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About This Quiz
Glory osky, do we miss "Psych"! This USA Network comedy, both cynical and warmhearted, gave us something to look forward to on Friday night for eight glorious seasons. Now, revisit the fun with our quiz!
'Psych' was set in what idyllic Southern California city?
Summerland
Ojai
Santa Barbara
In fact, the series was mostly filmed in Vancouver, B.C.
Burbank
What was Gus's car nicknamed?
The Psychmobile
The Blueberry
The car was auctioned off for charity at the end of the show's run.
Blue Heat
Greased Lightning
Who does Henry end up with at the end of the series?
He remarries Shawn's mother
He asks out Chief Vick
He reunites with Vick's sexually-assertive friend Susan.
Henry remains single, as far as we know.
Henry has also become a criminology professor by the series' end.
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Which early episode was remade in the final season?
Spelingg Bee
Poker? I Barely Know Her
Dis-Lodged
Cloudy ... With a Chance of Murder
The remake was titled "Remake AKA Cloudy ... With a Chance of Improvement."
In the fashion-themed episode, what was the professional name of Shawn and Gus's modeling duo?
Quarterblack
Shaken and Stirred
Black and Tan
Typically subversive, Shawn named himself "Black," and Gus was "Tan."
Milk and Honey
Why is Shawn so upset about losing his handheld Nintendo at the resort?
His favorite uncle gave it to him.
His engagement ring is inside the battery compartment.
The episode was titled "Neil Simon's Lovers' Retreat."
He just loves video games that much.
We never learn this.
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Which WWE tough guy guest-starred as Juliet's brother?
Rob Van Dam
John Cena
His episode was titled "You Can't Handle This Episode."
Chris Jericho
Kurt Angle
Shawn realizes that Lassiter and his partner are having an affair when Lassiter does what?
Takes offense at an insult to her
Pays for her coffee
Touches her hair
Shawn sees the discreet gesture in the interrogation room mirror.
Uses a pet name for her
In the diner where they meet, how does Shawn realize that Juliet is a rookie cop?
Her gun hand is shaking
Oddly, for an observational genius, Shawn doesn't guess Juliet is a cop at all until she draws her weapon.
She mispronounces 'jurisdiction'
She can't find her handcuffs
She forgets one of the Miranda rights
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The show's writers included many, many homages to which decade?
The 50s
The 60s
The 70s
The 80s
For much of the series, every episode started with an 80s flashback segment.
In the episode "Sixty-Five Million Years Off," Shawn knocks on a man's door pretending to be what literary character?
Willy Loman from "Death of a Salesman"
Lenny from "Of Mice and Men"
Shawn was trying to gain access to a suspect's home.
Huck from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Ponyboy from "The Outsiders"
In "There's Something About Mira," we learn what shocking fact about Gus?
He's married
It's never a secret that Gus's first name is Burton.
His first name isn't really Gus
He's gay
He cheated his way into college
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Who turns up on the doorstep at the end of Season Two?
Gus's ex-wife
Shawn's old flame
Shawn's mother
The divorce was implied to be a significant source of the early tension between Shawn and Henry.
A bounty hunter
What was Juliet's nickname in the roller derby episode?
Sarah Impalin
Hell on Wheels
Maniac
'Babe Ruthless' was Ellen Page's roller-derby name in "Whip It."
Babe Ruthless
What was the name of Jimmi Simpson's profiler character?
Jimmy
Yin
Craig
Mary
Yup, it was Mary -- as was his father's and grandfather's name, too.
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In the "Dual Spires" episode, a town festival is celebrating what kind of food?
Pineapple
Cinnamon
The diner features "cinnamon pie," which Gus and Shawn eat copiously.
Garlic
Malt-o-Meal
What "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actress played Lassiter's love interest?
Sarah-Michelle Gellar
Kristy Swanson
Tom Lenk, from the TV version, also appeared in this episode.
Amber Benson
Emma Caulfield
What iconic 80s actress appeared as a psychiatric nurse in "Shawn, Interrupted"?
Demi Moore
Shelley Long
Molly Ringwald
Her "Breakfast Club" co-star, Ally Sheedy, already had a role in the "Mr. Yang" trilogy.
Ally Sheedy
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When Lassiter's apartment building starts driving him crazy, Shawn brings him a refreshing cup of what?
Earl Grey
Camomile tea
Mr. Pibb
Gazpacho
The episode was a Kubrick homage, with the building representing the hotel from "The Shining."
Who directed the Woody-centric episode "Autopsy Turvy"?
James Roday
Jennifer Lynch
Glenne Headly was Kurt Fuller's co-star in this episode.
Glenne Headly
Kurt Fuller
Why did "100 Clues" have different endings on the East and West Coasts?
Creative differences between the writer and the producers.
Viewers voted live on the ending.
The episode was loosely based on the board game "Clue."
It was an April Fools joke.
Two versions were filmed to avoid the leaking of spoilers.
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Who played Rachael, Gus's single-mother love interest?
Parminder Nagra
Gus got very little action compared to Shawn in earlier seasons; this helped balance the scales.
Rachel Leigh Cook
Meagan Good
Gabrielle Union
What game-changing thing happens at Lassiter and Marlowe's wedding?
Henry is shot
Juliet learns Shawn is not a psychic
To underscore the seriousness of the situation, the producers stripped the theme music from the closing credits.
Chief Vick announces her resignation
Shawn has an actual psychic vision.
What was released as a separate DVD from the Season Seven disc set?
"PsychOuts: The Complete Collection"
A black-and-white "Psych" film noir
A nearly two-hour director's cut of the pilot
"Psych: The Musical"
Ally Sheedy's recurring character, Yang, was killed in this episode.
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At the end of his story arc, Cary Elwes's recurring character is ultimately revealed to be what?
The dashing art thief he always appeared to be
A humble British civil servant
The real Cary Elwes
We can never be exactly sure.
The final episode with Elwes implies that he was Desperaux all along, but we can't be sure.
To which city did Juliet follow Chief Vick?
Los Angeles
San Francisco
At first, the new job is simply in "the Bay area," but it's later shown to be San Francisco.
Seattle
Vancouver
In "A Touch of Sweevil," Vincent Ventresca's psychic has what other hidden talent?
Interior decoration
He doesn't have to rely on it, as his reputation is restored by the end of the episode.
Cake decorating
Ballroom dancing
Swedish massage
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Who plays the dream therapist in "A Nightmare on State Street"?
David Lynch
Bruce Campbell
Certainly Englund, who played Freddy Krueger, would have been a natural for this episode, too.
Robert Englund
Wes Craven
Which famous actor makes a cameo in the finale as a never-before-seen detective?
John Cusack
Mira Sorvino
Val Kilmer
Mira Sorvino came in earlier, as Lassiter's head detective.
Michael Keaton
Four of the five "Breakfast Club" stars guest-starred on "Psych." Who was the holdout?
Anthony Michael Hall
Judd Hirsch
Molly Ringwald
Emilio Estevez
Ally Sheedy logged the most time as "Yang," the not-quite serial killer.
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How many Emmys was "Psych" nominated for?
One
Two
Finally, in 2014, the show won a People's Choice award.
Three
Zero
The pilot of "Psych" won a little-known "Independent Investigations" award on what basis?
Best "unconventional detective" on basic cable
Best depiction of collaboration between police and a PI
Best depiction of science and critical thinking on TV
"Psych" implicitly debunks the idea of psychic phenomena. No show has ever featured a case being solved by a 'real psychic.'
Best independently-funded crime show
Which "Psych" actor landed at #62 in People's 100 Most Beautiful" list in 2007?
Dule Hill
James Roday
Gotta be the hair.
Tim Omundson
Maggie Lawson
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What wildly popular show was the lead-in for "Psych" on the USA Network?
Burn Notice
Monk
Adrian Monk is implied to be just off-screen in the series finale, set in San Francisco.
House. M.D.
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