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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. 6.2/10(1.5k votes)

    #1 - A Nightmare on State Street

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    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. 7.5/10(1.5k votes)

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

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    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. 7.5/10(1.1k votes)

    #3 - Think Tank

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    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. 7.6/10(1.3k votes)

    #4 - Game Set... Muuurder?

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    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. 7.6/10(938 votes)

    #5 - Cirque du Soul

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    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. 7.7/10(1.4k votes)

    #6 - Who Ya Gonna Call?

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    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. 7.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #7 - Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds

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    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. 7.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #8 - Rob-a-Bye Baby

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    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. 7.7/10(1.1k votes)

    #9 - Dis-Lodged

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    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. 7.7/10(1.3k votes)

    #10 - Daredevils!

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    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. 7.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #11 - There Might Be Blood

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    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. 7.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #12 - Ferry Tale

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    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. 7.7/10(1.2k votes)

    #13 - The Polarizing Express

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    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. 7.7/10(917 votes)

    #14 - Dead Air

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    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. 7.7/10(861 votes)

    #15 - Nip and Suck It!

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    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. 7.7/10(1.3k votes)

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

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    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. 7.7/10(906 votes)

    #17 - Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up

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    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. 7.8/10(1.9k votes)

    #18 - The Spellingg Bee

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    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. 7.8/10(1.7k votes)

    #19 - Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece

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    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. 7.8/10(1.2k votes)

    #20 - And Down the Stretch Comes Murder

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    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. 7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #21 - He Dead

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    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. 7.8/10(1.1k votes)

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

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    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. 7.8/10(1.1k votes)

    #23 - Dead Man's Curveball

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    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. 7.8/10(901 votes)

    #24 - Juliet Wears the Pantsuit

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    S7:E9

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

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  26. 7.8/10(922 votes)

    #25 - Someone's Got a Woody

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    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 1540 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".