You Know You’re a Chuck Fan If…

It’s a long summer without Chuck, so we thought this would be a good time to deploy an idea we’ve had for a list of ways to tell if you’re a Chuck fan. Feel free to add yours in the comments!

  • You’ve saved every episode on your DVR, even though you also have them on DVD/Blu-Ray.
  • Your emergency code word is…PINEAPPLE.
  • You’ve had a hate on for a song since it debuted on the radio, but after being used on Chuck, you buy it on iTunes. (We’re looking at you, Ke$ha.)
  • In a stressful situation you tell someone “don’t freak out”, then start giggling.
  • “Short Skirt, Long Jacket” is your ring tone.
  • You’ve taken up bonsai as a hobby.
  • You’ve ever eaten a meal consisting of Subway, cheese puffs, and grape soda.
  • You know why the meal above is relevant.
  • You can substitute a grunt for 18 different words.
  • Hearing “Fat-Bottomed Girls” on the radio makes you feel both nostalgic and triumphant.
  • When shopping for a wedding gift, you consider a set of knives, just in case.
  • Your other car is a Nerd Herder.
  • You own a Sleep Sheep. And it has a JEFFSTER! t-shirt.
  • You remember where you were during the Chuckpocalypse.
  • You bought a TRON poster to disguise top secret information.
  • You looked forward to Mondays.
  • Tuesday mornings gave you anxiety attacks.
  • You know what PLI, GBecks, The Governor, Papa B, and Charah mean and can use them in a sentence.
  • You eagerly anticipate a Fountain Scene.
  • You bought a pair of black, thigh-high boots.
  • You’re considering a train trip through Europe for your next romantic getaway.
  • You nicknamed your brother-in-law Captain Awesome out of irony. He doesn’t get it.

Your turn, Chucksters! What’ve you got?

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  1. You freak out everytime you see a Chuck character on another show or movie and you yell “They are from Chuck!!!!!”
    When you hear a song that was ever on Chuck you can picture the scene it was played in in your brain
    You wish your relationship was as good as Chuck and Sarah’s
    When you meet someone and find out they like Chuck you automatically like them and that’s all you talk about(:

    I am a true Chuck fan. I do all of these ^ and most of the ones Mel has mentioned(;
    I LUVV CHUCK

  2. -You look up the band “Earth, Wind, Fire, and Rain” on itunes.
    -If you’ve ever used “I made an oopsy” in a conversation.
    -When you see static during a news cast you think to yourself who the terrorists could be.
    -If the first time you saw “White Collar” you wondered how Bryce survived.
    -you sometimes refer to your bedroom window as “The Morgan door.”

  3. *You use the phrase ‘Words taste like peaches’ when you’re having trouble articulating your thoughts.

    *You have used a CHUCK reference, character, or some combination of the two as a password.

    *You only discovered Twitter because of Chuck and over half your followers are fellow Chuck fans.

    *You visit TVBTN every Tuesday with a sense of resigned dread and a handful of TUMS.

    *You’ve gotten sucked into a pointless arguement with an internet troll at TWOP, TVBTN, EW, Sepinwall’s Blog, and/or Twitter about the awesomeness of CHUCK.

    *You want to name your first female child Casey or Morgan 🙂

    *You own more merchandise from the CHUCK NBC Store and The Nerd Machine than all other TV/film collectable attire combined.

    *If you forgot to bring your lunch to work on a Monday, your first instinct is to go to Subway.

    *Before Chuck, you never knew what ff.net was, but now you can list 3 stories you’re waiting for updates on!

    *You starting checking out other shows & projects because they’ve hired a writer/director/producer/cast memeber from Chuck. (Ali, I’m counting on you to make Glee stop sucking!)

    *You think it’s perfectly normal to rewatch a TV show in conjunction with a bunch of other people you’ve (mostly) never met in real life so you can geek out together online. And it is awesome!

    *You’ve donated to the American Heart Association, Operation Smile, KenMar Rescue, Veteran’s Ride for Recovery, &/or St. Jude’s Cancer Research because of your involvement with the Chuck fandom.

  4. If you substitute Casey in Chuck Norris jokes.
    Your reason for eating at Subway is “so Zach Levi can have a job.”
    If you call your Subway regular order “The Bartowski Special.” (ham, American cheese, lettuce, mayo & green pepper on white bread, toasted)
    You still have your 3D glasses from the Super Bowl Episode.
    You listen to “Tom Sawyer” while playing Missile Command.
    When your wife has a baby, you want to make a “Push Mix” with Jeffster’s “Push It” in a place of honor.
    “Mr. Roboto” was played at your wedding.
    You clear your Mondays for Chuck.
    You count down the days months ahead of the season premiere.
    You remember where you were on September 27, 2007 at 7.
    And last but not least,
    You would take a bullet for the cast and crew.
    Never before have I loved a show like this.

    • (cont.)
      You strictly prefer Chuck Taylors over any other shoe.
      Yvonne Strahovski makes regular appearances in your dreams.
      She’s also the only gal you want to see belly dancing.
      Your bucket list contains the following: Visit the Buy-More, Ask Yvonne Strahovski to dinner, and sit by the fountain.
      You dressed up in a Nerd Herd outfit for Halloween for two consecutive years.
      You want a JEFFSTER! album so bad.
      You have many stories about times where Chuck helped you out of a tough time. January 8, 2010- Thanks, Chuck

  5. – You start to wear a converse shoes although before you know Chuck you’re not even consider to buying it
    – You’re becoming a coffee junkie just to download Chuck episode every week in a cafe for at least two hours due to its high speed wi-fi
    – Your computer hard drive cannot store chuck episodes any longer and you’re moving it to your PS3
    – You start to make your own nerd herd t-shirt because you can’t buy it on-line and wear it almost on every occasion
    – You’re adding chucktv.net, chuckandsarahwedding.com and tv.com to your speed dial on your firefox browser
    – You start to follow @ZacharyLevi and @Y_Stahovski on twitter
    – You bought an iPhone and probably will replace it every season so you can keep it up with team Bartowski
    – You create a Chuck playlist on your iPhone
    – You’re becoming Chuck without even realizing it!

  6. Great topic, I love all the posts!! Here’s my list:

    -You use the name ‘Bartowski’ or ‘Carmichael’ when giving your name at a restaurant for the waiting list

    -You give ‘CHUCK’ magnets, mugs, DVD’s as holiday/special event gifts

    -You have ‘SAVE CHUCK’ wallpaper on your cell phone

    -You watch an awesome episode of ‘CHUCK’ on Monday night, then start going to the TVBTN website at 11:30 am EST with fingers & toes crossed for good news

    -Monday has been your favorite day of the week for 4 years now

    -You see a employee behind the counter at a restuarant with a ‘Greta’ name-tag, you ask her if she is CIA, & she says ‘maybe’ & gets the reference because she’s a ‘CHUCK’ fan too

    -You don’t know how in the world you will ever find another show as wonderful as ‘CHUCK’ after Season 5 has ended 🙁

    I will always love you Chuck…..

  7. …if you have the entire series on your smart phone and you delete your family/friends pics or vids just to free up memory space just so you can watch over and over any episode that comes to mind wherever you are at; like me.sick? Yeah but sick is an understatement, it a disease and I’ve got it bad.

    Looking forward to season 5. Freed up enough space for it.har har

    Absolutefan

  8. You have a burrito for lunch then think to yourself “great now I can’t kiss a beautiful CIA agent this afternoon because I’m just trying to be respectful”

    No kidding, I had a burrito for lunch the other day – something I don’t have often – and that line from Seduction popped into my head.

  9. Hay im from Australia an i was just wondering if a best buy is exactly the same as the buy more??

    oh and i have one

    -if the thing that makes u most sad about an apocalypse in 2012 is that you wouldnt be able to watch chuck anymore!!!!

  10. Ok I am new to this a bit I am a late comer to the Chuck world but please explain to me the Chuckapocalypse? Thanks!

    • That refers to the fallout after “Chuck vs. the Mask” and “Chuck vs. the Fake Name”. A vocal group of fans were so upset that it drew attention from TV critics, NPR, etc.

  11. ultimatechucklover

    I do use charah and papa b in sentences and i toke bonsai trees up for a hobby right after i saw that casey had one! ( i named it spike ) When people call me i always want to watch Chuck and when ever i look at my screen saver or wear my nerd herd t-shirt i want to go to a store! I am truly a chuck fan! 😀

  12. Thanks! Wow I didn’t know that Chuck fans were that upset about Shaw and Sarah. I guess it didn’t upset me that much because I saw the majority of season 4 before season three and knew that Chuck and Sarah got together in the near future. Well at least Chuck got some attention, always a plus! 🙂

  13. OK, I have another question what does PLI?

  14. You know your a Chuck fan if you come to Chuck TV.net when you can’t sleep. lol