Secret Santa Gone Wrong! | Monk

[@loganblackwood2922]

Monk is my comfort series. Even if it is about homicide, when life is tough or I'm sick, I feel like I'm visiting family and I'm with people that understand..

[@slake9727]

I feel the same about Monk, and especially Columbo.

[@ambes5473]

Dude gives hope

[@rahbeeuh]

Same here! When it was on TV people thought I was odd for staying home on Friday nights to watch a detective show. I was younger and in school still so that's why people thought that but I didn't care. What Monk said about his favorite show is similar to how I felt about Monk. If I made it to Friday night I'd be alright.

[@n7meg]

Same! Monk is my cure for a terrible day

[@ericaq4762]

OMG, me too! 😊

[@SuperCanayaZ]

She planned a crime, at the police station, where Monk has worked for several years and knowing Monk's effectiveness in solving impossible cases. Very bad planning, you can't beat Monk.

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

This lady ia clearly no psychological genius of any kind. And i have no doubt, she will inspire a special section in hell.

[@stealthynaxo]

What if I... sneeze without covering my mouth.

[@nickbarnett5004]

Randy trying to choose Natalie over an actual detective... Lol

[@ItsaJungleOutThere-z6b]

Actually a good choice since she solves more cases than anyone else in the show other than Monk.

[@theraptor8096]

that guy was like are you serious you have no other choice and your still hesitating

[@BeckettSong]

Natalie is more like an unofficial private detective and officially a private detective's assistant.

[@eduardomerino8098]

Natalie and Randy should've ended up together instead of Randy and Sharona🤮

[@arnoldfreeman2885]

@@eduardomerino8098they always had more chemistry together. That’s was probably always the plan

[@dmoney322]

That moment you realize the Captain saved Randy's life by not letting him have the bottle of Port... this chick took a lot of chances with her plan. Things couldve gone wrong and someone else couldve drank from that bottle. What if Terry shared it with someone?

[@elimDBZ]

She clearly wasn't thinking about other people getting caught up in her scheme so long as Terry died.

[@michaelnadler596]

He could easily have poured a glass for most of the people at that party; it was a full-sized bottle, and port servings are small.

[@dmoney322]

@@michaelnadler596 yup exactly my point!

[@hollybigelow5337]

My personal guess is she is so psychopathic she didn’t care how many other people died as long as her target died and she wasn’t suspected. I’m sure she knew there was a chance he might share the drink or even that the Captain might give it to someone else or even just take it home before the Christmas Party. I’m sure she chose the Captain because she knew he personally didn’t like port, but if he had given to Randy or Karen, or if her target had taken it home and shared it with his wife and/or best friend, I get the impression she wouldn’t have cared much about the “collateral damage.” And my guess is she had 3 or 4 backup plans to make sure her target died, and even if say Karen had died instead she could have used that as a distraction to make it look like additional deaths were related because someone was trying to kill the Captain. That is one of the scariest of all killers - the person who is so numb and selfish and desperate and psychopathic that they have basically given up on everything and are willing to do pretty much anything to get their target without caring even a tiny bit about who gets caught as collateral damage in the process. My personal sense is she didn’t even care that much if she died or got caught in the crossfire. She obviously preferred not to get caught, but it definitely seems to me that even when she did get caught she was so out of her mind she barely even was aware of the fact she had been caught. Talk about scary.

[@ElDrom_Belle]

"I just couldn't live without him" Then proceed to erase the man 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@sammiepittman3130]

😂

[@nickm1094]

Women

[@novaenforcer1563]

Never understood that motive

[@spectervance121]

See, she misspoke. She meant "I couldn't let him live without ME."

[@mkmom8473]

I couldn't let him live with someone else.

[@hollybigelow5337]

That response of Captain Stottlemeyer talking about thinking about his brother every day always gets me. He so easily could have either overplayed it or underplayed it, but for me he hits it just right, and it is a really powerful moment that captures how probably 90% of cops feel after having to kill someone in self-defense, (I leave off 10% for the true psychopaths that are attracted to the job who probably get a sick thrill out of it).

[@ouroboris]

Ted Levine was an excellent and very versatile actor. He always hit the nail on the head no matter what he played!

[@rahbeeuh]

Monk means so much to me. Growing up I felt like the odd girl out but the show gave me so many ways to express things I had trouble with. The show was part of my self-discovery journey and it's just really special. Monk is also my comfort show.

[@voltjmgaming2119]

This was my favorite show growing up as well.

[@rahbeeuh]

@@voltjmgaming2119 glad we had the show. There aren't any like it airing anywhere these days.

[@voltjmgaming2119]

True dat@@rahbeeuh

[@jamescantu4219]

You might check out a BBC series: Death in Paradise. Particularly starting with Season 3

[@lifewithlee6298]

Monk being secretly happy to be pick first , poor Robin 😅

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

I laughed at Randy cutting into the conversation with the guy who had the same jacket as him.😂 Also, it’s just such an amazingly small detail that it came down to envelope sizes that tipped Monk off to who the culprit was. Truly an incredible detective!😊❤

[@tobex6626]

“Couldn’t live without him” *continues to live without him after killing him* How ironic of a statement

[@colleenodriscoll8914]

What she really meant to say was that she couldn’t live without him being with her. What she couldn’t live with was watching him with another woman. One of those “if I can’t have you then no one can” situations

[@jwill5892]

"You've been together for about six months..." "SEVEN MONTHS!" Jesus, she was obsessed with him.

[@metrosity5863]

I loved how through the episode it was the one person no one ever suspected

[@rahbeeuh]

Those are some of the best episodes

[@SebastienGendron-uk4po]

Yep, what I love about is after the reveal there is no denial, running away, or physical confrontation. Only a cop that has been doing this job for years and admitted, surrendered, and cooperated calmly all while getting gingerbread cookies. It was a bit creepy

[@marvtomson574]

Killing her off in style! Simply because we [the audience] WOULD NEVER see it coming. LOL I loved her character, but then got her back when Lucifer came around.

[@TV-Tony]

Of course Monk buys Julie a first aid kit for Christmas lol.

[@censusgary]

Safety first!

[@HannahHamilton-vu8eg]

Lol the scene where Randy was singing Oh Holy Night with Captain playing on the guitar "Oh night divine" and he jazzes it up with a higher note:)

[@BioYuGi]

Those types of fishbowls are already terrible for fish but that's a pitiful amount of water in the bowl!

[@nevillepatrick1325]

See if Monk didn't realize that Alice mixed up the cards he would have never figured it out so fast I mean he probably would have figured it out but that helped him get a quick Head Start into figuring out who killed Terry😮

[@UnivBelt]

Just recently started watching re runs of Monk . Love the show.

[@JJ_R]

One of my favorite Christmas specials.

[@theadaptationstationmaster]

This is my second favorite Monk Christmas episode. My favorite is the Man Who Shot Santa.

[@bandonoregon]

A little fish in captivity in a small bowl is not a "friend", that's silly. It's brutal!

[@Leslie537]

One of my favorite scenes of all time is Randy singing. It's beautiful and brings tears to my eyes.❤

[@h.a.s.7612]

6:50 He's right. No one would think to literally connect the dots.

[@blackguyofthesouth2161]

Best Christmas episode of Monk

[@Tanekoshima]

In all honesty I would have loved to receive that first aid kit lol

[@jwill5892]

Poor Robins. I know what it's like to get picked last for dodgeball.

[@Redsdelight]

Imagine being a cop that works at the same station where Monk consults at and then killing somebody knowing Monk would investigate.

[@brandonallen3808]

I thought of that too. Knowing how good Monk is and he was right there, that was the worst place to do that.

[@lifewithlee6298]

Alice looks like Dwight’s girlfriend from the office 😅

[@tobyfitzpatrick3914]

Angela was actually in another Monk episode.

[@clintbrew]

​@@tobyfitzpatrick3914so was dwight (the episode monk goes to ballgame)

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

This lady needs a therapist.

[@JohnWolf926]

@@peteralexandergraae2830I think she’s the therapist in Lucifer. Nice reference

[@JudyFurstenburg]

He is a good actor!

[@paulyont3092]

13:10 Well, now, Alice is going to have to live without Terry Chasen…for life…in a California State Penitentiary.

[@robertperry4439]

Unless her defense attorney introduces evidence that everyone was just acting.

[@paulyont3092]

A Cop is dead. How is that acting?

[@mkmom8473]

This was the first episode of Monk I saw way back in the early 2000's.

[@crystalrodriguez556]

Terrible woman to rob a lady of a husband and 2 kids of a father, let her rot . Ya the husband cheated but he wanted to be better and work things out

[@nevillepatrick1325]

Well he was technically on the verge of getting divorced by his wife when he dated Alice for 7 months before he changed his mind and made it work again because he had two kids but you're right she shouldn't have taken his life when he decided to go back to his wife and his kids his family comes first😢

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

I have no doubt thatthere is a segment of hell, devoted to her. This lady reeeally needs a therapist

[@keithbannister9271]

​@@nevillepatrick1325The cop should have never cheated on his wife for seven months, the woman developed strong emotional feelings and got hurt. You should not play with a person's emotions!!!! FACT!! 💯

[@nevillepatrick1325]

@@keithbannister9271 Oh yeah.I totally agree rather you are on a verge of a divorce or in the process of separation , you don't do it until it's finalized.

[@calebsoria1777]

Here’s what happened A former cop killed her ex and almost fooling everyone by thinking it was a target on the captain

[@Matt561]

3:44 that face

[@FrozeMoments]

A truly great episode. I love how every word uttered is a clue to something. Smart writing

[@nbegum9507]

This detective show made me cry.😂

[@lordabhijith]

The only Police Captian on TV that acts like a Police Captain.

[@originalv5107]

I love the “couldn’t with without them” cliche. “I just couldn’t live without them…so I killed them! Now I’m going to live the rest of my life without them. Yeah, I totally thought this through.”

[@GathKingLeppbertI]

M n T opening scene. Adorable. Ted plays his heart out Buffalo Bill oh yeah baby.

[@johncameron4194]

Poor goldfish

[@waynewright5023]

🙄🙄.. "Alice" (Rachael Harris) is such a sociopath that, even after she is revealed to be the murderer, what is her priority?? Getting the cookies out of the oven. She didn't even try to deny doing it, and she only became emotional when her mistake of mixing up the gift cards is what proved to be her undoing. *THAT* was what provoked an emotional response from her--not the fact that she had cold-bloodedly killed a father and a husband..😒😒

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

She needs a therapist. I am sure that there is a special place in hell, devoted to her. (Joke)

[@trillium.3.24]

Dr. Linda Martin!!

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

I have been looking for this comment for several minutes.

[@trillium.3.24]

@@peteralexandergraae2830 "Lucifer" was an awesome TV series, and she was a great character, among many.

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

@@trillium.3.24 i couldn't agree more. Its really funny when you see actors, thag you knoe in their old age, as a young actor. I recently saw beverly hills cop 1 and instantly recognized that guy from community and Breaking Bad, despite never having seen breaking bad

[@fernandoorozco8530]

My all time favorites-Monk

[@nbegum9507]

Love this detective show.❤

[@you_already_have_it]

Should have blame himself for not helping his brother to not get on a path of a bank robber which led him to be killed.

[@keirgomcginlay2044]

'I'm not a killer'. Says a special ops who has certainly never killed on the job. Wonder how many good kids who got screwed up he killed.

[@moretoknowshow1887]

What i'd give for the Cadillac of first aid kits!!!

[@margaretbehler4935]

The best Christmas present for me is not hearing any Mariah Carey Christmas music.

[@mamouilletten1562]

IT'S CRAZY HOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT MONK'S CHIEF WAS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS SERIAL KILLERS IN MODERN CINEMA'S HISTORY . You're welcolme guys 😂❤ Merry Christmas y'all and don't forget the lotion...😎

[@strangelic4234]

I was flabbergasted when I found out. I'm quick to be fooled by different costumes but with a voice as distinct as his, I'd usually recognize the actor. But the roles were just too far from each other.

[@tongracey1320]

Its night and day the differnce you would never think he played buffalo bill

[@sammiepittman3130]

I know! It’s the mustache. And he was doing that scary voice in silence of the lambs. He was terrifying in that movie.

[@peteralexandergraae2830]

And that lady needs a therapist... oh, wait. 😅😅😅

[@jennifervickers4835]

Natalie is the best

[@keithbannister9271]

AGREED 💯 I liked her character more than Sharona...

[@b01tact10n]

As a Columbo Fan I love this series too.

[@DDT-For-Human]

who gives a living thing as a gift, it's the most evil thing ever, they can't just ignore it and leave it in a cupboard, or throw it away🤣

[@ClarkeMarek]

Ah, yes, if Adrian had opened Trudy's gift the series would be over.

[@AmyStamper]

Randy is the Chandler Bing of Monk.

[@keithbannister9271]

Who...🤔

[@robertaphelps]

no just no .Chandler was lovable Randy was dumb

[@haleyehler7075]

They still had a phone book? This must be an old series.

[@mikerotchburns1622]

nice sad music when confessing to murdering a MAN

[@nhmooytis7058]

Secret Santa sucks. I always gave nice presents and got gym socks or recycled fruitcakes 😢

[@blpalv15]

I once gave a gift and there was a screw up with the names drawn. One woman received two gifts, and she never even offered it to me.

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@blpalv15 greedy beyatch! Hope she got coal in her stocking from the real Santa!

[@lifewithlee6298]

Well atlest it didn’t kill you 😅 no one dies from a sock 🧦

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@lifewithlee6298 if fruitcake is dry enough you can choke on it 😁

[@deliagroer2613]

I love socks and cake. Not simultaneously though😂

[@lctamoya]

Why kill him living his twin daughters if u love him. She wasn't thinking at all just imagining knowing your dad mistress killed him

[@student7052]

This is one of those you can skip and not watch.

[@sydspykes1899]

The entire show I always wished the writers would give Stottlemeyer a line about lotion and skin.

[@eec589]

I understood the reference.

[@mantasr]

Chest compressions Chest compressions Chest compressions

[@ianrastoski3346]

I knew it was Alice after Frank was eliminated as a suspect.

[@theblitz9]

Anyone else notice the hannukiya?

[@It4int0ver]

Mix up cards with having to fold them 🤨

[@justsad-1392]

Can anybody make strychnine??..

[@nhmooytis7058]

If it comes down to you or them...send flowers 🌺🌹🌷💐

[@WildharpieECW]

Where Lucifer to save her :O

[@TheDragonfanger]

omfg they took his keys but not his fucking gun? XDD

[@rogerwinters4958]

isn't that lucifer's therapist from the netflix series

[@justsad-1392]

Yes! Rachel Harris. I was trying to place where id seen her before, thanks.

[@nhmooytis7058]

It’s FRAJEELAY!😊

[@christinleetmaa8259]

❤😂

[@Magamonair]

Doctor Martin! :o

[@ezraesther620]

Mmmm.... affairs make people do some serious things

[@robertaphelps]

monk cringing because randys off key😂

[@Somatom_Man]

These are interesting to rewatch in compressed form. The only super annoying thing aboutthese is Jason Stanfords character..

[@seabase1]

😮

[@marcyrothman7573]

now no sound. off and on very distubng

[@eldersprig]

dodgeball

[@fredminpin]

She'll get a slap on the hand &/or get out of prison early for being a model prisoner, and where a guy would go for any sort of similar reason and they'd throw away the key 🤔😮😉😅 Excellent TV series though 👏 👌 👍

[@BelindaWoodson]

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