Monk episodes have two different styles.

One is comedy such as like mr monk and the shrink or mr monk is hyptonized or

The other is drama like mr monk goes to jail or manhatten.

I've noticed some people only like the drama and some the comedy. so which ones do you guys and gals prerfer.

I'm both groups cuz I prefer both styles...and drama and comedy...especially when they're in one episode....together...

A mix of both is my favourite

I`m with you, I like both.

Put me in the same category as the rest, I like the very dramatic ones and I like the offbeat comedic ones. Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk comes to mind as very dramatic, while Bumps His Head comes to mind as comedic - from seasons past.

From this season, Buys A House comes to mind as a combination of both, the drama of Adrian losing Dr. Kroger, the comedy of his handyman tearing his house down then chaining Monk and Natalie to a bathtub and in the end the drama of Adrian accepting the loss of Dr. Kroger.

I'm in the category with everyone else. I like both comedy and drama.

That's a tough one...I love both styles, because they are what makes Monk, Monk. Overall, maybe I prefer drama, because sometimes similar jokes are reused, but then again, I love scenes like Natalie's smoothie. But I like Monk episodes with a few teardripping moments, because they are never too sappy, but they are always handled really well.

I like the blend of both, and I think the dramedy blend in Monk is absolutely genius. To me, it is the gold standard -- or it should be. And when the two are closely intertwined and woven together and juxtaposed -- it's even better.

Agree with you there

geez giving me the ol both are good answer eh...


You know you are all gutless....and I hate you.

and another thing you are all stupid..you don't deserve to know which is better

and another thing you will never see me again becuase I am moving to France....

Come on hoppy you aren't stupid..(Picks up frog box and leaves)

J/K.....

I also tend to agree I like the combination of funny/drama episodes as well.

I like the comedy and drama separated, but still in the same episode. One scene can be meant to make us laugh, while another later in the episode will be meant to put us at the edge of our seats/reaching for our hankies. A good example of this is "Hypnotized". They got tons of funny stuff in, but still had the sad moments where Monk let Hoppy free and the end with the baby birds.

I like both in the same episode. "Sleeping Suspect" is good example of how I like it. There's drama when Adrian fells abandoned by Dr. Kroger and Sharona and in the end, when he is found sat on Dr. Kroger's front door it is really heartbreaking . I always cry when I watch it.
But ther's also comedy. Randy's first "chasing" is hilarious! And Adrian talking aloud after the bomb exploded: Why are you whispering?" It's a great moment.

I like a good balance of both... Too much comedy just turns Monk into a caricature and too much drama makes it unwatchable.

Your thread posits an interesting question juxtaposing it would seem two modals of Monk episodes: one.
dramatic and another, comedic in tone and asking us to choose which one we prefer.

My choice would be the drama filled episodes with touches of humour to lighten the mood.

In one respect, however, this juxtaposition may be less clearly defined than hoped for Even Run 1 and 2 which to my mind are the most damatically scripted episodes of the entire 6 years had comedic elements so it would seem that there has always been to some extent a combination of each with the question being mainly one of degree.

I agree with the poster who stated that the genius of this series is the dynamics created by their interaction.

Yes, a perfect blend of these approaches would be the ideal but since some storylines by their very nature may demand a greater amount of pure drama while others of unremitted laughter with each offset by the other, achieving perfection is a challenge that would seem to change with each episode.

I really enjoy episodes when the plot is more dramatic and even Adrian in his depiction of his phobias is more subdued, as I thought "Falls in Love" seemed to be.

Then again, I thought "Hypnotized" was excellent and although parts were poignant, it was overall a comedic episode ...

If I had to choose one, I'd choose more dramatic ...

Comedy, definantly.

I was watching Mr. Monk Goes To The Dentist yesterday, I haven't seen that one in so long, I almost forgot how hilarious it was.

"I think Doctor Bloom might have....you know..."
"Did he touch you?...Inappropriately?..."

-chik

I alway's thought Monk was a tradegy with some comedy and drama mixed in.

mdr55, a tragedy in dramatic terms happens when a character's own fatal flaws lead to their ultimate downfall. So I don't think it would be a tragedy unless Monk's OCD/insanely accurate memory/etc. leads him to his own death, or make him never able to solve Trudy's murder. Instead, I think it might just be these very things which will give the show a happy ending.

My answer to the original question: I really don't care, just as long as it's good.

I like the mix of which Monk certainly has in its episodes.

I really can't choose between the comedy or the drama...its all good.

"I agree with the poster who stated that the genius of this series is the dynamics created by their interaction. "

Yes, exactly on point!

Another great example was Mr Monk and the Kid ... one of my favorite funny scenes of all time was the 911 call made about Tommy's B.M. emergency ... and then my heart was breaking in the end when Monk had to let Tommy go. How many shows are there that have the writing and acting talent to pull that off?

Yes, I know I quoted myself. I wanted to expound and give some examples of some of the best Monk humor that arose out of dramatic situations:

1. Naked man - Monk's childbirth recollection in Dr. K's office. It had me rolling. But it started out appearing as a tragedy -- the implication of sexual abuse clearly juxtaposed with the absurdity of his remembering his birth -- his mother smiling while he was being swung around naked, and his father outside the window. Drama+unexpected humor = Monk comedic gold.

2. Garbage Strike - Monk's spilling out his guts about his childhood nightmare, while garbage bags fall in the background, fulfilling it.

3. On the Run - Monk and Natalie dramatically being confronted by gunpoint in the carwash, only to be followed by the rolling barrel of doom. Drama + Unexpected comedy

4. On the Run - A grieving Randy, armbands on both arms, composes a song for the funeral. And the song? After the extended introduction... priceless.

Was the barrel really that funny? Not really -- but the fact that it came at a time when we were sitting at the edge of our seats, engrossed in the drama, wondering what was going to happen? That was hysterical. There are many other instances. The closer the comedy is to the drama, the funnier it is to me. It is very much a Chuckles-the-Clown type comedy. Laughter that seems to come at an inappropriate time is even funnier.

Well, both have a LARGE impression on the show, so both, all the way