Psych
Who Ya Gonna Call?
TV Flash files “Who Ya Gonna Call?” as hour 7 of 119 in the TV Flash guide — Psych (2006–2014) on USA, season 1, episode 7, aired 2006-08-18, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E07: listed hour 7 of 119 in the Psych guide, hour 7 of 15 in season 1. It aired 2006-08-18 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Weekend Warriors” (S01E06). Next is “Shawn vs. the Red Phantom” (S01E08).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Dr. Blinn, a Santa Barbara psychiatrist, has been murdered in his office. Shawn and Gus show up at the crime scene and are promptly removed by Lassiter, but not before Shawn gets a quick look around - blunt force trauma to the head, the weapon and a chewed toothpick next to the body.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Who Ya Gonna Call? sit in the Psych guide?
S01E07 is listed hour 7 of 119 — hour 7 of 15 in season 1, season 1 episode 7.
When did Psych S01E07 air?
Who Ya Gonna Call? aired 2006-08-18 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need to hunt pineapples to watch Psych?
No, but the scavenger hunt is fandom sport. The product is Roday–Hill chemistry: fake psychic, real best friendship.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A fake psychic and his best friend sell hyper-observation as Santa Barbara theater. Psych is pineapple hunts, musical detours, and James Roday–Dulé Hill chemistry as the product: detective comedy that built a rewatch religion and then kept going in the movies.
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