1x1 Pilot

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If I missed anything, please let me know! Edited 4/29/15


1x1 PILOT

SHAWN

Trained by his father how to use his eidetic memory to be a cop
By the time of the pilot has called in “dozens” of tips
Has his own handcuffs
He is currently unemployed
Never held a job more than 6 months
Stole a car when he was 18 and was arrested by his father
0 for high school in regards to girls/sex
Prefers watching Channel 8 news because of the adorable weather girl
Comes up with being psychic to keep from being arrested
Has had 57 jobs since leaving high school
Worked at an acupuncture clinic
Drove the Weinermobile
Took Gus to Mexico twice
Zones out when other people talk
Knows his dog food
Takes a CD storage case from the trash
Hits on the sister of the victim
Uses man in a photograph for the sketch artist
Helps himself to Gus’ coffee
Has a fondness for pineapples
Carries his father’s business card in his wallet
Didn’t know his father had been back in town for over a year
Has binoculars from Sports Illustrated
Practices his “surprise face” in the back seat of Lassiter’s car
Wanted a Luger from the SWAT team
His last fight with Gus was when they were 6 at the Cinnamon Festival
Used to work in a candy store
Rides a Norton 750 Commando motorcycle
Left without telling Henry
Moved in with his mom after the divorce
Feels like this is the real thing, what he was meant to do
Rode his motorcycle cross-country
Can figure out how much money a bag could hold
Goes to see Lucinda at the station
Gives up all the time but only when the time is right
Is a remarkable shot with a gun
Signs a 6-month lease for the office and forges Gus’s signature

GUS

Works as a pharmaceutical rep for Central Coast Pharmeceuticals
Plays computer games at work
Keeps snacks in his desk drawer
Went to Mexico twice with Shawn
Has an interest in forensics
Drives a blue Echo
Knows Lamaze from the birthing centers on his route
Sometimes uses his own samples
Drives off and leaves Shawn
Keeps a spare key in a fake rock outside his 2nd floor apartment
Is afraid of the dog
Can’t stand the sight of blood
Gus had a cast on his arm when he was 6
His last fight with Shawn was when they were 6 at the Cinnamon Festival
Carries a little bit of cash
Gets nauseated at Shawn’s retelling of the murder
Drags Shawn away from McCallum
His pharmaceutical knowledge helps solve the case
Has an impressive credit report

LASSITER

Believes Shawn is in on the robberies and interrogates him
Has been separated 5 months
Is sleeping with partner Lucinda
Has his own handcuffs
Is skeptical of Shawn’s abilities
Goes to a Mexican restaurant with Lucinda and orders a chicken enchilada
Thinks Shawn has a source
Enjoys manhandling Shawn and “accidentally” hits his head against the car

HENRY

Member of the SBPD
Trained Shawn from a young age to be a cop, having him count the hats in a room
Arrested Shawn for stealing a car in order to teach him a lesson
Retired and moved to Miami
Returned to Santa Barbara over a year ago & never told Shawn
Living in their old house
Hates Shawn’s motorcycle
Hates private investigators and psychics
Makes Shawn count how many hats to prove he’s still sharp
Leaves Shawn with the bill for lunch
Backs up Shawn’s “psychic” story with Vick telling her Shawn didn’t get his gift until he was 18
Reads newspaper article about Shawn solving the case though he says he disapproves

VICK

Last trimester of pregnancy
Acting Interim Police Chief
Does not like being called ma’am
Knew Henry as a cop
Offers Shawn a kidnapping case as a tryout
Talks with Henry about Shawn
Has another case for him, a chop-shop

BUZZ

Is taking dance lessons for his wedding May 3rd
Escorts Shawn to interrogation

LUCINDA

Is sleeping with Lassiter
Willing to believe Shawn’s innocence if not his abilities
Goes to a Mexican restaurant with Lassiter and has a cheese quesadilla
Takes Shawn to the firing range so they can talk about the case
Shares information with Shawn

PINEAPPLE SIGHTING

When Shawn and Gus are preparing to leave Gus’ apartment, Shawn grabs a pineapple and asks “Should I slice this up for the road,” and thus a legend was born.

CATCHPHRASE(S)
"Act natural" (episode: 1 series: 1)

ALLUSIONS
“Things Can Only Get Better” (the song that plays in the diner 1985) - "Things Can Only Get Better" was released as the first single from Howard Jones' 1985 album Dream Into Action, reaching #6 in the UK Singles Chart and #5 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OO9LloDSJo
“What about the summer you spent driving the wiener mobile?” - "Wienermobile" is the name for a series of automobiles shaped like a hot dog on a bun which are used to promote and advertise Oscar Mayer products in the United States. The first version was created in 1936 by Oscar Mayer's nephew, Carl G. Mayer, and variants are still used by the Oscar Mayer company today. Drivers of the Wienermobiles are known as Hotdoggers and often hand out toy whistles shaped as replicas of the Wienermobile, known as Wienerwhistles. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL7ZNOd26BY
“What, are you Lamaze breathing?” - The Lamaze technique, often referred to simply as Lamaze, is a prepared childbirth technique popularized in the 1940s by French obstetrician Dr. Fernand Lamaze based on his observations in the Soviet Union as an alternative to the use of medical intervention during childbirth. The goal of Lamaze is to increase a mother's confidence in her ability to give birth; classes help pregnant women understand how to cope with pain in ways that both facilitate labor and promote comfort, including focused breathing, movement and massage.
“She reads Vonnegut.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (/ˈvɒnɨɡət/; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer. His works, such as Cat's Cradle (1963), Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), and Breakfast of Champions (1973), blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction. As a citizen, he was a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union and a pacifist intellectual, who often was critical of the society that he lived in. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.
“But wait, there’s more!” – The phrase is used in a number of TV infomercials selling products, mainly for the kitchen. Ronald M. "Ron" Popeil (/poʊˈpiːl/; born May 3, 1935) is an American inventor and marketing personality, best known for his direct response marketing company Ronco. He is well known for his appearances in infomercials for the Showtime Rotisserie ("Set it, and forget it!") and for using the phrase, "But wait, there's more!" on television as early as the mid-1950s. He is perhaps best known for pitching the Pocket Fisherman collapsible fishing pole. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abLB7aTmnE4
“I saw Henry three weeks ago at the Home Depot.” - The Home Depot (referred to in some countries and often in colloquial speech simply as Home Depot) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. It operates many big-box format stores across the United States (including all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam), all ten provinces of Canada, as well as Mexico. The company is headquartered at the Atlanta Store Support Center in Cobb County, Georgia, in Greater Atlanta. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viyAiREMNak
“Yeah, it would seem much cooler if it didn't have Sports Illustrated pasted on the side.” - Sports Illustrated is an American sports media franchise owned by Time Inc. Its self-titled magazine has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million people each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twice. Its swimsuit issue, which has been published since 1964, is now an annual publishing event that generates its own television shows, videos and calendars.
“And you were so polite when you asked the S.W.A.T. Team to issue you the Luger.” - SWAT (acronym for "Special Weapons And Tactics") is a commonly used proper name for law enforcement units, which use military-style light weapons and specialized tactics in high-risk operations that fall outside of the capabilities of regular, uniformed police. "SWAT" is commonly used internationally, as a colloquial, generic term for these units. The Pistole Parabellum 1908—or Parabellum-Pistole (Pistol Parabellum)—is a toggle-locked recoil-operated semi-automatic pistol. The design was patented by Georg J. Luger in 1898 and produced by German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen- und Munitionsfabriken (DWM) starting in 1900 with other manufacturers such as W+F Bern, Krieghoff, Simson, Mauser and Vickers; it was an evolution of the 1893 Hugo Borchardt–designed C-93. The first Parabellum pistol was adopted by the Swiss army in May 1900. In German Army service, it was succeeded and partly replaced by the Walther P38 in caliber 9mm Parabellum. The Luger is well known from its use by Germans during World War I and World War II, along with the interwar Weimar Republic and the postwar East German Volkspolizei.
“I applied for a DBA on-line, which reminds me, we're going to need a name.” - The phrase "doing business as" (abbreviated DBA, dba, d.b.a. or d/b/a) is a legal term used in the United States and Canada, meaning that the trade name or fictitious business name, under which the business or operation is conducted and presented to the world, is not the legal name of the legal person(s) who actually own the business and is subsequently responsible and liable for it. In many countries the expressions operating as (abbreviated o/a) or trading as (abbreviated t/a) are used for this purpose.
“Okay, we need to stop at Wal-Mart on the way home.” - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., d.b.a. Walmart /ˈwɒlmɑrt/, is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of discount department stores and warehouse stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It has over 11,000 stores in 27 countries, under a total 71 banners. The company operates under the Walmart name in the United States. It operates as Walmart de México y Centroamérica in Mexico, as Asda in the United Kingdom, as Seiyu in Japan, and as Best Price in India. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Brazil, and Canada. It also owns and operates the Sam's Club retail warehouses.
“He's a big, furry hearted, Good Samaritan.” - The parable of the Good Samaritan is a parable told by Jesus and is mentioned in only one of the gospels of the New Testament. According to the Gospel of Luke (10:29–37) a traveller (who may or may not have been a Jew) is stripped of clothing, beaten, and left half dead along the road. First a priest and then a Levite come by, but both avoid the man. Finally, a Samaritan comes by. Samaritans and Jews generally despised each other, but the Samaritan helps the injured man. Jesus is described as telling the parable in response to a question regarding the identity of the "neighbour", whom Leviticus 19:18 says should be loved.
“Once, in Monopoly.” - Monopoly is a board game that originated in the United States in 1903 as a way to demonstrate the evils of land ownership. The current version was published by Parker Brothers in 1935. Subtitled "The Fast-Dealing Property Trading Game", the game is named after the economic concept of monopoly—the domination of a market by a single entity. It is now produced by the United States game and toy company Hasbro. Players move around the gameboard buying or trading properties, developing their properties with houses and hotels, and collecting rent from their opponents, with the goal being to drive them all into bankruptcy leaving one monopolist in control of the entire economy.

CONTINUITY
How many hats? – This is one of Henry’s main observation training routines for Shawn.
Shawn’s motorcycle – It comes and goes throughout the series.
The Psych office in the pilot has the same exterior location but the interior will change. The same can be said about the police department
The theme song is performed by “The Friendly Indians” whose lead singer is Steve Franks, the show’s creator. He also wrote the song
“Are you talking about the Cinnamon Festival?” – This pops up a few times in the series


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