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Chuck :: Pilot (01x01)

Episode Information

Title:

Pilot

Episode #:

01x01

Production Number:

101

Original Airdate:

Monday September 24th, 2007

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Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country:	Aired On:

UK (Virgin 1)	Apr 07, 2008

Episode Crew
Director:	McG
Writer:	Josh Schwartz Chris Fedak

Episode Summary

Buy More employee Chuck is unwittingly thrust into the world of CIA and FBI operatives when a secret database containing top secret information is downloaded into his brain.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Mark Christopher Lawrence (1)	played	Big Mike	Recurring (first appearance)
•Matthew Bomer	played	Bryce Larkin	Recurring (first appearance)
•Ryan McPartlin	played	Captain Awesome	Recurring (first appearance)
•Scott Krinsky	played	Jeff	Recurring (first appearance)
•Tony Todd	played	CIA Director Graham	Recurring (first appearance)
•Dale Dye	played	General Stanfield
•Wendy Makkena	played	National Intelligence Director
Co-Guest Stars
•C. S. Lee (1)	played	Harry Tang	Recurring (first appearance)
•Julia Ling	played	Anna Wu	Recurring (first appearance)
•Mel Fair	played	News Anchor	Recurring (first appearance)
•Vik Sahay	played	Lester	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bruno Amato	played	Security Agent
•Diana Gitelman	played	Young Woman #2
•Jim Pirri	played	Father
•Jordan Potter	played	Stoner
•Kristine Blackport	played	Young Woman #4
•Lynn A. Henderson	played	Large Mart Associate
•Mieko Hillman	played	Young Woman #1
•Nicolas Pajon	played	Ominous Customer
•Odessa Rae	played	Young Woman #3
•Tasha Campbell	played	Daughter

Main Cast

•Zachary Levi (1)	played	Chuck Bartowski
•Yvonne Strahovski	played	Sarah Walker
•Joshua Gomez	played	Morgan Grimes
•Sarah Lancaster	played	Ellie Bartowski
•Adam Baldwin	played	Major John Casey

Featured Songs

Artist	Song Title	Played When
•Beck	Cellphone's Dead
•Gomez	See the World
•Jet	Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
•Journey	Any Way You Want It
•The Shins	A Comet Appears
•Teddybears Sthlm & Mad Cobra	Cobrastyle

Cultural References

Chuck works for the Nerd Herd at a store called Buy More, a group of hired Computer Specialists. This is similar to the real-life Geek Squad at Best Buy.