Monkseason 3
| Monk | |
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| Season 3 | |
 DVD cover | |
| Starring | Tony ShalhoubBitty SchramTed LevineJason Gray-StanfordTraylor Howard |
| No.of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network |
| Original release | June 18, 2004– March 4, 2005 |
| Season chronology | |
The third season ofMonkoriginally aired in the United States onUSA Networkfrom June 18, 2004, to March 4, 2005. It consists of 16 episodes.Tony Shalhoub,Ted Levine,andJason Gray-Stanfordreprise their roles as the main characters, andTraylor Howardjoins the cast.Bitty Schramleft the show due to a contract dispute during the Winter hiatus. A DVD of the season was released on July 5, 2005.
Crew
[edit]Andy Breckmancontinued his tenure asshow runner.Executive producers for the season include Breckman and David Hoberman.NBC Universal Television Studiowas the primary production company backing the show.Randy Newman's theme ( "It's a Jungle Out There") continued to be used, whileJeff Beal's original instrumental theme can be heard in some episodes. Directors for the season includeRandall Zisk,Jerry Levine,Michael Zinberg,and Andrei Belgrader. Zisk received anEmmy award-nominationfor his work on "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine."Writers for the season included Andy Breckman, David Breckman,Lee Goldberg,William Rabkin, Joe Toplyn, Daniel Dratch, Hy Conrad, andTom Scharpling.
Cast
[edit]Tony Shalhoubreturned as the titular character andOCDdetective,Adrian Monk.Ted LevineandJason Gray-Stanfordreprised their roles asCaptain Leland StottlemeyerandLieutenant Randy Disher,respectively.Bitty Schramportrayed Monk's nurse, Sharona Fleming, for the first half of the season, but left due to a contract dispute.Traylor Howardwas then cast asNatalie Teegerin a main role as Monk's new assistant.Andy Breckman,the show's creator, stated, "I will always be grateful to Traylor because she came in when the show was in crisis and saved our baby [....] We had to make a hurried replacement, and not every show survives that. I was scared to death."[1]
Stanley Kamelreprised his role as Monk's psychiatrist,Dr. Charles Kroger,in nine episodes, whileKane Ritchottecontinued to playBenjy Fleming,Sharona's son.Emmy Clarkeentered the series asJulie Teeger(Natalie's daughter), andMelora Hardinreturned as Monk's beloved deceased wife,Trudy Monk.Tim Bagleymade his first two appearances asHarold Krenshaw,Monk's main rival.Jarrad PaulportraysKevin Dorfman,Monk's annoying upstairs neighbor, whileGlenne Headlycontinues to portrayKaren Stottlemeyer,the captain's wife.
Episodes
[edit]| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 30 | 1 | "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" | Randall Zisk | Andy Breckman | June 18, 2004 | 5.54[2] | |
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Monk, Sharona, Stottlemeyer, and Disher fly to New York in order to pursue a lead in Trudy's murder. They are sidetracked into helping the NYPD solve the shooting death of a foreign ambassador in a hotel elevator and a woman's mugging in Central Park, with Monk briefly getting lost in the city as he ponders the importance of a wet overcoat. Once the cases are solved, he meets with Warrick Tennyson (Frank Collison), who admits that he was paid to build the bomb that killed Trudy by a man with six fingers on one hand. Guest starsMykelti Williamson,Jeffrey Dean Morgan,andOlek Krupa. | |||||||
| 31 | 2 | "Mr. Monk and the Panic Room" | Jerry Levine | David Breckman and Joe Toplyn | June 25, 2004 | 4.70[2] | |
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A music producer (Stewart Finlay-McLennan) is found shot to death in the locked panic room of his own mansion, and his pet chimpanzee is caught holding the murder weapon. Sharona steals the animal from police custody to keep it from being euthanized and stashes it at Monk's house, driving him to distraction as he tries to work out how the victim's wife (Carmen Electra) might be involved. | |||||||
| 32 | 3 | "Mr. Monk and the Blackout" | Michael Zinberg | Daniel Dratch and Hy Conrad | July 9, 2004 | 4.55[3] | |
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A bombing at a power plant leads to a citywide blackout in which three people die, and the prime suspect is an activist who has apparently been dead for nine years. The case is further complicated by a second bombing and blackout, the death of a protester (Judge Reinhold) at a construction site, and a power company spokeswoman (Alicia Coppola) who takes a romantic interest in Monk. | |||||||
| 33 | 4 | "Mr. Monk Gets Fired" | Andrei Belgrader | Peter Wolk | July 16, 2004 | 4.68[4] | |
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When Monk's investigation into identifying a severed torso leads to him accidentally deleting some important case files, the new police commissioner (Saverio Guerra) revokes his private detective license and fires him from his consultant's position with the SFPD. Monk is devastated, but still cannot resist trying to find the connection between the torso, a case of arson at a wig shop, and two attempts to steal the commissioner's hat. Also guest starsGlenne HeadlyandScott Adsit. | |||||||
| 34 | 5 | "Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather" | Michael Zinberg | Lee GoldbergandWilliam Rabkin | July 23, 2004 | 4.73[4] | |
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A mob boss's nephew is killed in a shooting at a barbershop, prompting him to turn to Monk for help in finding the culprit. Reluctantly taking the case at the behest of an FBI agent (Rick Hoffman), Monk is drawn into a brewing mob war and must figure out how a missing gumball machine and a report of valuable coins missing from theUnited States Minttie into the crime. Guest starsPhilip Baker Hall. | |||||||
| 35 | 6 | "Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf" | Jerry Levine | Hy Conrad | July 30, 2004 | 5.40[5] | |
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Plagued by repeated visions of a man with a bloody knife in his chest and a screwdriver jammed in his ear, Sharona begins to think she is having a mental breakdown. She takes some time off and hires a temporary replacement (Niecy Nash) who quickly grates on Monk's nerves, but all three are soon drawn back together when a man is murdered in a fashion based on a story Sharona has written. Also guest starsEmma Caulfield. | |||||||
| 36 | 7 | "Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month" | Scott Foley | Ross Abrash | August 6, 2004 | 5.77[6] | |
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When the longtime Employee of the Month at a local department store dies, Monk's former partner (Enrico Colantoni) – fired from the SFPD for allegedly stealing drugs from the evidence room and now in charge of store security – calls him in to determine if the death was a murder. Monk starts working at the store in order to figure out whether and why any of the other employees may have wanted the victim dead. Also guest starsAlanna Ubach. | |||||||
| 37 | 8 | "Mr. Monk and the Game Show" | Randall Zisk | Daniel Dratch | August 13, 2004 | 4.85[7] | |
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While Sharona is out of town, Trudy's father Dwight (Bob Gunton) invites Monk andKevin Dorfman(Jarrad Paul) to Los Angeles to look into his suspicions of cheating on a game show that he produces. The trip revives Monk's bittersweet memories of Trudy as he ponders the apparently accidental death of the assistant to the show's host (John Michael Higgins) and unearths evidence of blackmail and murder. Also guest starsLarry Brandenburg. Tony Shalhoub is the only main cast member to appear in this episode, as the others were involved in contract disputes at the time. | |||||||
| 38 | 9 | "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" | Randall Zisk | Story by :Tom Scharplingand Chuck Sklar Teleplay by : Tom Scharpling | August 20, 2004 | 5.88[6] | |
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The SFPD launches a citywide manhunt after Stottlemeyer is shot and wounded on the job with a gun belonging to a woman who has just committed suicide. Feeling overwhelmed by his OCD, Monk starts taking a new medication to control his symptoms, but it causes a drastic personality change and hinders his ability to find a connection between the two incidents. Guest starsKen Marino. Final regular-series appearance ofBitty Schramas Sharona Fleming. | |||||||
| 39 | 10 | "Mr. Monk and the Red Herring" | Randall Zisk | Andy Breckman | January 21, 2005 | 5.50[8] | |
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Now that Sharona has moved back to New Jersey and remarried her ex-husband, Monk needs to find a new assistant. He discovers that bartenderNatalie Teegermight be perfect for the job, but must first figure out why two men who recently broke into her house – one of whom she killed in self-defense – were trying to steal her daughterJulie'spet fish. First appearance ofTraylor Howardas Natalie Teeger. | |||||||
| 40 | 11 | "Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra" | Anthony R. Palmieri | Joe Toplyn | January 28, 2005 | 4.10[9] | |
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The author (Harry Groener) of an unflattering book about a martial arts movie star is murdered in his own home, and evidence at the scene seems to implicate the star – who has supposedly been dead for six years. Monk's working relationship with Natalie and his life both come into danger as he tries to find the common thread linking this crime to an unsolved jewel robbery. Also guest starsMako IwamatsuandPatrick Fischler. | |||||||
| 41 | 12 | "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever" | Jerry Levine | Hy Conrad | February 4, 2005 | 5.00[9] | |
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When Monk witnesses a gang murder, an FBI agent (Josh Stamberg) puts him into theUnited States Federal Witness Protection Programto keep him safe until he can testify against the shooter. Taking shelter at a remote cabin in the woods, and accompanied by Natalie and Stottlemeyer, Monk encounters an avid fisherman (Glenn Morshower) who disappears just hours later, and Monk becomes convinced the man's wife (Faith Prince) murdered him to collect on his life insurance. Meanwhile, Disher begins dating a woman (Moon Bloodgood) who convinces him thatfortune cookiescan predict the future. | |||||||
| 42 | 13 | "Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic" | Jerry Levine | Tom Scharpling and Joe Toplyn | February 11, 2005 | 5.02[10] | |
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Monk, Natalie, and Julie get caught in a huge traffic jam caused by an overturned car with a dead body behind the wheel. Making the acquaintance of a down-and-out lawyer (Larry Miller) and receiving an unexpected tip from the bandKorn,Monk uncovers a feud between an environmental activist and a construction company owner that may have led to murder. | |||||||
| 43 | 14 | "Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas" | Randall Zisk | Story by : Tom Scharpling and David Breckman Teleplay by : Daniel Dratch and Joe Toplyn | February 18, 2005 | 5.40[11] | |
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Stottlemeyer drunkenly calls Monk from Las Vegas during a friend's bachelor party, claiming to have proof that a millionaire casino owner (James Brolin) murdered his wife. Monk and Natalie arrive to find him badly hung over, with no memory of what he did at the party or why he thought he had solved the case, and must also stop Disher from going broke at the blackjack table. | |||||||
| 44 | 15 | "Mr. Monk and the Election" | Allison Liddi | Nell Scovell | February 25, 2005 | 4.85[12] | |
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Natalie's campaign for a seat on the school board is marred first by a sniper attack on her campaign headquarters, which barely misses her and leaves a security guard dead, and later by a grenade thrown through her living room window. Suspicion falls first on Harold Krenshaw (Tim Bagley), Natalie's opponent and another of Dr. Kroger's patients, but Monk suspects that the culprit's motive may go beyond local politics. Also starsNick Offerman. | |||||||
| 45 | 16 | "Mr. Monk and the Kid" | Andrei Belgrader | Tom Scharpling | March 4, 2005 | 4.44[13] | |
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Stottlemeyer calls Monk in to investigate when a toddler finds a freshly severed human finger in a park. Monk surprises everyone by volunteering to take the boy into temporary foster care, and determines that the finger belongs to a kidnapped concert violinist who is being held for ransom. Guest starsBrooke AdamsandNicole Sullivan. | |||||||
Awards and nominations
[edit]Emmy Awards
[edit]- Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series (Tony Shalhoub,won)
- Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series (Randall Ziskfor "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine", nominated)
Golden Globe Awards
[edit]- Best Actor – Musical or Comedy Series (Tony Shalhoub, nominated)
Screen Actors Guild
[edit]- Outstanding Actor – Comedy Series (Tony Shalhoub,won)
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