1x01 Pilot - Psych Episode Guide

Psych

- Episode 01x01

Episode: 01x01 (pilot)
Title: Pilot
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: #1_1001
First Aired: Jul. 07, 2006

Season 1 » Episode #01 - Pilot

Summary: Shawn and Gus are thrust into a high-profile kidnapping case after the Santa Barbara police department hire Shawn, the department's new psychic detective, to take on the case.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Lucinda	played by Anne Dudek
Mr. McCallum	played by Don S. Davis
Katrina McCallum	played by Pascale Hutton
Young Shawn	played by Josh Hayden
Waitress	played by Ingrid Tesch
Mrs. McCallum	played by P. Lynn Johnson
Camden McCallum	played by Jason Bryden
Malcolm Orso	played by Robert Parent (II)
Lobster Shack Blonde	played by Jocelyne Loewen

Season 1 / Episode 1: - Pilot

Burton 'Gus' Guster: You named your fake detective agency "Psych?" Why didn't you just call it, "Hey, we're fooling you and the police department; hope we don't make a mistake and somebody dies because of it?"
Shawn Spencer: First of all, Gus, that name is entirely too long; it would never fit on the window. And secondly, the best way you convince people you're not lying to them is to tell them you are!

Season 1 / Episode 1: - Pilot

Carlton Lassiter: I'm not going to let you just waltz around here like some kid in a candy store.
Shawn Spencer: Let me tell you something - I've worked in a candy store, and it was nothing like this.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: During Gus's introduction, when Shawn walks into Gus's office, the door is open and closed between shots.
CONT: When the Chief asks Lucinda to tell Shawn to leave, she opens and closes the door to the Chief's office, but in the next shot, when Lassiter comes out, the door is open.

TRIVIA

This episode was offered for free on iTunes after it first aired.
Anne Dudek's character had a negative response to the test audience and was removed after the first episode.
This episode debuted to 6.1 million viewers, making it the highest-rated premiere for a new basic cable series in 2006. It also became the most watched pilot in USA Network history.