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[middleman]

@Marley23

Say… Frank Wrench (Robb Corddry)'s real name was Moses Taylor. Two of the most famous parts played by actor/gun-nut Charlton Heston were Moses (Bible guy) and George Taylor (Planet of the Apes). I’m thinking this isn’t a coincidence.

The fact that he was a 2nd Amendment supporter…HAS to be on purpose. Nice catch.

[Monstre]

@RealityChuck

There is absolutely no way you could confuse Monk with Sledge Hammer. Monk is a relatively pedestrian detective show, made interesting by the fact that the main character is obsessive-compulsive, which helps him solve the crimes, but leads to some comic scenes and exasperation on the part of those around him.

Sledge Hammer is pure parody. Nothing in it was to be taken seriously.

Well, neither of us are confusing the two. I’ve never seen Monk. Voodoo Lou hasn’t seen Sledge Hammer. Both of us just thought those respective shows as a possible thing that “Wrench!” could have been a reference to. I wonder if either of us are right.

Yep – Sledge Hammer is total parody. Too bad it was only 2 seasons (and I think it was a shorter 2nd season).

[Marley23]

@watsonwil

The fact that he was a 2nd Amendment supporter…HAS to be on purpose. Nice catch.

Thanks. I submitted it to IMDb as a piece of trivia earlier, I’m much too happy about noticing this.

[Barbarian]

Having seen both Sledge Hammer and Monk, I can definitively say that Monkey Wrench was a parody of the best cop show of all time.