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The Best Episodes of Psych

Every episode of Psych ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Psych!

The Best Episodes of Psych

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad)....

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  1. Background image for Last Night Gus
    9.6/10(2.8k votes)

    #1 - Last Night Gus

    S6:E2

    A night of partying which no one remembers that turned deadly sets Shawn, Gus, Woody and Lassiter on the trail of their deeds and a way to clear their names of suspected murder. Unfortunately, they may have to depend on Shawn's "psychic" memories of the night's events.

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    Director:Andy Berman
  2. Background image for Mr. Yin Presents...
    9.4/10(2.1k votes)

    #2 - Mr. Yin Presents...

    S4:E16

    A serial killer targets Shawn using scenarios from classic Hitchcock films.

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  3. Background image for The Break-Up
    9.4/10(2.1k votes)

    #3 - The Break-Up

    S8:E10

    Shawn and Gus help Detective Lassiter enlist the help of Henry and Woody to solve the murder of a real estate executive. Meanwhile, Shawn struggles with a life decision.

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    Director:Steve Franks
  4. Background image for Dual Spires
    9.3/10(2.7k votes)

    #4 - Dual Spires

    S5:E12

    The episode kicks off with Shawn and Gus receiving a mysterious e-mail inviting them to the annual Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky Northern California town nearly invisible on the map. When they arrive the pair quickly find themselves embroiled in the mysterious death of local high school student Paula Merral. As Shawn and Gus unravel the many secrets of the town, they meet several local residents including town doctor/lawyer/veterinarian Donna Gooden, Sheriff Andrew Jackson, proprietors of the local diner Robert and Michelle Barker, the mysterious Woman with Wood and enigmatic bookish beauty Maudette Hornsby. The pool of suspects proves to be deeper than suspected as Shawn and Gus must work to figure out who killed Paula Merral.

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  5. Background image for Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark
    9.0/10(1.6k votes)

    #5 - Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark

    S4:E9

    While investigating a possible crime, Shawn stumbles upon one of a pair of criminals, gets shot, and is dumped in the trunk of a car.

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    Director:Mel Damski
  6. Background image for Heeeeere's Lassie!
    9.0/10(1.6k votes)

    #6 - Heeeeere's Lassie!

    S6:E11

    Lassiter hires Shawn and Gus to get to the bottom of strange occurrences at his new condo.

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  8. Background image for Tuesday the 17th
    8.9/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Tuesday the 17th

    S3:E15

    Shawn and Gus are hired by a childhood friend to find a missing camp counselor 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.

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    8.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #8 - Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part

    S5:E10

    Shawn and Gus return to Vancouver to visit their old nemesis Despereaux in prison at the felon's request, who then uses them to escape and pull one last job before he is extradited to the United States. Only while he is out, he is framed for the murder of a Crown Attorney and now asks the guys for help clearing his name of this most recent – and frankly unseemly – charge.

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    Director:Steve Franks
  10. Background image for Office Space
    8.9/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Office Space

    S7:E11

    After Gus accidentally tampers with the crime where his boss was killed, Shawn helps him find the real murderer before Gus is arrested.

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    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #10 - An Evening With Mr. Yang

    S3:E16

    After eluding capture and disappearing eight years ago, the famed Yin Yang serial killer is back, and he's set his sights on Shawn.

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  12. Background image for Not Even Close... Encounters
    8.8/10(1.4k votes)

    #11 - Not Even Close... Encounters

    S5:E3

    Shawn and Gus get themselves hired onto the case when an unstable lawyer claims his assistant was abducted by aliens.

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    Director:John Badham
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    8.8/10(1.3k votes)

    #12 - Santabarbaratown

    S6:E16

    A body relating to a 20-year-old case is finally found, and Shawn, Gus, and Henry revisit all the old suspects in order to solve the case

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  14. Background image for Extradition: British Columbia
    8.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #13 - Extradition: British Columbia

    S4:E1

    Shawn and Gus spot an art thief whom Lassiter has been trying to arrest for years. So, although they are on a skiing vacation in Canada, they appeal to the local constabulary with mixed results: someone gets axed, another finds himself interrogated and Pierre Despereaux may get away scot-free, once again.

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  15. Background image for Viagra Falls
    8.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #14 - Viagra Falls

    S5:E6

    Shawn and Gus work with two retired police officers to solve the murder of a police chief.

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  16. Background image for Yang 3 in 2D
    8.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #15 - Yang 3 in 2D

    S5:E16

    The Yin/Yang trilogy comes to a thrilling close as Shawn and Gus race to save a woman kidnapped by Yin. Only this time, they are forced to use Yang's knowledge of Yin to solve the case by allowing her to accompany them on the investigation.

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  17. Background image for Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger
    8.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #16 - Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger

    S6:E10

    Shawn and Gus team up with Despereaux to locate a mythical dagger rumored to be the key to unlocking a dead billionaire's treasure.

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    Director:Steve Franks
  18. Background image for High Top Fade Out
    8.6/10(1.4k votes)

    #17 - High Top Fade Out

    S4:E7

    Shawn and Gus investigate the death of Leonald Callahan, aka Diddle, a computer cryptologist who was the baritone in Gus’s old college a capella group.

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  19. Background image for Shawn Rescues Darth Vader
    8.6/10(1.3k votes)

    #18 - Shawn Rescues Darth Vader

    S6:E1

    Shawn stumbles across a dead body at the British consulate's home while working a case to recover a stolen "Star Wars" collector's item. In order to get the police on the case, Shawn claims he had a vision of the murder and puts his reputation as a psychic on the line.

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    Director:Steve Franks
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    8.6/10(1.4k votes)

    #19 - This Episode Sucks

    S6:E3

    A body is discovered, and appears to have been killed by a vampire. Meanwhile, Lassiter becomes romantically involved with a woman whom Shawn suspects is the murderer.

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  21. Background image for Cloudy... With a Chance of Murder
    8.5/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Cloudy... With a Chance of Murder

    S1:E12

    A local weatherman is found dead the morning after a tryst and his lover is charged with his murder despite her claims of innocence. Shawn is intrigued and becomes a defense consultant in order to gain access to the case.

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    Director:Lev L. Spiro
  22. Background image for Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead
    8.5/10(8 votes)

    #21 - Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead

    S2:E16

    Lassiter and Juliet get called to a museum to investigate the disappearance of a 3,000-year-old mummy. Lassiter insists it's just a prank that's not worth his time. He's busy working on another case involving the death of philanthropist William Wyles III. However, the assistant curator insists that something weird is going on, something possibly supernatural that requires special help. Shawn is then brought in on the case, and he declares that the mummy was not stolen, iit walked away on its own.

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    Director:Steve Franks
  23. Background image for There Might Be Blood
    8.5/10(7 votes)

    #22 - There Might Be Blood

    S3:E6

    Shawn and Gus investigate the death of a safety inspector aboard an offshore oil rig. The investigation is complicated by the commander of the coast guard, Barbara Dunlap, Chief Vick's sister.

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    Director:John Badham
  24. Background image for Shawn 2.0
    8.5/10(1.2k votes)

    #23 - Shawn 2.0

    S5:E8

    Shawn has to face serious competition when a talented criminal profiler named Declan Rand comes to Santa Barbara to help solve the murders of donors on a liver-transplant list.

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  25. Background image for Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire
    8.5/10(1.3k votes)

    #24 - Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire

    S8:E1

    Stylish art thief Pierre Despereaux summons Shawn to London to help on an undercover operation.

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  26. Background image for 65 Million Years Off
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #25 - 65 Million Years Off

    S2:E2

    The discovery of a washed-up body sparks a debate between Shawn and the police, who both disagree as to how the man died. While Shawn believes that the man was killed by a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the police believe the killer is a little less... extinct.

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    Director:Tim Matheson

Best Episodes Summary

"Last Night Gus" is the best rated episode of "Psych". It scored 9.6/10 based on 2839 votes. Directed by Andy Berman and written by Andy Berman, it aired on 10/19/2011. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Mr. Yin Presents...".