Monk gets a chance to meet a childhood idol, modeled after the oldest daughter from "The Brady Bunch." Her life is being threatened, and Monk is asked to be her bodyguard. A running joke throughout the episode has to do with the aging actress' tell-all book, which has just come out and which Monk figures must be a fond recollection. It is in fact a nasty tome from an equally nasty woman. Pretty soon, the actress kills a stalker, and the mystery of who is after her seems to be at an end. Or is it? Monk will finally read the actress' vile autobiography and figure out what's what. At one point, Monk fantasizes himself as the eldest son in an episode of the actress' popular '70s sitcom. This is an OK but far from great season opener.
Review of Mr. Monk's Favorite Show
