History TheBigBangTheory / TropesTToZ

* {{Understatement}}: After he worked up the nerve to ask her out in the first season finale, Penny admitted to Sheldon that she knew Leonard had "a little crush" on her. Sheldon responded with "A ''little'' crush. I suppose so, like how Menelaus [[UsefulNotes/TheTrojanWar had "a little crush" on Helen of Troy]]."
** Of course this is CriticalResearchFailure as it's actually Paris who loved Helen. For Menelaus it was a loveless political marriage, and her escape with the son of his enemy was the perfect excuse to capture Troy.

* ThisLoserIsYou: At least if you're a {{nerd}}. Or [[JerkJock if]] you're [[TheDitz not]] a [[DumbBlonde nerd]].

* ThanksForTheMammary: Sheldon, to Penny. He didn't bump into her, though; he was [[NotWhatItLooksLike helping her get dressed]] when she dislocated her shoulder in the bathtub -- with his eyes closed.
** Although he later admits that he was ''lying'' when he said he hadn't looked.

* TokenTrio: Leonard aside , Sheldon (asexual), Raj (indian) and Howard (jewish) can fit this trope during a plot. Especially when Penny and Leonard have their own plotline in earlier seasons.

** In "The Psychic Vortex" Raj and Sheldon managed to acquire dates with intelligent and slightly geeky girls (one being played by [[Series/TheWonderYears Danica McKeller]]) named Abby and Martha, and even got a second date shortly after. What made these girls really unique was that the ice-breaker was Sheldon carrying Franchise/GreenLantern's power battery at a party and ''they [[GeekyTurnOn fully knew what it was]];'' they ended up playing ''VideoGame/RockBand'' back at Sheldon's apartment. Not to mention that Sheldon even appeared to enjoy talking with Martha (discussing ''Literature/{{Flatland}}'' among other things) with Raj and Abby making out on the chair. It can be assumed that Sheldon's {{asexual}} nature really disappointed Martha, and that took Abby away from Raj. But these were girls who could relate to them in interests, intelligence and were attracted to them ''because'' of it (not even Penny can really claim that with Leonard), so with no follow up episode it almost seems to be a waste.

* TrollFic: [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8408595/1/ Carolina and Penni]] MST [[http://theficcritic.blogspot.com/2012/08/hello-im-fic-criticbecause-someone-had.html here]] is a fic written by an author who is apparently very interested in ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'' (they wrote a startical sequel and favorited a MST of it). The first lines are "Heyyyy! I am Carolina Watson and first off Im waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy hawter then that bitch Penni. I'm 17 and syuper dyuoper hawt! Yeah, I'm tan and blonde and I'm 17 year old! I'm sexi and Im dating Sheldin. I'm also syuper smart and I'm Byeseckshyoowell!" It gets worse from there. The author's note at the end of the second chapter claiming it is *not* a parody did nothing but convince even the doubters it's a parody.

* ThemeTuneCameo: Subverted. Howard's ringtone is the theme that was only used in the unbroadcast pilot.

* TokenTrio: Leonard aside , Sheldon (asexual), Raj (indian) and Howard (jewish) can fit this trope during a plot. Especially when Penny and Leonard have their own storylie in earlier seasons.

* TheTheTitle: With the exception of the pilot, all episode titles are in this form. In general mimicking the names of scientific principles and making a reference to the events or dialogue of the episode. Starting with ''The Big Bran Hypothesis'' (episode 2), and continuing with ''The Fuzzy Boots Corollary'' (episode 3), etc.

* UnclePennybags: Sheldon, surprisingly. When Penny falls behind on her rent and her car breaks down, he freely gives her enough money to pay for both of them. Despite her assumption that Sheldon's obsessive tendencies would lead him to hound her, it turns out that he's incredibly lax when it comes to lending his money. He honestly doesn't care ''when'' it's paid back, as long as it ''eventually'' is.

* TheresNoBInMovie: Penny has had roles in the (fictional) B-movies ''[[http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/Serial_Ape-ist Serial Ape-ist]]'' and [[http://bigbangtheory.wikia.com/wiki/Serial_Ape-ist_2:_Monkey_See,_Monkey_Kill Serial Ape-ist 2: Monkey See, Monkey Kill]]''. Howard found and watched the first film, probably enjoying Penny's ShowerScene. Amy and Bernadette found and watched the second film, where Penny had a more substantial role. By their reactions, the film was SoBadItsGood.

--->'''Sheldon:''' They can't just cancel a show like ''Alphas''. They have to help the viewers let go. ''Firefly'' did a movie to wrap things up, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' continued on as a comic book, ''Heroes'' gradually lowered the quality season by season, til we were grateful it ended.

* TrollFic: [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8408595/1/ Carolina and Penni]] MST [[http://theficcritic.blogspot.com/2012/08/hello-im-fic-criticbecause-someone-had.html here]] is a fic written by an author who is apparently very interested in MyImmortal (they wrote a startical sequel and favorited a MST of it). The first lines are "Heyyyy! I am Carolina Watson and first off Im waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy hawter then that bitch Penni. I'm 17 and syuper dyuoper hawt! Yeah, I'm tan and blonde and I'm 17 year old! I'm sexi and Im dating Sheldin. I'm also syuper smart and I'm Byeseckshyoowell!" It gets worse from there. The author's note at the end of the second chapter claiming it is *not* a parody did nothing but convince even the doubters it's a parody.

* TheUnfavorite: In "The Itchy Brain Simulation" Leonard reveals he was this to his aunt as well. When he went to college, he got an itchy sweater that made him break out. His brother got a car.