JUST FINISHED WATCHING: PSYCH (TV SERIES 2006–2014)

When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.

TRIVIA: The theme song of the series, "I Know, You Know", was performed by The Friendly Indians, series creator Steve Franks' band.

As a running gag, in every episode, you'll find a pineapple, the word "delicious", a fist bump, the phrase, "I can't do this right now", and the question "What?"

Inspired by how series creator Steve Franks' father, who was a Los Angeles police officer, would teach him how to be observant.

James Roday Rodriguez (Shawn Spencer) and Maggie Lawson (Juliet O'Hara) started dating during the filming of season one. Their relationship lasted seven years.

With the exception of Emilio Estevez, who appeared in name only as one of Shawn's aliases, and Paul Gleason, every main actor and actress from The Breakfast Club (1985) appeared in the series. Judd Nelson appeared in season four, episode thirteen, "Death Is in the Air", Molly Ringwald appeared in season six, episode six, "Shawn Interrupted", Ally Sheedy appeared in the episodes involving the Yin-Yang killer and "Psych: The Musical", Anthony Michael Hall appeared in season seven, episode fourteen, "No Trout About It" and the beginning of season eight, and John Kapelos appeared in two episodes - season seven, episode ten, "Santa Barbarian Candidate" and season eight, episode six, "1967: A Psych Odyssey".

A running gag in the show is that Gus and Shawn will frequently say "C'mon son!" when something strange, surprising, or silly has happened. This phrase was coined by media personality Ed Lover. In season eight, episode three, "Remake, a.k.a. Cloudy...With a Chance of Improvement", Ed Lover guest starred as a bailiff, telling Gus to "Come on, son" as he attempts to escort him from the courtroom. He also appeared in season six, episode two, "Last Night Gus" as himself.

Every episode in which Central Coast Pharmaceuticals appeared, the set looked completely different.

Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) often is offered peaches by Shawn Spencer (James Roday Rodriguez). This is a nod to Hill's character "Sam" in Holes (2003).

A recurring gag featured in the show's outtakes involves the cast and crew laughing hysterically at the mention of the phrase "three-hole punch". According to James Roday Rodriguez, the gag began with a script written by Tim Meltreger, which included a joke about a three-hole punch. During filming, Roday misspoke the line as "three-hole puncher". Meltreger called for a cut and raced onto the set, then insisted that Roday read the line exactly as scripted, because, in his words, "Three-hole punch is *way* funnier than three-hole puncher!" Subsequently, it became a running joke on the set: someone says the words "three-hole punch" while shooting and the cast and crew all pretend to laugh as if it's the funniest thing they've ever heard.

MY VERDICT: Psych is silly. It’s a lot sillier than a lot of things that I watch. But it is so watchable. The leads are engaging, the supporting players are wonderful, and if you are into pop culture from the 80s then this is definitely for you. There are so many jokes and references that a lot go over my head (mostly ones that are too American) and I’ve watched the entire thing all the way through twice and on second viewing I got jokes I didn’t get the first time simply because I have watched more things since. It’s not for everyone and I can see why the silliness might get grating but I think its silliness is enduring.

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