Episodes Monk (TV series)

1 episodes

1.1 episode titles
1.2 plot formats
1.3 here s happened segments

episodes


episode titles

much novels in series starring detective, 1 of episodes have titles in form of mr. monk , (a person or thing) , e.g. mr. monk , bad girlfriend , mr. monk (does something) , e.g. mr. monk goes circus , mr. monk (is something) , e.g. mr. monk on run , or mr. monk gets (something) , e.g. mr. monk gets hypnotized . 1 exception season 8 episode happy birthday, mr. monk .

while solving murder main plot episodes, there few episodes in monk helps investigate other crimes, such kidnappings in season 2 episode mr. monk , missing granny , season 3 episode mr. monk , kid , or failed murder plot in season 6 episode mr. monk , daredevil . there number of times episode not murder finding evidence arrest killer, e.g. mr. monk goes rock concert , or mr. monk , genius , , episodes murder related main plot, e.g. in mr. monk on wheels .

some episodes start totally different type of case, murder happens, e.g. suspected abduction turns murder case in mr. monk gets hypnotized . in season seven, in 100th episode, monk solved 100th (and 101st) case since wife s death, milestone in career.

in humorous twist, in episode mr. monk , biggest fan marci maven (sarah silverman) refers directly cases monk has solved titles of episodes.

plot formats

episodes murder follow 1 of 4 basic plot outlines:

the killer known, , how crime committed known. episode spent trying find evidence arrest person, , these episodes hence patterned many episodes of columbo.
monk knows killer is, , knows motive is, killer has seemingly air-tight alibi. episode spent trying break alibi , find out how killer did it.
in number of episodes, plot involves trying find out killer, how murder done, , why.
in episodes, killer s m.o. known, not did or why.

here s happened segments

most episodes feature sequence in monk reveals how crime committed, prefaced words here s happened (or variation of phrase) , shown in black , white. of these sequences featured near end of episode, have occurred @ beginning ( mr. monk takes stand ) or towards middle. of these sequences told in unusual fashion, such being told bear ( mr. monk goes camping ), in form of bedtime story ( mr. monk , kid ), being chanted during ritual @ monastery ( mr. monk , miracle ), in dream ( mr. monk vs. cobra , mr. monk s favorite show ), being told other monk (by sharona in mr. monk goes jail , natalie in mr. monk , birds , bees , , disher in mr. monk visits farm ), being rapped out rapper (guest star snoop dogg in mr. monk , rapper ), , being told in language ( mr. monk falls in love ). harold krenshaw gives fictitious summation monk in mr. monk goes group therapy . monk states summation twice, in flashback , in present, in mr. monk , little monk himself , young monk. in @ least 3 episodes ( mr. monk , garbage strike , mr. monk gets hypnotized , , mr. monk , lady next door ), monk gives multiple versions of same summation, except last 1 false result of being unable concentrate. in mr. monk gets cabin fever , monk , disher give simultaneous summations of different crimes.

there few episodes not contain summation. first episode not feature summation season 1 episode mr. monk , airplane .