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Chuck Versus the American Hero

  • Episode aired Mar 29, 2010
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
1.3K
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Zachary Levi in Chuck (2007)
ActionComedyDrama
When Chuck has to select a partner for an important undercover mission, Casey, Devon, and Morgan conspire to make sure he chooses Sarah.When Chuck has to select a partner for an important undercover mission, Casey, Devon, and Morgan conspire to make sure he chooses Sarah.When Chuck has to select a partner for an important undercover mission, Casey, Devon, and Morgan conspire to make sure he chooses Sarah.
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    • Director
      • Jeremiah S. Chechik
    • Writers
      • Josh Schwartz
      • Chris Fedak
      • Matthew Miller(teleplay)
    • Stars
      • Zachary Levi
      • Yvonne Strahovski
      • Joshua Gomez
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jeremiah S. Chechik
    • Writers
      • Josh Schwartz
      • Chris Fedak
      • Matthew Miller(teleplay)
    • Stars
      • Zachary Levi
      • Yvonne Strahovski
      • Joshua Gomez
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    • 4User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Zachary Levi in Chuck (2007)
    Zachary Levi in Chuck (2007)
    Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski in Chuck (2007)

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    Zachary Levi
    Zachary Levi
    • Chuck Bartowski
    Yvonne Strahovski
    Yvonne Strahovski
    • Sarah Walker
    Joshua Gomez
    Joshua Gomez
    • Morgan Grimes
    Ryan McPartlin
    Ryan McPartlin
    • Devon 'Captain Awesome' Woodcomb
    Mark Christopher Lawrence
    Mark Christopher Lawrence
    • Big Mike
    • (credit only)
    Vik Sahay
    Vik Sahay
    • Lester Patel
    Scott Krinsky
    Scott Krinsky
    • Jeff Barnes
    Sarah Lancaster
    Sarah Lancaster
    • Ellie Bartowski
    Adam Baldwin
    Adam Baldwin
    • John Casey
    Brandon Routh
    Brandon Routh
    • Daniel Shaw
    Bonita Friedericy
    Bonita Friedericy
    • General Diane Beckman
    Mark Sheppard
    Mark Sheppard
    • Ring Director
    • (as Mark A. Sheppard)
    Roger Cross
    Roger Cross
    • Ring Agent
    Mary Pat Gleason
    Mary Pat Gleason
    • Morgue Clerk
    Greg Collins
    Greg Collins
    • General Bauer
    Kelly Thiebaud
    Kelly Thiebaud
    • Evelyn Shaw
    Pepper Binkley
    Pepper Binkley
    • Sally
    Asher Glaser
    • Waiter
    • Director
      • Jeremiah S. Chechik
    • Writers
      • Josh Schwartz
      • Chris Fedak
      • Matthew Miller(teleplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The soda machine that Chuck uses to enter Ring HQ says "Dr. Jibb." This is a reference to Mr. Pibb soda.
    • Goofs
      Brigadier General Beckman commits a number of uniform errors: 1) She wears her ribbons in the wrong order. She displays the Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terror Sevice Medal at a lower order of precedence than the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Government of Kuwait). United States Military Awards are always given higher precedence than foreign military awards on any US Military uniform. She also wears the Humanitarian Service Medal ahead of her Global War on Terror Medals. This medal is of lower precedence than any of her campaign medals. 2) She wears her service jacket with the tab of the left epaulet over her collar. The tab is always tucked under the collar.
    • Quotes

      Chuck Bartowski: Stupid? Maybe stupid's the word you're looking for. I get it, I went too far.

      Ellie Bartowski: You didn't go far enough, Chuck! Sarah is special. I know it. You know it. If you love her, if she's the one, then you don't stop. You don't quit. You never go too far... You are a Bartowski, Chuck. Start acting like one!

    • Connections
      References Spies Like Us (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Down River
      (uncredited)

      Performed by The Temper Trap

    User reviews4

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    10/10
    The Fall of a Hero
    This episode is the symbol of all that I love about "Chuck", and it had me glued to the screen from start to finish.

    The episodes starts off with some of Chuck's wonderful awkwardness as he is at the headquarters in DC to meet with the general. Then it switches to his heartbreaking and seemingly impossible mission to get Sarah back. And it ends with a painful cliffhanger. Perfect!

    The character development of Shaw was inevitable, but still heartbreaking as my feelings towards him is mixed (I mean, he stole Sarah for Christ's sake!). All in all a very emotional episode that sets off a story line that I am looking much forward to dig in to.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 2010 (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • College Hill Pictures Inc.
      • Wonderland Sound and Vision
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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