Psych
A Touch of Sweevil
TV Flash files “A Touch of Sweevil” as hour 117 of 119 in the TV Flash guide — Psych (2006–2014) on USA, season 8, episode 8, aired 2014-03-12, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S08E08: listed hour 117 of 119 in the Psych guide, hour 8 of 10 in season 8. It aired 2014-03-12 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up” (S08E07). Next is “A Nightmare on State Street” (S08E09).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
After years of trying, Shawn and Gus are finally invited to be panelists at the Cutting Edge Consultants Convention hosted by Professor Bob Stein, a Paranormal Forensics Expert, but things go awry when a murder occurs. Meanwhile, Lassiter is trying his best to be rid of his new head detective, Betsy Brannigan, who he intensely dislikes.
Viewer FAQ
Where does A Touch of Sweevil sit in the Psych guide?
S08E08 is listed hour 117 of 119 — hour 8 of 10 in season 8, season 8 episode 8.
When did Psych S08E08 air?
A Touch of Sweevil aired 2014-03-12 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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