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Of course, a show about a fake psychic detective named Shawn Spencer (James Roday [2]) and his best friend Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill [3]) was destined to be hilarious. In fact, one of the best things about Psych [4] is that in order to get pretty much anywhere in an investigation, Shawn usually gives Gus a ridiculous nickname to fit the situation. Over eight seasons and two movies, Shawn has given Gus around 104 nicknames [5], give or take. While he mostly goes along with them, every now and again, he is given veto power, which he heavily invokes during Psych 2: Lassie Come Home [6]. We picked some of our favorites below — and no, we didn't rank them, it was just too hard!
- Magic Head: featured in season one, episode eight, "Shawn vs. the Red Phantom"
- Chocolate Columbo: featured in season one, episode eight, "Shawn vs. the Red Phantom"
- Big-Head Burton: featured in season two, episode five, "And Down the Stretch Comes Murder"
- Gus "T.T." Showbiz: featured in season two, episode one, "American Duos"
- Ovaltine Jenkins: featured in season two, episode four, "Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds"
- Bud (from The Cosby Show): featured in season one, episode 15, "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast"
- Bruton Gaster: featured in season two, episode 16, "Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead"
- Gus "Silly Pants" Jackson: featured in season one, episode five, "9 Lives"
- Dr. Mc (tongue clicking sounds) Took: featured in season one, episode nine, "Forget Me Not"
- Longbranch Pennywhistle: featured in season three, episode seven, "Talk Derby to Me"
- Trapezious Milkington: featured in season three, episode 16, "An Evening with Mr. Yang"
- Hollabackatcha: featured in season three, episode 14, "Truer Lies"
- All-the-Pips-in-One: featured in Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
- Lemona Lemona Lemona Lime: featured in Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
- Black Magic: featured in season four, episode eight, "Let's Get Hairy"
- Ghee Buttersnaps, aka The Heater: featured in season four, episode 10, "You Can't Handle This Episode"
- John Jacob Jingley-Schmidt: featured in season five, episode one, "Romeo and Juliet and Juliet"
- MC Clap Yo Handz: featured in season five, episode five, "Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)"
- Sher-Black-Lock: featured in season five, episode five, "Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)"
- Radio Star (Video Will Kill Him): featured in season five, episode 15, "Dead Bear Walking"
- Knick Knack: featured in season two, episode 12, "The Old and the Restless"
- Lavender Gooms: featured in season two, episode 12, "Lights, Camera. . . Homicidio"
- Felicia Fancybottom: featured in season one, episode 14, "Poker? I Barely Know Her"
- The Jackal: featured in season one, episode 10, "From the Earth to Starbucks"
- Jazz Hands: featured in season four, episode two, "He Dead"
- Tan (Tangus): featured in season two, episode 15, "Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion"
Anyway, here's us approving this list as we stream all seasons of Psych on Peacock [7].
Image Source: USA Network via Giphy [8]