Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler (1 Feb. 2010)

Chuck trains a new Nerd Herder and deals with an asset with ties to The Ring. Devon gets nervous about covering for Chuck when Ellie gets suspicious of his work.

Director:

Allan Kroeker

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 (credit only)
Vik Sahay	...	Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff Barnes
Sarah Lancaster	...	Ellie Bartowski
Adam Baldwin	...	John Casey
Kristin Kreuk	...	Hannah
Bonita Friedericy	...	General Diane Beckman
Fahim Anwar	...	Manoosh Depak
Bob McCracken	...	Ring Manager
Henry Clarke	...	Tour Guide
Leslie-Anne Huff	...	Bartender

Storyline

Chuck trains a new Nerd Herder and deals with an asset with ties to The Ring. Devon gets nervous about covering for Chuck when Ellie gets suspicious of his work.

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Plot Keywords:

camera shot of feet

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 2010 (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

For an exposition highlighting the latest in weaponry, Weap-Con has an extensive selection of obsolete and/or obsolescent systems on display; the T-34-85 and T-55 tanks outdoors, a Browning M1919A4 machine gun, a WW-II vintage dual M2HB 12,7mm machine gun mount, a 20mm Oerlikon cannon of the same era, and the EM-50 mobile interrogation unit, which in fact is an old Humber "Pig" wheeled APC.

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Quotes

John Casey: Only one way to deal with burningn an asset. Johnny Walker. Black.

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Connections

References Dune (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Rock the Casbah"
(uncredited)
Performed by The Clash

User Reviews

What happened to the quality of writing?

Love this program. Hated this episode. There was such a downturn in the quality of writing in this episode that I was shocked. It felt like a second rate play put on by boy scouts. The plot points were weak and transparent. This can often be forgiven when humour compensates however even this took a dramatic turn south. The characterisation was completely at odds with history. This episode completely lost the charm and consistency which has brought about the program's success. The impression left was whiny, vapid, and evoked an instant desire to find out what happened to the writing. I can only surmise that this is a symptom of 'new' writers, Matthew Miller and Scott Rosenbaum, who have primarily been executive producers? Please bring back the old writers. I felt so disappointed that I've gone to the trouble of registering so that I can write a review. P.S. IMDb what is the point of a ten line minimum review?