Chuck Versus the Beefcake 

Chuck gets jealous when Sarah has to get cozy with a suave MI-6 agent to obtain Fulcrum data. Jeff and Lester weasel their way onto the Buy More hiring committee; Morgan starts sleeping at Ellie and Awesome's apartment.

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
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
Jonathan Cake	...	Cole Barker
Bonita Friedericy	...	General Diane Beckman
Katrina Law	...	Alexis
Brooklyn Decker	...	Job Applicant
Jessica Gomes	...	S.I. Model #1

Storyline

Chuck's sister Ellie ask Chuck to break up with Sarah, but soon jealousy hits home when Sarah must seduce a handsome agent in order to retrieve the Fulcrum intelligence. Morgan can't deal with the fact that his mother and Big Mike have a relationship and to the dismay of Ellie and Awesome he crashes at Chuck's place. Meanwhile, Jeff and Lester talk Big Mike into hiring a new employee but instead end up searching for the "Buy More Babe".

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Plot Keywords:

casting couch | man tied up | woman tied up | hanging by arms | kiss | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character Barker is referred to both in the episode title and by Casey as "beefcake" (American slang for a physically attractive man). The actor playing Barker is named Jonathan Cake.

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Goofs

Sarah's shoes change during the roof shoot-out, between high heels and much lower heels.

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Quotes

John Casey: General, we have a situation. I need surveillance from a NASA satellite.
General Diane Beckman: What's going on, Agent Casey?
John Casey: FULCRUM'S captured the asset. I suspect he's being tortured.
General Diane Beckman: Dear God, he'll never last.

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Connections

References TRON (1982)

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Soundtracks

The Brightest of the Head
(uncredited)
Written by Jason Martin
Performed by Starflyer 59

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 March 2009 (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