Monk season 2 - Metacritic

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USA
Jun 20, 2003

USA
Jun 20, 2003

Summary Former police detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), whose photographic memory and amazing ability to piece together tiny clues made him a local legend, has suffered from intensified obsessive-compulsive disorder and a variety of phobias since the unsolved murder of his wife, Trudy, in 1997. Now on psychiatric leave from the San Francisc...

Created By: Andy Breckman

USA
Jun 20, 2003

USA
Jun 20, 2003

Season 2

8 Seasons

Season Premiere: Jun 20, 2003

Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 19 User Ratings

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Summary Former police detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), whose photographic memory and amazing ability to piece together tiny clues made him a local legend, has suffered from intensified obsessive-compulsive disorder and a variety of phobias since the unsolved murder of his wife, Trudy, in 1997. Now on psychiatric leave from the San Francisc...

Created By: Andy Breckman

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Episode 1 • Jun 20, 2003 • 44 m

Mr. Monk Goes Back to School

Episode 2 • Jun 28, 2003 • 43 m

Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico

Episode 3 • Jul 11, 2003 • 43 m

Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame

When a powerful CEO and his wife are shot to death in a deserted parking lot, the police investigate the husband's enemies. But Monk thinks it's all about the wife and the affair she was having with a handsome young ballplayer.

Episode 4 • Jul 18, 2003 • 44 m

Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus

When a ringmaster is murdered by an acrobat in a crowded restaurant, Monk suspects his ex wife is responsible. But with her foot broken and in a cast, how could she have done it?

Episode 5 • Jul 25, 2003 • 44 m

Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man

The world's oldest man dies the day before his birthday, and everyone but Stottlemeyer's wife, Karen, thinks it's just the result of old age. Karen enlists Monk's help to figure out what really happened.

Episode 6 • Aug 1, 2003 • 44 m

Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater

Monk attends a popular new play starring Sharona's sister Gail. But when Gail appears to stab and kill her costar during the live performance, Sharona calls Monk in to investigate.

Episode 7 • Aug 8, 2003 • 44 m

Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect

A series of mail bombs target three wealthy siblings, but Monk thinks one of the brothers is actually responsible. The problem is, he's been in a coma for the last four months.

Episode 8 • Aug 15, 2003 • 44 m

Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy

Monk suspects the owner of a notorious playboy magazine is responsible for the death of his CFO, who died alone in a locked room of an apparent accident. So, how did he do it?

Episode 9 • Aug 22, 2003 • 44 m

Mr. Monk and the 12th Man

Monk tries to link the victims of a serial killer before he strikes again.

Episode 10 • Jan 16, 2004 • 43 m

Mr. Monk and the Paperboy

Monk's paperboy is killed on his doorstep, and the killer takes Monk's paper. So, what's in the paper that the killer doesn't want Monk to see?

Episode 11 • Jan 23, 2004 • 43 m

Mr. Monk and the Three Pies

Monk's agoraphobic brother Ambrose asks for his help, convinced his neighbor has been killed by her husband. But all the husband seems focused on is winning the pies at the local fair.

Episode 12 • Jan 30, 2004 • 43 m

Mr. Monk and the T.V. Star

A T.V. star charms Monk's entire team with the VIP treatment. But Monk is convinced he murdered his wife.

Episode 13 • Feb 6, 2004 • 43 m

Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny

Law student Julie Parlow's grandmother is kidnapped and held for ransom. But they don't have any money, so why did the kidnappers release her? And why did they feed her pizza?

Episode 14 • Feb 13, 2004 • 42 m

Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife

A sniper causes a car accident that nearly kills Stottlemeyer's wife, Karen. Now it's up to Monk to solve the case and keep Stottlemeyer from doing something he might regret.

Episode 15 • Feb 27, 2004 • 43 m

Mr. Monk Gets Married

When Randy's mother marries a guy much younger than she, he gets worried. When they go to some kind of couples retreat, he asks Monk and Sharona to go and keep an eye on her. So to join the group, Monk and Sharona pretend to be married.

Episode 16 • Mar 5, 2004 • 43 m

Mr. Monk Goes to Jail

When an inmate is poisoned to death hours before he's due to be executed, Monk is brought in to solve the case and finds himself as the prison's newest resident.

8 Seasons

Top Cast

Tony Shalhoub

Adrian Monk, Frank DePalma

Jason Gray-Stanford

Lieutenant Randy Disher, Lieutenant Randall Deacon

Ted Levine

Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, Stottlemeyer, Captain Stottlemeyer

Traylor Howard

Natalie Teeger

Stanley Kamel

Dr. Charles Kroger, Dr. Kroger

Bitty Schram

Sharona Fleming

Emmy Clarke

Julie Teeger

Kane Ritchotte

Benjy Fleming, Benjy

Hector Elizondo

Dr. Neven Bell

Melora Hardin

Trudy Monk, Cameron

Tim Bagley

Harold Krenshaw

Max Morrow

Benjy Fleming

Jarrad Paul

Kevin Dorfman

Brooke Adams

Abigail Carlyle, Edith Capriani, Leigh, Leigh Harrison, Sheriff Margie Butterfield

Michael Coleman

2nd Patrolman, Detective, First Uniform Cop, Second Cop, Uniform Cop #1

David Stanford

Uniform Cop, First Cop

Glenne Headly

Karen Stottlemeyer

Chet Grissom

1st Cop, Detective Burns, Detective Chasen, First Detective

Ed Fusco

First Detective, Hooded Scientist, Other Taxi Driver, Sgt. Green

J.C. Kenny

Reporter, Reporter #1, Second Reporter, TV Reporter

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Jun 28, 2013

As I enjoyed this mystery series' second-season premiere, I recalled the satisfying feeling of watching Columbo in its prime.

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Universal Acclaim Based on 19 User Ratings

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