Who is burton guster

Psych chronicles the exploits of Shawn Spencer, who claims to use psychic powers to solve mysteries. He enjoys fooling his colleagues into believing in his "gift. Search Charactour. Sign Up Log In. Character Analysis Avoiding Spoilers Living Recommendations Fans of him also like:.

See All Recommendations. Gus has been a partner to the impulsive adventures of his best friend Shawn Spencer since they were kids. After all, he is a "sympathetic crier" who enjoys softer interests and doesn't like blood, heights, planes, corpses, or jumpsuits.

He also has two left knees. So being part of psychic investigations isn't his idea of fun Still, the idea of being a private investigator intrigues him, and while he is befuddled by Shawn's behavior most of the time, he knows that the excitement and adventure of their detective enterprise might just make it all worth it.

He can also use skills he picked up from Navy Scouts and an encyclopedic knowledge of pharmaceuticals. In most episodes, he gives Shawn the necessary background knowledge to solve the case. Gus was described in the serial killer Mr. Yang 's book as "laughing on the outside, crying on the inside. The fastidious wrinkle in the brow of Psych". Yang also wrote that Gus has "skin of pure cocoa velvetiness" and that she would like to "use that skin to make children's dolls. In season 8, Gus finally manages to gather the courage to quit his job, realizing he wants to do more with his life.

In The Break-Up , Gus gets a better job but leaves it to move to San Francisco to continue being a private detective with Shawn in their new Psychphrancisco office. He makes it a whole 11 days before getting a new main job, this time at Blitzen Ross. Burton has always been Shawn's "sidekick". He has been with him with most the cases that were given to them.

While Gus may not have Shawn's abilities he has proven himself in other ways. He has a lot of knowledge in other things that a typical person may not have known, mostly related to chemistry and medicine due to his education. He also has proven himself for being very smart for knowing big words and explaining them to Shawn. Unlike Shawn who likes to jump into danger, Gus likes to think about things twice before actually doing anything.

Most of the time he and Shawn end up bickering for a minute about whether they should do it or not. They typically end up doing it, much to Gus's dismay. Gus has always been nervous especially with Shawn. They usually end up finding themselves in a situation they get out of themselves or Lassiter and Juliet end up finding them. Gus has referred to himself as "the player" on numerous accounts. He will hit on girls even in a very inappropriate situation, such as in the episode " The Tao of Gus ".

Gus has not had a long-lasting relationship, although he was married briefly. He has hit on a lot of girls, but is generally too over the top to have much success. Gus is attracted to the crazy girls as it has been proven in several episodes.

Even though he knows that they are crazy he still likes them. Gus is a funny guy who will stick by his best friend Shawn. Even though Shawn gets them in trouble, a lot. He is a loyal friend who will stick by the people closest to him.

He complains a lot to Shawn about how he's going to get them killed but ends up helping in the end. Gus almost won the spelling bee as a kid as seen in the episode " Spellingg Bee " but took Shawn's advice and misspelled his word. He has not forgot about it since then and still carries it around today. As a child, Gus applied for and was accepted into the Meitner School for gifted students. His parents turned down the placement. They told him it was too far to drive, but they were concerned about separating him from his close friend Shawn.

Burton 'Gus' Guster : It doesn't make any sense. Shawn Spencer : Tell me about it Dude, seriously, tell me about it. I have no idea what this means. Burton 'Gus' Guster : You never could understand legalese. Shawn Spencer : Oh, really? Remind me who it was who set up our Psych ks? Burton 'Gus' Guster : Oh, you mean our ks? Because India doesn't have ks.

Shawn Spencer : It's a growth economy, Gus. We've already made like, rupee. Burton 'Gus' Guster : That's thirteen dollars. Burton 'Gus' Guster : What part of "stay put" is confusing to you? Shawn Spencer : The "put" part.

I wasn't "put" in the first place, Gus. The whole expression is a complete disaster. Burton 'Gus' Guster : So now I have a cat?

Shawn Spencer : An orange tabby. Last Christmas you made her a tiny Santa hat and she adores it. Burton 'Gus' Guster : Fantastic. I can't even have a make-believe boy cat.

Shawn Spencer : Gus, a boy cat would never serve my purposes nearly as well. Next time I need you, Pickles is having kittens. Burton 'Gus' Guster : Pickles? Shawn Spencer : Mrs. Pickles is her full name. Although, I'm not actually sure cats can marry outside of Boston. Burton 'Gus' Guster : Wasn't Howie the victim at one point? Shawn Spencer : Gus, that is so forty minutes ago. I bet you're still telling your friends to chillax. Burton 'Gus' Guster : To be honest, I'm burnt.

I just wanna take a nap. Shawn Spencer : Couldn't agree with you more, buddy. I think we should lay low for a bit. No more cases. Burton 'Gus' Guster : Oh, I'm so glad to hear you say that. I was kind of worried about telling you.

Shawn Spencer : Don't be a silly goose. Now, we've had a good talk, I think we both felt it, and look at this. Here we are. Burton 'Gus' Guster : What is this, Shawn? Shawn Spencer : Okay, here's the thing. The police may have found a body I may have brought with me. Burton 'Gus' Guster : I can't spend the night in the museum. I don't have my toothbrush, I don't have my multi-vitamins, and oh yeah, I don't want my soul suffering eternal damnation for disrupting the sleep of an Egyptian canal digger.

Shawn Spencer : Dude. Some guy in a wolf costume with a light saber just said hi to you. Burton 'Gus' Guster : [evasive] I don't know that guy. Shawn Spencer : He looked right at you. Burton 'Gus' Guster : He was mistaken. Shawn Spencer : He said, 'Hi, Gus. Burton 'Gus' Guster : I'm not going out there. Shawn Spencer : You cannot sit here in a dark car all alone. You'll be picked up for mopery. Burton 'Gus' Guster : Mopery? Shawn Spencer : With intent to creep.

Trust me, you don't want that. It'll put a big hole in your future.