History TheBigBangTheory / SeasonSeven

* AccidentalMarriage: Penny had one of those with Zach in Las Vegas while drunk. She does not realise she is legally married - she was under the impression that speedy weddings in Las Vegas chapels are just "joke weddings". Penny and Leonard are both suitably mortified when she mentions it and learns how it actually works; Sheldon helpfully points out that while stone-cold-sober, Penny has turned down ''three'' proposals from Leonard.

* AccidentalMarriage: Penny had one of those with Zach in Las Vegas. She does not realise she is legally married - she was so drunk she wrote it off as "one of those joke weddings you have in Las Vegas". Penny and Leonard are both suitably mortified; Sheldon helpfully points out that while stone-cold-sober, Penny has turned down ''three'' proposals from him.

* FormerlyFat: Played with. In "The Mommy Observation", Rajs claims that he was fat as a child and so got by telling stories and planning mystery parties in the hope that one day he could share them with friends. Leonard then says he saw pictures of him as a child and he was not fat, to which Raj confesses that he was "svelte like a gazelle".

* CharacterDevelopment: After working through their CommitmentIssues the previous season, Leonard's and Penny's relationship blossoms over this season and they fall deeper in love with one another. Despite the issues caused by Penny's accidental marriage to Zack and her decision to quit her job, she and Leonard overcome all of these obstacles. Leonard despite understandable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive. This earns him Penny eternal gratitude and love and ultimately culminates in them getting engaged.

* CharacterDevelopment: After working through their CommitmentIssues the previous season, Leonard's and Penny's relationship blossoms over this season and they fall deeper in love with one another. Despite the issues caused by Penny accidental marriage to Zack and her decision to quit her job, she and Leonard overcome all of these obstacles. Leonard despite understandable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive. This earns him Penny eternal gratitude and love and ultimately culminates in them getting engaged.

* CharacterDevelopment: After working through their CommitmentIssues the previous season, Leonard and Penny relationship blossoms over this season and they fall deeper in love with one another. Despite the issues caused by Penny accidental marriage to Zack and her decision to quit her job, she and Leonard overcome all of these obstacles. Leonard despite understandable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive. This earns him Penny eternal gratitude and love and ultimately culminates in them getting engaged.

* CharacterDevelopment: After working through there CommitmentIssues the previous season, Leonard and Penny relationship blossoms over this season and they fall deeper in love with one another. Despite the issues caused by Penny accidental marriage to Zack and her decision to quit her job, she and Leonard overcome all of these obstacles. Leonard despite understandable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive. This earns him Penny eternal gratitude and love and ultimately culminates in them getting engaged.

* NWordPrivileges: When watching StarWars Episode I, Penny agrees with the others that Jar-Jar Binks is stupid, only for them to get offended and Raj saying that only they are allowed to do that.
* NoodleImplement: In “The Relationship Diremption” Sheldon wonders why there is a geology book in the apartment as there's no reason there should be. Sheldon doesn't think it's a real science and Leonard has never shown any interest in it. [[spoiler:Of course Sheldon wakes up next to the book after a night of drinking. See BedmateReveal above]].
* ParodyAssistance: The show celebrated May 4th, StarWars Day, with an extended homage where Sheldon envisions Professor Proton as his SpiritAdvisor dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Lucasfilm and Creator/IndustrialLightAndMagic helped with the sets and visual effects.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Penny gives Lucy a brutal one in "The Itchy Brain Simulation", mainly calling her out for bailing too easily in their relationship. She even flat out calls her a bad person.

* ShoutOut: Raj maintains that SherlockHolmes is really Indian as he was stolen from an Indian detective character. This echoes a recurring character in British-Indian comedy show ''Radio/GoodnessGraciousMe'' who insists ''everything'' is Indian.

-->"Here's a fun fact: after owls eat, they spit out the parts of their food that they can't digest, in the form of a pellet. Isn't that a hoot? We'll be right back after I fire my writers."
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: An interesting version, done between both Leonard and Penny in "The Gorilla Dissolution." [[spoiler: Penny loses her one, mediocre acting job and starts to take stock in where her life is going. She suggests to Leonard they should get married, and Leonard gets a turn to tell her he doesn't want to be the safe, responsible decision "like a bran muffin" but wants her to be excited like you would be for "a Cinnabon or a Pop Tart." When he says she's just depressed over losing an acting job, she rebukes that by explaining that she's thinking clearly on what she really needs in order to be happy and that is to spend her life with Leonard]].
-->'''Leonard:''' Well what do you need?\\
'''Penny:''' ''[[spoiler:YOU, you stupid Pop Tart!]]''

* SpoiledBrat: Penny is particularly childish and selfish in this season. Notably in ''The Friendship Turbulence'', where she storms off after Leonard points out that it's not a good idea to turn down a paid role in a B-movie just because she thinks it's beneath her (implying that he's reluctant to keep paying for everything for her, while she sits at home all the time). Then when her stubborn refusal to admit that she's wrong blows up in her face and her car breaks down[[note]] she always ignored the "Check Engine" light, despite Sheldon constantly warning her about it[[/note]], Leonard pacifies her by buying her a brand new car. Basically, it's like an episode of ''Series/MySuperSweetSixteen''.

* {{Adorkable}}: Howard's song to Bernadette

* AccidentalMarriage: Penny had one of those with Zach in Las Vegas. She does not realise she is legally married - she was so drunk she wrote it off as "one of those joke weddings you have in Las Vegas". Penny and Leonardare both suitably mortified; Sheldon helpfully points out that while stone-cold-sober, Penny has turned down ''three'' proposals from him.

* HeelReliazation: Penny begins to realize just how important Leonard really is to her this season. Shortly after getting fired from her only real acting job, she vows to start making better decisions and suggests the idea of marriage to Leonard again — soberly this time. This prompts Leonard to get down on one knee and formally propose.

* AccidentalMarriage: Penny had one of those with Zach in Las Vegas. She does not realise she is legally married - she was so drunk she wrote it off as "one of those joke weddings you have in Las Vegas". Leonard is suitably mortified; Sheldon helpfully points out that while stone-cold-sober, Penny has turned down ''three'' proposals from him.

* AntiClimax: [[spoiler: Leonard and Penny's engagement was not nearly the big romantic gesture either of them were expecting or hoping for; it was at the tail end of an argument about what the other person wanted and they both eventually came to the conclusion of "Why not." Lampshaded by them, and then Leonard remembers a ring he kept in his wallet to bring it back around into something special]].

* CharacterDevelopment: After working through there CommitmentIssues the previous two seasons, Leonard and Penny relationship blossoms over this season and they fall deeper in love with one another. Despite the issues caused by Penny accidental marriage to Zack and her decision to quit her job, she and Leonard overcome all of these obstacles. Leonard despite understandable disapproving of Penny acting choices still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive, which earns him Penny eternal gratitude and love. Their relationship ultimately culminates in them getting engaged.

* Laser-Guided Karma: Sheldon tortures Leonard with the itchy sweater during "The Itchy Brain Simulation". Later Leonard ends up dissproving Sheldon's discovery, thus robbing him of his greatest accomplishment.