| At first Monk's OCD was comical and entertaining when mixed with his brilliance. His resignation throws Monk into the tizzy of all tizzies. I love monk and look forward to every DVD in the mail. This just gets better and better. Photo Credits: Netflix; Pop TV; Robert Viglasky, Hartswood Films; Fred Hayes/Disney+, Fox, PopTV; Bettina Strauss/Netflix; Nicole Rivelli/Amazon, Netflix, Frank Masi/Apple, Disney, Jasper Savage/Hulu; Diyah Pera/CW, What to Watch on Netflix Top 10 Rankings on October 8, Gary Oldman Takes on Old Hollywood in the First Trailer for David Fincher's, Here's How to Watch the First Minutes of the, Stephen Colbert Could Not Get Enough of the VP Debate Fly: 'It's Got to Quarantine for Two Weeks Now', The Best TV Shows and Movies on Netflix in October 2020. Download the TV Guide app for iPhone, iPad and Android! [8] On his blog Cultural Leanings, critic Myles McNutt affirmed Shalhoub did a "tour de force comic performance" and that "It features most of Monk's best qualities: his feud with fellow patient Harold, his insecurity about his mental health, his reaction to a new therapist with only one arm, and his broad comedy. "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink" is the seventh episode of the fifth season of the American comedy-drama detective television series Monk, and the show's 68th episode overall. I’m always looking for DVDs to watch at the cabin. Episode cast overview, first billed only. Through this constant probing, the ACTOR actually reveals something that Monk has never spoken of to anyone - the secret that is the key to Monk's emotional disorder. Company Credits The 'defective detective' may have an abundance of phobias (heights, crowds, and even milk, among them), but he also has razor-sharp deductive skills (more…)An ex-cop suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder solves crimes with various (and usually exasperated) sidekicks in tow in this first-rate mystery with a breakout Emmy-winning star in Tony Shalhoub. [2], This led to further complications in the writing process. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The idea of having her work for Dr. Kroger was successful, because the writers had been looking to have an episode where Kamel would be the focus. [12][13], Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, "Production Blog: Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink", "Monk: Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink (2006) - Cast and Crew", "Cable Series by Total Households: week of 08/14/06-08/20/06", "Monk: "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink" Review", "For Your Consideration: Lead Actors – Tony Shalhoub and Enrico Colantoni", "Has Stanley Kamel Finally Made His Monk on Show Biz? ", "2 Emmy gurus: Steve Carell will win best comedy actor", Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mr._Monk_Gets_a_New_Shrink&oldid=957226502, Short description is different from Wikidata, Television episode articles with short description for single episodes, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 17 May 2020, at 18:46. Monk recognizes the rock, though he does not know where he saw it. When Merrigan saw the broken figurine he realized that the vacuum bag was filled with heroin. As Merrigan prepares to shoot Harold, the police arrive to arrest Merrigan, but just then, he shoots at Dr. Kroger. However, the writers believed that having a maid as the victim required a main character to work with in order to give some personal involvement. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink S5 E9 42m. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. S5 E14 43m. (18 Aug 2006). He decides to retire but a distressed Monk is convinced someone else is responsible. Monk was not considered mostly because he does not have a cleaning lady, and if he did, she would never be good enough for him because of his germophobia and meticulousness. S5 E13 43m. [7] IGN's Colin Moriarty said one can "have a hardy laugh at the high level of dysfunctionality" with the episode while highlighted the one-armed therapist and mainly the interactions between Monk and Harold as the responsible for its humor. Watched one disc and am taking a break before watching another one, if that tells you anything. "Mr Monk Gets a New Shrink" and "Mr Monk and the Leper" are particularly outstanding. Dr. Charles Kroger (Stanley Kamel) arrives at his office and finds Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) and Harold Krenshaw (Tim Bagley) arguing over who should get the following session. Monk S 5 E 8 Mr Monk Goes To A Rock Concert. It also led Shalhoub to be nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. [10] Jon Weisman, writing for Variety, selected the scene in which Monk manifests the five stages of grief the best scene of the episode. Mr. Monk and the Leper. Meh. The writers saw this possibility as too gruesome for the show. Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2019. When Monk can't bear to find a new … I especially loved Monk's lightening swift passage through the 5 stages of grief then repetition as he was uniquely caught in a loop going through the five stages over and over. Sharona was enjoyable, but I find I like Natalie as his long suffering assistant even more for her spirited responses and believable care for Monk's self-inflicted predicaments. The 'defective detective' may have an abundance of phobias (heights, crowds, and even milk, among them), but he also has razor-sharp deductive skills, which he uses to help the San Francisco police with especially baffling cases. When Dr. Kroger retires after his cleaning lady is killed, it's up to Monk to solve the case and get Dr. Kroger back to work. Title: Watch now! It is so good and I was able to get the full understanding of Monk's life with Trudy. I watched the series off and on from the start. Filming & Production Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Release Dates Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019. Monk Gets a New Shrink' Troy, while denying the fact that Charles is his biological father, says, "You are not my mother Madeline, and this man is certainly not my father." This FAQ is empty. But it's getting just a bit tiresome and where early in the series the viewer was told he became OCD after his wife's brutal murder, in this season he apparently had always grappled with OCD and was a real loser in college. Nothing like popcorn and an episode of Monk to enjoy the evening! Season 5, Episode 7 Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink First Aired: August 18, 2006 Monk's overworked therapist retires after the murder of his cleaning lady, which puts the … tony shalhoub is so entertaining and the characters around him are also fun and likeable and watching it just makes you feel - happy. See photos of celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Leonardo DiCaprio before they hit the big-time, and revisit their earliest onscreen roles. Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2014. When Monk returns with Natalie (Traylor Howard) to Dr. Kroger's office, they meet Francis Merrigan (Gordon Clapp), who owns an importing and exporting business based in the same building. S5 E7 42m. "Mr Monk Visits a Farm" may not be one of the best Season 5 episodes or of the show, but it is very good and entertaining. ), Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2008. Dr. Kroger questions his abilities after a patient becomes the prime suspect in a murder. In Merrigan's office, they find powdered milk but not a coffeemaker and, as powdered milk is made from lactose and drug dealers use it to cut heroin, Monk deduces Merrigan is trafficking drugs, and he probably also killed Teresa. Believing the police's suspicions that one of his clients committed the crime, the guilt-stricken Dr. Kroger decides the time has arrived for retirement, something Monk cannot accept. "Monk" Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink (TV Episode 2006) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Mr. Monk Is at Your Service. Another murder throws Monk's life far out of balance — Dr. Kroger's cleaning lady, Teresa Mueller, ends up stabbed on the floor of his office. Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2013. Monk doesn’t fail us. With Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine. Dr. Kroger questions his abilities after a patient becomes the prime suspect in a murder. | He deduces that Teresa, while cleaning Merrigan's office, broke a figurine, which contained heroin. Suddenly, Merrigan appears, ties them to chairs, and loads them into the back of his truck. Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2018. Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2008, For fans of Monk, season five is in no way a disappointment. Of course, he has not interest in anyone but himself. When the episode first aired in the United States on USA Network on August 18, 2006, it was watched by 5.2 million viewers. He decides to retire but a distressed Monk is convinced someone else is responsible. Madeline Kroger is the wife of Charles Kroger and the step- mother of Troy Kroger. Dr. Kroger tells Monk he has found a therapist, Dr. Jonah Sorenson (Rick Curry); in session, he remembers where the rock came from. There's a problem loading this menu right now. [4] It was the sixth most watched program on cable television that week with a 3.4 percent household rating and a household audience of 3.7 million. I also loved the competition to the death of who is their doctor's favorite between Monk and Howard. Dr. Kroger says it could be Joseph Wheeler (Kevin Fry), who threatened him in the past. At a warehouse, Harold grabs a gun from a shelf and Dr. Kroger gestures for Harold to shoot Merrigan and his accomplice, who are emptying the vacuum bag to destroy the evidence. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/MonkS57MrMonkGetsANewShrink. This page works best with JavaScript. An ex-cop suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder solves crimes with various (and usually exasperated) sidekicks in tow in this first-rate mystery with a breakout Emmy-winning star in Tony Shalhoub.