Does the dog die?
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Monk
TV Show • 2002 • Drama
ReportAdrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
This tv show contains 66 potentially triggering events.
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S6
E8
A doberman is poisoned in s06e08.
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Is there decapitation?
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MrCartou
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A criminal uses a chainsaw (implied by the sound but not shown) to cut a body and it is later said that the head was cut off this way and not found
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Politzi
Adrian and ambrose's father abandoned them its only mentioned a few times though
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Is someone stalked?
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acesebright13
S6
E1
Marci stalks Monk and they mention a restraining order as well.
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There are many cases of domestic abuse leading to murder throughout the show.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Season 1 episode 6 monk is in a psych ward and is severely gaslighted
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Addiction
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S5
E15
In the opening scene, a man is restrained and injected with something, but it is not clear what
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In S4E2, a pigeon is seen eating crumbs near a body at a crime scene. Later, Monk finds the same pigeon dead and says it could have been poisoned. The dead bird is shown on screen for a long while as Monk convinces his coworkers that it is the same pigeon. It is even flipped around and then taken in as evidence. In S5E12, Monk fires a rifle as a warning and accidentally kills a quail up in a tree. It is not seen being shot, only falling from the tree and its body appears in the background for a few scenes afterwards. In S5E14, a farmer’s pig is killed. It’s briefly shown alive, then later its body is found but not seen.
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Are animals abused?
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amespin
In a circus-centric episode, it is very briefly mentioned that the lion tamer has a gun ready backstage in case anything goes wrong during a show. I guess this may imply abuse of the lions and other animals at the circus, but none of it is shown.
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Is there a dead animal?
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SandraSabrina
Monk finds a dead pigeon and take it with a stop sign, and shows it to the captain and disher. In S05E14 there is a big pig who dies and is lying on the ground
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Is an animal sad?
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hotmonk
S3
E10
A bird (a parrot I think?) suffers from the same symptoms as Mr Monk after losing its mate (lover).
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Does a cat die?
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Anonymous
In S5E4, everyone is in an alley and it is mentioned that there is a dead cat on the ground. It is never shown on screen, only talked about.
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Are there spiders?
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SandraSabrina
None shown. Just mentioned
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Are there snakes?
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amespin
In one episode Monk is exploring a victim's home and discovers he had 3 pet snakes
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Are there bugs?
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SandraSabrina
There is a lot of bees in s04e11
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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S5
E15
A man has a bag put over his head and is restrained in the opening scene
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Politzi
Not sure if this counts but in "Mr monk and the bad girlfriend" monk gets his shirt kinda unbuttoned against his will
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Beardifulbeans
There is one episode where monk shaves his face
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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SandraSabrina
Monk often says and feels like he can't breathe when he is in a claustrophobic situation
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Is someone buried alive?
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doesthedogdie.comfan
Very distressing, monk has anxiety attacks while facing one of his worst fears as he is buried alive
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Is there amputation?
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MrCartou
In an episode (S3Ep16), a finger is found and the process of cutting it is described, and the finger is shown.
In another episode (S2Ep10), a side case pops up where there is talk of a body found with the two hands cut, but nothing is shown.
In another episode (S2Ep9), a guy cuts a finger off a frozen corpse, and while it is not vividly shown, you can hear the disturbing sounds of it taking place.
In another episode (S2Ep10), a side case pops up where there is talk of a body found with the two hands cut, but nothing is shown.
In another episode (S2Ep9), a guy cuts a finger off a frozen corpse, and while it is not vividly shown, you can hear the disturbing sounds of it taking place.
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Does a head get squashed?
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D12434132
A man's head gets stomped on by an elephant.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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S5
E13
Asphyxiates in her sleep due to a gas leak
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Are any teeth damaged?
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corpselyn
However, there is an episode where the main character is almost be tortured by a dentist. The dentist talks pretty non-explicitly about what he’s going to do to him, and it never happens.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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murmi97
A severed finger from a kidnapping victim is shown several times. Season 3, Episode 16 "Mr. Monk and the Kid".
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Is someone tortured?
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amespin
In S6E8, it is mentioned (but not shown on screen) that a married couple were tortured before they were killed
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Does someone fall to their death?
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doesthedogdie.comfan
Multiple people fall to their deaths
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Ok_yellow
S5
E4
Not sure why people are saying no, there’s an entire episode about a main character traumatically losing their eyesight after having acid thrown in their face.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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doesthedogdie.comfan
I’m not sure why people are saying no
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Fear
Are there ghosts?
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Monks dead wife appears to him a few times. It’s not scary or anything just kind of bitter sweet. It might just be a dream
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Are there jump scares?
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Very rarely but there are some sudden sounds and murders appearing out of nowhere
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Are there clowns?
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Season 1 episode 5 Monk goes to a carnival. Season 2 episode 4 Monk goes to a circus
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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CarolinaGirl24
The show is safe. Mr. Monk himself is emetophobic haha. There is one episode where he’s afraid he might throw up but it never comes close to happening, just mentioned.
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Is there audio gore?
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some episodes include audio gore instead of showing the murder, often for very graphic murders, so it can be very disturbing to hear
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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TylerFG
S8
E15
In part 1 of "Mr. Monk and the End" a character is interrogated and beaten offscreen with a laptop by Captain Stottlemeyer, a character normally portrayed as "one of the good cops". It's played for laughs and treated as justified.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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In s1e6 then monk is in the psych ward there are needles
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Mr monk gets admitted to a psychiatric institution in S1E6
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Is there a hospital scene?
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doesthedogdie.comfan
Lots
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Mental Health
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hotmonk
Mr Monk takes a medication that puts him through what looks like depersonalisation. I'm pretty sure there are some other occurences of derealization too, like when he talks with his dead wife as a way to cope. He seems pretty aware of it not being real though (?)
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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SandraSabrina
In season 1 episodes 1-2, a lady says "instead of a cop, you brought an autistic" referring to Monk.
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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amespin
Monk has OCD and experiences anxiety attacks fairly often throughout the show.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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SandraSabrina
The main character is claustrophobic and finds himself in very bad situations
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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In season 1 episode 4 there is a heavily overweight man suffering of compulsive eating
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petezaparti
I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting but in one of the final episodes a man shoots himself in the head unexpectedly
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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MisophoniaGoldfish
There's a larger theme of him trying to find out how and why his wife died- which was the event that triggered his 'severe OCD'
Is use quotation marks because I really don't like how they portray OCD in this show
I don't know if they mean to portray Monk as having PTSD specifically, but it may remind people of their trauma, y'know? Also there's not flashbacks of a traumatic event, but there's flashbacks of happy times with his wife before she died, and they show the parking garage and car where she died (at least as far as I've gotten in the show)
Is use quotation marks because I really don't like how they portray OCD in this show
I don't know if they mean to portray Monk as having PTSD specifically, but it may remind people of their trauma, y'know? Also there's not flashbacks of a traumatic event, but there's flashbacks of happy times with his wife before she died, and they show the parking garage and car where she died (at least as far as I've gotten in the show)
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Pregnancy
Does someone miscarry?
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D12434132
Someone is told she miscarried but at the very end of the whole series it turns out she didn't.
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Are there abortions?
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Barrelrider43
It is mentioned in S1E3 that a man forced a woman to abort her child but nothing is shown.
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Does a pregnant person die?
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MrCartou
S2
E1
A woman gets killed by her partner and it turns out that she was pregnant
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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doesthedogdie.comfan
People are ableist to monk in almost every episode
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Are there fat jokes?
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amespin
In a couple episodes scattered throughout the series, a man named Dale is bed-ridden due to how fat he is. It is mentioned he couldn't fit through the door of his bedroom anymore. He makes jokes about his own weight, as do other characters.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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CarolinaGirl24
There is an episode where Dale the Whale makes Sharona dress up in a maid costume and wait on him. It’s not explicitly sexy but was uncomfortable to watch with my mom lol
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Sickness
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Social
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Is someone homeless?
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K231187J
There is a Christmas episode in which Natalie convinces Adrian to help solve a case for a few homeless men. Adrian is very uncomfortable with this, as they are very dirty and lack “basic” manners (ex. There is a scene where they are all eating Christmas dinner together and they are slurping, talking with their mouths full, etc.) Monk makes several comments at this, but Natalie makes sure to treat them with civility and works to convince Adrian to do the same.
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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amespin
In S6E10, Monk reveals that Santa is not real on live television
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Vehicular
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Does a plane crash?
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Brooklyn
Mr Monk expresses his worries about a plane crashing but it does not.
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Is someone hit by a car?
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S5
E15
In the opening scene, a man is lying on the ground and is run over
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Is there blood/gore?
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CarolinaGirl24
There’s one specific episode I remember where someone falls in an industrial paper shredder. It’s not shown onscreen but the implications are grody
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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D12434132
Not really a nuclear explosion but there are several explosions.
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Is there gun violence?
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doesthedogdie.comfan
Lots, but they are police officers but guns are seen in almost every episode and used in many and characters are shot
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