Season 5

62. Mr. Monk and the Actor
Community Score9.2
Superb 18
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First aired: 7/7/2006 Production Code: 503
While working on a double murder, Monk finds that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery when he finds that an obsessive method actor has been cast to play...Adrian Monk in a new movie.

Writer: Hy Conrad, Joe Toplyn
Director: Randall Zisk
Guest star: Stanley Kamel (Dr. Charles Kroger) , Michael Earl Reid (Alexis Orlov (Pawnstore Owner)), Lara Black (Young Female Cop (Laura)), Stanley Tucci (David Ruskin), Margot Boecker (Pretty Policewoman), Peter Weller (Actor Playing Stottlemeyer), Andrea Bogart (Actor Playing Disher), Carrie Chason (Actor Playing Natalie), Rob Swanson (Desk Sergeant), Tom Ohmer (Sergeant Lyman), David Mersault (Director), Angel Oquendo (Garage Attendant), Greg Grunberg (Jack Leverett), Susan Ward (Michelle Cullman)

63. Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
Community Score9.3
Superb 19
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First aired: 7/14/2006 Production Code: 502
Monk finds himself adrift in an ocean of filth when a garbage strike brings San Francisco to a halt...and Adrian to near-paralysis.

Writer: Andy Breckman, Daniel Gaeta
Director: Jerry Levine
Guest star: Stanley Kamel (Dr. Charles Kroger) , Mark Willett (Contamination Suit Man), Darlene Kegan (Reporter #1), Suzanne Rico (News Reporter), Glen Walker (Second Reporter), Melissa Knowles (Reporter #3), Hunter Dunn (Whispering Child #2), Lauren Antariksa (Whispering Child #1), Dave Bushnell (Tour Guide), Lu Parker (TV Reporter), Kai Soremekun (Mayor's Assistant), Sy Richardson (Sanitation Worker), Tony Longo (Second Union Official), Robert Blanche (Union Vice President), Lonnie Colon (Ronnie), Jayden Lund (Morris), Silas Weir Mitchell (Drugstore Manager), Marcus Brown (Delivery Man), Wanda Acuna (Cleaning Lady), Frank Clem (Ron Neely), David DeLuise (Larry Cutler), Michael Shamus Wiles (Jimmy Cusack), Chi McBride (Mayor Ray Nicholson), Alice Cooper (Himself)


64. Mr. Monk and the Big Game
Community Score9.1
Superb 7
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First aired: 7/21/2006 Production Code: 504
Julie and her basketball teammates hire Monk to investigate the death of their coach.

Writer: Jack Bernstein
Director: Chris Long
Guest star: Emmy Clarke (Julie Teeger) , Samantha Smith (Coach Hayden), Jane Hajduk (Attractive Mom), Esteban Powell (Aaron), Jazz Raycole (Kimberly), Molly McCook (Emily J.), Hayley Chase (Emily C.), Anthony Holiday (Referee), Judith Scott (Principal Franklin), Jim O'Heir (Park Ranger), Rey Herrera (Newscaster), Jennifer Lawrence (Mascot Girl)

65. Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing
Community Score9.4
Superb 11
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First aired: 7/28/2006 Production Code: 501
While visiting a firehouse, Monk is blinded by the killer of an elderly fireman.

Writer: William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg
Director: Stephen Surjik
Guest star: Stanley Kamel (Dr. Charles Kroger) , Shana Stein (Shana), Lauren Mary Kim (Stefanie Preston), Annie Livingstone (Barfly), Ron Roggé (Welder), Eddie Goines (First Fireman), Christopher Hoffman (First Detective), Rocky McMurray (Captain Stockton), Jim Piddock (Jake the Drifter), Art Evans (Rusty), Drew Powell (Eddie Murdoch), Sandra Nelson (Dr. Jackman), Jamie Kaler (Peter Breen)

66. Mr. Monk, Private Eye
Community Score9.1
Superb 11
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First aired: 8/4/2006 Production Code: 505
Monk and Natalie decide that Adrian should become a private detective when his police employment doesn't work out. But Monk's first case is more than it seems.

Writer: Tom Scharpling, Daniel Gaeta
Director: Peter Weller
Guest star: Graham Beckel (Bill Gibbard), Jay Bingham (Coast Guard Officer), Mark Teich (Manager), Odette Yustman (Courtney), Frederick Weller (Jay Bennett), Sharon Lawrence (Linda Fusco), Francesca Vannucci (Anna Pollard)

67. Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion
Community Score9.2
Superb 12
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First aired: 8/11/2006 Production Code: 508
Going to his 25-year college reunion, Monk deals with his memories of Trudy while trying to keep one of his former classmates from being murdered.

Writer: Daniel Dratch
Director: David Grossman
Guest star: Milda Dacys (Juliette), Luiggi Debiasse (Younger Monk), Cutter Garcia (Uniform Cop), Lindy Newton (Younger Trudy), Alex Cohen (Delivery Man), Reginald VelJohnson (Todd), Brian McNamara (Kyle), Franc Ross (Clinic Doctor), Nicola Hersh (Mrs. Rutherford), Cynthia Stevenson (Dianne Brooks), Rafael Kalichstein (Bartender), Dee Baldus (Gertrude), Glenda Morgan Brown (Alumni Wife), Joshua Alba (First Student), Charles Laulette (Alumni Husband), Oliver Macready (Drew Cooney), Kyle Kulish (Alumni Two), Loanne Bishop (Alumni Chairwoman), John Furey (Dennis), Stewart Skelton (Alumni One), Julie Sanford (Woman at Next Table), Charles Chun (Simon)

68. Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink
Community Score9.3
Superb 7
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First aired: 8/18/2006 Production Code: 506
When Dr. Kroger's cleaning lady gets murdered, he decides to retire. When Monk can't bear to find a new therapist, he decides to solve the crime.

Writer: Hy Conrad
Director: Andrei Belgrader
Guest star: Tim Bagley (Harold Krenshaw), Stanley Kamel (Dr. Charles Kroger) , Lisa Dempsey (Teresa), Sara Sanderson (Receptionist), Kiernan Shipka (Girl Customer), Kathleen Mary Carthy (CSI Technician), Betty Cahill (Bear Clerk), Stacey Hinnen (Buck), Gordon Clapp (Francis Merrigan), Kevin Fry (Joseph Wheeler), Cody McMains (Troy), Juli Donald (Madeline), Rick Curry (Dr. Sorenson)

69. Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert
Community Score9.2
Superb 9
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First aired: 8/25/2006 Production Code: 507
Monk goes to a rock concert to look for Captain Stottlemeyer's son. While there Monk investigates a murder.

Writer: Blair Singer
Director: Randall Zisk
Guest star: Tamara Feldman (Kendra), Brad Hunt (Kris Kedder), Evan Brau (First Bandmember), Hal Havins (Maintenance Guy), Kristen Caldwell (Bratty Girl), James Logan (Roadie), Tanya Sinovec (Bikini Girl), Cameron Carter (Guy Freak), Kathryn Melton (Medical Examiner), Jeffrey M. Bell (Red Cross Volunteer), Nathalie Walker (Annoyed Girl in Line), Benita Marti (Annie), Terry Fradet (Stork), Craig Figueiredo (Security Guard Evans), Jon Kyle Hansen (Jared Stottlemeyer)

70. Mr. Monk Meets His Dad
Community Score8.9
Great 12
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First aired: 11/17/2006 Production Code: 509
Monk ends up going on a cross-country road trip with his long-missing dad, a truck driver.

Writer: Tom Scharpling, Daniel Dratch
Director: Jerry Levine
Guest star: Emmy Clarke (Julie Teeger) , Dan Hedaya (Jack Monk), Brian Kerwin (Ben Glaser), Tom Everett (Kenneth Woods), Paul Townsend (Other Prisoner), Matt Eyde (Prison Guard), Deborah Geffner (Nun), Bryce Robinson (Excited Orphan), Sara De Berry (Fourth Orphan), Jenna Seitz (Choking Orphan), Larry Udy (Bo), Catherine Bach (Sara Jo), Alex Morris (Red), Joe Holt (Midland Detective), Drew Matthews (Third Orphan), Rachel Rogers (First Orphan), Christie Lynn Smith (Valarie)

71. Mr. Monk and the Leper
Community Score9.2
Superb 5
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First aired: 12/22/2006 Production Code: 511
Monk becomes involved in a murder plot when a reclusive millionnaire suffering from leprosy hires him to do a job.

Writer: Charles Evered
Director: Randall Zisk
Guest star: Anne Gee Byrd (Mrs. Kennedy), Geoffrey Wade (Mandy's Lawyer), Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. (Judge Barr), Paul Blackthorne (Dr. Aaron Polanski), Stephen Bogardus (Derek Bronson), Sarah Brown (Mandy Bronson), Emmy Clarke (Julie Teeger), Timothy Davis-Reed (Nephew's Lawyer), Katie Ward (Receptionist)

72. Mr. Monk Makes A Friend
Community Score9.0
Superb 14
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First aired: 1/19/2007 Production Code: 512
Monk is surprised to find he's made a friend, a normal everyday guy named Hal. Monk is overwhelmed by having an actual friend, but Natalie has her suspicions that Hal is up to something.

Writer: Andy Breckman, Daniel Gaeta
Director: Randall Zisk
Guest star: Stanley Kamel (Dr. Charles Kroger) , David Eigenberg (Tim Hayden), Dan Arnold (Detective Kramer), Dan McNeill (Face-Painted Fan), Al Rondon (Heavyset Fan), Tom Yi (Mr. Kin), George Ketsios (Pretzel Vendor), Jon Crowley (III) (Surly Fan), Erin Kolpek (Shopper), Andy Richter (Hal Tucker), Emmy Clarke (Julie Teeger), Richmond Arquette (Lawson), Stephanie Erb (Gail Segalis)

73. Mr. Monk Is At Your Service
Community Score9.0
Superb 5
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First aired: 1/26/2007 Production Code: 513
When a wealthy couple is killed, Monk poses as a butler to investigate. Along the way, Monk discovers a fear of frogs and realizes that his obsessive-compulsiveness serves him well as a manservant.

Writer: Rob LaZebnik
Director: Anton Cropper
Guest star: Stanley Kamel (Dr. Charles Kroger) , Holland Taylor (Peggy Davenport), Ashley Johnson (Susie the Maid), Leigh Rose (Mabel), Judi Barton (Guest Sylvia), Warren Burton (Guest Roger), John Berg (Guest Alfred), Sarah Jaye (Clara Buchanan), Vanessa Branch (Mrs. Murphy), Karron Graves (Monica Buchanan), Gayle Sherman Hooker (Stepmother), Sean Donnellan (Burly Mechanic), Kiyoko Yamaguchi (Merva the Maid), David St. James (Stilson), Michael Cavanaugh (Bobby Davenport), Sean Astin (Paul Buchanan)

74. Mr. Monk Is On The Air
Community Score9.2
Superb 9
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First aired: 2/2/2007 Production Code: 514
A radio host is suspected of murder, but Monk is confronted with a perfect alibi: the man was on the air when the murder occurred

Writer: Dylan Morgan, Josh Siegal
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Melora Hardin (Trudy Monk) , Denver Dowridge (Young Fan), Craig Patton (Cop), Stephon Fuller (Gas Man), Carl J. Johnson (Neighbor), Matt D'Elia (Engineer), Angela Little (Actress), Heather Tom (Linda Riggs), Steven Weber (Max Hudson), Steven Pallares (Young Ambrose), Sam Gregory (Young Monk), Kevin P. Farley (JJ), Danny Woodburn (Willie), Jarrad Paul (Kevin Dorfman)

75. Mr. Monk Visits a Farm
Community Score9.1
Superb 5
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First aired: 2/9/2007 Production Code: 516
Disher retires to run a farm that he inherits from a dead uncle. But when he suspect foul play in his relative's death, he calls in Monk.

Writer: David Breckman
Director: Andrei Belgrader
Guest star: Art Bonilla (Third Farmhand), James Gammon (Oates), Pattie Tierce (Refreshment Lady), Ellis Kirk (Sullen Townie), Brooke Adams (Sheriff Margie Butterfield), Ricardo Antonio Chavira (Jimmy Belmont), Jack Kehler (Harvey Disher), Joaquin Garrido (Raul), Ken Barnett (Deputy Hatcher), Roger V. Burton (Old Man), Jane Galloway Heitz (Wife), Armando Cosio (Bus Driver), Henry Grissett Junior (Square Dance Caller), Rudy Moreno (Second Farmhand), Dan Arnold (Uniform Cop)

76. Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy
Community Score9.4
Superb 5
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First aired: 2/23/2007 Production Code: 517
Monk must catch a mysterious serial killer, but he may have more trouble with a federal agent who prefers technology to deduction.

Writer: Joe Toplyn
Director: Anthony R. Palmieri
Guest star: Stanley Kamel (Dr. Charles Kroger) , Kincaid Walker (Jean Garnett), Kevin Quigley (Dr. Leven), Stephen Sowan (Suspicious Kid), Andrew Elvis Miller (Second Undercover Agent), Brian Silverman (Undercover Agent), Lovake Heyer (Cyrus), Ivar Brogger (Deputy Commissioner), Andrew Rothenberg (Medical Examiner), Peter James Smith (Agent Keao), Chris Williams (Agent Thorpe), Emmy Clarke (Julie Teeger)

77. Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital
Community Score9.2
Superb 5
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First aired: 3/2/2007 Production Code: 515
Monk must go to the hospital but soon becomes involved in a murder investigation.

Writer: Jonathan Collier
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Guest star: Vincent Fenequito (Mr. Lam), Nick Toth (Hospital Administrator), Deirdre M. Smith (Nurse With Blind Man), Jon Perkins (CSI Technician), Sirri Murad (Blind Man), Sy Richardson (Janitor), Janie Haddad (Waitress), Michael London (Husband), Pamela Kosh (Older Lady), Dan Butler (Dr. Scottt), Charles Durning (Hank Johansen), Svetlana Efremova (Nurse Ullman), Sara Van Horn (Night Nurse), Angela Hughes (Nurse Brady), Jan Munroe (Dr. Whitcomb), McKenna Jones (Nurse Becky), Rich Hutchman (Cardiologist), Liza Lapira (Dr. Souter), David Lee (II) (Intern Collins), Molly Baker (Intern Eva), Kathleen M. Darcy (Mrs. Esterbrook), David Andriole (Alex)