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* [[http://i29.tinypic.com/106g84x.gif "We're here to see Koothrappali, not kill Batman!"]]

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* Sheldon's [[TheUnSmile attempt at smiling]] in "The Griffin Equivalency":
-->'''Leonard:'''
[[http://i29.tinypic.com/106g84x.gif "We're here to see Koothrappali, not kill Batman!"]]
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*** This whole thing gets particularly HilariousInHindsight after Sheldon and Amy eventually do start having sex.



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** Once the sniping starts, Penny tells them to take a break, while Raj (dressed as Ruth Bader Ginsberg) allows it. Anu (dressed as the Constitution) says he has "free speech, it's on their somewhere!" Which is particularly funny since that's actually ''not'' in the Constitution, it's in the Bill of Rights.



** Sheldon's reaction to Amy's big blow up at Drs. Pemberton and Campbell.

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** Sheldon's reaction to Amy's big blow up at Drs. Pemberton and Campbell.Campbell (after he was explicitly told ''not'' to make a scene).



* Sheldon winds up announcing Penny's pregnancy in his speech. She comments that she hadn't told her parents yet (but was too busy smiling and [[TearsOfJoy crying happy tears]] to really care at that point). This prompts Sheldon to apologize to her and then he asks the audience to not tell anybody else, even though this is at the ''Nobel Prize Ceremony'' that's being televised for the whole world to see.
* Raj's date to the Nobel Prize ceremony is Creator/SarahMichelleGellar, whom he meets in the plane.

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* Sheldon winds up announcing Penny's pregnancy in his speech. She comments that she hadn't told her parents yet (but was too busy smiling and [[TearsOfJoy crying happy tears]] to really care at that point). This prompts Sheldon to apologize to her and then he asks the audience to not tell anybody else, even though this is at the ''Nobel Prize Ceremony'' that's being televised for the whole world to see.
see. Particularly funny since it's not out of the question that one or both of Penny's parents might actually be watching (how often does one of your kid's friends win a Nobel, after all?)
* Raj's date to the Nobel Prize ceremony is Creator/SarahMichelleGellar, whom he meets in on the plane.
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* The epilogue in "The Hofstadter Isotope" when Raj, who had a one night stand with a woman, [[BedmateReveal wakes up in bed in her arms.]] He at first looks confused, then shocked things went that far, then shrugging and looking content.

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* During a remodel of Howard's mother's house, Howard and Bernadette's father, Mike, in a crawlspace underneath the dining room, discover that Bernadette lied to Mike and said Howard didn't want kids... unaware that she and Raj are listening in from the dining room. How does Bernadette react?

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** Implying that either Sheldon's grown up enough to understand what kinds of things HR doesn't like (possible) or that ''he's actually been called into HR before for saying that!''
* During a remodel of Howard's mother's house, Howard and Bernadette's father, Mike, in a crawlspace underneath the dining room, room. They discover that Bernadette lied to Mike and said Howard didn't want kids... unaware that she and Raj are listening in from the dining room. How does Bernadette react?

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5oc-70Fby4 Raj and Sheldon's... offbeat montage]].
* [[SayMyName "WHEA]][[SkywardScream TOOONNN!!!"]] It occurs again in the 19th episode of this season when Sheldon's team forfeits due to Wil Wheaton manipulating Penny to break up with Leonard, albeit quietly, and in the 6th episode of Season 11 when Wil is cast as the new Professor Proton.

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* %%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5oc-70Fby4 Raj and Sheldon's... offbeat montage]].
* [[SayMyName "WHEA]][[SkywardScream TOOONNN!!!"]] "WHEATOOONNN!!!"]] It occurs again in the 19th episode of this season when Sheldon's team forfeits due to Wil Wheaton manipulating Penny to break up with Leonard, albeit quietly, and in the 6th episode of Season 11 when Wil is cast as the new Professor Proton.



* The whole episode "The Bozeman Reaction", too.
* Two Words: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH1VOy7HKRs Ballpit Bazinga!!]] Made even funnier by the fact that Creator/JimParsons is [[{{Corpsing}} totally cracking up]] at the end.

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* %%* The whole episode "The Bozeman Reaction", too.
* %%* Two Words: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH1VOy7HKRs Ballpit Bazinga!!]] Made even funnier by the fact that Creator/JimParsons is [[{{Corpsing}} totally cracking up]] at the end.Bazinga!!]]
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--->'''Sheldon''': I'm Dr. Cooper from the pysics department.

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--->'''Sheldon''': I'm Dr. Cooper from the pysics physics department.



--->'''Dr. Crawley''': I haven't even packed yet and your already measuring my lab for one of your godless laser machines!

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--->'''Dr. Crawley''': I haven't even packed yet and your you're already measuring my lab for one of your godless laser machines!

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** Leonard runs the vat of volatile rocket fuel out to the elevator, then Howard points out the absurdity of standing around waiting. Leonard then begins to run it down the stairs, only for the elevator to arrive. Leonard dithers. Sheldon, with an expression that just ''screams'' "utterly done with this,'' grabs the vat, puts it in the elevator, presses the button, shoves Leonard out, and quick-steps outside himself.
--->'''Leonard:''' Oh, what'd you do that for? We had plenty of ti...'''BOOM!'''



* The gang revealing each others' betrayals in 'The Irish Pub Formulation'. Special mention goes to Howard sharing that Sheldon has been grinding insects into Leonard's food for the past month, but he insisted that it was an experiment to see when "food starts tasting mothy".

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* The gang revealing each others' betrayals in 'The Irish Pub Formulation'. Special mention goes to Howard sharing that Sheldon has been grinding insects into Leonard's food for the past month, but he insisted that it was an experiment to see when "food starts tasting mothy".mothy."


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** Sheldon's Jesus pose as he "dies" really sells it. Especially coming from a determined agnostic.
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* The entire Dr. Crawley scene, just all of it (see the full thing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI02uGb7peU here]]).
--->'''Dr. Crawley''' (seeing Sheldon, Howard, and Raj in his lab): Don't knock, just walk in. Why be polite to the world's leading expert on the Dung Beetle.
--->'''Sheldon''': Excuse me, are you Professor Crawley?
--->'''Dr. Crawley''': Who wants to know?
--->'''Sheldon''': I'm Dr. Cooper from the pysics department.
--->'''Dr. Crawley''': Couldn't wait huh?
--->'''Sheldon''': I'm sorry?
--->'''Dr. Crawley''': I haven't even packed yet and your already measuring my lab for one of your godless laser machines!
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* The entire subplot with the girls in "The Bakersfield Expedition". While the boys are away they read a couple comics to see what's so interesting about them, and come to the conclusion they're stupid. They then get into an argument about the exact meaning of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor only Thor being able to lift his hammer]], and in their search for answers read the comics again then head into Leonard's apartment to start reading the comics there, all the while arguing semantics over what qualifies as "lifting" the hammer and how it's decided one is worthy of doing so. The arguments being tossed perfectly mirror the frequent jousting the boys got into in earlier seasons, and when they come home and hear what's going on, they're stunned by it.

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* [[CavemenVsAstronautsDebate The entire subplot subplot]] with the girls in "The Bakersfield Expedition". While the boys are away they read a couple comics to see what's so interesting about them, and come to the conclusion they're stupid. They then get into Then an offhand comment starts an argument about the exact meaning of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor only Thor being able to lift his hammer]], and in their search for answers read the comics again again, then head into Leonard's apartment to start reading the comics there, all the while arguing semantics over what qualifies as "lifting" the hammer and how it's decided one is worthy of doing so. The arguments being tossed perfectly mirror the frequent jousting the boys got into in earlier seasons, and when they come home and hear what's going on, they're stunned by it.



-->'''Bernadette:''' Well, what if the Hulk picked up Thor while Thor is holding the hammer?\\

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-->'''Bernadette:''' --->'''Bernadette:''' Well, what if the Hulk picked up Thor while Thor is holding the hammer?\\



''({{Beat}}.)''\\
'''Amy:''' ''(grinning)'' Did that ever happen?\\
''(Beat.)''\\

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''({{Beat}}.)''\\
''[{{beat}}]''\\
'''Amy:''' ''(grinning)'' ''[grinning]'' Did that ever happen?\\
''(Beat.)''\\''[beat]''\\
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--> '''Leonard''': I call Frodo!
--> '''Everyone else''': Damn!

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--> '''Leonard''': -->'''Leonard:''' I call Frodo!
-->
Frodo!\\
'''Everyone else''': else:''' Damn!
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--> '''Penny''': '''''SON OF A BITCH!'''''
--> '''Leonard''': Penny's up.
--> '''Penny''': '''''YOU SICK GEEKY BASTARDS!'''''
--> '''Leonard''': [[OhCrap How did she know that it was us?]]
--> '''Sheldon''': I may have left a suggested organizational schematic for her bedroom closet.
--> '''Penny''': '''''LEONARD!'''''
--> '''Leonard''': [[ThisIsGonnaSuck God, this is gonna be bad!]]

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--> '''Penny''': -->'''Penny:''' '''''SON OF A BITCH!'''''
--> '''Leonard''':
BITCH!'''''\\
'''Leonard:'''
Penny's up.
--> '''Penny''':
up.\\
'''Penny:'''
'''''YOU SICK GEEKY BASTARDS!'''''
--> '''Leonard''':
BASTARDS!'''''\\
'''Leonard:'''
[[OhCrap How did she know that it was us?]]
--> '''Sheldon''':
us?]]\\
'''Sheldon:'''
I may have left a suggested organizational schematic for her bedroom closet.
--> '''Penny''': '''''LEONARD!'''''
--> '''Leonard''':
closet.\\
'''Penny:''' '''''LEONARD!'''''\\
'''Leonard:'''
[[ThisIsGonnaSuck God, this is gonna be bad!]]

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*** Also, Penny's face as she sits in the middle of the two women bickering. "Look at that, you both believe in bearded Jewish guys!"
--> '''Beverly''': (trying desperately to sound affectionate, and failing) Oh my son.
--> '''Leonard''': (deadpan) Oh my mother.
--> '''Penny''': Oh my God.



* The guys trying to take a lugnut off of a tire using science [[EpicFail accidentally set a van on fire]].

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* The guys trying to take a lugnut off of a tire using science science, and [[EpicFail accidentally set a van on fire]].



* While tapping on the lugnut to loosen it, the guys do an impromptu rendition of Music/{{Queen}}'s "We Will Rock You". And then Sheldon shocks everyone with a falsetto performance of the first verse.

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* While tapping on the lugnut to loosen it, the guys do an impromptu rendition of Music/{{Queen}}'s "We Will Rock You". And then Sheldon shocks everyone with a falsetto performance of the first verse. He explains, rather shamefacedly, that his eidetic memory is sometimes a curse.



** You're about to share a first kiss with your date, and then your date's ex knocks on the door. The appropriate response? If you're Dave Gibbs, it's to make sure your hair looks nice.

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** You're about to share a first kiss with your date, and then your date's ex knocks on the door. The appropriate response? If you're Dave Gibbs, it's to make sure your hair looks nice.good.

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** Leonard is getting jealous of Penny spending time with a male classmate, eventually trying to make guy think "Penny's Boyfriend" had gang connections. The classmate mentions he thought Penny was dating a scientist and Leonard says that's their gang name. Penny sees him doing this and is annoyed with his behavior. The next time they meet in the hallway, she sarcastically asks, "Shouldn't you be out with your gang spray painting equations on the side of buildings?"
** "... and they're all taller than me, WHY IS EVERYONE TALLER THAN ME?!?"
** The argument leads to Penny saying "[[TheILoveYouStigma you know I love you]]" in exasperation, which [[WhamLine makes them freeze up]] as that was the first time she said it to him. He wonders if they are just going to ignore the weight of what she said, and while tearing up she says "That's exactly what we are going to do. Because you're about to make me cry and...we both know if I start crying, you're going to start crying."



* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1EBDnGzZ9M Raj's American accent, and Howard's Indian one.]] Meanwhile, Sheldon isn't listening at all because he's too busy angsting over Hawking not playing his turn in online Scrabble.
* This leads in to Howard telling them about how petty Stephen Hawking is--one time, when Howard corrected him about a bit of movie trivia, Hawking responded by holding a pizza party and inviting everyone ''except Howard.''
** Leonard is getting jealous of Penny spending time with a male classmate, eventually trying to make guy think "Penny's Boyfriend" had gang connections. The classmate mentions he thought Penny was dating a scientist and Leonard says that's their gang name. Penny sees him doing this and is annoyed with his behavior. The next time they meet in the hallway, she sarcastically asks, "Shouldn't you be out with your gang spray painting equations on the side of buildings?"
** "... and they're all taller than me, WHY IS EVERYONE TALLER THAN ME?!?"
** The argument leads to Penny saying "[[TheILoveYouStigma you know I love you]]" in exasperation, which [[WhamLine makes them freeze up]] as that was the first time she said it to him. He wonders if they are just going to ignore the weight of what she said, and while tearing up she says "That's exactly what we are going to do. Because you're about to make me cry and...we both know if I start crying, you're going to start crying."



* In a metahumor sense, Howard doing magic tricks to the great amusement of Amy's dad...played by Teller of Creator/PennAndTeller

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* In a metahumor sense, Howard doing magic tricks to the great amusement of Amy's dad...played by Teller of Creator/PennAndTellerCreator/PennAndTeller.

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** And right after

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** And right afterafter:



* Evidently, Leonard's eyebrows are "stupid".

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* Evidently, Leonard's eyebrows are "stupid"."stupid."


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** HilariousInHindsight when, just over four seasons later, Sheldon does indeed propose.

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** Amy gives him a second chance after Sheldon rejects reuniting. Their date winds up with Sheldon showing up and telling Amy he loves her and wants to get back together. Dave is nothing if not helpful and supportive, once stepping out from behind the door and exclaiming "[[ShipperOnDeck Kiss her you brilliant fool]]!" He then stands there for over a minute while abiding a Shamy make-out session, thanking Amy for a lovely evening and telling Sheldon he wants to discuss physics before Amy kicks the door shut on him. He ''still'' thinks of it as a great evening.

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** Amy gives him a second chance after Sheldon rejects reuniting. Their date winds up ends with Sheldon showing up and telling Amy he loves her and wants to get back together. Dave is nothing if not helpful and supportive, once stepping out from behind the door and exclaiming "[[ShipperOnDeck Kiss her you brilliant fool]]!" He then stands there for over a minute while abiding a Shamy make-out session, thanking Amy for a lovely evening and telling Sheldon he wants to discuss physics before Amy kicks the door shut on him.him (while they're '''still in the middle of a makeout session,''' no less). He ''still'' thinks of it as a great evening.
** You're about to share a first kiss with your date, and then your date's ex knocks on the door. The appropriate response? If you're Dave Gibbs, it's to make sure your hair looks nice.
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* The cameos from Neil Gaiman, and the fact that ''none'' of the gang recognize him. Particularly funny is when he desperately tries to tell Sheldon about Marvel 1602, and Sheldon deprecatingly guesses that the X-Men are seen as witches. Neil kind of wilts as he agrees.

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* The cameos from Neil Gaiman, Creator/NeilGaiman, and the fact that ''none'' ''[[{{RecognitionFailure}} none]]'' [[{{RecognitionFailure}} of the gang recognize him. him]]. Particularly funny is when he desperately tries to tell Sheldon about Marvel 1602, ''ComicBook/Marvel1602'', and Sheldon deprecatingly guesses that the X-Men are seen as witches. Neil kind of wilts as he agrees.



** Neil's first cameo came when he tried to butt in on one of the gang's comic book nerd debates, but they thought he was just a random guy and ignored him. Imagine their expressions if they ever realize who that strange old man was.

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** Neil's first cameo came when he tried to butt in on one of the gang's comic book nerd debates, but they thought he was just a random guy and ignored him. Imagine their expressions if they ever realize who that strange old man Englishman was.
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** When the guys are waiting in line for a movie, Sheldon makes a scene and the others make comments:
-->'''Howard''': I can’t believe we are going to get beat up and it’s not because of your (Raj‘s) chair.
** Sheldon then compares someone cutting in line to Rosa Parks.
-->'''Leonard''': You (Raj) May have to pretend you’re black to get us outta here.
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-->''' Amy’s with Sheldon who she (Beverly) loves like a son. You’re with her son, who she doesn’t.

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-->''' -->'''Bernadette''': Amy’s with Sheldon who she (Beverly) loves like a son. You’re with her son, who she doesn’t.
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* Penny gets jealous when she sees Amy bonding with Leonard’s mom. She asks Bernadette why Amy effortlessly gets along with Leonard’s mom and this is Bernadette’s response:
-->''' Amy’s with Sheldon who she (Beverly) loves like a son. You’re with her son, who she doesn’t.
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* Leonard's [[DeadpanSnarker explanation]] for having to go out: Sheldon has broken out and is frightening the villagers.

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* Leonard's [[DeadpanSnarker explanation]] for having to go out: Sheldon has broken out escaped and is frightening terrorising the villagers.village.
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** In the same episode, when Stuart and Howard see Leonard flirting with a girl in the comic book store, Stuart tells Leonard that he's going on the Wall of Heroes. When Stuart prepares to take his picture, Leonard poses and smiles.
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* In the flashback to when Sheldon and Leonard first become roommates, Sheldon reveals that the apartment has a flag, which should never be turned upside down, unless the apartment is in distress. Later, when Leonard's rocket fuel experiment goes horribly wrong, the guys are freaking out and rushing to get it out of the building before it explodes, and Sheldon calmly turns the flag upside down.

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* In the flashback to when Sheldon and Leonard first become roommates, Sheldon reveals that the apartment has a flag, which should never be turned upside down, unless the apartment is in distress. Later, when Leonard's rocket fuel experiment goes horribly wrong, the guys are freaking out and rushing to get it out of the building before it explodes, [[BrickJoke and Sheldon calmly turns the flag upside down.]]
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* "The Lunar Excitation" has Penny introducing Zack to the guys. He thinks their experiment will be in 3D (because they're wearing glasses to see the laser beam) and genuinely worries that they're going to blow up the moon with their laser. Sheldon is offended.

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* "The Lunar Excitation" has Penny introducing Zack to the guys. He thinks their experiment will be in 3D (because they're wearing glasses to see the laser beam) and genuinely worries that they're going to blow up the moon with their laser. Sheldon is offended.offended (though knowing this group, that honestly may not be such a bizarre worry).
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* In a metahumor sense, Howard doing magic tricks to the great amusement of Amy's dad...played by Teller of Creator/PennAndTeller
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--> "If I can train a monkey to smoke, I can sure as Hell train him to shoot a poison blowdart, and no jury would convict us because [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys PEOPLE LOVE MONKEYS]]!"

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--> "If I can train a monkey to smoke, I can sure as Hell train him to shoot a poison blowdart, and no jury would convict us because [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys PEOPLE LOVE MONKEYS]]!"MONKEYS!"

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** The argument leads to Penny saying "[[TheILoveYouStigma I love you]]" in exasperation, which [[WhamLine makes them freeze up]] as that was the first time she said it to him. He wonders if they are just going to ignore the weight of what she said, and while tearing up she says "That's exactly what we are going to do. Because you're about to make me cry and...we both know if I start crying, you're going to start crying."

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** The argument leads to Penny saying "[[TheILoveYouStigma you know I love you]]" in exasperation, which [[WhamLine makes them freeze up]] as that was the first time she said it to him. He wonders if they are just going to ignore the weight of what she said, and while tearing up she says "That's exactly what we are going to do. Because you're about to make me cry and...we both know if I start crying, you're going to start crying."



* Unable to fix a RC drone Howard is forced to call tech support. As the phone dials he mutters that he'll likly wind up speaking to a foreign guy with the same booklet he has. Then Raj's phone goes off.

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* Unable to fix a RC drone Howard is forced to call tech support. As the phone dials he mutters that he'll likly likely wind up speaking to a foreign guy with the same booklet he has. Then Raj's phone goes off.



** The capper is that Hawking himself mentions that he would like a remote control toy of himself. The others agree never to tell Howard about this.

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** The capper is that Hawking himself mentions that he would like a remote control remote-control toy of himself. The others agree never to tell Howard about this.



* In "The D&D Vortex", Sheldon finally meets Creator/WilliamShatner… and throws up on him.
* TheStinger of that episode, with the girls at Creator/WilWheaton's ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game. Highlights include:

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* In "The Donation Oscillation": Sheldon comes out for breakfast to see Leonard asleep on the couch. After looking at him for several minutes, he complains to Amy about there being something in the living room. Amy wearily tells him to trap it under a jar for her to deal with in a second.
-->'''Sheldon''': I'll try, but it's Leonard.
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"The D&D Vortex", Vortex":
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Sheldon finally meets Creator/WilliamShatner… and throws up on him.
* ** TheStinger of that episode, with the girls at Creator/WilWheaton's ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' game. Highlights include:



** To make it up to them, Sheldon and Amy sends them cookies. These are their reactions:

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** To make it up to them, Sheldon and Amy sends send them cookies. These are their reactions:
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* Penny says that she's a vegetarian. Except for steak.


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* Sheldon calls to Leonard that he's sick. Cut to Leonard ''racing'' out of the apartment as fast as he possibly can, juggling clothes, glasses, and shoes as he goes.

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** Sheldon tells her that she has no idea what it's like to have a desire that just builds up inside of you with no opportunity for release. Amy's hilariously deadpan frustrated face really sells the scene.
-->'''Amy:''' Yeah. Sounds like a drag.
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* "The VCR Illumination": Apparently at one point Sheldon appointed his room a sovereign nation and declared a trade war on Leonard and Penny.

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