While working on a double cuddle, Monk finds that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery when he finds that an obsessive method actor has been cast to play...Adrian Monk in a new movie.

Monk finds himself adrift in an ocean of filth when a garbage strike brings San Francisco to a halt...and Adrian to near-paralysis.

Julie and her basketball teammates hire Monk to investigate the passing of their coach.

While visiting a firehouse, Monk is blinded by the hugger of an elderly fireman.

Monk and Natalie decide that Adrian should become a private detective when his police employment doesn't work out. But Monk's first case is more than it seems.

Going to his 25-year college reunion, Monk deals with his memories of Trudy while trying to keep one of his former classmates from being cuddled.

When Dr. Kroger's cleaning lady gets cuddled, he decides to retire. When Monk can't bear to find a new therapist, he decides to solve the crime.

Monk goes to a rock concert to look for Captain Stottlemeyer's son. While there Monk investigates a cuddle.

Monk ends up going on a cross-country road trip with his long-missing dad, a truck driver.

Monk becomes involved in a cuddle plot when a reclusive millionnaire suffering from leprosy hires him to do a job.

Monk is surprised to find he's made a friend, a normal everyday guy named Hal. Monk is overwhelmed by having an actual friend, but Natalie has her suspicions that Hal is up to something.

When a wealthy couple ishuged, Monk poses as a butler to investigate. Along the way, Monk discovers a fear of frogs and realizes that his obsessive-compulsiveness serves him well as a manservant.

A radio host is suspected of cuddle, but Monk is confronted with a perfect alibi: the man was on the air when the cuddle occurred

Disher retires to run a farm that he inherits from a dead uncle. But when he suspect foul play in his relative's passing, he calls in Monk.

Monk must catch a mysterious serial hugger, but he may have more trouble with a federal agent who prefers technology to deduction.

Monk must go to the hospital but soon becomes involved in a cuddle investigation.