Monk

Season 1

2002 · 12 episodes · 9h 28m in all · 7.4/10

He’s ingenious, he’s phobic, and he’s obsessive-compulsive. Adrian Monk’s offbeat antics have made him unfit for duty but he’s back as a San Francisco police consultant to help out on their most baffling cases. The brilliant but neurotic Monk is now fighting crime as well as his abnormal fears of germs, heights, crowds and virtually everything else known to man.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate

   12 Jul 2002 · 79 min · 7.8/10

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

2. 

   2. Mr. Monk and the Psychic

   19 Jul 2002 · 44 min · 7.7/10

   Everyone believes psychic Dolly Flint has accomplished the impossible when she discovers the body of the former Police Commissioner's missing wife. Everyone except Monk.

3. 

   3. Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale

   26 Jul 2002 · 45 min · 7.2/10

   An 800-pound recluse, aka Dale the Whale, is the number one suspect in a murder case. But how can a man who can't even fit through his bedroom door be a murderer?

4. 

   4. Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival

   2 Aug 2002 · 44 min · 7.4/10

   Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.

5. 

   5. Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum

   9 Aug 2002 · 44 min · 7.3/10

   After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him?

6. 

   6. Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger

   16 Aug 2002 · 43 min · 7.3/10

   A billionaire is shot dead while mugging a couple outside a theater. It appears to be a mid-life crisis gone horribly wrong, until Monk figures out the truth.

7. 

   7. Mr. Monk and the Other Woman

   23 Aug 2002 · 45 min · 7.6/10

   Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects.

8. 

   8. Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man

   13 Sept 2002 · 44 min · 7.3/10

   Monk, himself a former marathon runner, figures out the clever scheme devised by a furniture magnate to dispose of his mistress during a citywide marathon.

9. 

   9. Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation

   20 Sept 2002 · 45 min · 7.7/10

   During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them.

10. 

    10. Mr. Monk and the Earthquake

    4 Oct 2002 · 45 min · 6.9/10

    Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake.

11. 

    11. Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger

    11 Oct 2002 · 45 min · 7.3/10

    A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?

12. 

    12. Mr. Monk and the Airplane

    18 Oct 2002 · 45 min · 7.9/10

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