Monk really comes out of his shell and is a decent bowler. 2 things we never expected to say about Monk.

Our ignominious return! Stottlemeyer and Monk had some good chemistry in this episode Natalie's line about the great ones playing hurt is total BS. Natalie totally burned Monk when he asked her to do her job and she replied, "I'm busy doing yours."

This episode brought to you by Neptune Bars. We promise they're not poison. An Ambrose episode! Yay! It's not as good as the last one, but we make do.  We cover a Halloween episode on the 4th of July.

Hear me out. Jason Alexander in a linen suit. Ok. But what if he's wearing a wetsuit underneath it? WHAT IF... He wears a life jacket on the wetsuit underneath a linen suit? See? I didn't even mention that he huffs dog poop in the episode.

We spent a good while fawning over the cuteness of this kid (and his twin brother). Alan's daughter is BEYOND spoiled. Time for vacation. Off I go!!

We had episode amnesia for a minute today! Sometimes it's hard to remember the little things, like how the crime was solved...

This murder doesn't make sense. Not ever. Nope.  Does that mean the episode sucked? Absolutely not. We loved it! Freakin' James Brolin rocked it. Seriously, that many cops in their forties shouldn't be sharing a hotel room.

Hi folks. WHY KORN?

Alan celebrates a four year anniversary with some scars. Some discussion about lakes.

So. Can you learn that level of martial arts in prison? Can you do it with  bad heart? A heart bad enough that you need nitro at all times? This week, we had some technical difficulties. Apologies for the audio. It will hopefully be back to normal in 2 weeks.

A lot of discussion on mental health. This episode had, by far, the most sound drops of any episode. Very quoteable.

Sure, there was game show cheating, but we were there for the Monk HUGS.

Some early vaccine discussion. Alan apparently is in love with Allana Ubach. I love some grocery store washout employees.

We are winding down our time with Sharona and it's killing me. Plus I hated watching her be psychologically broken and we discuss that.

Too much exercise talk. Sorry, folks. We DON'T talk about a stunted Canadian hockey career and I'm sad about that. I know I'm fat, and I know 250lbs is fat, but come on...

Alan wastes a solid five minutes this episode looking for his hat to show the audio-podcast audience. It really is a nice hat...

Monk goes on a date and we are here to stan it. Horny Dr Kroger... AGAIN There was a bombing... but you could barely tell...

Some 3 Stooges-level antics in this one. Arielle's kids are back in school and she is very happy. Alan really lacks Prince trivia.

Normally, it's Alan who can't get over the continuity issues of the episode, But Arielle went full, "National Treasure," on the murder scene this week. I guess she's gone meatless...

We loved this episode! Risks were taken and some stuff was stupid, but there were so many great parts! Also. My new puppy still defines me...

This episode covers union disputes, marital spats, digital camera purchases and proper forensic evidence. SO all in all, VERY EXCITING STUFF!

Alan's Hammock Hobbies are depressingly discussed. Arielle Wore an argyle swimsuit. Monk's IR Bro is in this 'sode! The Villain of this episode looks like a Hallmark Channel Kevin Spacey