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Inspired by how Steve Franks' father, who was a Los Angeles Police officer, would teach him how to be observant.
According to his "MySpace" page, the following is a list of jobs that Shawn Spencer held before becoming the CEO of Psych: Newport Sailing Assoc., Newport Beach, CA US Assistant Race Chair 2006; English, Inc. Kho Samui, TH Teacher, TEFL 2005; Comerica Park Detroit, MI US Concessions Vendor 2005; Apollo Agency Seattle, WA US Foot and Ankle Model 2005; Ben and Jerry's Burlington , VT US Customer Service 2004; Minute Maid Park Houston, TX US Concessions Vendor 2004; Aquablanca Expeditions San Jose, CR Raft Guide 2003 - 2004; U.S. Cellular Field Chicago, IL US Concessions Vendor 2003; Flynn Special Events Santa Barbara, CA US Event Planner 2003; Mo's Outdoor Decor Santa Barbara, CA US Christmas Light Hanger 2002; Graceland By Night, Inc. Memphis, TN US Tour Guide 2002; Miller Park Milwaukee, WI US Concessions Vendor 2002; Oscar Meyer Wienermobile Madison, WI US Driver 2001 - 2002; Safeco Field Seattle, WA US Concessions Vendor 2001; Feedback, Inc. Santa Barbara, CA US Mystery Shopper 2000 - 2001; Turner Field Atlanta, GA US Concessions Vendor 2000; Assemblyman Skip Warner El Paso, TX US Constituent Relations 1999; Camp Durango Silverton, CO US Water Ski Instructor 1998 - 1999; Barrett's Mardi Gras Universe Algiers, LA US Construction 1997 - 1998; Hampton Inn Austin, TX US Desk Clerk 1995 - 1996; Pacific Emerald Cruise Lines San Pedro, CA US Lifeguard 1994 - 1995
Kirsten Nelson was pregnant in real life when she auditioned for her role as Interim Chief Karen Vick. During the first few episodes, she gave birth; from that time on she had to wear a fake pregnant stomach for the remainder of her character's pregnant period, to compensate for her diminishing belly.
The theme song of the series, "I Know, You Know", is performed by The Friendly Indians, the band of series creator, Steve Franks.
Maggie Lawson often sneezes when Shawn is having a "psychic" episode
In this show, Timothy Omundson's character is openly sceptical of Shawn's psychic ability. In Starship Troopers, he was the psychic.
Series star James Roday (Shawn Spencer) was determined to have a pineapple make an appearance in every episode, regardless of whether it made sense or not.
Shawn likes to tell people that Gus played Bud on The Cosby Show. Dulé Hill who plays Gus, guest starred on "Cosby" once.
Many of the character names are taken from the "Batman" comic book series: Dent (Harvey Dent, a.k.a Two-Face), Talia (Talia al-Ghul), Leslie (Dr. Leslie Thompkins, Batman's personal physician), Malone (Matches Malone, a mob boss once impersonated by Batman), and Breyfogle (Norm Breyfogle, an artist who has worked on several "Batman" projects).
When Shawn rips the Missing Person poster off of the bulletin board, you can see a sign behind it which says, "WANTED: Collector Comic 'The Green Spirit Strikes Again' Looking for first printing. Must be in near mint condition. Money no object. Call Shawn at 555-0127". There is also a picture of the cover of the comic book as well. This is a reference to the previous episode, "Shawn vs. The Red Phantom," in which Shawn rips the cover off of Gus' copy of this comic book in which Gus replies with, "You're buying me another one! First printing!"
Shawn says the word "delicious" at least once in almost every episode.
When Shawn rips the Missing Person poster off of the bulletin board, you can see a sign behind it which says, "Vintage Gold Pocket Watch. Inscription that reads: Don't lose... Henry. Watch has sentimental value. Reward: Free Psychic Reading. Call 555-0127". This a reference to the pocket watch given to Shawn by his dad in the episode, "Weekend Warriors".
The "lame-o who's dating Kate Moss" mentioned by Shawn is British musician Pete Doherty, who dated supermodel Kate Mossfrom 2005 to 2007 and has indeed been accused of trashing multiple hotel rooms.
A recurring gag featured in the show's outtakes involves the cast and crew laughing hysterically at the mention of the phrase "three-hole punch". According to James Roday, the gag began with a script written by Tim Meltreger, which included a joke about a three-hole punch. During filming, Roday misspoke the line as "three-hole puncher". Meltreger called for a cut and raced onto the set, then insisted that Roday read the line exactly as scripted, because, in his words, "Three-hole punch is *way* funnier than three-hole puncher!" Subsequently, it became a running joke on the set: someone says the words "three-hole punch" while shooting and the cast and crew all pretend to laugh as if it's the funniest thing they've ever heard.
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