Okay so I know we just got this weeks episode, but already I am way too excited for next weeks pirate treassure fun with Steven Weber (I loved Wings)! The preview has me super-psyched to see Shawn and his Uncle Jack and whatever shenanigans they get up to. Let the treasure hunting begin! Anyone heard if Steven Weber is gonna be around longer than just one ep this season?

In the current issue of TV Guide, they mention that Steven will be on four episodes of Without A Trace to take over the Missing Persons Unit, so my answer would be no. I love Steven! He is awesome! When they mentioned the show casted him as Uncle Jack, I immediately thought of Wings (which is on USA Network) and the character Steven played on there. Steven is a very versatile actor. He has played a lawyer a couple times on Law and Order: SVU to the part where I wanted to choke him: Monk with his former co-star: Tony Shalhaub. I can't wait to see this one. It is fun to see Shawn and Gus digging, again.

eeek! sounds like this one's gonna be good! so, here's the scoop on this ep incase anyone hasn't heard:

Shawn's adventurous and notoriously unreliable Uncle Jack comes to town claiming he has a map to ancient hidden Spanish treasure, Shawn, Gus and Henry find themselves in a life or death chase to the gold with a shady group of raiders who will stop at nothing to get to the prize first.

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sooo...what did you guys think?!?! i thought it was sooo funny when gus tripped/fell in the beginning. i thought the note that shawn gave to jules was funny b/c at the end it said 'you smell good' hahaha! the psych-out was funny too! Dulé is sooo cute! really good ep!

I'll be the first to say it. THAT WAS AWESOME!!!

Yeah - you and I posted at just about the same second...so I didn't see the topic bumped up until afterwards.

Nonetheless...THAT WAS AWESOME! Anyone who said Season 3 was weak is now eating their words. Might I suggest a nice pineapple/honey glaze to go with that? If you have to eat the words, might as well make them scrumptious.

hey

did any1 notice that in the beginning when Shawn and Gus are telling Ohara and Lassiter wat happened abd they are showing wat happened, When Gus, Shawn and Henry were going back to Henry's house it said Sunday 10:20 p.m. Then when they found out it was Jack in Henrys house, and they were going over the map it said Sunday 10:15 p.m. ? did any1 else notice that? i did...

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Another awesome episode as usual!

this epi was just fab!! best of the season so far. and gus and his puma made me lol.

yea, another FANTASTIC EP!!!! i laughed soo hard when gus ran in with the hose screaming!!!

AMAZING!

This is by far my favorite episode thus far into season 3. It was absolutely amazing tonight.

I loved the Shawn and Henry interaction, especially the look they exchanged when the cops showed up at the end. The ending in Red Robin was awesome too. I'm always a sucker for some good Henry and Shawn stuff.

Jules rant to Shawn then his remark

The look from Jules too right before she got into the car...loved it.

The wrap up was great. I just really really loved this episode, everything about it.

Dude, have you watched the Psych Out for this episode? It's hilarious.

hahaha! great moment!

aw man this episode was amazing like every other episode this season. best episode so far, but next weeks episode look pretty funny.

Great episode. Neat how they did the "this episode is a flashback" angle up until the end, and all of the content was top quality. So many parts were funny that I can't even remember them all. My favorite moments were

- Gus running in with the hose
- Shawn changing the story just for the sake of embarrassing Gus at the beginning
- Gus being reluctant to use his work cell phone to call for help
- Shawn fishing Gus's work cell phone out with his mouth
- Gus whining about losing his shoes
- The line "You know I don't curse very often......what the hell just happened?" (That was PERFECT delivery)

In fact, I'd say Gus was just totally on fire this week. There were too many great parts for me to list.

I was worried about this season, considering I didn't like the first episode, and while the other two were alright, they really didn't stand out. This one did. This was the first amazing episode of the season, and I'm hoping they have more where that comes from.

oooh, oooh! can't forget "You want me to poke your eyes from the roof?!"

AND:
karen: mr. spencer?
shawn & henry: yes?
Karen: i mean the older one. no, not older...
shawn: less handsome? less hair? less friends on facebook?
henry: less nose?
shawn: oooh.

I almost fell off of the couch when I heard that.

They're getting a bit lazy about covering up the fact that it's shot in Canada..."White Rock Muffler"?! And if you look closely at the ferry you can see the "BC Ferries" logo on the side. They DO have a reputation for not having the best pilots for their ships...they have a tendency to miss the docks, but I don't think one has ever ended up in Santa Barbara.

Not complaining, however, as I like spotting stuff like that on the show since I'm up there (White Rock/Vancouver) several times a year and see a lot of places I recognize in every show.

Loved this episode...funniest of the season so far!!

...oh dude! You know what was dope?! When Shawn totally took out three guys at once! Amazing! Just chucking that shovel, I loved it. Good job James

OMG, I LOVE season three! I've been totally pumped over every eppie so far, and this one rocked my socks (again). The flashback was so neat and fresh. It was like watching Grounded for Life... I miss that show... Anyway, freaking awesome! My only problem was the Red Robin product placement. Despite my giggles at the close up of the restaurant, the scene was still absolutely adorable.
In conclusion, keep it coming, USA!

OMG! This episode was freakin' hilarious! them in the interrogation room with the coffee and then the food was just great! I loved how involved Henry was with this episode too! When Jules yelled at Shawn and then Shawn was like "that was so hot" I could not stop laughing! I love season 3! This truly is 20% more of everything!

I really really enjoyed this episode. I hope they bring Uncle Jack back maybe in another season. I loved the flashback idea of the episode and Shawn's reaction to Juliet's yelling was funny. I also enjoyed the 'Mr. Spencer' exchange as quoted above. I think this episode was the best of the season so far.

And the odd numbered curse continues! After a slightly above average 3rd episode, we are treated to probably one of Psych's finest episodes in “The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic Cable” . I thought this was excellent, brilliant, and refreshingly new and inventive take on telling a Psych story. The title is apt, because in my humble opinion, this episode truly was the greatest adventure in the history of basic cable.

I really can't think of anything I don't like about this episode. I loved the action, the locations, the family drama, the quick and clever dialogue full of pop culture reference, the comedy, and wow, the action! All this running was actually far better than the motorcycle chase of the last episode. I'm sure that the actors, specially James and Dulé, enjoyed themselves tremendously shooting this episode. It looked like it!

I love how they were able to manage telling a Psych story differently, showing us that they aren't a prisoner to formula, but at the same time keeping the basic elements of the show intact. It was clever how they incorporated the flashback (no young Gus? Again?), and how it directly ties in to the current story. There is no B story, just one whole story that involved everybody.

“If there were doves flying around, we would be in a John Woo movie.” nearly made me fall out of my seat laughing. That was just all kinds of awesome. And so true. The Mexican standoff and the flying doves are oft repeated motifs in John Woo movies that it's become cliché. I'm glad to know that the Psych writers noticed it too.

I'm also glad of the very subtle hint of the continuation of the Shawn-Juliet thing throughout the episode. After Juliet tore Shawn's head off in the interrogation room, I didn't know how Shawn was going to react, “That was so hot.” wasn't probably the first thing I would think of, but then again, I'm not Shawn and that would have been such a Shawn thing to say. I loved it.

Moments that just had me laughing out loud:

Shawn's face after Juliet says “Why do I feel he can see us?” Oh man, that was just so hilarious. It's a laugh that can be heard way across our entire neighborhood.

Shawn being able to follow Lassiter's movements through the two way mirror.

“Juan Priestly”.

Chief Vic: “Let me be FRANK”.
Shawn: “As long as I can be DEAN and Gus can be SAMMY.”

Shawn getting the phone off Gus' ankle dialing the phone using the pen.

The runner of Gus slapping Shawn's hand when Shawn tries to get Gus' food. Never gets old!

Of course, I can't finish writing this without mentioning Steven Weber. An excellent casting choice for Shawn's rouge Uncle Jack. It takes a great actor to play such a duplicitous, yet funny character. I love his performance in the movies I've seen, and I loved his performance here. I'd love to see him again.

Kudos to Josh Bycel for writing such an excellent episode, to director Jay Chandrasekhar for well, directing it, to all the actors and bit players who all did an excellent job, and to everyone else who worked on it.

This is the second time that Filipinos were referenced on this show, and both times in a good way. For that, I offer my personal thanks.

Great job guys! This now ranks as one of my favorite Psych episodes, and may well be my all time favorite so far.

This ep was really good!

When was the first time Filipinos were mentioned? And Shawn, we're waiting with abated breath for that Manny Pacquiao reference

I also liked that they had the Dutch-Indonesian maid during the season opener.

hahaha! that part was hilarious!!!

i laughed SO hard and bare with me while i rant...i know james signed my autographed pic cause on the note last night he underlined the middle of not and thats what he did when he underlined biggest...my mouth was open SO wide =D
but i laughed like a hyena when i saw you smell good lol


hahahahahahahahhahaha way to tie pineapple into an "in your face" post =D


i choked on my crackers when he said that omg then i couldnt stop laughing...it was a huge mess...i FREAKIN LOVE THiS SHOW!!!



when he ran in omg i was DYiNG!!!
and gus did great in this ep!!! i was glad to see him as a real player in this ep



both of those moments made me laugh till i cried!!! along with the mirror omg!!! i was HYSTERiCAL!!! it was so funny!!!


in summation...this episode was GREAT!!! more more more!!! bring it on...cant wait till next friday

The series really pops when they have a guest star that fits right in with the rest of the cast. Webber did just that. He was perfectly cast as Jack.

Great episode all around. My favorite bit had to be when Shawn found out that Gus had the phone on his ankle, and Gus was determined not to use it to save them, because it was his work phone. CLASSIC Gus moment. That entire scene in the cabin was hilarious.

Ha! ha! That would be awesome! Manny is so hot right now. The first Filipino reference was in the "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion" episode. It's right at the very beginning as they enter the club when Shawn was telling Gus he used his "Filipino accent" to get some inside info.

Just registered so that I could say "excellent episode"... laughed my ass out.

Although there's one thing I've been wondering... does everyone else in the northern hemisphere sees Argentinians like those three guys in suits? Seriously, they don't look like Argentinians at all. More like Colombian mafia or Chavez' (Venezuela's president) bodyguards ... The average Argentinian looks (physically) like Shawn... well... the average Argentinian also behaves mostly Shawn, but maybe a bit more vain and self-centered.

Also, "che" is not a slang for buddy nor pal, it's simply the pronoun "you" in a spanish dialect used in central Argentina, specially in the city of Buenos Aires. It sounds so different and it's not used as the normal spanish pronouns ("usted", "vos", "tu") that it catches the attention of spanish speakers that are not acquainted with this dialect. That's from where Ernesto "Che" Guevara's nickname comes from, he used this word as often as any other "porteño" (someone from Buenos Aires).

Well, that's it, just another piece of useless information. But, if anyone in the forum ever visits Buenos Aires, now they will know that if an Argentinian says "che" to him, he's probably just trying to get your attention (something like "hey you!") not trying to get friendly with you.

i love useless info!

and welcome to the board!

This was such a great episode! I laughed out loud more than a few times. Especially at "You want me to poke you in the eyes on the roof?" xD I really enjoyed the new style they used for this episode, too. I spotted the pineapple the first time around, but apparently it was the wrong pineapple since it's not one of the choices for the contest! xD (It was on the table near the answering machine at Henry's.)

Also, did anyone else notice that while Shawn, Gus, and Jack were tied up, Jack called his old partner "kitten"? It threw me off for a second. xD

OMG That was hilarious!


I know! That was totally awesome!

Or how about how Shawn wanted to text message: OMG LOL And does any one knows how to make a symbol that smiling and winking? My eight year old daughter caught the Wow Wow Wubbzy reference and laughed because we do get Noggin. I laughed at the Oxygen reference.

Steven Weber was awesome as Uncle Jack. Of course, I was waiting for Tim Daly to come in and hit him in the head! Just kidding! Casting Steven in this part was pure genuis. I also like to see Steven return.

By far, the best episode this season. It was truly "The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic Cable"!

So far I've watched this episode five times...it just keeps getting better and better

"Couleur" does NOT mean "paint" or "painting" in French. It means "color." "Peindre" is "to paint," "peinture" is "paint" or "painting."

The only times that "couleur" can mean "paint" is in a word like "watercolor" -- "couler à l'eau," (just like english) or "a box of colors" meaning "box of paint."

The possible "paint" usage is nowehere near the first thing you think of when you hear "couleur."

However apparently they didn't get the meaning of "che" right either...

I'm pleased I was not the only person to think that. I mean, the word even looks like its English cognate, especially if you use the standard spelling favoured outside North America, and how many people would slowly spell out out "c.o.l.o.u.r" and say "paint!"?

yea...i was a little confused...



haha! me too! iv'e watched it every time it has been on air...is that healthy...

I do remember that - and I was laughing so hard!



Thanks for clearing that up.

For a minute there, because Uncle Jack had mentioned Filipinos later in the episode, I honestly thought that it was an obscured reference to Wowowee, an extremely popular daily variety/game show in the Philippines.

For the 98% of the readers who don't know what this is, it's basically the Filipino take on shows like Sabado Gigante - on crack . Lots (LOTS) of dancing, singing, games, and cavorting women - seems like another kind of show Shawn would be addicted to, hehe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oAx7qNF8KE

Well, you know, the Spencers do watch telenovelas...

I'm pretty sure Henry said "less snows"

You are correct!

Overall, it was a good episode. It was more like what we are used to seeing from the first 2 seasons! They should have kept the Gus mud slide in there!

Hey 93 - I almost lost it withe poke/roof thing!!!

The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic Cable really lives up to it's name.

Thank you



Well... fun and accurate are terms that don't generally go well together...

Nah, it was 'less nose'. Snows doesn't make any sense. Nose does, since both he and Roday have unique noses.

It was very definitely "less nose" - that line made me smile.

I wasn't sure if you recognized the name, but he's one of the Broken Lizard guys - "Super Troopers" and the like. He was the main State Trooper. Well, he played a Vermont State Trooper, but you get the idea.

hahaha! me too! everyone in the room was yelling at me to stop laughing and just watch the show!



see above statement

OMG!
I LOVED the treasure hunting episode of psych!
It was hilarious!
I just wish uncle jack wasn't such a meanie at the end when he never showed up at red robin.
Why couldn't he just be a nice guy?

My favorite part of the episode? Every part. That episode was so funny that I can't even begin to describe it. I loved it! Seriously it was the greatest. I think it even comes before Murder? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? as my favorite episode of the whole series.

I watch each episode at least once in closed caption to catch lines that I may miss, and Henry does say "Less nose."

"You want me to poke your eyes out on the roof?" Very action pack and yes, I love the psych-out in the end. "Work the laces." Reminded me so much of Scary Sherry.

I guess you didn't get the "Don't try to snow the snowman" line neither.

snow = con.

It was "less snows". Nose doesn't make any sense. Henry and Shawn both have big noses.