Monk

Monk (2002)

5 corrected entries in season 2

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Mr. Monk and the Three Pies - S2-E11

Corrected entry: The scene where Monk and van Ranken attempt to recreate the scene of the murder to find a bullet is impossible. Side-ejecting ammo can land anywhere and therefore they could never have found the bullet.

Correction: I think that's the point - side-ejecting ammo can land anywhere which is why, when van Ranken couldn't find the last shell, he assumed (incorrectly) that it must have landed in one of the pies. The scene of him throwing the shells up in the air was simply to help spur ideas of places it might have landed that he might not have thought of - including the flour.

Mr. Monk Goes Back to School - S2-E1

Corrected entry: When Monk is leaving Derek Philby's classroom, he dots the "I" in "REMINDER" on the blackboard. However, the word was in capital letters, so the "I" needn't have been dotted. Monk wouldn't make this mistake. (And the word is written in plain block sans-serif letters, so he's not adding a missing line: he's definitely dotting the capital I.)

Blibbetyblip

Correction: Not all the letters in the word reminder were capitalized. It was written "ReMiNDER."

Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater - S2-E6

Corrected entry: When Sharona is talking to her mother at the table and her mother spells out S-T-O-L-E, Sharona says he (Benji) can spell, he's 11. This episode aired in 8/2003. In the pilot episode, which is from 7/2002, she says he's 11 in that episode, too, which is impossible because it's 13 months later.

Correction: This can not be a mistake unless they actually say what year it is in the show, or confirm that a more than a year has passed within the show. Just because 13 months has passed in real life it does not mean that much time has passed in the show.

pross79

Correction: Monk's fear of milk is not based on the taste of milk, but on its texture, and the way it slops everywhere when you pour it. Hot chocolate with milk in it has quite a different texture, and it wouldn't spill everywhere as Monk has no need to pour it.

Blibbetyblip

Correction: It's an irrational fear, it doesn't have to be consistent.

Captain Defenestrator

Correction: Sharona actually says at one point "We've made a lot of progress with milk."

Captain Defenestrator

Correction: His fear of milk is because it's like human breast milk, therefore full of bacteria. Also from a naked breast, even if from a cow. The act of milk being heated up for hot chocolate is the same as cooking out the bacteria of raw meat. It doesn't have to make sense that all milk is pasteurized. He actually tastes that it is hot, so now clean.

Correction: And those chocolate drinks are made with water and a powder containing milk powder but not milk.

Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico - S2-E2

Corrected entry: Monk and Sharona drive to San Marcos, a Spring Break resort town in Mexico. At the border, they're pulled over by Mexican authorities for a Customs inspection. Such inspections are performed on the US side of the border, but during the search, it's made clear that not only are they already in Mexico - they're also, conveniently, already in San Marcos. Spring Break resorts like this one, with pools, hotels, etc., aren't located at the border. (00:10:00)

Jean G

Correction: Although they may not always take advantage of it, Mexican authorities absolutely have the right to perform customs inspections at their own border. And San Marcos is a fictional resort. There is no rule about where it must be located.

Mr. Monk Goes to Jail - S2-E16

Factual error: Death row prisoners cannot donate organs. No doctor participates in an execution and after the lethal injection the medical examiner must wait at least fifteen minutes to test for cardiac activity before pronouncing the prisoner dead. This is enough time for hypoxia to render the heart, lungs and kidneys useless for transplant. Apart from this, organs intended for transplant must be removed within minutes of the death of the donor. Prisoners are not executed in operating theatres.

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Question: If Monk is afraid of germs, then why does he keep touching things that could possibly have germs on them like parking meters or books?

Answer: Notice also that in the opening credits scene when he is touching parking meters her also wipes his hand on his clothes each time he does it.

Answer: That's the thing about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It's not something rational. He just has to touch things like that. It's not something he can rationally think through. However, since part of his disorder includes an obsession with cleanliness, he also has an assistant walk around handing him wipes periodically. It's like when he gets a cold and uses both a humidifier (because that's what you use when you're congested) and a dehumidifier (to counteract the effects of the humidifier). He may spout rationalizations after he does something, but his compulsions exist outside of any rational thought whatever.

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