Quote from Lieutenant Disher in Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy
Adrian Monk: What's this about? Lieutenant Disher: That is how Dex got started. This is his first magazine. He almost went bankrupt, and then one day he put Miss Transistor on the cover. And voila. Adrian Monk: Voila? Lieutenant Disher: Yeah. He renamed it Sapphire magazine, dropped all the electronic stuff. The rest is history. Sharona: Silicone and air-brushed women? Lieutenant Disher: Well, it's a kind of history.