Now 32-years-old, White plays Tony, an estranged college friend of Gus enlisted to reform their old singing group when the fourth member is murdered.

Also guest starring is Sit Down Shut Up voice artist and six-season Saturday Night Live player Kenan Thompson, who portrays Joon, the third member of the no-longer quartet.

Check out a few choice stills below and tune in to the episode, which will feature a reworking of the show’s theme by Grammy-winning R&B group Boyz II Men, at 10pm ET.

Jaleel White as Tony

Kenan Thompson as Joon

Dulé Hill as Gus Guster, rockin’ a super-do

Jaleel White, Kenan Thompson, Dulé Hill, and Demord Dann
as Diddle, bustin’ some smoove moves

Psych airs Fridays on USA Network at 10pm ET.

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Veteran actress Cybil Sheppard is so much fun as Shawn Spencer’s mom Madeline Spencer on Psych. So tonight’s Season Two finale “An Evening with Mr. Yang” should be extra yummy because she’s back to reprise her role.

During the episode, Shawn and Gus go up against the notorious serial killer called Yin Yang. Unfortunately, after eluding capture and disappearing years ago, the criminal returns, only to set his sights on poor Shawn.

That apparently entails messing around with Madeline, too, as the note in the above photo of her with her mouth taped shut shows. The note reads: Mommy says pretty please don’t squeeze. Huh?! I guess we’ll find out what it all means soon enough.

Catch the last episode of Psych’s third season tonight on USA Network at 10pm EST and check out a sneak peek in the earlier post Psych: ‘An Evening with Mr. Yang’ Season Finale Preview.

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USA Network’s Psych closes its third successful season this Friday, February 20, with an episode dedicated to giving Shawn a too-personal taste of murder.

During “An Evening with Mr. Yang,” the fake psychic finds himself the target of the notorious Yin Yang serial killer, who disappeared years ago after eluding capture. Now the murderer is back, and s/he becomes determined to unnerve Shawn, taunting him just for the sheer pleasure of it.

Notably, TV icon Cybill Shepherd (The L Word) returns to reprise her role as Shawn’s mom Madeleine Spencer, and Rachael Leigh Cook (Robot Chicken, Las Vegas) and Jimmi Simpson (Late Show with David Letterman, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) also guest star.

Follow the jump to check out a sneak peek and promo for the episode. How do you say “false alarm”? Poor Shawn (and Gus).

Psych airs Fridays on USA at 10pm EST.

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Up first at 9pm EST on Monk’s “Mr. Monk and The Magician” is former Crossing Jordan star Steve Valentine. He plays a magician with the stage name The Great Torini who plays head games with Monk when the legendary detective suspects him of murder.

Next at 10pm is Psych with “Tuesday The 17th” and former Family Ties star Justine Bateman, who plays Victoria. Shawn and Gus get into all kinds of spooky weirdness when a childhood friend hires them to find a missing camp counselor who disappeared near their old sleep away camp grounds, which are now abandoned and seemingly haunted.

Follow the jump for promos for both perfectly timed episodes. And FYI: Although each show has been renewed for an additional season of 16 episodes, their current seasons end next Friday.

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Well, Comedy Centric thinks that’s something to get happy about, and to prove it, I’m giving fans the chance to be the one lucky winner of a sweet little prize package featuring the following show goodies: (1) Psych Season Two on DVD and (2) a Psych Pineapple Stress Toy.

To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post stating which character you like more — Shawn or Gus. I know — that’s so unfair making people choose. But, you’ve gotta give up a little for the free stuff!

The rest of the rules/details are pretty simple: Use a valid email address when commenting, only one entry per person is allowed, the prize package will only be mailed to an address in the United States, and the entry deadline ends at 11:59pm EST on Friday, February 6.

Good Luck!

Watch Psych every Friday night at 10pm EST on USA Network. Visit the official website at psych.usanetwork.com and join other fans on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/PSYCH/6193822146.

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Another midseason, another fun premiere from USA Network and its laid-back crime dramedy Psych. This time around, on “Six Feet Under the Sea,” the episode’s unique slant is Shawn and Gus’ investigation of the murder of a seal. Yep, you read that right — a seal, like the kind you find in the sea.

This is no ordinary seal, however. It’s famous Shabby the Sea Lion, and when Gus takes Shawn along to the mammal’s funeral, the fake psychic senses something is very, well, fishy.

His murder suspicions aroused, Shawn looks into the situation further, only to realize soon that Shabby’s death isn’t the only thing that’s kind of hinky. Of course, that means it’s then up to the two best friends to help nab the guilty parties involved in a much bigger crime.

The main guest star on the episode is Married with Children’s Ted McGinley, an actor I enjoyed on that long-ago series and haven’t seen in quite a while. He plays a celebrity Animal Planet staple who has an ego the size of California. Given his prior relationship with Shabby, he could very well also be a crook.

Shawn and Gus being, well, Shawn and Gus, there’s also a healthy dose of their typical argumentative shenanigans on “Six Feet Under the Sea,” which is why the episode rates as another must-see one for fans.

Psych airs Fridays on USA at 10pm EST.

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First up is Team Tony Shalhoub at 9pm EST, who bring us “Mr. Monk and the Miracle.” Neither Adrian Monk nor Captain Stottlemeyer believes in miracles, until a little intervention from fate.

In the case of the OCD detective, he decides to take on an inspiring mystery involving the murder of several homeless men’s friend, courtesy of Natalie’s intervention. And Stottlemeyer experiences renewed faith when a fountain at a monastery appears to get rid of his chronic pain.

Following at 10pm EST is Psych and “Christmas Joy.” Shawn and Gus’ title happiness over supposedly saving Christmas is almost ruined when the mall Santa they help a young girl get out of jail turns out to be a common con artist, as is the child.

Thankfully, Gus’ sister Joy (Faune Chambers; note the second title connection) convinces the guys to foil the crooks’ planned holiday heist, which just might happen if Joy and Shawn can prevent Gus from learning about their past hookup. Good luck with that!

Also of note: the lovely Phylicia Rashad returns to play Gus’ mother during the episode directed by John Landis, while father duties are taken over from last year’s Ernie Hudson by this year’s equally capable Keith David.

Preview both episodes in the trailers below. They’re definitely looking good.

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Meanwhile, today at 9pm EST, USA Network will present “Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized.” When Adrian undergoes hypnosis as a new form of therapy, he suddenly begins acting like he’s nine years old again. Hopefully, the regression will help him solve the main crime.

Or, perhaps the show will take a week off since the kicker on last week’s hallmark 100th episode, “Mr. Monk’s 100th Case,” was that the detective actually solved two crimes instead of one. That amount put him at 101 cases solved, an odd number he can’t very well retire on, as he wanted to do when he thought he had reached an even success rate of 100. Richard Schiff, formerly of The West Wing, guest stars.

Then, at 10pm, Schiff’s fellow West Wing colleague Gary Cole guest stars, along with Spin City’s Alan Ruck, on the “Gus Walks Into a Bank” episode of Psych. Ruck plays a bank robber who forces Shawn into negotiation duties when he holds Gus and other bank customers hostage. Cole, on the other hand, plays the familiar role of a badass lawman, which is always all good.

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Tomorrow night’s installment of Psych is a female-friendly, sports-driven episode called “Talk Derby to Me.” The main plot revolves around a perplexing series of robberies that cause Maggie Lawson’s Detective Juliet O’Hara to go undercover by joining a roller derby team. Check her out looking lean and mean in the top photo.

Although the lovely athletic ladies at the center of the action don roller skates — and lots of knee and elbow pads, I’m sure — to battle each other in the ring, the top-billed guest star actually hails from the world of professional wrestling. She is current Monday Night Raw WWE Diva Mickie James, who plays a character with the scary moniker Lethal Weapon (love the movie, too, by the way).

To help promote her first guest acting role on a scripted television show, Mickie kindly participated in an interview about her appearance earlier this week. After revealing that series star and huge wrestling fan James Roday (Shawn Spencer) requested her when he learned about the episode’s storyline (lucky woman!), the down-to-earth Diva talks about:

• Spending so much time on skates (not a big deal since she had prior exposure through her mom’s former job at Skateland)

• Learning how to fall properly from Vancouver’s roller derby team (the training wasn’t really needed in the long run since she didn’t fall)

• The difference between acting on-camera with a predetermined script (Psych) and acting live without a script (Monday Night RAW or similar to an improvised show like Reno 911!)

Interestingly enough, the one thing that doesn’t surprise me at all is Mickie’s confirmation that James and Dulé Hill (Burton “Gus” Guster) are just as much of a hoot together off-screen as they are on-screen.

According to her, “[T]hose two are characters. They were cutting up the whole time, and it was so hard to keep a straight face a lot of the time because they had me laughing a lot. They were giving me, definitely, a run for my money because we were just joking around the whole time.”

For some reason, it makes me feel great to know my two favorite BFFs on TV have a similar rapport in real life. I knew they couldn’t be faking all of that camaraderie, and after a week off, we’ll be seeing more of it during “Talk Derby to Me.”

Psych airs Fridays on USA at 10pm EST.

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Two winners were selected at random for the Monk/Psych Giveaway, and they are:

Justin, who likes Monk and Psych because, unlike some other TV shows, they’re both well-written and well-acted series.

Stephen, who likes Monk because it’s a “pretty tripping show.”

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who entered. This giveaway would not have been possible without the generosity of USA Network and Electric Artists.

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