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The Worst 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 A Nightmare on State Street
    6.2/10(1.6k 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.

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  2. Background image for Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets
    7.5/10(1.5k 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.

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    Director:Jeff Melman
  3. Background image for Think Tank
    7.5/10(1.1k 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.

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  4. Background image for Game Set... Muuurder?
    7.6/10(1.3k 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.

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  5. Background image for Cirque du Soul
    7.6/10(952 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.

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  6. Background image for Who Ya Gonna Call?
    7.7/10(1.4k 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.

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  8. Background image for Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds
    7.7/10(1.3k 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.

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  9. Background image for Rob-a-Bye Baby
    7.7/10(1.2k 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.

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    Director:Paul Lazarus
  10. Background image for Dis-Lodged
    7.7/10(1.1k 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.

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    Director:Mel Damski
  11. Background image for Daredevils!
    7.7/10(1.3k 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.

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    Director:John Badham
  12. Background image for There Might Be Blood
    7.7/10(1.2k 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.

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    Director:John Badham
  13. Background image for Ferry Tale
    7.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #12 - 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.

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  14. Background image for The Polarizing Express
    7.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #13 - 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'.

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  15. Background image for Dead Air
    7.7/10(928 votes)

    #14 - Dead Air

    S7:E12

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

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  16. Background image for Nip and Suck It!
    7.7/10(872 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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  17. Background image for Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement
    7.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #16 - 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.

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  18. Background image for Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up
    7.7/10(921 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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  19. Background image for The Spellingg Bee
    7.8/10(2.0k votes)

    #18 - The Spellingg Bee

    S1:E2

    When what begins as a little competitive sabotage in a regional spelling bee quickly escalates to murder. Shawn and Gus must investigate the mysterious death of the "Spellmaster" at the regional Spelling Bee.

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    Director:Mel Damski
  20. Background image for Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece
    7.8/10(1.7k votes)

    #19 - 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.

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  21. Background image for And Down the Stretch Comes Murder
    7.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #20 - 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.

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  22. Background image for He Dead
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #21 - 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.

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  23. Background image for Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #22 - 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.

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  24. Background image for Dead Man's Curveball
    7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #23 - 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.

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    Director:Mel Damski
  25. Background image for Juliet Wears the Pantsuit
    7.8/10(911 votes)

    #24 - Juliet Wears the Pantsuit

    S7:E9

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

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  26. Background image for Someone's Got a Woody
    7.8/10(935 votes)

    #25 - Someone's Got a Woody

    S8:E4

    A man enters the morgue and tells Woody that he was framed for the murder of the person lying dead on the slab. When Woody won’t let him take the body, the man pulls a gun on him and holds Woody hostage in order to get what he wants. Shawn, Gus, Lassiter and Juliet try to resolve the situation calmly and carefully, but Interim Chief Trout has a plan of his own.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"A Nightmare on State Street" is the worst rated episode of "Psych". It scored 6.2/10 based on 1562 votes. Directed by James Roday Rodriguez and written by James Roday Rodriguez, Carlos Jacott, it aired on 3/19/2014. This episode scored 1.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets".