Monk Solves Murder on Live TV | Monk

[@tacoclaus8168]

“Can we go to commercial?” “You do and you’re fired” Such simple line delivery, and yet, so great

[@milesparris4045]

And yet he was so thoroughly defeated by Andy Dufresne.

[@laurawhite9822]

Every time I watch this clip, I will play that scene over and over again because it’s just so funny.

[@ScratchySlide]

@@milesparris4045 🤣🤣🤣

[@Shovana92]

He has the network to answer to but the truth is more important. There's alot of Trudy in him. Makes it top 5 most important /influential episodes in the series.

[@clipobserver]

@@Shovana92 Probably though with the publicity of having a murder solved on Live TV, I think the bosses won't be too too upset at Dwight.

[@BioYuGi]

I love how much Trudy's father is kind and understanding about Monk's issues and takes pride in him figuring it out.

[@RussellFlowers]

A far cry from his stint as warden of Shawshank prison.

[@jimmyhunter1810]

Trudy was a great person. Great people sometimes have great parents. Trudy loved him him and her parents did as well.

[@stewartglencrose9023]

It’s nice to say him playing a nice guy

[@davidclark6694]

Tv show kiddo

[@marckempe2143]

Remember, Dwight wants closure about Trudy’s death as much as Adrian. What’s even more is Adrian has proven to be a good man, a rare find for someone who comes from money, like Trudy.

[@brunohenriqueazevedoborges5490]

I like that Monk is actually petty. He re-presses the button, like he did at the beginning of the episode by cleaning it.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

Indeed. Let's face it, we all have a little bit of pettiness inside us. :)

[@hiddenmessage12]

Susan is scenes real VIP "It looked so much easier when I was watching at home" "C" - No C is not right "I knew it; do-over" Not being distracted by the murder, the real injustice is her being cheated on the gameshow.

[@JJ_R]

I mean… the killer & his accomplice were ratted out on television in front of a live studio audience and were likely going to spend the rest of their lives in prison, but that alone won’t secure a do-over for her, so of course she needs to emphasize that there should be a do-over.

[@iganpparamarta8813]

I thought she was the same actress who starred in Monk Fights City Hall, the 'dolt' lady.

[@ΝίκοςΙστοσελίδα]

Isn't she the same actress that played the lady who wanted to get as much out of her insurance as possible before being fired in one of the clinic hours in House M.D.?

[@sackettfamily4685]

@@ΝίκοςΙστοσελίδα that's what I was about to say! Yes she is!!

[@TheEssenceofBEINGwithBlessed]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@PimpMacSlickBac]

Trudy's parents always accepted & respected monk and his ways because Trudy did. They grew to love him, because trudy did. They are still amazed by him because Trudy was.

[@Ares99999]

I think, by this point, they accept him almost like their own son.

[@humorpalanta]

Yeeeah and let's add to the fact that Trudy was a erhmm, very open girl before Adrian and when she settled with him she became a better person.

[@world4saker]

@@humorpalanta JUST SAY IT she was for the STREETS. and poor adrian was tortured for years of not knowing why trudy was killed.

[@donaldleyton4977]

Its funny her father would be so understanding and warm since he was such a mean prison warden

[@PimpMacSlickBac]

@@garthsleight73 I am glad to get that response! It took me awhile to figure out the right way to put it... this show was something else.

[@CyberKirby]

One of my favorite qualities about Monk that's never stated much is that he can be REALLY INTIMIDATING when he wants to be.

[@sersastark]

Absolutely. When he wants to be, he can be downright petrifying.

[@benjaminh.morgan3193]

Freakin’ Tony Shalhoub, man. One of the most underrated actors of a generation.

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

It's all it the glare. He's fussy and awkward, but when he's serious and just gets that piercing glare on someone it's just chilling.

[@sersastark]

@@TheRealCodeBlack the glare, the dropping of his voice to a deeper tone n how it becomes steady...yep.

[@jayNicks10]

Like when Monk was someone else?

[@BestOnThursdays]

Imagine tuning into your favorite game show and it turns into a who done it law and order episode

[@filipvadas7602]

Easily one of the best "gotcha" moments of the show. The slow buildup, the glances between the actors perfectly conveying what the characters are thinking ,the antagonists' plot slowly falling apart with the music on the background swelling and the reveal of what they'd both done with the evidence proving it at the end as the crescendo to it all. Just masterclass, episodes like this make me wish the show had more seasons.

[@danielcolon979]

Well, they did end the show by finally solving Trudy's murder. As fun as it is watching Adrian, well... That ongoing mystery was one of the hooks of the show. Not much of a justification beyond how great watching Adrian in action is.

[@MBValentine]

And its not like he can deny the allegations of cheating before he gets going either - how else do you explain that round

[@ajpisharodi]

Monk and Colombo are my favorite TV detectives. I'm not counting the two recent TV portrayals of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock and Elementary) nor Poirot, as they are literary characters constantly recast and revived in various media forms.

[@gladiusgamer9324]

I just wish I could rewatch Monk

[@Haddonfield63]

@@gladiusgamer9324peacock has the entire series

[@sydney_theNox]

6:04 “you do it you’re fired” ABSOLUTE GOLD

[@BKPrice]

I'd listen to him. He kept Tim Robbins in solitary confinement for two months straight.

[@paulleckner8235]

@@BKPrice Andy DuFresne in the Shawshank Redemption.

[@walkingcubkid]

You will NEVER get any more well written tv shows like Monk. The show was one of a kind.

[@caelmanning5620]

I really liked the show as well. I just wished they stuck with their own continuity in regards to the past. I remember one episode saying Monk was in the police department when he got the news of Trudy's death and then a few seasons later they changed it. Still, this show was always entertaining.

[@walkingcubkid]

@@caelmanning5620 I can see why, and to be honest, I wish they didn’t change the actress for Trudy.

[@keithbannister9271]

I think that this is a great crime drama program, but the greatest written show of any genre will always be "Seinfeld." FACT!! 💯 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@jbfarley]

​@@keithbannister9271 🤡

[@mhsdrummer2006]

The buzzer at the end was so petty lol I love it

[@davidguthary8147]

One of the best closings to catching the culprit, right up there with "Although, if you insist, checkmate," and "QED. Quod erat demonstrandum. Thus it is proved."

[@scenariosinthedark3969]

@@davidguthary8147 Agree

[@tbraxton2985]

So monk. 🤣

[@mrroboshadow]

@@davidguthary8147 dont forget "you're not laughing now, are you?" to that obnoxious radio host

[@abjeft]

I love Trudys father’s reaction when he noticed Monk figured it out.

[@thx4chrckingin]

**grabs shoulder** get a load of this

[@winstonnawaseb6511]

1:29

[@peckingorder6064]

The way he buzzes in at the end is just amazing

[@marcushamilton8991]

It’s also funny because he caught another one who thought he could get away with a crime

[@theplasmawolf]

Straight face with pressing the buzzer at the end. That's cold, and brilliant.

[@rhettorical]

I remember seeing this live and immediately thinking about every game show I'd ever watched. Turns out they don't usually have the host holding cards with the answers (or usually even knowing the answers), probably because someone figured out this exploit ages ago.

[@jardex2275]

How many of those shows were broadcast live? If the host flubs their lines on a filmed set, or even filmed in front of a live audience, they can do another cut. Besides that, there are so many other ways that the host could get the questions. Teleprompters, giant screen, etc. Cue cards are something that would only exist in early TV gameshows.

[@jb6712]

In the 1960s, actually.

[@StarkRG]

The 1994 movie Quiz Show depicts a real-life game show scandal where the contestants were coached and given the answers. There were several other shows at that time doing the same thing and the whole fiasco culminated in Congress amending a law in 1960 outlawing the fixing of game shows. Most, if not all, game shows on at the time were cancelled.

[@Cookieboymonster1962]

@@StarkRG That's how the show Jeopardy came up with it's routine of having the contestants give up the answers in the form of a question. It was directly inspired by that scandal.

[@markschildberg1667]

Nowadays most hosts read from a monitor installed in their podium

[@davidjames468]

I love how Monk has no issue touching the buzzer with his finger yet holds the phone with a cloth. Great show which should have a return!

[@Sal_Sal27]

He had wiped down the buzzer earlier.

[@JLee-rt6ve]

@@Sal_Sal27 Four times (because he likes even numbers), then he sprayed it with disinfectant and put a layer of clear plastic over it, and finally did it all over again with the plastic.

[@walkingcubkid]

What they commented, seems like they trimmed down the clip to make room for the set up and reveal, and if we wanna see the full scene, we gotta watch the episode. Lol

[@clipobserver]

It will be in a TV/streaming movie

[@varunhebli]

I love how petty monk gets at times, and I'm here for all of it!

[@misterguru5135]

I've been looking for this scene for AGES! You guys did this on purpose! Well done, well done! Keep posting these clips!

[@inanimatesum4945]

Definitely one of the more heartwarming episodes, you get to meet more people who respected and understood Monk, his father-in-law even helps out, we get more insight into Monk's relationship with Trudy, which makes the final few episodes all the more painful.

[@kittenclysm116]

Monk pressing the button as they're carrying him out is just the icing on the cake😄

[@Elroid]

Something that is always interesting to me is how Monk takes no pleasure in life... except when he's putting people in jail. Such joy in that last moment.

[@Sal_Sal27]

Probably because of everything he's experienced. First, his childhood. Apparently, no hugging between him and his mother; his dad took off; and you see that home video of the family just staring at each other thinking that someone died, but it was [actually] Christmas. You can only imagine how warping all that can be. Then, he meets Trudy and sees that the world can be a good place. But, then he loses her. Years go by and he STILL hasn't made a connection (at this episode's point though, he was given a distinct description of the killer).

[@alexanderzack3720]

even though he could never catch trudy´s killer (at least until very very late) he could at least catch others and make them face justice so glad mr monk got his closure at the end

[@p.alterego3424]

ah i think its more complicated. there is something not in place. which makes him mad. and people try to hide it from him. so if he puts something back in order he is happy then.

[@CardSearcher911]

And in cleaning. He always takes pleasure in cleaning and organizing. There was an episode where (I think) Natalie making a documentary about Monk and one of the people Monk put away commented how he went and cleaned her apartment when she was sentenced.

[@touristguy87]

...it's a TV show

[@sanddagger36]

I miss the old sassy Monk. He took murder personally and always rubbed his victories in the face of the murderer.

[@jomarcentermjm]

On National TV? He could get himself in trouble for it.

[@sanddagger36]

@@jomarcentermjm I don't really understand your comment or the purpose of your comment, but I am going to assume you're talking about the fact that he was on television as he solved this crime. However, my comment was that in episodes after Natalie replaced Sharona, Monk was a much more bumbling character who almost seemed to accidentally discover murders and murderers rather than being a professional detective. Your comment makes no sense because this episode is an example of a time he was more personal with the killer and smug, despite being on national TV.

[@masterprick1]

@@sanddagger36 I much preferred the Sharona years over the Natalie ones and hated the episode when they brought her back, she felt so out of character.

[@EugeneOneguine]

@@masterprick1 Yeah Sharona was so dynamic. Natalie has that boring soccer mom energy... doesn't fit Monk at all.

[@your_local_questerian]

​@EugeneOneguine plus, Sharona was around Monk for much longer than Natalie was.

[@DeshawnBeach]

6:04 “you do it you’re fired” ABSOLUTE GOLD. The buzzer at the end was so petty lol I love it.

[@weneedaladder8384]

Why did you just copy two other comments and stitch them together?

[@winstonnawaseb6511]

​@@weneedaladder8384 I noticed it too😂

[@brandonallen3808]

4:07 "B,B,B,B,B,B" That was so funny the first time I heard that. 🤣 Also the actor who plays Val was in Fargo, "We're not a bank Jerry."

[@monwheajeng2717]

Geez, if you're getting hundreds of thousands of dollars through blackmail, maybe spend $2 to buy a new recording tape, and move your blackmail material to a secure location.

[@viswasviswanath]

How did he play it though?

[@monwheajeng2717]

@@viswasviswanath He knew the guy's answering machine code because he had heard the beeps earlier when the guy checked his messages.

[@wojciechwerner8787]

It was established that guy is an idiot. He answer quiz question "What is on the picture?" without looking at the picture.

[@potsdam28]

It’s established he’s not that bright. He should’ve quit once they hired an investigator.

[@JohnCohn1234]

Right why did he keep it

[@gianni4925]

I always love this part, especially when he dials the answering machine.

[@loissimmons109]

This was the first episode of "Monk" that I saw and it was the one that got me hooked. Ironically, it was the only one without an assistant for Adrian (either Sharona or Natalie), Stottlemeyer or Disher.

[@TYANTOWERS]

Clearly, Dorfman was his assistant in this episode

[@MrSuckeragi]

hey thats right most of the supporting cast was off this show. Just goes to show how adrian is such a good character, so well written. I love the rest of the cast though!

[@daniellejackson3764]

Mines was when him and Sharona went on Vacation 😂 and benjy kept seeing the victim

[@cjtquk]

First Monk episode i watched was mr.monk takes his medicine

[@potsdam28]

Supposedly done to warn the cast they can do the show without them.

[@rcarmonahernandez1458]

This is one of my favorite episodes of Monk. It's just so satisfactory watching him expose the killer and also very heartwarming seeing him with his parents-in-law.

[@creativehorsequeen]

I love how Monk rarely ever smiles genuinely except when he's solved a murder

[@itsrachelscloset]

I just noticed how perfect Adrian's name is on the name plate. It must have taken him forever to write that hahah.

[@Nonamam]

Good catch

[@SunshineCatwoman]

I loved Kevin. He could be annoying because he never shut up, but he genuinely cared about Adrian, and he was sweet and quirky. I hated when he was killed.

[@Zoras88]

I think the host was relieved that he was caught, because that contestant was pulling his strings for too long

[@kimanireid6111]

Been looking for this scene since last year when I first found this channel , finally it's here thank you so much for uploading it

[@Robi2009]

0:20 - that lady next to Adrian was in House MD, S1E3 - "Occam's razor". She was the clinic patient with expiring insurance

[@chibalearns40]

Watching Adrian with Trudy's parents made it more sad how much he missed out on with her death. When she passed she took away the only chance he had to having a full filling life. A career he loved, friends who adored him, a world he could traverse in without fear, a child of his own, a complete family with "parents", a relationship with his brother, a chance to mend properly and earlier with his father, and a long life to grow old with the woman he loved. Don't get me wrong, I loved that he found purpose in his life again with Trudy's daughter, but he could have had so much more.

[@jb6712]

Well, bummer! I've never seen the show, but wanted to start watching it because of these clips, but your icky, mawkishly sentmental comment just ruined it completely. Sure wish you'd kept your thinking to yourself.

[@scenariosinthedark3969]

@@jb6712 Don't be angry. What Chiba wrote doesn't describe the show. It's a comedy show. Sometimes you'll laugh your head off. So you'll still be able to enjoy the series. There's so much more to it and it gets better and better as the years go by. You'll see. Have fun!

[@scenariosinthedark3969]

@@jb6712 Don't be angry. What Chiba wrote doesn't describe the show. It's a comedy show. Sometimes you'll laugh your head off. So you'll still be able to enjoy the series. There's so much more to it and it gets better and better as the years go by. You'll see. Have fun!

[@sully2932]

@@jb6712 What the hell is wrong with you

[@eddiegriffith3989]

@@jb6712 after 14 years of being off the air how you gonna get mad for reading spoilers lol

[@Tacitus-qd3ev]

Bob Gunton is such a great actor. It took me a while to realize that Monks' kind and understanding father-in-law is the same actor who played the warden in Shawshank Redemption.

[@EugeneOneguine]

Val Birch is also in the Shawshank Redemption, he's playing an inmate in Andy and Red's crew.

[@finnypaul7748]

Same guy in mentalist

[@JJ_R]

8:06 Savage button press!

[@bansh3ee]

asserting dominance, one beep at a time!

[@JonponMusic]

*MEEEEEEP* G: Guilty!

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

This is definitely one of my all time favorite solves.😊 I felt so bad for Susan though.😅 Also, the level of cringe and awkwardness that Dwight must have felt when Monk mentioned the car bomb.😬

[@JGD714]

Susan deserves the do-over!

[@VanillaLimeCoke]

This is one of the funniest and best SLAM DUNKS on Monk

[@henryaung7229]

I love how he's always looked down on, but when he's right about to destroy the killer's plan and prove they did it he becomes a different person to his usual neurotic self. He speaks slow and confidently like a predator trapping prey. Genius to give a character like him that side to him

[@hannahhamilton1886]

Lol, he keeps hitting the buzzer while using a wipe

[@Nova7o9]

I started watching America Says before I saw this episode, and the fact that Michael Higgins actually becomes a gameshow host is so great to me! 😁

[@AngelJimenez-cs4yq]

The only Monk continuity I care about is whether Susan got her do over 😤😤

[@FoolishMortal6121]

John Michael Higgins - now an actual game show host on "America Says"

[@aaronbaron3155]

I never tire of this show. The way trudys family is so kind to Monk is especially dear to me.

[@fabiodelpiero3722]

It's funny how this episode would've been different after the invention of smartphones. He'd have just recorded the dying lady's words on his phone, instead of recording them through his answering machine!

[@captaindreadeye6264]

I was just thinking this a day or two ago!

[@mrroboshadow]

Much harder to prove since the evidence would be on him Or if he was smart (which he wasn't) he would have saved it on a cloud server or something

[@plasticbudgie]

Answer machine is safer than smart phone lol

[@mrroboshadow]

@@plasticbudgie how? as monk showed its just a 3 digit combination plus someone's number and you can get into anyone's answering machine meanwhile you can encrypt a smart phone and layer password upon password on it if you're trolling, you're doing a very bad job

[@world4saker]

@@mrroboshadow in the adrian universe monk is super powered individual. only he could pull something and it works cause he is that smart would you be able to guess someone pin in one try on live television while trying to solve not one crime but two?answering machine back then some had actual cassettes so they would be on a physical tape and not many people know how to hack landlines and get what they need. now you can people that steal information of your phone while you are in public and you dont even know nor they need to even touch your phone.

[@eburb8147]

This was really a great episode, they were showing you them cheating the whole time and you never even realized it.

[@eddieheim6800]

The actor playing the game show host is now in fact an actual game show host.

[@andrewbyrne2173]

That's fun!

[@sassbrat]

Which game show. It does make sense for his to be a game show host as he had the voice for it.

[@eddieheim6800]

@@sassbrat I think it's called America Says and is on Game Show Network

[@LaineMann]

Ohhhhhh so THAT’S why he looks so familiar!

[@phastinemoon]

4:12 - “Susan, are you okay?” Very real game show mood.

[@Phono-fun]

I would've liked this episode more if they made the point that every time he was on the quiz show they were swapping the corners of the card as the answer. That would've made it a little harder to solve and would've shown Adrians intelligence. (It would've also helped show why Trudy's dad couldn't figure it out.)

[@JJ_R]

Considering they got away with this type of cheating for a month, maybe they didn’t see a reason to change up their strategy.

[@philipandrews9938]

In a way it actually shows how genius it was They were all so focused on looking for complicated methods of cheating (like coded language, morse code blinking and so on) that they failed to notice something so simple as which corner he held the card. Kind of a "hiding in plain sight" method

[@captaindreadeye6264]

@@JJ_R Maybe it's not so much they saw no reason as much as it is Val didn't feel like changing it and Roddy was in no position to argue...

[@JJ_R]

@@captaindreadeye6264 Very likely. Val did seem like the lazy type.

[@TheGaboom]

It would have made the cheating itself harder to detect; But it would have required regular communication between the criminal parties between shows, drawing a clearer connection between the two of them.

[@clarkejoseph49]

6:02 Roddy: Can we got to a commercial? Producer: You do and you’re Fired. (Over the speaker) No commercials for you Roddy.

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

John Michael Higgins still hosts a few Game Shows and every time I watch him I always think of this episode 🤣 if I was a contestant I'd remind him of this role. I'm sure he'd be ecstatic.

[@alainarchambault2331]

The only one who wasn't cheating should win by default.

[@baseddugalle1838]

What a way to seize the day, professor...

[@blueturtlekhun]

Nice try, Mr Winger

[@DxAxxxTyriel]

@@blueturtlekhun I'm gonna eat... a BIRTHDAY CAKE!

[@adamrobinson6951]

Thanks, it was frustrating me where I recognised him from.

[@nikos731]

I was searching for this part. Big thanks to the wonderful person who uploads these videos.

[@MRU79]

Thank God i was not the only one who was desperatly looking out on net and KZbin for this part on how did he solved it.thank.

[@HannahHamilton-vu8eg]

Lol Monk keeps hitting the buzz button with a wipe, and then the simple buzz after the Here's What happened"

[@KoniginElle]

1:37 That smirk Monk gave to the cheating contestant was satisfying.

[@mrdrybonestv]

This episode and the Las Vegas episode are my favorites. What a Classic detective show.

[@thokomatshiga5051]

I love love Mr Monk!! The show is tooooo good🎉 Second after Columbo Clean orderly respectful to the viewers Absolute sheer brilliance!

[@ajpisharodi]

Monk and Colombo are my favorite TV detectives. I'm not counting the two recent TV portrayals of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock and Elementary) nor Poirot, as they are literary characters constantly recast and revived in various media forms.

[@stephanginther9051]

Monk has a way with...oh I don't know, how he pushes his buzzer during their stare down as an extra f&%# you. So petty yet so subtle, it just so perfectly him. I watched this show with my dad in my late teens after he found a boxed set one time. This would have been around 2007 or so but I really liked it. I re-watched the whole thing a couple years ago. Maybe I'll do that again in another year or so.

[@prastarkeepers]

I swear this is the only Bob Gunton role I’ve ever seen where he’s not an absolute slimeball.

[@iganpparamarta8813]

I forgot he was in Shawsank and when I saw the movie again "hey that's Trudy's dad!" haha

[@Caseytify]

According to Wiki he's known for playing "authoritarian characters." I remember him from Demolition Man and In Pursuit of Honor.

[@brandonallen3808]

@@Caseytify And Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

[@spencergsmith]

@@Caseytify I recall him mostly from Shawshank and Patch Adams

[@casey6556]

Weirdly I always remember him as the shady admiral from Star Trek TNG’s Pegasus LMAO

[@kingjamez2643]

I like how Monk pressed the button at the end, as if saying "Checkmate" your a$$ is caught!!🤣🤣

[@maxacorn]

dwight may not live close to monk but he knows him. and you can see a sense of pride on his face when monk discovers something.

[@Prof_Tickles92]

It’s great to see Bob Gunton in a role where he’s actually playing a nice guy instead of a villain.

[@ranarman5866]

6:04 blud was dragged in he's only doing his job 😂

[@kimanireid6111]

Can you guys now upload the "here's what happened" for the episode where the hotel staff along with others covered up the death of a guest mainly because they wanted the money that was found in his room They went as far as to remove his name from the guest book to ensure there was no evidence he was ever there however his body was later found in large container filled with wine

[@666Raco666]

That buzzer at the end was cherry on top : D :D :D

[@TVGUY333]

I can only assume that Monk deciphered the answering machine password by recollecting the tones from when he heard it at Val's home. Am I missing something?

[@dr.bartfratze9354]

You mean that was the 482?

[@TVGUY333]

@@dr.bartfratze9354 Yes, One needs a numerical code to access messages.

[@Noskills]

Ya makes sense, except funny thing is the post production sound guys made the 8 and the 2 button press sound the same, oops.

[@azielcardinal9524]

Monk was my favorite show growing up, the way ppl were killed and the way monk found out was always genius, with that said as an adult I also now realize a good portion of thses case's the suspect would of gotten off in real life simply because their just isent nearly enough actual physical evidence tying them to the crime ......alot of it is simply hypothetical.....

[@acethegoat79]

...and that's why it's my favourite episode of all time!!!

[@sneezyg1]

Warden Norton didn’t shoot himself, he just ran away to LA to be a game show producer.

[@SONICTASKIAN]

Not me spitting my drink out when Monk presses the buzzer at the end. He's a savage when he wants to be!

[@JonCom3dy]

When this show and Law and Order: SVU we’re both on USA Network, it was a missed opportunity for an insane crossover episode!

[@charleswoodhouse4754]

The actors playing Dwight and Val were both in Shawshank Redemption

[@Aidan_B_Young]

This was one of my favourite episodes of Monk

[@herculesrockefeller1683]

The last buzzer was the cherry on top.

[@thecursor1]

Monk is so cold with it too, he has him, he’s not letting him get away

[@MrYfrank14]

In reality, I doubt any modern show would let the host know the answers, after the game show scandals of the 1950's.

[@sassbrat]

Oh yeah, I recall hearing and seeing a video about that.

[@richardseverin1603]

I liked it when Adrian rang the buzzer when the game host was being led away,

[@VarmintLP]

I loved watching this show with my mother about 7-12 years ago and sometimes I would manage to figure out the who and how early on. Still loved how they solve the mystery in the show and it was always annoying that the cops wouldn't trust monks instinct when he would say, I think / believe it was a murder and then doubt him even after solving hundreds of cases that were otherwise impossible. Not sure if the show is still running overhere in Luxembourg tho. :/

[@MormonScape2010]

I love Kevin's character so much. I hate that they killed him off later.

[@c0zyD]

He talks too much abrose was better

[@adz6296]

why did the host keep giving away the answers after monk figured it out lol

[@winstonnawaseb6511]

She said looked so much easier when i was watch from home😂😂😂 i always fall laughing at that one😂

[@MrInsomniac19]

One thing I never got about this episode - how and with who was he cheating prior to the accident and what happened to that accomplice?

[@Mycroft616]

Dwight mentioned earlier that Roddy had accumulated gambling debts to the point of bankruptcy. His bookie or an associate - someone whose debt collection would not be stopped by bankruptcy - was the original partner and was presumably content with just what Roddy owed.

[@mhballa5866]

the funny thing it turned to actual gameshow.

[@Davewest85]

That buzz at the end sounded like a jail cell buzz or Monk saying BUSTED😁

[@MeatSim9]

I love that he actually hosts a gameshow now. Two, actually. XD

[@robmetaldeth1889]

San Francisco should have been the safest place. You dont commit or plan a crime without first knowing that Monk is going to be on the case as most of the city HAS heard of him.

[@katarinadreams6955]

victory buzz at the end. chef's kiss my good man

[@lbreezy4423]

Susan's face. 🤣🤣🤣

[@michellegodwin6567]

This was a great episode! Sad that Sharona wasn't in it though :/

[@marvelsandals4228]

To be fair, while Mr. Birch may be guilty of cheating on a gameshow and blackmailing Mr. Lankman by threatening to tell everybody he killed his assistant, Mr. Birch had nothing to do with any murder or violence of any kind. He just happened to be fishing when the assistant told him Mr. Lankman tried to kill her, so he figured screw that guy, amirite? I mean sure he will be banned from the show forever, but he didn't rob a bank or anything, it's just a gameshow. I think the most serious "crime" he committed was sitting on vital information about the identity of a murderer instead of coming to the cops with it earlier, which might be illegal.

[@CosmicGoku529]

Blackmail and covering up a murder are both felonies.

[@clipobserver]

Honestly, I wish Kevin was Monk's assistant for a few more episodes, maybe an episode a season. Also, would like to know how much time Val got. I'm guessing charged with aiding and abetting.

[@jyesucevitz]

I think Roddy is mixing up Leprechauns and pirates. that's not a pot of gold.

[@chrisdoe4245]

Then he got out of prison, moved to Santa Barbara and changed his name to Clive Prescott

[@tokugeeky2931]

Trudy’s parent are so sweet. Love this series. But something always bug me is, can you really listen to someone saved message by doing what Monk does? 😆

[@Tr1sh4Lynn]

Technically, yes. On answering machine systems, users can set a passcode so that when they call the number assigned to the answering machine, they can hear new and saved messages. I haven’t seen the rest of this episode, but if Monk knew what the blackmailer’s passcode was, he could retrieve the saved message.

[@tokugeeky2931]

@@Tr1sh4Lynn thanks

[@andrewsuryali8540]

@@Tr1sh4Lynn To add to this, most people actually never bothered to set their own passcode back then because the concept of digital security wasn't that widespread yet. Heck, many people complained about having to memorize PIN numbers for their bank account. Very few wanted to add an answering machine passcode to their long-term memory. As a result plenty of these machines could be accessed with the default passcode set by the manufacturer.

[@williamstandish2926]

The scene is great. One thing that pushes it over is the buzzer at the end. It just added that little bit to the story.

[@keithbannister9271]

I love the look he gives the other contestant after he figures out how he is cheating... GOLD JERRY, GOLD!!!!!!