Seasons & episodes
S1 · E1Pilot 2006-07-07 · 66 min
When Shawn Spencer is arrested for calling in an accurate tip to the police because only the perpetrator would know the details, his only way out is pretending to be a psychic. It turns out Santa Barbara PD isn't done with him. They ask him to consult on a kidnapping case, and a business is born.
S1 · E2The Spellingg Bee 2006-07-14 · 43 min
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.
S1 · E3Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece 2006-07-21 · 43 min
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.
S1 · E4Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets 2006-07-28 · 43 min
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.
S1 · E59 Lives 2006-08-04 · 43 min
Shawn claims a psychic connection with a cat so he can continue his investigation into a what he believes is a murder, but that the police have labeled a suicide, and the link he finds to a hotline may involve one of SBPD's own officers.
S1 · E6Weekend Warriors 2006-08-11 · 43 min
Shawn and Gus attend a Civil War reenactment rehearsal for the sheer pleasure of watching Lassiter have a nervous breakdown as he runs it. When a scripted death turns real they end up donning uniforms themselves in order to find the murderer and perhaps prevent another.
S1 · E7Who Ya Gonna Call? 2006-08-18 · 43 min
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.
S1 · E8Shawn vs. the Red Phantom 2006-08-25 · 43 min
Gus is ecstatic when it turns out the only real clue in his and Shawn's missing-person case is TriCon, the comic book and science fiction convention currently running in Santa Barbara. As bodies start turning up, they must balance their newly-scammed and increasingly onerous duties as George Takei's assistants with finding the killer and saving the teenager.
S1 · E9Forget Me Not 2007-01-19 · 43 min
Henry's old captain believes he's solved a murder, but his Alzheimer's has caused him to forget the most important details: the crime, and who committed it. Henry calls in Shawn and Gus who find themselves investigating a murder that happened decades ago and only the faulty memory of the retired officer gives them any hope of closing the case.
S1 · E10From Earth to Starbucks 2007-01-26 · 43 min
When Lassiter doubts his own crime-solving ability, Shawn tries to boost his confidence by helping him solve an astronomer's mysterious death.
S1 · E11He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead 2007-02-02 · 43 min
The duo's latest case, a gag from Lassiter, turns from an alien abduction investigation to a murder case with the discovery of naked body. Between tanning salons, speed dating and Henry disagreeing with their prime suspects, it's possible Lassiter will solve the case before Shawn and Gus can.
S1 · E12Cloudy... With a Chance of Murder 2007-02-09 · 43 min
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 intrigued and becomes a defense consultant in order to gain access to the case.
S1 · E13Game Set... Muuurder? 2007-02-16 · 43 min
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.
S1 · E14Poker? I Barely Know Her 2007-02-23 · 43 min
Henry's friend refuses to report his son, Brandon, missing after the son steals 30,000 dollars. Shawn agrees to help locate the son, and finds out that Brandon has been involved in some underground poker. Meanwhile, O'hara tries to surprise Lassiter on his birthday.
S1 · E15Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast 2007-03-02 · 43 min
Juliet asks Shawn and Gus for assistance on her undercover assignment. They're only too glad to help, since it involves sorority sisters. Unfortunately, what's supposed to be an easy case turns out to have ties to their past and may endanger Juliet. Meanwhile, Lassiter locks horns with the oldest rookie the departments has ever trained.
S2 · E1American Duos 2007-07-13 · 43 min
Shawn and Gus go undercover as talent show contestants to investigate a number of failed attempts to kill one of the judges.
S2 · E265 Million Years Off 2007-07-20 · 43 min
The discovery of a washed-up body sparks a debate between Shawn and the police, who both disagree as to how the man died. While Shawn believes that the man was killed by a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the police believe the killer is a little less... extinct.
S2 · E3Psy vs. Psy 2007-07-27 · 43 min
The FBI employs their own psychic in a search for a counterfeiter, causing the department to work together in an effort to prove that Shawn is the better psychic.
S2 · E4Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds 2007-08-03 · 43 min
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.
S2 · E5And Down the Stretch Comes Murder 2007-08-10 · 43 min
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.
S2 · E6Meat Is Murder, but Murder Is Also Murder 2007-08-17 · 43 min
Shawn and Gus are put on the case when a food critic is murdered. However, Gus' Uncle Burton is in town, and due to a misunderstanding, Gus must pretend to be the psychic detective to avoid disappointing his family.
S2 · E7If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead? 2007-08-24 · 43 min
Shawn and Gus take on academia as lecturers at a school for the gifted where two students suspect a teacher of murder, they just don't know who's been murdered or the murderer's identity. At the precinct, Juliet lobbies hard for lead position on the next case, and Lassiter hands her a "gimme". The same case Gus and Shawn are working.
S2 · E8Rob-a-Bye Baby 2007-09-07 · 43 min
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.
S2 · E9Bounty Hunters! 2007-09-14 · 43 min
Shawn and Gus find themselves trying to outwit a bounty hunter when Juliet asks them to find a suspect who escaped from her custody. The problem is, once they find him, Shawn believes his claims of innocence, meaning they not only have to capture him, but prove he's been set up.