I am currently at Season 12 EP6, and Bernadette really is my favorite character

She's frank and will say something when you actually need to hear it

For those who don't follow the news, The Cheesecake Factory has been in the news lately because former president Obama used it as an example of cheap ostentatiousness and compared it the proposed White House ballroom in the east wing.

This reminded me that I have always found TBBT's depiction of The Cheesecake Factory to be unrealistic in the sense that nothing that we see on screen would peg the on-screen restaurant as a Cheesecake Factory as opposed to a Perkin's or a Denny's or an IHOP or any other chain restaurant. The set is not ostentatious at all.

Has anyone else given this any thought?

So, it’s Halloween week, and I thought I’d watch The Big Bang Theory Halloween episodes.

To my knowledge, there are four Halloween episodes:

• Season 1 - The Middle-Earth Paradigm
  • The gang shows up to Penny's party way to early and Leonard gets into a fight with Penny's ex.
• Season 5 - The Good Guy Fluctuation
  • Raj, Howard, and Leonard decide to play a series of pranks to scare Sheldon
• Season 6 - The Holographic Excitation
  • Couple Costumes and Howard makes sure to let everyone know he is an Astronaut.
• Season 12 - The Imitation Perturbation
  • Howard dresses up as Sheldon.

I get to the Season 6 episode, and while I know it's only a 30-second clip at the end, I'm amazed that not only did Buzz Aldrin agree to appear in an episode, but he also agreed to play along with Howard's obnoxiousness. The first time watching this episode, I did cringe multiple times.

The clip I am referencing to:
https://youtu.be/1ho8ESkiXTI?si=pQCAASxPBOmmpVpQ

Just wondering what everyone else thought about this episode, particularly the ending.

I mean, it looks great, but it is nearly unusable space. There is no proper kitchen work triangle for efficiency, and the only traffic route is right through it. The table is in everybody's way so much that Stewart can't even fully open the oven door. I've never seen them do dishes, but the sink is in no-man's land and that island which is never used is in the way. Where Howard is on the right is the small appliance center, but it seems to be where most of the food prep is done, too. The plates are there, as well, far away from the dishwasher and sink.

I know they did date other people in between but tye characters in show also said that; like Howard said Leonard always has feelings for Penny which is true.

Yes I don't like some things tho; like how Leonard cheated on Priya even tho he thought that was half cheating, and did same half cheating with Penny. (He thought not me)

But else they're like crazy people who secretly love each other.

In season 5 episode 13 both imagined outcomes of their date and they were hilarious, especially Penny's thought🤣🤣

Edit: okay Penny didn’t have love at first sight but it was kinda quick; I mean she started liking him after few episodes. Like how she told Leonard she heard he likes something( she didn't say something but I don't remember what the word was so I used something)

the adhesive ducks defiency has to be one of the funniest episodes of the show especially when the guys are camping and are high but Sheldon and Penny's adventure is funny as well.

Thoughts?

I’d buy some for sure.

Frankly I had forgotten Dean Norris was in Big Bang Theory by the time I started watching Breaking Bad

I'll start:
Right at this scene - oh! her expression just melted my heart!

s2e19: The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition

I personally they'd enjoy that comic book films went mainstream but i think Sheldon would gate keep.

Sheldon as expected is taller than everybody here, Raj is shorter than everybody from Breaking Bad except Hank, Gustavo Fring and Lydia, Penny, Leonard, Howard and Amy are shorter than everybody from Breaking Bad except Lydia and Bernadette is as expected shorter than everybody here

Also the actor who plays Hank played Colonel Williams in both Big Bang Theory and Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

Am I missing something?

Howard walking right into that roast was absolute perfection.

I understand it is effectively a plot device but:

This is a huge 2-bedroom apt in Pasadena, its not like having a roommate here is any cheaper than a much smaller 1-bed. Even if it were cheaper, Sheldon also clearly does well financially. I am aware than Professors are not exactly raking in cash but multiple times throughout the show they have shown Sheldon's surplus of cash and his general disregard for money in general.

He is in his 30s and has the personality type of someone who would want to live alone. I'm not saying he is an outright loner, he obviously enjoys company, but he clearly likes things his way and I would imagine would do much better alone.

Idk if I am wrong but just something I was thinking about.

Edit: A lot of people have pointed out that he needs someone to drive him somewhere. I think this is the main reason. I think the companionship was definitely something he learned to love. But the reason he needed a roommate in the first place was to have a caretaker/chauffeur.

just realized that penny's dad is played by keith carradine, the same actor who played special agent frank lundy in dexter.

i've watched both shows and somehow never made the connection until now 😂

The platonic relationship between the two is one of my favorite in the show. The way Sheldon opens up to Penny and vice versa, their sister -brother bond is one the uniqueness of their friendship and the show itself

Still one of my top 10 episodes. “Don’t go in Sheldon’s room, he’s not wearing bottoms” and Penny hunting him down at the university by phone 😂 “Penny this is not a good time!”

Leonard and Penny breakup, divorce, or never got together in the first place. Who do you think they’d end up with?

I enjoyed Leonard and Leslie. Can’t think of a good one for Penny (I like Zach but Penny didn’t)

The story with Howard and the robot arm.

While a funny subplot, the travel to the hospital wouldve been impossible not to have drawn attention. Howard wouldnt have been able to get in Leonards car due to the size of the robot arm. They would have to walk and getting out the house without mrs Wolowitz seeing wouldnt have been easy.

Mine would probably be Wil Wheaton 😭😂 The way he went from being Sheldon's biggest opp to actually becoming one of his friends is so funny to me. Their beef was hilarious because Sheldon would take it SO seriously while Wil just kept messing with him. 💀 But seeing them actually become friends and support each other in the later seasons was so wholesome. Like, who would've thought we'd get character development from Sheldon's sworn enemy? 😭

Who's your favorite recurring or supporting character, and why?

This episode is an important one because here Leonard is shown as a "bad boy"; disloyal one. Like Howard is very creepy(though later on he changes), even after getting engaged he kinda tries to woo other women, not cheat tho. Raj also upto now is shown as a bit disloyal friend when he had crush on his best friend's gf. We thought Leonard is a gentleman but naah. And Priya is also cheater. It's like Leonard got taste of what it feels like to be betrayed.

And the Halloween pranks were too funny😂 in the last scene Sheldon suddenly coming out of the sofa to shock Leonard was hilarious 🤣