Mr. Monk Gets Drunk

Season 4, Episode 5, Aired

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Monk goes to a hotel in California wine country to revisit the place where he and Trudy spent their honeymoon. But he soon becomes involved in a strange situation when a guest disappears... and no one remembers him except Monk.
  • The writer must have been drunk while coming up with this one.

    4.0
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    Wow......I'm surprised, what a horrible episode. Wait, I'm not surprised for most of the Monk episode since Sharona left the show up until the second half of Season 6 have been really bad. I'm sorry, most people may disagree with me, as Monk says "I am what I am" ("Takes a Vacation") Here, we have basically a mix of "Girl Who Cried Wolf" and "Takes a Vacation". Think about it, Monk sees a person (like Sharona) and no one seems to believe him (like Sharona) although Natalie comes to believe him and looks for evidence even though there's no proof (like Monk did for Benjy). Then add Monk getting drunk and a group of people in it together similar to "Goes to the Bank" which I must say all three mentioned episodes are so much better than this junk. Monk is a real toss-up on his own. I think it's sweet how he visits his old honeymoon spot every year on his anniversary. Yet the scene where he eats dinner with himself is a gimmicky kind of moment similar to the pillow ritual of "Takes His Medicine" which comes off silly making him look pathetic than sweet and sympathetic. The fact that he's drunk for the last part of the episode doesn't help and actually hurts the episode taking a Monk moment and stretching it out so thin that it's like a string.

    Stottlemeyer and Disher........um, what was the point of having them up here? They just stand around there watching Monk "do his thing" acting drunk. What a waste of time. I feel sorry for Ted Levine and Jason Gray Stanford. They're great actors and deserved much better than this crap. Natalie is....well....not harmful, but she really didn't help much matters either. She has so little energy, you'd think she was having a hangover. The mystery was all right, but there was too much focus on Monk and the comedy that it felt like a drag watching the whole episode. Only the supporting cast does really well and rises above the whole ordeal. Very disappointing.moreless
  • This is a very funny episode, and I'd recommend it highly. In this episode we get to see a cool plot twist. I don't want to give things away too much.moreless

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    Monk gets Drunk is funny. Doesn't take too much, and he is plastered, then he thinks he has lost his mind.

    Nobody believes him when he talks about things he thinks happened during his drinking spell. Then, a brother shows up looking for the guy nobody remembers meeting except Monk, and things start getting really weird.

    Highly recommend.
  • Mr. Monk visits a winery. There he finds that a man mysteriously dissapeared

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    Well, I enjoyed this Episode. It had a good plot. The whole Larry Swibell dissappearing thing was a good mystery, plus the great portrayal of Paul's character. Oh, and the wonderful idea of having the transition from the postcard to the intro. The summation was a bit overdone, good portrayal by Monk, but the scene dragged a bit too long.

    Story: 8/10
    Acting: 8/10
  • Great Guest Cast

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    Headed by Richard Libertini and a brief appearance by Daniel Roebuck before his disappearance.
    Monk and Natalie have blossumed into a great chemistry over the past few weeks. Hopefully it will continue to grow.
    I liked Natalie's comment about that they are partners and that they have to trust each other and it was a rule.
    Traylor Howard as Natalie has really taking off since last January.
    Natalie chemistry with Adrian is different than Sharona and she is much more likely to having a potential relationship with him than Sharona. I can tell the way she looks at him since the beginning when she hired him to investigate the two breakins in a week. Especially after he saved Mr. Henry Julie's fish.moreless
  • Great episode! lots of suspense lots of comedy! Tony Shalhoub drunk was very funny truly an extraordinary perfomance.

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    Great episode! Lots of suspense lots of comedy! Tony Shalhoub drunk was very funny, truly an extraordinary perfomance.The mistery was interesting not earth shattering but enough to make me try to guess. And Guess I did NOT! My favorite moments are
    the spitting sequence ,the whole foot wine moment,
    and best of all Monk hugging the Captain and saying "I love you".Monk would never say "I love you" to Leland. Sometimes one needs a drink to express oneself.I know I do! Natalie was great, she helped Monk even though she had a hard time believing him.
    I love their relationship this season, it's warmer more intimate she has become a truly devoted assistant and she cares deeply about him! It was so nice to hear her say Adrian! I hope the Traylor haters will stop their whinning. Traylor is great!
    Yes it is possible to love Sharona and still enjoy the show! This season has been the best yet and Gets Drunk was Great!! A true classic Monk!moreless
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    • Why would Monk, who has had a sip of the same wine on 15 preceding anniversaries, have such an unpredictable reaction to it this time?

    • When Monk is sitting alone "with Trudy," the waiter places his bottle of wine on the table, then removes the extra place setting, then returns it at Monk's insistence, and then pours the wine. This implies that the waiter was going to just leave the bottle on the table and walk away, which a professional waiter (let alone one at a winery) would not do. This is confirmed moments later, when the waiter correctly presents Larry's wine.

    • When Natalie is talking to the psychologist at the table in the hall (before he notices the painting), her lips are badly out-of-sync with the audio.

    • When Monk and Natalie first meet the man who claims to be Alan Gruber, the lighting (sunlight) keeps changing after each cut.

  • QUOTES (19)

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    • Monk: (to Al Nicoletto while drunk) You look like a moose... I'm gonna call you... Mr. Look Like a Moose!

    • Mrs. Willis: (to Natalie) We had a mystery weekend [last year], and we hired some actors who were going to act out a little murder. Monk: I'm really, really sorry. Mrs. Willis: It was supposed to be for three days, and everybody paid in advance for three days. And Adrian solved the case in, what was it, twelve minutes?

    • Mrs. Willis: Adrian, you don't drink, do you? Monk: Mmm, no. Mrs. Willis: Oh, good. Perfect.

    • Monk: (to the invisible Trudy) Thank you for marrying me. What were you thinking?

    • Larry Zwibell: (to Monk) I'm bilingual. My mother was Venezuelan. That means I can make an ass of myself in two languages.

    • Larry: Hey, are you all right? Monk: I'm not much of a drinker. Larry: How much have you had? (Monk holds up one finger.) One bottle? Monk: One sip.

    • Monk: Hold still. Ready? Smile! Wait. Let's stand oldest to youngest. So that would be you, then you, then you. . . . Ricardo: Mr. Monk, I will take the picture.

    • Monk: You said we had to believe each other. You said that was the rule. Natalie: That's true. That's true.

    • Dr. Sobel: Does (Monk) handle stress well? Natalie: No. He handles stress unwell.

    • Wine Expert: What are you drinking? Monk: Uh, it's, uh, the Sierra Springs. Wine Expert: How is it? Monk: It's exquisite.

    • Natalie: You had two sips. That's like ten shots for a normal person. Monk: Thank you.

    • Wine Expert: Wine stomping. It's a tradition that goes back thousands of years to the Greeks. We're one of the last wineries in California that at least makes some of their wines using this method. Monk: Oh, my God. People actually drink that? Natalie: Yeah, I think so. Monk: Are they insane? Ask her if they're insane.

    • Monk: I've been drinking that wine for fifteen years. It's foot wine! I can taste it. Natalie: Oh, no. Come on. You cannot taste it. Monk: I... I... I... can. I can taste the feet now. And the toes. And what's between the toes. Al Nicoletto: And the fungus. It really is barbaric.

    • Monk: Can you break into his car? Natalie: Can I break into his car? (pause) Yes, I can.

    • Disher: Captain, you have got to see this. Monk's in there doing one of his summation things. He's wasted.

    • Monk: Captain! Ladies and gentlemen, Leland Stottlemeyer, homicide! Show them your badge. Show it. Show it. Show it! I solved the case.

    • Monk: We're gonna need a big old paddy wagon. Do they still have paddy wagons?

    • Monk: Captain. Cappy. You made it! I love ya. Stottlemeyer: I love you, too, Monk.

    • Natalie: (to Monk, asleep in the front seat of the car) Happy anniversary, Adrian. Sorry I didn't believe you.

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