Psych
plenteousness of friendships have arrive and gone on television over the years , but very few of them have been as unequaled , as devoted , as hilarious and as truly heartwarming as the friendly relationship between Shawn Spencer and Burton " Gus " Guster on the cult bump off dramedy seriesPsych . For eight time of year , a musical , and a moving-picture show - and with a moving-picture show sequel on the way - Shawn and Gus were the very philia of what madePsycha one of a kind series .
Perfectly play with effortless on projection screen alchemy between James Roday and Dulé Hill , the friendship between Shawn and Gus is unlike any other friendship on television before or after the serial ' airing . Here , we take a looking at at just ten of the many , many moments that show why the friendship between these two work force is something truly special .
The iconic taco montage
Friends that snack together , stay together . Based on the truly infinite identification number of snack that Shawn and Gus consume over the course of the series ' eight seasons , melodic , and movie , it ’s no wonderment that these two have been the best of friends ever since they were little tike .
Their duet of “Shout” on American Duos
It ’s not just their love of bite that Shawn and Gus contribution with each other . Even more than their honey of all things food for thought related , the active duo are utterly obsessed with and extremely knowledgeable about all things colligate to the 1980s .
So in the second season premiere " American Duos , " when the brace are given the chance to go undercover on a successful singing rival , they do a mashup of 80s greatness . With Shawn dress as Roland Orzabal from Tears for Fears , and Gus in Michael Jackson ’s signature crimson leather jumpsuit , the dyad execute a hilarious interpreting of " Shout " by Tears for Fears and bring down the sign of the zodiac .
When Shawn was willing to risk everything to save Gus from a bank robbery
now , it ’s become comparatively commonplace to consult to your near friends and pregnant others as your ride or die . But long before that term was pop , Shawn and Gus were going above and beyond in show their commitment to one another , no matter the stakes that were necessitate .
In the third time of year episode " Gus Walks into a Bank , " Gus winds up being stuck in a bank during an attempted robbery after going to deposit some of their Psych money . As presently as Shawn learns that there ’s a looting expire on , he set about to storm the bank , and winds up being physically restrained by Lassiter and Juliet , showing that he ’s willing to risk everything for his good friend .
The entire opening sequence of “Office Space”
In the seventh season episode " Office Space , " Gus make the mistake of tampering with a crime scene in quite dramatic style after his boss is murdered with a short letter from Gus cohere in his bridge player . Gus ply to Shawn in a panic after seek to clean up the pile he had made , and as a result of Gus ’s hyper emotional panicked state , Shawn goes down to the scene of the offence with Gus .
What follows is a true comedy of errors , as the two military personnel wind up compromise the criminal offence picture in insufferable and farfetched ways , one after the other . And all throughout , the men are a scream , flailing , frantic mess of mettle and hilarious physical comedy .
Every “Gus, don’t be a…” and whisper fight
More than most other adjective series or dramedy series , Psychis richly filled with recurring jokes and gags , far beyond the typical catchphrase associated with investigators or hammy sitcoms . Almost all of these running joke are innately connect with Shawn and Gus ’s friendship .
And each and every time the duo engage in these jokes , glee ensues . Whether it ask Shawn tell Gus to not be " a gooey chocolate chip cookie , " or " incisively one-half of an eleven pound pitch-black wood gammon , " or " the only grim jumper cable on a major cablegram net ; " or whether it involves the two of them betroth in high - paced whisper line of reasoning , Shawn and Gus ’s use of these privileged laugh is one of the high spot of the series .
Shawn telling Gus he’ll always be there for him
We ’ve already touched on the fact that Shawn and Gus are there for each other through duncical and slight , no matter what obstacles come their way . They ’re the unfeigned definition of friendship , and more than that , a picture perfect representative of what it means to be best friends .
But the series ' penultimate installment , " A Nightmare on State Street , " offers a poignant finale to their friendly relationship that attractively play up their loyalty to each other . After suffering a incubus , Gus tearfully calls Shawn in the centre of the Nox . In mere minutes , Shawn is there with milk shake , and the two men curl up on the couch to follow old motion-picture show , while Shawn promises Gus , " It ’s okay , buddy . I ’ll always be here for you . "
Shawn’s photo that he keeps on his desk
Throughout the serial , Shawn and Gus are systematically shown to be much tightlipped than other friendly relationship between man on television unremarkably are . A fun tongue in cheek moment about their closeness and the agency it challenge gendered relationship occurs in the 4th time of year episode " The Devil ’s in the Details … and the Upstairs Bedroom . "
While looking at picture online , Shawn wonders , " Why does every young lady post a million picture of her nonplus cheek - to - cheek with her dependable friends ? It ’s so lame . " That ’s when Gus points out that Shawn has a photograph of the two of them in that exact same situation mightily on his desk - to which Shawn anticipate that the photo is n’t online . At least , not yet .
Shawn’s speech at their high school reunion
High school is n’t always the well-situated time for people , especially when they ’re awkward teens like Shawn and Gus once were . But in the high schooltime reunion episode " Murder ? … Anyone ? … Anyone ? … Bueller ? " Shawn gives a speech that perfectly highlights what ca-ca Gus such a dear full ally - a speech to moving it leads Shawn ’s own parents to have tears in their eye .
The closing line of the actor’s line say it all : " Burton Guster has been my best friend since we were five . And maybe , just maybe , if any of you’re able to look yourselves in the mirror and know that you ’ve been half as good a supporter to someone else as Gus has been to me , well , you too can be consider great . Give it up , for my best Quaker , Burton Guster . "
“A friendship for the ages”
Shawn is n’t the only one who can give a good speech . In the series finis , " The Break - Up , " Shawn and Gus are confronted with major changes in their personal and professional lives . After Shawn decide to move to San Francisco , Gus realizes he ’s dissatisfied with his own life alone from Shawn , and impetuously does the same , too .
As Gus explains it : " Shawn , I was lying . I was so lying . I looked at all those faces , and then I pull in I have the same job . Yes , I have a better office , a hot secretary , a pop motorcar , but it ’s the same job , and I can not be that humankind , Shawn . I am an adventurer now , with a friendly relationship for the ages . And if I have to experience in another metropolis to make that chance , then so be it . "
When Gus told Shawn he wouldn’t change a thing
But the serial publication coda is n’t the first metre that Gus gives a move speech highlighting the meaning of his friendly relationship with Shawn . In the fifth season finale , " Yang 3 in 2D , " Shawn and Gus find themselves hold surety by a sequent killer .
It ’s there when Gus ultimately tells Shawn the true extent of what he feels about their friendship : " I do n’t blame you , Shawn . I want you to make out that if I had a chance to do it all over again , I would n’t switch a matter . You ’re my good admirer , and we got a prospect to live out our puerility dreams . I do n’t blame you , o.k. ? And I ’m good-for-naught if I could n’t always cut loose the manner you want me to . "
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