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:

All the law. None of the order.

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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

In the episode, "Shawn Interrupted", Gus goes undercover as an orderly named Suggs. This was similar to the name of his character in Sugar Hill (1993). He played seventeen year old Romello Skuggs, who was also Wesley Snipes' character.

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Goofs

Gus & Shawn will occasionally mention eating Japadogs, which at the time of filming, were street vendors located only in Vancouver, Canada where the show was filmed and not in Santa Barbara, California where it is supposed to take place.

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Quotes

Shawn Spencer: Gus, don't be a giant snapping turtle.

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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 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

A Star is Born

Where did James Roday come from? Wow. I haven't seen anyone with this much star potential since Tom Cruise came onto the scene.

The show's premise is refreshingly plausible, despite the seemingly dozens of shows in recent years in which detectives with 'special powers' solve crimes. The twist is that he *doesn't* have special powers beyond excellent training by a dad with burdensome expectations.

Somehow it manages to combine youthful thirty-ish banter between buddies (Friends-style) with Monk-ish sleuthing and to charm our pants off at the same time.

The only weakness may be the cartoonish antagonism of officer Carlton Lassiter, who hates Shawn Spencer and denies his results beyond all reason. Hopefully, the writers will find a more comfortable space for the character to occupy.

Can't wait for the next season.