Chuck Versus the Dream Job (6 Apr. 2009)

Chuck tracks down his long-lost father and gets a job working for one of his idols, not knowing what the job has in store for him.

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
Ryan McPartlin	...	Devon 'Captain Awesome' Woodcomb
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Big Mike
Vik Sahay	...	Lester Patel
Julia Ling	...	Anna Wu (credit only)
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff Barnes
Sarah Lancaster	...	Ellie Bartowski
Adam Baldwin	...	John Casey
Scott Bakula	...	Steve Bartowski
Arnold Vosloo	...	Vincent
Bonita Friedericy	...	General Diane Beckman
Tony Hale	...	Emmett Milbarge
Brian Kubach	...	Drew

Storyline

Chuck is reunited with his long absent father Steve Bartowski, who is none other then Orion, and accepts reluctantly to return for Ellie's wedding but gets a cold welcome from her, unlike gentleman Devon. It turns out software tycoon Ted Roark, who got rich by stealing Steve's brilliant inventions and is about to launch a free operating system, suspect to spread a Fulcrum virus worldwide. Both Bartowskis are to infiltrate Roark Instruents HQ, Chuck as new employee, to prevent the launch for the government and, as their private project, try to remove the Intersect from Chuck's brain. Only Casey ans Sara's protection saves them from worse then double failure.

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Plot Keywords:

fraud | father son relationship | contraband | theft

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Genres:

Comedy | Action | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 April 2009 (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?

Trivia

Right before the beginning of the "NextExpo09", when Ted Roark (Chevy Chase) is greeting the Japanese collaborators, he greets the first in Japanese by saying "Arigato". He then greets the second Japanese collaborator in mock-Japanese, by saying "In-a-gadda-da-vida", the title of an Iron Butterfly's song.

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Goofs

When Stephen slides the Roark notebook to Chuck, the label on the book's spine is upside down. When Chuck picks the book up, the spine's the right way up.

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Quotes

Steve Bartowski: Now punch in the code, or we'll both be a little dead.
Chuck Bartowski: No, dad. You don't understand. It doesn't work like that. Unless it's up here. I can't do it.
Steve Bartowski: Yes you can. I designed that computer in your head, son. Flash, and it'll be the last thing you ever have to flash on.

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Connections

References Quantum Leap (1989)

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Soundtracks

"Highschool Hoodlums"
(uncredited)
performed by The Datsuns

User Reviews

absolutely what i predicted, but still absolutely brilliant!

wow, what an episode, for once you see a properly emotional performance from Levi, in all the other episodes he's so repetitive but in this Scott bakula's role really supported him in his role.

chuck is always a great show; it has the right amount of drama, action and comedy to balance it but it's like the speed distance time triangle in a sense, with the comedy being on top supporting the other aspects of the show but that usually doesn't matter because it's awesome and in this episode the drama is nailed to the top making this episode one of the best of the series.

now i predicted with the clues they had put in the series that when chuck's dad showed up, he would be orion, and how brilliantly Mr. bakula played it; recluse dad by day- super computer hacker by night.

9/10 for this episode bravo Mr.bakula.