8.8/104 votes#1 - The Tao of Gus
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2011
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
8.7/106 votes#2 - Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2009
Shawn and Gus must prove Lassiter's innocence when he's on the hook for a murder inside of the Santa Barbara Police Department.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Tim Meltreger
8.5/104 votes#3 - Heeeeere's Lassie!
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/7/2012
Lassiter hires Shawn and Gus to get to the bottom of strange occurrences at his new condo.
Director: James Roday Rodriguez
Writer: Tim Meltreger
8.3/106 votes#4 - A Very Juliet Episode
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2010
In 2003, Juliet made a pact with her boyfriend Scott Seaver to meet up in seven years. After he fails to show up, Shawn finds him, and by extension endangers his life since he was a key witness against mobster JT Waring, who was convicted for the murder of a US Marshall. When Waring denies killing the Marshall, Shawn must prove him right in order to protect Scott.
Director: Steve Franks
Writer: Tim Meltreger
8.3/106 votes#5 - The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2010
After Lassiter takes a page out of Shawn's book and claims a shark attack victim was actually murdered, the guys must then scramble to find the fish and prove him right.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Tim Meltreger
7.8/104 votes#6 - Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 8/11/2010
When a member of a gang of car thieves turns up dead, Shawn and Gus must infiltrate a drag racing ring to find the killer. Shawn soon finds himself enjoying the fast lane too much, which not only endangers the investigation but also their lives.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Tim Meltreger
7.8/106 votes#7 - Dis-Lodged
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/1/2008
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
7.5/106 votes#8 - Talk Derby to Me
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/2008
A surveillance tape from the latest robbery in a string of break-ins leads Shawn to believe that women are the culprits. He futher narrows the suspects down to a local roller derby team and suggests that in order to pinpoint the people responsible, Juliet needs to go undercover as a member of their team. Though it's technically her investigation, Shawn can't help getting involved in the case.
Director: Steve Miner
Writer: Tim Meltreger
7.3/108 votes#9 - 1967: A Psych Odyssey
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 2/26/2014
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
Writer: Tim Meltreger
7.2/106 votes#10 - Nip and Suck It!
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 5/22/2013
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
Writer: Tim Meltreger
7.0/107 votes#11 - The Santabarbarian Candidate
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 5/1/2013
After the Mayor dies in what appears to be a surfing accident, Shawn investigates and ends up running for mayor himself.
Director: Richard Coleman
Writer: Tim Meltreger
6.8/105 votes#12 - In Plain Fright
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/2010
While on the haunted house ride at Santa Barbara's Scare Fest, Shawn and Gus witness a murder and are soon led to believe the person who committed it is the ghost of a man who fell to his death at Scare Fest 13 years ago.
Director: Stephen Surjik
Writer: Tim Meltreger
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"The Tao of Gus" is the best rated episode written by Tim Meltreger. It scored 8.8/10 based on 4 votes. It was directed by John Badham. It aired on 12/7/2011 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing".