Monk (season 4)

The fourth season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 8, 2005, to March 17, 2006. It consisted of 16 episodes. Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford reprised their roles as the main characters. A DVD of the season was released on June 27, 2006.

Monk
Season 4
DVD cover
StarringTony Shalhoub
Traylor Howard
Ted Levine
Jason Gray-Stanford
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkUSA Network
Original releaseJuly 8, 2005 (2005-07-08) –
March 17, 2006 (2006-03-17)
Season chronology

Crew

Andy Breckman continued his tenure as show runner. Executive producers for the season included Breckman, David Hoberman, and series star Tony Shalhoub. NBC Universal Television Studio was the primary production company backing the show. Randy Newman's theme ("It's a Jungle Out There") continued to be used, while Jeff Beal's original instrumental theme could be heard in some episodes. Directors for the season included Randall Zisk, Jerry Levine, and Andrei Belgrader. Writers for the season included Andy Breckman, David Breckman, Hy Conrad, Daniel Dratch, Joe Toplyn, and Tom Scharpling.

During the airing of this season, writer Lee Goldberg published his first Monk mystery novel, Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse.

Cast
Main article: List of Monk characters
See also: List of Monk cast members

All four remaining cast members from the end of the season three returned. This included Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk, the OCD "defective detective," Traylor Howard as Natalie Teeger, his assistant, Ted Levine as Captain Leland Stottlemeyer of the SFPD Robbery and Homicide Division, and Jason Gray-Stanford as Lieutenant Randy Disher. The character of Dr. Charles Kroger, Monk's ever-needed psychiatrist, was reprised by Stanley Kamel in five episodes, a number surpassed only by Emmy Clarke as Julie Teeger, Natalie's daughter, who appeared in seven. Melora Hardin continued to play Trudy Monk, Monk's deceased wife, and John Turturro returned as Ambrose Monk, Monk's agoraphobic brother, after a one-season absence. Jarrad Paul portrayed Monk's annoying upstairs neighbor, Kevin Dorfman. Michael Cavanaugh and Holland Taylor made their first appearance as Bob and Peggy Davenport (Natalie's ultra-rich parents), and Glenne Headly (Karen Stottlemeyer) made her exit from the series, after her character divorced the captain.

Episodes
See also: List of Monk episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
461"Mr. Monk and the Other Detective"Eric LaneuvilleHy ConradJuly 8, 2005 (2005-07-08)6.38[1]
A jewelry store manager goes missing and a security guard is killed in an apparent robbery. When a small-time private detective (Jason Alexander) shows up at the scene to offer a series of remarkably accurate insights – including the whereabouts of the manager – Monk becomes determined to expose him as a fraud.
472"Mr. Monk Goes Home Again"Randall ZiskTom ScharplingJuly 15, 2005 (2005-07-15)5.0[2]
While investigating the murder of an armored car driver in a supermarket parking lot just before Halloween, Monk gets a call from Ambrose (John Turturro) telling him that their long-lost father is coming home. As the brothers, Natalie, and Julie spend an uneasy night waiting for him, they run across a trick-or-treater whose habit of stealing candy intrigues Monk.
483"Mr. Monk Stays in Bed"Philip CasnoffHy ConradJuly 22, 2005 (2005-07-22)4.51[3]
Natalie finds a pizza delivery man beaten to death in his own car, but the investigation into his murder is sidetracked by the disappearance of a superior court judge. Natalie probes the first case as the police work on the second, with Monk increasingly drawn into both of them as he tries to recover from the flu at home.
494"Mr. Monk Goes to the Office"Jerry LevineNell ScovellJuly 29, 2005 (2005-07-29)4.7[4]
Monk investigates a double attack at a parking garage that has left an attendant dead and a stock analyst's hand broken. As Monk goes undercover at the analyst's firm to investigate the case, he finds himself dealing with suspicions of insider trading, an inter-office bowling rivalry, the murder of an interior decorator, and the fact that his coworkers actually like him.
505"Mr. Monk Gets Drunk"Andrei BelgraderDaniel DratchAugust 5, 2005 (2005-08-05)3.82[5]
While Monk and Natalie are visiting a winery for the weekend to commemorate his honeymoon with Trudy, he makes the acquaintance of a man (Daniel Roebuck) who seems to disappear from the grounds overnight. None of the guests and staff claim to have seen him, and Monk becomes determined to uncover the truth when a contract killer (Paul Ben-Victor) arrives looking for the man.
516"Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk"Randall ZiskDavid BreckmanAugust 12, 2005 (2005-08-12)4.4[6]
As Monk starts to make progress in dealing with the death of his wife Trudy (Melora Hardin), Natalie encounters a woman who looks exactly like her. The evidence mounts that Trudy may have faked her murder and been involved in the death of an old man, whose daughter worked with her on a news story that sent a union boss to prison.
527"Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding"Anthony R. PalmieriLiz SagalAugust 19, 2005 (2005-08-19)5.5[7]
Accompanying Natalie to the wedding of her brother Jonathan (Rob Benedict), Disher is struck by a car in the parking lot of the hotel where it is being held. While Natalie tries to reconcile with her parents (Michael Cavanaugh and Holland Taylor), Monk and Stottlemeyer struggle to figure out if someone in the wedding party is responsible for both this attack and the murder of the event photographer, found dead in a spa mud bath.
538"Mr. Monk and Little Monk"Robert SingerJoe ToplynAugust 26, 2005 (2005-08-26)5.28[8]
When Monk's childhood crush comes to him with a mysterious murder, Monk tries to win her heart by solving the case. Subplot: (in flashbacks) in Monk's school days, when he (played by Grant Rosenmeyer) helped her out with a problem.
549"Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa"Jerry LevineDavid BreckmanDecember 2, 2005 (2005-12-02)5.48[9]
A detective dies at the police department Christmas party after drinking from a poisoned bottle of port that was delivered to Captain Stottlemeyer. The police begin to suspect an individual who tried to shoot Stottlemeyer the previous summer, but Monk quickly has doubts about his involvement in the murder.
5510"Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show"Randall ZiskJonathan CollierJanuary 13, 2006 (2006-01-13)5.4[10]
Monk enters the world of high fashion when he believes that a delivery boy accused of murdering a model is innocent. Other suspects include a short-tempered fashion designer (Malcolm McDowell) and a fellow model (Mini Andén).
5611"Mr. Monk Bumps His Head"Stephen SurjikAndy BreckmanJanuary 20, 2006 (2006-01-20)6.0[11]
Robbed, knocked unconscious and left aboard a big rig by a scammer claiming to have information about Trudy's murder, Monk awakens amnesiac in a small Wyoming town, where a lonely woman (Laurie Metcalf) claims to be his wife and he discovers the waitress he tries to repay for breakfast is murdered.
5712"Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage"Philip CasnoffJack BernsteinJanuary 27, 2006 (2006-01-27)5.35[12]
Monk tries to solve the junkyard murder of a small-time drug dealer while helping Stottlemeyer deal with issues relating to Karen (Glenne Headly), after the captain tangles violently with an arrogant younger officer claiming to be Karen's lover.
5813"Mr. Monk and the Big Reward"Randall ZiskTom Scharpling and Daniel DratchFebruary 3, 2006 (2006-02-03)N/A
Monk and Natalie must race against three other detective bounty hunters (DJ Qualls, Derrick O'Connor, and Tyler Mane) to find a stolen diamond and claim a $1 million reward.
5914"Mr. Monk and the Astronaut"Randall ZiskDavid Breckman and Joe ToplynMarch 3, 2006 (2006-03-03)4.89[13]
Monk suspects a famous astronaut (Jeffrey Donovan) of murdering his former girlfriend despite his airtight alibi: the astronaut was in outer space at the time of the murder.
6015"Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist"Jefery LevyDavid Breckman and Tom ScharplingMarch 10, 2006 (2006-03-10)N/A
Under anesthesia Randy thinks he sees his dentist (Jon Favreau) and the dentist's assistant (Brooke Langton) kill an intruder over "Barry Bonds", but after he resigns when no one believes him, Monk discovers they may be tied to an armored car hijacking (a theft of bearer bonds) with two dead guards and no evidence suggesting a crime was even committed.
6116"Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty"Andrei BelgraderPeter WolkMarch 17, 2006 (2006-03-17)5.4[14]
Juror Monk deliberates on a minor robbery trial---and gradually convinces his fellow jurors the defendant may be innocent---but is drawn inadvertently into another mystery involving the killing of a prospective juror, while Stottlemeyer and Disher handle the extradition of a Most Wanted fugitive who may have an undetected connection to Monk's jury.

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Monk

Emmy Awards
  • Outstanding Actor - Comedy Series (Tony Shalhoub for "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head", won)[15][16]
  • Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series (Laurie Metcalf for playing "Cora" in "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head", nominated)[15]

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