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Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami

Episode Number: 9    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Monday November 19, 2007    Prod Code: n/a
Not all of Sarah's feelings for Chuck may have been a cover, as she finds out, when Chuck begins to date Lou, a sandwich maker. When things couldn't get even more complicated, Lou turns out to be part of a smuggling ring.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Matt Miller (II), Scott Rosenbaum
Director: Jason Ensler
Star: Joshua Gomez (Morgan Grimes),  Zachary Levi (Chuck Bartowski),  Yvonne Strahovski (Sarah Walker),  Adam Baldwin (Major John Casey)
Recurring Role: Bonita Friedericy (General Beckman),  Julia Ling (Anna Wu),  Vik Sahay (Lester),  Scott Krinsky (Jeff)
Guest Star: Merritt Yohnka (Bomb Squad Captain),  Theodore Zouboulidis (Stavros Demitrios),  John Kapelos (Yari Demitrios),  Rachel Bilson (Lou Palone),  Mo Anouti (Bodyguard #1),  John Bobek (Nerdy Technician),  David E. Brown (Thug),  Dmitri Boudrine (Bodyguard #2),  Anthony Ruivivar (Tommy)

Notes

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Original International Air Dates:
Latin America: February 27, 2008 on Warner Channel
Sweden: May 18, 2008 on TV3
UK: June 2, 2008 on Virgin 1
Poland: June 3, 2008 on TVN7
Denmark: April 4, 2008 on TV3+ (edit)
Although credited, Sarah Lancaster (Ellie Bartowski) does not appear in this episode. (edit)

Quotes

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(Chuck and Sarah try to to defuse a bomb)
Chuck: Ok, ok, intersect flash! Show me how to do this.
Sarah: Did you flash?
Chuck: No, nothing.
Chuck: C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon baby, don't fail me now, c'mon.
Sarah: Ok Chuck, that's enough, run, I'm gonna try and stain the fuse.
Chuck: No, I'm not leaving you here.
Sarah: Go, that is an order.
Chuck: No.
(Sarah then points a gun at Chuck)
Sarah: I said go.
Chuck: I see, you're gonna shoot me to prevent me from being blown up, that's a great plan.
Sarah: Why are you so stubborn?
Chuck: Actually, I can consider this a rare moment of courage, I don't know where it's coming from, I guess you just bring out the worst in me.
Sarah: You in me.
(The timer ticks below five seconds)
Chuck: It was nice knowing ya.
(Chuck closes his eyes and Sarah kisses him, the bomb fails to go off)
Sarah: Well, the good news is we're alive and the bad news is this is kind of an uncomfortable moment right now.
Chuck: This is completely comfortable my end...just saying. (edit)
(Chuck and Sarah are put into the boot of the car by one of Stavros' men)
Chuck: Why did you come in, I had the situation entirely under control.
Sarah: Yeah, I can see that.
Chuck: So, I assume you have a plan to get us out of this mess.
Sarah: Right now Casey's tracking your GPS device in your watch, a SWAT team will be here any moment.
Chuck: Yeah, about that!
(Casey finds the watch in a cup of coffee)
Chuck: Lou was incriminating herself and I didn't want her getting into trouble.
Sarah: Always the romantic, huh Chuck!
Chuck: Jealous.
Sarah: It was foolish, do you really think that the CIA is interested in a deli meat smuggler?
Chuck: Well excuse me, if I'm not Mr. Perfect Spy, we can't be all Bryce Larkin now can we?
Sarah: Who's jealous now?
Chuck: Me jealous of you and Bryce? Never.
Sarah: Said everything that you wanna say?
Chuck: More or less.
Sarah: Good, now SHUT UP, you're sucking up all the air. (edit)
Sarah: You're asking me out a day after I broke up with your friend?
Lester: All's fair in love and war, Sarah.
Sarah: You know what you seem like to me?
Lester: Hmm?
Sarah: A man who...
(Sarah jumps on the counter)
Sarah: ..knows what he wants. Sure, you know, we could go through all the motions - coffee, movie, dinner -
or we could just skip all of that nonsense and I could just devour you right here. (pause) This should hold us...
Lester: It's, it's an interesting, uh, thought. Let me think about that proposition. (edit)
(looking at Sarah, as she walks out with tears)
Jeff: Heart breaker.
Lester: Dream maker.
Jeff: Love taker. (edit)
Sarah: What's that supposed to mean?
Casey: You kind of have a habit of falling for guys you're partnered with. First Bryce. Now Chuck.
Sarah: Bryce was a mistake. And I have NOT fallen for Chuck.
Casey: You're on the edge of your seat listening to him. (Pause) And by the way, sister, not interested. (edit)

Trivia

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Featured Music:
"My Absent Will" by Meredith Bragg & The Terminals (edit)
Morgan was playing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare which is a single-player and multi player first person shooter for many video game systems.
There is a Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare poster in the background shortly after we see Morgan playing the game in the beginning of the episode. (edit)
While Sarah is trying to stop the timer, she takes the keypad off. She then goes to kiss Chuck. In the close ups of the timer the keypad is back on. In the long shots the keypad is off. (edit)

Allusions

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Lou's Manager: He had me at pastrami.

This quote is an allusion to the famous line said by Renee Zellweger, "You had me at hello," in the 1996 hit movie also starring Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire. (edit)
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Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami
"Above average"
Very good episode.
Continue » Posted Jun 20, 2008 5:42 pm PST
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Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami
"Another great installment"
Chuck dates Lou
Continue » Posted Jun 10, 2008 9:45 am PST
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Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami
"Exciting"
One of the best.
Continue » Posted Jun 3, 2008 10:15 am PST
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Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami
"Revealing"
Sarah's True Feelings come out...
Continue » Posted May 31, 2008 3:08 pm PST
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"A very special episode"
Another deliciously silly (and romantic) episode.(spoilers)
Continue » Posted Mar 28, 2008 1:21 pm PST
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