Monk Solves the Halloween Candy Case | Monk

[@kittenclysm116]

Only Monk can tell the captain that he recognized a single pigeon and convince him to get an autopsy done on a dead bird. XD

[@mars8923]

It’s like recognizes a cloud from earlier. A gift and a course.

[@ijustwantedtocommentbutnow526]

Don't forget the time he recognized a person from just their ear

[@rilian226]

@@ijustwantedtocommentbutnow526 He recognized his wife's transplanted corneas in a random woman on the street too!

[@sparkshark789]

He figured out how a guy sent bombs through the mail while he was a in a coma, so he definitely deserved the benefit of the doubt.

[@ranarman5866]

Worst part is The captain knows that, somewhere, somewhere inside his mind, it's telling him "This is detective Monk, he's gonna be right" So he didn't do the autopsy report just to stop him make shut up about the pigeon, but because he knows he's right about the poison

[@joysticks3532]

One of the only episodes where Monk is laughing and in good spirits, and it's because of someone he loved. Tony Shalhoub played Adrian Monk beautifully. I can't picture anyone else for that role.

[@Vivian-G22]

I love tony shalhoub !!!❤

[@02brother]

6:10 This is one of the saddest scene in monk. Ambrose knew what the poison is and also knew there is no antidote for it, so he just accept his death.

[@harringt100]

Accepts it very matter-of-factly. Kind of reinforces how little he enjoys his life. 😢 But they got him to leave the house again. 😅

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

@@harringt100 And they got him to laugh because he _wasn't_ losing his life. Remember that he also gives the kids candy for Hallowe'en every year, which so many people just refuse to do.

[@b2kzangelalwayz]

He didn’t die

[@02brother]

@@b2kzangelalwayz of course. Its because everyone realize the chocolate he ate is not the one with poison. Its actually the one pass the expiration date.

[@brmbkl]

@@b2kzangelalwayz you’re a sharp one.

[@ichabodstrange756]

I think it is interesting that the murderer in this episode is portrayed as a very timid looking man, but is actually one of the coldest killers on the show. Dude was willing to kill not just his wife but eight other random people. Even worse, he knew that he would likely kill quite a few kids in the process as this was right before Halloween. But it never made sense to me that he chose a specific poison that could be tied back to his lab compared to any other readily available poison or pesticide. The authorities would immediately investigate everyone with access to the poison. Even without a witness, the fact that his wife was a victim would make him the prime subject.

[@snakeshadows6993]

Yeah, that's essentially a TV plot hole that audiences are supposed to ignore. All of the evidence directly pointed to him even before he got caught stealing that poison. But again, it does appear that the writers may have intentionally made him sloppy. Because he got caught red handed with the poison by his boss. He wasn't as good at covering his tracks as he thought he was.

[@Igarappappa]

What's really sad as someone tried this in real life once.

[@theradicalginger3060]

Unlike the dumb comment that thinks it's chalked up to bad tv writing when it's not it actually just goes to show how sometimes even the most meticulous planning can be led back to you in a heartbeat because you've overlooked the tiniest detail or didn't n just hoped everyone around you would be confused enough that even if it did they would have to look at everyone who works on that floor and that could take time if it worked out for him he probably would of hinged on not getting caught out of sheer panic and confusion

[@RKingis]

This is based loosely on the Tylenol murders in the '80's. A wife murdered her husband with Tylenol, but had to kill others to make it look random.

[@Igarappappa]

@@RKingis Actually copycat of the Tylenol Murders. They never found the person who did those ones.

[@JJ_R]

Having used to live in New York, I was amazed at Monk’s ability to tell one pigeon apart.

[@dunbarf2413]

Photographic memory...as Monk always says "Its a gift and a curse"

[@ΝίκοςΙστοσελίδα]

Seriously?? He is Monk, the only one who would do that

[@scenariosinthedark3969]

Everyone would have remembered the star image Cassiopeia on a dove 😂.

[@sparkshark789]

@@dunbarf2413 Yeah. He was able to recognize a man from just his ear. @JJ_R shouldn't feel too bad.

[@Sal_Sal27]

There's a particular day in middle school where he remembered what every student he saw that day wore.

[@Leoncroi]

I never realized John Turturro could absolutely pass as Tony Shalhoub's brother, but I'm glad someone else did.

[@robertaphelps]

John turturro has a younger brother whose also an actor .nich turturro.

[@Eli-uu4vt]

This was, easily, my favorite episode. No question. Acting was phenomenal, John Turturro is always amazing in everything and they played off each other so well.

[@charleslee8313]

It's rare to see Adrian happy and relieved. That was a good episode, and a great mystery. When this Monk movie happens, I hope that Ambrose returns.

[@scenariosinthedark3969]

Exactly. I hope they don't make us wait that long for the movie. John Turturro was great.

[@LycanLucian]

The what now?! The Monk WHAT noEXCUSE YOU WHAT?! They are making a movie?!

[@Vivian-G22]

Yes the have to have Ambrose in the movie!❤

[@middlehavenracer007]

lmao...just have to pay a 5,000 dollar ambulance bill

[@fawziekefli2273]

Can't believe someone as OCD'd as Monk said "Frankenstein" and not "Frankenstein's Monster."

[@DravenGal]

Fair point. Maybe he didn't want to confuse the kids?

[@themadnessofmadara4883]

Maybe he never read the book.

[@DravenGal]

@@themadnessofmadara4883 I've actually not sure if I ever read the book. I have a vague recollection of the full story. I saw the god-awful Kenneth Branagh version. So many great stars in it, and it was still awful. Robert DeNiro never stopped being Robert DeNiro in my mind. And that scene where the Amadeus guy is sitting on the stairs and looks up at the camera and screams "NOOOOOOO!" Um, if you're screaming like that, wouldn't you be DOING something, not just sitting there? Well, just **MY** opinion, I know some people liked it, and that's good. I read Dracula about 90%, then it was due back at the library...

[@jenx5870]

Even though Monk apparently has OCD about many things, perhaps that isn't one of them? As someone with OCD, we only have certain OCD rituals/anxieties. We aren't obsessive - compulsive about everything. Yes, I can speak for everyone with OCD, I have been an RN for 27 yrs, and I am state certified to teach classes on mental illness and developmental disabilities. Simply calling him Frankenstein is a common mistake. He has a lot of phobias, but aside from needing things neat, I don't see a lot of other OCD symptoms. OCD requires a severe anxiety if x doesn't occur, because some dreaded thing will happen. For example, if I don't turn the stove handle tightly off 7 times, a gas leak will happen. When the ritual is completed, the anxiety is relieved until they must repeat it again. It's more than being "obsessively neat". Those with true OCD regarding germs have been known to wash their hands so many times they bleed, or have poured bleach on themselves. It's anxiety driven, and the higher the anxiety, the more the symptoms come out.

[@GalenNight]

The monster inherits the surname of his creator, Dr Frankenstein so he’s called Frankenstein

[@EmekaOffor-eu1bf]

I wouldn't have been laughing that close to death.

[@digifreak90]

They were laughing because they just realized that he wasn't close to death. He didn't eat the poisoned candy bar, he'd just eaten one that was expired. At worst he would have gotten food poisoning that the hospital would easily be able to treat.

[@jodyjojo1381]

This episode made me cry so many times. Tears of anger, tears of sadness, tears of joy

[@Vivian-G22]

And tears of sorrow

[@danielchavez4403]

The HALLOWEEN Episode is arguably one of the best episodes of the series. Love MONK!

[@Vivian-G22]

I LOOOVEEE MONK!!!! ❤

[@h.a.s.7612]

3:00 "Or maybe he's afraid of pirates." 3:03 "No, that's just stupid." At least he was honest.

[@jakepullman4914]

Weird for Monk to call a fear "stupid", given the 1000 or so harmless things he's afraid of.

[@winsomefoster]

Momk brother only had a stomach ached 😅😂

[@kittenclysm116]

1:56 Say what you will about Monk, but when someone he cares about is in danger, he will jump into the fray for them😊

[@honeyasonja522]

"Hey! Cross after green 🚦 not in between!".-Monk(safety patrol officer)🤣👏🤭 love this show💖

[@JaBaiter]

If you're a fan of Smosh, Olivia is the pirate girl in this episode (the one Monk is questioning when trying to figure out why the candy was stolen). Her first credited actress role.

[@richa.s9912]

I like how Monk's brother just said " I have just a stomach ache," from old candy 🍬 .

[@scenariosinthedark3969]

I would also like to be able to pay attention to little things under stress like Monk. In the ambulance, he sees candy bars being packed into a bag and bam, he asks to see the wrapper. And sees that his brother didn't eat the poisoned one. That's just incredibly smart, isn't it?

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

It's a blessing. And a curse.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

@@KZbinallowedmynametobestolen He sees enough to solve a case and too much to live a normal life.

[@HannahHamilton-vu8eg]

Lol "What you supposed to be? Monk "I am a crossing guard"

[@JYO2023]

Tony the best Monk watched I think every episode love it

[@JiisTube]

2:57 that kid is doing legit karate for reals, and is really good at it

[@ranarman5866]

"You want me to do an autopsy on a pigeon?..."

[@siddhantgarg2960]

lol that pigeon flop like pancake on pan

[@captaindreadeye6264]

Finally, one of these clips that includes Stottlemeyer confronting Paul with the poisoned bar.

[@kellypredmore]

The fact that the captain just said what I've always said about pigeons being rays eith wings! ❤😂

[@SHAMSHAM1090]

I had a similar murder happen in my town 30 years ago. The guy is still on death row. He poisoned his neighbors Coca-Cola.

[@joshjacobs2004]

I think that case was on Medical Detectives. Love the series

[@emersonv]

Monk calling kids stupid is awesome

[@drlevin]

Calling Olivia from Smosh stupid.

[@samogabi9698]

Monk goes to group therapy, best scene

[@mileend6226]

I never get tired of these reruns Addicted

[@mohd88zarif7]

Can't wait for Monk movie

[@chrisriley8775]

Nice episode, I like how everything turned out the way it was due to the clues and evidence of the case. Glad they pinpointed out that Paul was the suspect. He was the one that put the poison in the candy to kill the guard. Lol, that scene at the end makes me laugh everytime. The way he thought that his brother was poisoned(Adrian).

[@jonebert7716]

This is one of the best moments in monk

[@arthurwatt5162]

Many don’t know it’s not Frankenstein but Frankenstein’s monster. Lol.

[@jamesbevan9939]

Interesting how in both of Ambrose's appearances they dealt with a guy who either had killed or was planning to murder his wife.

[@harringt100]

Not that interesting, since that's the case in about one out of three episodes on this show.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

Both also involved a specific food item, didn't they?

[@huitzil2389]

@@harringt100 And another 1 in 3 are about killing someone to keep an affair secret.

[@kubikkuratko188]

​@@huitzil2389and the third is about money

[@keshiaputri88]

Without this episode I'll never realize that Tony Shaloub and John Turturro looks like a real siblings

[@anafelix1822]

Tony Shalhoub , magnífica interpretação do detetive Monk . Parabéns !!!!

[@jonathannerz1696]

As someone who is very close with his brother, I got all the feels when Ambrose and Adrian made up.

[@bo.4607]

Oh, the trauma these siblings put Natalie through 😂😂😂

[@Vivian-G22]

Lol this happens every day 😂

[@Butterfly-ue1ph]

The detective going cross eyed when Monk shoved the dead pigeon through the window towards him 😂

[@DANNYonPC]

And then they get the ambulance bill

[@klaushassen3954]

$3,000

[@sparkshark789]

Julie's probably wondering why she's hearing laughter in the back of the ambulance.

[@sonrouge]

For the record, EMS would treat the ingestion of a poison with activated charcoal, not a "cure". It may or may not work, but the lack of a "cure" for a poison wouldn't necessarily be a death sentence.

[@joeybyington3388]

boo you missed one who else is hooked years later

[@MBValentine]

And the moral of the story is that stomachaches and being poisoned feel about the same

[@jakepullman4914]

If you've never been poisoned before, sure. If you'd been told you ingested poison and your stomach was upset, would you be able to say "nah, this isn't what poison feels like"?

[@MBValentine]

@@jakepullman4914 yeah man I was being 100% serious when I wrote this i genuinely 100% think having a fucking stomach bug and being literally poisoned are the exact same sensation with zero way to tell between them you did it man you figured me out now I look stupid online

[@jakepullman4914]

@MBValentine Well at least you genuinely accepted your flaw without resorting to sarcasm. Now THAT would have made you look like a moron.

[@paulg903]

Mr. Monk, he's 11 years old, he's not a real hippy.

[@ranjanivaradpande381]

somebody give us full episodes PLEASE !!

[@johnshields6852]

This was a great show

[@heith85]

2:36 bad writing. Monk would have never said Frankenstein. He would have said Frankenstein's monster

[@danielepinhodealmeida2083]

I Love him Mr Monk😊😊😅

[@1guywatchinYT]

Stottlemeyers ending was so cold

[@Anuitu2u]

2:25 British accent by the boy.

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

I feel like even in the real world, Adrian is right that they wouldn’t have tested for any specific poison since the guard got shot and that’s the most reasonable cause of death.😕 Also, it’s Frankenstein’s monster, not Frankenstein.😉😆 Thanks Ambrose.

[@scenariosinthedark3969]

Ambrose even surpasses Monk with his knowledge. Somehow it is reassuring that Monk is not the only freak 😁.

[@gringossa]

lead poisoning

[@sparkshark789]

@@scenariosinthedark3969 Just as Adrian was based on Sherlock Holmes, Ambrose is based on the latter's older brother Mycroft.

[@sparkshark789]

In the Japanese _Fate_ series, Frankenstein's Monster is also referred to as the monster instead of Frankenstein. She's called "Fran" for short.

[@josiaharaki7310]

Out of context, I was confused why some kid bashed Ambrose on the head with a pumpkin...

[@venkipondi62]

The best I have seen in my lifetime....

[@MrAnanthaP]

Did Denzel Washington act in this episode? I mean, the medic in last scene looked like him.

[@seedsoflove7684]

No, but a similar look, cute face, eyes.

[@kimberly11091]

Francesco Bernouli and Luigi in more scenes? Yes please

[@davidbendall7919]

Monk should know the proper term is 'necropsy,' not "autopsy."

[@KyanneSummer]

Because the pigeon is animal…sure but there shouldn’t be a different term.

[@hayleyyeager8008]

I am glad Monk didn’t lose another loved one

[@Prayukth]

He could have pukkedd out the synthetic insecticide

[@limner123]

Clove cigarettes would be terrible to help quit smoking, since they have tobacco in them. They are made in Indonesia though, and tasty.

[@terrarozza1]

it was a contraband here in Malaysia. since they got taxed almost double, some smuggler running daily shipments from Sumatera to Peninsular Malaysia especially for Kretek Suria brand

[@jameshill2450]

Ambrose is not a chemist. He's not a scientist of any kind. He writes instruction manuals for kitchen appliances. He has absolutely no reason to even recognize the name of whatever it was that Monk said to him. But for some reason he not only recognizes the name, he knows what it is and what it does and how it reacts to other things. Because that's just the kind of thing these guys know about.

[@Anothabadpun]

your life must be bursting with good times and social engagement.

[@genshinsbizzareadventures]

@@Anothabadpunhaha

[@weneedaladder8384]

He is agoraphobic with heightened memory and attention to detail. It's not crazy to think that he'd look up a bunch of different insecticides since any bugs in his home would drive him crazy. And once he looked them up he'd probably remember them forever.

[@VivoHungry]

Does he look familiar?

[@ghiansudelo2590]

Geez, that candy bar is popular.

[@deddyson]

Weird case thou😂

[@garganrose]

There’s still one really big problem with his plan though. Even if he didn’t get caught, trying to put the vile of poison back in the lab as soon as people start dropping dead from eating those candy bars all they would have to do is trace those candy bars back to the store and they would find video footage of him putting those candy bars back on the shelf.

[@Robertward111]

This is not season 4 episode 4. Its season 4 episode 2.

[@robertaphelps]

this episode gives me heat stottlemeyer ( Ted Levine) Bosco vibes .

[@tonyameredith7081]

I wish they would either do a revival of this series or reunion movie of it.

[@Tacosuprisedelux]

Movie just got announced it'll be streamed on peacock

[@tonyameredith7081]

@@Tacosuprisedelux That is awesome! Thank you for the update.

[@themercenary4682]

Maybe he's afraid of pirates ..... No that's stupid ! Olivia was talking nonsense from the get go 😅

[@ThenameisNiels]

Ohyea!!!!! Now I remember xD

[@ThenameisNiels]

That's why it tasted funny! xD

[@WillWilsonII]

I know that pigeon! He owes me money!!

[@blenfjorn1388]

Fun Fact, the girl in the witch costume is now in Cobra Kai playing Samantha LaRusso.

[@ulture]

The real mystery is what kind of chemist would make an insecticide that's deadly to humans in five minutes, with no antidote, at much smaller doses than arsenic?

[@phastinemoon]

The company that makes insecticides to sell to farmers who are more interested in making profits than potentially poisoning a lot of people.

[@weneedaladder8384]

A quarter teaspoon of carbofuran can kill a 400-pound bear in minutes. Presumably about half as much can kill most humans in the same time frame. It only got banned in 2009, about four years after this episode aired.

[@HonestlyAnnaFun]

No, I want you to do a necropsy on the pigeon.

[@evanallaire2829]

Poor Gilstrap, his Wife must have been The WORST PERSON ON EARTH if hed go That Far I say Sarcastically

[@calebsoria1777]

Here’s what happened a tech man tried to murder his wife but got caught so desperately tried to get the candy back

[@alainasstudio9271]

When randy said "Paul gilstrap" I thought it was a woman speaking😂

[@eyobelyekarawork139]

DNA from the cigarette thats it

[@anarky1765]

But the guy wasn’t in the system

[@blacktimhoward4322]

Homer Simpson woulda ate the second candy bar anyway

[@jamesamore407]

AlwaysCarry

[@skiqsr]

This was based on a true story but it was a doctored tylenol

[@elsjemassyn8921]

I dispise people who dont like pigeons

[@talwaldude148]

A bar before sleep That's bad hygiene

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Hollywood is so vicious in its fearmongering with shows like this one. I'll bet there were tons of parents who watched this & refused to allow trick or treating because of this.

[@Igarappappa]

This is something that's existed for decades. There's no documented proof of it actually happening except once where a dude who poisoned his own son tried to use it as a defense. "A stranger did it!"

[@johnkeith2450]

Natalie! Every man needs one in his life.

[@AlesterMyersWick]

0:48 GTA 4 reference about pigeons

[@saratschanz9570]

That ambulance ride will be USD 21,283.00.