Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank
- Episode aired Jan 18, 2008
- TV-PG
- 43m
When Monk's bank is robbed, he's desperate to help with the investigation; when Captain Stottlemeyer won't let him, Monk takes up an unusual position at the bank.When Monk's bank is robbed, he's desperate to help with the investigation; when Captain Stottlemeyer won't let him, Monk takes up an unusual position at the bank.When Monk's bank is robbed, he's desperate to help with the investigation; when Captain Stottlemeyer won't let him, Monk takes up an unusual position at the bank.
- Tiffany Preston
- (as Abby Pivaronas)
- Entering Customer
- (as Elena Caruso)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Stottlemeyer goes into his office, Monk is using the yo-yo from Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage (2006). Stottlemeyer then paraphrases the mantra learned during anger management classes where he had been given the yo-yo.
- GoofsThere is no "master key" for safe deposit boxes. All safe deposit boxes require two keys to open. One is held by the bank and the other by the customer. If either key is unavailable, the only way to open the box is to call out a locksmith from the safe company to drill the lock open. It is highly unlikely Capt. Stottlemeyer would be able to pick the lock on the large box that's holding the loot.
- Quotes
[Monk, Natalie, Disher, and Stottlemeyer have been sealed in a bank vault by a crooked employee]
Adrian Monk: I'm gonna die, right here.
Natalie Teeger: No, you are not!
Adrian Monk: You're right.
[gets up and moves to another corner]
Adrian Monk: I'm gonna die over here. I call this spot. The rest of you can die somewhere else.
Captain Leland Stottlemeyer: That's it. Monk is no longer the morale officer.
"Mr Monk Goes to the Bank" is not one of the best episodes of Season 6 or of 'Monk' in general, but it's still entertaining and worthy. The reveal admittedly from personal opinion was not a surprise to me, it was the first thing that came to my head and made sense in the early stages of the episode, but that it was a shock to the characters came over believably. The pacing occasionally could have been tighter. The mystery however is still engaging and hardly takes a back seat to everything else.
The episode is even more successful in the character moments. Loved everything with Monk going undercover as a security guard, the ink and the pens scene which cracked me up, everything to do with Disher and the whole silver statue thing and the great interplay between the four regulars. Despite the writers having little idea as to how bank vaults work, the climax is fun and has a good deal of claustrophobic tension. None of the four regulars feel out of character.
One of the best things about 'Monk' has always been the acting of Tony Shalhoub in the title role. It was essential for him to work and be the glue of the show, and Shalhoub not only is that but also at his very best he IS the show. Have always loved the balance of the humour, which is often hilarious, and pathos, which is sincere and touching. Everybody else supports him very well.
Writing is tight and thought-provoking with some knowing wry humour and poignantly tender easy-to-relate-to drama and quirkiness.
The music is both understated and quirky. While there is a preference for the theme music for Season 1, Randy Newman's "It's a Jungle Out There" has grown on me overtime, found it annoying at first but appreciate its meaning and what it's trying to say much more now. The episode as always look slick and stylish.
Overall, great. 9/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 6, 2017
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