monk airplane monk airplane season finale american comedy drama detective television series monk 13th episode overall series follows private detective obsessive disorder multiple assistant episode monk fly faced murder case airplane episode written directed guest starred actors including episode aired united_states october watched million viewers monk airplane received critics earned primetime emmy award plot practical nurse leaves fly new_jersey visit aunt client detective forced fears able live san francisco international airport woman named stands toes kiss husband aboard plane annoying extension cord salesman named little monk fears monk quickly suspicious notices barbara longer needs stand toes kiss forgotten ordered vegetarian meal knows air travel despite frequent claims forgotten speak french old family friend bernard meets board digging convinces monk monk quickly fellow passenger informs monk suspicions bernard appears dead probably heart attack monk guarantee steals bernard cup lighter borrowed beach proceeds burn away wine reveal mysterious liquid flight attendant alerted monk use lighter board lighter glass dumping liquid sink monk calls lieutenant explains thinks happened mistress murdered barbara mistress disguised barbara pilot valid identification card virtually unlimited access hide body construction site airport construction workers poured concrete corpse destroying evidence monk flight lands monk stalls connecting flight paris saying captain paris flight drunk allows construction crew find body shows mistress led away production monk airplane written directed credited second time series stern previously worked monk woman thompson whale discussions series creator writer producers setting episode network required half scenes plane writing staff wanted completely set plane discussion repetition pete repeat joke ultimately usa executives crying laughing hard agreed include scene guest stars nbc wings explore joke casting monk comment wings saw good added guest star created trademark line doesn reach allowed stated way marshall appeared episode talking monk producer wife favorite real life wife stars episode flight attendant appears passenger enters plane ahead monk credit executive producer appears screen reception monk airplane broadcast united_states est october according nielsen_media_research episode viewed estimated number million viewers household rating listed monk airplane favorite episodes series positively received critics ranking best episodes placed 32nd stating title episode says new_york_daily_news declared lots people getting board monk referring guest stars episode guests said subtle silly pleasures episode critic reviewer praised marshall performance tour force guest shot new_york_post deemed true classic said manhattan shame news qualified perfection stressed writing team monk hand village_voice called like device monk fear flying explored point exhaustion 55th primetime emmy awards won primetime emmy award outstanding lead actor comedy series episode
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