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CBS
SEASON
EPISODE

Season 2

Aired 14 years ago - May 11, 2009

The guys' plan to work over the summer at the North Pole makes Penny revaluate her feelings for Leonard.

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Okay, well, do you want to go?
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People will write books about me.
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Can you imagine me, Sheldon Cooper, at the North Pole?
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How can you say that?
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Odd, President Seibert posed the exact same question.
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we'll have an entire summer without Sheldon.
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Our dreams are very small, aren't they?
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Thank you,
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I'll admit that was a concern.
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so why don't you take a few moments to discuss it?
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Hang on. Let's talk about it.
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But if we were part of the team that confirmed string theory,
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I could also be the engineer
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Well, I'm a Hindu.
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Well, gentlemen, have you reached a decision?
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But don't worry,
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I need access to the Cheesecake Factory's walk-in freezer.
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The woman has the attention span of a gnat.
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All right, I'll see what I can do.
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The freezer locks from the outside.
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A little bit.
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Where are your tools?
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which will exercise your fine motor skills.
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Raj, you will be painting
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(groaning)
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Okay, I can't do this.
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Hold him down and I'll cut him open.
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just to maintain our body weight.
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If you were standing behind me nagging, I might.
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my mother is fine with me going,
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or being ripped to shreds by a 1,500 pound polar bear.
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He doesn't tell me anything!
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Oh, no, no, no, not just a blanket.
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Oh, wow, cool.
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MRS. KOOTHRAPALI: I told you no!
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I don't think I can go to the North Pole.
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It's not a part I care for, but such is my burden.
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But she said she was gonna miss me and she gave me this.
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Yes, obviously. All right.
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She does have a short attention span.
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Even in my sleep-deprived state, I've managed to
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but we're leaving soon, and I needed to talk to you.
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Aired 14 years ago - May 04, 2009

Penny's second date with Stuart sees her making a comment that gives Leonard new hope for a relationship with her. Wolowitz realizes there's a crucial error in a NASA project he's working on.

Aired 14 years ago - Apr 27, 2009

Leonard and Koothrappali escort a heartbroken Wolowitz to Las Vegas, and Sheldon becomes locked out of his apartment and must stay with Penny.

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designed specifically to help people like Howard forget their problems.
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- I've never been there. Have you? - Me? No.
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Now? Right now?
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I'm just in a good mood.
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which would reduce Wolowitz to a wheezing 97-pound blister.
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Well, enjoy your big evening.
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Black case, top compartment.
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That's not an email. That's Leslie's Facebook page.
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Just go. I'll catch up with you.
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if you get lucky, I'll sleep on the moon.
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So, how did the beautiful mind of Sheldon Cooper
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You went in my... Why would... What are you saying?
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This is the real happiest place on earth.
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Yeah. I really need to talk to you.
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Okay, I hate to break this to you and whatever your "jammy" is, but...
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Whatever.
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"My life is meaningless. My future is without hope."
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She's exactly his type; a hooker.
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"I may open this $20 jar of peanuts and end it all."
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Are you trying to make small talk?
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That's not going to interest me at all. Just eat.
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If you're not busy, we were thinking maybe you could...
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where they shoot from the hip and keep it real.
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You want the girlfriend experience.
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I don't know, Sheldon.
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What I've observed, however,
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without developing an emotional attachment?
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Hi, there. Howard Wolowitz.
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It wasn't the first suggestion that came to mind,
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"There was a tall man from Cornwall
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that you promise to zip your hole for the next eight hours.
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That's the spirit, Howard.
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You guys go ahead. I just have to finish up an email.
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That's not an email. That's Leslie's Facebook page.
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She's saying she dumped me. People need to know I dumped her.
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But she did dump you.
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Grow up, Raj. There's no place for truth on the Internet.
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Just go. I'll catch up with you.
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We should have a plan in case one of us gets lucky.
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Okay, if I get lucky,
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I'll take her to my stately manor outside Gotham City, and...
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Hang on. I think the emergency key is around here somewhere.
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You should get a bowl.
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forget his key in the first place?
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and you guys weren't home and I forgot it there.
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It's not a big deal. I was making coffee and I ran out of milk.
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Leonard said I was crazy, but I knew that carton felt lighter.
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I will call the building manager and he'll come open your door.
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Eat? My dinner? In your apartment?
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Sure. Why not?
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and go skinny-dipping down at the creek.
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'Cause today's the day to stop making sense.
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Thanks.
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free drinks brought to us by a bosomy barmaid
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Dude, check it out! That's laundry for a month!
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Hi.
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So, you interested in a little party?
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Michaela's inviting me to a party.
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You better call the moon and make sure they have a bed for you.
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Yeah. I really need to talk to you.
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Excuse me. I'll be right back. Don't go anywhere. Don't move.
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What's wrong with you, dude? That woman was all up in my jammy.
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Okay, I hate to break this to you and whatever your "jammy" is, but...
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Let me put it this way: In your entire life,
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and asked if you wanted to party?
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Maybe I can save her.
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Maybe, but I'm guessing it'll cost you about $500 an hour to try.
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It was lovely meeting you. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
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Whatever.
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Howard's losing it.
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"I'm at the bottom of a black hole staring into the abyss.
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"My life is meaningless. My future is without hope."
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USA Today calls them "exuberant fun for the whole family."
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She's exactly his type; a hooker.
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You know, I bet if we hired her, that would cheer him up.
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We're not gonna get Wolowitz a hooker.
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"I may open this $20 jar of peanuts and end it all."
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I suppose it wouldn't hurt to get an estimate.
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Are you trying to make small talk?
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They shifted my schedule around at the restaurant,
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That's not going to interest me at all. Just eat.
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If you're not busy, we were thinking maybe you could...
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- We were wondering... - If you're really a prostitute.
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I'm a prostitute.
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The thing is, we've got this friend, and he's kind of down in the dumps.
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And we thought maybe you could cheer him up.
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How when you beat around the bush? She's from the mean streets
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where he doesn't know that you're a, you know...
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Yes. Yeah, exactly. The girlfriend experience.
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could we have the Jewish girlfriend experience?
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Okay, that's question 20. You have to guess.
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I don't know, Sheldon.
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I was Spock.
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Where did that even come from? Did he say we were?
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Just mail, no benefits.
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Why are you asking?
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On its face, the idea of satisfying one's sexual appetite,
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assuming one is afflicted with such,
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that seems eminently practical.
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is Howard Wolowitz crying like a little girl.
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Some people just can't handle that kind of relationship.
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without developing an emotional attachment?
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I really... don't want to talk about this with you.
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Is this conversation making you uncomfortable?
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I don't particularly excel at reading facial expressions...
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All right, where are these amazing shrimp?
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Esther Rosenblatt.
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I don't think the manager's coming tonight, so here.
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Are you suggesting I sleep on the couch?
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but it's the one I'm going with.
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I can't sleep on your couch. I sleep in a bed.
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beloved children's book, The Tall Man From Cornwall.
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What?
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"whose length exceed his bed.
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"there's no room for my big Cornish head."
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All right, I will give you my bed on one condition:
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that you promise to zip your hole for the next eight hours.
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Turn-ons? Let me see.
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long walks on the beach...
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and getting freaky on the Sabbath with a bacon cheeseburger.
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Really? Me, too!
Aired 14 years ago - Apr 13, 2009

A fellow comic book enthusiast's hitting on Penny leads to Leonard and Howard going to a bar's Ladies' Night.

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Or we can finish eating and then go to the comic book store.
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Fascinating.
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"Why, I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole and into a land of madness."
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Comics are feeble attempts at humor
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Spider-Man. Get him Spider-Man.
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Oh, I forgot Sensational Spider-Man.
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Don't worry, they're more scared of you than you are of them.
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And is familiar with the reestablishment of the DC multiverse.
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Guys like that are so pathetic.
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Blink twice if you're here against your will.
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I just meant for... yeah.
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Uh, yeah, that's Captain Sweatpants.
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- Got it. - Got it.
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I need this for my Batman collection.
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Excuse me.
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A morally ambiguous confidence man who smokes,
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Depends. Do you like it?
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I have got to learn how to draw.
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Okay, you've got my number.
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Did you just shut the TV off in the middle of the classic Deep Space Nine/Star Trek
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Then is it fair to say that you're experiencing
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Would you rather I offer my personal insight?
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he gets 45 percent off comic books.
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Chinese food, vintage video games...
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Hey, Stuart.
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It's Friday night-- that means Chinese food and vintage video games,
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Let me just go inside and slip off my underwear.
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but you wouldn't have to because there are no women in them.
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No. It's way too early in the night for that.
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You know, it's kind of early.
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The original Robin, Dick Grayson,
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Wrong is an absolute state and not subject to gradation.
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Batman 2 has to be the second Robin, Jason Todd.
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Barkeep!
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What about the ones in the corner?
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Put this in your mouth.
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Then we get them up to about a .15 blood alcohol level
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Au contraire.
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So, I win.
Aired 14 years ago - Mar 30, 2009

Penny squares off with a new beautiful female neighbor who may become the building's "new Penny."

Aired 15 years ago - Mar 16, 2009

Penny's home business turns into a complete nightmare when Sheldon takes over.

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Sheldon,I'm sorry about your hamburger,okay?
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And how much profit do you make per... Penny Blossom?
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- That's all? - Before taxes.
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Penny...
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Could you maybe show me how to make more money with this?
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Just to be clear here,you're asking for my assistance.
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Good.
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you'll effectively be paying yourself... $5.19 a day.
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- Just please tell me what to do about it. - All right.
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Okay,you know what,if I'm not allowed to be snide,you're not allowed to be condescending.
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The moving assembly line,that was introduced by Henry Ford in 1908.
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Let's go. We're going to miss the coming attractions.
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♪ Please pay attentn and listen to me♪
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Hello?
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I assume you're referring to the sea shanty.
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I'm helping her optimize her manufacturing process.
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What if we infused the bottom layer with silicone-RTV to provide a better mounting surface?
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Why not eliminate the middle man?
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Let's think out of the box for a moment.
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Hey,we could liberate some micro-porous charcoal from the chem lab.
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Uh,hey,it's your business. Do whatever you want.
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I'm still tweaking things a little bit,but this will give you the general idea of the Web site.
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Okay,what's wrong with it?
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Please. Dateline could use it to attract predators.
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What I want is irrelevant. This is Penny's decision.
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Look at the comments.
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How are flower barrettes going to appeal to men?
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Penny,everything is better with Bluetooth.
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"The Fifth Annual East Rutherford,New Jersey,Gay,Lesbian,Bisexual and Transgender Alliance Luau."
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Amazon offers one-day rush.
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Excuse me,but was this not your goal?
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That,right there,that equivocation and self-doubt,that is not the American spirit.
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Your gross receipts on this one order will be over $3,000 for one night's work.
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She'll be coming round the mountain when she comes
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Your father's a gynecologist. And you had a house full of servants.
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Who made Sheldon the boss anyway?
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Less talk,more work!
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I have complete faith that you will make them. Good night.
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Here,this will help.
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If it varied slightly,life as we know it would not exist. Bam!
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no,it is retreating from a,from a possibility space. Bam!
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Bam!
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1,000 friggin' Penny Blossoms.
Aired 15 years ago - Mar 09, 2009

Leonard, Sheldon and Wolowitz are ecstatic to learn that a famous science-fiction actress (Summer Glau) is on board the train they are taking to San Francisco.

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See, by attaching RFID tags to my clothing, it will able my laptop
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Well, that does sound much simpler.
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- I don't follow. - I wouldn't expect you to. I'll see you later.
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one of the great American trains operating on one of the classic American routes.
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What's wrong with Jiffy Lubes?
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and you've already said a thousand words.
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Meanwhile back in the 21st century, people are raising their tray tables
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He is referring, of course, to third class on Indian Railways' magnificent Ranakpur Express
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It can't be. What would Summer Glau be doing riding the train?
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a perfect way to infiltrate and destroy mankind would be to send Terminators back posing
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You're overlooking something.
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That's it.
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You fail to take into account that even mute, I am foreign and exotic,
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Why don't I get a shot?
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Built in 1956 and originally known as the Santa Fe Lounge Car,
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No, no, no, that always creeps girls out.
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What's the matter?
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that I was going to give to George Smoot at the conference.
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Well, there's nothing you can do about it, so relax.
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Only ten hours, 55 minutes to go.
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We then take the 1:13 train back to Union Station.
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Look, Penny's home. Why don't we just call her, have her go in the apartment,
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I see. Well, it seems once again, you're caught between a rock and a crazy place.
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- That's cute. - Really? I just made it up.
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Oh, great.
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but it might be the only chance I'll ever get to play Anne Frank.
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It's Sheldon.
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- limited as they may be... - Give me the phone.
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Okay, step one. Locate your emergency key to our apartment.
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Leonard, let me tell you something. Personal robots cannot get here soon enough.
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Come on. When you were on TV in Firefly, you were actually in space.
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Easement.
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Put one beer in him, and he's M. Night Charmalarmalon.
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Some sort of placebo effect, I guess.
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Hoberman's Sphere.
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Where you have the Big Dipper, we have the Big Curry Pot.
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Non-alcoholic beer.
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Just letters.
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Delightful.
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Nobody calls me Moon Pie but Meemaw!
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Salami on pumpernickel.
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Then, on the opposite end of the box, slide the entire panel down two millimeters.
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There it is.
Aired 15 years ago - Mar 02, 2009

A paintball game leads to a fight between Sheldon and Penny, and romance for Leslie and Wolowitz.

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Did you guys see the new budget memo that went out this morning?
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- Hey, guys. - Hey, Leslie.
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Yeah, okay, but what's with the back - scratching and the meow!
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The meow, that sounded to me like an African civet cat.
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I'm thinking Howard wasn't making a back-scratching metaphor.
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Great, 'cause I've been dying to say something.
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My good man, dereliction of duty in the face of the enemy is a court-martial offense.
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Okay, one way to look at this is that I'm getting new equipment,
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How can I calm down? I'm gonna lose my whole shopping cart.
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- What difference does it make? - Here we go.
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Boy, I love him, but he is one serious waadoodle.
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Yeah. You ought to come out with us sometime.
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Sexy.
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Oh, it's great.
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Oh, great.
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He's got company!
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Okay, then you kids have fun!
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There's a chance.
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Why do we have to tell him I did it?
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We could him they wanted the couch to stay away from their boyfriend.
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Oh, come on.
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How was the comic book store?
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They don't talk incessantly for no particular reason.
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Want to see it again?
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It doesn't feel right.
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Why don't you just eat in your desk chair?
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Wackadoodle.
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Can't you be a little bit flexible?
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He also makes keys.
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Ooh, looks like I'm gonna have sex tonight.
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I'll pick you up in ten minutes.
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Nevertheless, I must depart.
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You're improving.
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Why not?
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What about it?
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Actually, I'm trying not to say it.
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'Cause then we'd be in, like, a real relationship with feelings and all that crap.
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Here you go. Fresh from the cleaners, good as new.
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There, nice and comfy cozy. Zero, zero, zero.
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What do you mean, "nope"? What's wrong with it?
Aired 15 years ago - Feb 09, 2009

Leonard and Penny are drawn together after a disastrous visit from Leonard's mother.

Aired 15 years ago - Feb 02, 2009

Sheldon's solution to Penny's financial difficulty leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny's ex-boyfriend.

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because they cut back my hours at the restaurant and my car broke down.
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You know, it occurs to me you could solve all your problems by obtaining more money.
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and the hollowed-out buttocks of a superhero action figure
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I see no large upcoming expenditures unless they develop an affordable technology
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Of course you will.
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and I think I'd be willing to be a house pet to a race of super-intelligent aliens.
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The learning opportunities would be abundant.
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Yes.
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Did you know the beret is an example of piece of women's fashion adapted from male military uniforms?
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Look, it finally arrived, all right?
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Well, you clearly did something to aggravate her.
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It's getting tougher and tougher to be a bad Jew.
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He has a nervous bladder when he's stressed out.
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- Okay. - You're damn right it's okay.
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You seem under pressure. Did I not lend you a sufficient amount?
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Going home, where I won't be interrogated like a criminal.
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you should know that I've moved my money out of the snake can.
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$14, huh?
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Yeah, well, that's not really my big problem.
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Just a suggestion.
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Nothing? It sounds like you got caught speeding going 4,000 miles an hour.
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Did he pay you back?
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Oh, no...
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Leviticus 11:3: "Only that which parteth the hoof and cheweth the cud among the beasts shall ye eat."
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We're on a quest through the Valley of Fire to acquire the sacred crown.
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Do you guys remember Penny's ex-boyfriend Kurt?
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Really? You're just gonna let me go by myself?
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Leonard, do you not recall the last time we visited this gentleman, we returned home without pants?
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in a suicidal mission to extract money from him?
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They had a terrible time of it, Leonard.
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Guys, there are four of us and one of him.
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Um, you remember Sheldon, Howard and Raj.
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No, no, she's too proud to ask for the money.
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I got it. He didn't remember me because the last time we met, I was in a Halloween Costume
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I guess, technically, that was my fault.
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Aired 15 years ago - Jan 19, 2009

Sheldon creates a scientific procedure for making friends.

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Sheldon Cooper.
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There was a fire on the bulletin board at the university.
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How do carbon atoms form a benzene ring?
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1st warning.
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What is this?
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Yeah, I agree. The social sciences are largely hokum.
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Java applet writing?
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Wait! How many questions are on this thing?
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Sheldon honey, did you ever consider making friends by being, I don't know, pleasant?
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Come on! There's over 200 questions.
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And your essay, suggesting that I'd have better luck making friends if I wait 'til the Cylons take over?
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It's kinda cute.
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What I'm trying to say is that, maybe you can't approach this as a purely intellectual exercise.
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I'm sure much of the research already exists.
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I'm going to acquire a book that summarizes the current theories in the field of friendmaking.
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My condolences.
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Okay, if you're gonna start sniffing people, I'm gonna go get a hot pretzel.
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Oh! I love trains!
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Oh! Here we go.
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Hardly makes her an expert in making friends, wouldn't you agree?
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Hi Rebecca, I'm your new friend, Sheldon.
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It's a terrific book. I've distilled its essence into a simple flowchart that would guide me through the process.
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Perhaps the two of us might share a meal together...
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I bet we share some common interests.
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Tell me another interest of yours.
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What is wrong with you? Everybody likes monkeys.
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Gee. Why can't Sheldon make friends?
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He could talk while you drink.
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No one expects to see Hominids learning to use bones as weapeons.
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Come on, they have birthday parties here. Little kids climb this.
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What part of an inverse tangent function approaching an asymptote did you not understand?
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Well, it's not exactly a plan but I think I'm going to pass out.
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1, 2, 1, 2, 3 and...
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That's where I sit.
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Maintaining five friendships promises to be a Herculean task. So...
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Aired 15 years ago - Jan 12, 2009

Penny's criticism of Wolowitz's romantic life pushes him into depression and AWOL for a fighting robot battle the rest of guys are depending on him for.

Aired 15 years ago - Dec 15, 2008

Penny starts dating Leonard's handsome colleague; Leonard and his friends are tortured by Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette.

Aired 15 years ago - Dec 08, 2008

Leonard asks Penny for advice when his new relationship starts moving too fast.

Aired 15 years ago - Nov 24, 2008

Sheldon is thrilled when Leonard starts dating a woman who meets Sheldon's stringent standards.

Aired 15 years ago - Nov 17, 2008

Leonard inadvertently steals away the new woman Wolowitz thinks is the love of his life.

Aired 15 years ago - Nov 10, 2008

When Sheldon bans Penny from the apartment for numerous minor infractions, she decides to retaliate.

Aired 15 years ago - Nov 03, 2008

Sheldon and the gang are confused when a young grad student is attracted to him.

Aired 15 years ago - Oct 20, 2008

Leonard and his friends stage an intervention to force Sheldon to face his fear of driving.

Aired 15 years ago - Oct 13, 2008

Raj gets an inflated ego and makes a play for Penny after being referenced in a magazine article.

Aired 15 years ago - Oct 06, 2008

Sheldon creates a monster when he introduces Penny to online gaming.

Aired 15 years ago - Sep 29, 2008

A jealous Leonard reacts to Penny's new guy by rebounding with Leslie.

Aired 15 years ago - Sep 22, 2008

Penny's first date with Leonard goes awry; Penny finds Sheldon to be an unwilling confidant.