Monk: Season 1

2002 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 1 of Monk

Adrian Monk was a brilliant homicide detective in San Francisco until the murder of his wife, Trudy, made his quirks and phobias worse. Three years later, he lives shut inside his home, unable to go outside. Sharona Fleming, his nurse, supports him day to day. Together, they begin working as private detectives and police consultants. Monk solves cases that seem impossible thanks to his talent for noticing details, although he gets there by unconventional routes. At the same time, he never gives up on investigating Trudy's murder, hoping to get his life back.

12episodes

Jul 12, 2002premiered

Oct 18, 2002final episode

9.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate
Jul 12, 2002 · 79 min · ★ 7.8
Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.
Directing: Eric Laneuville, Dean Parisot · Writing: Andy Breckman · Starring: Stanley Kamel, Gail O'Grady, Michael Hogan, Rob LaBelle
1x02 Mr. Monk and the Psychic
Jul 19, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directing: Eric Laneuville, Dean Parisot · Writing: Andy Breckman, John Romano · Starring: Jenny Cooper, John Bourgeois, Max Morrow, Linda Kash
1x03 Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale
Jul 26, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
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?
Directing: Kevin Inch, Rob Thompson · Writing: Andy Breckman, John Romano · Starring: Stanley Kamel, Adam Arkin, David Sparrow, Max Morrow
1x04 Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival
Aug 2, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.
Directing: Rob Thompson, Randall Zisk · Writing: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, Andy Breckman · Starring: Stephen McHattie, David Sparrow, Max Morrow, Hrant Alianak
1x05 Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum
Aug 9, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him?
Directing: Nick Marsh, Randall Zisk · Writing: Tom Scharpling, Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, David Breckman · Starring: Stanley Kamel, Kevin Nealon, Dennis Boutsikaris, Max Morrow
1x06 Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger
Aug 16, 2002 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: Stephen Cragg · Writing: Timothy J. Lea · Starring: Stanley Kamel, David Sparrow, Peter Onorati, J.C. MacKenzie
1x07 Mr. Monk and the Other Woman
Aug 23, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.6
Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects.
Directing: Adam Arkin · Writing: David M. Stern · Starring: Stanley Kamel, Nicholas Campbell, Maria del Mar, Stellina Rusich
1x08 Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man
Sep 13, 2002 · 44 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: Adam Davidson · Writing: Mitch Markowitz · Starring: Peter Outerbridge, Zakes Mokae, Justin Peroff, Martin Roach
1x09 Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation
Sep 20, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.7
During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them.
Directing: Adam Davidson, Kevin Inch · Writing: Mitch Markowitz, Hy Conrad · Starring: Polly Draper, Andrew Airlie, Max Morrow, Rosalba Martinni
1x10 Mr. Monk and the Earthquake
Oct 4, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 6.9
Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake.
Directing: Kevin Inch, Adam Shankman · Writing: Tom Scharpling, David Breckman, Hy Conrad · Starring: Stanley Kamel, Amy Sedaris, Max Morrow, Andy Marshall
1x11 Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger
Oct 11, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.2
A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?
Directing: Adam Shankman, Milan Cheylov · Writing: Tom Scharpling, Andy Breckman · Starring: Neil Crone, David Sparrow, Max Morrow, Jackie Richardson
1x12 Mr. Monk and the Airplane Season Finale
Oct 18, 2002 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.
Directing: Rob Thompson · Starring: Tim Daly, Garry Marshall, Jennifer Dale, Carl Marotte