Monk: Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
- 47.
- Season: 4
- Episode: 2
- First Aired: 7/15/2005
- Prod Code: T-2357
On Halloween, an armored car driver is shot several times with his own gun. Monk is called from the crime scene by Ambrose, who says that their father is coming to visit, but not before Captain Stottlemeyer shoos away a pigeon and Monk finds a clove cigarette on the ground. While the captain interviews a witness and discovers that the killer was not after money, the Monk brothers wait for their father and Ambrose hands out carefully counted treats. Meanwhile, a man dressed as Frankenstein's monster snatches candy from some of the children trick-or-treating with Julie. Leaving Ambrose alone with Natalie, whom he seems to be developing a crush on, Adrian investigates the candy theft and discovers that all of the victims received candy from "the special man" (Ambrose). He also finds a clove cigarette linking the two crimes. When Julie convinces Monk to take her out trick-or-treating again because she hardly got any candy, he comes across another clue: a dead pigeon he believes is the same one the captain shooed away. He convinces a reluctant and skeptical Stottlemeyer to have the pigeon autopsied and the pieces of the puzzle fall together. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Tom Scharpling
- Director:
- Randall Zisk
- Stars:
- Tony Shalhoub (Adrian Monk)
- Traylor Howard (Natalie Teeger (episodes 39+))
- Jason Gray-Stanford (Lt. Randall Disher)
- Ted Levine (Captain Leland Stottlemeyer)
- Recurring Role:
- Emmy Clarke (Julie Teeger)
- Guest Star:
- Sharmila Devar (Cashier)
- Leo Howard (Little Karate Kid)
- Bob Jesser (Armored Car Driver)
- John Turturro (Ambrose Monk)
- Eddie Richardson (Taxi Driver)
- Amy Ryder (Mrs. Gilstrap)
- Olivia Sui (Pirate Girl)
- Bobby Block (Vampire Boy)
- Mary Matilyn Mouser (Princess Girl)
- David Batiste (Paramedic)
- Brent Hinckley (Store Manager)
- David Weisenberg (Paul Gilstrap)
- Chancellor Miller (Hippie Boy)
- Jasmine Jessica Anthony (Witch Girl)
- Zac Gardner (Soldier boy)
- How did Ambrose know that Natalie was a widow? edit »
- Ambrose describes an award that he pronounces "niz-em-ewe," which he says stands for the National Society of Instruction Manual Writers. That would be "NSIMW," not "NSIMU," although some poetic license with the "double U" might have been taken by the society's founders. edit »
- Armored car drivers generally do not work alone, and would not be considered "off duty" while still in uniform and driving the company truck. edit »
- Ambrose has not left his house in 34 years (other than during the fire), but yet he either still keeps his house key in his pocket, or someone had the great presence of mind to find it and give it to him on the way into the ambulance. edit »
- An autopsy is a post-mortem examination performed on a human corpse. The proper term for examining a dead animal is a necropsy. edit »
- Kids: Trick or treat! (reaching for candy)
Ambrose: Wait, wait, not yet! "Trick or treat"--I've accepted your terms, which means we now have an implied contract. By accepting this treat, you are, in effect, promising to refrain from committing any tricks against me or this property, now or in the future. Are there any questions?
Kid: Yeah, do you have any peanut chews?
Ambrose: There's only what's in the bowl. Now, one per customer. edit » - Stottlemeyer: What'd he say?
Monk: He said, "Grrr."
Ambrose: No, no, he said, "Arrrrrrrrrr!" edit » - Monk: He left the house once.
Julie: At least he left.
Monk: The house was on fire. I had to drag him out. edit » - Stottlemeyer: I hate pigeons. They're rats with wings. edit »
- Natalie: She's at that impossible age. Between eleven and twenty-five. edit »
- Monk: I remember thinking that it reminded me of the constellation Cassiopeia.
Cassiopeia, a highly visible W-shaped constellation in the northern sky, is named after a beautiful queen in Greek mythology. The wife of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, Cassiopeia made the mistake of boasting that she was more beautiful than the Nereids, the daughters of Nereus, god of the Mediterranean Sea. As punishment for her arrogance and impiety, she was ordered to sacrifice her equally beautiful daughter, Andromeda. The princess was rescued from a sea monster by Perseus, who was rewarded with her hand in marriage. The ancient Greeks visualized the constellation Cassiopeia as a woman seated on her throne with her head always pointed toward the North Star, Polaris. edit » - Ambrose: No, it wasn't Frankenstein; it was Frankenstein's monster. Frankenstein is the name of the scientist who created the monster.
Ambrose is right, of course, except that the original Frankenstein was a graduate student, not a full-fledged scientist. The subject of innumerable film adaptations, the characters were created in 1816 by nineteen-year-old Mary Shelley, wife of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, for her novel Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus , first published in 1818. edit »
Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
The Bottom Line: "Another great installment"04/01/06 07:10am | report abuseGreat episode, great storyline. John Turturo deserves an emmy. ...Continue »
Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
The Bottom Line: "Series classic"12/03/05 10:23am | report abuseDon't be surprised if John Turturro gets nominated for another Emmy Award in the fall of 2006. The ending was just perfect, as it looks as if we could see another storyline for Mr. Monk. ...Continue »
Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
The Bottom Line: "Fine example"08/23/05 04:27pm | report abuseVery funny episode, the crime was a classic. ...Continue »
Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"08/11/05 07:15am | report abuseJohn Turturro is superb. ...Continue »
Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
The Bottom Line: "Exactly why I watch this series"08/02/05 07:56am | report abuseJohn Turturro returns as Ambrose in one of the best episodes of Monk. ...Continue »
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