History Trivia / Chuck

* BilingualBonus: In "Chuck Versus the Last Details," Morgan [[ItMakesSenseInContext pretends to attend a meeting as Ettore La Barba]]. "La Barba" means "TheBeard," which is also a FanNickname given to Morgan.
* CelebrityParadox: The JamesBond franchise as well as shows like Series/TheOC and {{Smallville}} all exist in the Chuck universe yet they never notice the likes of Rachel Bilson, Kristin Kreuk and Timothy Dalton walking amongst them.
** Perhaps the biggest: Chuck & Morgan are huge ''StarWars'' fans & Casey's familiar enough with the series to [[spoiler:torture Morgan by having him watch ''ThePhantomMenace'' first & then spoiling that Vader's the father of Luke & Leia]], but none of them notice that they're stealing a vase from Luke freakin' Skywalker at the start of season 5.
** You can't learn anything about being a spy from [[SpiesLikeUs Chevy Chase]], even if he was Roark
* {{Expy}}:
** Most of the more competent non-main character spies have at least some measure of Bond in them (the rest by and large trend toward [=MiB=] [[ShoutOut Shout-outs]]):
*** Cole Barker is Daniel Craig's Bond;
*** Roan Montgomery is Sean Connery's Bond; post retirement.
*** Bryce is Brosnan's bond;
*** And even Charles Carmichael seems to be based on Roger Moore's Bond (though when he does his Bond impression, it's using Connery's accent).
*** And TimothyDalton plays a Bond Villain.
** Casey's old team is an evil version of ''Series/TheATeam''.
** In "Chuck Versus the CAT Squad", the all-female CAT Squad, Sarah's old team, is obviously based on ''CharliesAngels''.

*** Roan Montgomery is Sean Connery's Bond;

* AscendedFanon: Morgan's FanNickname, The Beard, gets referenced several times, most notably in the episode "Chuck vs. The Beard".

** [[TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Ulfric Stormcloak]] shows up in the series finale.

** [[Series/{{Crusade}} Captain Gideon]] is Sarah's dad, while [[Series/{{Babylon5}} Captain Sheridan]] is Devon's.

* ActorAllusion:
** Casey has said lines AdamBaldwin has used before -- as Jayne in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. It's also hard to ignore that their initials are identical, which may or may not be intentional.
-->'''Casey''': You are starting to damage my calm, Chuck.
-->'''Casey''': Shiny!
-->'''Casey''': We're just happy to be doing good works.
::: He also threatened to remove Chuck's "man parts"; in ''Firefly'' Jayne once threatened to show River his "man parts" if she kept insinuating the femininity of his name. :
** In "Chuck Versus the Fear of Death", [[AdamBaldwin Casey]] asks [[SummerGlau Greta]] what kind of "[[{{Firefly}} crew]]" she used to be on.
** There's also a mention of ''FullMetalJacket''. Animal Mother's line "Flush out your headgear, new guy." was also used by Casey at one point.
** The first thing Scott Bakula says to Ellie? [[Series/QuantumLeap "Oh boy."]]
** Emmett yelling "[[Series/ArrestedDevelopment No touching!]]" at the hordes of Tyler Martin fans.
*** Speaking of Tyler Martin, he's pretty much what [[Series/{{Lost}} Charlie]] might have become if Locke hadn't helped him kick the drug habit.
** In "Chuck Versus the Three Words," Morgan says that Carina is not some girl, but "basically a Swedish supermodel." Which is exactly what Mini Anden is in real life. (You may have seen her as the former face of Armani Code.)
** [[{{Superman}} Brandon Routh]] as Agent Shaw has donned glasses that look suspiciously like ones Clark Kent would wear.
** In "Chuck Versus First Class," Hannah sees a character played by StoneColdSteveAustin and tries to guess his profession-- "A professional wrestler, maybe?"
** In "Chuck Versus the Mask", Hannah (Kristin Kreuk) mentions how handsome she thinks Shaw (Brandon Routh) looks. In that same scene, Chuck retorts with "Sure, if you're into the strong, Superman-y type of guy" - A twofer, as [[SupermanReturns Routh previously played Superman]], and [[{{Smallville}} Kreuk previously played Clark Kent's first love]].
** Chuck constantly referring to Dr. Leo Dreyfus in "Chuck Versus the Tooth" (as played by ChristopherLloyd) as [[Film/BackToTheFuture "Doc."]] [[spoiler:He then gets Chuck [[OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest committed to a mental asylum]].]]
** "Chuck Versus the Anniversary" - Harry Dean Stanton as a RepoMan and DolphLundgren dropping several of his ''RockyIV'' lines.
** "Chuck Versus the Cubic Z" includes an ActorAllusion between two of its guest stars, as [[spoiler:Stacy Keibler and StoneColdSteveAustin have a brief reprise match]].
** In "Chuck Versus the Aisle of Terror," Creator/RobertEnglund shows up as a man who can make people have [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet "nightmares they can never wake up from."]]
** In "Chuck Versus the Leftovers," Mary Elizabeth Bartowski (played by Linda Hamilton) tells Chuck and Sarah to "[[TheTerminator Come with me if you want to live.]]"
*** There's a scene in "Chuck Versus the Last Details" where a captured Mary Bartowski is doing pull-ups in her cell.
** Sarah, [[spoiler: undercover for Volkoff.]] With black-dyed hair and a catsuit. "[[MassEffect I love a good suicide mission.]]"
** Volkoff, as played by TimothyDalton, has one. As it turns out, [[spoiler: he once worked for MI6.]]
** Of course, they couldn't have [[Film/TheMatrix Carrie-Anne Moss]] as a guest star and not feature at least one BulletTime scene. (It happens in "Chuck Versus the Frosted Tips.")
** In "Chuck Versus the Hack Off" a scene featuring Carrie-Anne Moss is segued into a laptop running a ''[[Film/TheMatrix Matrix]]'' [[MatrixRainingCode code]] screen saver.

* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/{{Chuck}} So many, we had to give it its own page.]]

** AdamBaldwin is playing a patriotic version of his ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' character, without the greed, the beard, and the disregard for authority. It's also hard to ignore that their initials are identical, which may or may not be intentional.
** Casey has said lines AdamBaldwin has used before -- as Jayne in ''Series/{{Firefly}}''.

:: He also threatened to remove Chuck's "man parts"; in ''Firefly'' Jayne once threatened to show River his "man parts" if she kept insinuating the femininity of his name. :

::: He also threatened to remove Chuck's "man parts"; in ''Firefly'' Jayne once threatened to show River his "man parts" if she kept insinuating the femininity of his name. :

** In "Chuck Versus the Aisle of Terror," Robert Englund shows up as a man who can make people have [[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet "nightmares they can never wake up from."]]

** Chuck constantly referring to Dr. Leo Dreyfus in "Chuck Versus the Tooth" (as played by ChristopherLloyd) as [[BackToTheFuture "Doc."]] [[spoiler:He then gets Chuck [[OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest committed to a mental asylum]].]]

** [[{{Terminator}} Sarah Connor]] is Chuck and Ellie's mom and [[Series/QuantumLeap Sam Beckett]] is their dad.
** Volkoff is JamesBond and [[Series/DoctorWho Rassilon]].

** The first thing Scott Bakula says to Ellie? [[QuantumLeap "Oh boy."]]

*** Speaking of Tyler Martin, he's pretty much what [[{{Lost}} Charlie]] might have become if Locke hadn't helped him kick the drug habit.

** Of course, they couldn't have [[TheMatrix Carrie-Anne Moss]] as a guest star and not feature at least one BulletTime scene. (It happens in "Chuck Versus the Frosted Tips.")
** In "Chuck Versus the Hack Off" a scene featuring Carrie-Anne Moss is segued into a laptop running a ''[[TheMatrix Matrix]]'' [[MatrixRainingCode code]] screen saver.

* CelebrityParadox: The JamesBond franchise as well as shows like TheOC and {{Smallville}} all exist in the Chuck universe yet they never notice the likes of Rachel Bilson, Kristin Kreuk and Timothy Dalton walking amongst them.

** [[{{Scrubs}} Gift Shop Girl]] (after dyeing her hair black) is Chuck's sister.

** [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Buster Bluth]] and [[{{Dexter}} Vince Masuka]] before him were Buy More assistant managers.

** [[{{Terminator}} Sarah Connor]] is Chuck and Ellie's mom and [[QuantumLeap Sam Beckett]] is their dad.

** The character "Greta" is [[Series/AttackOfTheShow Olivia Munn]], [[Series/{{Firefly}} River Tam]], Advertising/TheManYourManCouldSmellLike, and [[{{WWE}} Stacy Keibler]].

** [[MassEffect2 Miranda Lawson and Kal'Reegar]] are Chuck's protectors.
*** And in one episode, [[MassEffect2 EDI]] replaces Miranda and turns out to be a hardass.
*** And [[MassEffect2 Aria]] became a spy.

** Casey's former unit featured [[TheExpendables Munroe]][=/=][[Film/TheDarkKnight Salvatore Maroni]] as the leader, {{Batista}} as TheBigGuy and [[Film/{{Avatar}} Dr. Norm Spellman]][=/=][[{{Bones}} Colin Fisher]] as the resident CloudCuckooLander.

* NoExportForYou[=/=]ScrewedByTheNetwork: In the UK, and waiting for the start of Season 5? You'll be waiting for a while - Sky decided they didn't want to purchase the rights to show the fifth & final season of the show, and it's not likely someone else will purchase the rights for ''just'' the final season since Sky still own the rights to (And show, for that matter) the first four seasons. [[ReplacementScrappy But it's okay, because Sky have several new shows that they're sure you'll enjoy]].

** In "Chuck Versus the Aisle of Terror," Robert Englund shows up as a man who can make people have [[NightmareonElmstreet "nightmares they can never wake up from."]]

* YouLookFamiliar: The actor who played Yuri the Gobbler had also played one of La Ciudad's goons.
* Truth

** Casey's former unit featured [[TheExpendables Munroe]][=/=][[TheDarkKnightSaga Sal Maronia]] as the leader, {{Batista}} as TheBigGuy and [[Film/{{Avatar}} Dr. Norm Spellman]][=/=][[{{Bones}} Colin Fisher]] as the resident CloudCuckooLander.

** AdamBaldwin is playing a patriotic version of his {{Firefly}} character, without the greed, the beard, and the disregard for authority. It's also hard to ignore that their initials are identical, which may or may not be intentional.
** Casey has said lines AdamBaldwin has used before -- as Jayne in ''{{Firefly}}''.

** [[{{Smallville}} Green Arrow]] needed protecting from his brother in "Chuck Versus the Bearded Bandit". Guess it wasn't a job for Superman...

*** Keeping with Series/{{Community}} references, the same episode features Kick-Puncher as a prison inmate.
*** Also: FreddieWong, as [[TheDanza Freddie]], a fellow hacker.

-->'''Casey''': Shiny!
-->'''Casey''': We're just happy to be doing good works.

*** Speaking of Tyler Martin, he's pretty much what [[{{Lost}} Charlie]] might have become if Locke hadn't helped him kick the drug habit.

* {{Expy}}:

*** And even Charles Carmichael seems to be based on Roger Moore's Bond (though when he does his Bond impression, it's using Connery's accent).
*** And TimothyDalton plays a Bond Villain.

** [[{{TheMummyTrilogy}} Imhotep]] and [[{{Daredevil}} the Kingpin]] are FULCRUM agents.

** Chuck has to battle noted HITG Richard Burgi (''Series/TheSentinel, DesperateHousewives, TwentyFour'') to save Sarah. He's also the guy who insulted [[Series/{{Firefly}} Jayne]] and his cunning hat. ("That hat makes you look like an idiot.")

* ShoutOut: [[{{ShoutOut/Chuck}} So many, we had to give it its own page.]]

* YouLookFamiliar: The actor who played Yuri the Gobbler had also played one of La Ciudad's goons.

** "Chuck Versus the Anniversary" - Harry Dean Stanton as a RepoMan and DolphLundgren dropping several of his {{Rocky}} lines.

** [[{{Rocky}} Ivan Drago]] is a Volkoff operative.

** The character "Greta" is [[Series/AttackOfTheShow Olivia Munn]], [[Series/{{Firefly}} River Tam]], TheManYourManCouldSmellLike, and [[{{WWE}} Stacy Keibler]].

** [[{{Smallville}} Lana Lang]] is Hannah.

** Casey says a line AdamBaldwin has used before -- as Jayne in ''{{Firefly}}''.

** There's also a mention of ''FullMetalJacket''.

** Volkoff, as played by [[JamesBond Timothy Dalton]], has one. As it turns out, [[spoiler: he once worked for MI6.]]

** Perhaps the biggest, Chuck & Morgan are huge ''StarWars'' fans & Casey's familiar enough with the series to [[spoiler:torture Morgan by having him watch ''ThePhantomMenace'' first & then spoiling that Vader's the father of Luke & Leia]], but none of them notice that they're stealing a vase from Luke freakin' Skywalker at the start of season 5.
** You can't learn anything about being a spy from Chevy Chase, even if he was Roark

*** And Timothy Dalton plays a Bond Villain.

** [[WhiteCollar Neal Caffery]] is just one of Bryce's aliases. We later discover that Peter Burke was Sarah's handler.

** Chuck has to battle noted HITG Richard Burgi (''Series/TheSentinel, DesperateHousewives, TwentyFour'') to save Sarah.

** [[{{Smallville}} Green Arrow]] needed protecting from his brother in "Chuck Versus the Zoom". Guess it wasn't a job for Superman...

** The character "Greta" is [[Series/AttackOfTheShow Olivia Munn]], [[{{Firefly}} River Tam]], TheManYourManCouldSmellLike, and [[{{WWE}} Stacy Keibler]].

** [[{{Crusade}} Captain Gideon]] is Sarah's dad, while [[BabylonFive Captain Sheridan]] is Devon's.
*** Which makes Chuck's ''{{Tron}}'' poster all the more interesting.

** In "Chuck Versus the Mask", Hannah ([[{{Smallville}} Kristin Kreuk]]) mentions how handsome she thinks Shaw looks. In that same scene, Chuck retorts with "Sure, if you're into the strong, Superman-y type of guy".