Season 1 (2006)
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Episodes 15
Pilot
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.
Read MoreThe Spellingg Bee
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.
Read MoreSpeak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece
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.
Read MoreWoman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets
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.
Read MoreWeekend Warriors
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.
Read MoreWho Ya Gonna Call?
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.
Read MoreShawn vs. the Red Phantom
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.
Read MoreForget Me Not
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.
Read MoreFrom the Earth to the Starbucks
When Lassiter doubts his own crime-solving ability, Shawn tries to boost his confidence by helping him solve an astronomer's mysterious death.
Read MoreHe Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead
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.
Read MoreCloudy... With a Chance of Murder
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.
Read MoreGame Set... Muuurder?
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.
Read MorePoker? I Barely Know Her
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.
Read MoreScary Sherry: Bianca's Toast
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.
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