Mr. Monk and the Big Game
- Episode aired Jul 21, 2006
- TV-PG
- 44m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.4K
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Monk coaches basketball while trying to solve a murder case.Monk coaches basketball while trying to solve a murder case.Monk coaches basketball while trying to solve a murder case.
Molly McCook
- Emily J.
- (as Molly Mccook)
Christine Fry
- Bee's Head Basketball Coach
- (uncredited)
Kristine Lacap
- Basketball Player
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe fire takes place in Dratch Valley. Daniel Dratch is the producer of the show and brother of actress and former SNL cast member Rachel Dratch who had appeared in Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny (2004).
- GoofsDespite having evicted Natalie from the game, the referee walks by her at least twice after she takes off her Cougars mascot disguise and doesn't react.
- Quotes
[Monk, Natalie, and Julie are putting all of Monk's "Case Trophies" on his mantle]
Adrian Monk: I'm gonna need a bigger mantle. Natalie! I'm gonna need a bigger mantle!
Natalie Teeger: Your mother would be so proud.
Adrian Monk: Oh, no she wouldn't. But it's still nice of you to say.
- ConnectionsFeatured in There's Something About Movies: Episode #2.4 (2019)
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Julie's basketball coach is murdered in the girls' locker room via electrocution and it's ruled an accident. However, the girls think something is fishy and several of them go to Monk to ask him to investigate.
It looks like this might be what I was hoping for after two silly episodes to begin the fifth season: an episode where the crime case is given decent air time. However, it quickly evolves into a story of Natalie and Monk taking over the coaching reins for the final game of the season. It still had some humorous material here - Monk ironing his shoelaces, for example - and there but not with the basketball scenes, which were ludicrous.
We learned Monk was a stoolie for the principal when he was in high school. No wonder he wasn't popular. It's also revealed he never won a trophy in his entire life, and he'd love to have one. If the girls win the game, he'll get one so he's motivated, even though he's clueless about basketball, of course.
They really stretch things as Natalie gets thrown out of the game and Monk has to coach in the final dramatic moments. Man, I'm wondering if they are ever going to go back and concentrate more on the crime cases at hand. "Silly" has replaced "clever" for most of these shows in the past year or so. This was one of the dumbest episodes ever.
It looks like this might be what I was hoping for after two silly episodes to begin the fifth season: an episode where the crime case is given decent air time. However, it quickly evolves into a story of Natalie and Monk taking over the coaching reins for the final game of the season. It still had some humorous material here - Monk ironing his shoelaces, for example - and there but not with the basketball scenes, which were ludicrous.
We learned Monk was a stoolie for the principal when he was in high school. No wonder he wasn't popular. It's also revealed he never won a trophy in his entire life, and he'd love to have one. If the girls win the game, he'll get one so he's motivated, even though he's clueless about basketball, of course.
They really stretch things as Natalie gets thrown out of the game and Monk has to coach in the final dramatic moments. Man, I'm wondering if they are ever going to go back and concentrate more on the crime cases at hand. "Silly" has replaced "clever" for most of these shows in the past year or so. This was one of the dumbest episodes ever.
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- Aug 6, 2007
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- Runtime44 minutes
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