Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer

Season 2, Episode 5, Aired
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Efficiency expert Emmett Milbarge pays the Buy More a visit to inspect the branch, while a global terrorist looks for Jeff. Chuck needs to socialize with Jeff to find out about his connection to the terrorist. Finally, it all comes down to video games and the prevention of World War III.moreless
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  • A-W-E-S-O-M-E.

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    By Sarah_LOST, Oct 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    Life in espionage takes its toll on Chuck and everyone is taking notice. Chuck tries to explain his unusual behavior to Ellie and to the quirky Buy More efficiency expert Emmett Milbarge, but a new assignment only complicates things. After a global terrorist comes searching for Jeff, Chuck is forced to socialize with Jeff in order to find out what role the oddball plays in the mission. Sarah, Casey, and Chuck are all shocked when they discover that the fate of the world and the prevention of World War III rest in Jeff's hands and his ability to play the video game Missile Command, of which Jeff is the reigning World Champion. The designer of Missile Command is found to have also forayed into the command of actual missiles, and he had hid the launch codes to actual missiles within the video game. Chuck convinces Jeff to play an exhibition of Missile Command at the Buy More; however, when Jeff collapses under the pressure, Chuck is forced to play in his stead. Casey is ordered by General Beckman to launch an ICBM to destroy the satellite carrying the terrorist-controlled missiles, while Sarah drives to the TV station from which the terrorists are controlling the missiles. Chuck flashes and learns that Rush's song "Tom Sawyer" is the key to beating Missile Command. After finishing the game and recovering the launch codes, he phones Sarah with the information and the terrorist missiles are stopped. Chuck receives his degree from Stanford after Sarah and Casey use his field experience to supply the remaining needed credits. I love the whole storyline in this episode, it's awesome. I love the fact that it's got Jeff in a lot, due to the fact that he was the best at a game. I love all the Buy More scenes, especially the ones when it's with the whole saving the world from being destroyed. I also love the new character Emmett, what a legend already. He is hilarious, the way he is with the whole Buy More work. I love the interviews with Emmett and then it all comes down to Chuckwho Emmett wants fired. I love the scenes with Chuck and Emmett too. I love the scenes with Chuck and Jeff, and the way Morgan and Lester are worried about both of them. I also love the scenes in the castle. I love the way Ellie feels about Chuck, and the way she talks to Sarah about him. I love the way Sarah gets Chuck his Standford deploma. I love the scene between Sarah and Chuck at the end of the episode. I love the scenes where Casey and Sarah pretend to be from the Nerd Herd. I love the way Emmett becomes the second in charge job, I love him already.moreless

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  • "CHUCK VERSUS TOM SAWYER"

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    By efc91, Oct 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    I just witnesed the funniest episode of chuck the season. The second season is yet to show its great comedy as its first season but now it has. Jeff is highly prominant in this episode we learn more about thie wierd chap and you know what its fantastic. this episode concentrates on just being plain funny there was no character development apart from we learnt about Jeff. Tony Hale's (Arrested Development) new character Emmett Milbarge was a blast, he is a new and refreshing character to the show. the whole episode was hilarously funny seroesly this was great. 9.5 out of 10.moreless

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  • Jeff, an arcade game and a pair of drinking pants save the world.

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    By D-LinkUK, Oct 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    All eyes are on Jeff this week after a terrorist inquires at the buy more for him, Chuck must get to know Jeff better and find out why this terrorist is after him.

    We find that Jeff was once 'King of Missile Command ' and it seems a code has been put into the final screen of Missile Command that will stop World War 3.

    I have to admit I really really enjoyed this episode, Jeffery is one of my favourite characters after Chuck, Sarah, Ellie & Casey, he's such an idiot it's funny, his montage DVD of Anna was priceless and putting on his drinking pants which resembled a pair of M.C Hammer pants brilliant, but the best part for me was when Chuck took him back to his house to sleep off his drunken state stops Sarah and Ellie then says to Chuck ' ah lady's, you have the brunette and I'll have the blonde @ ( words to those effect ).moreless

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  • Rip off of "King of Kong"

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    By kyravon, Oct 15, 2010 Report Abuse
    I really liked this episode.... until about a week later when I watched the 2007 documentary "King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters" and realized they'd just written an episode based on this documentary! King of Kong features a loser guy who had held the Donkey Kong high score championship since 1982. He was the first person who had achieved a "kill screen". The film shows him as scared to compete publicly again for fear of losing his only claim to fame. There's even a minor Mr. Awesome character (who seems anything but Awesome). It also featured 80's music during the movie (though no RUSH).

    Wish they had credited this documentary if they were going to rip it off.moreless

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  • I reckon this episode of chuck was very upsetting

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    By hozza96, Nov 06, 2009 Report Abuse
    I feel that this episode of Chuck (chuck vs Tom Sawyer) was quite upsetting with Jeff being famous/a nerd at the game Missile Command. Then he retired from it and started working at the Buy More where he started being a really bad alcoholic and aslo started being a really bad sleeze and not many people liked him. Now when Chuck needs to get him to play Missile Command again to get the codes he says he will do it but when he gets up there he freaks out and is scared that if he plays the game and doesn't beat his old high score people will not like him anymore, so he faints. So Chuck plays the game and he wins the game (missile command) he gets passed the kill screen and he gets the codes. And Jeff says he is happy about it but really he is upset that he didn't get to it instead of Chuck and also Jeff doesn't have that many friends so it was great to see Chuck be friendly with him and it sucks for Jeff that Chuck is better than him at the game. But it was great to see Jeff playing it at the end of this episode and is having fun cause it's sad for Jeff. Also Jeff is very funny too...moreless

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    • Missile Command was actually created by Dave Theurer and does not feature a kill screen. After level 256, it instead returns to level 1. Edit
    • Chuck's Stanford diploma bears two inaccuracies: under his name it states "who has satisfactory pursued" rather than "who has satisfactorily pursued," and it lists his degree as a BS in Electrical Engineering, whereas an authentic diploma would list a BS in Engineering with the concentration "Electrical Engineering" appearing in smaller print below. Edit
    • The Air Force officer welcomes Casey over the computer link to "Strategic Air Command"(SAC). However, SAC was disbanded in 1992 after the end of the Cold War, with its assets being distributed to other Air Force departments and commands. Casey should have been talking to US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). Edit

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    • International Episode Titles: Czech Republic - Chuck a Tom Sawyer (Chuck and the Tom Sawyer) Edit
    • Original International Air Dates: Turkey: February 23, 2009 on CNBC-e United Kingdom: July 7, 2009 on Virgin 1 Latin America: July 12, 2009 on Warner Channel Australia: July 30, 2009 on FOX8 Czech Republic: February 3, 2010 on Prima COOL Slovakia: May 16, 2010 on Markiza Finland: June 17, 2011 on Sub Edit

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    • Casey: What is it about bad guys and vans?
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    • Chuck: You made an Anna music video? Jeff: She's my muse...I'm gonna go slip into my drinking pants. Edit
    • Emmett: Tell me about your role here at the Buy More. Jeff: I satisfy a quota. My dad is part Indian. The cool kind...not like Lester. Edit

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    • At the beginning, the video game Chuck describes (the one he played with Morgan, about carjacking) is one of the Grand Theft Auto series. Edit
    • Casey: Bogeys bugging out and going home. Casey parodies Goose's famous line from another 80's icon, the 1986 movie Top Gun: He's bugging out and going home. Edit
    • WWCD -- What Would Chuck Do? This phrase by Morgan and the rest of the Nerd Herd using Chuck as a role model parodies the Christian phrase WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?), popularized by Charles Sheldon's 1896 moralistic novel In His Steps. Edit

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