"Monk" Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs (2009)

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Director:

Randall Zisk

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator)
Josh Siegal (written by) ...

TV Series:

"Monk" (2002)

Original Air Date:

30 January 2009 (Season 7, Episode 13)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

Plot:

Monk dips his toe into male bonding when he attends the playoffs with Leland, but a murder distracts them from the game and it's solution may be the only way to ensure the championship. |

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Murder | Widower | Multiple Actors For One Character

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 20

8:00 AM

USA

Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs

#7.13

Cast

Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Bob Costas	...	Himself
Ethan Erickson	...	David Gitelson
Steve Monroe	...	Chet Walsh
Darin Cooper	...	Shawn Metzger
Richard Steinmetz	...	Coach Binsack
Brad Schecter	...	Beer Bong Fan
Brian Hatton	...	Detective Roberts
Britain Spellings	...	Second Rowdy Fan
Chet Grissom	...	Detective Burns
Dante Reid	...	Wildcat Player
Derek Grauer	...	Beer Cooler Fan

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Company:

Mandeville Films

Trivia:

The football stadium exterior shots were filmed outside of Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Natalie brings the pizza to Randy in the stairwell he says the Condors are down by 9 points but when Bob Costas is announcing at half time he says the score is 10 to 10.

Hold that line

Monk and the captain attend a football game, but before they can get to their seats, something unusual occurs in the parking lot during the tailgate party that soon has Monk hot on the trail of a killer. A star quarterback has met an untimely end, and it's up to Monk to figure out the case while the captain chafes at missing the actual football game. One of Monk's best lines occurs during this episode: confronted by hundreds of grown men wearing football jerseys and acting like idiots in the parking lot, Monk asks, "Who are all these people and where are their parents?" Sports commentator Bob Costas guest stars and tells an hysterical story about Monk saving him from an angry feline many years ago. A must-see for MONK fans.