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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Linda buys Stottlemeyer at the police BachelorAuction, joking, ''"what does a girl have to do to get your attention? Murder someone?"''
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* ActorAllusion: Marci switches her affections from Monk to actor Creator/FMurrayAbraham - who played the uncle of Creator/TonyShalhoub's character in ''Film/Thir13enGhosts''.
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* CannotTellFictionFromReality: Marci briefly confuses one of her ''"fanfiction"'' stories about Monk with real life, when he says he doesn't carry a gun.
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* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Monk finds clues that confirm [[ThisBearWasFramed Marci's dog was framed]], which means that as much as he absolutely hates to admit it: ''"Maybe she's not crazy - well, she is crazy - but she might not be wrong."''
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--> '''Marci:''' You know, it's like "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut." Or "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School." Oh, remember that one?\\
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--> '''Marci:''' You know, it's like "Mr. "[[Recap/MonkS4E14MrMonkAndTheAstronaut Mr. Monk and the Astronaut.Astronaut]]." Or "Mr. "[[Recap/MonkS2E1MrMonkGoesBackToSchool Mr. Monk Goes Back to School.School]]." Oh, remember that one?\\
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--> '''Marci:''' You know, it's like "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut." Or "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School." Oh, remember that one?
--> '''Monk:''' No! Where are you getting these names?
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--> '''Marci:''' You know, it's like "Mr. Monk and the Astronaut." Or "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School." Oh, remember that one?
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: The episode never really explains why John set out to murder his wife in the first place. We don't even get a phone call to a girlfriend like Kyle did in "[[Recap/MonkS5E6MrMonkAndTheClassreunion Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion]]", just nothing.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy spends a lot of the episode playing a copyright friendly version of Jenga throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard, he moves one of the pieces of lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottlemeyer called it a "stupid game".
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy spends a lot of the episode playing a copyright friendly copyright-friendly version of Jenga TabletopGame/{{Jenga}} throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard, he moves one of the pieces of lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottlemeyer called it a "stupid game".
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Linda jokingly asks Stottlemeyer if she has to kill someone in order to get his attention while they are on their date. [[spoiler:[[Recap/MonkS6E4MrMonkAndTheBadGirlfriend Well...]]]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Linda jokingly asks Stottlemeyer if she has to kill someone in order to get his attention while they are on their date. [[spoiler:[[RecapMonkS6E4MrMonkAndTheBadGirlfriend [[spoiler:[[Recap/MonkS6E4MrMonkAndTheBadGirlfriend Well...]]]]
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy is playing a copyright friendly version of Jenga throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard, he moves one of the pieces of lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottlemeyer called it a "stupid game".
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy is spends a lot of the episode playing a copyright friendly version of Jenga throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard, he moves one of the pieces of lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottlemeyer called it a "stupid game".game".
* EurekaMoment: Linda feeds Stottlemeyer a chocolate covered strawberry during their date. He looks at the bite he took out, and realizes the bite marks on Debbie's body were actually upside down.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Linda jokingly asks Stottlemeyer if she has to kill someone in order to get his attention while they are on their date. [[spoiler:[[RecapMonkS6E4MrMonkAndTheBadGirlfriend Well...]]]]
* EurekaMoment: Linda feeds Stottlemeyer a chocolate covered strawberry during their date. He looks at the bite he took out, and realizes the bite marks on Debbie's body were actually upside down.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Linda jokingly asks Stottlemeyer if she has to kill someone in order to get his attention while they are on their date. [[spoiler:[[RecapMonkS6E4MrMonkAndTheBadGirlfriend Well...]]]]
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* ThisBearWasFramed: John Ringel murders his wife with a pair of dog teeth on the ends of garden shears, using a mold made from the jaws and teeth of Marci Maven's dog Otto, who had previously attacked his wife. The plan hits a snag as he kills his wife after Otto has died.
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* LoonyFan: Marci Maven, first seen in "Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar". She was a big fan of Brad Terry, a TV star with a seemingly airtight alibi for the murder of his ex-wife, but after Monk cracked that case, Marci forgot about Brad Terry and became obsessed with Monk instead. In this episode, she becomes disillusioned with Monk, and transfers her fandom to Creator/FMurrayAbraham.
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* LoonyFan: Marci Maven, first seen in "Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar"."[[Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar Mr. Monk And the TV Star]]". She was a big fan of Brad Terry, a TV star with a seemingly airtight alibi for the murder of his ex-wife, but after Monk cracked that case, Marci forgot about Brad Terry and became obsessed with Monk instead. In this episode, she becomes disillusioned with Monk, and transfers her fandom to Creator/FMurrayAbraham.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Marcie has become so infatuated with Monk that she began stalking him. She took his personal belongings like his glass, his rug, and a pair of his pants; she has been keeping up with his cases and recreating his scenes with romantic scenes written in; and she had made several songs for him. Her stalking got so bad Monk issued out a restraining order against her.
* TooDumbToLive: Marcie decides to give up in the climax because she realizes how dangerous it is working with Monk. This gets her and Monk captured by the killer.
* TooDumbToLive: Marcie decides to give up in the climax because she realizes how dangerous it is working with Monk. This gets her and Monk captured by the killer.
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* StalkerWithACrush: Marcie Marci has become so infatuated with Monk that she began stalking him. She took his personal belongings like his glass, his rug, and a pair of his pants; she has been keeping up with his cases and recreating his scenes with romantic scenes written in; and she had made several songs for him. She also takes pictures of Monk and Natalie and edits her face onto Natalie’s body and knows his routine to a tee as well as what kind of shampoo he uses. Her stalking got so bad Monk issued out got a restraining order against her.
* StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale: Played with. Monk is rightfully creeped out by Marci’s stalking of him to the point where he had a restraining order against her. However, the tone gives the impression some of her antics are seen as comical.
* TooDumbToLive:Marcie Marci decides to give up in the climax because she realizes how dangerous it is working with Monk. This gets her and Monk captured by the killer.
* StalkingIsFunnyIfItIsFemaleAfterMale: Played with. Monk is rightfully creeped out by Marci’s stalking of him to the point where he had a restraining order against her. However, the tone gives the impression some of her antics are seen as comical.
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* NoodleIncident: Monk and Natalie bring up some occasion in the past when Marci tried to kidnap Monk and drive him to Corpus Christi, with Marci's only explanation being that it was Thanksgiving.
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* NoodleIncident: Monk and Natalie bring up some occasion in the past when Marci tried to kidnap Monk and drive him to Corpus Christi, with Marci's only explanation being that it was Thanksgiving.Thanksgiving.
* StalkerWithACrush: Marcie has become so infatuated with Monk that she began stalking him. She took his personal belongings like his glass, his rug, and a pair of his pants; she has been keeping up with his cases and recreating his scenes with romantic scenes written in; and she had made several songs for him. Her stalking got so bad Monk issued out a restraining order against her.
* TooDumbToLive: Marcie decides to give up in the climax because she realizes how dangerous it is working with Monk. This gets her and Monk captured by the killer.
* StalkerWithACrush: Marcie has become so infatuated with Monk that she began stalking him. She took his personal belongings like his glass, his rug, and a pair of his pants; she has been keeping up with his cases and recreating his scenes with romantic scenes written in; and she had made several songs for him. Her stalking got so bad Monk issued out a restraining order against her.
* TooDumbToLive: Marcie decides to give up in the climax because she realizes how dangerous it is working with Monk. This gets her and Monk captured by the killer.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy is playing Jenja throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard he moves one of the lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottlemeyer called it a "stupid game".
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy is playing Jenja a copyright friendly version of Jenga throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard yard, he moves one of the pieces of lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottlemeyer called it a "stupid game".
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy is playing Jenja throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard he moves one of the lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottermyer called it a "stupid game".
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy is playing Jenja throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard he moves one of the lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottermyer Stottlemeyer called it a "stupid game".
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Marci Maven (Sarah Silverman) is accused of negligent homicide when a neighbor accuses her dog, Otto, of mauling his wife to death. The problem? Otto died himself before the killing took place.
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Marci Maven (Sarah Silverman) (Creator/SarahSilverman) is accused of negligent homicide when a neighbor accuses her dog, Otto, of mauling his wife to death. The problem? Otto died himself before the killing took place.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Marci names some previous episode titles. Monk is baffled--naturally, since those titles shouldn't exist in-universe.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Randy is playing Jenja throughout the episode. When pinned by the killer at a lumber yard he moves one of the lumber to hit him in the head on the other side. He even quips about when Stottermyer called it a "stupid game".
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death. The problem? Otto died himself before the killing took place.
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* TheAlibi: Marci's dog died before the murder. Of course everyone thinks Marci killed her dog after the murder precisely to create an alibi.
* BachelorAuction: Stottlemeyer and Disher get a decent number of bids each. Monk would of course not get any bids, if it weren't for Marci Maven bidding $800.
* LoonyFan: Marci Maven, first seen in "Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar". She was a big fan of Brad Terry, a TV star with a seemingly airtight alibi for the murder of his ex-wife, but after Monk cracked that case, Marci forgot about Brad Terry and became obsessed with Monk instead. In this episode, she becomes disillusioned with Monk, and transfers her fandom to Creator/FMurrayAbraham.
* BachelorAuction: Stottlemeyer and Disher get a decent number of bids each. Monk would of course not get any bids, if it weren't for Marci Maven bidding $800.
* LoonyFan: Marci Maven, first seen in "Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar". She was a big fan of Brad Terry, a TV star with a seemingly airtight alibi for the murder of his ex-wife, but after Monk cracked that case, Marci forgot about Brad Terry and became obsessed with Monk instead. In this episode, she becomes disillusioned with Monk, and transfers her fandom to Creator/FMurrayAbraham.
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* TheAlibi: Marci's dog died before the murder. Mrs. Ringel was killed. Of course everyone thinks Marci killed her dog after the murder precisely to create an alibi.
out of panic so she wouldn't get in trouble.
* BachelorAuction: The police department is holding a bachelor auction for charity. Monk, not liking this event, gives money to Natalie so that she can "buy" him and free him from going on a date. Captain Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Disherget also participate. Randy gets a decent number of bids each. Monk would of course not get any bids, if it weren't woman whose nine year old son apparently wants to be a cop, but turns out to have reconsidered later on. Stottlemeyer ends up with his girlfriend Linda Fusco, which turns out to be opportune for both of them because their previous dates had always been canceled by Stottlemeyer's work getting in the way. Natalie tries to bid for Monk, but is outbid by Monk's obsessed fan Marci Maven bidding $800.
Maven, who wants to hire Monk to clear her recently deceased dog of murder.
* LoonyFan: Marci Maven, first seen in "Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar". She was a big fan of Brad Terry, a TV star with a seemingly airtight alibi for the murder of his ex-wife, but after Monk cracked that case, Marci forgot about Brad Terry and became obsessed with Monk instead. In this episode, she becomes disillusioned with Monk, and transfers her fandom toCreator/FMurrayAbraham.Creator/FMurrayAbraham.
* NoodleIncident: Monk and Natalie bring up some occasion in the past when Marci tried to kidnap Monk and drive him to Corpus Christi, with Marci's only explanation being that it was Thanksgiving.
* BachelorAuction: The police department is holding a bachelor auction for charity. Monk, not liking this event, gives money to Natalie so that she can "buy" him and free him from going on a date. Captain Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Disher
* LoonyFan: Marci Maven, first seen in "Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar". She was a big fan of Brad Terry, a TV star with a seemingly airtight alibi for the murder of his ex-wife, but after Monk cracked that case, Marci forgot about Brad Terry and became obsessed with Monk instead. In this episode, she becomes disillusioned with Monk, and transfers her fandom to
* NoodleIncident: Monk and Natalie bring up some occasion in the past when Marci tried to kidnap Monk and drive him to Corpus Christi, with Marci's only explanation being that it was Thanksgiving.
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Marci Maven (Sarah Silverman) is accused of using her recently deceased dog to commit murder.
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* TheAlibi: Marci's dog died before the murder. Of course everyone thinks Marci killed her dog after the murder precisely to create an alibi.
* BachelorAuction: Stottlemeyer and Disher get a decent number of bids each. Monk would of course not get any bids, if it weren't for Marci Maven bidding $800.
* LoonyFan: Marci Maven, first seen in "Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar".
!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
* TheAlibi: Marci's dog died before the murder. Of course everyone thinks Marci killed her dog after the murder precisely to create an alibi.
* BachelorAuction: Stottlemeyer and Disher get a decent number of bids each. Monk would of course not get any bids, if it weren't for Marci Maven bidding $800.
* LoonyFan: Marci Maven, first seen in "Recap/MonkS2E12MrMonkAndTheTVStar".
