It’s Christmas Eve and the Buy More team works on the decorations for the annual sale while watching a live car chase on TV. When Devon and Ellie come for a visit, the car chase ends at the store with the perpetrator taking everyone at the store hostage.
Aired
December 15, 2008
Director
Robert Duncan McNeill
Writers
Josh Schwartz
Chris Fedak
Scott Rosenbaum
Guest Stars
Tony Hale – Emmett Milbarge
Tina Huang – Maureen Mitsubishi
Jed Rees – Nathan Edward ‘Ned’ Rhyerson
Michael Rooker – Mauser
Trivia
When Reginald VelJohnson is introduced as a cop he says his name is Al Powell. His name is the same in the 1988 movie Die Hard and the 1990 movie Die Hard 2 where he also plays a cop.
The hostage taker/gunman is named Ned Rhyerson, which is the name of the insurance agent in the 1993 movie Groundhog Day.
Another reference to Die Hard: when Chuck closes down Buy More, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy can be heard, similarly to the scene in Die Hard in which the terrorists seal off Nakatomi tower.
The character of Lt. Mauser is a reference to the character of the same name in the Police Academy movies.
Quotes
General Beckman: (looking at the tape on Casey’s fingers) Are you okay, Major?
Casey: Oh, er, just paper cuts. I’m on gift wrap station, General.
General Beckman: It’s an electronics store, Major, not Basra. Get it under control.
Ned: I don’t want to hurt anyone Chuck. So as long as no-one gets brave, no-one gets shot. Okay?
Chuck: Okay. I think we’re safe. Yeah. This store has a very strict no bravery policy.
Sarah: Christmas at the Burton household meant the annual Salvation Army con-job.
Chuck: OK. You’re a little different from the rest of us.
Ned: I, uh… I feel terrible about shooting your friend’s toe off.
Chuck: No, no, no, no, that’s okay. Sometimes, I feel like shooting him myself.
Lester: How much do you think a toe is worth to Casey?
Jeff: Why?
Lester: Maybe there’s a finder’s fee.
Music
Jingle Bell Rock by Bobby Helms
Carol Of The Bells
I’ll Be Home For Christmas by Bing Crosby
Silent Night by The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Ode To Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven
Christmas And Me Are Through by Your Vegas
Links
See the episode pictures in the gallery
Read about Chuck vs Santa Claus in Chuck’s episode guide
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