Monk, Season 7

[Monk confides to Dr. Bell that Natalie's position as a lottery hostess is interfering with her other position as his assistant]

Dr. Neven Bell:
Natalie's your friend. Maybe you're afraid she doesn't need you any more, maybe you're afraid you're going to lose her.

Monk:
Or maybe I just feel insulted!

Dr. Neven Bell:
Insulted?

Monk:
What I do is hard! I am out there, I am sweating out every clue! I am putting killers behind bars! What does she do? What does she do?! [He grabs a calendar off the desk with the date "July 16" on it] "91! Number 91! 91! Number 91! 91! Number 9- I mean, how hard is that? You know, a talking monkey could do her job! It's embarrassing.

Dr. Neven Bell:
Actually that's a 16. See, you're holding it upside down.

Monk:
[looks at it] Oh, it's confusing. There's usually a little line under the 9.

Dr. Neven Bell:
But I see your point about the monkey.

Monk:
All I'm trying to say is... it's not the same Natalie! If you knew her you wouldn't know her! Last night after the show, she got somebody fired!

Dr. Neven Bell:
Really?

Monk:
One of the crew, sound guy! There were some wires on the floor, and she was just like [snarls like a raptor] you know, complaining.