Monk - Season 5
1 - Mr. Monk and the Actor
Air Date: July 7, 2006
A famous actor preparing to play Monk gets a little too close to one of Monk's real-life murder investigations.
2 - Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike
Air Date: July 14, 2006
When a union boss' death threatens to prolong a city wide garbage strike in San Francisco, it's up to Monk to help end the strike by determining whether the boss' death was suicide or murder.
3 - Mr. Monk and the Big Game
Air Date: July 21, 2006
Julie's basketball coach is murdered, and Monk must step in as the new coach while trying to solve the case.
4 - Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing
Air Date: July 28, 2006
Monk is blinded after he witnesses a murder in a fire station but realizes that he can still solve cases.
5 - Mr. Monk, Private Eye
Air Date: August 4, 2006
When Natalie convinces Monk to go into business as a private eye, his first case is a seemingly innocuous fender bender that leads to a far more dangerous investigation.
6 - Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion
Air Date: August 11, 2006
While attending his 25th college reunion, Monk reminisces how he met Trudy and tries to prevent the murder of a former classmate.
7 - Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink
Air Date: August 18, 2006
When Dr. Kroger retires after his cleaning lady is killed, it's up to Monk to solve the case and get Dr. Kroger back to work.
8 - Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert
Air Date: August 25, 2006
Monk goes to a rock concert to look for Captain Stottlemeyer's son and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation.
9 - Mr. Monk Meets His Dad
Air Date: November 17, 2006
Monk's estranged father, Jack, returns at Christmas time, but all is not merry with the Monks.
10 - Mr. Monk and the Leper
Air Date: December 22, 2006
Monk finds himself in the middle of a shadowy murder plot worthy of a classic Hollywood film noir.
11 - Mr. Monk Makes a Friend
Air Date: January 19, 2007
A fun-loving everyman named Hal bumps into Monk, and the two become fast friends. For the first time in his life, Monk appears to have a buddy. But is Hal up to something?
12 - Mr. Monk Is at Your Service
Air Date: January 26, 2007
When Natalie suspects foul play in the deaths of her parents' wealthy neighbors, Monk goes undercover as a butler to investigate.
13 - Mr. Monk Is on the Air
Air Date: February 2, 2007
Monk goes toe-to-toe with a popular radio shock jock who is suspected of killing his wife.
14 - Mr. Monk Visits a Farm
Air Date: February 9, 2007
When Lt. Disher inherits a farm from an uncle who committed suicide, he decides to quit the police force and start a new life in the country. But Disher soon suspects that his uncle was murdered, so Monk joins him on the farm to investigate.
15 - Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy
Air Date: February 23, 2007
When the mysterious "Six Way Killer" strikes in San Francisco, Monk's detective skills are pitted against the flashy forensic technology of a federal agent as they both pursue the murderer.
16 - Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital
Air Date: March 2, 2007
Monk goes to the emergency room for a bloody nose, but when a doctor in the hospital turns up dead, Monk joins the murder investigation, and soon his own life is in grave danger.