2.10 - Chuck Versus the Delorean
Original Airdate: December 8, 2008Written By: Matt Miller
Directed By: Ken Wittingham
Description: Chuck spies Sarah on a date with an older man and is surprised to learn that it's actually her con man father. Chuck, Sarah and Casey are forced to work with her father to stop a potential terrorist, leaving Sarah feeling torn between duty and family. Anna suggests that she and Morgan move in together. Captain Awesome takes a big gamble with his and Ellie's nest egg.
Quotes
Chuck: You wanna come over tonight for a fake date with Awesome and Ellie? I promise fake cuddling but real pizza.
Casey: It's not a mission, moron, she's taking a personal day.
Chuck: I didn't realize we got a personal day.
Casey: Well, you don't. We do.
Chuck: I need a Nerd Herder.
Lester: No. Emmett found Jeff's underwear on the back seat and he's having them all re-upholstered as a safety precaution.
Chuck: Sarah's just bluffing with Beckman, right. She'd never arrest her own father?
Casey: Why not? The guy's a criminal. Been in and out of jail her whole life.
Chuck: Well, he seems to care, though. I mean, at least he's attempted to have a relationship. I don't even know where my own father is.
Casey: Oh, that's sad. You've confused me with someone that cares about your life before the Intersect.
Captain Awesome: Permission to speak freely?
Morgan: There are no secrets between us.
Captain Awesome: Would you agree that you have no credit, no life plan, no apartment, no car and no adult responsibilities at all?
Morgan: On rare occasions I do my own laundry.
Chuck: I'm familiar with Hogan's Heroes and Castle Wolfenstein, but beyond that my German is a little rusty.
Jack: Alright, Sarah and I will handle the deal. Cop-face, you're security.
Chuck: [to Casey] We can switch names if you like. I can be Cop-face and you can be Shnook.
Jack: Cop-face, you are going to use the gift god gave you, your cop face.
Chuck: That would probably be Morgan, he's giving me a ride to work.
Ellie: On what, his handlebars?
Chuck: No. Uh, Morgan, Morgan bought a barely-functioning '81 Delorean that only goes 22 miles an hour. So I'd better get going. See ya!
Captain Awsome: [to Morgan] You have exactly one day to get my money back to me or I pluck you from head to toe.
Anna: Start with the groin. He won't be using that region for a while.
Chuck: Yeah, hi. I'd like to report a stolen '81 Delorean. Licence plate is D-E-M-O-R-G-A-N. No. This is not a prank call.
Featured Music
My Party by Plastilina Mosh Sarah tells Chuck she has plans for the night.
Oh Yeah by Yello Morgan buys the Delorian. Plays again when he sees the General Lee.
Montanita by Ratatat Chuck has dinner with Sarah and Jack.
Diamond Hoo Ha Man by Supergrass Plays as the team plans their heist and again as Jack double crosses them.
Women's Wear by Daniel May The Nakamichi employees return to their offices.
Furr by Blitzen Trapper Sarah and Chuck say goodbye to Jack.
Episode Trivia
The music that plays when Morgan sees both the Delorean and the General Lee was played in Ferris Bueller's Day Off when they take the car.
The Delorean was the car featured in the Back to the Future Trilogy.
The Charger at the end of the episode, the General Lee, is the car from the TV series Dukes of Hazzard.
Mark Christopher Lawrence does not appear in this episode.
The episode contains references to the film Office Space, which starred Gary Cole. Chuck's inflated ATM balance and his mumbling when he first meets Jack.
Morgan's vanity plate is "DEMORGAN". In California this would not actually be possible as license plates only allow for seven figures.