List of Monk episodes
The following is a complete episode list for the criminal dramedy television series "Monk". It premiered on the USA Network on July 12, 2002 in the United States and ended with a two-part series finale on November 27 and December 4, 2009. The complete series has a total of 125 episodes, including three 2-part episodes and four Christmas specials.
The first four of these webisodes were also released on the Season 5 DVD.USA Network ordered ten episodes that would deal with the Monk brothers' childhood. The first premiered on August 21, 2009. The series starred Aaron Linker as Little Monk, Chris Lizardi as Little Ambrose and Bella Thorne as Wendy, one of the Monks' classmates. The series was directed by Randall Zisk, with Hy Conrad, Andy Breckman, Kevin Albright, and Justin Brenneman serving as writers. Aaron Linker also appeared in the parent show as Little Monk in a flashback. The episodes are available only on the "Best of Monk" DVD.
Monk (comics)
The Monk made his first appearance in "Detective Comics" #31 (September 1939) and was created by Gardner Fox, Bob Kane, and Sheldon Moldoff. He is one of the earliest significant villains of the "Detective Comics" series, and his battle with Batman is one of the Dark Knight's first multi-part adventures. In his earliest appearance, the Monk is depicted as a vampire who wears a red, monk-like outfit with a hood that bears a skull and crossbones. Later depictions establish that Batman believes that the Monk only pretends to be a vampire, but he does possess skills to hypnotize others.