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Season 1, Episode 12 - The Jerusalem Duality (First Aired on April 14, 2008)



With Sheldon rattled and impossible to be around after meeting Dennis, a 15-year-old physicist who's smarter than he, the rest of the guys search for a way to eliminate the threat.

Canon Facts:

• The first episode to feature a scene shot outside
  
• First time Sheldon’s office is shown
  
• First time the CalTech CafeTeri a is shown
  
• We learn Howard has been at his lab for three years
  

Read Major Gripes recap on this episode Here

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:

Sheldon: Here's the problem with teleportation. 
Leonard: Lay it on me. 
Sheldon: Assuming a device could be invented, which would identify the quantum state of matter of an individual in one location and transmit that pattern to a distant location for reassembly, you would not have actually transported the individual; you would have destroyed him in one location and recreated him in another. 
Leonard: How about that. 
Sheldon: Personally, I would never use a transporter, because the original Sheldon would have to be disintegrated in order to create a new Sheldon. 
Leonard: Would the new Sheldon be in any way an improvement on the old Sheldon? 
Sheldon: No, he would be exactly the same. 
Leonard: That is a problem.
 
Sheldon: So! This is engineering, huh? 
Howard: [on phone] I'll talk to you later. 
Sheldon: Engineering, where the noble semi-skilled laborers execute the vision of those who think and dream. Hello, Oompa Loompas of science!

Howard: Sheldon, there's a diploma in my office that says I have a masters in engineering. 
Sheldon: And you also have a note from your mother that says "I love you, Bubbeleh". But neither of those is a cogent argument for titanium over nanotubes.

Howard: Smart is the new sexy. 
Leonard: Then why do we go home alone every night? We're still smart. 
Rajesh: Maybe we're too smart... so smart it's off-putting. 
Howard: Yeah, let's go with that.

Penny: (opening door): Oh, hey guys, what’s up?
Howard: We need a hot fifteen year-old Asian girl with a thing for smart guys.
Penny: What?
Leonard: Howard, that’s racist, any fifteen year-old girl will do the trick. (Penny slams door.)
Raj: It’s possible she may have misunderstood us.

Sheldon: While Mr. Kim, by virtue of his youth and naiveté, has fallen prey to the inexplicable need for human contact, let me step in and assure you that my research will go on uninterrupted, and that social relationships will continue to baffle and repulse me.]]> Sorry I’m late with getting this out.

Season 1, Episode 12 - The Jerusalem Duality (First Aired on April 14, 2008)



With Sheldon rattled and impossible to be around after meeting Dennis, a 15-year-old physicist who's smarter than he, the rest of the guys search for a way to eliminate the threat.

Canon Facts:

• The first episode to feature a scene shot outside
  
• First time Sheldon’s office is shown
  
• First time the CalTech CafeTeri a is shown
  
• We learn Howard has been at his lab for three years
  

Read Major Gripes recap on this episode Here

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:

Sheldon: Here's the problem with teleportation. 
Leonard: Lay it on me. 
Sheldon: Assuming a device could be invented, which would identify the quantum state of matter of an individual in one location and transmit that pattern to a distant location for reassembly, you would not have actually transported the individual; you would have destroyed him in one location and recreated him in another. 
Leonard: How about that. 
Sheldon: Personally, I would never use a transporter, because the original Sheldon would have to be disintegrated in order to create a new Sheldon. 
Leonard: Would the new Sheldon be in any way an improvement on the old Sheldon? 
Sheldon: No, he would be exactly the same. 
Leonard: That is a problem.
 
Sheldon: So! This is engineering, huh? 
Howard: [on phone] I'll talk to you later. 
Sheldon: Engineering, where the noble semi-skilled laborers execute the vision of those who think and dream. Hello, Oompa Loompas of science!

Howard: Sheldon, there's a diploma in my office that says I have a masters in engineering. 
Sheldon: And you also have a note from your mother that says "I love you, Bubbeleh". But neither of those is a cogent argument for titanium over nanotubes.

Howard: Smart is the new sexy. 
Leonard: Then why do we go home alone every night? We're still smart. 
Rajesh: Maybe we're too smart... so smart it's off-putting. 
Howard: Yeah, let's go with that.

Penny: (opening door): Oh, hey guys, what’s up?
Howard: We need a hot fifteen year-old Asian girl with a thing for smart guys.
Penny: What?
Leonard: Howard, that’s racist, any fifteen year-old girl will do the trick. (Penny slams door.)
Raj: It’s possible she may have misunderstood us.

Sheldon: While Mr. Kim, by virtue of his youth and naiveté, has fallen prey to the inexplicable need for human contact, let me step in and assure you that my research will go on uninterrupted, and that social relationships will continue to baffle and repulse me.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=686 Tue, 03 Apr 2018 04:47:51 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=686 Season 1, Episode 11 - The Pancake Batter Anomaly (First Aired on March 31, 2008)

When Sheldon gets sick, Leonard, Howard and Raj go AWOL, leaving a reluctant Penny to deal with him.

Canon Facts:

• The song Soft Kitty is introduced
  
• The domed building visible from Leonard and Sheldon's apartment window is the Pasadena City Hall
  
• Code Milky Green is a code for when Sheldon is sick
  
• Sheldon revealed that Leonard is a poor chess player previously, and it is shown how he is not well suited for three-dimensional chess in this show
  
• Leonard, Howard and Raj attend a Planet of the Apes marathon in an effort to avoid Sheldon when he is sick. Before the Marathon begins Leonard cracks his glasses which is reminiscent of the classic Twilight Zone episode, Time Enough at Last, which was penned by Rod Serling. Serling also wrote the screenplay for the original Planet of the Apes
  

Read Informal Protests wonderful take on the episode Here

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One of my favorite episodes. Classic Shenny, the three stooges and a measuring cup “misunderstanding”. I could watch this episode every day.

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:

Sheldon: If influenza was only contagious after symptoms appeared, it would have died out thousands of years ago. Somewhere between tool using and cave painting, homo habilis would have figured out to kill the guy with the runny nose.
 
Sheldon: Wait. [hands Leonard a measuring cup] Put this in the bathroom.
Leonard: What for?
Sheldon: I need to measure my fluid intake and output to make sure my kidneys aren't shutting down.
Leonard: I mix pancake batter in this!
Sheldon: No, that measuring cup has always been for urine.
Leonard: You had time to make a label for everything in this apartment, including the label maker, but you didn't have ten seconds to make one that said urine cup?
Sheldon: It's right here on the bottom.
Leonard: Oh. I guess I owe the Betty Crocker company a letter of apology.
 
Leonard: Alright, well, get some rest and drink plenty of fluids!
Sheldon: What else would I drink? Gasses? Solids? Ionized plasma?
 
Penny: Why didn't you just have soup at home?
Sheldon: Penny, I have an IQ of 187. Don't you imagine that if there were a way for me to have had soup at home, I would have thought of it?
Penny: You can have soup delivered.
Sheldon: I did not think of that.
 
Penny: You are a grown man. Haven't you ever been sick before?
Sheldon: Of course. But not by myself.
Penny: Really? Never?
Sheldon: Well, once, when I was fifteen and spending the summer at the Heidelberg Institute in Germany.
Penny: Studying abroad?
Sheldon: No, visiting professor. Anyway, the local cuisine was a little more sausage-based than I'm used to, and the result was an internal blitzkrieg, with my lower intestine playing the part of Czechoslovakia]]> Season 1, Episode 11 - The Pancake Batter Anomaly (First Aired on March 31, 2008)

When Sheldon gets sick, Leonard, Howard and Raj go AWOL, leaving a reluctant Penny to deal with him.

Canon Facts:

• The song Soft Kitty is introduced
  
• The domed building visible from Leonard and Sheldon's apartment window is the Pasadena City Hall
  
• Code Milky Green is a code for when Sheldon is sick
  
• Sheldon revealed that Leonard is a poor chess player previously, and it is shown how he is not well suited for three-dimensional chess in this show
  
• Leonard, Howard and Raj attend a Planet of the Apes marathon in an effort to avoid Sheldon when he is sick. Before the Marathon begins Leonard cracks his glasses which is reminiscent of the classic Twilight Zone episode, Time Enough at Last, which was penned by Rod Serling. Serling also wrote the screenplay for the original Planet of the Apes
  

Read Informal Protests wonderful take on the episode Here

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One of my favorite episodes. Classic Shenny, the three stooges and a measuring cup “misunderstanding”. I could watch this episode every day.

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:

Sheldon: If influenza was only contagious after symptoms appeared, it would have died out thousands of years ago. Somewhere between tool using and cave painting, homo habilis would have figured out to kill the guy with the runny nose.
 
Sheldon: Wait. [hands Leonard a measuring cup] Put this in the bathroom.
Leonard: What for?
Sheldon: I need to measure my fluid intake and output to make sure my kidneys aren't shutting down.
Leonard: I mix pancake batter in this!
Sheldon: No, that measuring cup has always been for urine.
Leonard: You had time to make a label for everything in this apartment, including the label maker, but you didn't have ten seconds to make one that said urine cup?
Sheldon: It's right here on the bottom.
Leonard: Oh. I guess I owe the Betty Crocker company a letter of apology.
 
Leonard: Alright, well, get some rest and drink plenty of fluids!
Sheldon: What else would I drink? Gasses? Solids? Ionized plasma?
 
Penny: Why didn't you just have soup at home?
Sheldon: Penny, I have an IQ of 187. Don't you imagine that if there were a way for me to have had soup at home, I would have thought of it?
Penny: You can have soup delivered.
Sheldon: I did not think of that.
 
Penny: You are a grown man. Haven't you ever been sick before?
Sheldon: Of course. But not by myself.
Penny: Really? Never?
Sheldon: Well, once, when I was fifteen and spending the summer at the Heidelberg Institute in Germany.
Penny: Studying abroad?
Sheldon: No, visiting professor. Anyway, the local cuisine was a little more sausage-based than I'm used to, and the result was an internal blitzkrieg, with my lower intestine playing the part of Czechoslovakia]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=685 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 20:18:17 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=685 Season 1, Episode 10 - The Loobenfeld Decay (First Aired on March 24, 2008)


Leonard lies to Penny so that he and Sheldon can get out of watching her perform. However, Sheldon believes that the lie has too many loose ends, so he comes up with a new, unnecessarily complex one to replace it.

Canon Facts:

• This episode is the first time that Sheldon's trademark knock turns up, when he knocks on Leonard's bedroom door
  
• Aired on Jim Parsons' 35th birthday
  
• Despite being described as a mysaphobe, Sheldon takes out the packed chicken he had previously threw in the garbage bin for consumption later, as he doesn't like waste as well
  
• Sheldon's make-believe cousin is from Denton, TX
  
• The song that Penny sings at the beginning of the show is "Out Tonight" from the musical RENT
  

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I miss this Sheldon. Arrogant, naïve, goes above and beyond for a friend and can't lie worth a spit. Damn, this was a great episode

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:

Leonard: No, see, the liquid metal terminators were created in the future by Skynet, and Skynet was developed by Miles Dyson but that future no longer exists due to Dyson's death in Terminator 2.
Sheldon: Okay. Then riddle me this: assuming all the good Terminators were originally evil Terminators created by Skynet but then reprogrammed by the future John Connor, why would Skynet, an artificial computer intelligence, bother to create a petite, hot, 17-year old killer robot?
Leonard: Skynet is kinky? I dunno.
Sheldon: Artificial intelligences do not have teen fetishes.


Leonard: I already told her a lie. Why replace it with a different lie?
Sheldon: Well, first of all, your lie was laughably transparent, where mine is exquisitely convoluted. While you were sleeping, I was weaving an un-unravelable web.


Penny: Do you have any idea what time it is?
Sheldon: Of course I do. My watch is linked to the atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. It's accurate to one-tenth of a second. But as I'm saying this, it occurs to me that once again your question may have been rhetorical.


Sheldon: Remember how Leonard told you we couldn't come to your performance because we were attending a symposium on molecular positronium?
Penny: I remember symposium.
Sheldon: Yes, well, he lied.
Penny: Wait, what?
Sheldon: He lied, and I'm feeling very uncomfortable about it.
Penny: Well, imagine how I'm feeling.
Sheldon: Hungry? Tired? I'm sorry this really isn't my strong suit.


Toby: How about this as my motivation? When I was fourteen years old, I was abused in the Philippines by a clubfooted Navy chaplain.
Sheldon: No. We're going with middle child and a genetic predisposition to inadequate serotonin production.
Toby: Well, how do I play genetic predisposition?
Sheldon: Subtextually, of course!


Howard: It's your Millennium Falcon, you and Chewbacca can do whatever you want to. Me and Princess Leia here'll find some other way to spend the evening.


Sheldon: [discussing why Leonard lied to Penny to get out of hearing her sing] Then I suppose you could have agreed to go.
Leonard: And, what would I have said afterwards?
Sheldon: I would suggest something to the effect of: "Singing is neither an appropriate vocation, nor avocation for you, and if you disagree, I'd recommend you have a CAT scan to look a tumor pressing on the cognitive processing centers of your brain!"


Toby: [on couch with Penny] This is amazing. Just sitting on a couch watching TV with a woman. Not being drunk or, or high, or, or wondering if you're a dude down there.
Penny: Leo, you are a very sweet, really funny guy. You're going to do OK.
Toby: One day at a time, Penny. [puts his head on her shoulder] One day at a time.
Leonard: [in kitchen, to Sheldon] How long is he going to stay here?
Sheldon: He's a homeless drug addict, Leonard; where is he going to go? Boy, you have a lot to learn about lying.]]> Season 1, Episode 10 - The Loobenfeld Decay (First Aired on March 24, 2008)


Leonard lies to Penny so that he and Sheldon can get out of watching her perform. However, Sheldon believes that the lie has too many loose ends, so he comes up with a new, unnecessarily complex one to replace it.

Canon Facts:

• This episode is the first time that Sheldon's trademark knock turns up, when he knocks on Leonard's bedroom door
  
• Aired on Jim Parsons' 35th birthday
  
• Despite being described as a mysaphobe, Sheldon takes out the packed chicken he had previously threw in the garbage bin for consumption later, as he doesn't like waste as well
  
• Sheldon's make-believe cousin is from Denton, TX
  
• The song that Penny sings at the beginning of the show is "Out Tonight" from the musical RENT
  

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I miss this Sheldon. Arrogant, naïve, goes above and beyond for a friend and can't lie worth a spit. Damn, this was a great episode

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:

Leonard: No, see, the liquid metal terminators were created in the future by Skynet, and Skynet was developed by Miles Dyson but that future no longer exists due to Dyson's death in Terminator 2.
Sheldon: Okay. Then riddle me this: assuming all the good Terminators were originally evil Terminators created by Skynet but then reprogrammed by the future John Connor, why would Skynet, an artificial computer intelligence, bother to create a petite, hot, 17-year old killer robot?
Leonard: Skynet is kinky? I dunno.
Sheldon: Artificial intelligences do not have teen fetishes.


Leonard: I already told her a lie. Why replace it with a different lie?
Sheldon: Well, first of all, your lie was laughably transparent, where mine is exquisitely convoluted. While you were sleeping, I was weaving an un-unravelable web.


Penny: Do you have any idea what time it is?
Sheldon: Of course I do. My watch is linked to the atomic clock in Boulder, Colorado. It's accurate to one-tenth of a second. But as I'm saying this, it occurs to me that once again your question may have been rhetorical.


Sheldon: Remember how Leonard told you we couldn't come to your performance because we were attending a symposium on molecular positronium?
Penny: I remember symposium.
Sheldon: Yes, well, he lied.
Penny: Wait, what?
Sheldon: He lied, and I'm feeling very uncomfortable about it.
Penny: Well, imagine how I'm feeling.
Sheldon: Hungry? Tired? I'm sorry this really isn't my strong suit.


Toby: How about this as my motivation? When I was fourteen years old, I was abused in the Philippines by a clubfooted Navy chaplain.
Sheldon: No. We're going with middle child and a genetic predisposition to inadequate serotonin production.
Toby: Well, how do I play genetic predisposition?
Sheldon: Subtextually, of course!


Howard: It's your Millennium Falcon, you and Chewbacca can do whatever you want to. Me and Princess Leia here'll find some other way to spend the evening.


Sheldon: [discussing why Leonard lied to Penny to get out of hearing her sing] Then I suppose you could have agreed to go.
Leonard: And, what would I have said afterwards?
Sheldon: I would suggest something to the effect of: "Singing is neither an appropriate vocation, nor avocation for you, and if you disagree, I'd recommend you have a CAT scan to look a tumor pressing on the cognitive processing centers of your brain!"


Toby: [on couch with Penny] This is amazing. Just sitting on a couch watching TV with a woman. Not being drunk or, or high, or, or wondering if you're a dude down there.
Penny: Leo, you are a very sweet, really funny guy. You're going to do OK.
Toby: One day at a time, Penny. [puts his head on her shoulder] One day at a time.
Leonard: [in kitchen, to Sheldon] How long is he going to stay here?
Sheldon: He's a homeless drug addict, Leonard; where is he going to go? Boy, you have a lot to learn about lying.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=655 Fri, 23 Mar 2018 19:41:42 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=655 Season 1, Episode 9 - The Cooper Hofstadter Polarization (First Aired on March 17, 2008)


Leonard and Sheldon's friendship is put to the test when Leonard wants to present a paper they co-authored at a physics convention, but Sheldon doesn't.

Canon Facts:

• Leonard received his doctorate at 24 years old, while Sheldon earned his first doctorate at 16 years old
  
• Leonard confesses that his last growth spurt was in the 8th grade
  
• This was the first episode written after the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike. During the hiatus enforced by the strike, CBS officially renewed the series for a second season
  
• Leonard has a "Battlestar Galactica"' flight suit
  
• This episode was watched by 9.11 million people with a rating of 3.6 (adults 18-49)
  

Read Chuck E Lights wonderful recap Here

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Favorite Scenes/Quotes:

Sheldon: You know, in the future, when we're disembodied brains in jars, we're going to look back on this as eight hours well wasted.
Raj: I don't want to be in a jar. I want my brain in an android body... eight feet tall and ripped.
Howard: I'm with you. I just have to make sure if I'm a synthetic human, I'd still be Jewish. I promised my mother.
Raj: I suppose you could have your android penis circumcised... but that's something your rabbi will have to discuss with the manufacturer.
Sheldon: Not to mention, you'd have to power down on Saturdays.


Leonard: We have to do this.
Sheldon: No, we have to take in nourishment, expel waste and breathe in enough oxygen to keep our cells from dying. Everything else is purely optional.


Leonard: What is this letter doing in the trash?
Sheldon: Well, it may be that a trashcan spontaneously formed around the letter, but Occam's Razor suggests that someone threw it away.


Leonard: You can not blow up my head with your mind.
Sheldon: Then I'll settle for an aneurysm.


Penny: [picking out clothes from Leonard's closet] Okay. Well, let's just see what else you have. Okay, here, take this, and this, and this, and these...
Leonard: Is this all stuff you want me to try on?
Penny: No, this is the stuff I want you to throw out. Seriously, don't even give it to charity; you won't be helping anyone.


Penny: [as Sheldon and Leonard fight] Is this usually how these physics things go?
Howard: More often than you'd think.]]> Season 1, Episode 9 - The Cooper Hofstadter Polarization (First Aired on March 17, 2008)


Leonard and Sheldon's friendship is put to the test when Leonard wants to present a paper they co-authored at a physics convention, but Sheldon doesn't.

Canon Facts:

• Leonard received his doctorate at 24 years old, while Sheldon earned his first doctorate at 16 years old
  
• Leonard confesses that his last growth spurt was in the 8th grade
  
• This was the first episode written after the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike. During the hiatus enforced by the strike, CBS officially renewed the series for a second season
  
• Leonard has a "Battlestar Galactica"' flight suit
  
• This episode was watched by 9.11 million people with a rating of 3.6 (adults 18-49)
  

Read Chuck E Lights wonderful recap Here

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Favorite Scenes/Quotes:

Sheldon: You know, in the future, when we're disembodied brains in jars, we're going to look back on this as eight hours well wasted.
Raj: I don't want to be in a jar. I want my brain in an android body... eight feet tall and ripped.
Howard: I'm with you. I just have to make sure if I'm a synthetic human, I'd still be Jewish. I promised my mother.
Raj: I suppose you could have your android penis circumcised... but that's something your rabbi will have to discuss with the manufacturer.
Sheldon: Not to mention, you'd have to power down on Saturdays.


Leonard: We have to do this.
Sheldon: No, we have to take in nourishment, expel waste and breathe in enough oxygen to keep our cells from dying. Everything else is purely optional.


Leonard: What is this letter doing in the trash?
Sheldon: Well, it may be that a trashcan spontaneously formed around the letter, but Occam's Razor suggests that someone threw it away.


Leonard: You can not blow up my head with your mind.
Sheldon: Then I'll settle for an aneurysm.


Penny: [picking out clothes from Leonard's closet] Okay. Well, let's just see what else you have. Okay, here, take this, and this, and this, and these...
Leonard: Is this all stuff you want me to try on?
Penny: No, this is the stuff I want you to throw out. Seriously, don't even give it to charity; you won't be helping anyone.


Penny: [as Sheldon and Leonard fight] Is this usually how these physics things go?
Howard: More often than you'd think.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=662 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:28:57 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=662 Season 1, Episode 2 - The Big Bran Hypothesis (First aired on October 1, 2007)



Penny is furious with Leonard and Sheldon when they sneak into her apartment and clean it while she is sleeping.

Canon Facts:

• Sheldon reveals that he has a master's degree and two PhD's.
  
• This episode contains the first mention of Penny's sister
  
• We find out Howard is allergic to peanuts.
  
• We find our Sheldon is allergic to bees.
  
• Raj's last name (Koothrappali) is revealed.
  
• Sheldon mentions the Mandelbrot Set of complex numbers. He's referring to a set of points in the complex plane that is self-replicating according to a predetermined rule such that the boundary of the set has fractal dimensions, which is most often used in the study of fractal geometry. This is part of chaos theory. Sheldon mentions this in reference to the chaos in Penny's messy apartment.
  

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Shelnard trying to figure out how to get the bookcase up the stairs using Science, Sheldon in complete OCD mode, the beginning of Penny's "Junior Rodeo" attitude plus Raj/Howard both having at least one moment to shine? There were so many really great moments in this episode, I don't know where to begin.

Favorite Quotes/Moments
Penny: Yes, I know men can't fly.
Sheldon: No, no let's assume that they can. Lois Lane is falling, accelerating at an initial rate of 32ft per second, per second. Superman swoops down to save her by reaching out two arms of steel. Ms. Lane, who is now traveling at approximately 120 miles per hour, hits them, and is immediately sliced into three equal pieces.
 
Sheldon: I couldn't sleep knowing that just outside my bedroom is our living room and just outside our living room is that hallway and immediately adjacent to that hallway is this!
Leonard: Do you realize if Penny wakes up there's no reasonable explanation to why we are here?
Sheldon: I just gave you a reasonable explanation.
Leonard: No, no. You gave me an explanation. Its reasonableness will be determined by a jury of your peers.
Sheldon: Don't be silly. I have no peers.

Leonard: You convinced me. Maybe tonight we should sneak in and shampoo her carpet?
Sheldon: You don't think that crosses a line?
Leonard: Yes! For God's sake, Sheldon, do I have to hold up a sarcasm sign every time I open my mouth?
Sheldon:You have a sarcasm sign?



]]> Season 1, Episode 2 - The Big Bran Hypothesis (First aired on October 1, 2007)



Penny is furious with Leonard and Sheldon when they sneak into her apartment and clean it while she is sleeping.

Canon Facts:

• Sheldon reveals that he has a master's degree and two PhD's.
  
• This episode contains the first mention of Penny's sister
  
• We find out Howard is allergic to peanuts.
  
• We find our Sheldon is allergic to bees.
  
• Raj's last name (Koothrappali) is revealed.
  
• Sheldon mentions the Mandelbrot Set of complex numbers. He's referring to a set of points in the complex plane that is self-replicating according to a predetermined rule such that the boundary of the set has fractal dimensions, which is most often used in the study of fractal geometry. This is part of chaos theory. Sheldon mentions this in reference to the chaos in Penny's messy apartment.
  

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Shelnard trying to figure out how to get the bookcase up the stairs using Science, Sheldon in complete OCD mode, the beginning of Penny's "Junior Rodeo" attitude plus Raj/Howard both having at least one moment to shine? There were so many really great moments in this episode, I don't know where to begin.

Favorite Quotes/Moments
Penny: Yes, I know men can't fly.
Sheldon: No, no let's assume that they can. Lois Lane is falling, accelerating at an initial rate of 32ft per second, per second. Superman swoops down to save her by reaching out two arms of steel. Ms. Lane, who is now traveling at approximately 120 miles per hour, hits them, and is immediately sliced into three equal pieces.
 
Sheldon: I couldn't sleep knowing that just outside my bedroom is our living room and just outside our living room is that hallway and immediately adjacent to that hallway is this!
Leonard: Do you realize if Penny wakes up there's no reasonable explanation to why we are here?
Sheldon: I just gave you a reasonable explanation.
Leonard: No, no. You gave me an explanation. Its reasonableness will be determined by a jury of your peers.
Sheldon: Don't be silly. I have no peers.

Leonard: You convinced me. Maybe tonight we should sneak in and shampoo her carpet?
Sheldon: You don't think that crosses a line?
Leonard: Yes! For God's sake, Sheldon, do I have to hold up a sarcasm sign every time I open my mouth?
Sheldon:You have a sarcasm sign?



]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=661 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:22:38 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=661 Season 1, Episode 3 - The Fuzzy Boots Corollary (First Aired on October 8, 2007)



Leonard gets upset when he discovers that Penny is seeing a new guy, so he tries to trick her into going on a date with him.

Canon Facts:

• Leonard's full name is Leonard Leakey Hofstadter
  
• Leslie Winkle is introduced as a character
  
• First time the key bowl is seen next to the door
  
  

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This episode solidified (for me) that Sheldon WAS the main character. Every scene with him is hysterical from him "stealing" the sword of Azeroth to his "helping" Leonard get ready for his "date". Interestingly, while Leonard lost a lot of likability points with me by his stalking behavior towards Penny, I fell more in love with Howards perv character.

Favorite Quotes/Moments:
The entire opening scene (The Gates Of Elzebub)




Sheldon: Okay, look. Ahem. I think that you have as much of a chance of having a sexual relationship with Penny as the Hubble telescope does of discovering at the center of every black hole is a little man with a flashlight searching for a circuit breaker. Nevertheless, I do feel obligated to point out to you that she did not reject you. You did not ask her out.
Leonard: You're right. I didn't ask her out. I should ask her out.
Sheldon: No, no, no. That was not my point. My point was, don't buy a cat.

Leonard: I'm fine. Penny's fine. The guy she's kissing is really fine.
Wolowitz: Kissing? What kind of kissing? Cheeks? Lips? Chase? French?
Leonard: What is wrong with you?
Wolowitz: I'm a romantic!

Sheldon: Well, at least now you can retrieve the black box from the twisted smoldering wreckage that was once your fantasy of dating her and analyze the data so that you don't crash into geek mountain again.
Wolowitz: I disagree, love is not a sprint, it's a marathon. A relentless pursuit that only ends when she falls into your arms. Or hits you with the pepper spray...



]]> Season 1, Episode 3 - The Fuzzy Boots Corollary (First Aired on October 8, 2007)



Leonard gets upset when he discovers that Penny is seeing a new guy, so he tries to trick her into going on a date with him.

Canon Facts:

• Leonard's full name is Leonard Leakey Hofstadter
  
• Leslie Winkle is introduced as a character
  
• First time the key bowl is seen next to the door
  
  

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This episode solidified (for me) that Sheldon WAS the main character. Every scene with him is hysterical from him "stealing" the sword of Azeroth to his "helping" Leonard get ready for his "date". Interestingly, while Leonard lost a lot of likability points with me by his stalking behavior towards Penny, I fell more in love with Howards perv character.

Favorite Quotes/Moments:
The entire opening scene (The Gates Of Elzebub)




Sheldon: Okay, look. Ahem. I think that you have as much of a chance of having a sexual relationship with Penny as the Hubble telescope does of discovering at the center of every black hole is a little man with a flashlight searching for a circuit breaker. Nevertheless, I do feel obligated to point out to you that she did not reject you. You did not ask her out.
Leonard: You're right. I didn't ask her out. I should ask her out.
Sheldon: No, no, no. That was not my point. My point was, don't buy a cat.

Leonard: I'm fine. Penny's fine. The guy she's kissing is really fine.
Wolowitz: Kissing? What kind of kissing? Cheeks? Lips? Chase? French?
Leonard: What is wrong with you?
Wolowitz: I'm a romantic!

Sheldon: Well, at least now you can retrieve the black box from the twisted smoldering wreckage that was once your fantasy of dating her and analyze the data so that you don't crash into geek mountain again.
Wolowitz: I disagree, love is not a sprint, it's a marathon. A relentless pursuit that only ends when she falls into your arms. Or hits you with the pepper spray...



]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=660 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:17:37 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=660 Season 1, Episode 4 - The Luminous Fish Effect (First Aired on October 15, 2007)



Sheldon's mother is called to intervene when he delves into numerous obsessions after being fired for being disrespectful to his new boss.

Read Gripes wonderful review of the episode

Canon Facts:

• This is the first time we see Sheldon and Penny in her VW Golf Cabriolet 
  
• Sheldon's last name (Cooper) is revealed
  
• This is the first appearance of Mary Cooper.
  
• This is the first appearance of Dr. Gablehauser
  
• This is the first time the CalTech is shown
  
• Sheldon's mother calls him Snickerdoodle
  

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Favorite Quotes/Moments
Leonard: Howard brought a date?
Sheldon: A more plausible explanation is that his work in robotics has made an amazing leap forward.

Penny: Oh, my God, this is the best cobbler I've ever had.
Mary: It was always Sheldon's favorite. You know what the secret ingredient is?
Penny: Love?
Mary: Lard.
 
Howard: Hey, what up, science bitches?

Penny: I always say that when one door closes, another one opens.
Sheldon: No it doesn't. Not unless the two doors are connected by relays or there are motion sensors involved. Or if the first door closing creates a change of air pressure that acts upon the second door.
Penny: Never mind.

Mary (to Raj): I made chicken. I hope it's not one of the animals that you people think is magic.]]> Season 1, Episode 4 - The Luminous Fish Effect (First Aired on October 15, 2007)



Sheldon's mother is called to intervene when he delves into numerous obsessions after being fired for being disrespectful to his new boss.

Read Gripes wonderful review of the episode

Canon Facts:

• This is the first time we see Sheldon and Penny in her VW Golf Cabriolet 
  
• Sheldon's last name (Cooper) is revealed
  
• This is the first appearance of Mary Cooper.
  
• This is the first appearance of Dr. Gablehauser
  
• This is the first time the CalTech is shown
  
• Sheldon's mother calls him Snickerdoodle
  

---

Favorite Quotes/Moments
Leonard: Howard brought a date?
Sheldon: A more plausible explanation is that his work in robotics has made an amazing leap forward.

Penny: Oh, my God, this is the best cobbler I've ever had.
Mary: It was always Sheldon's favorite. You know what the secret ingredient is?
Penny: Love?
Mary: Lard.
 
Howard: Hey, what up, science bitches?

Penny: I always say that when one door closes, another one opens.
Sheldon: No it doesn't. Not unless the two doors are connected by relays or there are motion sensors involved. Or if the first door closing creates a change of air pressure that acts upon the second door.
Penny: Never mind.

Mary (to Raj): I made chicken. I hope it's not one of the animals that you people think is magic.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=659 Sun, 26 Nov 2017 20:12:03 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=659 Season 1, Episode 8 - The Grasshopper Experiment (First Aired on November 12, 2007)


When Raj's parents set him up on a blind date, he finds he can talk to women with the aid of alcohol.

Canon Facts:

• During Raj's video call with his parents it is revealed that he is 26 years old.
  
• This is the first appearance of Raj's parents.
  
• Penny makes her first appearance as a bartender
  
• This is the first time Raj speaks to Penny.
  
• This is the first episode in which Comic Con is mentioned
  
• This is the first episode where Sheldon is drunk in the series.
  
• This episode was watched by 9.32 million people with a rating of 3.8 (adults 18-49).
  

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After watching this episode again, I'm really not fond of it. Although there were a few really funny moments, they were overpowered with Raj only being able to speak to women with alcohol (making him a complete douche in the process) instead of letting him BE the womanizer of the group without ever saying a word. Plus, Penny getting Sheldon drunk isn't nearly as amusing after watching it again knowing his father was an alcoholic. My grade, one 

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:




Raj Koothrappali: [to Sheldon] If you do not stop hitting on my lady, you will feel the full extent of my wrath!
Leonard: I'm not hitting on her!
Lalita: And I am not your lady!
Wolowitz: And you have no wrath.

Penny: I need some guinea pigs.
Sheldon: O-kay, there's a lab animal supply company in Reseda you could try. But if your research is going to have human applications, may I suggest white mice instead; their brain chemistry is far closer to ours.
Penny: I swear to God, Sheldon, one day I'm going to get the hang of talking to you.]]> Season 1, Episode 8 - The Grasshopper Experiment (First Aired on November 12, 2007)


When Raj's parents set him up on a blind date, he finds he can talk to women with the aid of alcohol.

Canon Facts:

• During Raj's video call with his parents it is revealed that he is 26 years old.
  
• This is the first appearance of Raj's parents.
  
• Penny makes her first appearance as a bartender
  
• This is the first time Raj speaks to Penny.
  
• This is the first episode in which Comic Con is mentioned
  
• This is the first episode where Sheldon is drunk in the series.
  
• This episode was watched by 9.32 million people with a rating of 3.8 (adults 18-49).
  

---

After watching this episode again, I'm really not fond of it. Although there were a few really funny moments, they were overpowered with Raj only being able to speak to women with alcohol (making him a complete douche in the process) instead of letting him BE the womanizer of the group without ever saying a word. Plus, Penny getting Sheldon drunk isn't nearly as amusing after watching it again knowing his father was an alcoholic. My grade, one 

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:




Raj Koothrappali: [to Sheldon] If you do not stop hitting on my lady, you will feel the full extent of my wrath!
Leonard: I'm not hitting on her!
Lalita: And I am not your lady!
Wolowitz: And you have no wrath.

Penny: I need some guinea pigs.
Sheldon: O-kay, there's a lab animal supply company in Reseda you could try. But if your research is going to have human applications, may I suggest white mice instead; their brain chemistry is far closer to ours.
Penny: I swear to God, Sheldon, one day I'm going to get the hang of talking to you.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=651 Sun, 05 Nov 2017 03:50:32 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=651 Season 1, Episode 7 - The Dumpling Paradox (First Aired on November 5, 2007)


When Howard hooks up with Penny's old friend, his absence in the gang causes problems for the rest of the guys.

Canon Facts:

• First time Howard's mother is heard
  
• Sheldon keeps his red toothbrush in a Plexiglas under UV light
  
• When Penny begins making her bed on the couch, she lays facing away from the door. Sheldon states that the convention even for making a temporary bed is to have it facing the door. Sheldon is therefore encouraging Penny to lay her head in his spot
  

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I feel this episode doesn’t get enough love. Every Howard scene was a scream, the Halo scene is a Gem in the series, we really start seeing Penny as more then the “hot girl”, plus Kaleys facial expressions reminded me of a modern day Lucy.

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:



 








Leonard: What’s wrong?
Penny: Um, well, Howard and Christie are… kind of… hooking up in my bedroom.
Leonard: Are you sure?
Penny: Look, I grew up on a farm, okay, from what I heard they’re either having sex or Howard’s caught in a milking machine.

Sheldon: It’s Halo night.
Penny: Yeah. Okay. So?
Leonard: Well, with Wolowitz spending all of his time with your friend Christie,
Penny:She’s not my friend. Friends do not get their friends care bears all sweaty.]]> Season 1, Episode 7 - The Dumpling Paradox (First Aired on November 5, 2007)


When Howard hooks up with Penny's old friend, his absence in the gang causes problems for the rest of the guys.

Canon Facts:

• First time Howard's mother is heard
  
• Sheldon keeps his red toothbrush in a Plexiglas under UV light
  
• When Penny begins making her bed on the couch, she lays facing away from the door. Sheldon states that the convention even for making a temporary bed is to have it facing the door. Sheldon is therefore encouraging Penny to lay her head in his spot
  

---

I feel this episode doesn’t get enough love. Every Howard scene was a scream, the Halo scene is a Gem in the series, we really start seeing Penny as more then the “hot girl”, plus Kaleys facial expressions reminded me of a modern day Lucy.

Favorite Scenes/Quotes:



 








Leonard: What’s wrong?
Penny: Um, well, Howard and Christie are… kind of… hooking up in my bedroom.
Leonard: Are you sure?
Penny: Look, I grew up on a farm, okay, from what I heard they’re either having sex or Howard’s caught in a milking machine.

Sheldon: It’s Halo night.
Penny: Yeah. Okay. So?
Leonard: Well, with Wolowitz spending all of his time with your friend Christie,
Penny:She’s not my friend. Friends do not get their friends care bears all sweaty.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=652 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:46:15 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=652 On September 24, 2007 we were introduced to 4 Nerdmigos and a beautiful waitress with big dreams. The 10 years later threads will celebrate each episode as it hits the ten year mark. Talk about what you thought the first time you saw the episode, what your favorite scene(s) or quote(s) are and after 10 years, is it still fresh, or has it become dated as last years fruitcake.

Season 1, Episode 1 - The Pilot (first aired September 24th, 2017)


Summary:
A pair of socially awkward theoretical physicists meet their new neighbor Penny, who is their polar opposite.

Reviews:
The TV Critic said: "Penny is a brave new world for Sheldon and Leonard and it’s a fun start to The Big Bang Theory. The show will have to work hard to maintain the delicate balance between geek jokes and real characters. I wish them luck"

IGN said "The writing in this episode was some of the best we've seen in a standard sitcom in some time -- it's very smart. We'll be the first to admit, however, not everyone will love the show. Let's face it, not everyone wants to see a sitcom about nerds playing World of Warcraft and Klingon Boggle. That being said, the pilot was a great start for the series. If the writing remains at the level seen in the pilot, we're certain the show will continue to be worth watching"

---

Favorite Quotes/Moments:
Penny: So, what do you guys do around here?
Sheldon: Well, today we tried masturbating for money

Penny: I'm a vegetarian. Well, except for fish, and the occasional steak. I love steak!
Sheldon: Well, that's interesting. Leonard can't process corn

Leonard: We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on MySpace.
Leonard: Yes, and you've never met one of them.
Sheldon: That's the beauty of it







]]> On September 24, 2007 we were introduced to 4 Nerdmigos and a beautiful waitress with big dreams. The 10 years later threads will celebrate each episode as it hits the ten year mark. Talk about what you thought the first time you saw the episode, what your favorite scene(s) or quote(s) are and after 10 years, is it still fresh, or has it become dated as last years fruitcake.

Season 1, Episode 1 - The Pilot (first aired September 24th, 2017)


Summary:
A pair of socially awkward theoretical physicists meet their new neighbor Penny, who is their polar opposite.

Reviews:
The TV Critic said: "Penny is a brave new world for Sheldon and Leonard and it’s a fun start to The Big Bang Theory. The show will have to work hard to maintain the delicate balance between geek jokes and real characters. I wish them luck"

IGN said "The writing in this episode was some of the best we've seen in a standard sitcom in some time -- it's very smart. We'll be the first to admit, however, not everyone will love the show. Let's face it, not everyone wants to see a sitcom about nerds playing World of Warcraft and Klingon Boggle. That being said, the pilot was a great start for the series. If the writing remains at the level seen in the pilot, we're certain the show will continue to be worth watching"

---

Favorite Quotes/Moments:
Penny: So, what do you guys do around here?
Sheldon: Well, today we tried masturbating for money

Penny: I'm a vegetarian. Well, except for fish, and the occasional steak. I love steak!
Sheldon: Well, that's interesting. Leonard can't process corn

Leonard: We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on MySpace.
Leonard: Yes, and you've never met one of them.
Sheldon: That's the beauty of it







]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=647 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 20:31:17 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=647 Season 1, Episode 6 - The Middle Earth Paradigm (First Aired on October 29, 2007)


The guys are invited to Penny's Halloween party, where Leonard has yet another run-in with Penny's ex-boyfriend Kurt.

Canon Facts:

• It is established that Sheldon brings tea to people who are upset because of "cultural convention"
  
• Penny kisses Leonard for the first time
  

---

There were some great moments in this episode, but it will never be a "favorite" of mine. Although the Flash scene was funny I was disappointed that they were all "store bought" costumes which made them look really cheap after seeing the quality of their 2nd costumes. The other thing that keeps this being a favorite is the Leonard/Penny kiss. Leonard is such a jerk during the Kurt/Leonard interaction that I really had no sympathy for Leonard, so to see him rewarded with Penny kissing him later left a bad taste in my mouth. (of course we know now that Leonard is always rewarded with Penny taking a step closer to marriage when he behaves like a Jackass)

Favorite Quotes/Moments
Sheldon: I'm confused. If there's no costume parade, what are we doing here?
Leonard: We're socializing. Meeting new people...
Sheldon: Telepathically?

Sheldon: Like Jane Goodall observing the apes, I initially saw their interactions as confusing and unstructured, but patterns emerge, they have their own... language if you will.
Leonard: Go on.
Sheldon: Well, it seems that the newcomer approaches the existing group With the greeting: "How wasted am I?" which is met with an approving chorus of: "Dude!"
Leonard: Then what happens?
Sheldon: That's as far as I've gotten.

Raj: [dressed as Thor, Norse God of Thunder] Hey. Sorry I'm late but my hammer got stuck in the door on the bus.
Leonard: You went with Thor?
Raj: What? Just because I'm Indian I can't be a Norse God? No, no, no Raj has to be an Indian God. That's racism. I mean, look at Wolowitz. He's not English but he's dressed like Peter Pan. Sheldon is neither sound nor light but he's obviously the Doppler effect.
Howard: I'm not Peter Pan. I'm Robin Hood.
Raj: Really? Because I saw Peter Pan and you're dressed exactly like Cathy Rigby. She was a little bigger than you but it's basically the same look, man.

Leonard: What's that?

Sheldon: Tea. When people are upset, the cultural convention is to bring them hot beverages. ... There, there. ... You wanna talk about it?
Leonard: No.
Sheldon: Good! "There there" was really all I had.]]> Season 1, Episode 6 - The Middle Earth Paradigm (First Aired on October 29, 2007)


The guys are invited to Penny's Halloween party, where Leonard has yet another run-in with Penny's ex-boyfriend Kurt.

Canon Facts:

• It is established that Sheldon brings tea to people who are upset because of "cultural convention"
  
• Penny kisses Leonard for the first time
  

---

There were some great moments in this episode, but it will never be a "favorite" of mine. Although the Flash scene was funny I was disappointed that they were all "store bought" costumes which made them look really cheap after seeing the quality of their 2nd costumes. The other thing that keeps this being a favorite is the Leonard/Penny kiss. Leonard is such a jerk during the Kurt/Leonard interaction that I really had no sympathy for Leonard, so to see him rewarded with Penny kissing him later left a bad taste in my mouth. (of course we know now that Leonard is always rewarded with Penny taking a step closer to marriage when he behaves like a Jackass)

Favorite Quotes/Moments
Sheldon: I'm confused. If there's no costume parade, what are we doing here?
Leonard: We're socializing. Meeting new people...
Sheldon: Telepathically?

Sheldon: Like Jane Goodall observing the apes, I initially saw their interactions as confusing and unstructured, but patterns emerge, they have their own... language if you will.
Leonard: Go on.
Sheldon: Well, it seems that the newcomer approaches the existing group With the greeting: "How wasted am I?" which is met with an approving chorus of: "Dude!"
Leonard: Then what happens?
Sheldon: That's as far as I've gotten.

Raj: [dressed as Thor, Norse God of Thunder] Hey. Sorry I'm late but my hammer got stuck in the door on the bus.
Leonard: You went with Thor?
Raj: What? Just because I'm Indian I can't be a Norse God? No, no, no Raj has to be an Indian God. That's racism. I mean, look at Wolowitz. He's not English but he's dressed like Peter Pan. Sheldon is neither sound nor light but he's obviously the Doppler effect.
Howard: I'm not Peter Pan. I'm Robin Hood.
Raj: Really? Because I saw Peter Pan and you're dressed exactly like Cathy Rigby. She was a little bigger than you but it's basically the same look, man.

Leonard: What's that?

Sheldon: Tea. When people are upset, the cultural convention is to bring them hot beverages. ... There, there. ... You wanna talk about it?
Leonard: No.
Sheldon: Good! "There there" was really all I had.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=646 Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:17:25 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=646 Season 1, Episode 5 - The Hamburger Postulate (First Aired on October 22, 2007)

Leonard, realizing his pursuit of Penny is fruitless, has an unexpected encounter with a fellow scientist (Sara Gilbert).
Canon Facts:

• It is revealed that Sheldon went to college at the age of 11
  
• First time we see Penny serving the guys at The Cheesecake Factory
  

---

I liked this episode. The opening scene was pure geek fun, the scenes between Leonard and Leslie were very funny and the Shenny scene was delightful (and a little uncomfortable). Leonard seems to be more likable when he has a firm dominate female to take him in hand and I was hoping they would allow him to "move on" from his stalking behavior with Penny.
 
My Favorite Quotes/Moments
Opening scene




Penny: (To Sheldon) Sweetie, I know you think you're explaining yourself, but you're really not.

Sheldon: Who do I talk to about reserving this table every Thursday?
Penny: I don't know. A Psychiatrist?

Leonard: Well, what did she mean by that? Or was that just a generic platitude or was that a subtle bid for attention?
Sheldon: You know why this hamburger surpasses the Big Boy? This is a single-decker hamburger whereas the Big Boy is a double-decker. This has a much more satisfying meat to bun to condiment ratio.
Leonard: Are you even listening to me?
Sheldon: Of course I'm listening. "Blah blah, hopeless Penny delusion, blah blah."

Sheldon: [learning Leonard has a girl over] This is very awkward.
Penny: Oh, come on. You know, Leonard's had girls over before, right?
Sheldon: Oh, yes. But there's usually planning, courtship, advance notice. You know, last time I was able to book a cruise to the Arctic to see a solar eclipse.
Penny: Wait, wait. You had to leave the state because your roommate was having sex?
Sheldon: I didn't *have* to, the dates just happened to coincide.]]> Season 1, Episode 5 - The Hamburger Postulate (First Aired on October 22, 2007)

Leonard, realizing his pursuit of Penny is fruitless, has an unexpected encounter with a fellow scientist (Sara Gilbert).
Canon Facts:

• It is revealed that Sheldon went to college at the age of 11
  
• First time we see Penny serving the guys at The Cheesecake Factory
  

---

I liked this episode. The opening scene was pure geek fun, the scenes between Leonard and Leslie were very funny and the Shenny scene was delightful (and a little uncomfortable). Leonard seems to be more likable when he has a firm dominate female to take him in hand and I was hoping they would allow him to "move on" from his stalking behavior with Penny.
 
My Favorite Quotes/Moments
Opening scene




Penny: (To Sheldon) Sweetie, I know you think you're explaining yourself, but you're really not.

Sheldon: Who do I talk to about reserving this table every Thursday?
Penny: I don't know. A Psychiatrist?

Leonard: Well, what did she mean by that? Or was that just a generic platitude or was that a subtle bid for attention?
Sheldon: You know why this hamburger surpasses the Big Boy? This is a single-decker hamburger whereas the Big Boy is a double-decker. This has a much more satisfying meat to bun to condiment ratio.
Leonard: Are you even listening to me?
Sheldon: Of course I'm listening. "Blah blah, hopeless Penny delusion, blah blah."

Sheldon: [learning Leonard has a girl over] This is very awkward.
Penny: Oh, come on. You know, Leonard's had girls over before, right?
Sheldon: Oh, yes. But there's usually planning, courtship, advance notice. You know, last time I was able to book a cruise to the Arctic to see a solar eclipse.
Penny: Wait, wait. You had to leave the state because your roommate was having sex?
Sheldon: I didn't *have* to, the dates just happened to coincide.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=636 Mon, 25 Sep 2017 06:02:13 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=636 On September 24, 2007 we were introduced to 4 Nerdmigos and a beautiful waitress with big dreams. This thread will celebrate each episode as it hits the ten year mark. Talk about what you thought the first time you saw the episode, what your favorite scene(s) or quote(s) are and after 10 years, is it still fresh, or has it become dated as last years fruitcake.

Season 1, Episode 1 - The Pilot (first aired September 24th, 2017)


Summary:
Leonard and Sheldon are trying to make some extra cash by visiting a sperm bank for geniuses, but they chicken out and go back to their apartment. When they get home they notice that a very beautiful new neighbor, Penny, has moved in across the hall. They befriend her in the best way they know how: by inviting her over for day-old Indian food. The boys' best friends, Wolowitz and Koothrappali, stop by, and they're equally as challenged with girls. Penny asks the boys for a favor, and they're willing to do whatever she needs. Even if it means going to her ex-boyfriend's place to retrieve her television. Unfortunately for Penny, they come back without the tv, and even more unfortunately for Leonard and Sheldon, they lose their pants as well.

Reviews:
The TV Critic said: "Penny is a brave new world for Sheldon and Leonard and it’s a fun start to The Big Bang Theory. The show will have to work hard to maintain the delicate balance between geek jokes and real characters. I wish them luck"

IGN said "The writing in this episode was some of the best we've seen in a standard sitcom in some time -- it's very smart. We'll be the first to admit, however, not everyone will love the show. Let's face it, not everyone wants to see a sitcom about nerds playing World of Warcraft and Klingon Boggle. That being said, the pilot was a great start for the series. If the writing remains at the level seen in the pilot, we're certain the show will continue to be worth watching"

---

Favorite Quotes/Moments:
Penny: So, what do you guys do around here?
Sheldon: Well, today we tried masturbating for money

Penny: I'm a vegetarian. Well, except for fish, and the occasional steak. I love steak!
Sheldon: Well, that's interesting. Leonard can't process corn

Leonard: We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on MySpace.
Leonard: Yes, and you've never met one of them.
Sheldon: That's the beauty of it]]> On September 24, 2007 we were introduced to 4 Nerdmigos and a beautiful waitress with big dreams. This thread will celebrate each episode as it hits the ten year mark. Talk about what you thought the first time you saw the episode, what your favorite scene(s) or quote(s) are and after 10 years, is it still fresh, or has it become dated as last years fruitcake.

Season 1, Episode 1 - The Pilot (first aired September 24th, 2017)


Summary:
Leonard and Sheldon are trying to make some extra cash by visiting a sperm bank for geniuses, but they chicken out and go back to their apartment. When they get home they notice that a very beautiful new neighbor, Penny, has moved in across the hall. They befriend her in the best way they know how: by inviting her over for day-old Indian food. The boys' best friends, Wolowitz and Koothrappali, stop by, and they're equally as challenged with girls. Penny asks the boys for a favor, and they're willing to do whatever she needs. Even if it means going to her ex-boyfriend's place to retrieve her television. Unfortunately for Penny, they come back without the tv, and even more unfortunately for Leonard and Sheldon, they lose their pants as well.

Reviews:
The TV Critic said: "Penny is a brave new world for Sheldon and Leonard and it’s a fun start to The Big Bang Theory. The show will have to work hard to maintain the delicate balance between geek jokes and real characters. I wish them luck"

IGN said "The writing in this episode was some of the best we've seen in a standard sitcom in some time -- it's very smart. We'll be the first to admit, however, not everyone will love the show. Let's face it, not everyone wants to see a sitcom about nerds playing World of Warcraft and Klingon Boggle. That being said, the pilot was a great start for the series. If the writing remains at the level seen in the pilot, we're certain the show will continue to be worth watching"

---

Favorite Quotes/Moments:
Penny: So, what do you guys do around here?
Sheldon: Well, today we tried masturbating for money

Penny: I'm a vegetarian. Well, except for fish, and the occasional steak. I love steak!
Sheldon: Well, that's interesting. Leonard can't process corn

Leonard: We need to widen our circle.
Sheldon: I have a very wide circle. I have 212 friends on MySpace.
Leonard: Yes, and you've never met one of them.
Sheldon: That's the beauty of it]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=454 Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:05:31 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=454

We at HQ believe that The Big Bang Theory started life as more than the sticky rom-com/family show it become. So with this in mind we're creating a section on the main site to shine a light on the best NON-rom moments. Also to defend the show which has been getting some bad press due to its later season 'nerd bashing'. Although the show did mock in the early years, it also produced some of the funniest and freshest nerdy moments ever! That's where you come in. Starting with Season One, please vote for your top 5 Nerdvana scenes.

In no particular order:

1. The World of Nerdcraft
The episodes opens with the guys furiously tapping away on their laptops. This is a most fabulous World of Warcraft scene and so funny. We have Sheldon as a rogue Elf and both he and Howard as the Sword Master. Magnificient!

"Don’t panic, this is what the last 97 hours have been about." - Leonard




2. The Battle of the Sauces.
Another great opener with the guys at The Cheesecake Factory re-inacting the Battle of Gettysburg. But they do in Nerd style complete with superheroes and Gods. So good!

"Excuse me, Ganesh is the remover of obstacles, and Shiva is the destroyer. When the smoke clears, Abraham Lincoln will be speaking Hindi and drinking mint juleps." - Raj




3. Cosplay Confusion
The guys fail to arrange a costume meeting and everyone turns up as the Flash. Eventually settling on Thor, Frodo, Peter Pan and the Doppler effect... the later qualifes this episode as a winner in itself.





4. Two descendants of Archimedes, One Entertainment Centre
Leonard and Sheldon attempt to use their brains to get a heavy parcel up to Penny's apartment.

"Ah gravity thou art a heartless bitch." - Sheldon






5. The Original Dating Experiment
Leslie and Leonard approach a romantic tryst in a whole new way.

"I was going to characterise it as the modification of our colleague/friendship paradigm, with the addition of a date-like component. But we don’t need to quibble over terminology." - Leslie





6. The Space Odyssey Dance
One of my personal faves from this season. Howard hooks up various appliances in the apartment to a remote access server across the net, cue triumphant dance to 2001: A Space Odyssey theme.



“Gentlemen, I am now about to send a signal from this laptop through our local ISP, racing down fibre-optic cable at the speed of light to San Francisco, bouncing off a satellite in geosynchronous orbit to Lisbon, Portugal, where the data packets will be handed off to submerged transatlantic cables terminating in Halifax, Nova-Scotia, and transferred across the continent via microwave relays back to our ISP and the X10 receiver attached to this …..lamp.”


7. Code Milky Green
The guys will do anything to avoid Sheldon when he's sick. Declaring a 'code milky green' they take in a Planet of the Apes marathon, then they attempt to get into the apartment undetected. Howard feeds a fibre-optic camera under the door and they send Leonard in, spy-style.




8. I, Sheldon
Another of my faves from this season. This understated but funny scene where Raj and Howard try to convince Sheldon he's a robot by using Asimov’s three laws of robotics.






9. Sports Day: Trestling
One of the unique things about Big Bang are the games they create especially for the show. Some of these are only ever seen once but show the guys had developed their own special world.





"...combines the physical strength of arm wrestling with the mental agility of tetris into the ultimate sport."


10. Science meets Science Fiction
There's a sense the guys as scientists can appreciate ideas that most don't. They happily reinact science fiction scenes and see sci-fi as possible. Their passion is mocked, sure but also celebrated because they are so endearing.



Sheldon: The exact time machine that carried actor Rod Taylor from Victorian England into the post-apocalyptic future, which society had splintered into two factions, the sub-terranean Morlocks, who survived by feasting on the flesh of the gentle surface dwelling Eloy.

Howard: Talk about your chick magnets.


11. PMS all night long!
The guys go head-to-head with Sheldon's ego at the physics bowl.





12. Dividing Lois
They guys argue over the Superman movies and Sheldon gives a consise account of how Lois Lane would be sliced in three when Superman tried to catch her in front of a bemused Penny.




13. Power of the Force
Leonard defending the apartment with a light sabre. (lone scene but funny)




There were so many others I had to leave out...

Like Sheldon's teeshirt idea of a 'Proton through a plane', the very first explanation of his spot, Howard dancing on game pads, Sheldon and Leonard talking about time travel and the problem with teleportation., Sheldon and Penny's first car journey with Sheldon talking about stopping distances etc, Penny killing Sheldon at Halo, Sheldon trying to blow up Leonards brain as in Scanners, Leonard threatening to tear the head from a mint Geordi LaForge figurine and the guys reactions, Sheldon becoming a shop assistant when he went to the store to buy a birthday present for Leonard and his chat with Penny about Schrodinger’s Cat. AND Sheldon and Leonard talking about Skynet and how the Terminator timeline doesn't work. Phew!!! And that's just season ONE!!! I left out most of these other nerdy moments because they didn't include most of the guys, weren't technically a nerd scene or just not as fine as some of these others.]]>

We at HQ believe that The Big Bang Theory started life as more than the sticky rom-com/family show it become. So with this in mind we're creating a section on the main site to shine a light on the best NON-rom moments. Also to defend the show which has been getting some bad press due to its later season 'nerd bashing'. Although the show did mock in the early years, it also produced some of the funniest and freshest nerdy moments ever! That's where you come in. Starting with Season One, please vote for your top 5 Nerdvana scenes.

In no particular order:

1. The World of Nerdcraft
The episodes opens with the guys furiously tapping away on their laptops. This is a most fabulous World of Warcraft scene and so funny. We have Sheldon as a rogue Elf and both he and Howard as the Sword Master. Magnificient!

"Don’t panic, this is what the last 97 hours have been about." - Leonard




2. The Battle of the Sauces.
Another great opener with the guys at The Cheesecake Factory re-inacting the Battle of Gettysburg. But they do in Nerd style complete with superheroes and Gods. So good!

"Excuse me, Ganesh is the remover of obstacles, and Shiva is the destroyer. When the smoke clears, Abraham Lincoln will be speaking Hindi and drinking mint juleps." - Raj




3. Cosplay Confusion
The guys fail to arrange a costume meeting and everyone turns up as the Flash. Eventually settling on Thor, Frodo, Peter Pan and the Doppler effect... the later qualifes this episode as a winner in itself.





4. Two descendants of Archimedes, One Entertainment Centre
Leonard and Sheldon attempt to use their brains to get a heavy parcel up to Penny's apartment.

"Ah gravity thou art a heartless bitch." - Sheldon






5. The Original Dating Experiment
Leslie and Leonard approach a romantic tryst in a whole new way.

"I was going to characterise it as the modification of our colleague/friendship paradigm, with the addition of a date-like component. But we don’t need to quibble over terminology." - Leslie





6. The Space Odyssey Dance
One of my personal faves from this season. Howard hooks up various appliances in the apartment to a remote access server across the net, cue triumphant dance to 2001: A Space Odyssey theme.



“Gentlemen, I am now about to send a signal from this laptop through our local ISP, racing down fibre-optic cable at the speed of light to San Francisco, bouncing off a satellite in geosynchronous orbit to Lisbon, Portugal, where the data packets will be handed off to submerged transatlantic cables terminating in Halifax, Nova-Scotia, and transferred across the continent via microwave relays back to our ISP and the X10 receiver attached to this …..lamp.”


7. Code Milky Green
The guys will do anything to avoid Sheldon when he's sick. Declaring a 'code milky green' they take in a Planet of the Apes marathon, then they attempt to get into the apartment undetected. Howard feeds a fibre-optic camera under the door and they send Leonard in, spy-style.




8. I, Sheldon
Another of my faves from this season. This understated but funny scene where Raj and Howard try to convince Sheldon he's a robot by using Asimov’s three laws of robotics.






9. Sports Day: Trestling
One of the unique things about Big Bang are the games they create especially for the show. Some of these are only ever seen once but show the guys had developed their own special world.





"...combines the physical strength of arm wrestling with the mental agility of tetris into the ultimate sport."


10. Science meets Science Fiction
There's a sense the guys as scientists can appreciate ideas that most don't. They happily reinact science fiction scenes and see sci-fi as possible. Their passion is mocked, sure but also celebrated because they are so endearing.



Sheldon: The exact time machine that carried actor Rod Taylor from Victorian England into the post-apocalyptic future, which society had splintered into two factions, the sub-terranean Morlocks, who survived by feasting on the flesh of the gentle surface dwelling Eloy.

Howard: Talk about your chick magnets.


11. PMS all night long!
The guys go head-to-head with Sheldon's ego at the physics bowl.





12. Dividing Lois
They guys argue over the Superman movies and Sheldon gives a consise account of how Lois Lane would be sliced in three when Superman tried to catch her in front of a bemused Penny.




13. Power of the Force
Leonard defending the apartment with a light sabre. (lone scene but funny)




There were so many others I had to leave out...

Like Sheldon's teeshirt idea of a 'Proton through a plane', the very first explanation of his spot, Howard dancing on game pads, Sheldon and Leonard talking about time travel and the problem with teleportation., Sheldon and Penny's first car journey with Sheldon talking about stopping distances etc, Penny killing Sheldon at Halo, Sheldon trying to blow up Leonards brain as in Scanners, Leonard threatening to tear the head from a mint Geordi LaForge figurine and the guys reactions, Sheldon becoming a shop assistant when he went to the store to buy a birthday present for Leonard and his chat with Penny about Schrodinger’s Cat. AND Sheldon and Leonard talking about Skynet and how the Terminator timeline doesn't work. Phew!!! And that's just season ONE!!! I left out most of these other nerdy moments because they didn't include most of the guys, weren't technically a nerd scene or just not as fine as some of these others.]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=381 Mon, 31 Aug 2015 11:24:13 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=381 MONTHLY VINTAGE EPISODE - SEPT 2015

1.12 The Jerusalem Duality
Originally aired April 14, 2008
Written by Jennifer Glickman & Stephen Engel


"Dennis Kim, a child prodigy, is looking around theuniversity and seems to have outstripped Sheldon in every way. Sheldon decides to give up his own work and focus on other tasks. It annoys the guys so much that they try to distract Dennis in order to get Sheldon back to normal."







Major Gripe's thoughts on the subject:
http://www.thebigbangtheoryhq.com/#!the-...lity/c18jb]]> MONTHLY VINTAGE EPISODE - SEPT 2015

1.12 The Jerusalem Duality
Originally aired April 14, 2008
Written by Jennifer Glickman & Stephen Engel


"Dennis Kim, a child prodigy, is looking around theuniversity and seems to have outstripped Sheldon in every way. Sheldon decides to give up his own work and focus on other tasks. It annoys the guys so much that they try to distract Dennis in order to get Sheldon back to normal."







Major Gripe's thoughts on the subject:
http://www.thebigbangtheoryhq.com/#!the-...lity/c18jb]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=363 Sat, 01 Aug 2015 19:27:30 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=363 MONTHLY VINTAGE EPISODE - AUG 2015

1.11 The Pancake Batter Anomaly
Originally aired March 31, 2008
Written by Bill Prady & Stephen Engel

"When Sheldon gets sick, Leonard quickly escapes from Sheldon's grasp, leaving Penny to take care of the very needy Sheldon.”

Howard and the phone, one of the best Mrs Wolowitz scenes ever. Code milky green





Had to repost this...

Visiting Professor. The conversation that ended just before Sheldon asked about a sponge bath.





"It must be humbling to suck on so many different levels"





And then there's soft kitty.

]]> MONTHLY VINTAGE EPISODE - AUG 2015

1.11 The Pancake Batter Anomaly
Originally aired March 31, 2008
Written by Bill Prady & Stephen Engel

"When Sheldon gets sick, Leonard quickly escapes from Sheldon's grasp, leaving Penny to take care of the very needy Sheldon.”

Howard and the phone, one of the best Mrs Wolowitz scenes ever. Code milky green





Had to repost this...

Visiting Professor. The conversation that ended just before Sheldon asked about a sponge bath.





"It must be humbling to suck on so many different levels"





And then there's soft kitty.

]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=359 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 05:53:05 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=359 MONTHLY VINTAGE EPISODE - JULY 2015

The Loobenfeld Decay
Originally aired March 24, 2008
Written by Chuck Lorre

"Leonard hears Penny singing poorly. When she asks them to come to a showcase Leonard lies and says that he and Sheldon have plans. Sheldon is uncomfortable with the lie which Leonard gives and so he comes up with a new complicated one.”

I don't think Kaley's voice was that bad myself.

]]> MONTHLY VINTAGE EPISODE - JULY 2015

The Loobenfeld Decay
Originally aired March 24, 2008
Written by Chuck Lorre

"Leonard hears Penny singing poorly. When she asks them to come to a showcase Leonard lies and says that he and Sheldon have plans. Sheldon is uncomfortable with the lie which Leonard gives and so he comes up with a new complicated one.”

I don't think Kaley's voice was that bad myself.

]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=353 Sun, 17 May 2015 13:28:35 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=353 MONTHLY VINTAGE EPISODE - JUNE 2015
We were doing our vintage rewinds every week but they flew by so quickly, members were not getting a chance to watch and comment within a strict 7-day time frame. So from now we will feature just one episode a month. So no excuses guys Coming up next...

The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization
Originally aired March 17, 2008
Written by Bill Prady & Stephen Engel

"Who wants to party at the topical conference of Bose-Einstein condensates? Everybody but Sheldon. It's Sheldon vs. Leonard as they spar over Sheldon's refusal to present a paper that the two have co-authored." - Check E. Light



How about the timing on this scene guys?? Howard's speech and the delay before the lamp goes on. UTTER BRILLIANCE! The show really hit it's pace with episodes like this.




Episode Trivia.
There is a rumour that this episode was originally intended to feature Howard and Sheldon in conflict instead of Leonard and Sheldon. It was to be called "Cooper-Wolowitz Polarization." Unfortunately the article detailing this factoid no longer exists online, which is a shame.

The name of Leonard & Sheldon’s research paper is “Paradoxical Movement-of-Inertia Changes Due to Putative Super Solids”

Read the HQ summary of this episode HERE.

]]> MONTHLY VINTAGE EPISODE - JUNE 2015
We were doing our vintage rewinds every week but they flew by so quickly, members were not getting a chance to watch and comment within a strict 7-day time frame. So from now we will feature just one episode a month. So no excuses guys Coming up next...

The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization
Originally aired March 17, 2008
Written by Bill Prady & Stephen Engel

"Who wants to party at the topical conference of Bose-Einstein condensates? Everybody but Sheldon. It's Sheldon vs. Leonard as they spar over Sheldon's refusal to present a paper that the two have co-authored." - Check E. Light



How about the timing on this scene guys?? Howard's speech and the delay before the lamp goes on. UTTER BRILLIANCE! The show really hit it's pace with episodes like this.




Episode Trivia.
There is a rumour that this episode was originally intended to feature Howard and Sheldon in conflict instead of Leonard and Sheldon. It was to be called "Cooper-Wolowitz Polarization." Unfortunately the article detailing this factoid no longer exists online, which is a shame.

The name of Leonard & Sheldon’s research paper is “Paradoxical Movement-of-Inertia Changes Due to Putative Super Solids”

Read the HQ summary of this episode HERE.

]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=350 Sat, 02 May 2015 20:48:36 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=350 Week 9 of the Rewind Imperative.

This weeks vintage Big Bang episode on Thursday May 7, 2015 is:

The Grasshopper Experiment
Originally aired Monday, November 12, 2007
Written by David Goetsch & Steven Molaro


"Raj's parents set him up on a blind date and he fears he won’t be able to talk to her. Penny needs to practice her bartender skills for work and once Raj drinks alcohol, he finds that he can talk to girls."




This is when Sheldon first made me swoon. Talk about romantic! It makes Shamy look like an old smelly sock.







]]> Week 9 of the Rewind Imperative.

This weeks vintage Big Bang episode on Thursday May 7, 2015 is:

The Grasshopper Experiment
Originally aired Monday, November 12, 2007
Written by David Goetsch & Steven Molaro


"Raj's parents set him up on a blind date and he fears he won’t be able to talk to her. Penny needs to practice her bartender skills for work and once Raj drinks alcohol, he finds that he can talk to girls."




This is when Sheldon first made me swoon. Talk about romantic! It makes Shamy look like an old smelly sock.







]]> https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=342 Sun, 26 Apr 2015 18:28:26 +0000 https://shennyhq.co.uk/dir/showthread.php?tid=342 Week 8 of the Rewind Imperative.

This weeks vintage Big Bang episode on Thursday April 30, 2015 is:

The Dumpling Paradox
Originally aired Monday, November 5, 2007
Written by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady


"Penny's promiscuous friend comes to town and Wolowitz hooks up with her. This leaves the guys without their fourth wheel. Sheldon goes a little crazy because his world has been thrown off, and Penny has to stay with the guys in their apartment. With Wolowitz preoccupied, the guys discover they are without a fourth member of their group, and in desperation, they ask Penny to join their Halo team."







]]> Week 8 of the Rewind Imperative.

This weeks vintage Big Bang episode on Thursday April 30, 2015 is:

The Dumpling Paradox
Originally aired Monday, November 5, 2007
Written by Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady


"Penny's promiscuous friend comes to town and Wolowitz hooks up with her. This leaves the guys without their fourth wheel. Sheldon goes a little crazy because his world has been thrown off, and Penny has to stay with the guys in their apartment. With Wolowitz preoccupied, the guys discover they are without a fourth member of their group, and in desperation, they ask Penny to join their Halo team."







]]>