This smash hit, quick-witted drama stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young police consultant who solves crimes with powers of observation so acute the precinct detectives think he's psychic - at least that's what he lets them believe. Psych also stars Dule Hill as Shawn's best friend and reluctant sidekick and Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's disapproving father, who ironically was the one who honed his son's "observation" skills as a child.
Episodes
Episode 1
Psy vs. Psy
Following a trail of a counterfeiter, the “Feds” show up in Santa Barbara with their own version of Lassiter and their very own “Shawn,” spawning a rivalry and causing our cast to band together for the first time to save the integrity of the department and prove who has the better psychic.
Episode 2
American Duos
When the latest incarnation of American Idol rip-off shows sets up shop at the Arlington Theatre, the requisite cruel British judge finds himself in a panic after a series of near miss attempts on his life. Police protection has been barely sufficient and now he’s taking matters into his own hands to ward off his inevitable attacker, hiring Santa Barbara’s most reliable psychic detective to protect him. Guest starring Tim Curry.
Episode 3
Sixty Five Million Dollars Years Off
Shawn finds himself alone and out on limb when he contends that a dead man who washes ashore was killed in a manner that misses the agreed death timeline – by approximately sixty five million years.
Episode 4
Zero to Murder in 60 Seconds
After Lassiter’s car gets stolen from in front of the police station, Shawn solves the case in record time. But he soon realizes that, even with his considerable talents, nothing’s ever that easy and must drag Gus away from his vacation to further investigate a case he’s already solved.
Episode 5
And Down the Stretch Comes Murder
Shawn and Gus’ childhood bully, jockey Jimmy Nickels, comes back into their lives when he hires them to find out why his horses keep losing. But a simple horse whispering assignment turns deadly when a rival jockey dies on his horse in the middle of a race.
Episode 6
Meat Is Murder But Murder Is Also Murder
Shawn and Gus investigate the tasty world of gourmet cuisine when a restaurant critic is murdered. Meanwhile, a misunderstanding with Gus’ uncle Burton forces Gus to play the part of a psychic detective.
Episode 7
If You’re So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead?
When a couple of genius teenagers claims one of their teachers is a murderer, Shawn and Gus become guest lecturers at a prodigy school and soon discover the kids’ imaginations might not be so wild after all.
Episode 8
Rob-A-Bye Baby
When Vick hires Shawn and Gus to find her a new nanny, they soon realize that their investigation might coincide with Lassiters’ – a string of home invasion robberies.
Episode 9
Bounty Hunters!
When an accused murderer goes on the lam, Shawn and Gus play bounty hunter, racing MIDNIGHT RUN-style to bring him in before the cops and a real bounty hunter get him first. However, the plot thickens when Shawn realizes the guy is innocent.
Episode 10
Dis-Lodged
Shawn and Gus discover there’s more to a local brotherhood than funny hats and handshakes when their incoming leader is found dead after a secret ceremony at the lodge.
Episode 11
Gus’ Dad May Have Killed An Old Guy
When Shawn and Henry are invited to have a Christmas dinner with Gus’ parents, the yuletide cheer is interrupted by…murder. A neighbor is found dead and all the evidence points to Gus’ dad as the culprit. Can Shawn and Gus work their usual magic when the case is so personal?
Episode 12
There's Something About Mira
When a groom disappears the day of the wedding, Shawn becomes determined to prove he’s not everything he claimed to be for his new client, the last person on earth he’d ever expected to take a case from – Gus’ wife.
Episode 13
The Old and the Restless
A missing persons case from a posh retirement community turns into a family affair when Shawn and Gus must team up with Henry to solve the case.
Episode 14
Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion
It’s Fashion Week in Santa Barbara and all around town it’s models, parties and…death by electrocution. Shawn and Gus go undercover as male models to investigate the murder of a prominent designer.
Episode 15
Lights, Camera…Homicidio
On the set of Santa Barbara’s most popular Spanish soap opera, life imitates art when a fictional murder turns real, making everyone involved a suspect. Shawn solves the crime from the inside while inadvertently becoming one of the show’s stars.
Episode 16
Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead
Shawn is called to the Natural History Museum when a mummy goes missing and all indications are that it got up and walked out on its own.