have been exploding around San Francisco. The only problem is his primary suspect... is in a coma.

    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writer:Karl Schaefer

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  25. Monk Season 2 Episode 16 - Mr. Monk Goes to Jail
    8.2/10(1651 votes)

    #25 - Mr. Monk Goes to Jail

    S2:E16

    When a death-row inmate is murdered 45 minutes before his execution, Monk is brought in to find out why.

    Director:Jerry Levine
    Writer:Chris Manheim

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mr. Monk and the End (2)" is the best rated episode of "Monk". It scored 9.4/10 based on 2495 votes. Directed by Randall Zisk and written by Andy Breckman, it aired on 12/4/2009. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mr. Monk and the End (1)".