In advance of the "Monk" series finale Friday night, USA is showing a "Monk" marathon starting tomorrow morning, featuring episodes dealing with Monk's previous efforts to solve his wife Trudy's murder.
The "Trudy Mythology" marathon begins at 6am with "Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale" and ends with parts 1 and 2 of the series finale.
Part 1 of the finale repeats at 8pm (read our recap of the first part of the finale, but only if you're okay with spoilers). The final installment of "Monk" airs at 9pm and again at midnight, and promises to solve Trudy's murder and bring her killer to justice.
Here's a full list of the episodes in the "Trudy Mythology:"
MR. MONK MEETS DALE THE WHALE
MR. MONK AND THE THREE PIES
MR. MONK GOES TO JAIL
MR. MONK TAKES MANHATTAN
MR. MONK VS. THE COBRA
MR. MONK AND MRS. MONK
MR. MONK AND THE SECRET SANTA
MR. MONK BUMPS HIS HEAD
MR. MONK AND THE ACTOR
MR. MONK AND THE CLASS REUNION
MR. MONK FIGHTS CITY HALL
MR. MONK IS ON THE RUN, PT. I
MR. MONK IS ON THE RUN, PT. II
MR MONK AND THE END, PART I
MR MONK AND THE END, PART II
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Because we all know somebody
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 09:51 — BlawgDawgwho is like him, and it makes us laugh to think about that person who wants to use a baby wipe after every handshake, but doesn't.
Why worship unsaintly Monk?
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 21:02 — breakPRranksSo, Brooke, maybe it's just because warm televisions are the last thing I'd associate with happiness, but could you or your loyal readers please explain to me the popular appeal behind shows like "Monk"?
What little bit of TV I watch comes to me OTA, so my familiarity with "Monk" is from DVD, and I've seen, maybe, the first two seasons. I didn't make it any further because, although the character of Monk had a novel enchantment at the start, by the second year his charm had worn off entirely. By that time, Mona was the only character worth watching. (Hey, I'm a guy. What can I say?)
Monk is, at his core, a resoundingly inconsiderate, obnoxious, rude and otherwise wholly unattractive sonofabitch; the sort of person none of us would want to spend time around in real life.
So why do folks keep going back for more of programs like this, especially when it revolves heavily around one character who’s so unlikable?
Monk
Fri, 12/04/2009 - 11:41 — brookecain (author)First of all, Monk has an illness. He's not any of those things you mentioned on purpose, he has an illness that makes social interaction with others (and life itself) challenging. I think the show does an excellent job portraying someone with OCD in a sensitive manner, showing both the humor and the pain in living such a life. I'm sorry you didn't get that. It sounds like it's just not your kind of show, so you were right to stop watching. But if you had kept watching, you would have noticed growth in the character, as he became a little better at handling some situations but still struggled with others.
And also, there has never been a character on the show named Mona.