| "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" | |
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| Monk episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 16 |
| Directed by | Andrei Belgrader |
| Written by | Peter Wolk |
| Production code | #T-2365[1] |
| Original air date | March 17, 2006 |
| Guest appearances | |
| Carlos Gómez as Miguel Escobar Michael Weaver as Agent Lapides Clyde Kusatsu as Judge Rienzo Blake Silver as Karl Pillemer (the victim) Edo Walker as Robert Perry (the defendant) Jurors
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"Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" is the sixteenth and final episode of the fourth season of the American comedy-drama detective television series Monk, and is the show's 61st episode overall. The series follows the adventures of Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a private detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder and multiple phobias, and his assistant Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard). In this episode, Monk is requested to be part of a jury for a minor crime but discovers one of the jurors is involved in a bigger crime.
Peter Wolk wrote the episode, which drew influences from the film 12 Angry Men. When "Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty" first aired in the United States on USA Network on March 17, 2006, it was watched by 5.4 million viewers. The episode was generally well received by critics, who praised its humor and homage to 12 Angry Men.