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Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month

‘Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month’

Season 3, Episode 7 -  Aired August 6, 2004

Monk reluctantly takes a job at a hypermarket when an old colleague who was kicked off the force, Joe Christie (guest star Enrico Colantoni), asks for help.

Quote from Adrian Monk

Adrian Monk: Did you see that?
Joe Christie: What, the speed bump? Trucks are always scraping it when they're loaded down.
Adrian Monk: I saw Jennie's van scrape it two days ago.
Joe Christie: You're right. I've seen it, too.
Adrian Monk: But the first time I saw her, in the morning, the van didn't scrape at all.
Joe Christie: You remember a vehicle not scraping on a speed bump?
Adrian Monk: Damn, I've missed you. Her van is always heavier at the end of the day.
Joe Christie: Why?
Adrian Monk: It's loaded down.
Joe Christie: With what?
Adrian Monk: Oh, my God. Do you remember her two friends? They were buying shovels and drill bits.
Joe Christie: There's a sewer grate right under the van.
Adrian Monk: It was loaded down with dirt.
Joe Christie: They're digging into the vault. They're robbing the bank.
Adrian Monk: She wanted that parking space. That's what this whole thing has been about.

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Quote from Adrian Monk

Adrian Monk: Hey! Hey, Ronnie, Ronnie.
Morris: Yes?
Adrian Monk: Listen to me.
Morris: No, man, he's Ronnie.
Ronnie: Yeah, we switched name tags to see if anybody would notice.
Morris: But don't tell anyone, because it's like an experiment, so...
Adrian Monk: I'm in a rush here. I need a gun.
Ronnie: Oh, you finally decided to use your employee discount, huh?
Morris: All right, Mr. Monk, what do you want? We got these...
Adrian Monk: I don't care! Just give me something. Look, it's a police emergency. I'll bring it right back. I just need it for two minutes, okay?
Ronnie: Yeah, that's going to be a problem, because that's against, like, a million federal laws and regulations.
Morris: Yeah, there's supposed to be, like, a waiting period or something.

Quote from Adrian Monk

Captain Stottlemeyer: Detective Joe Christie, welcome back. We could sure use you.
Adrian Monk: Congratulations.
Joe Christie: Thank you, brother. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.
Sharona: You'll be next.
Joe Christie: She's right. And when you make it back, I get to ride with you.

Quote from Lieutenant Disher

Lieutenant Disher: Hey! Sharona, captain, everyone, could you all come with me, please? Everybody, come here. I want to show you guys something.
Captain Stottlemeyer: What is it?
Lieutenant Disher: Crystal. She's downstairs.
Sharona: Why didn't you tell her to come up here?
Lieutenant Disher: She couldn't stay. She's flying to Aruba for a photo shoot.
Sharona: So sad.
Lieutenant Disher: There she is.
Adrian Monk: Where?
Lieutenant Disher: In the taxi. [shouts out the window] Hey! Crystal!
Sharona: It's so pathetic.
Lieutenant Disher: Huh, she's waving.
Crystal: [in cab] Goodbye, Randy! I love you! I miss you already.
Lieutenant Disher: See? Where are you going? She's right here! What? Oh, come on. She was just I swear to God, she was just here!

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