"The Speckerman Recurrence" is an episode of The Big Bang Theory that first aired on December 8, 2011. Directed by Anthony Rich. Teleplay by Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan and Anthony Del Broccolo, based on a story by Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady and Steve Holland.
Leonard meets up with Jimmy Speckerman (Lance Barber), an old bully of his, while Penny soon realizes that she was a bully herself when she was a teenager.
Tropes
- Heel Realization: Penny realizes the reason she wasn't bullied in high school was because she was the bully.
- In Vino Veritas: Jimmy Speckerman apologizes to Leonard after having a few beers. Once he's sober, however, he reverts back to being a bully.
- Rejected Apology: All the girls that Penny bullied refuse to grant her forgiveness when she calls them up to apologize.
- Schoolyard Bully All Grown Up: Jimmy was one of the many people who tormented Leonard in high school. He came to him with an idea for 3-D glasses that work on any movie because he's the smartest person he knows. When told how his bullying affected Leonard, Jimmy becomes drunk and comes back to apologize, but becomes a bully again after sobering up.
- Wedgie: One of the school bullies gave Leonard a wedgie so hard it lodged up one of his testicles and it didn't descend until after Christmas.
