User:Kevinbrogers/Sandbox/Psych season 1
| Psych | |
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| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | USA Network (USA) |
| Original release | July 7, 2006 – March 2, 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of Psych originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 7, 2006 to March 2, 2007. It consisted of 15 episodes. James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, and Corbin Bernsen were introduced as portraying the main characters. James Roday portrayed Shawn Spencer, a fake psychic detective who periodically consults for the Santa Barbara police department. A DVD of the season was released on June 26, 2007.
Cast
[edit]- James Roday as Psychic detective Shawn Spencer
- Dulé Hill as Shawn's partner, Burton "Gus" Guster
- Timothy Omundson as Head Detective Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter
- Maggie Lawson as Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara
- Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father, Henry Spencer
Recurring
[edit]- Kirsten Nelson as SBPD Chief Karen Vick (14 episodes)
- Sage Brocklebank as Officer Buzz McNab (6 episodes)
- Josh Hayden, Kyle Pejpar, and Liam James as Young Shawn (15 total episodes)
- Julien Hill and Isaah Brown as Young Gus (6 total episodes)
Episodes
[edit]| Series # | Episode # | Title | Director | Writer | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Micheal Engler | Steve Franks | July 7, 2006 | |
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Shawn gets accused of being an accomplice in a crime because he is too observant of the clues around him. He convinces the police that he is a psychic, and he and childhood friend Gus solve a kidnapping case involving a local textile magnate's son. Don S. Davis guest stars | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Spellingg Bee[1]" | Mel Damski | Steve Franks | July 14, 2006 | |
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When what begins as a little competitive sabotage in a regional spelling bee quickly escalates to murder, Shawn and Gus investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive former-champion Spellmaster who was ferreting out a cheater. First appearance of Juliet O' Hara. | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece" | Michael Zinberg | Steve Franks | July 21, 2006 | |
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Shawn and Gus become wedding crashers at a posh ceremony in order to retrieve a stolen antique engagement ring inexplicably taken from an impenetrable vault under surveillance; and theft turns to murder when things start to come unraveled. | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets" | Jeff Melman | Steve Franks | July 28, 2006 | |
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When two men are paroled after serving four years for bank robbery, the wife of a third robber who died fears that she may be in danger and calls on Shawn to use his "powers" in order to speak to the spirit of her dead husband and determine the location of the missing money. | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "9 Lives" | Matt Shakman | Andy Berman | August 4, 2006 | |
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In order to continue his investigation into a suicide that he believes is actually a murder, Shawn pretends he's getting clues from the victim's cat. And when another victim turns up soon after, Shawn realizes he may be hunting a serial killer with a bizarre MO. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Weekend Warriors" | John Fortenberry | Douglas Steinberg | August 11, 2006 | |
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Shawn and Gus investigate a Civil War reenactment where a fake death turns out to be a little too real. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Who Ya Gonna Call?" | Michael Lange | John J. Shakman, Kerry Lenhart | August 18, 2006 | |
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Shawn and Gus investigate a man's claim that a ghost is trying to kill him, while Lassiter and O'Hara attempt to unravel the murder of a local psychologist. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Shawn vs. the Red Phantom" | John T. Kretchmer | Anupam Nigam | August 25, 2006 | |
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Shawn and Gus sneak into a comic book convention, posing as the assistants of the convention's featured guest George Takei, to locate a missing teenager. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Forget Me Not" | Mel Damski | William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg | January 19, 2007 | |
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Shawn and Gus attempt to help an old friend of the Spencer family who is convinced he solved a murder but cannot recall what murder due to Alzheimers. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "From the Earth to the Starbucks" | Michael Zinberg | Steve Franks | January 26, 2007 | |
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When Lassiter doubts his own crime-solving ability, Shawn tries to boost his confidence by helping him solve an astronomer's mysterious death. Richard Kind Guest stars. | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead" | Tim Matheson | Andy Berman | February 2, 2007 | |
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Shawn and Gus are given a case involving a naked man who claims he was abducted by aliens, and the investigation introduces the entire team to the world of speed dating. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Cloudy...Chance of Murder" | Lev L. Spiro | Andy Berman | February 9, 2007 | |
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A local weatherman is found dead the morning after a tryst and his lover is charged with his murder despite her claims of innocence. Shawn is convinced that the defendant is innocent and becomes a legal consultant to her lawyer Counselor Hornstock (Michael Weston) in order to gain access to the case. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Game Set...Muuurder?" | James L. Conway | Anupam Nigam | February 16, 2007 | |
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After Shawn springs Gus from a corporate retreat he must then find the attacker of a tennis star before he strikes again. | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Poker? I Barely Know Her" | Joanna Kerns | Douglas Stenberg, John J. Sakmar and Kerry Lenhart | February 23, 2007 | |
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Shawn and Gus investigate a secret underground poker ring when the son of one of Henry's friends goes missing, and Juliet ignores the advice of her co-workers and plans a surprise birthday party for Lassiter. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast" | John Landis | James Roday, Steve Franks | March 2, 2007 | |
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When Juliet goes undercover in a sorority, she enlists Shawn and Gus to investigate strange goings-on that seem to be related to a 20-year-old urban legend; and Lassiter is temporarily reassigned to work with the brash and abrasive Detective Goochberg (Mercedes Ruehl). Season Finale, directed by horror legend John Landis. | ||||||