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). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.
The best episode of "Psych" season 6 is "Shawn Rescues Darth Vader", rated 8.6/10 from 1165 user votes. It was directed by Steve Franks and written by Steve Franks. "Shawn Rescues Darth Vader" aired on 10/12/2011 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Last Night Gus".
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.
Director: Steve Franks
Writer: Steve Franks
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.
Director: Andy Berman
Writer: Andy Berman
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.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: James Roday Rodriguez, Todd Harthan
Shawn and Gus investigate the whereabouts of a mysterious, masked vigilante named The Mantis, who is trying to take down a local drug syndicate called The Caminos. The SBPD is also trying to take down The Camino syndicate, however The Mantis always seems to be one step ahead of everyone's game. Joey McIntyre and Miles Fisher guest star.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
When the hitting coach of the Santa Barbara Seabirds suddenly dies, the team's manager hires Shawn and Gus to go undercover as the new coach and mascot in order to investigate.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Bill Callahan
After a billionaire murderer pleas insanity at his trial, Shawn and Gus go undercover at a mental hospital in order to prove that the man is, in fact, sane. While at the hospital, Shawn and Gus receive some hostility from one of the nurses.
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Writer: Kell Cahoon
Juliet's con-man father travels to Santa Barbara to reunite with his daughter, but finds himself slipping back into his criminal past when confronted with a dream con.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Todd Harthan
After a woman tells the SBPD she witnessed a murder happen in broad daylight, Shawn and Gus are the only ones who believe her, and therefore protect her by hiding her at a remote commune called Box Canyon Ranch, a place whose inhabitants label themselves as progressive intellectuals.
Director: John Badham
Writer: Tim Meltreger
Shawn and Juliet's romantic getaway vacation to a spa gets interrupted by robberies and a dead body at a nearby winery.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: Carlos Jacott
Shawn and Gus team up with Despereaux to locate a mythical dagger rumored to be the key to unlocking a dead billionaire's treasure.
Director: Steve Franks
Writer: Steve Franks
Lassiter hires Shawn and Gus to get to the bottom of strange occurrences at his new condo.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Tim Meltreger, Todd Harthan
Shawn and Gus go undercover to investigate an attack on a reality-TV contestant who appeared on a dating show in which men compete for the affections of a woman they've crossed paths with but never officially met.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Andy Berman
When the founder of "Right Now", Santa Barbara's oldest at-risk youth program, is shot and almost killed, Shawn, Gus and a few members of Gus's a capella group from college investigate to find the culprit.
Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson, Kell Cahoon
The race is on to clear Woody's name and reputation when a mere mortician finds a mistake in the coroner's autopsy.
Director: Jennifer Lynch
Writer: Andy Berman, James Roday Rodriguez
A wrongly convicted Southern chef hires Shawn and Gus to find the real thief after the Innocence Project frees him from prison.
Director: Reginald Hudlin
Writer: Saladin K. Patterson
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
Director: David Crabtree
Writer: Bill Callahan