Chuck Versus the Nacho Sampler 

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 (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 (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 Panaligan	...	Bartender (as Leslie-Anne Huff)

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:

man tied up | tied to chair | woman tied up | kiss | woman wears black lingerie | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

The bar that Chuck hangs out in with Manoosh is named "Two and A Half Amigos!" This is a play on The Three Amigos which guest star Chevy Chase was featured in. It's also a play on the title of the series Two and a Half Men.

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Goofs

When the Ring agents catch up to Manoosh at Weap Con, the lead agent has a handgun with a rail mounted light. After the commercial break, the light becomes a laser sight, and then switches back and forth several times.

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Quotes

Sarah Walker: He has to go underground. If the Ring finds him, then he can build them another Intersect. Do you want me to handle it?
Chuck Bartowski: Yeah. Yeah, I would... But I have to do it.

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Connections

References Monk (2002)

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Soundtracks

40 Day Dream
(uncredited)
Performed by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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?

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

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1