Mr. Monk and the End - Part I - S8-E15
Continuity mistake: When Monk is sorting the contents of his capsule by color, the positions of the yellow balls and the red balls changes between shots. (00:25:20)
Captain Defenestrator
11th Jun 2013
Monk (2002)
11th Jun 2013
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Badge - S8-E14
Character mistake: When Monk is talking to the cops on the shooting range about the window washer's story, he says that the window washer said he was on the 7th story of the building. But in the press conference Monk saw in the bar, he said he was on the 6th story. Monk isn't likely to forget a detail like that, especially since it's the detail that's bothering him about the story. (00:19:25)
5th Jun 2013
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Genius - S7-E2
Continuity mistake: When Kloster hands Natalie the cup of lemonade, the cup is about two-thirds full. In the shots from the right side of the car, the level is about the same, but in the shots from the left side of the car, it's almost full. (00:22:30 - 00:23:30)
23rd May 2013
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike - S5-E2
Continuity mistake: When Captain Stottlemeyer's car stops, he pulls to the side of the road into a cluster of garbage bags, which are lining the entire road. When Natalie approaches the car, there are only a few bags on the curb next to it and the rest of the street is clean. (00:33:00)
21st May 2013
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist - S4-E15
Continuity mistake: When the Captain and Randy are talking in the garage, in the shots over Randy's shoulder, the pad on his guitar strap is over his shoulder. In the shots from behind the captain, the pad is behind his back and can't be seen. (00:24:40)
21st May 2013
Monk (2002)
29th Apr 2013
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Candidate (2) - S1-E2
Other mistake: When Monk is climbing the ladder to pursue the killer, at a couple of points, he wipes a rung, then grabs the one above it. (00:18:15)
13th Apr 2012
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Genius - S7-E2
Plot hole: Kloster's plan of switching the headstones wouldn't have worked because cemeteries keep records of who's buried in which plot. Before exhuming the body, the records would have been checked and someone would have noticed that the name on the headstone and the name in the records didn't match. (He might have broken into the office and changed the records, but it's never brought up, so he likely didn't.)
17th Jan 2011
Monk (2002)
Continuity mistake: The first victim's body and the floor around her are covered with pieces of glass, but the hole in the pane of glass is only about the size of a fist, not nearly big enough to leave that much glass on the ground.
17th Jan 2011
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the End - Part I - S8-E15
Plot hole: When Randy tells Captain Stottlemeyer that the killer shot the train station announcer and took his jacket and ID, the microphone in the room is still active and everyone in the station hears Randy's conversation. If that's the case, then why didn't everyone in the station hear the gunshot? Even if the killer used a silencer, he would have made noise taking the announcer's jacket and changing his disguise, which would sound like a struggle over the open mic anyway, and it would make no sense to turn it on after killing the man. (00:29:00 - 00:30:00)
5th Jan 2011
Monk (2002)
Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk - S8-E9
Continuity mistake: After Cowboy Hank twirls his guns, his arms are raised. When it cuts to a shot from behind his back, his left gun is in its holster and his arms are still raised. He then holsters his right gun. (00:39:05)
1st Jan 2011
Monk (2002)
Continuity mistake: Monk eats a sandwich with a slice of one of the square tomatoes on it, however, in "Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum," tomatoes are one of his allergies.
1st Jan 2011
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy - S5-E15
Plot hole: In this episode, Monk doesn't know to open a cell phone to answer it, but in "Mr. Monk and the Kid", he used a cell phone with the ransom drop with no problems. (00:04:25 - 00:05:05)
29th Dec 2010
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Is At Your Service - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: During the brunch scene with Natalie's parents, the rolls in the bread bowl change position several times. In some shots, there are four, in others, there are five. They also go from being piled on top of each other to being arranged in the bowl and back several times. They're out of Monk's reach, so he's not just "making them even" either. (00:04:50 - 00:06:35)
29th Dec 2010
Monk (2002)
Continuity mistake: The location of Trudy's grave changes throughout the series. In "Mr. Monk and the Candidate," it's in a spot in the graveyard by a paved intersection. In "Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger," it's in the midst of a copse of trees. In "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies," it's just off the cemetery's main drive.
29th Dec 2010
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Monk is in the review board hearing, in long shots, the wastebasket by the board members' table is empty. When one of the reviewers throws away a paper that misses the basket and lands right next to it, there are several papers already in it. In the next long shot and for the rest of the scene, the basket is empty again and the missed paper is at least two feet away. (00:06:15 - 00:07:40)
18th Aug 2009
Monk (2002)
Continuity mistake: When Monk is trying to get out of the Captain's car, Randy is trying to get his wheelchair out of the trunk. In the shots from the rear of the car, Randy is directly behind the vehicle. In the shots from the front, Randy is a few feet away. (00:18:00 - 00:19:00)
18th Aug 2009
Monk (2002)
Continuity mistake: In "Mr. Monk On Wheels," after Monk gets out of the car, when he closes the door while standing on his unshot leg, he's facing the front of the vehicle. In the next shot, from behind the car, he's facing the rear of the vehicle without having turned around. (00:18:55)
2nd Sep 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank - S6-E12
Continuity mistake: When Monk is trying to convince the old woman to use the other pen so the ink in them will be even, in the shots from behind him, the pen's chain is hanging down below the counter. In the shots from in front of him, the chain is pulled taught. (00:23:45 - 00:24:15)
27th Aug 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Office - S4-E4
Continuity mistake: When Monk and Natalie are talking to Kemp in his office, the desk ornament and the cup of pencils that Monk keeps organizing change positions between shots. In the shots from Monk's side of the desk, the ornament is closer to the door. In the shots from Kemp's side, the pencil cup is closer. (00:09:40 - 00:11:20)
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