and BAM! Howard Wolowitz

[lewstonewar]

About that stupid "3D printer" episode, and the fallout from it:

His Vespa and his collectibles certainly add up to more than $5,000, and he had those from the beginning, and there's no indication that his mother bought them for him. Supposedly the 3D printer was $5,000, and he bought it with Raj, so his share was only $2,500.

And even if his mother *did* buy things for him, he was never presented as this freeloader character whose aim is to squeeze money out of people for his own purposes.

I found the ep ridiculous as well but $2500 is considered a major purchase along the same lines of a new refrigerator. You don't make a unilateral purchase like that without consulting your partner regardless who makes more money. Community Property.

except no one on the show treats any of their relationships like the partnerships they should be.