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Season 11  "The Retraction Reaction"  11x2

Aired 7 years ago - Oct 02, 2017

Leonard angers the university – and the entire physics community – after he gives an embarrassing interview. Also, Amy and Bernadette bond over having to hide their success from Sheldon and Howard.

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but it didn't cost $2 billion to find her.
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You might not want to mention that to Lady Fiancée.
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Pff!
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Okay, calm down. Everybody just cool it.
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(knock on door)
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Which is ironic, because if you had Fowler's palsy,
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- Am I terrible? - No.
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that I "didn't get."
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You should be.
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I just said that I was worried it might be.
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the physics community is close to a major breakthrough.
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I've figured out the biggest problems in physics today.
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We could talk about my day.
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I got these markers.
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I got called in to the administration office.
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I may get fired.
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I don't believe in-- basically sell out to keep my job.
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that says the physics community is close to a breakthrough,
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and finally, we built the Large Hadron Collider,
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Well, on the bright side,
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This is depressing.
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You-- first, physics, now Romulan ale.
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I-It's Romulan ale, from Star Trek.
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He said, "I hope all your correlations
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I mean, the guys are never shy about bragging.
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That's a great idea.
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We just throw them out and get new ones.
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At the office, I have two assistants.
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Hard to say which is better without making you feel bad.
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All I know is it looks like I tongue-kissed Avatar.
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What's going on?
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with two whiny babies!
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No, no, no, no. Babies are great.
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I'm trying to map the structures of the brain,
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I hope it does.
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I don't know. Popular? (chuckles)
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I could guess people's weight at the fair.
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you need to get up and get inspired.
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Richard Feynman.
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in Altadena.
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When I was a kid, I'd put on some headphones

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You might not want to mention that to Lady Fiancée.
#4 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 5
Pff!
#5 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 6
Okay, calm down. Everybody just cool it.
#6 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 7
(knock on door)
#7 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 8
Which is ironic, because if you had Fowler's palsy,
#8 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 9
- Am I terrible? - No.
#9 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 10
that I "didn't get."
#10 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 11
You should be.
#11 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 12
I just said that I was worried it might be.
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the physics community is close to a major breakthrough.
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I've figured out the biggest problems in physics today.
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We could talk about my day.
#16 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 17
I got these markers.
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I got called in to the administration office.
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I may get fired.
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I don't believe in-- basically sell out to keep my job.
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that says the physics community is close to a breakthrough,
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and finally, we built the Large Hadron Collider,
#24 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 25
Well, on the bright side,
#25 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 26 #26 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 27 #27 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 28
This is depressing.
#28 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 29
You-- first, physics, now Romulan ale.
#29 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 30
I-It's Romulan ale, from Star Trek.
#30 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 31
He said, "I hope all your correlations
#31 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 32
I mean, the guys are never shy about bragging.
#32 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 33
That's a great idea.
#33 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 34
We just throw them out and get new ones.
#34 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 35
At the office, I have two assistants.
#35 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 36
Hard to say which is better without making you feel bad.
#36 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 37
All I know is it looks like I tongue-kissed Avatar.
#37 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 38
What's going on?
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with two whiny babies!
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No, no, no, no. Babies are great.
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I'm trying to map the structures of the brain,
#43 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 44
I hope it does.
#44 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 45
I don't know. Popular? (chuckles)
#45 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 46
I could guess people's weight at the fair.
#46 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 47
you need to get up and get inspired.
#47 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 48
Richard Feynman.
#48 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 49
in Altadena.
#49 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 11 Episode 2 (S11E02) - 50
When I was a kid, I'd put on some headphones
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