"Spellingg Bee", also known as "The Spellingg Bee", is the second episode of the first season of the American comedy-drama detective television series Psych. It was written by series creator and co-executive producer Steve Franks, and was directed by co-executive producer and director Mel Damski during November and December 2005. The episode originally aired on USA Network in the United States on July 14, 2006. The installment features guest appearances by Kirsten Nelson, Alexander Calvert, Kyle Pejpar, and Jeremy Loheir, among others. It also features an appearance by sportscaster Bud Collins.
The importance of Maggie Lawson's character Juliet O'Hara was questioned from the beginning
The first season of Psych originally aired in the United States on the USA Network television network between July 7, 2006 and March 2, 2007. Produced by Universal Cable Productions and Tagline Television, the series was created by Steve Franks, who served as executive producer with Kelly Kulchak and Chris Henze.
The DVD cover of the first season of Psych
James Roday, who portrays Shawn Spencer on the show, co-wrote the season finale with creator Steve Franks
Dulé Hill was cast to a main role after James Roday met with him in his home
Andy Berman was added to the show's writing team after pitching a one-line episode plot