Chuck Versus the Alma Mater 

When Chuck's former Stanford teacher, who kicked him out of school, is kidnapped, Chuck must face his past by returning to Standford, and recover a disc with information about his past.

Director:

Patrick R. Norris (as Patrick Norris)

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
C.S. Lee	...	Harry Tang
Bonita Friedericy	...	General Diane Beckman
Tony Todd	...	CIA Director Graham
Scott Alan Smith	...	Professor Fleming
Phil Abrams	...	Stanford Librarian
Matt Bomer	...	Bryce Larkin (as Matthew Bomer)
Ryan McPartlin	...	Devon 'Captain Awesome' Woodcomb
Vik Sahay	...	Lester Patel
Scott Krinsky	...	Jeff Barnes
Julia Ling	...	Anna Wu

Storyline

A professor at Stanford calls the government when an assassin comes after him. They ask for Chuck's help, but he refuses because the professor was one of the people responsible for getting him expelled. But when Chuck gets a flash of himself, he searches for the professor hoping to find out why he's in the Intersect System.

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Plot Keywords:

year 2007 | year 2003 | 2000s | year 1999 | 1990s | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Harry Tang's rules and regulations.

No swearing. No expectorating. No fornicating. No drugs (including Red Bull). No personal calls on the clock. No Green Shirts fraternizing at the Nerd Desk. No eating or drinking on the showroom floor. No leaving food in the refrigerator overnight. No swinging from the rafters.

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Goofs

In the pilot, Chuck tells a story about meeting Jill by picking up her books while running through the quad. In this episode, we see in a flashback that Bryce actually talks about introducing Chuck to Jill.

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Quotes

Morgan Grimes: I may be able to fix it. For a price.
[Harry looks at him quizzically]
Morgan Grimes: I want out of The Hole.
Harry Tang: I'd rather take a potato peeler to my groin.

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Connections

References EverQuest (1999)

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Soundtracks

Don't Look Back in Anger
(uncredited)
Performed by Oasis
Written by Noel Gallagher

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 November 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1