Psych Holiday Themed Episodes Tribute

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[00:00:12] Take a load off, Lassie. What's going on?

[00:00:15] Just strange sounds and jiggling and hissing. I also saw some things.

[00:00:25] What kind of things?

[00:00:27] Just general spooky type things, things that are hard to explain, like people that are there when they shouldn't be and should be when they aren't.

[00:00:36] And there were some chairs that moved on their own.

[00:00:39] Sure.

[00:00:43] Your place is haunted!

[00:00:45] No, no, no, it's not. It is not haunting you simpletons. It's just, it's nothing more than nonsense probably.

[00:00:51] And since nonsense is your specialty, I thought I would come here first.

[00:00:54] We missed. We loaded it. We edited it.

[00:01:07] Sometimes we get so deep into conversation that we have separate segments worthy of their own place in the sun.

[00:01:14] It's a reshuffled mini-episode.

[00:01:23] We'll get into our favorite Christmas and Halloween episodes.

[00:01:42] If we're going to name our favorite Halloween episodes of the Psych franchise, there's a lot to pick from.

[00:01:50] And it's so funny how Steve Miner of Friday the 13th and Lake Placid fame helms some of them.

[00:01:56] I mean, to me, it's my favorite is Tuesday the 17th.

[00:02:00] I mean, it's hard to beat that homage to the slasher flicks.

[00:02:06] Oh, yes. Oh my God, the camp counselor.

[00:02:11] And you know, it aired on February 13th, on a Friday the 13th.

[00:02:16] No!

[00:02:17] 2009.

[00:02:18] That's great.

[00:02:19] That's awesome.

[00:02:20] Oh my gosh.

[00:02:22] And that was one of those, like, how many references can you fit into one episode?

[00:02:26] They made a lot.

[00:02:28] And the answer is all of them.

[00:02:30] So, James Rode co-wrote and directed it.

[00:02:35] Mm-hmm.

[00:02:35] Oh, he directed that?

[00:02:36] I know he's a huge horror fan.

[00:02:39] He directed it and co-wrote it with Steve Franks.

[00:02:41] Yep.

[00:02:41] And so, that's how he got...

[00:02:43] That's right.

[00:02:44] You did list that as one of your favorites.

[00:02:46] Yep.

[00:02:46] But I do know that's how he got John Badham involved because American Werewolf in London.

[00:02:53] Not Badham, Landis.

[00:02:55] Oh, okay.

[00:02:57] Yeah.

[00:02:57] Yeah.

[00:02:58] I always got the two of them confused.

[00:03:00] But he was a big fan growing up of American Werewolf in London.

[00:03:04] And he was like, I need the guy who did that on here.

[00:03:08] I got to talk about the zombie episode in one of the final seasons.

[00:03:12] Oh, the last episode?

[00:03:13] It's just nonstop.

[00:03:15] Like, it's like they're having a nightmare within a nightmare.

[00:03:18] It just keeps going and going.

[00:03:20] Nightmare on State Street.

[00:03:21] Is that with Bruce Campbell?

[00:03:23] Yeah.

[00:03:23] Yes.

[00:03:24] Oh, there's that one too.

[00:03:25] Yes.

[00:03:26] Which I'm pretty sure that's the second to last episode of the entire show.

[00:03:29] I think, you know, in my notes, he said it's the last episode.

[00:03:33] Travis is the third.

[00:03:36] But it's a keeper because it's just like people know Bruce can do comedy, but it's just so

[00:03:44] rare that you see him doing something where he's not fighting aliens or zombies.

[00:03:48] We had that gag where he's slapping people from across the room with a big stick.

[00:03:54] I think he starts out.

[00:03:55] His name is Ashford Simpson.

[00:03:57] Yes.

[00:03:58] That's true.

[00:04:00] All that was missing was a Briscoe County reference, but that's perfect.

[00:04:04] That's amazing.

[00:04:05] Yeah.

[00:04:06] And again, you got Kurt Smith showing up in it.

[00:04:09] You caught me listening to my own music.

[00:04:12] Same episode.

[00:04:14] I'm surprised it didn't get Robert Englund to pop up in that as well.

[00:04:18] That would be great.

[00:04:20] Or even have, I don't know.

[00:04:22] I want them to go on like one of those other shows that's like used to be filmed over there

[00:04:26] like Bones or just be on the set of like just some other, like it doesn't even have to be

[00:04:32] a show.

[00:04:32] It can be like a fictional show within a show, but like have a show that's clearly a brutal

[00:04:38] minds knockoff or something.

[00:04:39] They just come on and interrupt the filming and they're like, oh, you guys are doing it

[00:04:42] wrong.

[00:04:42] Yeah.

[00:04:43] Yeah.

[00:04:44] Just troll them.

[00:04:45] That'd be great.

[00:04:49] I know there's plenty of other horror episodes.

[00:04:51] I mean, I know some people complain about the one that's in like the first season where

[00:04:55] Lassie's having like a partner played by Mercedes role.

[00:04:59] Oh, yeah.

[00:05:01] And I can see it's not quite there yet, but it's fun seeing Jules be like, this is the

[00:05:06] weirdest camp I've ever gone undercover at.

[00:05:10] Is that the sorority one?

[00:05:11] I think so.

[00:05:12] Yeah.

[00:05:12] Yeah.

[00:05:12] Okay.

[00:05:13] Oh, Scary Sherry.

[00:05:14] Yeah.

[00:05:15] Yeah.

[00:05:16] That's right.

[00:05:17] I think there was a werewolf episode.

[00:05:20] The werewolf episode.

[00:05:21] I did like.

[00:05:24] That was with Josh Molina, another West.

[00:05:28] Oh, that's right.

[00:05:29] Where he keeps thinking he's turning into it and he's just paranoid.

[00:05:33] Oh, but there was the vampire one with Corey Feldman as a bartender, too.

[00:05:37] I love that.

[00:05:38] And they're playing Lost Boys.

[00:05:39] I think that vampire one, which is called this episode.

[00:05:45] I love the also the title of it.

[00:05:48] This episode sucks.

[00:05:53] That's, I think, my favorite of the Halloween episodes.

[00:05:56] And mainly because I just love vampires.

[00:06:00] And also, I guess when they dressed up as Dracula, I think.

[00:06:04] Well, they get Buffy the Vampire Slayer in it.

[00:06:06] Oh, yeah.

[00:06:08] Yeah.

[00:06:09] That's a great.

[00:06:10] Christy Swanson comes in.

[00:06:11] Yeah.

[00:06:11] Yeah, that's right.

[00:06:13] Oh, my God.

[00:06:13] Yeah.

[00:06:14] And that was an interesting match for Say What You Will About the Actress off screen.

[00:06:19] It was awesome just seeing Lassie had someone to answer to who he kind of feared more than

[00:06:23] everyone else.

[00:06:24] That was always a funny gag.

[00:06:26] And it's not a Halloween episode per se, but who are you going to call from season one

[00:06:32] with Frank Whaley?

[00:06:33] Where he's got multiple personalities and he thinks he's haunted.

[00:06:37] Oh, yeah.

[00:06:38] I just I love Frank Whaley.

[00:06:40] Like, there's just something about that dude that is great.

[00:06:43] And that episode was just fun because you like getting to do that and like just the

[00:06:49] reveals of everything and how it went about for a first season episode.

[00:06:53] Because that first season, again, it's not as strong as the show got, but there were some

[00:06:57] real good ones.

[00:06:58] And that was one of them, I think.

[00:06:59] That and definitely the convention one that, yeah, it just you needed that moment where

[00:07:04] it's just like we got crazy clients over here.

[00:07:06] We're not sure what to think of them and a good segue.

[00:07:13] I mean, we got to talk about our Christmas episodes, but I definitely love the one where

[00:07:16] we see Gus's dad.

[00:07:18] Number one, you know, just Ernie Hudson is framed for murder.

[00:07:20] It's just the perfect example of a fear mongering neighborhood without.

[00:07:25] It's probably my favorite.

[00:07:27] And just the way that Christmas episode, wasn't it?

[00:07:30] Yeah, right.

[00:07:31] And just the way that person dies, you're like, good grief.

[00:07:34] What is that playing?

[00:07:35] I can't remember.

[00:07:36] Is that playing the whole sister angle, too?

[00:07:39] Kind of.

[00:07:40] The sister.

[00:07:40] The sister angle was in the second one.

[00:07:42] Oh, right.

[00:07:43] My bad.

[00:07:43] Was it?

[00:07:44] Okay.

[00:07:44] But.

[00:07:45] Oh, yeah.

[00:07:45] Because that's the one where his dad has lost his job.

[00:07:49] Just the shot.

[00:07:50] The Gus's dad trilogy.

[00:07:52] Just pull those in.

[00:07:55] Because when I think Christmas, the one where.

[00:07:59] The other.

[00:08:01] It's a wonderful life sort of spoof one.

[00:08:04] I don't remember the name of it.

[00:08:05] Oh, my God.

[00:08:06] Yeah.

[00:08:07] With Tony Cox.

[00:08:08] Yeah.

[00:08:09] That one I felt was a little weak, but it did have some funny moments.

[00:08:12] And I'm just glad.

[00:08:14] I always light up when I see Tony in a movie because, you know, he's come a long way from

[00:08:19] being a stunt guy to the dwarf actor who's now.

[00:08:23] I mean, he does a good job of being straight shooter to Sean.

[00:08:27] Like, you know, I remember his exact words, but he's just straight up with, you know, this

[00:08:33] is in your head, moron.

[00:08:37] You're trying to make sense of it.

[00:08:38] But this is all in your head.

[00:08:40] He's like, he's so funny.

[00:08:44] He's like, you're making their lives bad ad because it's in your head.

[00:08:53] Absolutely.

[00:08:57] One guest star I want to mention, though, was it was very subtle.

[00:09:01] His whole performance was Lewis Gossett Jr.

[00:09:04] Yes.

[00:09:05] Rest in peace where he's in the shining episode.

[00:09:07] That's a good horror.

[00:09:08] Roll back.

[00:09:09] Yeah.

[00:09:09] Yeah.

[00:09:09] A good horror episode with Lasseter wanted that apartment.

[00:09:15] Another one of how many, how many references can you pack into one episode?

[00:09:19] Because there were references that I definitely did not get the first time watching that one

[00:09:25] that I picked up on later on that were just, just amazing.

[00:09:29] Yep.

[00:09:33] And I don't, I don't think I've heard anybody mention it, but dual spa, um, dual spires.

[00:09:39] It was like the twin peak one.

[00:09:41] I mean, that was, that was really cool.

[00:09:45] I mean, Sherilyn was in that.

[00:09:48] Dana Ashbrook.

[00:09:49] Yeah.

[00:09:50] Ray Wise.

[00:09:51] Anytime Ray Wise would be in an episode.

[00:09:52] Imagine Amic was in it too, right?

[00:09:55] Yeah.

[00:09:55] Yeah.

[00:09:56] And, um, um, shoot, what is his name?

[00:10:01] Kyle MacLachlan was in one, wasn't he?

[00:10:03] He was the sheriff in dual spires.

[00:10:06] Oh, that's, um.

[00:10:08] Yeah.

[00:10:08] Shirley.

[00:10:09] Lenny Van Dolan.

[00:10:11] Yes, there you go.

[00:10:12] Yep.

[00:10:13] He was the sheriff.

[00:10:13] I knew I'd get there.

[00:10:14] I knew I would get there.

[00:10:15] Just.

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