The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode 

When a man's body washes up on the beach, it seems to be a simple shark attack, but Shawn and Lassiter suspect foul play.

Director:

Matt Shakman

Writers:

Steve Franks (created by), Steve Franks

Stars:

James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson

Cast

Episode cast overview:
James Roday Rodriguez	...	Shawn Spencer (as James Roday)
Dulé Hill	...	Burton Guster
Timothy Omundson	...	Carlton Lassiter
Maggie Lawson	...	Juliet O'Hara
Kirsten Nelson	...	Karen Vick (credit only)
Corbin Bernsen	...	Henry Spencer
Jeri Ryan	...	Dr. Kimberly Phoenix
Michael Hogan	...	William Tanner
Liam James	...	Young Shawn
Kurt Fuller	...	Coroner Woody Strode
Sage Brocklebank	...	Buzz McNab
Stephen Holmes	...	Reporter #1
Benita Ha	...	Reporter #2
Ross Tweedale	...	Fisherman

Storyline

When a man's body washes up on the beach, it seems to be a simple shark attack, but Shawn and Lassiter suspect foul play.

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Plot Keywords:

dead body on a slab | woman wears a lab coat | beach | shark attack | newspaper headline | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When trying to recruit a ship captain at the town hall in the episode, Shawn mirrors Robert Shaw in Jaws by dragging his fingers down a chalkboard (with an assist from Gus) and states to the crowd, "You all know me, you know what I do for a living," a quote from Jaws.

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Goofs

Shawn says that the paper's use of the phrase "Detective Dipstick" is copyright infringement since he "registered" it. Short phrases like this can't be copyrighted; Shawn should have said "trademark infringement".

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Quotes

Shawn Spencer: Are we gonna get to sing sea shanties, or any other kind of shanties? Do you have Dramamine, or should I just bring my own? Oh, Gus wants to know if you have cable on your boat 'cause it's the season finale of "Leverage" and his TiVo is on the fritz.
William Tanner: You're job is to shut up.
Shawn Spencer: Okay, that's good, that's easy. I was worried I would draw swabbing the decks which is a lot more difficult than remaining quiet.
Burton 'Gus' Guster: You're failing at your job right now.
Shawn Spencer: Says you.
Burton 'Gus' Guster: Says the definition of shut up.

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Connections

References Saturday Night Live (1975)

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Details

Release Date:

3 March 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pacific Mountain Productions, Tagline Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min