History Heartwarming / Monk

* For the series as a whole, Monk and Trudy’s relationship. Of course, it ended tragically for both of them. But the depth and intensity of Monk’s pain for the rest of the series, while doubling as a Tearjerker, reveals just how much he loved her.

* In "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion," some of the flashbacks Monk has to his college years with Trudy.

** Randy's concern for his mother. No crazy theories or actions, just worry and love from son to parent.

* In "Mr Monk said the Captain's Wife", Monk takes the boys out to lunch. The younger tells Monk to say something crazy and the older one immediately explains that Monk is not crazy, just troubled.

* Pretty much any episode that ends with Monk fondly remembering Trudy with a happy smile. One "Trudy" moment is a heartwarmer and it's not even a happy one. Monk has finally found Trudy's murderer. The man in question is on life support and dying, he asks Monk to forgive him. In response Monk hits a switch, and as the man begins to gasp in agony, says, "This is me, turning off your morphine." Then he flicks it back on, and says, "and this is Trudy, turning it back on." Cue waterworks.

** So very heartwarming that it's even called out on screen in Monk chose to save the beloved pet fish of a young girl he had barely even met, instead of preventing a criminal from escaping with a priceless moon rock. ''Adrian Monk'' voluntarily picked up and carried a live fish, and then stuck his hand in a tank to save that same fish from piranhas, because he knew how much it meant to Julie and what it represented for Natalie. For Natalie it's an EstablishingCharacterMoment that tells her everything she needs to know about the kind of man Monk really is.

* It's short-lived, but Monk's significant improvement in the beginning of "Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk." For once, Adrian Monk is ''happy,'' and he embraces it.

* In "Mr. Monk and The Three Julies" it seems that women with the name Julie Teeger are being hunted down and murdered. Given that this is the name of Natalie's daughter the rest of the cast is terrified for her. When the suspect, a schizophrenic who is obsessed with his mother that was the first victim, escapes custody and goes after Julie while she's taking her driving test. The police arrive while the suspect is chasing Julie but Monk prevents them from shooting him and encourages Julie to talk to the man, assuring her she's safe. He gives her his lucky rabbit foot, telling her that his mother gave it to him to keep him safe.

-->'''Natalie Teeger:''' ''[as herself]'' "Mitch was killed two days before his twenty-seventh bithday. I'd say that was wrong." ''[as Dylan Swift]'' "It was an accident that took him from you." ''[as herself]'' "He was shot out of the sky by enemy fire! It was hardly an accident!"

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-->'''Adrian Monk:''' It's not what you see that's important. It's ''how'' you perceive it. Julie changes every day, but she will always be your little girl.

* In "Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man", Monk throws himself into helping a recently-widowed Nigerian man solve the mystery of his wife's murder for no other reason than because he understands the man's grief and frustration.

* For the series as a whole, Monk and Trudy’s relationship. Of course it ended tragically for both of them. But the depth and intensity of Monk’s pain for the rest of the series, while doubling as a Tearjerker, reveals just how much he loved her.

** Julie longs for it to snow, having never seen it before. Monk describes it for her, finding it beautiful in spite of his usual hangups.

** Christie's faith in Monk (his old partner) is unshakeable;

** At the beginning of the episode, Stottlemeyer is delighted about his new car, and it's made very clear that in that moment, Monk's OCD isn't an annoyance, but the best thing in the world, because it means that Monk cares just as much about keeping Stottlemeyer's new car clean as he does. It's made extremely clear that Monk is the only person that Stottlemeyer ''completely trusts'' not to blemish or tarnish his shiny new car in any way, to the point that he casually hands Monk the keys and leaves him alone with it when he goes into the nearby building to do his job.

** At the beginning of the episode, Stottlemeyer is delighted about his new car, and it's made very clear that in that moment, Monk's OCD isn't an annoyance, but the best thing in the world, because it means that Monk cares just as much about keeping Stottlemeyer's new car clean as he does. It's made extremely clear that Monk is the only person that Stottlemeyer ''completely trusts'' not to blemish or tarnish his shiny new car in any way.

* "Mr. Monk and the Kid"

* Also, during a barbecue held by Stottlemeyer (which was also the first one Monk ever attended since Trudy's death) in ''Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk'', he mentions that he thinks that Monk is the man in a rather heartwarming speech while focusing on the grill. Unfortunately, that one actually backfires due to the fact that Monk is away trying to get supplies, causing him to not only literally be talking to air, but Randy misinterpreting the comment as being directed towards him.

* In one episode it is noticed that while everything is nice and straight in Monk's apartment he always keeps the coffee table slightly crocked, much to everyone's confusion; he even gets very upset when someone tries to fix it. At the end its revealed that when he would come home from work after a hard day Trudy would move the table so he could curl up and rest his head in her lap while playing with his hair.

** In “Mr. Monk and the Red Herring,” we learn that Benjy left Monk an emotional farewell letter when he and Sharona suddenly moved back to New Jersey. The relationship Monk built with Benjy (and later with Julie) is very sweet.

* The Creator/USANetwork tie-in blogs show off that in retrospect, Natalie finds Monk to be a much better boss than her own parents.
* In one episode it is noticed that while everything is nice and straight in Monk's apartment he always keeps the coffee table slightly crocked, much to everyone's confusion; he even gets very upset when someone tries to fix it. At the end its revealed that when he would come home from work after a hard day Trudy would move the table so he could curl up and rest his head in her lap while playing with his hair.

* At the end of "[[Recap/MonkS3E4MrMonkMeetsTheGodfather Mr. Monk Meets The Godfather]]", Stottlemeyer called out the FBI agent who broke his promise on getting Monk reinstated after agreeing to go undercover to spy on the mafia. When the FBI were leaving, as a "payback" Monk packed one van completely full and another half full to make them uneven. Stottlemeyer could have easily made fun of him at his poor attempt of vengeance, but he choose not to. Monk wanted just a little bit of a victorious feeling after having his hope shattered again, and Stottlemeyer didn't want to take that away from him.
* In "Mr. Monk and The Three Julies" it seems that women with the name Julie Teeger are being hunted down and murdered. Given that this is the name of Natalie's daughter the rest of the cast is terrified for her. When the suspect, a schizophrenic who is obsessed with his mother that was the first victim, escapes custody and goes after Julie while she's taking her driving test. The police arrive while the suspect is chasing Julie but Monk prevents them from shooting him and encourages Julie to talk to the man, assuring her she's safe. He gives her his lucky rabbit foot, telling her that his mother gave it to him to keep him safe.
** Natalie wrecks Stottlemeyer's brand-new car in her panicked rush to get to the crime scene; Stottlemeyer is clearly upset about the damage, but repeatedly acknowledges that Natalie's instinctive reaction is understandable and that she was only doing what any parent would have done.
** And once Stottlemeyer realizes that the multiple deceased Julie Teegers is not a coincidence, he immediately takes her concerns seriously, and sets aside his annoyance with Natalie to make sure she and her daughter are protected.
* "Mr. Monk Visits a Farm":
** Disher had quit the police force after a mistake and had become a farmer after his uncle had supposedly committed suicide and left the ranch to him. He had become very down on himself, listening to motivational audio tapes as he slept and constantly believing he was a failure. Monk comes to investigate after Disher claims that foul play was possibly involved, and figures out what had happened. However, Oates, the farmhand who had been working for Disher's uncle for 20 years, stops him before he notifies the police, telling Monk about how unhappy Disher had become and that solving the case on his own might cheer him up. An understanding Monk then tells Disher what happened as he sleeps, who then proceeds to "solve" the case by himself while Monk claims to have hit a dead end, allowing Disher to snap out of his funk and rejoin the force.
** Also, the captain held on to Randy's badge and gun until the end of the episode. The captain knew that Randy would always want to come back.
* In "Mr Monk said the Captain's Wife", Monk takes the boys out to lunch. The younger tells Monk to say something crazy and the older one immediately explains that Monk is not crazy, just troubled.
* "Mr. Monk Gets Stuck In Traffic": Monk asks a sergeant for help in saving Natalie from the killer. Said killer sees Natalie in the back of his truck and tries using the hydraulic lift to toss her off and make it look like an accident. Monk grabs a handgun, asks the sergeant in his squad car to drive closer, and shoots the hydraulic so that it will lower to more even levels. He takes off his seatbelt to do so, something Natalie notes once she's out of danger. After she's wrapped in blankets and a bandage for her hand, Monk asks her how it's feeling, and starts wiping off the dirt from the truck from her neck. Natalie smiles and says he got the dirt.
* "Mr. Monk is Someone Else":
** Most of the FBI agents in the show have come off as jerks, pushing aside or using Monk and the others without a care. Agent Stone seems much more ethical, and he ultimately gets Monk onto the case not by attempting to bribe or intimidate him, but by reminding him someone's life is in danger.
** When Monk says he's not a tough guy like the hitman he had to impersonate, Stottlemeyer corrects him, saying that Monk is one of the toughest guys he knows; he just doesn't flaunt it.
* It's short-lived, but Monk's significant improvement in the beginning of "Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk." For once, Adrian Monk is ''happy,'' and he embraces it.

* “Monk and the Three Pies” introduces Monk’s estranged older brother Ambrose who calls him to investigate one of his neighbors killing his wife. The two struggle to talk at first, but they eventually rekindle their bond with one another. Ambrose admits the reason he never called after Trudy’s death wasn’t because he never cared about his brother, but because he blamed himself for her death. By the end, Monk saves his brother from dying in their old family home and the two visit Trudy’s grave together.

* "[[Recap/MonkS2E11MrMonkAndTheThreePies Mr. Monk and the Three Pies]]":
** Adrian comforting Ambrose when he breaks down over his guilt about Trudy's death. He even holds him while he cries, [[HatesBeingTouched a really big thing for Monk]].
** Monk's worry for his brother when he realizes the shell implicating Pat Van Ranken in his wife's murder is in Ambrose's house. He ultimately dashes straight into the burning house to drag Ambrose out because he realizes that his brother's agoraphobia would have prevented him from leaving.
** At first, Ambrose is too afraid to go outside, even if staying inside means dying in the fire, but Adrian pleads with him, ''"for Trudy"'', and that is enough.
** At the conclusion, the Monk brothers visit Trudy's grave together, and Adrian tells her, ''"you'll never guess who's here. Go on, guess..."''

* In "Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion," some of the flashbacks Monk has to his college years with Trudy.
* In "[[Recap/MonkS3E8MrMonkAndTheGameShow Mr. Monk and the Game Show]]" we finally get to meet Trudy's parents. The audience is ready for them to be mean to Adrian or to hate him, maybe even blame him for Trudy's death. Instead, Trudy's parents care for Monk greatly and treat him warmly and kindly, to the point that Trudy's father 100% goes along with Adrian's investigation and never once doubts him (though this may be because Dwight already suspected his game show host Roddy Lankman was helping Val Birch cheat, and asked for Monk's help to figure out ''how'' and ''why'').

* The scene in "Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding" where Stottlemeyer checks up on Monk while Natalie and Randy are in Pebble Beach. The scene itself captures Stottlemeyer's friendship with Monk perfectly (it says a lot that he knows exactly where to look for Monk's wedding album):
-->'''Adrian Monk:''' She was...''wow''.
-->'''Captain Leland Stottlemeyer:''' Beautiful.
-->'''Adrian Monk:''' I remember, during the service she was crying so hard, she couldn't even say the words "I do". Have you ever seen anybody cry so much?
-->'''Captain Leland Stottlemeyer:''' That was you, Monk. And no, I have not.
** It's also very telling that none of this is played for laughs--InUniverse or in the show, not even Stottlemeyer's point that Monk was the one crying rather than Trudy--just Stottlemeyer cheering up Monk with a memory of the best day of his life. It's one of the very rare times that we see Monk genuinely, peacefully happy, remembering Trudy without grief or pain, just love. And it's beautiful.
** When the killer of the week grabs a knife in an attempt to hold the groom hostage the first thing Monk does is pull Julie towards him to protect her.

** After clearing Willie Nelson's name, Monk has one request: to perform with him at Trudy's grave.
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* The end of "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show". After years, Maria's faith in her son gets vindicated and Pablo is released from prison.

* When Stottlemeyer starts dating a woman named T.K., he asks her what the "T" stands for; when she reveals her first name is Trudy, he asks if he can keep calling her T.K., out of consideration for Monk's feelings;
** But when he and T.K. become engaged, he asks for Monk's blessing, and Monk's response is very sweet:
--->'''Stottlemeyer''': Are you okay with this? I mean, about her name...?\\
'''Monk''': Oh, sure, I think it's great! Everyone should have a Trudy in their life.

** Stottlemeyer starts dating a woman who's named Trudy; out of respect for Adrian, he starts calling her T.K. When Monk finds out that Stottlemeyer was worried about hurting him by marrying someone named Trudy, he is a ShipperOnDeck for their relationship because "Everyone should have a Trudy in their lives." Stottlemeyer is genuinely touched.

* "Mr. Monk Takes a Punch":
** Monk figures out that boxer Ray Regis [[ThrowingTheFight took a dive]] in the previous heavyweight title fight to pay for a series of experimental operations to save his trainer Louie Flynn's daughter Rebecca. But when Monk talks to Regis in private and informs him that he's aware of it, Monk reveals that he promises not to tell anyone else about this because he believes Regis and Louie had done the right thing[[note]]Monk is aware that if word gets out that Regis threw the fight, [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor his boxing career might end prematurely]] and someone's put a contract out on Regis's life, possibly by someone who lost money on the fight[[/note]]. Regis is grateful enough to help Monk train in preparation for an upcoming fitness test.
** Louie and Ray's warm coach/athlete/friend relationship, and Ray's NiceGuy demeanor in general, results in some pretty heartwarming moments, like when Louie gives Ray a pep talk before the big match or when Ray playfully deals with Monk trying to spar with him while giddy from passing the test.

* In "Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger", Monk comes to the rescue when Willie Nelson, Trudy's favorite singer, is accused of murder. At the end of the episode, Willie and Monk visit Trudy's grave, where Willie sings one of his signature songs, "Blue Eyes Cryin' In the Rain", with Monk accompanying on clarinet.

* "[[Recap/MonkS5E4MrMonkCantSeeAThing Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing]]":
** The killer hits Stottlemeyer over the head and then goes after the still-blind Monk. First thing after Monk manages to shoot him, he kneels beside Stottlemeyer and asks the Captain if he's all right.
** Monk's smile as he looks at the photos of Trudy after regaining his sight.
* "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show": Monk sent a fan letter to Maria Ortiz, his favorite shirt inspector--and she framed it and put it up at her work station.

--> '''Monk:''' ''[in tears]'' I love it now.

* "Mr. Monk and The Red Herring": Monk choosing to save Mr. Henry instead of retrieving the moon rock because he knows how much that fish meant to Julie.

* A small one, when Stottlemeyer helps get Adrian out of a funk by calling in a favor and getting him a couple hours time in a clean-room lab setting where circuit boards are worked on. Adrian Monk, sitting in the cleanest surroundings one can get.
* The ending of ''[[Recap/MonkS7E15MrMonkAndTheMagician Mr. Monk and the Magician]]''. Monk and Natalie are watching Kevin Dorfman's video will (Kevin had been killed earlier in the episode), and it turns out that [[MotorMouth Kevin]] is rambling on in it in his characteristic way. Natalie asks him if she should fast-forward.
-->'''Monk:''' No. ''[smiles]'' Let it play.
* "[[Recap/MonkS2E8MrMonkMeetsThePlayboy Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy]]":
** Sharona is mortified when the bad guy reveals he owns some [[IWasYoungAndNeededTheMoney embarrassing photos]] of her. Later, she sees Amber, Sapphire's newly-crowned "Girl of the Year", by herself, crying. Amber shows a picture of her four-year-old daughter, and says all she wants is for her to be proud of her mother, but now she is sure that will never happen. Sharona tells her that they have all done things they may not be proud of, but all that matters is what they choose to do now.
** Sharona tells her son he might be [[KidsAreCruel bullied]] at school soon if the photos are published. Benjy is obviously shocked, yet he tells his mom she shouldn't let a bad guy win just because he might have problems at school.
** At the end, Randy approaches Sharona with an envelope, telling her that he found the photos and the negatives. He then sets fire to them, ensuring that she never has to worry again about those mistakes seeing the light of day. It's only slightly dampened by the implication that he looked at them beforehand.
* "Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra": Monk gets buried alive six feet underground. Earlier in the episode, an actual monk gave him a candle to bring light in dark places. He lights it, and soon loses himself in a hallucination of being with Trudy on what he called the happiest day of his life. Trudy tells him the candle is using up air and he should put it out, but Adrian doesn't want to because he doesn't want to lose any time he can have with her. When the police find him and dig him up, he's unconscious with a smile on his face and the candle still burning.

* "[[Recap/MonkS6E5MrMonkAndTheBirdsAndTheBees Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees]]": Natalie wants Monk to talk to Julie about her love life, pointing out that he is essentially a father figure to Julie).:
-->'''Monk''': Natalie, I can't, I just can't. Why don't you ask the Captain, or anybody else? When it comes to this particular issue, I am probably the least-qualified person in North America.
-->'''Natalie''': That's what makes you perfect! You waited for Trudy, you were faithful, you respected her - you're a wonderful role model!
-->'''Monk''': Huh?
-->'''Natalie''': ...in this particular case!
** Monk reluctantly goes along, and he first attempts to have Julie play along with him to make it seem like she understands, so that Natalie will be satisfied. But when Julie breaks down crying, Monk opens up for real:
--->'''Julie''': It's just... how did you know?
--->'''Monk''': I used to wonder the same thing. When I met Trudy, I said to myself, "now I see! Now I see why I'm here!"
--->'''Julie''': Was it wonderful?
--->'''Monk''': Yeah. I loved falling in love with her. Every day, every morning, I fell in love with her again. I think what your mother has been trying to say is, just don't worry. All your dreams will come true. But they don't have to come true ''this weekend'', right? You can take your time, you can wait...
--->'''Julie''': Until I find "Trudy"?
--->'''Monk''': Just wait for Trudy. Believe in Trudy. Trudy will come.

* In "Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man", Monk throws himself into helping a recently-widowed Nigerian man solve the mystery of his wife's murder for no other reason than because he understands the man's grief and frustration.

* "[[Recap/MonkS2E13MrMonkAndTheMissingGranny Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny]]" is full of sweet moments:
** When the titular character, a kindly elderly woman named Mrs. Parlo, is returned after being kidnapped, her granddaughter Julie breaks down and cries over the idea of her beloved granny being hurt, blaming herself for not being home when the crime occurred. Mrs. Parlo insists that it wasn't her fault, and tells her that even if she ''had'' died, Julie still would have a full, rich life. It's especially poignant because both of Julie's parents died a few years prior, which is why she lives with her grandmother in the first place.
** Throughout the episode, Julie mentions that she's always wanted to open a bakery, but since her parents always wanted her to go to law school, she's focusing on that instead (even though she's awful at it). Even her grandmother encourages her to follow her dream of starting the business. At the end of the episode, when it's discovered that the kidnapping was a smokescreen so a pair of antique dealers could steal Mrs. Parlo's rocking chair, which is a priceless piece once owned and used by Thomas Jefferson himself, Julie excitedly calls her granny and announces that she's going to quit law school and open the bakery after all, presumably using the money that will be earned from the sale of the chair.
** When Monk, Sharona, Stottlemeyer, and Disher prepare to apprehend the criminals, Sharona sincerely (though with a bit of snark) congratulates Disher on helping to solve the crime, as his cat allergy was the key to exposing the antique dealers' lies.
** Monk agrees to take the case when Julie offers him a deal: one of her professors is a brilliant law scholar who's worked out a way to get Monk reinstated, and if the detective solves the case, Julie will share the information. During one interrogation scene, Stottlemeyer allows Monk to come into the room with him, as he wants to give him the chance to try it out again. Seeing Stottlemeyer be so encouraging to Monk and trying to ''help'' him is always nice.
** The episode's crowner, though, goes to Sharona. Throughout the show, Monk arrogantly assumes that he'll pass the exam necessary to be reinstated, even going so far as to have his old uniform cleaned and pressed. When his OCD kicks in during the test, he fails to get past the first question and ends up looking like a fool. In the coda, Monk sadly puts his uniform away, thinking that he'll never get to wear it again...and Sharona, without a word, secretly puts it back in the closet with his other suits. For as much as he drives her crazy, she really does love him.

* "Mr. Monk and the Red Herring":
** Stottlemeyer is gentle with Natalie, reassuring her that she's safe now and the police are not going to charge her for killing a man that attacked her and invaded her home. He also tells her he understands that she was terrified for her daughter's life.
** Stottlemeyer recommends that Natalie go talk to Monk to investigate who keeps breaking into her house and why, saying Monk was the best cop and detective he knew. When she does, she helps him put out a fire that an interview candidate started with her cigarette. Monk's first response, after she gets the fire extinguisher working, is asking if she's okay, and expressing worry that she could have been killed due to the extinguisher's "inaccurate" instructions. Natalie's expression is both befuddled and touched as she asks if he is Adrian Monk.
** Monk honestly says that he doesn't think he's the right fit for Natalie because he's going through a grieving process after Sharona moved away and quit. He's very honest. She convinces him that she needs his help because she's scared and a man nearly killed her. Monk then takes the job, showing he's also honorable.
** After spending time with Natalie as his client, Monk becomes convinced that she is the perfect replacement for Sharona. Natalie is considerate, attentive to details, and observant. In short, she is someone who attends to other's needs. While she demurs, pointing out she lacks a nurse's qualifications, Adrian sincerely tells her YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre. 
** So very heartwarming that it's even called out on screen in Monk chose to save the beloved pet fish of a young girl he had barely even met, instead of preventing a criminal from escaping with a priceless moon rock. ''Adrian Monk'' voluntarily picked up and carried a live fish, and then stuck his hand in a tank to save that same fish from piranhas, because he knew how much it meant to Julie and what it represented for Natalie. For Natalie it's an EstablishingCharacterMoment that tells her everything she needs to know about the kind of man Monk really is.

* "Mr. Monk is the Best Man"
** Stottlemeyer starts dating a woman who's named Trudy; out of respect for Adrian, he starts calling her T.K. When Monk finds out that Stottlemeyer was worried about hurting him by marrying someone named Trudy, he is a ShipperOnDeck for their relationship because "Everyone should have a Trudy in their lives." Stottlemeyer is genuinely touched.
** Randy volunteers to play the wedding march on steel drums at the rehearsal. Even though the event goes wrong, it is really sweet. Later, he plays guitar at the proper wedding.
** Adrian goes from simply solving a case to saving his best friend's wedding, because he knows that T.K. is Stottlemeyer's Trudy, his "answer".
*** And then:
--->'''Stottlemeyer''': Where'd you hear that?
--->'''Monk''': Trudy used to say it all the time. My Trudy.
** Stottlemeyer gives his wedding ring to Adrian, knowing that he'll protect it with his life. Adrian's fist doesn't open until the actual ceremony; it has to be pried open.
** Stottlemeyer shows up to a crime scene ''singing'' because he is so overjoyed to finally be marrying T.K. Quickly turns into MoodWhiplash when the horrendously-burned body comes into view, but then he starts singing again--not even the horrific sight of a corpse can distract him from his joy.

** Two year old Tommy Graser finds a human finger, and is too young to understand the cops' request to show them where he found it. Monk, who think he's adorable, volunteers to take care of him.

** In “Mr. Monk and the Red Herring,” we learn that Benjy left Monk an emotional farewell letter when he and Sharona suddenly moved back to New Jersey. The relationship Monk built with Benjy (and later with Julie) is very sweet.

** Two year old Tommy Graser finds a human finger, and is too young to understand the cops' request to show them where he found it. Monk, who think he's adorable, volunteers to take care of him. Naturally, he fails pretty hard, but the kid still adores him, and helps Monk solve the case. At the end, however, Monk tearfully admits that his OCD is just too severe for him to take on the many responsibilities a child requires, by reading the summation in the form of a bedtime story: "And even though Mr. Monk loved that little boy, he couldn't take care of him, because he can barely take care of himself."

* In "[[Recap/MonkS4E9MrMonkAndTheSecretSanta Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa]]" Julie longs for it to snow, having never seen it before. Monk describes it for her, finding it beautiful in spite of his usual hangups.
-->'''Monk''': No two snowflakes are alike...and yet it's still beautiful.
** Julie's overjoyed, giddy reaction to finally seeing snow for the first time is also beautiful.

** Monk also gives Gregorio some much-needed advice about how to cope with the loss of a loved one, which Gregorio repeats at the end in front of a group of sports reporters:

* "Mr. Monk and the Paperboy":

* When Stottlemeyer gets married again, he asks Monk if he doesn't mind him marrying a woman named Trudy. Monk answers something like: "Of course not, everyone should have a Trudy in one's life".

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* Pretty much any episode that ends with Monk fondly remembering Trudy with a happy smile. One "Trudy" moment is a heartwarmer and it's not even a happy one. Monk has finally found Trudy's murderer. The man in question is on life support and dying, he asks Monk to forgive him. In response Monk hits a switch, and as the man begins to gasp in agony, says, "This is me, turning off your morphine." Then he flicks it back on, and says, "and this is Trudy, turning it back on." Cue waterworks.
* In "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine," Monk is imagining Trudy as he longingly hugs her pillow to his face. He tells the imagined apparition that he can smell her lotion on the pillow, even after all these years.
--> '''Trudy:''' You never even liked that lotion.
--> '''Monk:''' ''[in tears]'' I love it now.
* The episode that ended with him doing the fond remembrance of his therapist also does it. They had to write a new therapist into the show, as the actor playing Monk's therapist passed away and this was a really sweet way to honor his passing.

* The entire scene with Molly on the beach in Mr. Monk and the End.

* "[[Recap/MonkS5E9MrMonkMeetsHisDad Mr. Monk Meets His Dad]]":
** When Natalie finds out Monk's DisappearedDad is at the station asking for him, she immediately stops trying to keep Monk away from the cookies (he had been trying to throw out the "lopsided" ones) as she realizes how many wounds the news she has to give him will open up.
** Monk and his father at the end with the bicycle.
** Additionally, his father stating to Monk how [[SoProudOfYou proud he is of his son]] just a few minutes before the ending.
* In "Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece", Monk, after getting into painting as a hobby, gives Natalie a portrait of herself that she finds absolutely ghastly. Toward the end, the man who has been buying up all of Monk's other art offers her increasing amounts of money for the portrait. Despite how much money he's offering and how much she hates the painting, Natalie refuses.
* The end of "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show". After years, Maria's faith in her son gets vindicated and Pablo is released from prison.