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Season 5  "The Russian Rocket Reaction"  5x5

Aired 14 years ago - Oct 13, 2011

Sheldon and Leonard get invited to a party at Wil Wheaton's house, and Howard gets an out-of-this-world opportunity.

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I'm not surprised.
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Yeah, of course.
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You accept an invitation
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Love it.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 5
♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 6
Sheldon, can you grab me a water?
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 7
Until you either do not go or go to Wil Wheaton's party,
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 8
Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 9
to know there was all kinds of dead cat in there.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 10
for the deep field space telescope that's going on
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 11
Who's Muhammad Li?
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 12
(chuckles) Hang on a second.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 13
Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 14
ALL: Cheers.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 15
Is everything okay?
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 16
I always catch your drift.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 17
You know, there's a saying we have at NASA.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 18
This isn't the reaction I expected
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 19
Yeah, I get it.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 20
that impacts both of us, and I'd like to discuss it.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 21
for including me in the decision-making process.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 22
Howard, my father was a police officer.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 23
Hey, my father abandoned me and my mother when I was 11.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 24
Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 25
I don't understand.
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Would you like to see the list?
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Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 28
at which Wil Wheaton was scheduled to appear,
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 29
whoever was in charge of quality control
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No, I've just been thinking.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 31
I love you.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 32
Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 33
MRS. WOLOWITZ: Over my dead body my son goes into outer space!
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 34
and turned my own mother against me.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 35
Interesting.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 36
Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 37
she's going to have to apologize and accept
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 38
He's like a baby bird.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 39
I don't know what I'm going to do.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 40
Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 41
What?
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And you're going to have to choke back a hot sob
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(door closes)
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Mr. Data himself. You love him.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 46
Live long and prosper, Sheldon.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 47
Can we talk?
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 48
If you're gonna love me,
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 49
I want to take a one-man sub to the lowest depths of the ocean.
 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 50
and the thought of losing you is more than I can handle.
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I want to take a one-man sub to the lowest depths of the ocean.

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Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 2
Yeah, of course.
#2 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 3
You accept an invitation
#3 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 4
Love it.
#4 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 5
♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪
#5 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 6
Sheldon, can you grab me a water?
#6 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 7
Until you either do not go or go to Wil Wheaton's party,
#7 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 8 #8 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 9
to know there was all kinds of dead cat in there.
#9 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 10
for the deep field space telescope that's going on
#10 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 11
Who's Muhammad Li?
#11 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 12
(chuckles) Hang on a second.
#12 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 13 #13 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 14
ALL: Cheers.
#14 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 15
Is everything okay?
#15 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 16
I always catch your drift.
#16 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 17
You know, there's a saying we have at NASA.
#17 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 18
This isn't the reaction I expected
#18 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 19
Yeah, I get it.
#19 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 20
that impacts both of us, and I'd like to discuss it.
#20 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 21
for including me in the decision-making process.
#21 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 22
Howard, my father was a police officer.
#22 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 23
Hey, my father abandoned me and my mother when I was 11.
#23 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 24 #24 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 25
I don't understand.
#25 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 26
Would you like to see the list?
#26 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 27 #27 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 28
at which Wil Wheaton was scheduled to appear,
#28 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 29
whoever was in charge of quality control
#29 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 30
No, I've just been thinking.
#30 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 31
I love you.
#31 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 32 #32 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 33
MRS. WOLOWITZ: Over my dead body my son goes into outer space!
#33 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 34
and turned my own mother against me.
#34 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 35
Interesting.
#35 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 36 #36 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 37
she's going to have to apologize and accept
#37 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 38
He's like a baby bird.
#38 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 39
I don't know what I'm going to do.
#39 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 40 #40 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 41
What?
#41 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 42 #42 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 43
And you're going to have to choke back a hot sob
#43 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 44
(door closes)
#44 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 45
Mr. Data himself. You love him.
#45 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 46
Live long and prosper, Sheldon.
#46 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 47
Can we talk?
#47 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 48
If you're gonna love me,
#48 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 49
I want to take a one-man sub to the lowest depths of the ocean.
#49 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 50
and the thought of losing you is more than I can handle.
#50 Recap of The Big Bang Theory Season 5 Episode 5 (S05E05) - 51
I want to take a one-man sub to the lowest depths of the ocean.
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