Episode
Monk: Mr. Monk and the Genius
Overview
Monk goes up against a Bobby Fisher-type chess genius who always appears to be two steps ahead of Monk.
Details
- Series
- Monk
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2008-07-25
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Mr. Monk and the Genius is Episode 2 in Season 7 of Monk. It aired on 2008-07-25. The runtime is 43 min.
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