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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

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Psych Season 8 Episode 9 - A Nightmare on State Street
    6.3/10(1703 votes)

    #1 - A Nightmare on State Street

    S8:E9

    Gus' nightmares start to feel like reality when he and Shawn work to solve an unlikely case for the SBPD.

    Director:James Roday Rodriguez
    Writers:James Roday Rodriguez, Carlos Jacott

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  2. Psych Season 1 Episode 4 - Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets
    7.5/10(1680 votes)

    #2 - Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets

    S1:E4

    Shawn and Gus land their first non-SBPD case when a widow hires them to find some cash that her husband stole from a bank. Shawn is asked to talk to a spirit and help the widow of the thief.

    Director:Jeff Melman
    Writer:Steve Franks

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  3. Psych Season 4 Episode 14 - Think Tank
    7.5/10(1196 votes)

    #3 - Think Tank

    S4:E14

    Shawn and Gus are recruited into a think tank to help prevent the murder of a business tycoon, but once the group has disbanded, they realize that one of the members plans to use the assassination ideas to kill the client instead of save him.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writers:Steve Franks, Andy Berman

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  4. Psych Season 1 Episode 13 - Game Set... Muuurder?
    7.6/10(1387 votes)

    #4 - Game Set... Muuurder?

    S1:E13

    Lonely and bored, Shawn convinces Juliet to give him a shot with a case involving a missing tennis star, but first he has to spring an unwilling Gus from a corporate retreat.

    Director:James L. Conway
    Writer:Anupam Nigam

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  5. Psych Season 7 Episode 6 - Cirque du Soul
    7.6/10(1035 votes)

    #5 - Cirque du Soul

    S7:E6

    After Gus is tasked with taking care of his girlfriend's son Maximus for the day, he jeopardizes their relationship when an innocent trip to the circus turns deadly.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writer:Saladin K. Patterson

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  6. Psych Season 1 Episode 7 - Who Ya Gonna Call?
    7.7/10(1582 votes)

    #6 - Who Ya Gonna Call?

    S1:E7

    Shawn reluctantly settles for a private client who claims a ghost has it in for him after Lassiter kicks Gus and him off the much more interesting case of a murdered psychologist. The two investigations seem to be running parallel and Shawn may still end up solving the police's case.

    Director:Michael Lange
    Writers:Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar

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  7. Psych Season 2 Episode 4 - Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds
    7.7/10(1364 votes)

    #7 - Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds

    S2:E4

    Shawn tracks down Lassiter's car with little difficulty after it's stolen. However, Shawn discovers that there's more to the situation than meets the eye and calls Gus back from vacation to help with the investigation.

    Director:Stephen Surjik
    Writer:Saladin K. Patterson

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  8. Psych Season 2 Episode 8 - Rob-a-Bye Baby
    7.7/10(1333 votes)

    #8 - Rob-a-Bye Baby

    S2:E8

    Shawn and Gus want to be put on Lassiter's burglary case, but a sleep-deprived Chief Vick orders them to find her a nanny instead. Unfortunately, at least from Lassiter's view, the two teams keep crossing paths, and Shawn sees an opportunity to horn in on the more interesting case.

    Director:Paul Lazarus
    Writer:Tami Sagher

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  9. Psych Season 2 Episode 14 - Dis-Lodged
    7.7/10(1244 votes)

    #9 - Dis-Lodged

    S2:E14

    Henry bails on his weekend outing with Shawn, stating that he's too ill to leave the house. Shawn is nowhere near upset until he and Gus catch Henry driving by, clearly not sick at all. Naturally, they follow him and discover he used to be a member of the Monarch Lodge, a clandestine society. They barge inside looking for an explanation and are surprised to find one of the Lodge members lying dead before them. Shawn suspects murder, and in order to conduct an inside investigation, he becomes a member of the society.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writer:Tim Meltreger

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  10. Psych Season 3 Episode 3 - Daredevils!
    7.7/10(1370 votes)

    #10 - Daredevils!

    S3:E3

    Shawn and Gus get hired by the son of daredevil Dutch "The Clutch" Jenkins. They have to figure out what's going on, after "accidents" keep happening to The Clutch.

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Anupam Nigam

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  11. Psych Season 3 Episode 6 - There Might Be Blood
    7.7/10(1276 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:John Badham
    Writer:Kell Cahoon

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  12. Psych Season 5 Episode 14 - The Polarizing Express
    7.7/10(1273 votes)

    #12 - The Polarizing Express

    S5:E14

    Due to an unlawful entry into a criminals property, Shawn gets suspended from his consultant postition and gets Henry fired from his position at the SBPD at the same time. Shawn has a series of Scrooge type dreams where Tony Cox is his 'spirit guide'.

    Director:James Roday Rodriguez
    Writers:James Roday Rodriguez, Saladin K. Patterson

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  13. Psych Season 7 Episode 13 - Nip and Suck It!
    7.7/10(949 votes)

    #13 - Nip and Suck It!

    S7:E13

    After a woman dies from what appears to be a plastic surgery mishap, Shawn and Gus believe the killer is her doctor, a woman who happens to be an old flame of Henry's.

    Director:Mel Damski
    Writers:Tim Meltreger, Carlos Jacott

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  14. Psych Season 8 Episode 3 - Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement
    7.7/10(1416 votes)

    #14 - Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement

    S8:E3

    A star studded cast of Psych ALL STARS joins our crew as they dive back into 2006 and re-tell the story of Sandra Panitch, a woman wrongfully accused of the murder of local weatherman Jackson Hale.

    Director:Andy Berman
    Writers:Andy Berman, Todd Harthan

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  15. Psych Season 1 Episode 3 - Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece
    7.8/10(1870 votes)

    #15 - Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece

    S1:E3

    Shawn and Gus become wedding crashers at a posh ceremony in order to retrieve a stolen antique engagement ring inexplicably taken from an inpenetrable vault under surveillance. The theft turns to murder when things start to come unraveled.

    Directors:Michael Engler, Michael Zinberg
    Writers:Steve Franks, Andy Berman

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  16. Psych Season 2 Episode 5 - And Down the Stretch Comes Murder
    7.8/10(1348 votes)

    #16 - And Down the Stretch Comes Murder

    S2:E5

    Gus and Shawn's childhood nemesis, now a horse jockey, asks the duo for help in discovering why his horses never win. But the investigation develops into a murder case after a jockey dies while racing.

    Director:Michael Zinberg
    Writer:Josh Bycel

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  17. Psych Season 4 Episode 2 - He Dead
    7.8/10(1225 votes)

    #17 - He Dead

    S4:E2

    A billionaire hedge fund manager asks Shawn and Gus to find his murderer – a last request Shawn can't resist. So he and Gus step into a world of privilege that's rivaled only by the depths of betrayal it contains.

    Director:Michael McMurray
    Writer:Saladin K. Patterson

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  18. Psych Season 5 Episode 4 - Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is
    7.8/10(1163 votes)

    #18 - Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is

    S5:E4

    A wealthy widow's young date is murdered, pitting Shawn and Gus against a dirty rotten scoundrel they are convinced trained the victim to be a con artist.

    Director:Jay Chandrasekhar
    Writer:Andy Berman

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  19. Psych Season 5 Episode 7 - Ferry Tale
    7.8/10(1153 votes)

    #19 - Ferry Tale

    S5:E7

    Shawn and Gus help a prison guard locate his escaped inmates while on a ferry boat headed to the Channel Islands.

    Director:Reginald Hudlin
    Writers:Kell Cahoon, Saladin K. Patterson

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  20. Psych Season 6 Episode 5 - Dead Man's Curveball
    7.8/10(1165 votes)

    #20 - Dead Man's Curveball

    S6:E5

    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

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  21. Psych Season 7 Episode 9 - Juliet Wears the Pantsuit
    7.8/10(990 votes)

    #21 - Juliet Wears the Pantsuit

    S7:E9

    Shawn bonds with Woody, and Juliet befriends a girl who Shawn believes to be a killer.

    Director:Jennifer Lynch
    Writer:Brittany Hilgers

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  22. Psych Season 7 Episode 12 - Dead Air
    7.8/10(1019 votes)

    #22 - Dead Air

    S7:E12

    After Shawn and Gus' favorite radio DJ is murdered, they go undercover as on-air personalities to find his killer.

    Director:Saladin K. Patterson
    Writers:Kell Cahoon, Saladin K. Patterson

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  23. Psych Season 8 Episode 6 - 1967: A Psych Odyssey
    7.8/10(1058 votes)

    #23 - 1967: A Psych Odyssey

    S8:E6

    Lassiter is determined to be appointed Chief of Police, so he sets out to prove himself worthy of the job by solving the murder of the Mayor’s beloved uncle, Archie Baxter, who was killed back in the 60s but the case was never solved. Meanwhile, Juliet receives some news that tests her relationship with Shawn.

    Director:Kirsten Nelson
    Writers:James Roday Rodriguez, Tim Meltreger

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  24. Psych Season 8 Episode 7 - Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up
    7.8/10(1011 votes)

    #24 - Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up

    S8:E7

    Shawn and Gus are bummed to find out the owner of their favorite food truck has been murdered. The two of them go undercover to learn the food truck ropes and find out who the killer is. While working on the case, Marlowe visits them to cure a pregnancy craving and goes into labor at the most inconvenient time.

    Director:David Crabtree
    Writer:Saladin K. Patterson

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  25. Psych Season 8 Episode 8 - A Touch of Sweevil
    7.8/10(970 votes)

    #25 - A Touch of Sweevil

    S8:E8

    Shawn is ecstatic when he discovers he’s finally been invited to a prestigious paranormal convention for police consultants. As the main event begins, the leader collapses on stage, and it is clear he has been murdered. All of the police consultants on the panel jump to solve the murder, and everyone’s unorthodox crime solving skills are put together to catch the culprit.

    Director:Richard Coleman
    Writers:Todd Harthan, Kell Cahoon

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Nightmare on State Street" is the worst rated episode of "Psych". It scored 6.3/10 based on 1703 votes. Directed by James Roday Rodriguez and written by James Roday Rodriguez, Carlos Jacott, it aired on 3/19/2014. This episode scored 1.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets".