Chuck
Chuck Versus the Family Volkoff
TV Flash files “Chuck Versus the Family Volkoff” as hour 74 of 91 in the TV Flash guide — Chuck (2007–2012) on NBC, season 4, episode 20, aired 2011-04-11, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E20: listed hour 74 of 91 in the Chuck guide, hour 20 of 24 in season 4. It aired 2011-04-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Chuck Versus the Muuurder” (S04E19). Next is “Chuck Versus the Wedding Planner” (S04E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Bad day gets worse when Sarah throws Chuck a surprising relationship curveball as the CIA orders Vivian Volkoff assassinated. In order to prove Vivian's innocence, Chuck must put his trust in a dangerous ally her father Alexei Volkoff. Meanwhile, Ellie suspects that her mother is interfering with the search into her father's past.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Chuck Versus the Family Volkoff sit in the Chuck guide?
S04E20 is listed hour 74 of 91 — hour 20 of 24 in season 4, season 4 episode 20.
When did Chuck S04E20 air?
Chuck Versus the Family Volkoff aired 2011-04-11 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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- Ryan McPartlin as Devon Woodcomb
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- Sarah Lancaster as Ellie Bartowski
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