Psych

2006 • USA
4.9
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Season 3 episodes (16)

1 Ghosts
7/18/08
Shawn's mother Madeleine is back in town to conduct psych evaluations for the police department, and the way she can Henry easily fell back into old habits has Shawn out of sorts. Unfortunately, Gus can't offer moral support because his has his own trouble at work. His supervisor Ogletree found out Gus had been moonlighting at the Psych agency, which is not only against the rules of the exclusivity contract he has with Central Coast, it also has been eating into company time. Ogletree gives him an ultimatum. He either quits the Psych agency or he's fired. Cybill Shepherd, Todd Stashwick and Christopher McDonald guest star.
2 Murder?...Anyone?...Anyone?...Bueller?
7/25/08
Gus has worked long and hard organizing their high school reunion, so when Shawn claims one of their fellow alumni has been murdered and his body has been hidden, Gus refuses to believe him. Shawn must now try to solve a case no one thinks exists before the reunion ends and the attendees escape back to their grown up lives. Cybill Shepherd and Rachael Leigh Cook guest star.
3 Daredevils!!
8/1/08
When Shawn and Gus get tickets to a daredevil show as payment for a job, Shawn notices that Dutch "The Clutch" Jenkins' fuel line has been cut just as his motorcycle flies through a ring of fire. Luckily Dutch survives the stunt, and Shawn, convince that someone tried to kill him, thinks the culprit will try again. He and Gus head backstage, where they express their fears to Louis, Dutch's son, who tells them something similar happened on his father's last two stunts. He'd love to hire a psychic detective to get to the bottom of things but money is tight for the family right now. After Shawn offers their services in exchange for an autograph, Louis tells them that Dutch is a skeptic who keeps his inner circle locked down tight but he has an idea how to get around that. Jeff Fahey guest stars.
4 The Greatest Adventure In The History of Basic Cable
8/8/08
Shawn, Gus and Henry return from a night at the movies to find that Henry's younger brother Jack is back in town and has broken into the house. Jack always wants something and when Henry questions his motives for being back, he confesses that he wants their help to find the French pirate Bouchard's hidden treasure. Henry claims the legend of Bouchard's cache of stolen Spanish gold is just a story and the treasure doesn't exist. But Jack proves him wrong as he pulls out an ancient treasure map he discovered while traveling in Argentina. Apparently, after a battle with the Spanish fleet and the Chumash Indians, Bouchard made off with the gold then disappeared at sea, only to turn up in Argentina years later. Now Jack, armed with a map and a psychic detective, is positive he can find the treasure, and offers Shawn and Gus a fiftyfifty split.
5 Disco Didn't Die. It Was Murdered!
8/15/08
Chief Vick calls Shawn and Gus to the station after a handful of old convictions get overturned. They have to reopen all the investigations and need Shawn's help on one in particular-Eugene Franks, who was caught with explosives meant to bomb police headquarters. It was the biggest case of Henry's career but Vick stresses that he can in no way be involved in the investigation. Henry's no longer on the force and could compromise any new evidence they find. But by the time Shawn and Gus get back to the Psych office, Henry is there waiting for them and wants in. Shawn refuses. As Henry leaves, he stresses that he knows he got the right guy and stopping him saved a lot of lives. Jere Burns and Ted Lange guest star.
6 There Might Be Blood
8/22/08
After Safety Inspector Butch Hicks falls to his death off an offshore oilrig, Chief Vick enlists Shawn and Gus' help with the case. As she takes them out to the crime scene on the police boat, she tells them they received an anonymous tip that something highly unsafe was happening on the rig and the caller was risking his life to warn them. When Shawn and Gus ask why she didn't enlist help from her detectives or the Coast Guard, she tells them they are working more in an unofficial capacity. Just then, they are pulled over by the Coast Guard, whose commander, Barbara Dunbar, questions Vick's authority over the Hicks case. As they are arguing over jurisdictional lines, Shawn realizes they are sisters.
7 Talk Derby to Me
9/5/08
Vick calls Shawn and Gus in after a group of fast moving and highly organized thieves pull a smash and grab at a department store. It is the third such hit in a month and the cops have no leads. Gus is a little distracted as he's studying for his pharmaceutical rep recertification exam and is annoyed when some green goo from the store ends up on his study guide. As soon as Shawn takes a look at the security tapes, he knows immediately that the perpetrators were women. On the way out of the store, the sees skid marks across the floor and puts it together-the thieves are roller derby athletes.
8 Gus Walks Into A Bank
9/12/08
Gus leaves Shawn waiting in the car while he goes inside a bank to make a deposit. He's only in there a few minutes before a woman spots a gun in the jacket pocket of another customer. She screams and the man is forced to pull out his weapon and take everyone in the bank hostage. One of the tellers hits the silent alarm button, bringing the cops screeching outside the bank next to Shawn, who is unaware of what has just transpired inside. The cops quickly set up a command center and are able to access the security feed from the bank. Shawn steps away from the crowd and dials Gus' cell phone. Inside the bank, the gunman hears a cell phone ring and becomes agitated. The gunman destroys Gus' cell and confiscates the phones of all the other hostages. Luntz calls into the bank to start negotiating and is quickly able to get the gunman to give up his name, Phil Stubbins...
9 Christmas Joy
11/28/08
After Shawn and Gus help a little girl get a mall Santa out of jail in time for Christmas, they realize their clients are con men who have a big score planned. Helping them with their investigation is Gus' sister Joy, in town for the holidays and looking to repeat a one time fling she had with Shawn, who is determined to keep his best friend from ever finding out. Phylicia Rashad and Keith David guest star as Mr. and Mrs. Guster, with John Landis directing the episode.
10 Six Feet Under The Sea
1/9/09
When Shabby the Sea Lion is found dead after being released into the wild, Shawn sets out to prove it was murder and stumbles onto a bigger conspiracy. At the funeral Shawn goes up to pay his respects to Shabby's open casket and notices a strange hole in his flipper. He tells Gus he thinks Shabby was murdered when April McCarthur, an official looking woman wearing an aquarium pin, overhears and promptly asks them both to follow her out of the funeral. Gus is annoyed with Shawn for getting them kicked out, but April tells them that she has had similar suspicions regarding the circumstances of Shabby's death. Labayda's cameraman slows as he hears them talking, so April asks if she can meet them somewhere later. Ted McGinley guest stars.
11 Lassie Did A Bad, Bad Thing
1/16/09
There's a thunderstorm in Santa Barbara that has been causing the electricity to flicker on and off, but that doesn't stop Lassiter from making the bust of his career. Five years ago, he arrested Ernesto Chavez, second in command of the Cinco Reyes street gang, but the D.A. couldn't make the charges stick and Chavez disappeared. This time around, they've got enough hard evidence to get a conviction, something that Detective Drimmer and his gang unit has been unable to do. Everyone turns to watch Lassiter bring in Chavez. Lassiter then hands off Chavez to be processed and put in a cell as he is called into Vick's office where the FBI is waiting for him. Lassiter is furious to learn that Chavez cut a deal with the Feds and will be entering a witness relocation program, thus avoiding prosecution. Vick orders an angry Lassiter to retrieve Chavez from his cell and turn him over. He leaves and the lights flicker out once again, only this time a shot is heard in the darkness. The lights come back on and everyone runs down to the holding cells to find Lassiter standing over a dead Chavez with a smoking gun in his hands.
12 Earth, Wind And...Wait For It
1/23/09
Arson Inspector Morgan Conrad comes to the police for help investigating a building burned down under what she believes to be suspicious circumstances. Shawn and Gus join up with a local firehouse to prove this fire is part of a series of arsons are more than they seem. At the scene Shawn, Gus, Lassiter and Juliet run into Morgan's boss, Army Johnson, who tells them that the building had no fire insurance, so there is not motive for arson. Plus, arson is so rare, he hasn't seen a case since way back to his firefighting days. But Morgan counters that one of the firemen on the scene reported smelling something sweet, a sign of an accelerant. As Shawn looks around the scene, he notices that one of the walls lacks insulation. He graves a pipe and smashes it into the wall, revealing a blackened skeleton hidden inside. Now it's not just arson, it's murder.
13 Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central
1/30/09
Shawn and Gus go undercover at a professional football training camp when the foot of the team's missing kicker, Vlad Alexavic, is discovered by hikers on a trail near Lake Cachuma. Mykelti Williamson guest stars as the head coach. Shawn and Gus meet Lassiter and Juliet at team training camp where they talk to the coach, Sammy Winslow, a retired quarterback and childhood hero of Shawn's. Sammy is shocked to hear about Vlad and grants them access to the team. Lassiter and Juliet interview player Matt Tompkins who tells them he heard Vlad owed bookies and recently lost even more money after failing to open a nightclub with one of his Russian cousins. Meanwhile, Shawn and Gus find Vlad's cell phone in his locker and see that he received a threatening text message. Lassiter thinks it all points to the Russian mob but Shawn worries the evidence was too easy to find. As the cops get a proper search warrant for Vlad's belongings, Shawn and Gus talk Sammy into letting them investigate undercover with the team.
14 Truer Lies
2/6/09
Shawn and Gus are at the police station when the cops bring in Ryan Bainsworth, a notorious compulsive liar, for murder. Ryan has called in countless tips only to lead the cops on wild goose chases. It looks like this time Ryan actually committed a crime himself... Ryan claims that he asked his super to fix his disposal after clogging it with cinnamon sticks and lemon wedges from a marinade and to check the pipes because the polarity is off and the water drains counterclockwise. When he got home he found his super bloody on the floor and tried to revive him. He insists the real culprits are actually two hired assassins.
15 Tuesday the 17th
2/13/09
Shawn and Gus are hired by a childhood friend to find missing camp counselor Annie, who disappeared near their old sleep away campgrounds. Upon their arrival, spooky activity abounds and they must uncover if the dark past of the abandoned camp has come back to life. And, oh yeah, Justine Bateman guest stars as Lassiter's estranged wife Victoria!
16 An Evening with Mr. Yang
2/20/09
The Yin Yang Killer, a serial killer who was active when Henry was a cop then went silent, is back and wants to toy with the department again, this time singling out Shawn as his primary playmate. Mr. Yang challenges the cops with the opportunity to save his victims by solving his riddles. Yang has just sent them another one, along with a stopwatch. They have an hour and ten minutes to solve the riddle and save his latest victim. Cybill Shepherd and Rachael Leigh Cook reprise their roles in the season finale ... and watch for a secret celebrity in the role of Mr. Yang!

About this show

Psych stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a police consultant who solves crimes with powers of observation so acute that the police think he's psychic - or so he lets them believe. Also stars Dulé Hill as Shawn's best friend and reluctant accomplice, and Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's disapproving father, who ironically was the one who honed his son's "observation" skills as a child. Also featured are Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson and Kirsten Nelson.

Ratings and reviews

4.9
6.84K reviews
Bouchard Tablet
July 8, 2016
As I'm writing this review, it's currently July 7th 2016, the 10th anniversary of Psych. I have been faithfully watching and rewatching this show for 7 years now. Each and every episode has depth, mind boggling humor, and overall well thought-out plot lines. Every aspect of this show is extraordinarily written and performed. It is truly perfect. It has an insanely stupendous comedic timing and storyline depth. They so beautifully mix comedy with detective show aspects and the result is truly awe-inspiring.
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James Hoekstra
July 16, 2020
This is the greatest show of all time and Brooklyn 99 wouldn't even exist without it, given that Jake Peralta is a (admittedly good) rip off of Shawn Spencer. Plz note, this show is free on NBC's Peacock with ads. So don't buy it here, but definitely watch it. Edit: I counted the 1 star reviews here and there are less than 20 with the main complaint being that it's 'gay'. So there it is, the biggest problem this show has is the perfect chemistry in Shawn and Gus' (completely platonic) bromance.
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Thomas Furry
September 5, 2016
It took more than a few episodes for Psych to grow on me. I felt that James Roday came off as a poor mans Ryan Reynolds at first, but I was way off. James Roday and Dule Hill have perfect chemistry as best friends. The show is layered with recurring jokes and keep an eye out for the pineapple in every episode. Its just one of those feel good shows that you can watch anytime.
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