Monk season 8

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Monk
Season 8
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Starring Tony Shalhoub
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network USA Network
Original releaseAugust 7 (2009-08-07) –
December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)
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The eighth and final season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from August 7 to December 4, 2009. 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 March 16, 2010.

Contents

Crew

Andy Breckman continued his tenure as show runner. Executive producers for the season included Breckman, David Hoberman, series star Tony Shalhoub, writer Tom Scharpling, and Rob Thompson. Universal Media Studios was the primary production company backing the show. Randy Newman's theme ("It's a Jungle Out There") was continued to be used, while Jeff Beal's original instrumental theme could be heard in some episodes. Newman also wrote a song for the final episode entitled When I'm Gone. The song was accompanied by a montage of past and present characters from the show, leading the series into the final end credits. Directors for the season included Randall Zisk, Michael Zinberg, David Breckman, and Andrei Belgrader. Dean Parisot returned to direct "Mr. Monk and the Badge". It was his only credit in the series, apart from the pilot episode. Writers for the season included Michael Angeli, Andy Breckman, David Breckman, Hy Conrad, Tom Gammill, Dylan Morgan, Max Pross, Salvatore Savo, Josh Siegal, Joe Toplyn, Tom Scharpling, and Peter Wolk.

Cast

Craig T. Nelson made a guest appearance in the final two episodes as Judge Ethan Rickover CraigTNelsonMay09.jpg
Craig T. Nelson made a guest appearance in the final two episodes as Judge Ethan Rickover

All four main characters returned for the final season. Tony Shalhoub returned as former homicide detective Adrian Monk, with Traylor Howard returning as Monk's faithful assistant, Natalie Teeger. Ted Levine returned as the SFPD captain, Leland Stottlemeyer, and Jason Gray-Stanford reprised his role as the lovable but oblivious Lieutenant Randy Disher.

Hector Elizondo returned as Monk's new psychiatrist, Dr. Neven Bell. Emmy Clarke continued to portray Julie Teeger. Virginia Madsen entered the series as Stottlemeyer's new girlfriend (and later wife), Trudy K. Jensen. Melora Hardin reprised her role as Trudy Monk (Monk's deceased wife), and Casper Van Dien returned as Lt. Steven Albright, Natalie's new love interest. Tim Bagley returned to resolve Harold Krenshaw's (Monk's number-one rival) plotline. Craig T. Nelson entered as Judge Ethan Rickover in the penultimate episode. D. B. Woodside entered in the same episode as Monk's physician, Dr. Matthew Shuler. Alona Tal made an appearance in the final episode as Trudy's daughter, Molly Evans. Bitty Schram made a special appearance as Sharona Fleming, Monk's former nurse (Schram was a former cast member, who left during the third season). Other guest stars for the eighth season included Brooke Adams, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Sarah Aldrich, Dylan Baker, Eric Balfour, Ed Begley, Jr., Jack Betts, Kelly Carlson, Ian Paul Cassidy, Shelly Cole, Vince Curatola, Reed Diamond, Mary Beth Evans, Michael Fairman, Mark Harelik, Jesse Heiman, Carol Kane, Bernie Kopell, Wallace Langham, Meat Loaf, Louis Lombardi, John Carroll Lynch, Jay Malone, Jack McGee, Lex Medlin, Jay Mohr, Elizabeth Perkins, Teri Polo, Sarah Rush, Rena Sofer, Daniel Stern, Eric Stonestreet, Karen Strassman, Jack Wagner, Gary Weeks, Christina Vidal, Chandra West, Wade Williams, and Alex Wolff.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1101"Mr. Monk's Favorite Show" Randall Zisk Jack BernsteinAugust 7, 2009 (2009-08-07)5.14 [1]
The wholesome child star of Monk's favorite childhood television show has grown into a very different woman (Elizabeth Perkins) who needs his help—partially as her undercover bodyguard—after her tell-all memoir invites attempts on her life. Also guest stars Cameron Monaghan.
1112"Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man"David GrossmanStory by : David Breckman and Justin Brenneman
Teleplay by : David Breckman		August 14, 2009 (2009-08-14)5.31 [2]
Monk finds himself increasingly drawn to a case involving a visiting Nigerian man (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) who is investigating his beloved wife's hit-and-run death–a case that strongly resonates with Monk.
1123"Mr. Monk and the UFO" Kevin Hooks Michael Angeli August 21, 2009 (2009-08-21)5.16 [3]
Stuck in a small Nevada desert town when their car breaks down, Monk and Natalie join a local sheriff (Daniel Stern) investigating whether a woman's death on a hiking trail ties to a recent UFO sighting.
1134"Mr. Monk Is Someone Else"Randall ZiskSalvatore SavoAugust 28, 2009 (2009-08-28)4.98 [4]
At the behest of an FBI agent (Reed Diamond), Monk assumes the identity of his doppelganger–a deceased hit man–in an effort to foil a mob execution that makes no sense: the target is a nondescript old man. Also guest stars Vincent Curatola, Eric Balfour, and Kelly Carlson.
1145"Mr. Monk Takes the Stand" Mary Lou Belli Josh Siegal and Dylan MorganSeptember 11, 2009 (2009-09-11)4.82 [5]
Monk ponders retirement after an aggressive defense attorney (Jay Mohr) shreds his phobias and unconventional methods in court, helping a murderer go free. Also guest stars Jonathan Lipnicki.
1156"Mr. Monk and the Critic" Jerry Levine Hy ConradSeptember 18, 2009 (2009-09-18)4.88 [6]
Natalie suspects a critic (Dylan Baker) of killing a young waitress at a hotel—a critic Monk thinks Natalie obsesses over after he panned Julie's performance in a play. Also guest stars Bernie Kopell.
1167"Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse"Andrei BelgraderJoe ToplynSeptember 25, 2009 (2009-09-25)4.74 [7]
Unmarked voodoo dolls arrive to three unrelated people predicting their deaths accurately—then Natalie receives one predicting she'll die by decapitation, leading Monk to enlist the doll shop owner (Meat Loaf) to help find the actual killer.
1178"Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy"Anton CropperJoe VenturaOctober 9, 2009 (2009-10-09)4.37 [8]
Monk's insurance won't pay for more individual therapy sessions, so he joins Dr. Bell's therapy group—one of whom seems to be killing fellow patients one at a time, until Monk and Harold Krenshaw (Tim Bagley) suspect each other. Also guest stars Amy Aquino.
1189"Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk" Tawnia McKiernan Peter WolkOctober 16, 2009 (2009-10-16)3.98 [9]
Natalie tries to throw Monk a surprise birthday party as he investigates the mysterious death of an office building janitor thrown down a trash compacter, while Stottlemeyer begins dating a writer (Virginia Madsen). Also guest stars John Carroll Lynch.
11910"Mr. Monk and Sharona"Randall Zisk Tom Scharpling October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)5.42 [10]
Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to her distant uncle Howie's recent death, which occurred when he fell down a flight of flagstone steps on a golf course. But when Monk sees photos of the accident, he determines that there has been foul play, to Sharona's consternation. Monk soon finds himself torn by the fact that Natalie's and Sharona's ways of working with him are so different. Also guest stars Jack Wagner.
12011"Mr. Monk and the Dog"David BreckmanBeth ArmogidaOctober 30, 2009 (2009-10-30)4.69 [11]
Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner—an artist (Marguerite Moreau) who turns up murdered—and finds an unexpected bond with the pet while he solves the crime. Also guest stars Wallace Langham.
12112"Mr. Monk Goes Camping" Joe Pennella Tom Gammill and Max Pross November 6, 2009 (2009-11-06)4.26 [12]
To woo the lone holdout on the reinstatement committee (Wade Williams), Monk accompanies Lieutenant Disher on a scouting trip with the man's troublesome son (Alex Wolff), where nature is not the only thing the troop has to fear.
12213"Mr. Monk Is the Best Man" Michael Zinberg Joe Toplyn and Josh Siegal and Dylan MorganNovember 13, 2009 (2009-11-13)4.39 [13]

While investigating the charred corpse of a shooting victim found in a park, Monk must figure out who is making anonymous threats against Captain Stottlemeyer and his fiancée (Virginia Madsen) on the eve of their wedding.

Other guest stars: Teri Polo and Carol Kane
12314"Mr. Monk and the Badge" Dean Parisot Tom Scharpling and Hy ConradNovember 20, 2009 (2009-11-20)5.30 [14]
Monk is reinstated to the police force at last. But he finds it more than he can handle, after a rookie officer is murdered after catching a serial killer, and Monk suspects the officer's death is tied to the informant who helped expose the murderer. Guest stars Mark Harelik.
12415"Mr. Monk and the End (Part One)"Randall Zisk Andy Breckman November 27, 2009 (2009-11-27)5.82 [15]
After Monk returns to private consultation, he and Stottlemeyer discover a doctor (Ed Begley, Jr.) murdered near the location where Monk first learned of Trudy's (Melora Hardin) murder. Monk hunts a man, Kazarinski (John Edward Lee), he believes is involved, who is also targeting Monk, and Natalie is reunited with her late husband's Navy friend Lt. Albright (Casper Van Dien). After Monk is poisoned during dinner, his friends race against time to find an antidote. Stottlemeyer chases Kazarinski from a railroad station to a train yard where Kazarinski is killed by a swift-moving train, complicating the race for the antidote. Monk finally opens his last Christmas gift from Trudy and gets a jarring surprise. Also guest stars Craig T. Nelson.
12516"Mr. Monk and the End (Part Two)"Randall ZiskAndy BreckmanDecember 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)9.44 [16]
Monk finally watches a videotape Trudy left behind that points to her killer—Judge Ethan Rickover (Craig T. Nelson), freshly nominated to the state Supreme Court, who killed the doctor and the midwife he feared would expose his affair with Trudy before she met Monk, an affair that produced a baby girl falsely presumed dead. After it is determined Monk was poisoned by a tainted wipe, he receives an antidote and pursues Rickover, who kills himself as Lt. Disher reveals the midwife's skeleton buried in the judge's yard. Natalie now dates Lt. Albright. Lt. Disher moves to Summit, New Jersey, to become chief of police and have a relationship with Sharona Fleming. Having solved Trudy's murder, Monk conquers most of his phobias, then meets, and begins to forge a relationship with his newly discovered stepdaughter, Molly (Alona Tal), a movie critic who convinces him to continue his police consulting work.

Awards and nominations

Emmy Awards

Screen Actors Guild

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