Psych 

A novice sleuth is hired by the police after he cons them into thinking he has psychic powers which help solve crimes. With the assistance of his reluctant best friend, the duo take on a series of complicated cases.

Creator:

Steve Franks

Stars:

James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 30 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
James Roday	...	Shawn Spencer / ... 121 episodes, 2006-2014
Dulé Hill	...	Burton Guster / ... 121 episodes, 2006-2014
Timothy Omundson	...	Carlton Lassiter / ... 121 episodes, 2006-2014
Maggie Lawson	...	Juliet O'Hara / ... 120 episodes, 2006-2014
Corbin Bernsen	...	Henry Spencer 120 episodes, 2006-2014
Kirsten Nelson	...	Karen Vick 119 episodes, 2006-2014
Liam James	...	Young Shawn 60 episodes, 2006-2010
Sage Brocklebank	...	Buzz McNab / ... 57 episodes, 2006-2014

Storyline

Think you are psychic? Shawn Spencer makes his living pretending to be. Shawn and his best friend Gus own a business called Psych. They are able to stay in business only because of the cases they work with Santa Barbara police department as psychics. Shawn and Gus go through many ups and downs trying to keep the ruse up. Can they pretend forever? Or is the world they built going to come crumbling down?

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Plot Keywords:

best friend | bromance | interracial friendship | photographic memory | fake psychic | 

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Taglines:

it took Shawn Spencer 57 different jobs to find his calling...

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

USA Network [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Psych

Filming Locations:

2756 O'Hara Ln, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

GEP Productions, NBC Universal Television, Pacific Mountain Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

A running gag in the series, is that Gus (Dulé Hill) played Bud on The Cosby Show (1984), a character who was actually played by Deon Richmond. Dulé Hill played a character named Preston in She's All That (1999). In the parody film Not Another Teen Movie (2001), the parallel character satirizing Preston (Malik), is played by Deon Richmond.

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Goofs

Gus's company car is a Toyota Echo hatchback, which was only made available to Canadian consumers.

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Quotes

Burton 'Gus' Guster: How much farther to this place?
Shawn Spencer: Fifty, sixty miles.
Burton 'Gus' Guster: Sixty miles? And you didn't get me a donut?
Shawn Spencer: I did get you a donut. And then I ate it.

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Crazy Credits

Each time a guest performer sings the theme song, they sing the entire song as opposed the shorter version in normal episodes.

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Connections

Referenced in Parks and Recreation: Ron & Jammy (2015)

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Soundtracks

I Know You Know
Written by Steve Franks
Performed by The Friendly Indians

User Reviews

Great Comedy-Mystery Writing

Great comedy-writing characters continue on USA! What a wonderful first episode! I am hooked. Shawn Spencer is my new hero-sleuth! The first episode managed to mix the introduction of all the characters into a deftly woven plot full of fun.

I enjoyed James Roday's timing. He's got a character down pat on the first try. Dulé Hill is wonderful as Roday's partner in crimes. The rest of the cast is very good. The dating cops and the female interim Chief of Police round out a good cast that will welcome Corbin Bernsen as Spencer's ex-cop dad.

Once again, there is a reason to stay home on Friday nights!