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* MrViceGuy: Is a pretty greedy businessman and somewhat lazy, but ultimately a good guy

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* MrViceGuy: Is a pretty greedy businessman and somewhat lazy, but ultimately a good guyguy.
* MyGreatestFailure: His first store was the "Husky Lad Big and Tall: For the More-Than-Average Man". It was robbed on Thanksgiving in 1988 and the store closed before the end of the year. This helps explain why he can get quite overprotective about the Buy More.
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** In "Chuck Versus the Fat Lady", Emmett refers to Sarah as a "bimbo" and uses [[ItIsDehumanizing "it" at as pronoun when referring to Jill]] despite never having actually spoken to either of them.

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** In "Chuck Versus the Fat Lady", Emmett calls Sarah a [[DumbBlonde "blonde bimbo"]] and refers to Sarah Jill as a "bimbo" and uses [[ItIsDehumanizing "it" at as pronoun when referring to Jill]] "it"]] despite never having actually spoken to either of them.
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* EffeminateMisogynisticGuy: Despite some effeminate traits, he shows a generally low opinion of women.
** In "Chuck Versus Tom Sawyer", he assumes Anna is a prostitute when she tries to flirt with him.
** In "Chuck Versus the Fat Lady", Emmett refers to Sarah as a "bimbo" and uses [[ItIsDehumanizing "it" at as pronoun when referring to Jill]] despite never having actually spoken to either of them.


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* GirlfriendInCanada: Claims to have a girlfriend in the interior branch of Buy More Corporate called Henrietta whose a real "tigress". We never see her and he doesn't mention her again so there's no way to be sure if he's telling the truth.


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* SecretChaser: In his efforts to destroy Chuck, he grows suspicious of why Chuck goes on so many service calls and interrogates Lester, Jeff, and Morgan to gain any information he can use against Bartowski.
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** However, they aren't identical. Harry's rivalry was always mainly with [[TheSlacker Morgan]] due to their contrasting personalities and only bothered Chuck when they were competing for the same job position. Emmett, meanwhile, wants to end Chuck's career because he's so beloved by the other employees and will go after Morgan just because Chuck isn't around.

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** However, they aren't identical. Harry's rivalry was always mainly with [[TheSlacker Morgan]] due to their contrasting personalities and only bothered Chuck when they were competing for the same job position. Emmett, meanwhile, wants to end Chuck's career because he's so beloved by the other employees and will go after Morgan just because Chuck isn't around. Also, Harry Tang always knew when to swallow his pride and keep his head down when he met anyone remotely dangerous. Emmett meanwhile...

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* SitcomArchNemesis: Maybe a little TOO on the nose.

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* SitcomArchNemesis: Maybe a little TOO on the nose.With Morgan, and - whilst they're both trying to become assistant manager - Chuck



* DisproportionateRetribution: Chuck is sometimes tardy to work or has to leave to save the world. Despite this, everyone that isn't in-the-loop about his espionage life - including his actual boss, Big Mike - is willing to let it go because Chuck is indisputably the most competent employee at the Buy More. Emmett, however, takes personal offence at the thought Chuck would ever consider anything more important than his dead-end job and so makes it his personal mission to make Chuck's life miserable.



* SitcomArchNemesis: Tries to be this to Chuck at work, but because Chuck has bigger problems he usually comes off as an UnknownRival.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Harry Tang. Both are tyrannical SmugSnake assistant managers who take pleasure in making all their employees miserable.
** However, they aren't identical. Harry's rivalry was always mainly with [[TheSlacker Morgan]] due to their contrasting personalities and only bothered Chuck when they were competing for the same job position. Emmett, meanwhile, wants to end Chuck's career because he's so beloved by the other employees and will go after Morgan just because Chuck isn't around.



* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Harry Tang.
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* BigEater: The man loves his donuts.
--> '''Emmett''': "We nearly lost our dear leader today, and to what? One tiny, little, carb-filled donut."
--> '''Morgan''': "Please. We lost Big Mike to donuts years ago."
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* ProfessionalButtKisser: He buys Big Mike donuts and generally tries to suck up to him, all the while [[TheStarscream plotting to take his job]].
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* StalkerWithACrush: He is one for Anna. He even made a music video compliation of all the pictures he's taken of her without her permission. Anna is aware of Jeff's creepy affection for her and disgusted by it, but no more than she and everyone else is disgusted by everything else Jeff does and says.
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** Nor do you mess with his mounted Marlin - Norman. In the Season 1 finale he ends up muscling in on a police interrogations of the Buy More employees to find out who stole his fish.

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** Nor do you mess with Norman his mounted Marlin - Norman. Marlin. In the Season 1 finale he ends up muscling in on a police interrogations of the Buy More employees to find out who stole his fish.
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** Nor do you mess with his mounted Marlin - Norman. In the Season 1 finale he ends up muscling in on a police interrogations of the Buy More employees to find out who stole his fish.
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I don't recall it explicitly stated she's bisexual. That was just a one-off joke in the second episode that could also be interpreted as, "Well there was this one time..."


* TwoferTokenMinority: Asian, female, and [[BiTheWay bisexual]].

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* TwoferTokenMinority: Asian, female, Asian and [[BiTheWay bisexual]].female.
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* LethalChef: After learning that Morgan loves Ellie's cooking she attempts to cook for Thanksgiving to [[ThroughHisStomach win him over]]. Her efforts do more to give him food poisoning than enamour him to her.

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* LethalChef: After learning that Morgan loves Ellie's cooking she attempts to cook for Thanksgiving to [[ThroughHisStomach win him over]]. Her efforts do more to give him food poisoning than enamour him to her.her, although, she considers it a SecretTestOfCharacter.
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* LethalChef: After learning that Morgan loves Ellie's cooking she attempts to cook for Thanksgiving to [[ThroughHisStomach win him over]]. Her efforts do more to give him food poisoning than enamour him to her.
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* TwoferTokenMinority: Asian and female.

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* TwoferTokenMinority: Asian Asian, female, and female.[[BiTheWay bisexual]].

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* Jerkass: His defining character trait.

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* Jerkass: {{Jerkass}}: His defining character trait.



* PerkyGoth Girl: Has both the style and attitude.

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* PerkyGoth Girl: PerkyGoth: Has both the style and attitude.


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* YourCheatingHeart: Morgan eventually leaves her for good after she cheats on him with the Benihana Chef he was training under in Hawaii.

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* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Nobody likes Harry and the only one who doesn't realise this is Harry himself. Even the evaluator from HR who has a single brief meeting with the man expresses pity for the workers who'll have to work under him.
* Jerkass: His defining character trait.



* SmallNameBigEgo: Acts like he's king of an entire kingdom when really he's only an assistant manager of an electronics store. He does his utmost to reign supreme over all employees and make their lives miserable.
** However, whenever actual danger appears he's smart enough to realise how little power he actually has and to try to keep his head down. Which is more than can be said for his replacement, [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute Emmett Milbarge]]...
** Casey gets Harry to go along with being reassigned to Hawaii by convincing him that Chuck was only a "small potato" to bring in Harry, who is actually the "big potato."
* SmugSnake: He ''really'' enjoys rubbing salt into Chuck's wounds whenever his spy life interferes with his work and makes him look flakier than he really is. He also never passes up a chance to torment and humiliate Morgan.
* UglyGuyHotWife: Harry isn't excatly ugly but his wife is way out of his league. Harry seems to be aware of this and it leads to him becoming paranoid that she's cheating on him with Morgan. Of course, she isn't, [[spoiler: she's cheating on him with Big Mike instead.]]



-->'''Harry''': I'm not going anywhere, Chuck. When you go to sleep at night, all you gonna see is Tang in your face.



* MuggingTheMonsters:

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* MuggingTheMonsters: MuggingTheMonster:
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* JerkassWoobie: As big of a jerk as he is, sometimes it can be hard to see him fall when he ''genuinely'' tries to be sincere, and the show reminds us just how lonely and pathetic he actually is. Particularly his attempt to woo an arranged marriage he first intended to derail, then reversed when she discovered she was not only ''hot'', but they actually had some chemistry. He first fails by playing up their shared heritage (Canadian "Hinjews") which turns her off because she decides he's too "traditional." However he succeeds in getting her to agree to give him a second chance to show the ''real'' him (she did find him, and his effort once she learned what he was doing, cute). Unfortunately, his attempt to serenade her with his band only weirds her out entirely, and she storms off in a huff. Lester was genuinely hurt and it showed.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: At first it was donuts, but once Subway helped the show stay afloat, he'll do anything for a foot-long sub.

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* ADayInTheLimelight: "Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer". Jeff is the only character not related to Chuck's spy work that got his own episode.

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* ConnectedAllAlong: In the most surreal way possible, Jeff turns out to have quite the connection to Chuck's spy life. During TheEighties, Jeff won a ''VideoGame/MissileCommand'' championship and to this day it remains his one accomplishment. It turns out the creator of the game [[{{Pun}} commanded actual missiles]] and hid nuclear launch codes in the game's KillScreen. Present-day, a dangerous and infamous middle-eastern terrorist has set his eyes on those launch codes and proceeds to barge into the Buy More and flat out asks where Jeffrey Barnes is. FlatWhat indeed.
* ADayInTheLimelight: "Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer". Jeff is the only supporting Buy More character not related to Chuck's spy work that got his own episode.
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* SmugSnake: Even though he made himself the manager of Buy More, his delusions of authority and petty nature almost constantly threaten to undo his position. [[spoiler: His death was a natural conclusion of his inabilities to not twist the knife along with keeping his mouth shut.]]
* TooDumbToLive: One really wonders what was going on in his head when he decided to [[spoiler: call the intimidating man who threatens him a “pussy”. Even if the guy isn’t an assassin it was still a fundamentally idiotic decision.]]
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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He's big, he's black, and he's big, [[BlatantLies and everyone in the Buy More knows he's the boss.]]]

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* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He's big, he's black, and he's big, [[BlatantLies and everyone in the Buy More knows he's the boss.]]]]]
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''Portrayed by [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Tony Hale]]''

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''Portrayed by [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Tony Hale]]''
Creator/TonyHale''
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''Portrayed by Kristin Kreuk''

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''Portrayed by Kristin Kreuk''
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A cute, spunky computer-expect whom Chuck met on a plane to Paris. Being fired from her job, Chuck offered her to work with him at the Nerd Herd - an offer she accepted. But, with Chuck being a super-spy who has to lie about every little thing to her, their building romantic relationship was very short lived.

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A cute, spunky computer-expect computer expert whom Chuck met on a plane to Paris. Being fired from her job, Chuck offered her to work with him at the Nerd Herd - an offer she accepted. But, with Chuck being a super-spy who has to lie about every little thing to her, their building romantic relationship was very short lived.


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* OnlySaneEmployee: During her brief tenure as a Nerd Herder, she definitely gets the impression she's this. And her impression includes Chuck, who normally fits into the role.

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* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: [[spoiler:Threatening one of the most dangerous, pissed-off assassins in the world with mace and calling him a pussy usually doesn't end well...]]
** Before that, he harassed a depressed Chuck to the point Chuck had a 2.0 flash (which generally happen when Chuck is in danger), then taunt and threaten him after Chuck has what looks like a panic attack as he tries to suppress the urge to kick his ass. [[spoiler: He's lucky that it was the armed assassin who snapped and not Chuck, [[CurbStompBattle given what Chuck could have done to him]].]]



* ManipulativeBastard: Poor Morgan... Poor, ''poor'' Big Mike...
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:More accurately, Shoot The Clowns Dead]]

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* ManipulativeBastard: Poor Morgan... Poor, ''poor'' He manipulated Morgan on the promise of being promoted out of Buy More, only to be promoted to Big Mike...
Mike's position and knocking Big Mike down to a green shirt.
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:More accurately, Shoot The Clowns Dead]]MuggingTheMonsters:
** [[spoiler:Threatening one of the most dangerous, pissed-off assassins in the world with mace and calling him a pussy usually doesn't end well...]]
** Before that, he harassed a depressed Chuck to the point Chuck had a 2.0 flash (which generally happen when Chuck is in danger), then taunt and threaten him after Chuck has what looks like a panic attack as he tries to suppress the urge to kick his ass. [[spoiler: He's lucky that it was the armed assassin who snapped and not Chuck, [[CurbStompBattle given what Chuck could have done to him]].]]
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Fellow Nerd-Herder from the Buy More, Jeff works under Chuck, and with his best friend Lester. He plays the instruments and edits the videos for their band, Jeffster! He's also an Apple specialist, and quite possibly the creepiest guy in the world. [[spoiler:Turns out, he's actually a very intelligent, sensitive and sweet guy. His peculiar behavior was the result of constant carbon monoxide poisoning and Lester's toxic influence, who IS the creepiest guy in the world.]]

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Fellow Nerd-Herder from the Buy More, Jeff works under Chuck, and with his best friend Lester. He plays the instruments and edits the videos for their band, Jeffster! He's also an Apple specialist, and quite possibly the creepiest guy in the world. [[spoiler:Turns Turns out, he's actually a very intelligent, sensitive and sweet guy. His peculiar behavior was the result of constant carbon monoxide poisoning and Lester's toxic influence, who IS the creepiest guy in the world.]]



[[spoiler:Soon after his promotion, he was shot and killed by Javier Cruz.]]

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[[spoiler:Soon Soon after his promotion, he was shot and killed by Javier Cruz.]]
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->"Repulsion is our business..."''

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->"Repulsion ->''"Repulsion is our business..."''



* TheAlcoholic: And how. [[RefugeInAudacity He can chug an entire six-pack in under a minute]].
-->''"I am....Spartacus!]]"''

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* TheAlcoholic: And how. [[RefugeInAudacity He can chug an two entire six-pack six-packs in under a minute]].
-->''"I am....Spartacus!]]"''Spartacus!"''

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[[Characters/ChuckTeamBartowski Team Bartowski]] | '''Buy More''' | [[Characters/ChuckCIAAndOtherSpies The CIA and Other Spies]] | [[Characters/ChuckFULCRUM FULCRUM]] | [[Characters/ChuckTheRing The Ring]] | Volkoff Industries | Everyone Else

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[[Characters/ChuckTeamBartowski Team Bartowski]] | '''Buy More''' | [[Characters/ChuckCIAAndOtherSpies The CIA and Other Spies]] | [[Characters/ChuckFULCRUM FULCRUM]] | [[Characters/ChuckTheRing The Ring]] | Volkoff Industries | Everyone Else'''[[{{Characters/Chuck}} MAIN INDEX]]'''




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[[Characters/ChuckTeamBartowski Team Bartowski]] | '''Buy More''' | [[Characters/ChuckCIAAndOtherSpies The CIA and Other Spies]] | [[Characters/ChuckFULCRUM FULCRUM]] | [[Characters/ChuckTheRing The Ring]] | [[Characters/ChuckVolkoffIndustries Volkoff Industries]] | [[Characters/ChuckEveryoneElse Everyone Else]]
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[[Characters/ChuckTeamBartowski Team Bartowski]] | '''Buy More''' | [[Characters/ChuckCIAAndOtherSpies The CIA and Other Spies]] | [[Characters/ChuckFULCRUM FULCRUM]] | [[Characters/ChuckTheRing The Ring]] | Volkoff Industries | Everyone Else
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[[folder:Big Mike]]
!!'''Michael "Big Mike" Tucker'''
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->''"Mornings are for reflection and pastry."''

''Portrayed by Mark Christopher Lawrence''

Manager of the Burbank Buy More and Morgan's stepfather, he rules his store with an iron fist...or pretends he does. There's a reason why it has amassed its particular collection of freaks. He enjoys fishing, and taking down thieves.
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* BadassNormal: He ''knocks the hell'' out of Leader when Casey was cornered. He later also takes down Hugo Panzer with a stun baton.
* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: He's big, he's black, and he's big, [[BlatantLies and everyone in the Buy More knows he's the boss.]]]
* BenevolentBoss: The Burbank Buy More [[BeyondTheImpossible has 3-hour lunches]]. The only reason the store has accumulated as many freaks at it has is because of his benevolence.
* BerserkButton: You do NOT mess with this man's Buy More. See BadassNormal for the consequences.
* IBangedYourMom: When he first started dating Morgan's mom, Morgan was not thrilled. Now he and Morgan are quite close.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's a bit of an ass who only thinks about himself and the store, but he always looks out for his employees. [[RunningGag Except for Jeff and Lester]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Big Mike is pretty much the only character to never find out about Chuck's spy life. Ironically, [[BadassBystander he's possibly kicked more bad guy ass than the other non in-the-loop characters combined.]]
* MrViceGuy: Is a pretty greedy businessman and somewhat lazy, but ultimately a good guy
* ParentalSubstitute: After he begins sleeping with Morgan's mother, he views Morgan as his surrogate son and takes him under his wing.
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[[folder:Harry Tang]]
!!'''Harold Tiberius "Harry" Tang'''
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->"Chuck. Hiding from work ''again''?"''

''Portrayed by [[Series/{{Dexter}} C.S. Lee]]''

A loud, short-tempered salesman at the Buy More during Season 1. He is Chuck's main rival for the position of assistant manager, which Chuck loses due to his duties as a spy. Harry and Chuck strongly dislike each other and when Harry becomes assistant manager, he does whatever he can to make Chuck's job harder. After he accidentally finds out that Chuck, Casey, and Sarah are spies, he and his wife are relocated to Oahu, Hawaii where he is made into the manager of a pineapple plant and appears to be quite happy. However, he believes that Casey has recruited him as a spy and that his new job is just a cover.
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* MistakenForCheating: Harry gets a tape of his wife asking Morgan to help her pick out a gift for her husband and mistakenly believes that she is having an affair. He intends to catch them in the act, only to walk into a meeting between Team Chuck and General Beckman and Director Graham. [[spoiler:Funnily enough, his wife IS cheating on him, but with Big Mike.]]
* PutOnABus: Due to C.S. Lee's commitments with ''Dexter''.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Maybe a little TOO on the nose.
* UnfortunateNames: Of the DoubleEntendre variety.
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[[folder:Lester Patel]]
!!'''Lester Patel'''
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->"Repulsion is our business..."''

''Portrayed by Vik Sahay''

Fellow Nerd-Herder from the Buy More, Lester works under Chuck, and with his best friend Jeff. He is the lead-singer of their band, Jeffster!, is a specialist in Apple products, and is proud of his talent as a professional stalker.
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Tropes associated with Lester:
* AbhorrentAdmirer: A variation. While he's nowhere near that ugly, he's terrifyingly creepy towards all of his stalkees.
** Also, when Jeff is brought ''up'' to normal by Awesome, Lester tries to MurderTheHypotenuse of ''Jeff's brain!''.
* CasanovaWannabe: Although he's cute, his tactics for seducing women ensure that he couldn't get laid in a monkey whorehouse with a sack full of bananas.
* [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Dude]]: He has serious co-dependency issues with Jeff. He even tries to [[OperationJealousy be best friends with Morgan to make him jealous]] in "Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer".
* HandsomeLech: Though not [[HollywoodHomely handsome in show]] he's a creepy, creepy guy.
* {{Jerkass}}: Treats Jeff like crap, and is overall just a toxic nuisance for the Buy More.
* MistakenForGay: Was mistaken for a gay ''[[DudeLooksLikeALady woman]]'' at one point, though he didn't hear it so we don't know what his reaction would have been.
* SmallNameBigEgo. Oh, ''dear GOD''.
--> '''Lester:''' The words "Hero", "Savior"... "''[[BlasphemousBoast God]]''" are thrown around. ''We '''deserve''' them''.
* TheSociopath: He pretty much checks off every category, but typically, sociopaths are also manipulative and intelligent. [[StupidEvil Lester is a complete moron.]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Jeff.
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Of the incredibly dickish variety. He's pretty much the "brains" behind all their pathetic schemes. He's also absurdly dependent on his one only friendship with Jeff, that he's willing to [[spoiler:''poison'' him (along with Big Mike) when Awesome fixes him up.]]
* TwoferTokenMinority: He's a Hinjew. This actually becomes a plot point in Season 5 when his assholeness just a bit too far and he's locked up in prison. He claims that Jeff will never move on and find another talented Hinjew singer.
** CanadaEh: From ''Saskatchewan''. [[ActorSharedBackground Just like Vik Sahay. (Actually, Ontario, they're both Canadian, at least.)]]
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[[folder:Jeffrey Barnes]]
!!'''Jeffrey Barnes'''
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->''"...And business is good."''

''Portrayed by Scott Krinsky''

Fellow Nerd-Herder from the Buy More, Jeff works under Chuck, and with his best friend Lester. He plays the instruments and edits the videos for their band, Jeffster! He's also an Apple specialist, and quite possibly the creepiest guy in the world. [[spoiler:Turns out, he's actually a very intelligent, sensitive and sweet guy. His peculiar behavior was the result of constant carbon monoxide poisoning and Lester's toxic influence, who IS the creepiest guy in the world.]]
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: Admires and wants to stalk [[{{Squick}} Chuck]] of all people... All women, especially overweight housewives shopping for Beastmasters and pregnant women, should also beware...
* AbusiveParents
-->''"I like pineapples. My Dad used to throw them at me.''"
* TheAlcoholic: And how. [[RefugeInAudacity He can chug an entire six-pack in under a minute]].
-->''"I am....Spartacus!]]"''
* CasanovaWannabe: He's Lester minus the cuteness, so needless to say his luck with the ladies is even worse.
** That being said, he still gets kissed by a woman (completely '''willingly''') before Lester. This woman? [[spoiler: ''ELLIE'']].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: A very, very creepy variant.
** TheCuckooLanderWasRight: Whenever he puts forth some kind of idea or theory, it will get rejected despite him being 100% right. Example: [[spoiler:When told to write down who has Ellie's missing laptop purely from his memory banks, he writes down CIA. Despite the fact that the CIA HAS the laptop, Lester tosses it aside.]]
** After he's prescribed a good night sleep in season 5, he stops being this, and more of a normal person, much to Lester's shock. It's implied that his... eccentricity was caused by the fact that he didn't get any REM sleep, due to living in his van.
*** With it running while he slept, implying carbon monoxide poisoning
* ADayInTheLimelight: "Chuck vs. Tom Sawyer". Jeff is the only character not related to Chuck's spy work that got his own episode.
* HiddenDepths: ''Amazingly'' so. Jeff is one of the first characters to really remark on how Sarah is Chuck's true love when he's briefly dating Hannah, even though the rest of the cast thinks Chuck really "has it going." When Lester makes a total mess of [[spoiler: Chuck and Sarah's wedding video]] he not only fixes it, but produces an incredibly sweet and romantic tribute. [[spoiler: Ellie is so astonished that she even ''kisses him''.]] It's eventually revealed that much of Jeff's creepy behavior is the result of [[spoiler: probable Carbon Monoxide poisoning from sleeping in his van while it's running]], so it's implied that Jeff is actually a very intelligent and sensitive guy.
* IAmSpartacus: Literally says this after he chugs ''12 cans of beer.... at once!''
* OnlySaneMan: [[spoiler:Quickly assumes the role with practically ''any'' situation when Awesome figures out exactly what's wrong with him, and properly fixes him up.]]
* SuddenlyAlwaysKnewThat: His past as a video game champion is very important in one episode. [[spoiler:Subverted when Chuck needs to take his place after he passes out from being too nervous.]]
* ThoseTwoGuys: With Lester
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[[folder:Anna Wu]]
!!'''Anna Wu'''
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->''"Morgan's so awesome! He can eat anything..."''

''Portrayed by Julia Ling''

Another Nerd-Herder from the Buy-More, Anna Wu is Morgan's ex-girlfriend. She gives off a very prostitute-y vibe, and has a rather colorful relationship history.
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* ActionGirl: She got her own spot in the limelight when she kicked Mitt's ass with a pair of camera tripods. Casey even recommended her for field duty.
* BiTheWay: Apparently has a ''very'' colorful history with relationships. That said...
* ButNotTooBi: She still seems to prefer guys, if Morgan is an indicator.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She was very insecure of Morgan's attraction to Ellie.
* PerkyGoth Girl: Has both the style and attitude.
* PutOnABus: For season 3, due to budget cuts.
** TheBusCameBack: For "Chuck Versus the Tooth."
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She was the only female working in the Nerd Herd.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Asian and female.
* WaifFu: Surprisingly tough in a cage match!
* WillTheyOrWontThey: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Her relationship with Morgan is an on-off arrangement depending on her mood that changes practically every week.
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[[folder:Emmett Milbarge]]
!!'''Emmett Milbarge'''
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->"Do all your friends give your mother urinary tract infections?"''

''Portrayed by [[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Tony Hale]]''

An efficiency expert sent from Buy More corporate, Emmett was quickly promoted to Big Mike's assistant manager. His massive douchebaggery shined through as he used Morgan to get Big Mike demoted to a simple green-shirt.

[[spoiler:Soon after his promotion, he was shot and killed by Javier Cruz.]]
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: For pretty much everyone else.
* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: [[spoiler:Threatening one of the most dangerous, pissed-off assassins in the world with mace and calling him a pussy usually doesn't end well...]]
** Before that, he harassed a depressed Chuck to the point Chuck had a 2.0 flash (which generally happen when Chuck is in danger), then taunt and threaten him after Chuck has what looks like a panic attack as he tries to suppress the urge to kick his ass. [[spoiler: He's lucky that it was the armed assassin who snapped and not Chuck, [[CurbStompBattle given what Chuck could have done to him]].]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Not a lot of screaming, but definitely got shot in the eye.]]
* FatalFlaw: [[spoiler:His delusions of authority]].
* {{Jerkass}}: By far one of the most unpleasant characters of the series.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:He's killed by an assassin after he calls him a pussy.]]
* ManipulativeBastard: Poor Morgan... Poor, ''poor'' Big Mike...
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler:More accurately, Shoot The Clowns Dead]]
* SitcomArchNemesis: A beat for beat replacement for Harry. That said, unlike Harry, Emmett is a genuine thorn for both Morgan and Casey.
* SoundtrackDissonance: [[spoiler:Shot while "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips plays in the background.]]
* TheSociopath: His egotistical demeanour, enjoyment of making people feel as horrible and humiliated as he can make them ([[KickTheDog especially his treatment of Big Mike]], even though Mike actually ''liked'' him), willingness to emotionally manipulate people who trust him, general disregard for other human beings, and his lack of care for the safety of the people in the Buy More during a hostage situation, all point to him having some serious Sociopathic leanings. Had a more serious villain demonstrated any of the same traits, he'd be
* TheStarscream: Manipulates Morgan all in an effort to betray Big Mike and snatch the manager's position.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: The majority of the Season 2 story arc revolves around his pathetic machinations.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: For Harry Tang.
* TragicMistake: [[spoiler:Don't pick fights with shady looking guys behind the Buy More]]!
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[[folder:Hannah]]
!!'''Hannah'''
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->''"Any idea what she's doing here, other than trying to make you jealous with that ridiculously good looking date of hers?"''

''Portrayed by Kristin Kreuk''

A cute, spunky computer-expect whom Chuck met on a plane to Paris. Being fired from her job, Chuck offered her to work with him at the Nerd Herd - an offer she accepted. But, with Chuck being a super-spy who has to lie about every little thing to her, their building romantic relationship was very short lived.
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Troped associated with Hannah:
* DistressedDamsel: A Ring operative uses her to get back at Chuck and Shaw by trading her for a weaponized virus. Chuck manages to save her however.
* NoNameGiven: We really only learn her first name.
* PutOnABus: Her story arc lasts for only a handful of episodes before Chuck realizes (again) that he really wants Sarah.
* RomanticFalseLead: Sure, she's hot, but did you really expect her to get in the way of Chuck and Sarah permanently?
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: After Anna Wu was PutOnABus for budget reasons, Hannah becomes the token female Nerd Herder.
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