Mr. Monk Takes A Punch

Roles which can be played there:
Art Expert
Boxing Official
Cocktail Waitress
Eddie
Frank Marino
Ice Man
Jimmy
Louie Flynn
Mr. McGraw
PA Announcer
Ray Regis
Referee
Security Guard
Sound Engineer
Spanish Johnny
TV Commentator

I have this weird feeling that it's going to be something about boxing (which i like a little by the way. I like wrestling...don't ask me why I don't know myself)...and Monk is going to be a coach which I doubt it or he's going to be investigating a case and brings himself in one big mess and he's going to be on that boxing ring. I doubt it a little less...So what do you think?

I LOVE boxing. If they're doing a boxing episode and they don't consult with Teddy Atlas in at least a technical/advisory capacity, it just won't come out right. Teddy sounds like he's talking with half a sandwich in his mouth but he's the end all, beat all of boxing experts. They better call Teddy.

Oh yeah, i love boxing. I would love to see the Klitschko brothers in this episode lol. That would be really fun (at least to me ). These episode names can show that there will begin something new...like buying a new house, playing lotto or boxing

I almost forget: I really can't wait!!

If it is a boxing episode, I'd like to see Mickey Ward or Floyd Mayweather. If they're looking for a bleeder for dramatic effect, Arturo Gatti will do just fine. He starts bleeding in the locker room while they're wrapping his hands. He's the only boxer who needs a cut man at the weigh in.

Okay, I'm in the minority here. I was kind of hoping Monk would squeak by without doing what seems like the obligatory boxing episode. I'm not a boxing fan (No flames please -- everyone's entitled to their opinion, and I recognize this is a personal preference)

Then again, the boxing episodes in other shows have caught my attention. We got to see Adam West die in the boxing episode of "Murder She Wrote" and Pierce Brosnan sing to a baby in the boxing episode of "Remington Steele."

I got through those alive, I guess I can survive a boxing episode of Monk. But I'm personally hoping for a STRONG subplot.

But I wonder if we'll see any of the regular cast members shirtless....

You don't like boxing??!? You must be spurned! You must be smited! You must be flogged!

Hehehe. So what else is new?

I think my dislike of boxing originally stems from my stepfather's insistence on watching it when Star Trek was on. But then there's also the blood, the sweat flying around, and the spitting and the backwash between rounds. (Which I'm sure we'll see Monk reacting to)

I also really am not comfortable with these men putting their brains and lives on the line for our entertainment. This probably was reinforced because I'm from Baby Joe Mesi land. (Our church pianist slices his salami.) As a boxing fan, you may be familiar with what happened to him.

I like boxing too. I`m sure it will be funny, whether it`s boxing or something else. I can`t wait for July!!

I thought there were some sweet moments in the boxing episode of Remington Steele so I'll stay hopeful. The best "boxing episode" that I can remember in a tv series was the one in M*A*S*H where Trapper John was fighting against a guy twice his size and Hawkeye came up with the idea of putting chloroform on Trapper's boxing glove.

Jenn

And then there was the boxing episode of Hogan's Heroes. That one was a surprising departure from the usual episodes that carefully avoided the more painful issues of that war. Kinch's fight (was it Ivan Dixon at that point?) with the supposed advanced Aryan boxer was a powerful statement, expecially in the civil rights era in the US.

I watched everyone of the Rocky movies. I know some were corny, or is it korny?

Since Hogans Heroes was set in WWII, that episode was most likely a send up to the Joe Louis and Max Schmeling bout where Schmeling was supposed to prove aryan superiority and instead got spanked hard by a black American. Also known as the fight where Joe Louis beat Hitler. I saw the bout rerun on Classic Boxing. It was actually the rematch. Schmeling dropped Louis in their first fight in the 12th round--knowing that Louis had a nasty habit of dropping his left after the jab. Way more than anyone in here wanted to know but hey, I love the sport. Joe Louis was a fantastic boxer with a fascinating life. If you ever want to see one of the best boxing matches ever fought, watch Classic Boxing for a rerun of any of the Mickey Ward vs Emanual Burton fights.

RAGING MONK?!? OH YEEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHH!!!!

I never realized there were so many shows that used "boxing" as a theme . . . you can add Moonlighting to the list of shows that had a boxing episode, too.

Yeah, I forgot about that one.

I think there was also a boxing episode on Mission Impossible.

And wasn't Stanley Kamel in a boxing episode of Diagnosis Murder? I think I remember it from one of the Stanley Kamel clips recently posted.

Sometimes I think that somewhere in Los Angeles there is a giant wheel of possible settings/themes for episodes.

I'm not a boxing fan either. Sweat, blood, spittle...eww! But maybe, just maybe Monk and boxing will be funny.

BfloGal: Maybe Monk is Randy's coach. Would you like it better then?

If you're referring to the "shirtless Randy" that was in one of my fan fics, I got to tell you that Randy doesn't do it for me. I included that for my 'audience'. I didn't even look. (He's a little too young for me) I'm more of a TS girl, but I'm not sure I'd want to see Monk in boxing trunks either.

And if it's true what is being said on another thread about TL having a nipple ring, you can forget about him too. Was Ted shirtless in Bad Girlfriend too? I don't remember.

a nipple ring eeewww!

rofl. I think we took a left somewhere down the road. Not into a shirtless Randy either--in fact I think we came dangerously close to pants-less Randy once or twice and that had me covering my eyes with my hand and peeking through fingers for a minute or two. lol. He's not my bag of beans, as it were. I wouldn't have a problem seeing Tony in boxing duds but I don't think they'd try to stick him in the ring for an episode like that. They'd have to stick him with Foreman or Hearns or some other retired boxer trying to come back. I can't see them able to concoct even a moderately believable scenario wherein that character would be in a ring with a 20-something boxer--the announcers start calling you old at 35 in that sport.

Way off topic: ew twice on Ted's nipple ring if that was actually his and not a fake for the movie. rofl. His nipple = none of my business, and we've all done weird things when we were young. I think at 40, were it me, I'd have removed it and let the hole close up. I always thought nipple rings were a chick thing. Have I erred??

A chick thing? I don't know. I'm a fairly sheltered preacher's wife, and (in addition to knowing someone with a harley) I have seen a man with a nipple ring. (No, it wasn't intentional, and no I didn't enjoy it -- apologies to all the men on the board with nipple rings -- a personal preference on my part)

I'm not really that into shirtless men anyway. It usually doesn't do that much for me. There's only really one exception to that, and that's Tom Selleck. I never was into Tom Selleck when Magnum was first on -- in fact I never watched Magnum. But I've been catching it on Sleuth lately, just to fill some time, and wow! I'm not really attracted to Tom Selleck as much, but that man does have a nice chest...anyway.

Speaking of pantless cast members, we've already seen a lot of Tony. I'm thinking about once in Airplane, when he takes off his pants in the rest room, and that incredibly short robe in "The Kid." And of course we saw him in the pool in "Takes His Medicine." But men's legs really don't do much for me either.

But I really go for great eyes. And a voice. I like a man with an interesting voice. If he sings...all the better.

Did I take us on this left turn? So Yvette, tell us more about boxing...

Oh sure! So anyway Vargas is....uh.....wait....oh....was that a shot? rofl.

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I was just thinking something very similar to this, how every cop/detective/crime show seems to sooner or later make a boxing episode. Due South made two, I think; one for each Ray. Odds are, a fighter will die mysteriously in the ring and Monk will be called in to solve the case.

Or killed after not throwing a fight. Could be an illegal gambling connection. According to what I've seen on episodes like this, at least fifty percent of all boxing matches are rigged by the syndicate. It's amazing they allow a sport like this to continue.

Check out (Adrian Monk Meets Rocky Balboa) on You Tube. Very cute.

Add to the list the boxing episode of Simon and Simon (which they are coincidentally showing on Sleuth at the time of my writing this) Another crooked fight promoter.

Marco Infante official website!

Believe or not I am taking Monk in any fighting event. Simply put no way he is allowing anyone sweating or glove hitting him. He'll dodge every attack...that's if he actually puts on the germy gloves in the first place...or doesnt' wear a shirt...or even goes infront of a group of people staring..you know on second thought he'll probaly just be a manager or something lol.

Maybe he'll but whose manager?
Oh well as I always say we'll wait we'll see

Mr. Monk takes a punch Script Snippet

Another part of the Monk script...as the other one this one is interesting too

Thank your for the script. It was very interesting!! I can't wait until July!!

im imagining monk on the boxing stage... reminds me of that episode where the teacher fell off the clock (specifically the part with the gym teacher) (i think that episode was called Mr Monk goes Back to School)

Thanks for the info Alex. You are updated with Monk news as always

I finally got to watch this, quinfran. (Stupid internet download limit) It is pretty cute.

I agree, I hope Monk gets in the ring and wins. We saw how well he dodged the football, in Class Reunion. I`m sure he can get a new set of gloves, maybe wear some kind of shirt. Natalie and the Capt. can be his manager`s. If he pretends the man he is boxing is Trudy`s killer, well, he can beat the dog poop out of him.

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I don't know about this. Adrian boxing? He's too old, he's not in any kind of shape to do that. I hate to say this sounds a little ridiculous to me!

I agree, i'm hoping that its something like a promoter

Maybe it's a senior league...or something like that? I don't know...don't forget that in this episode a boxer want to have a big come back on the boxing ring and he's a older than Monk...

It does sound ridiculous. I still think the writers could pull it off. If Monk were in the ring and his oponet sp. had some food or something else on his chin, Monk would try to wipe it off. Monk could knock the guy out trying to get the offending substance off the guy. It would be a fluke. George Forman, at age 45, knocked out 26 year old Michael Moorer in the 10th round. The movie Rocky Balboa, was pretty ridiculous, but I liked it. I want Monk to knock someone out! LOL

You can add Quantum Leap to the list of shows with boxing episodes.

I can't see Monk boxing, not with the possibility of blood flying. Ewwww. I don't like the sound of that either.

Monk does not seem to be bothered by all the blood he sees on dead bodies. Anyway a knock-out does not have to be bloody.

Most of the time you are going to have some type of bodily fluid involved! LOL

That's something I have wondered - why doesn't Monk seem to be bothered by the dead bodies he sees? Is it because he is focusing so much on the crime that it doesn't cross his mind?

I think it comes from being a great cop. I also think , as you said, he is focused on the crime.

that would be great

Glad you like the idea! Can you imagine the looks on Natalie, Randy, and the Capt`s face, not to mention how surprised Monk would be. I can hear it now, by a knock out Adrian Monk, is the new heavy weight champion of the WORLD! Oh Yeah he`s the Man!

I will clap and cheer if Monk actually takes someone out. That would be classic.

Dear Monk Writers, Do you think you could make a few changes in the script, Mr. Monk Takes A Punch? Thank you in advance, I know you will get right on this. LOL

If the writers don't oblige, we'll just have to write our own!

Actually it's not possible now, cuz this eppy is already filmed...