Chuck
Chuck Versus the Suburbs
TV Flash files “Chuck Versus the Suburbs” as hour 26 of 91 in the TV Flash guide — Chuck (2007–2012) on NBC, season 2, episode 13, aired 2009-02-16, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E13: listed hour 26 of 91 in the Chuck guide, hour 13 of 22 in season 2. It aired 2009-02-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Chuck Versus the Third Dimension” (S02E12). Next is “Chuck Versus the Best Friend” (S02E14).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Chuck and Sarah's latest assignment forces them to pose as a happily married couple living in the suburbs. They meet some interesting characters including Brad, a cheerful next-door neighbor in the stationary business, and Sylvia, a seductive and attractive woman who lives across the street and has her eye on Chuck. Meanwhile, Big Mike is on a work rampage after his wife files for divorce, so the Buy More gang sets him up on a dating website to keep him distracted.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Chuck Versus the Suburbs sit in the Chuck guide?
S02E13 is listed hour 26 of 91 — hour 13 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 13.
When did Chuck S02E13 air?
Chuck Versus the Suburbs aired 2009-02-16 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Chuck an action show or a rom-com?
Nerd-espionage rom-com: government secrets in a slacker’s head, spy assigned as cover, Levi/Strahovski as the real stunt work.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A Buy More slacker downloads government secrets into his head and falls for the spy assigned to him. Chuck is nerd-espionage rom-com — Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski doing the real stunt work — plus the fan campaign that bought footlongs to keep the lights on.
NBC stored government secrets in a Buy More slacker and then watched fandom do the renewal math with sandwiches. Chuck (2007–2012) is Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak's nerd-espionage rom-com: Zachary Levi's Chuck Bartowski, Yvonne Strahovski's Sarah as the real stunt work, Adam Baldwin, Joshua Gomez, Ryan McPartlin, Sarah Lancaster. A cubicle guy downloads an intersect. A spy gets assigned to him. The love story is the engine. Five seasons, 91 episodes, and the Finale & Footlong campaign as folklore — fans…
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- Joshua Gomez as Morgan Grimes
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- Sarah Lancaster as Ellie Bartowski
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