The 2005-6 season of Monk strains a bit to maintain the show's premise, with predictable complications arising from the assorted phobias of brilliant detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) threatening to turn the show into self-parody. Nonetheless, Season 4 includes some terrific episodes, a few of which can be numbered among the series' best. In "Mr. Monk and the Other Detective," guest star Jason Alexander plays slovenly private eye Marty Eels, whose work in a robbery-murder case overshadows Monk's contributions -- until it becomes apparent that Marty has a personal stake in the investigation's outcome. Another exceptional episode is "Mr. and Mrs. Monk," in which Monk's assistant, Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard), uncovers evidence suggesting that the detective's wife, Trudy, long believed dead, is actually alive and implicated in a murder. But our choice for the fourth-season standout is "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty," which finds Adrian attempting to dissuade other jury members from convicting a defendant he believes innocent, while at the same time investigating the murder of a victim whose corpse is found right outside the jury room. This is a particularly ingenious episode, beautifully constructed and fiendishly clever in its surprising denouement. Ed Hulse

Product Details

• UPC: 025[zasłonięte]928420
• Source: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
• Region Code: 1
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Language: English, English
• Editions: Slip Sleeve
• Time: 11:33:00
• Sales Rank: 8,232

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• Monk: Mr. Monk and the Other Detective
• Monk: Mr. Monk Goes Home Again
• Monk: Mr. Monk Stays in Bed
• Monk: Mr. Monk Goes to the Office
• Monk: Mr. Monk Gets Drunk
• Monk: Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk
• Monk: Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding
• Monk: Mr. Monk and Little Monk
• Monk: Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa
• Monk: Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show
• Monk: Mr. Monk Bumps His Head
• Monk: Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage
• Monk: Mr. Monk and the Big Reward
• Monk: Mr. Monk and the Astronaut
• Monk: Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist
• Monk: Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty

Features:

Enoy Even more of Mr. Monk with these special features: Monk Writing Process; What Does it Take to Be a Writer for Munk?