In the first season Psych episode "9 Lives," Shawn becomes temporary owner of a cat. He claims he will use the cat to solve the crime. Gus protests the pure silliness.
Shawn proclaims, "[This cat] has more integrity in his furry little hand--"
"Paw," Gus interjects, deadpan.
"--paw than most people have in their whole appendages--"
At this point, much like the writers in the back room, Shawn pauses and considers:
"--appendages--all of--"
He then reworks the final phrase:
"--than most people have in all of their appendages...combined."
Psych also has one of my favorite "perfect word" issues in which Gus and Shawn discuss whether to call a briefcase an attache. Briefcase and attache do have different connotations!
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