8x08 A Touch of Sweevil
originally posted April 26, 2015
SHAWN
Throws bologna at a photo stuck to a dartboard
Has been rejected for the psychic consultant convention for the past three years
Is accepted this year
Psychs himself up backstage
Comes onstage not realizing professor has died
Starts acting out
Does the worm across the stage
Argues with the others over the body at the morgue
Believes Stein was killed by a topical poison
Turns his attention to Craig
Finds Craig doing cold readings at the beach
Goes to Stein’s house to investigate
Thinks Hazel was having an affair with Stein
Gets a text from Randall but finds him dead
Claims Hazel turned him into a rubber tree
Says they should band together and solve it
Says taking it to 15 is too dangerous
Takes off shoes as an offering to the spirits
Leads them in a prayer/song
Reads Craig’s hand before running up the steps and solving the case
Calls Brannigan Lassiter’s clone
GUS
2011 - met the woman of his dreams at Johnny Rockets
2012 - met his future bride at the drive-thru at Wienerschnitzel
2013 - met a woman while walking into the gastroenterologist
Opens the letter from the professor
Drinks vitamin water - Evian with crushed Flintsones vitamins, all Barneys
Comes onstage not realizing professor has died
Finds Craig doing cold readings at the beach
Lived at home during college
Goes to Stein’s house to investigate
Refuses to enter a house that may be haunted
Claims Hazel turned him into a chicken
Keeps acting like a chicken even after Brannigan is gone
Anything above 12 on the antics scale and he breaks into Reese’s Pieces
Takes bass in song/prayer
LASSITER
Forced to hire a new detective
Impressed by Brannigan’s file
Wants to get rid of Brannigan, make her quit
Thinks Brannigan too sweet
Wants Shawn and Gus to really go over the top with their antics, take it to 11
Wants Brannigan to interview consultants
Says he loves watching Shawn work
Pretends witches, ghosts and psychics are all normal
Makes Brannigan lend her “energy” to Shawn
Hugs Shawn to lend his own energy
Going to let Brannigan question Randall
Goes into interrogation room pretending to get Bernie out
Tells Brannigan he’s disappointed
Tells Brannigan to put an APB out for a witch on a broom
Goes along with Shawn and Gus being transformed by Hazel
Wants Shawn and Gus to take it to 15
Carries Colt 1911
Believes Brannigan will work out after all
Sits on Brannigan’s desk and handles her revolver
BRANNIGAN
First name is Betsy
The new Head Detective
Impressive arrest record
Into crafting
Makes apple butter
Knows Shawn and Gus by name
Believes love travels at varying speeds
Has officers bring in Randall based on a tip from Hazel and Garth
Started to fill out transfer request
Tears up transfer
Carries 2 Colt 1911s - Belle Starr & Beatrix Kiddo
Always assumes that everyone is guilty
Has a wall of suspects right next to cat paintings
Kisses Lassiter, Shawn & Gus
WOODY
Gives Hazel a vial of his blood to undo a “spell put on me by my mommy”
Comes on to Brannigan
CRAIG
Worked for the LAPD and was on the panel for many years
Doing cold readings at the beach
Living in a stall in a public bathroom
Needed Stein to clear his name
Relocated to the janitor’s closet
Poisoned the same way as Stein
STEIN
Outed Craig as a fraud at the convention last year
Doesn’t shake hands
Uses hand sanitizer before going onstage
Dies and falls off the stage before introducing Shawn
Dedicated his last book to his pet turtle Beauregard
Died by ingesting cyanide
Was going to out Garth
HAZEL
Works with the NOPD and is a follower of Wicca
Believes Craig should be there, not Shawn
Argues with the others over the body at the morgue
Married to a CPA
Has a thing for incontinent men
Knocks them down and escapes
Goes to Craig
Will do Fugee-type “uhs” in the song/prayer
GARTH
Works with the Anchorage PD as a ghost whisperer
His most trusted entity is Bernie
Assisted in 247 cases since 1994
Argues with the others over the body at the morgue
Decides Bernie needs an intervention
Goes for James Earl too
Knew Stein was going to debunk him
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Right at the beginning on the shelf behind Shawn when he’s throwing bologna at the picture
SHAWN & GUS FISTBUMP
Episode: 2
Series: 69
CATCHPHRASES
“Suck it” (episode: 6 series: 41)
“C’mon, son.” (episode: 1 Series: 37)
ALLUSIONS
“A Touch of Evil” - is a 1958 American crime thriller film, written, directed by, and co-starring Orson Welles. The screenplay was loosely based on the novel Badge of Evil by Whit Masterson. Along with Welles, the cast includes Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, and Marlene Dietrich. A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Oqn2hMp1M
“She works at Johnny Rockets.” - Johnny Rockets is an American restaurant franchise whose themed decor is based upon 1950s diner-style restaurants. Decor includes Coca-Cola advertising featuring nearly life-size cardboard illustrations of women in World War II armed services uniforms, individual jukebox stations, chrome accents and red vinyl seats. The staff at some locations are known to sing and dance every half-hour. Making a smiley face with ketchup on the paper plate when serving French fries is a Johnny Rockets trademark. The menu, presentation, counter seating and grilling area are based on an original restaurant from 1947 (still operating today), The Apple Pan in West Los Angeles. The restaurants feature a small two-sided menu. Hamburgers are grilled-to-order in full view of the customers and are served wrapped in paper on cardboard plates.
“She's working at a drive-through at Wienerschnitzel.” - Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain founded in 1961 (as "Der Wienerschnitzel") that specializes in hot dogs, also known as the World's Largest Hot Dog Chain. Wienerschnitzel locations are found predominantly in California and Texas, though others are located in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Also, a store is located in Guam.
“Shawn, guess who I met walking into the gastroenterologist.” - Gastroenterology (MeSH heading) is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which include the organs from mouth to anus, along the alimentary canal, are the focus of this speciality. Physicians practicing in this field are called gastroenterologists. They have usually completed about eight years of pre-medical and medical education, a year-long internship (if this is not a part of the residency), three years of an internal medicine residency, and two to three years in the gastroenterology fellowship.
Mira Sorvino (Betsy Brannigan) - Mira Sorvino is an American actress. She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995). She is also known for her roles in the films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Mimic (1997), The Replacement Killers (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), and Like Dandelion Dust (2009). She received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996), and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Human Trafficking (2005). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjvDyokTF04
“Spanx.” - Spanx, Inc. is an American hosiery company founded in 2000 that is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (U.S.). The company mainly manufactures pantyhose and other undergarments for women and, since 2010, produces male garments. Spanx specializes in foundation garments, including undergarments and bodysuit shapewear, which are intended to give the wearer a slim and shapely appearance.
“Not the sports drink, just regular Evian with crushed vitamins.” - Evian is a brand of mineral water coming from several sources near Évian-les-Bains, on the south shore of Lake Geneva. Today, Evian is owned by Danone, a French multinational billionaire. In addition to the mineral water, Danone Group uses the Evian name for a line of organic skin care products as well as a luxury resort in France. In popular culture, Evian is portrayed as a luxury and expensive bottled water. It was named in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. It is popular among Hollywood celebrities.
“Flintstones chewables. All Barneys.” - Flintsones chewables are supplemental multivitamins for children based on the animated sitcom The Flintstones. They were introduced in 1968 by Miles Laboratories and taste faintly like candy. Miles Laboratories was acquired by Bayer in 1979. Bernard "Barney" Rubble is a cartoon character who appears in the television animated series The Flintstones. He is the diminutive, blond-haired caveman husband of Betty Rubble and adoptive father of Bamm-Bamm Rubble. His best friends are his next door neighbors, Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Vincent Ventresca (James Earl Craig) - Vincent Ventresca is an American actor, perhaps best known for playing Darien Fawkes on SCI FI's The Invisible Man (2000) and Professor Jack Reed on Boston Common. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVQ3DU6apfQ
“That's the voice of Darth Vader?” “That's James Earl Jones.” - Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He appears in the original trilogy as a pivotal figure, as well as the prequel trilogy as a central figure. Darth Vader was portrayed by bodybuilder David Prowse and by stunt performer Bob Anderson during the character's intense lightsaber fight scenes. James Earl Jones provided Vader's voice, but was initially uncredited in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back because he felt his contributions were too small to warrant recognition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYZdQRUU5IA
“That's Sir Alec Guinness.” - Sir Alec Guinness was an English actor. After an early career on the stage he was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Yevgraf in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984). He is also known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original Star Wars trilogy, receiving a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
“That and that they're sentenced to fly around in those mirrors from Superman II.” - “Superman II” is a 1980 British superhero film directed by Richard Lester. It is a sequel to the 1978 film Superman and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. The film was released in Australia and mainland Europe on December 4, 1980, and in other countries throughout 1981. Selected premiere engagements of Superman II were presented in Megasound, a high-impact surround sound system similar to Sensurround. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to marry Lois, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68hRt0Pz7HI
Yvette Nicole Brown (Hazel Lazarus) - is an American actress and comedian. Brown has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, and films throughout her career. From 2009 to 2014, she starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC comedy series Community. She had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh as Helen Dubois, and voiced the character Cookie on the American-Canadian animated series Pound Puppies. Brown currently stars as Dani in the 2015 version of The Odd Couple on CBS.
“New Orleans PD's gifted Wicca consultant.” - Wicca is a modern pagan, witchcraft religion. It was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and was introduced to the public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant. It draws upon a diverse set of ancient pagan and 20th century hermetic motifs for its theological structure and ritual practice. The word witch derives from Middle English wicche, Old English wicce (/ˈwɪttʃe/) (feminine) "witch" and wicca (/ˈwɪttʃɑ/) (masculine) "wizard".
Tom Arnold (Garth Mathers) - is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in many films and starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994). He was the host of The Best Damn Sports Show Period for four years.
“Kick it up to an 11.” - A reference from the film “This is Spinal Tap” a 1984 American rock music mockumentary written, scored by, and starring Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The film portrays the fictional British heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Directed by Reiner, the movie satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries of the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o
“We have been given a gift from the ghost of Jack Webb.” - Jack Webb, also known by the pen name John Randolph, was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series, Dragnet. He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6LprmdivN8
“I know, we gotta go back to Pilates.” - Pilates (/pɪˈlɑːteɪz/; German: [piˈlaːtəs]) is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. It is practiced worldwide, and especially in western countries such as Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States. Pilates called his method "Contrology" (from "control" and Greek -λογία, -logia). In his book Return to Life through Contrology, Joseph Pilates presents his method as the art of controlled movements, which should look and feel like a workout (not a therapy) when properly manifested. If practiced with consistency, pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops control and endurance in the whole human body. It puts emphasis on alignment, breathing, developing a strong core, and improving coordination and balance. Pilates' system allows for different exercises to be modified in range of difficulty from beginner to advanced or to any other level, and also in terms of the instructor and practitioner's specific goals and/or limitations. Intensity can be increased over time as the body conditions and adapts to the exercises.
The Worm (Shawn does it across the stage) - The Worm, sometimes referred to as the dolphin or the caterpillar is a dance motion often associated with breakdancing and "funk" subculture in which a subject lies prone position and forms a rippling motion through their body, creating a wave reminiscent of a worm crawling. This can be done either forward or backwards, by shifting weight from the upper body to the lower body (backwards) or vice versa for forwards. The motion begins by pushing off from the ground with one's hands to start a ripple.
“I'm melting.” - A reference to The Wizard of Oz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopdD9Cu-So
“Okay, Super Friends.” - Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America (JLA) and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMr4hBwWGw
“Is that table from Z Gallerie?” - At Z Gallerie it's all about family. In 1979, three siblings, Joe Zeiden, Carole Malfatti, and Mike Zeiden opened a small poster shop in Sherman Oaks, California. This new form of art was growing in popularity at the time, and through hard work and long hours the young entrepreneurs thrived. Together they operated the shop during the day and framed the posters at night in their parents' garage. Before long, the three siblings had a number of stores, moved out of their parents' garage and began to conceptualize stores that carried more than just poster art. Their vision was to create a collection of fashion-forward and exclusive home furnishings, art, and accessories at an affordable price. Today, more than 30 years later Z Gallerie stores are an ever-changing combination of stylish traditional and contemporary designs. Z Gallerie buyers are focused on designing and seeking out the most interesting and creative products from around the world, and right here at home. http://www.zgallerie.com/
“Wait, this house was on the Santa Barbara episode of Ghost Hunters.” - Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6, 2004, on Syfy (previously the Sci Fi Channel). The program features paranormal investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as a day job while investigating locations at night. Since the show's success, the series now takes precedence in their lives, but they are still honorary employees with the company and continue to do jobs for them if time permits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2AhBGV4ErM
“And that witch Hazel is our ‘killa’.” - Witch Hazel is an astringent produced from the leaves and bark of the North American Witch-hazel shrub (Hamamelis virginiana), which grows naturally from Nova Scotia west to Ontario, Canada, and south to Florida and Texas in the United States. This plant extract was widely used for medicinal purposes by American Indians and is a component of a variety of commercial healthcare products. (Of course, knowing Shawn, it could be a different Witch Hazel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtgsLnEl38)
“We're hoping to get it into the next edition of Webster's.” - The name Webster's Dictionary may refer to any of the line of dictionaries first developed by Noah Webster in the early 19th century, and also to numerous unrelated dictionaries that added Webster's name just to share his prestige. The term is a genericized trademark in the U.S. for comprehensive dictionaries of the English language.
“Well, I've already alerted highway patrol and Amtrak and airport security.” - Highway Patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is primarily concerned with such duties. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a publicly funded railroad service operated and managed as a for-profit corporation which began operations on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. Amtrak operates more than 300 trains each day on 21,300 miles (34,000 km) of track with select segments having civil operating speeds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and connecting more than 500 destinations in 46 states in addition to three Canadian provinces.
“I'm the best there ever was, witchie-poo.” - Witchiepoo is a character from the 1969 children’s TV show “H. R. Pufnstuf”. The primary antagonist of the series. Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo is a wicked but inefficient witch who has been targeting Freddy the Flute. She rides a large rocket-powered broom with a steering wheel called the Vroom Broom. She is mean to everyone around her, even her henchmen, whom she constantly whacks with her wand, yet when faced with failure she usually starts to pity herself, asking "Why me?". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5e9yCB-hiw
“And he wonders where a brother can get a 40 around here.” - A bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer. The beer is of low quality and fairly cheap to buy. A bottle can run you usually between 2 and three dollars depending on brand. 40's are popular in a variety of areas and are drunken by many types of people. Gangstas will drink 40's and will sometimes pour out a little of the beer onto the ground for their dead homies. Teenagers also like to drink 40's because it is a fast way to get drunk and all the beer is in one bottle opposed to drinking several smaller 12 ounce bottles and/or cans. Some brands of beer produced in the 40-ounce variety are Colt 45, Olde English, Mickey's, and King Cobra. (taken from Urban Dictionary)
“You know what, the minute we get back to Anchorage, you're going into a 12-step program.” - A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles (sometimes accepted by members as being 'spiritual principles') outlining a course of action for tackling problems including alcoholism, drug addiction and compulsion. Originally proposed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a method of recovery from alcoholism, the original Twelve Steps were first published in the 1939 book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism. The method was adapted and became the foundation of other twelve-step programs.
“Like a sad version of The Avengers.” - Marvel's The Avengers (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPoHPNeU9fc
“Leadbetter Beach.” - Leadbetter Beach is a popular beach in Santa Barbara, California, situated below Leadbetter Hill. It is easily accessible from the Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) and the marina, and has light surf which is acceptable for learners. Because of the small surf and consistent winds, it is also a popular location for kitesurfers and windsurfers during the summer, when the wind is consistent. Of all the beaches in the city, this is one of the most frequently visited.
“Look, any jackassery above a level 12 and Gus breaks into Reese's Pieces.” - Reese’s Pieces are a peanut butter candy manufactured by The Hershey Company for the North American market; They are oblate spheroid in shape and covered in candy shells that are colored yellow, orange, or brown. They can be purchased in plastic packets, cardboard boxes, or cup-shaped travel containers. The candy was introduced in 1978 and introduced to Canada in 1980. The then relatively new product became very popular with the 1982 release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, in which the candy is featured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvq_qo05z3w
“Fugee-type ‘Uuuhs’?” - The Fugees were an American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel. Deriving their name from the term refugee, Jean is Haitian, while Pras and Hill are American. The group recorded two albums-one of which, The Score (1996), was a multi-platinum and Grammy-winning success and contains their hit single "Killing Me Softly"-before disbanding in 1997. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw
“He thinks he’s in Philly right now” - Shawn jogging up the steps while shadow boxing is reminiscent of “Rocky” which took place and was filmed in Philadelphia. The steps in the film are the Philadelphia Museum of Art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3MFBzMH2o
“And perhaps Bernie, the ghost, gave an assist while downing a highball of Woodford Reserve, neat, water back.” - Highball is the name for a family of mixed alcoholic drinks that are composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer. Initially, the most common highball was made with Scotch whisky and carbonated water, known where it originated in the UK as a "Scotch and soda". There are many rivals for the fame of mixing the first highball, including the Adams House in Boston. New York barman Patrick Duffy claimed the highball was brought to the U.S. in 1894 from England by actor E. J. Ratcliffe. Well-known examples of highballs include the gin and tonic, Seven and Seven, and Cuba Libre. A highball is typically served over ice in a large straight-sided highball glass or Collins glass. Woodford Reserve is a brand of premium small batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced by the Brown-Forman Corporation. It is made from a mixture of pot still spirits distilled at the company's Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County, in north-central Kentucky, and column still spirits from the Brown Forman Distillery in Shively, Kentucky. Each bottle is numbered with a batch number and bottle number. Woodford Reserve's alcohol content is 45.2% alcohol by volume (90.4 US Proof).
“Turns out, he just had "red herring" scribbled across his socially awkward face.” - A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences towards a false conclusion. A red herring might be intentionally used, such as in mystery fiction or as part of a rhetorical strategy (e.g. in politics), or it could be inadvertently used during argumentation.
“I place where I don't have to hide my peccadilloes.” - A peccadillo is a petty sin or trifling fault
“No, look, Brannigan--those are Colt 1911s.” - The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. It was first used in later stages of the Philippine-American War, and was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The pistol's formal designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam era.
“This one here is Belle Starr.” - Belle Starr was a notorious American outlaw. Belle associated with the James-Younger gang and other outlaws. She was convicted of horse theft in 1883. Her story was popularized by novelist Richard Fox and later became a popular character in television and movies.
“She may be part banshee.” - A banshee (/ˈbænʃiː/ ban-shee), from Irish: bean sí, pronounced [bʲæn ˈʃiː] ("woman of the sídhe, woman of the fairy mounds") is a female spirit in Irish mythology, who heralds the death of a member of one of the prominent Gaelic families.
CONTINUITY
Gus is a sympathetic crier - (3x09 “Christmas Joy”, 4x12 “A Very Juliet Episode”, 5x12 “Dual Spires”)
Calls the Echo the Blueberry again (2x01 "American Duos", 3x01 "Ghosts", 5x05 “Shawn and Gus in Drag…Racing”, 5x07 “Ferry Tale”, 5x15 “Dead Bear Walking”)
“Haven't we proven on several occasions that there's no such thing as ghosts?” (1x07 "Who Ya Gonna Call?", 1x15 "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast", 2x16 "Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead", 3x01 "Ghosts")
Brannigan has a wall of suspects just like Lassiter - (3x11 "Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing", 4x01 "Extradition: British Columbia", 6x10 "Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger")
SHAWN
Throws bologna at a photo stuck to a dartboard
Has been rejected for the psychic consultant convention for the past three years
Is accepted this year
Psychs himself up backstage
Comes onstage not realizing professor has died
Starts acting out
Does the worm across the stage
Argues with the others over the body at the morgue
Believes Stein was killed by a topical poison
Turns his attention to Craig
Finds Craig doing cold readings at the beach
Goes to Stein’s house to investigate
Thinks Hazel was having an affair with Stein
Gets a text from Randall but finds him dead
Claims Hazel turned him into a rubber tree
Says they should band together and solve it
Says taking it to 15 is too dangerous
Takes off shoes as an offering to the spirits
Leads them in a prayer/song
Reads Craig’s hand before running up the steps and solving the case
Calls Brannigan Lassiter’s clone
GUS
2011 - met the woman of his dreams at Johnny Rockets
2012 - met his future bride at the drive-thru at Wienerschnitzel
2013 - met a woman while walking into the gastroenterologist
Opens the letter from the professor
Drinks vitamin water - Evian with crushed Flintsones vitamins, all Barneys
Comes onstage not realizing professor has died
Finds Craig doing cold readings at the beach
Lived at home during college
Goes to Stein’s house to investigate
Refuses to enter a house that may be haunted
Claims Hazel turned him into a chicken
Keeps acting like a chicken even after Brannigan is gone
Anything above 12 on the antics scale and he breaks into Reese’s Pieces
Takes bass in song/prayer
LASSITER
Forced to hire a new detective
Impressed by Brannigan’s file
Wants to get rid of Brannigan, make her quit
Thinks Brannigan too sweet
Wants Shawn and Gus to really go over the top with their antics, take it to 11
Wants Brannigan to interview consultants
Says he loves watching Shawn work
Pretends witches, ghosts and psychics are all normal
Makes Brannigan lend her “energy” to Shawn
Hugs Shawn to lend his own energy
Going to let Brannigan question Randall
Goes into interrogation room pretending to get Bernie out
Tells Brannigan he’s disappointed
Tells Brannigan to put an APB out for a witch on a broom
Goes along with Shawn and Gus being transformed by Hazel
Wants Shawn and Gus to take it to 15
Carries Colt 1911
Believes Brannigan will work out after all
Sits on Brannigan’s desk and handles her revolver
BRANNIGAN
First name is Betsy
The new Head Detective
Impressive arrest record
Into crafting
Makes apple butter
Knows Shawn and Gus by name
Believes love travels at varying speeds
Has officers bring in Randall based on a tip from Hazel and Garth
Started to fill out transfer request
Tears up transfer
Carries 2 Colt 1911s - Belle Starr & Beatrix Kiddo
Always assumes that everyone is guilty
Has a wall of suspects right next to cat paintings
Kisses Lassiter, Shawn & Gus
WOODY
Gives Hazel a vial of his blood to undo a “spell put on me by my mommy”
Comes on to Brannigan
CRAIG
Worked for the LAPD and was on the panel for many years
Doing cold readings at the beach
Living in a stall in a public bathroom
Needed Stein to clear his name
Relocated to the janitor’s closet
Poisoned the same way as Stein
STEIN
Outed Craig as a fraud at the convention last year
Doesn’t shake hands
Uses hand sanitizer before going onstage
Dies and falls off the stage before introducing Shawn
Dedicated his last book to his pet turtle Beauregard
Died by ingesting cyanide
Was going to out Garth
HAZEL
Works with the NOPD and is a follower of Wicca
Believes Craig should be there, not Shawn
Argues with the others over the body at the morgue
Married to a CPA
Has a thing for incontinent men
Knocks them down and escapes
Goes to Craig
Will do Fugee-type “uhs” in the song/prayer
GARTH
Works with the Anchorage PD as a ghost whisperer
His most trusted entity is Bernie
Assisted in 247 cases since 1994
Argues with the others over the body at the morgue
Decides Bernie needs an intervention
Goes for James Earl too
Knew Stein was going to debunk him
PINEAPPLE SIGHTING
Right at the beginning on the shelf behind Shawn when he’s throwing bologna at the picture
SHAWN & GUS FISTBUMP
Episode: 2
Series: 69
CATCHPHRASES
“Suck it” (episode: 6 series: 41)
“C’mon, son.” (episode: 1 Series: 37)
ALLUSIONS
“A Touch of Evil” - is a 1958 American crime thriller film, written, directed by, and co-starring Orson Welles. The screenplay was loosely based on the novel Badge of Evil by Whit Masterson. Along with Welles, the cast includes Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, and Marlene Dietrich. A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-Oqn2hMp1M
“She works at Johnny Rockets.” - Johnny Rockets is an American restaurant franchise whose themed decor is based upon 1950s diner-style restaurants. Decor includes Coca-Cola advertising featuring nearly life-size cardboard illustrations of women in World War II armed services uniforms, individual jukebox stations, chrome accents and red vinyl seats. The staff at some locations are known to sing and dance every half-hour. Making a smiley face with ketchup on the paper plate when serving French fries is a Johnny Rockets trademark. The menu, presentation, counter seating and grilling area are based on an original restaurant from 1947 (still operating today), The Apple Pan in West Los Angeles. The restaurants feature a small two-sided menu. Hamburgers are grilled-to-order in full view of the customers and are served wrapped in paper on cardboard plates.
“She's working at a drive-through at Wienerschnitzel.” - Wienerschnitzel is an American fast food chain founded in 1961 (as "Der Wienerschnitzel") that specializes in hot dogs, also known as the World's Largest Hot Dog Chain. Wienerschnitzel locations are found predominantly in California and Texas, though others are located in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Washington. Also, a store is located in Guam.
“Shawn, guess who I met walking into the gastroenterologist.” - Gastroenterology (MeSH heading) is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract, which include the organs from mouth to anus, along the alimentary canal, are the focus of this speciality. Physicians practicing in this field are called gastroenterologists. They have usually completed about eight years of pre-medical and medical education, a year-long internship (if this is not a part of the residency), three years of an internal medicine residency, and two to three years in the gastroenterology fellowship.
Mira Sorvino (Betsy Brannigan) - Mira Sorvino is an American actress. She came to prominence after winning the Academy Award and Golden Globe for best supporting actress for her performance in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995). She is also known for her roles in the films Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Mimic (1997), The Replacement Killers (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), and Like Dandelion Dust (2009). She received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996), and a Golden Globe nomination for her role in Human Trafficking (2005). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjvDyokTF04
“Spanx.” - Spanx, Inc. is an American hosiery company founded in 2000 that is based in Atlanta, Georgia, United States (U.S.). The company mainly manufactures pantyhose and other undergarments for women and, since 2010, produces male garments. Spanx specializes in foundation garments, including undergarments and bodysuit shapewear, which are intended to give the wearer a slim and shapely appearance.
“Not the sports drink, just regular Evian with crushed vitamins.” - Evian is a brand of mineral water coming from several sources near Évian-les-Bains, on the south shore of Lake Geneva. Today, Evian is owned by Danone, a French multinational billionaire. In addition to the mineral water, Danone Group uses the Evian name for a line of organic skin care products as well as a luxury resort in France. In popular culture, Evian is portrayed as a luxury and expensive bottled water. It was named in Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. It is popular among Hollywood celebrities.
“Flintstones chewables. All Barneys.” - Flintsones chewables are supplemental multivitamins for children based on the animated sitcom The Flintstones. They were introduced in 1968 by Miles Laboratories and taste faintly like candy. Miles Laboratories was acquired by Bayer in 1979. Bernard "Barney" Rubble is a cartoon character who appears in the television animated series The Flintstones. He is the diminutive, blond-haired caveman husband of Betty Rubble and adoptive father of Bamm-Bamm Rubble. His best friends are his next door neighbors, Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Vincent Ventresca (James Earl Craig) - Vincent Ventresca is an American actor, perhaps best known for playing Darien Fawkes on SCI FI's The Invisible Man (2000) and Professor Jack Reed on Boston Common. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVQ3DU6apfQ
“That's the voice of Darth Vader?” “That's James Earl Jones.” - Darth Vader is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He appears in the original trilogy as a pivotal figure, as well as the prequel trilogy as a central figure. Darth Vader was portrayed by bodybuilder David Prowse and by stunt performer Bob Anderson during the character's intense lightsaber fight scenes. James Earl Jones provided Vader's voice, but was initially uncredited in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back because he felt his contributions were too small to warrant recognition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYZdQRUU5IA
“That's Sir Alec Guinness.” - Sir Alec Guinness was an English actor. After an early career on the stage he was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including The Ladykillers and Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1946), Fagin in Oliver Twist (1948), Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince Faisal in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Yevgraf in Doctor Zhivago (1965), and Professor Godbole in A Passage to India (1984). He is also known for his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas's original Star Wars trilogy, receiving a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
“That and that they're sentenced to fly around in those mirrors from Superman II.” - “Superman II” is a 1980 British superhero film directed by Richard Lester. It is a sequel to the 1978 film Superman and stars Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, and Jack O'Halloran. The film was released in Australia and mainland Europe on December 4, 1980, and in other countries throughout 1981. Selected premiere engagements of Superman II were presented in Megasound, a high-impact surround sound system similar to Sensurround. Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to marry Lois, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68hRt0Pz7HI
Yvette Nicole Brown (Hazel Lazarus) - is an American actress and comedian. Brown has appeared in numerous commercials, television shows, and films throughout her career. From 2009 to 2014, she starred as Shirley Bennett on the NBC comedy series Community. She had a recurring role on the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh as Helen Dubois, and voiced the character Cookie on the American-Canadian animated series Pound Puppies. Brown currently stars as Dani in the 2015 version of The Odd Couple on CBS.
“New Orleans PD's gifted Wicca consultant.” - Wicca is a modern pagan, witchcraft religion. It was developed in England during the first half of the 20th century and was introduced to the public in 1954 by Gerald Gardner, a retired British civil servant. It draws upon a diverse set of ancient pagan and 20th century hermetic motifs for its theological structure and ritual practice. The word witch derives from Middle English wicche, Old English wicce (/ˈwɪttʃe/) (feminine) "witch" and wicca (/ˈwɪttʃɑ/) (masculine) "wizard".
Tom Arnold (Garth Mathers) - is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared in many films and starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994). He was the host of The Best Damn Sports Show Period for four years.
“Kick it up to an 11.” - A reference from the film “This is Spinal Tap” a 1984 American rock music mockumentary written, scored by, and starring Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The film portrays the fictional British heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Directed by Reiner, the movie satirizes the wild personal behavior and musical pretensions of hard rock and heavy metal bands, as well as the hagiographic tendencies of rock documentaries of the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOO5S4vxi0o
“We have been given a gift from the ghost of Jack Webb.” - Jack Webb, also known by the pen name John Randolph, was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series, Dragnet. He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Limited. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6LprmdivN8
“I know, we gotta go back to Pilates.” - Pilates (/pɪˈlɑːteɪz/; German: [piˈlaːtəs]) is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates. It is practiced worldwide, and especially in western countries such as Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States. Pilates called his method "Contrology" (from "control" and Greek -λογία, -logia). In his book Return to Life through Contrology, Joseph Pilates presents his method as the art of controlled movements, which should look and feel like a workout (not a therapy) when properly manifested. If practiced with consistency, pilates improves flexibility, builds strength and develops control and endurance in the whole human body. It puts emphasis on alignment, breathing, developing a strong core, and improving coordination and balance. Pilates' system allows for different exercises to be modified in range of difficulty from beginner to advanced or to any other level, and also in terms of the instructor and practitioner's specific goals and/or limitations. Intensity can be increased over time as the body conditions and adapts to the exercises.
The Worm (Shawn does it across the stage) - The Worm, sometimes referred to as the dolphin or the caterpillar is a dance motion often associated with breakdancing and "funk" subculture in which a subject lies prone position and forms a rippling motion through their body, creating a wave reminiscent of a worm crawling. This can be done either forward or backwards, by shifting weight from the upper body to the lower body (backwards) or vice versa for forwards. The motion begins by pushing off from the ground with one's hands to start a ripple.
“I'm melting.” - A reference to The Wizard of Oz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopdD9Cu-So
“Okay, Super Friends.” - Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America (JLA) and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhMr4hBwWGw
“Is that table from Z Gallerie?” - At Z Gallerie it's all about family. In 1979, three siblings, Joe Zeiden, Carole Malfatti, and Mike Zeiden opened a small poster shop in Sherman Oaks, California. This new form of art was growing in popularity at the time, and through hard work and long hours the young entrepreneurs thrived. Together they operated the shop during the day and framed the posters at night in their parents' garage. Before long, the three siblings had a number of stores, moved out of their parents' garage and began to conceptualize stores that carried more than just poster art. Their vision was to create a collection of fashion-forward and exclusive home furnishings, art, and accessories at an affordable price. Today, more than 30 years later Z Gallerie stores are an ever-changing combination of stylish traditional and contemporary designs. Z Gallerie buyers are focused on designing and seeking out the most interesting and creative products from around the world, and right here at home. http://www.zgallerie.com/
“Wait, this house was on the Santa Barbara episode of Ghost Hunters.” - Ghost Hunters is an American paranormal reality television series that premiered on October 6, 2004, on Syfy (previously the Sci Fi Channel). The program features paranormal investigators Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, who investigate places that are reported to be haunted. The two originally worked as plumbers for Roto-Rooter as a day job while investigating locations at night. Since the show's success, the series now takes precedence in their lives, but they are still honorary employees with the company and continue to do jobs for them if time permits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2AhBGV4ErM
“And that witch Hazel is our ‘killa’.” - Witch Hazel is an astringent produced from the leaves and bark of the North American Witch-hazel shrub (Hamamelis virginiana), which grows naturally from Nova Scotia west to Ontario, Canada, and south to Florida and Texas in the United States. This plant extract was widely used for medicinal purposes by American Indians and is a component of a variety of commercial healthcare products. (Of course, knowing Shawn, it could be a different Witch Hazel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtgsLnEl38)
“We're hoping to get it into the next edition of Webster's.” - The name Webster's Dictionary may refer to any of the line of dictionaries first developed by Noah Webster in the early 19th century, and also to numerous unrelated dictionaries that added Webster's name just to share his prestige. The term is a genericized trademark in the U.S. for comprehensive dictionaries of the English language.
“Well, I've already alerted highway patrol and Amtrak and airport security.” - Highway Patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is primarily concerned with such duties. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is a publicly funded railroad service operated and managed as a for-profit corporation which began operations on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. Amtrak operates more than 300 trains each day on 21,300 miles (34,000 km) of track with select segments having civil operating speeds of 150 mph (240 km/h) and connecting more than 500 destinations in 46 states in addition to three Canadian provinces.
“I'm the best there ever was, witchie-poo.” - Witchiepoo is a character from the 1969 children’s TV show “H. R. Pufnstuf”. The primary antagonist of the series. Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo is a wicked but inefficient witch who has been targeting Freddy the Flute. She rides a large rocket-powered broom with a steering wheel called the Vroom Broom. She is mean to everyone around her, even her henchmen, whom she constantly whacks with her wand, yet when faced with failure she usually starts to pity herself, asking "Why me?". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5e9yCB-hiw
“And he wonders where a brother can get a 40 around here.” - A bottle containing 40 fluid ounces of malt liquor beer. The beer is of low quality and fairly cheap to buy. A bottle can run you usually between 2 and three dollars depending on brand. 40's are popular in a variety of areas and are drunken by many types of people. Gangstas will drink 40's and will sometimes pour out a little of the beer onto the ground for their dead homies. Teenagers also like to drink 40's because it is a fast way to get drunk and all the beer is in one bottle opposed to drinking several smaller 12 ounce bottles and/or cans. Some brands of beer produced in the 40-ounce variety are Colt 45, Olde English, Mickey's, and King Cobra. (taken from Urban Dictionary)
“You know what, the minute we get back to Anchorage, you're going into a 12-step program.” - A twelve-step program is a set of guiding principles (sometimes accepted by members as being 'spiritual principles') outlining a course of action for tackling problems including alcoholism, drug addiction and compulsion. Originally proposed by Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as a method of recovery from alcoholism, the original Twelve Steps were first published in the 1939 book Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism. The method was adapted and became the foundation of other twelve-step programs.
“Like a sad version of The Avengers.” - Marvel's The Avengers (classified under the name Marvel Avengers Assemble in the United Kingdom and Ireland), or simply The Avengers, is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sixth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was written and directed by Joss Whedon and features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk, and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPoHPNeU9fc
“Leadbetter Beach.” - Leadbetter Beach is a popular beach in Santa Barbara, California, situated below Leadbetter Hill. It is easily accessible from the Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) and the marina, and has light surf which is acceptable for learners. Because of the small surf and consistent winds, it is also a popular location for kitesurfers and windsurfers during the summer, when the wind is consistent. Of all the beaches in the city, this is one of the most frequently visited.
“Look, any jackassery above a level 12 and Gus breaks into Reese's Pieces.” - Reese’s Pieces are a peanut butter candy manufactured by The Hershey Company for the North American market; They are oblate spheroid in shape and covered in candy shells that are colored yellow, orange, or brown. They can be purchased in plastic packets, cardboard boxes, or cup-shaped travel containers. The candy was introduced in 1978 and introduced to Canada in 1980. The then relatively new product became very popular with the 1982 release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, in which the candy is featured. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zvq_qo05z3w
“Fugee-type ‘Uuuhs’?” - The Fugees were an American hip hop group who rose to fame in the mid-1990s. Their repertoire included elements of hip hop, soul and Caribbean music, particularly reggae. The members of the group were rapper/singer/producer Wyclef Jean, rapper/singer/producer Lauryn Hill, and rapper Pras Michel. Deriving their name from the term refugee, Jean is Haitian, while Pras and Hill are American. The group recorded two albums-one of which, The Score (1996), was a multi-platinum and Grammy-winning success and contains their hit single "Killing Me Softly"-before disbanding in 1997. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw
“He thinks he’s in Philly right now” - Shawn jogging up the steps while shadow boxing is reminiscent of “Rocky” which took place and was filmed in Philadelphia. The steps in the film are the Philadelphia Museum of Art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP3MFBzMH2o
“And perhaps Bernie, the ghost, gave an assist while downing a highball of Woodford Reserve, neat, water back.” - Highball is the name for a family of mixed alcoholic drinks that are composed of an alcoholic base spirit and a larger proportion of a non-alcoholic mixer. Initially, the most common highball was made with Scotch whisky and carbonated water, known where it originated in the UK as a "Scotch and soda". There are many rivals for the fame of mixing the first highball, including the Adams House in Boston. New York barman Patrick Duffy claimed the highball was brought to the U.S. in 1894 from England by actor E. J. Ratcliffe. Well-known examples of highballs include the gin and tonic, Seven and Seven, and Cuba Libre. A highball is typically served over ice in a large straight-sided highball glass or Collins glass. Woodford Reserve is a brand of premium small batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey produced by the Brown-Forman Corporation. It is made from a mixture of pot still spirits distilled at the company's Woodford Reserve Distillery in Woodford County, in north-central Kentucky, and column still spirits from the Brown Forman Distillery in Shively, Kentucky. Each bottle is numbered with a batch number and bottle number. Woodford Reserve's alcohol content is 45.2% alcohol by volume (90.4 US Proof).
“Turns out, he just had "red herring" scribbled across his socially awkward face.” - A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important issue. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences towards a false conclusion. A red herring might be intentionally used, such as in mystery fiction or as part of a rhetorical strategy (e.g. in politics), or it could be inadvertently used during argumentation.
“I place where I don't have to hide my peccadilloes.” - A peccadillo is a petty sin or trifling fault
“No, look, Brannigan--those are Colt 1911s.” - The M1911 is a single-action, semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. It served as the standard-issue sidearm for the United States Armed Forces from 1911 to 1986. It was first used in later stages of the Philippine-American War, and was widely used in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The pistol's formal designation as of 1940 was Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911 for the original model of 1911 or Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911A1 for the M1911A1, adopted in 1924. The designation changed to Pistol, Caliber .45, Automatic, M1911A1 in the Vietnam era.
“This one here is Belle Starr.” - Belle Starr was a notorious American outlaw. Belle associated with the James-Younger gang and other outlaws. She was convicted of horse theft in 1883. Her story was popularized by novelist Richard Fox and later became a popular character in television and movies.
“She may be part banshee.” - A banshee (/ˈbænʃiː/ ban-shee), from Irish: bean sí, pronounced [bʲæn ˈʃiː] ("woman of the sídhe, woman of the fairy mounds") is a female spirit in Irish mythology, who heralds the death of a member of one of the prominent Gaelic families.
CONTINUITY
Gus is a sympathetic crier - (3x09 “Christmas Joy”, 4x12 “A Very Juliet Episode”, 5x12 “Dual Spires”)
Calls the Echo the Blueberry again (2x01 "American Duos", 3x01 "Ghosts", 5x05 “Shawn and Gus in Drag…Racing”, 5x07 “Ferry Tale”, 5x15 “Dead Bear Walking”)
“Haven't we proven on several occasions that there's no such thing as ghosts?” (1x07 "Who Ya Gonna Call?", 1x15 "Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast", 2x16 "Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead", 3x01 "Ghosts")
Brannigan has a wall of suspects just like Lassiter - (3x11 "Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing", 4x01 "Extradition: British Columbia", 6x10 "Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger")