Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing, Recurring characters and special appearances, Last edited on 28 December 2022, at 01:31, notability guideline for stand-alone lists, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Monk_characters&oldid=1129977660, Monk's former nurse and assistant (19982004), Technical writer of instruction manuals and language dictionaries, "Mr. Monk and the Magician" (flashback only: ", This page was last edited on 28 December 2022, at 01:31. As a result the crime scene was deemed contaminated. However, she also has obsessive-compulsive disorder and takes a liking to Monk after a couple of encounters. One of the funniest of all Monk episodes. He leads with his fists. Sharona proposes an ingenious way of finding out. The song is also featured in the season 8 episode "Mr. Monk Goes Camping" as the ringtone on Randy's cell phone. Movies. Stanley Kamel. In several cases Dr. Kroger is the only person capable of getting through to Monk during difficult situations, such as when Monk is brainwashed by Ralph Roberts in the season six episode "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult". Adrian harbors an intense hatred for Dale because of the pain he caused Trudy, saying that he stole a year of her life. However, due to the recent fiscal crisis, the state has no money left to pay for Dale's medical treatment. They married on August 8, 1990. In the season 5 episode "Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy", Disher is placed as a decoy to attract the attention of a serial, playing "I Don't Need a Badge" as a one-man band while forgetting most of the lyrics. In the novel Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii, Natalie reveals that Mitch died two days before his 27th birthday, which would place his birth date in 1971. "That woman is as obsessive and compulsive as you are." When they go to some kind of couples retreat, he asks Monk and Sharona to go and keep an eye on her. stands for, but when he finds out that her first name is Trudy, he suggests that they stick with calling her T.K. Benjy is happy to have a father, which is one of the reasons Sharona decides to quit being Monk's assistant and move back to New Jersey with Trevor. He has every right to date, have sex, get married, and have a family. Before Stottlemeyer can even formally introduce himself, she instantly recognizes Stottlemeyer as a divorcee (replying "I've been in the real estate business for fourteen years and I can smell divorce from a hundred feet away"). In the season seven episode "Mr. Monk is Underwater", where he is introduced, he asks for Monk's help with the murder of Lieutenant Commander Jason Pierce while serving aboard USS Seattle, a Los Angeles-class submarine. During the radio broadcast, Kevin calls in as a fan to compliment Hudson, but he actually called in just to support Monk. Kill someone? In 1993, Trudy was involved in a lawsuit with the financier Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck because she referred to him as the "Genghis Khan of Finance". The choice of Mitch as the first name of Natalie's late husband is a possible in-joke reference to the 1998 film Dirty Work; in that film, Traylor Howard plays the love interest of protagonist Mitch Weaver. Unknown to Monk, Nunn is also a pawn in a related scheme to frame him for murder and incapacitate him. In the season two finale "Mr. Monk Goes to Jail" Biederbeck is in prison due to his part in Catherine Lavinio's murder. Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Plot Her last words to a paramedic were "bread and butter", a message to Adrian meaning that she would never leave him, as this was something she always told her husband when they had to temporarily let go of each other for some reason or another. Adrian confronts Jack in front of Natalie, just as Jack is conning her into signing a check for an orphanage in Quebec. She pays to have a local pizzeria called Sorrento's advertise on it. When Randy is hit by a car in Monterey, Stottlemeyer is in Monk's apartment in San Francisco. The affair resulted in Trudy becoming pregnant with his child. In the season 6 episode "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend", when Natalie tells Randy that she and Monk have news, he guesses that she wants to say she is in love with him, leaving Natalie in a dumbstruck and annoyed state. Harold prefers the horizontal top row to have three, the middle row have two, and the bottom row have one (in an arrangement similar to the style of bowling pins), and wants them arranged by type, instead of in alphabetical order. But where is the gold? The seven sleepers reposed in a cave, and centuries glided by like a watch in the night. In the series finale, "Mr. Monk and the End," Randy accepts a job as Chief of Police in the town of Summit in Sharona's native New Jersey, stating that he and Sharona are moving in together. While investigating a murder, Stottlemeyer gets into an argument with a cop at the scene who snidely tells him he has been seeing his wife. In "Mr. Monk and the Election", Harold defeats Natalie Teeger in an election to become a member of Julie Teeger's school board. Frank Nunn was a career criminal who was hired by a mysterious figure known as "The Judge" to assassinate Trudy Monk. In high school, Randy was part of a rock band, The Randy Disher Project, which he resurrects in the episode "Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist" after he quits the police force. "Where is the gold?" Then Marci explains the problem she is dealing with: she knows Otto died three days before Mrs. Ringel was apparently "mauled", and the teeth marks on her body match Otto. This six-fingered man detonated the bomb from a distance with a cellular phone. Jack Monk Sr., played by Dan Hedaya, is the father of Ambrose and Adrian Monk. 12. spiritualRyan 8 mo. Why wouldn't they believe it? When Stottlemeyer tells Monk he's already apologized twice and asks how many times he needs to apologize, Monk says "six." director of photography (as Hugo P. Cortina) Film Editing by Michael Matzdorff Casting By Sandi Logan . Marci shows them Otto's grave. Trudy Anne Ellison Monk is Adrian's beloved deceased wife, played by Stellina Rusich in the first two seasons and Melora Hardin after the third season. Jared is about to throw it to his father when Kedder comes up, leaving Jared with the split-decision to either let a killer get away or standing up to his father. Adrian Monk: I thought he'd lost his wallet. While Natalie's sexual attraction to Joe is re-sparked, Monk discovers that the person responsible for the theft was responsible for killing a local shoe salesman named Ronald Webster. Another golden caper cracked by that most platinum of detectives, Adrian Monk! He greatly respects his brother's ability to cope with the outside world. During the first few novels, Julie's role is minimal, but she occasionally, knowingly or not, gives Monk crucial information that is key to solving a murder case. Fearing that Monk's involvement in the investigation may ultimately lead back to him, Rickover orders Kazarinski to kill Monk as well. In the novel Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop, he starts to feel a little hostile towards Monk after taking a lot of ribbing from Paul Braddock (and at one time, Braddock actually insults Stottlemeyer, accusing him of using Monk as a metaphorical crutch). However, her life as a former Vice cop does give Devlin some advantages that Randy does not have. In the end, after Monk captures Dale, Julie discovers that Fellows never had a criminology degree at all, and his whole career is based on a lie. The expanded universe novels written by Lee Goldberg, and later by Hy Conrad, introduce an additional cast of characters. Unlike Karen, Linda unashamedly presents herself to Stottlemeyer, Monk and Natalie as a very confident and calculating woman who will not be intimidated by anyone. Adrian establishes in the above-mentioned episode that Jack wrote school textbooks as his career of choice (although in the episode "Mr. Monk's 100th Case" he is referred to as "a frustrated linen salesman"), similar to Ambrose, and indicating some level of education. Monk foils Dale's plan, and John Rollins, the Angel County sheriff whom Dale recruited to frame Monk, turns state's evidence in the hopes of lightening his own sentence. overall No. Milan Cheylov. Thinking the map will lead them to where the bank robbers hid their loot, they ask Monk to help them, saying it is a school project. Leland and Karen have recurring marital problems and have separated twice. Creator: Andy Breckman and David Hoberman Genre (s): Comedy, Drama, Suspense Watch Now Stream On Buy on Stream On Stream On Stream On Harold J. Krenshaw (Tim Bagley) is another patient of Dr. Kroger and later Dr. Bell who also suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. It says "Officer Feelgood.". This makes Marci a primary suspect, and she is finally cornered by Stottlemeyer and Disher at the Crime Lab S.F. Later, as Linda Fusco bids for Stottlemeyer at the San Francisco Police Department's Bachelor Auction, Marci bids for Monk, resulting in a bidding match between her and Natalie that Marci wins after Natalie runs out of money. As a result the crime scene was deemed contaminated. He offers Monk a deal: find the killer, and Biederbeck will share what he knows about Trudy's murder. In the season six episode "Mr. Monk Joins a Cult", Dr. Kroger mentions that the Siblings of the Sun cult tried to recruit Harold a few years prior, but he was too smart for them. All rights reserved. Gail also makes an appearance in the novel Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants, where it is revealed that she is dating an accountant. He says that one night in the winter of 1849, he and Gully had just finished off the last of their ration ofbeef jerky, and Skinner was about to shoot one of the mules and skin its meat for supper, when Gully came running out of the mine, screaming with excitement and joy. "Something's definitely wrong," slurs Disher. Though she recovers, Stottlemeyer is left with a taste of the kind of pain Monk bears from Trudy and becomes far more sympathetic and respectful to him, if still exasperated by Monk's more extreme idiosyncrasies. The band breaks up, and Randy returns to the SFPD shortly afterwards. Before Nunn can answer, he is shot dead by a corrupt local sheriff, John Rollins. Not much is known of Stottlemeyer's life before he joined the SFPD in the series, though in an interview, Ted Levine stated it was his own belief that Stottlemeyer had served in the military and was later discharged, lived on the East Coast, then moved to California as a young man, joining the police force. In his second appearance in the season three episode "Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf", Sharona asks Trevor to take Benjy when she becomes afraid she is losing her sanity, and hence crying wolf. Fuming, he tells them "I'm gonna do you a favor and pretend that this conversation never happened." Padron's interest in the books is quickly explained when they lift an ancient yellowed letter from Padron's pocket, telling of how Skinner murdered his prospecting partner and hid his share of the gold somewhere on the premises. At a luxury resort hotel in Pebble Beach, photographer Frank Ruttle is taking shots of a wedding party. Though Monk turns down her offer, as she is leaving, Natalie decides to go back for Monk. He puts up with Disher's idiosyncrasies and even barely resists laughing at some of his outlandish theories and quirks. He later asks Monk to follow his wife to see if it's true. In "Mr. Monk and the Very Very Old Man", she gasps and is visibly uncomfortable when Randy tries distracting her by showing her his pistol. Julie is seventeen years old by the time of the season seven episode "Mr. Monk Is Underwater". Monk pretends to be a cowardly mop salesman with Sharona posing as his alcoholic wife. Although he denied having an uncle in the season 3 episode "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever", in the season 5 episode "Mr. Monk Visits a Farm", Randy inherits his uncle's farm after Harvey Disher supposedly commits suicide. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter At a suburban house, Paul Harley has a surprise for his mistress Larysa Zeryeva. In the season five episode "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion", when Monk is mentioning that he thinks he can handle his 25th college reunion on his own, Natalie offers to stay, knowing that he last met many of these students when he was with Trudy, and she remembers missing Mitch the most when going to parties or visiting friends after his death. He tells them that he has a problem:his mother, Maria, has just gotten married, to none other than Dalton Padron. Meanwhile, Monk drops a few of the journal pages into the fireplace, and explains that the clue "Where is the gold? Stottlemeyer: sometimes He breaks your heart. The episode gives Julie an integral role. Jack is able to overcome Reese by running him over with Natalie's car. When you work in a macho world like the police force, you need to have a bit of resilience, even if things are said that are unfair. Adrian Monk: We have nothing in common. In "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale", Dr. Christiaan Vezza, Dale's physician, reveals that when Dale moved into his apartment, he weighed 422 pounds (191 kilograms) and could occasionally see his toes. He also saves the two from being drowned by Commander Nathan Whitaker, the person who killed Pierce. 100th episode cast party. Harold's first appearance was brief, in a scene in the season three episode "Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf" when he and Monk bicker over the arrangement of magazines in Dr. Kroger's waiting room. After handcuffing him, Randy runs to the closet and releases the prisoners. In the tradition of superior officers in detective television shows, Stottlemeyer often punctuates comedic moment by shouting the protagonist's last name in an annoyed tone. Monk is pulled into using his skills on a very personal case when Captain Stottlemeyer's wife, Karen, is gravely injured in a collision with a car after a tow truck driver is sniped. He first appears in the novel Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse when Monk and Natalie are hired by Julie to investigate the death of Joe's pet Dalmatian, a dog named Sparky, killed while Joe and his crew are away responding to a fatal house fire. During that time, he fathered yet another son, 31yearold Jack Jr. whom Jack proudly brags about to his co-workers as a genius doctor. She also tells her she is dating a stockbroker and that Benjy is on the honor roll. He phones his mother and tells her to get the hell away from Padron but Padron is standing mere inches behind Maria and hears everything. In "Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend", Stottlemeyer's duties and the fact that Linda has moved uptown to Richmond means that she can only talk to him at 6:30p.m. each night on webcam dates. Rickover first appeared in "Mr. Monk and the End - Part I" and later in "Mr. Monk and the End - Part II". Antiques dealer Raymond Toliver, who runs the Urban Habitat antiques store with his partner Dalton Padron, is examining his latest acquisition, a 19th century writing desk donated by the estate of Joshua Skinner, a 49'er who struck it rich during the Gold Rush. Biederbeck goes to extreme lengths to avoid publicity, buying newspaper companies just so that they won't print his name. Although Jack Sr. is portrayed as eccentric, unpleasant, and erratic, he is also apparently quite intelligent, possibly implying that Ambrose and Adrian inherited at least some of their prodigious mental abilities from their father. Trudy Monk was murdered on a snowy[3] December 14, 1997[4] with a car bomb, made of approximately three pounds of plastic explosives, powered by ten 20 volt magnesium batteries, that was planted under the front seat and remotely detonated by a cell phone. Monk, however, later discovers that he has been tricked when he learns about Gamelobo's true identity. Natalie is reluctant at first but then gives in. | Countries - Canada , United States | We need to remember that Leland is a Captain and knows the score. Glenne Headly. Kevin is mentioned once more in the season seven episode "Mr. Monk Takes a Punch", when Monk, after learning that he has to pass a physical fitness test to continue his work as a consultant for the police, shows up at a track field dressed in a purple jogging suit. In the episode "Mr. Monk is the Best Man", she is proposed to by Stottlemeyer after they have been dating for six months. The slide would only stay open if there were an empty magazine in the pistol. Rickover realizes any information regarding these events could be potentially damaging to his political career and has Stroud killed to keep her quiet, burying her body in his backyard. Due to her obsession with Monk, Marci is well-educated on just about every aspect of Monk's life and career. At the time Trudy was murdered, Stottlemeyer reluctantly suspended Monk from duty, though the two remained friends. While investigating the death of a man found shot and burned beyond recognition, things begin to go horribly wrong for Stottlemeyer and his bride-to-be, causing her to have second thoughts. The picture turns out to be doctored, leading to Teddy Mulligan, the seller, knocking Monk unconscious and sending him to a town in Wyoming, in turn causing Monk to uncover the murder of a waitress while forgetting his own name.