Chuck Versus the Sizzling Shrimp 

Chuck spots a Chinese spy in a restaurant. The agents want to find out why she's here in the US. Chuck goes on his first stake out, which is also a special occasion for his family.

Director:

David Solomon

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (created by), Chris Fedak (created by)

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
Gwendoline Yeo	...	Mei-Ling Cho
James Hong	...	Ben Lo Pan
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Big Mike
Vik Sahay	...	Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff Barnes
Ewan Chung	...	Lee Cho
Roman Arabia	...	Juan (as Victor Wolf)
Noel True	...	Meg
Carolyn Barnes	...	Customer
Ilyse Mimoun	...	Cashier

Storyline

Chuck accidentally spots a Chinese top spy, working in a Chinatown restaurant. The professionals refuse to pursue the case when it turns out she's not on an official mission but trying her triad-kidnapped brother, Chuck however feels responsible. Ellie's makes a drama out of Chuck missing her elaborate mother's day dinner for the first time since they were orphaned.

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Plot Keywords:

mother's day | dinner | triads | sales competition | chinese restaurant | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

James Hong plays a character named Lo Pan two other times: The Chronicle: Here There Be Dragons (2001) and Big Trouble in Little China (1986).

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Goofs

When Chuck realizes the parallel between him wanting to be with his sister and the Chinese operative wanting to be with her brother, he envisions them as a "transatlantic family". A family with members in both California and China would be transpacific.

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Quotes

Big Mike: Sales are down, people. There's too much horsing around. And what this team needs is some good old-fashioned motivation.
Morgan: I couldn't agree with you more, big man.
Big Mike: Twenty-four-hour sales competition. Starting now. First prize: iPhone. Second prize: Large pizza, two toppings. Third prize...
Morgan: Don't even say small pizza, alright? 'Cause that's not a prize, that's a punishment. When I eat a small pizza not only am I still hungry, I'm angry. You wouldn't want me hungry, because then I get cranky. Then I ...
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Connections

References The Hunt for Red October (1990)

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Soundtracks

Women's Wear
(uncredited)
Performed by Daniel May

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1