"The Euclid Alternative"
Leonard is working nights on an experiment - the lasers he needs are only available on the graveyard timeslot - resulting in his inability to drive Sheldon to the university. As a result, Sheldon must find another way to get to school, which includes invoking a favor from Penny on her day off from the restaurant and a return trip from Wolowitz on his scooter and Raj being forced to pick Sheldon up after both eject him from their respective vehicles. The friends finally stage an intervention and tell Sheldon he must get his drivers license because he should be taking on the responsibility of driving himself to work (and so he will stop bothering them for rides). After an eventful trip to the DMV, resulting in Sheldon circumventing the test procedure by annoying the DMV worker, the gang sets up a simulation for him in the living room. The ensuing practice shows the gang that both the simulation was a great idea as opposed to an actual trip in a car and why Sheldon never learned to drive in the first place - he's a horrible driver. Later, despite acually having a license, Sheldon decides to forego using it and instead moves into his office for the duration of Leonard's night shifts. However, Leonard slyly neglects to inform him of the actual end date, resulting in Leonard living in peace in the apartment for an extra week.
The title refers to "Euclid Avenue" which, according to Sheldon, was the "less efficient" way to work.
The Big Bang Theory Season 2 - Episode 4
"The Griffin Equivalency"
Raj is included in People magazine's '30 Under 30 to Watch' list, sparking jealousy from his friends, first from Wolowitz who receives no mention of his mechanical design that led to Raj's discovery, and Sheldon who doesn't understand why Raj's work is being recognized (at all). Leonard admonishes them and they attempt to be supportive of Raj, however his antics - including hiring an assistant and misleading the interviewers about his 'humble background' (his father is a gynecologist and drives a Bentley) - leads to a strain between them. Leonard, still having been supportive, loses his cool when Raj asks Penny to be his date for the party thrown by People and makes the belittling comment 'I can't believe it took you a year'. After the party a very intoxicated Raj and annoyed Penny return to his apartment (The 'Raj Mahal') and receive a web-call from his parents, who criticize Raj for 'dating' a white girl despite Penny setting them straight that she isn't his girlfriend. The night ends when Raj exits to be sick from drinking too much at the party. The following morning, Raj appears sober and hungover on Penny's doorstep and she makes him apologize to her without any notes or third-party interpretation. This leads to Raj's first ever direct words to Penny while not drunk or distracted - 'Sorry'. She gives him a hug, showing her forgiveness, at which point Leonard leaves his apartment and sees them hugging. When Penny leaves, Raj turns around and gives Leonard a gloating grin.
This episode also includes a cameo from Charlie Sheen; at Penny's restaurant after the guys all leave, Raj says to the patron at the next table over, "Hey, buddy. I'm going to be in People magazine!", Mr. Sheen turns around and says "Yeah? Tell me when you're on the cover."
The title refers to Sheldon's childhood wish to create a griffin using recombinant DNA research after the untimely death of the family cat, "Lucky".
Raj is included in People magazine's '30 Under 30 to Watch' list, sparking jealousy from his friends, first from Wolowitz who receives no mention of his mechanical design that led to Raj's discovery, and Sheldon who doesn't understand why Raj's work is being recognized (at all). Leonard admonishes them and they attempt to be supportive of Raj, however his antics - including hiring an assistant and misleading the interviewers about his 'humble background' (his father is a gynecologist and drives a Bentley) - leads to a strain between them. Leonard, still having been supportive, loses his cool when Raj asks Penny to be his date for the party thrown by People and makes the belittling comment 'I can't believe it took you a year'. After the party a very intoxicated Raj and annoyed Penny return to his apartment (The 'Raj Mahal') and receive a web-call from his parents, who criticize Raj for 'dating' a white girl despite Penny setting them straight that she isn't his girlfriend. The night ends when Raj exits to be sick from drinking too much at the party. The following morning, Raj appears sober and hungover on Penny's doorstep and she makes him apologize to her without any notes or third-party interpretation. This leads to Raj's first ever direct words to Penny while not drunk or distracted - 'Sorry'. She gives him a hug, showing her forgiveness, at which point Leonard leaves his apartment and sees them hugging. When Penny leaves, Raj turns around and gives Leonard a gloating grin.
This episode also includes a cameo from Charlie Sheen; at Penny's restaurant after the guys all leave, Raj says to the patron at the next table over, "Hey, buddy. I'm going to be in People magazine!", Mr. Sheen turns around and says "Yeah? Tell me when you're on the cover."
The title refers to Sheldon's childhood wish to create a griffin using recombinant DNA research after the untimely death of the family cat, "Lucky".
Episode:
Season 2 - Episode 4
The Big Bang Theory Season 2 - Episode 3
"The Barbarian Sublimation"
Sheldon becomes distracted from playing Age of Conan by Penny who has accidentally attempted to use her car keys to open her apartment door. Sheldon learns that Penny is frustrated by her failures in life specifically her not getting into any of the parts in plays she's tried out for, not having sex for six months, not receiving a raise at work and on her way up the stairs she swallowed a fly. Sheldon invites her into his apartment to wait until the locksmith arrives to open her door. Penny becomes curious about the game Sheldon is playing and quickly becomes addicted. They quickly try to help her regain her regular life back as they try to set her up with an online dating service which failed miserably. After falling deep into her addiction she inadvertently accepts an online date consisting of questing and drinking ale at the local virtual tavern with Howard. She quickly realises what she's done and promptly stops playing the game.
The title refers to Penny's response to Sheldon, "Boy, you'd think you could trust a horde of Hungarian barbarians", after he informed her that the "guys from Budapest" who invited her on a quest to the Black Castle were simply trying to use her virtual avatar as "dragon fodder".
Sheldon becomes distracted from playing Age of Conan by Penny who has accidentally attempted to use her car keys to open her apartment door. Sheldon learns that Penny is frustrated by her failures in life specifically her not getting into any of the parts in plays she's tried out for, not having sex for six months, not receiving a raise at work and on her way up the stairs she swallowed a fly. Sheldon invites her into his apartment to wait until the locksmith arrives to open her door. Penny becomes curious about the game Sheldon is playing and quickly becomes addicted. They quickly try to help her regain her regular life back as they try to set her up with an online dating service which failed miserably. After falling deep into her addiction she inadvertently accepts an online date consisting of questing and drinking ale at the local virtual tavern with Howard. She quickly realises what she's done and promptly stops playing the game.
The title refers to Penny's response to Sheldon, "Boy, you'd think you could trust a horde of Hungarian barbarians", after he informed her that the "guys from Budapest" who invited her on a quest to the Black Castle were simply trying to use her virtual avatar as "dragon fodder".
Episode:
Season 2 - Episode 3
The Big Bang Theory Season 2 - Episode 2
"The Codpiece Topology"
The guys return from a Renaissance Fair and see Penny with a new guy, Eric (Travis Schuldt), prompting a jealous Leonard to pursue a relationship with fellow physicist Leslie Winkle. All the guys as well as Leslie humiliate Leonard for his apparent failure to keep Penny.
Leslie eventually agrees to date Leonard who convinces Sheldon to leave the apartment, to give his roommate and Leslie some privacy. On the staircase, while playing Super Mario 64, Sheldon explains to Penny that he feels uncomfortable with Leonard dating his arch enemy, Leslie, who is a "sloppy, arrogant, sub-par scientist".
Sheldon returns to their apartment and formally approves the relationship between Leonard and Leslie, graciously overlooking that she actually believes loop quantum gravity instead of string theory. Leslie gets emotional and makes statements about Lorentz invariance and black hole entropy which Sheldon scoffs at. Leslie expects Leonard to back up her beliefs but finds that he shares Sheldon's instead. Leslie then asks how they should raise the children as if it were a decision to raise their children in one religion or another. After learning about this "deal breaker" which she believes is more serious than Leonard's food allergy and shortness, she breaks up with Leonard. After which Sheldon tells Leonard to look on the bright side Leonard then replies with "What's the bright side?" Sheldon states that it is only 9 more months to Comic-Con. (In this episode it is revealed that at Comic-Con Raj made out with an attractive man dressed as a Green Orion Slave Girl.)
The title refers to Sheldon's complaint that the Renaissance Fair was more of a "medieval, slash Age of Enlightenment, slash any-excuse-to-wear-a-codpiece fair!"
The guys return from a Renaissance Fair and see Penny with a new guy, Eric (Travis Schuldt), prompting a jealous Leonard to pursue a relationship with fellow physicist Leslie Winkle. All the guys as well as Leslie humiliate Leonard for his apparent failure to keep Penny.
Leslie eventually agrees to date Leonard who convinces Sheldon to leave the apartment, to give his roommate and Leslie some privacy. On the staircase, while playing Super Mario 64, Sheldon explains to Penny that he feels uncomfortable with Leonard dating his arch enemy, Leslie, who is a "sloppy, arrogant, sub-par scientist".
Sheldon returns to their apartment and formally approves the relationship between Leonard and Leslie, graciously overlooking that she actually believes loop quantum gravity instead of string theory. Leslie gets emotional and makes statements about Lorentz invariance and black hole entropy which Sheldon scoffs at. Leslie expects Leonard to back up her beliefs but finds that he shares Sheldon's instead. Leslie then asks how they should raise the children as if it were a decision to raise their children in one religion or another. After learning about this "deal breaker" which she believes is more serious than Leonard's food allergy and shortness, she breaks up with Leonard. After which Sheldon tells Leonard to look on the bright side Leonard then replies with "What's the bright side?" Sheldon states that it is only 9 more months to Comic-Con. (In this episode it is revealed that at Comic-Con Raj made out with an attractive man dressed as a Green Orion Slave Girl.)
The title refers to Sheldon's complaint that the Renaissance Fair was more of a "medieval, slash Age of Enlightenment, slash any-excuse-to-wear-a-codpiece fair!"
Episode:
Season 2 - Episode 2
The Big Bang Theory Season 2 - Episode 1
"The Bad Fish Paradigm"
Penny and Leonard return from the restaurant while Howard and Rajesh spy on them, using a webcam on the corridor connected to a laptop. They try to convince Leonard that the date wasn't working well: they think that when Penny said "let us slow down a bit", it meant that the "fish is bad". But they are obviously envious.
On the other hand, after Penny and Leonard's date, Penny feels uncomfortable having not completed community college. She is afraid that Leonard would become bored with her. She lied to Leonard about completing her own college and makes Sheldon keep her secret. This request to deceive Leonard is very hard for Sheldon (and his facial expressions) and results in the drastic decision on Sheldon's part to move out. However, after moving from Raj's and Howard's homes (in the course of one night), Sheldon is brought back home by Howard. Having unknowingly taken a dose of valium, Sheldon tells Leonard about Penny's failure to complete community college. Leonard, in an attempt to help Penny, offers her some pamphlets regarding some local community colleges. She promptly slams the door in his face in annoyance.
The title refers to Leonard's despairing cry, "Oh, I am the bad fish!", after failing to make a second date with Penny.
Penny and Leonard return from the restaurant while Howard and Rajesh spy on them, using a webcam on the corridor connected to a laptop. They try to convince Leonard that the date wasn't working well: they think that when Penny said "let us slow down a bit", it meant that the "fish is bad". But they are obviously envious.
On the other hand, after Penny and Leonard's date, Penny feels uncomfortable having not completed community college. She is afraid that Leonard would become bored with her. She lied to Leonard about completing her own college and makes Sheldon keep her secret. This request to deceive Leonard is very hard for Sheldon (and his facial expressions) and results in the drastic decision on Sheldon's part to move out. However, after moving from Raj's and Howard's homes (in the course of one night), Sheldon is brought back home by Howard. Having unknowingly taken a dose of valium, Sheldon tells Leonard about Penny's failure to complete community college. Leonard, in an attempt to help Penny, offers her some pamphlets regarding some local community colleges. She promptly slams the door in his face in annoyance.
The title refers to Leonard's despairing cry, "Oh, I am the bad fish!", after failing to make a second date with Penny.
Episode:
Season 2 - Episode 1
The Big Bang Theory Season 1 - Episode 17
"The Tangerine Factor"
Penny breaks up with her boyfriend after he posted intimate details about her on his blog. Leonard goes to comfort her and in doing so accidentally convinces her to get back with her boyfriend. As Leonard laments the situation to the guys, Penny returns and screams at Leonard, saying he made things worse. He tries again and she apologizes; saying it wasn't his fault: she explains that when she went over to make up, she found her boyfriend had already moved on.
As Penny laments her choices in men Leonard awkwardly asks her on a real date. Penny thinks for a moment and agrees saying, "Sure, why not?". A few days pass and both Leonard and Penny are worried that this date will ruin their friendship. They both seek Sheldon's advice. Sheldon advises Penny that “just like Schrödinger's cat being alive or dead at same time” her date with Leonard currently has both “good and bad” possible outcomes. The only way to find out is to “open the box”, or in other words to go on the date and find which outcome it is. Leonard is also given the same advice, and understands it right away.
When Leonard arrives to pick Penny up for their date she says they need to talk. Leonard asks her if she has ever heard of Schrödinger's cat and when she says she has, he passionately kisses her. Penny says "the cat's alive" and they leave for dinner.
Meanwhile, Sheldon asks Wolowitz to teach him Mandarin as he's convinced the Chinese restaurant is selling 'Orange Chicken' as 'Tangerine Chicken'...a lesser citrus. He doesn't become very good at it, and as a result the owner (James Hong) thinks he's crazy due to his humorous mistranslations (such as "Show me your mucus!", "This is not a tangerine bicycle!", and "Oxen are in my bed! Many, many oxen!"). It appears Leonard and Penny were going to go to this restaurant on their date but when they see Sheldon fighting with the owner they leave before entering.
The title refers to Sheldon's attempt to learn Mandarin to convince the Chinese restaurant that their Tangerine chicken is infact Orange chicken.
Penny breaks up with her boyfriend after he posted intimate details about her on his blog. Leonard goes to comfort her and in doing so accidentally convinces her to get back with her boyfriend. As Leonard laments the situation to the guys, Penny returns and screams at Leonard, saying he made things worse. He tries again and she apologizes; saying it wasn't his fault: she explains that when she went over to make up, she found her boyfriend had already moved on.
As Penny laments her choices in men Leonard awkwardly asks her on a real date. Penny thinks for a moment and agrees saying, "Sure, why not?". A few days pass and both Leonard and Penny are worried that this date will ruin their friendship. They both seek Sheldon's advice. Sheldon advises Penny that “just like Schrödinger's cat being alive or dead at same time” her date with Leonard currently has both “good and bad” possible outcomes. The only way to find out is to “open the box”, or in other words to go on the date and find which outcome it is. Leonard is also given the same advice, and understands it right away.
When Leonard arrives to pick Penny up for their date she says they need to talk. Leonard asks her if she has ever heard of Schrödinger's cat and when she says she has, he passionately kisses her. Penny says "the cat's alive" and they leave for dinner.
Meanwhile, Sheldon asks Wolowitz to teach him Mandarin as he's convinced the Chinese restaurant is selling 'Orange Chicken' as 'Tangerine Chicken'...a lesser citrus. He doesn't become very good at it, and as a result the owner (James Hong) thinks he's crazy due to his humorous mistranslations (such as "Show me your mucus!", "This is not a tangerine bicycle!", and "Oxen are in my bed! Many, many oxen!"). It appears Leonard and Penny were going to go to this restaurant on their date but when they see Sheldon fighting with the owner they leave before entering.
The title refers to Sheldon's attempt to learn Mandarin to convince the Chinese restaurant that their Tangerine chicken is infact Orange chicken.
Episode:
Season 1 - Episode 17
The Big Bang Theory Season 1 - Episode 16
"The Peanut Reaction"
When the boys dine at Penny's restaurant she learns Leonard has never had a birthday party, as his parents didn't believe in celebrating anything but achievements. She decides to throw him a surprise party, and blackmails Sheldon to join her. However when the day of the party arrives she finds Sheldon did not buy a birthday gift. After some help from Wolowitz in convincing him it was a 'non-optional social convention' Penny drives Sheldon to a computer store where he becomes distracted, helping other customers with their tech-related questions.
Meanwhile Wolowitz is in charge of keeping Leonard busy until the party. After pretending to eat a peanut bar (to which he is allergic) Leonard drives him to the emergency room. Due to Sheldon's absent-mindedness, Wolowitz has to keep Leonard distracted even longer, and after a promise from Penny of "being shown which of her friends is easy" Wolowitz actually eats the peanut bar...causing him to swell up in an allergic reaction.
After being at the hospital for several hours (in which they tested everything for fear of being sued) Wolowitz and Leonard arrive back at the apartment to find Penny asleep on the couch, Sheldon asleep in the chair, and Koothrappali drunk singing karaoke telling them everyone left an hour ago. In the end Penny shows Leonard a cell phone video of the party and ends up giving him a kiss.
As stated, the title refers to Howard's severe allergic reactions to peanuts which cause him to swell up "like a brisket."
When the boys dine at Penny's restaurant she learns Leonard has never had a birthday party, as his parents didn't believe in celebrating anything but achievements. She decides to throw him a surprise party, and blackmails Sheldon to join her. However when the day of the party arrives she finds Sheldon did not buy a birthday gift. After some help from Wolowitz in convincing him it was a 'non-optional social convention' Penny drives Sheldon to a computer store where he becomes distracted, helping other customers with their tech-related questions.
Meanwhile Wolowitz is in charge of keeping Leonard busy until the party. After pretending to eat a peanut bar (to which he is allergic) Leonard drives him to the emergency room. Due to Sheldon's absent-mindedness, Wolowitz has to keep Leonard distracted even longer, and after a promise from Penny of "being shown which of her friends is easy" Wolowitz actually eats the peanut bar...causing him to swell up in an allergic reaction.
After being at the hospital for several hours (in which they tested everything for fear of being sued) Wolowitz and Leonard arrive back at the apartment to find Penny asleep on the couch, Sheldon asleep in the chair, and Koothrappali drunk singing karaoke telling them everyone left an hour ago. In the end Penny shows Leonard a cell phone video of the party and ends up giving him a kiss.
As stated, the title refers to Howard's severe allergic reactions to peanuts which cause him to swell up "like a brisket."
Episode:
Season 1 - Episode 16
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