Chuck Versus the Sandworm (29 Oct. 2007)

Chuck spots a man wanted by the government. He finds out the man worked for the government, and just desired a new life. Soon he has Chuck doubting his handlers. Chuck has to interview for Assistant Manager.

Director:

Robert Duncan McNeill

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator), Chris Fedak (creator),

Stars:

Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Zachary Levi	...	Chuck Bartowski
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Sarah Walker
Joshua Gomez	...	Morgan Grimes
Sarah Lancaster	...	Ellie Bartowski
Adam Baldwin	...	John Casey
Jonathan Sadowski	...	Laszlo Mahnovski
Rick Hoffman	...	Agent Scary
C.S. Lee	...	Harry Tang
Bonita Friedericy	...	General Diane Beckman
David Burke	...	HR Manager
Ryan McPartlin	...	Devon 'Captain Awesome' Woodcomb
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Big Mike
Vik Sahay	...	Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff Barnes
Julia Ling	...	Anna Wu

Storyline

Halloween preparations take a backseat when Chuck sympathizes with Laszlo Mahnovski, a genius inventor kept in isolation to work for the CIA, who escaped and is suspected of vicious murders. Buy More's nerd herd meanwhile is to apply for the vacant lower management post, for which only absent Chuck is truly fit.

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Plot Keywords:

riding bicycle | blindfold | tetris | halloween | disguise | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

College Hill Pictures Inc., Wonderland Sound and Vision, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Lazlo says he's hacked into the Strategic Air Command, which ceased to exist in 1992 when it was merged into the Air Combat Command.

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Quotes

John Casey: You! What do I have to do to get timely intel out of you Bartowski?
Chuck Bartowski: Look, I briefed Sarah last night alright?
John Casey: [sarcastically] Oh, I bet you did slugger.
Chuck Bartowski: I thought we're all suppose to be part of the same team here, huh, Team Chuck?
John Casey: We are, but I'm starting to feel like the guy that always gets picked last, and I don't like feeling like Team Chuck's little fat kid!

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Connections

References Tetris (1989)

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Soundtracks

"The Weight Of The World"
(uncredited)
Written by Editors
Performed by Editors

User Reviews

Chuck Verses the Sandstorm is another good episode of "Chuck"

Every week it seems Chuck has trust issues with his handlers, Sarah and Casey. This time another person he meets named Laszlo gives a good reason for him to have them: He mentions the bugs hidden in his house. After finding them he confronts Casey about them, Casey tells him its for his own good although he hates the conversations about sandwiches Chuck has with Morgan. Chuck is also up for an assistant manager position at Buy More and tells Morgan to grow up. Morgan enlists the help of Devon ("Capt. Awesome"). As he bonds with Laszlo watching James Bond movies, Chuck's unaware of how dangerous Laszlo really is...That conversation about sandwiches on a deserted island that irks Casey so much is a highlight of the episode as is the whole costume party that climaxes the hour with Chuck and Morgan really bonding over the annual Dune sandworm outfit they always dress in at this time of Halloween. I recognized a fellow agent that appears here as Samantha's superior on "Samantha Who?" last week. He sure is one strange looking dude! Also loved the whole scene of Awesome telling Morgan to tuck his shirt as a way of acting more mature. Looks like they really are trying to make him a little less irritating though I still loved when he revealed to Ellie's boyfriend that when he was 12, he stayed under the bed to look at her undress! Hope the ratings pick up this week!