Monk - Season 1
1 - Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate
Air Date: July 12, 2002
Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.
2 - Mr. Monk and the Psychic
Air Date: July 19, 2002
Everyone believes psychic Dolly Flint has accomplished the impossible when she discovers the body of the former Police Commissioner's missing wife. Everyone except Monk.
3 - Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale
Air Date: July 26, 2002
An 800-pound recluse, aka Dale the Whale, is the number one suspect in a murder case. But how can a man who can't even fit through his bedroom door be a murderer?
4 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival
Air Date: August 2, 2002
Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.
5 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum
Air Date: August 9, 2002
After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him?
6 - Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger
Air Date: August 16, 2002
A billionaire is shot dead while mugging a couple outside a theater. It appears to be a mid-life crisis gone horribly wrong, until Monk figures out the truth.
7 - Mr. Monk and the Other Woman
Air Date: August 23, 2002
Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects.
8 - Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man
Air Date: September 13, 2002
Monk, himself a former marathon runner, figures out the clever scheme devised by a furniture magnate to dispose of his mistress during a citywide marathon.
9 - Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation
Air Date: September 20, 2002
During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them.
10 - Mr. Monk and the Earthquake
Air Date: October 4, 2002
Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake.
11 - Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger
Air Date: October 11, 2002
A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?
12 - Mr. Monk and the Airplane
Air Date: October 18, 2002
Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.