Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic
- Episode aired Feb 11, 2005
- TV-PG
- 43m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Monk, Natalie and Julie become snarled in a traffic jam after an environmentalist winds up on a deadly collision course with a gangster.Monk, Natalie and Julie become snarled in a traffic jam after an environmentalist winds up on a deadly collision course with a gangster.Monk, Natalie and Julie become snarled in a traffic jam after an environmentalist winds up on a deadly collision course with a gangster.
Jason Gray-Stanford
- Lieutenant Randy Disher
- (credit only)
Ted Levine
- Stottlemeyer
- (credit only)
Keith D. Robinson
- Sgt. #2
- (as Keith Robinson)
Reginald 'Fieldy' Arvizu
- Fieldy Arvizu
- (as Fieldy Arvizu)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSteven Williams' role mimics his role as Trooper Mount in The Blues Brothers (1980).
- GoofsMonk notes that it is odd that the wrecked car's windows are up with no fan or A/C on because the current outdoor temperature "must be around 90(F)". However, many of the crowd in the stopped traffic are wearing long sleeves, sweater, sweatshirts and even jackets without breaking a sweat.
- Quotes
[in a squad car, chasing a suspect]
Adrian Monk: Is your seatbelt on?
Sgt. Parnell: Yes, it is.
Adrian Monk: Nice and tight? Blinkers! Blinkers!
Sgt. Parnell: Do you understand this is a car chase?
Adrian Monk: Left lane ends, two miles! Left lane ends, two miles!
- ConnectionsReferences Rocky (1976)
- SoundtracksIt's a Jungle Out There
Written and Performed by Randy Newman
Featured review
The Constructor and the Environmentalist
The environmentalist Steve Marriot is summoned by the constructor Ray Galardi to discuss about the lawsuit opened by Steve. Out of the blue, Ray kills Steve with a bar, puts him inside his Beetle and stages a car accident in the highway with his truck. Meanwhile, Monk, Natalie and Julie are returning to San Francisco in the same highway after watching Julie's game of hockey. There is a traffic jam caused by the accident and when Monk sees the scene, he realizes that Steve Marriot was murdered. Monk tells the highway patrol officer Parnell to keep the crime scene, but he doesn't listen to Monk. Meanwhile, Ray notes that has mistakenly switched cellphones with Steve and returns to the place where the accident happened. He kills one paramedic to assume his identity and reach the Beetle to replace the cellphone. Monk notes that he is the killer but is cuffed to the police car by Parnell. How will Monk convince the officer that he is right?
"Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic" is another funny episode of this series. There are flawed scenes in the plot, such as Volkswagen Beetles do not have air conditioning, or the reception of cellphone in that area of mountains that sometime works, or the chase in slow motion of the truck by the trooper and Monk in the police car, but they are irrelevant details. The best scene is the cars accident on the road. The funniest scene is Monk telling Julie that the metal band The Korn has spelled their name wrongly in the bus. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Monk Fica Preso no Engarrafamento" ("Monk Gets Stuck in the Traffic Jam")
"Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic" is another funny episode of this series. There are flawed scenes in the plot, such as Volkswagen Beetles do not have air conditioning, or the reception of cellphone in that area of mountains that sometime works, or the chase in slow motion of the truck by the trooper and Monk in the police car, but they are irrelevant details. The best scene is the cars accident on the road. The funniest scene is Monk telling Julie that the metal band The Korn has spelled their name wrongly in the bus. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Monk Fica Preso no Engarrafamento" ("Monk Gets Stuck in the Traffic Jam")
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- Golden State Highway, Angeles National Forest, California, USA(north of Templin Hwy: dump truck chase scenes)
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