Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan
| "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" | |
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The cast stands in Manhattan. The scenario has been praised for exploring Monk's phobias but criticized as "the scenes depicting Mr. Monk vs. the City of New York advance the plot."
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| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Randall Zisk |
| Written by | Andy Breckman |
| Production code | #T-2101 |
| Original air date | June 18, 2004 |
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Frank Collison as Warrick Tennyson |
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Frank Collison as Warrick Tennyson
Mykelti Williamson as Captain Walter Cage
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Steven Leight
Olek Krupa as Elmer Gratnik
"Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" is the first episode of the third season of the American comedy-drama detective television series Monk, and the show's 30th episode overall. The series follows Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a private detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder and multiple phobias, and his assistant Sharona Flemming (Bitty Schram). In this episode, Monk travels to New York City in an attempt to discover his wife's killer, but may solve the case of the death of the Latvian ambassador.
Written by Andy Breckman and directed by Randall Zisk, "Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan" was shot in New York. When the episode first aired in the United States on USA Network on June 18, 2004, it was watched by 5.5 million viewers. The episode garnered a mixed reaction from critics, praising the comedy obtained through putting Monk in a scenario that would arouse his fears while criticizing Monk's exaggerated reactions to the setting.
Detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) flies to New York City to find criminal Warrick Tennyson (Frank Collison). In the preceding episode, criminal Dale "The Whale" Biederbeck (Tim Curry) told Monk that Tennyson was involved in the murder of Monk's wife, Trudy. On the trip, Monk is accompanied by his nurse Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram), and police officers Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) and Lieutenant Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford). They stay at the same hotel as the Latvian ambassador, who is subsequently discovered shot to death along with his two bodyguards. Police Captain Walter Cage (Mykelti Williamson) asks for Monk's help in solving the murder. Monk notices the ambassador's coat is damp, even though it had been dry minutes before the murder.
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