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Monk: Mr. Monk and the Critic

When a critic pans Julie's community theater performance, Natalie thinks he's responsible for the death of a young woman who fell from the balcony of a nearby hotel.


7.8/10 (10 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 8x6
Production Number: 806
Airdate: Friday September 18th, 2009

Director: Jerry Levine (1)
Writer: Hy Conrad

Alternate Airdates:

UK (Hallmark) Feb 20, 2011

Guest Stars
Emmy ClarkeEmmy Clarke
As Julie Teeger
Recurring
Keith RobinsonKeith Robinson
As Officer Darden
Recurring
Dylan BakerDylan Baker
As John Hannigan
Bernie KopellBernie Kopell
As Gilson
Erin CahillErin Cahill
As Callie Esterhaus
Kathe MazurKathe Mazur
As Diana Phelps

Co-Guest Stars
James BabsonJames Babson
As Pretentious Actor
Linda BisestiLinda Bisesti
As Theater Manager (Mrs. Carothers)
Tracy WeisertTracy Weisert
As Soldier's Daughter
Main Cast
Tony ShalhoubTony Shalhoub
As Adrian Monk
Traylor HowardTraylor Howard
As Natalie Teeger
Jason Gray-Stanford (1)Jason Gray-Stanford (1)
As Lt. Randall Disher
Ted LevineTed Levine
As Captain Leland Stottlemeyer

Recap

A man knocks on the door of a hotel and a woman, Callie Esterhaus, is expecting him. She is preparing to get ready to go out and invites him to eat a chocolate-covered strawberry delivered by room service. Callie says that she thought the man seems as if he's ashamed to be seen with her in public. He asks her to go out on the balcony so he can tell her something important. The man hands her an engagement ring and Callie promises she'll make him happy despite all the calls she's been making to him recently. He then shoves her off the balcony to her death...

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Episode Quotes
Callie Esterhaus: This is probably the best night of my life. I could die right now. I really could.
John Hannigan: Funny you should say that.

Adrian: I think this is my armrest, and that one's yours.
Natalie: Mr. Monk, we're supposed to share.
Adrian: Where are we, Russia now?

Natalie: Why don't you just use the men's room like everyone else?
Adrian: I wish you could hear yourself sometimes.

Stottlemeyer: Where the hell's Randy?
Natalie: Oh, I sent him out to get a newspaper.
Stottlemeyer: You? You, you sent Randy out. Well, who are you, the new police commissioner?
Natalie: The morning edition comes out at midnight. They're gonna review Julie's play.
Stottlemeyer: For the love of god, he's a police lieutenant, not a bellhop. Maybe he is.

Disher: We, uh, found a date book in her apartment. She referred to a man by initial--J. Does that mean anything?
Miranda: Maybe his name began with a J?
Stottlemeyer: Did you just write that down?
Randy: I put a question mark after it.

Adrian: You've become obsessed with this review.
Natalie: Look who's talking.
Adrian: That's true. Okay, I get obsessed too, but I can handle it. I've had years of experience.

Adrian: What's this?
Natalie: A check for $300. I'm hiring you, Mr. Monk. I need your help. I can't do it myself.
Adrian: Oh, this check's no good.
Natalie: That's sweet of you to say, but...
Adrian: No, I mean it's literally no good. You can't cover this.
Natalie: Sure I can. I just deposited my paycheck on Wednesday.
Adrian: Right. But I happen to know that that check is going to bounce. So this check is pretty much worthless.
Natalie: You wrote me a bad check? How could you do that?
Adrian: I might ask you the same question.
Natalie: No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Your check was bad first.
Adrian: Natalie, there's no right and wrong here. It's all tangled up. One check, another check. It's like the chicken and the egg.
Natalie: No, it's not. There... there's no egg here. there's no egg. This is all chicken.

Adrian: All right. all right. I'll take a look. You can just owe me the money.
Natalie: You owe me the money.
Adrian: Why don't we just call it even?
Natalie: How is that even?
Adrian: Oh... If I have to explain that to you, I'm probably paying you too much.
Natalie: You're not paying me at all.



Other Episode Crew

CreatorAndy Breckman
Executive ProducerTony Shalhoub  |  Randall Zisk  |  Andy Breckman  |  David Hoberman  |  Tom Scharpling
Co-Executive ProducerJoe Toplyn  |  David Breckman  |  Jack Bernstein  |  Hy Conrad
ProducerScott Collins  |  Anthony Santa Croce
Co-ProducerJosh Siegal  |  Dylan Morgan  |  Douglas Nabors  |  Shana Stein
Associate ProducerAnton Cropper  |  Nathan Perkins  |  Sheryl Johnson-Poelking  |  Sal Savo
Production DesignerChuck Parker (1)
EditorThomas R. Moore (1)
CastingAnya Colloff  |  Corbin Bronson  |  Amy McIntyre Britt
Unit Production ManagerAnthony Santa Croce
First Assistant DirectorRandol P. Taylor
Second Assistant DirectorJennifer Reiss
MusicJeff Beal
Music EditorCraig Pettigrew
Costume DesignerIleane Meltzer  |  Steven Zimbelman
HairstylistMargaret Hayes Jackson  |  Maxine Morris
Key GripStuart M. Abramson
Camera OperatorBuddy Fries
Set DesignerWilliam F. Matthews (3)  |  Tim Crowshaw
Set DecoratorSuzette Sheets
Location ManagerLyal R. Holmberg
Transportation CoordinatorSteve Weinmuller  |  Ken Catando
Property MasterRich Hobaica
Construction CoordinatorJay Jergensen
Script SupervisorKathy Mulligan
Production CoordinatorAnn M. Kaiser
Assistant EditorChad Mochrie
Post Production SupervisorHolden Chang
Supervising Sound EditorFred Judkins
Re-Recording MixerKevin Roache  |  Elmo Ponsdomenech
LeadmanAngelo Amodio
OtherCary Conway (Lead Painter)  |  Jon Perkins (Technical Advisor)
Stunt CoordinatorCharlie Brewer (2)
Production SecretaryTara McSherry
Art DirectorWilliam E. Brownell
Post Production CoordinatorAlex Seymour
Sound MixerDavid Chornow
ConsultantFern Field
Costume SupervisorPerri Kimono
Boom OperatorKevin Santy
Main Title ThemeRandy Newman
Production AccountantTyna Hurd
Chief Lighting TechnicianThomas Pugh
"B" Camera OperatorHarvey Rubin
Construction ForemanBrad Shoemaker
 

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