The Big Bang Theory 05/12/08 (S01E16) "The Peanut Reaction"

[madscientist]

I really laughed a lot at this one. Definitely one of their better episodes. Penny was extraordinarily cute in this one too.

" '1234' is not a secure password! "

"It's supposed to be something fun that they wouldn't buy for themselves!" "You mean like a sweater?"

[latenight]

Great episode. This is quickly turning into my favorite comedy.

[betts4]

I loved the line from Howard in the hospital "I do this for you little buddy" and he looks at his crotch.

Sheldon in the BB was great. Something like "It all depends on what Bus you take" and the guy looks at him dazed and says "I drive a chevy cavalier" (or something like that)

Excellent!

[JYoung]

I had to pause because I was laughing so hard at Howard's reaction to Penny's. "I'll point out which of my friends are easy."

And then I had to pause again after Howard's, "Don't toy with me, woman!"


(And I never got a birthday kiss like that from a female "friend".)

[Fish Man]

(And I never got a birthday kiss like that from a female "friend".)

Me neither.

Those out there who were arguing that Penny didn't have any romantic feelings for Leonard.... Wadda think now!?

She wants to be with Leonard, but is embarrassed by what she perceives as the social stigma of dating a "nerd". She dates uncaring, selfish, dim, body-builder types because it's what she perceives as what society expects.

[DancnDude]

I liked Penny's comment to Sheldon that if he doesn't help her throw the surprise party, she's gonna open his mint, sealed comics and draw a smiley face on one but he won't know which. :)

[Graymalkin]

This was funny from start to finish. Although I don't think they really do do colonoscopies for anaphylaxic shock victims. :D

Raj telling Penny to use the phrase "non-optional social convention" to convince Sheldon. :up:

Penny's listing of her friends most likely to get down with Howard. :up: And at the end, when she indicates that she'll keep her word and call one of them for Howard. She's a good egg, if not an egghead.

I watch this and How I Met Your Mother live, then Gossip Girl, and then Bones. That's it for the evening -- and I haven't even gotten to the 9 p.m. shows yet! Mondays are overloaded.

[Jonathan_S]

I liked Penny's comment to Sheldon that if he doesn't help her throw the surprise party, she's gonna open his mint, sealed comics and draw a smiley face on one but he won't know which. :)
And then had to almost draw him a diagram to connect that connect the dots between that and blackmail. :D:up:

[Jonathan_S]

This was funny from start to finish. Although I don't think they really do do colonoscopies for anaphylaxic shock victims. :D
Probably depends on how much say that recieving nurse has in his treatment. ;)

She has to be almost certain that Howard deliberatly exposed himself to peanuts after she refused to play along with his fake attack. Calling in a favor to inflict an unneccessary colonoscopy seems only fair :D

[jgerry]

Penny's 3 friends: "A hot former fat girl with self esteem issues / Sleeps around to get back at her father / Alcoholic who's two tequila shots away from letting you wear her as a hat."

Penny rocked this episode!

[hanumang]

Penny rocked this episode!

Indeed! And here I was worrying about how she was being underused. :)

[IJustLikeTivo]

Indeed! And here I was worrying about how she was being underused. :)

I do think they'd be leaving her on the side line but they sure made up for it this week. She has some great lines along with Howard.

I almost soiled myself when he said "this is for you buddy" as he ate the peanut.

Best episode yet.

[mattack]

Probably depends on how much say that recieving nurse has in his treatment.

Who the heck was she? I recognized her face right away, and I think she was a "fairly" big star at some point in the past.. maybe 10-20 years. Some searching, and I see that it's Vernee Watson-Johnson (also known just as Vernee Watson)... oh, and she was apparently in the pilot too. She's been in tons of stuff, but I don't see what I would have recognized her from in a regular role, except maybe Diagnosis Murder (hangs head). Though admittedly it's a low percentage overall, she still seems to have played a nurse a lot.

[Graymalkin]

Vernee Watson's a veteran character actress. She does lots of stuff.

[madscientist]

Those out there who were arguing that Penny didn't have any romantic feelings for Leonard.... Wadda think now!?I think exactly the same thing. Her reaction after the kiss was definitely not that of someone who suddenly realizes that she made a mistake or let her real feelings show and was embarrassed. To me it looked like she was sorry his birthday had gone so wrong and wanted to do something nice for him. She knows Leonard has a crush on her, of course. I do think Penny genuinely likes Leonard and thinks he's very sweet, and I would guess that if the show lasts long enough they will end up together at some point. But, right now, she's not into him that way.

She wants to be with Leonard, but is embarrassed by what she perceives as the social stigma of dating a "nerd". She dates uncaring, selfish, dim, body-builder types because it's what she perceives as what society expects.Sorry, I'm still calling BS on this. As I said last time, this is just an imposition of a stereotypical prejudice for how a pretty woman would interact with nerdy guys, that has absolutely no foundation in the actual show.

[Ment]

Penny was just giving "thought and imagination" into the gift she was giving Leonard for missing his birthday party.. ;)

[Graymalkin]

I wish my previous girlfriends had shown that kind of thought and imagination... :)

[IJustLikeTivo]

Sorry, I'm still calling BS on this. As I said last time, this is just an imposition of a stereotypical prejudice for how a pretty woman would interact with nerdy guys, that has absolutely no foundation in the actual show.

I actually think it's pretty accurate. It's clear that Penny genuinely likes Leonord and Sheldon. But, it's also quite clear that she finds them a bit embarrassing and she still continues to date jocks despite the fact that she is beginning to see that they should be more to a relationship than physical prowess. I think they'll slowly show her maturing in her attitude and becoming more accepting of the differences between them.

That's just a natural process of becoming a real adult. Case in point. I went to college with a guy who was proud of the fact that he always dated hot chicks. ( think Charlie on Two and a half men). I told him that would change and he insisted it would not. Flash forward 10 years to a college reunion and I met his delightful but pretty homely wife. Love conquers all.

[Mars Rocket]

I like this show and liked this episode (although not as much as others here), but I feel like they're still finding their way and figuring out who the characters are. The writing is a bit uneven, making Sheldon range from strong nerdiness to highly unstable obnoxious sociopath. Meanwhile Leonard is turning more and more into a normal person. They need to move both characters more towards the center (center of both of them, not center of human behavior). Is it Lorne Michaels intention to turn them into the Lenny and Squiggy of the 21st Century?

[barbeedoll]

[QUOTE=Graymalkin;6275337]Raj telling Penny to use the phrase "non-optional social convention" to convince Sheldon. :up:

I was surprised to see Raj talk to Penny. Usually the premise is he can't talk to pretty girls.

Barbeedoll

[TiVo'Brien]

Favorite lines:

Sheldon at the cash register: "Okay, we don't have that in stock, but we can special order it." :D

Raj/Penny: "It's a non-optional social convention." Sheldon's change of heart to that simple phrase was hilarious.

Great episode.

[Jebberwocky!]

Unless my memory is failing, I thought it was Howard who told Penny "It's a non-optional social convention" , not Raj.

[hanumang]

It was actually Howard, not Raj, with the whole 'non-optional social convention.' (Sheldon came with a manual. Ha!)

The part that might be throwing folks off was that immediately before that point Raj - thru Howard - was asking about what to do if folks (read: pretty girls) showed up and Penny, Sheldon, etc hadn't arrived yet.

[latenight]

[QUOTE=Graymalkin;6275337]Raj telling Penny to use the phrase "non-optional social convention" to convince Sheldon. :up:

I was surprised to see Raj talk to Penny. Usually the premise is he can't talk to pretty girls.

Barbeedoll

Maybe thats done with now that hes been doing the clinical trials. After all in the phone video for Leonard he had a girl on his neck feeding him a beer. I guess we can assume he talked to her.

[Graymalkin]

Whoops, my bad. I really thought it was Raj who told Penny that. (Raj did seem to be able to talk to Penny now, if not to other women. Although he seems to have fixed that problem, too, after the party. Go, Raj!)

[JYoung]

Me neither.

Those out there who were arguing that Penny didn't have any romantic feelings for Leonard.... Wadda think now!?

She wants to be with Leonard, but is embarrassed by what she perceives as the social stigma of dating a "nerd". She dates uncaring, selfish, dim, body-builder types because it's what she perceives as what society expects.

Actually, I don't think that Penny has fully recognized consciously that she does have "more than friends" feelings for Leonard.


I think exactly the same thing. Her reaction after the kiss was definitely not that of someone who suddenly realizes that she made a mistake or let her real feelings show and was embarrassed. To me it looked like she was sorry his birthday had gone so wrong and wanted to do something nice for him. She knows Leonard has a crush on her, of course. I do think Penny genuinely likes Leonard and thinks he's very sweet, and I would guess that if the show lasts long enough they will end up together at some point. But, right now, she's not into him that way.

Sorry, I'm still calling BS on this. As I said last time, this is just an imposition of a stereotypical prejudice for how a pretty woman would interact with nerdy guys, that has absolutely no foundation in the actual show.

Soooooo how many of your female friends gave you birthday kisses like that?

[NJChris]

[QUOTE=barbeedoll;6279202]

Maybe thats done with now that hes been doing the clinical trials. After all in the phone video for Leonard he had a girl on his neck feeding him a beer. I guess we can assume he talked to her.
No. It was established that when he drinks or gets drunk, he can talk to women. I believe this was shown in one of the parties Penny had where Raj was drinking.

[IJustLikeTivo]

Soooooo how many of your female friends gave you birthday kisses like that?

Never enough... ;)

[IJustLikeTivo]

What's with the bad quoting in this thread?

[NJChris]

What's with the bad quoting in this thread?
I resemble that remark!

[Jebberwocky!]

QUOTE=IJustLikeTivo;6279475]What's with the bad quoting in this thread?[/QUOTE]

I resemble that remark!

FYP

[IJustLikeTivo]

I resemble that remark!

Just struck me as funny. It happens to all of us. It just seems to happen a lot in this thread about geeky computer nerds which makes it doubly ironic.

[murgatroyd]

[QUOTE=latenight;6279267]
No. It was established that when he drinks or gets drunk, he can talk to women. I believe this was shown in one of the parties Penny had where Raj was drinking.

It was established in The Grasshopper Experiment OAD 12 Nov 07.

Jan

[Jebberwocky!]

Unless my memory is failing, I thought it was Howard who told Penny "It's a non-optional social convention" , not Raj.

I was wrong according to my wife.

Raj whispered it to Penny - maybe that's the solution.

[Graymalkin]

Great. Now I'll have to watch the episode again, to make sure it was Raj or Howard!

Another 22 minutes of looking at Kaley Cuoco. Man, that's a tough job.

[Jebberwocky!]

Chuck Lorre's Vanity Cards made the front page of today's Wall Street Journal!

[IJustLikeTivo]

I was wrong according to my wife.

Raj whispered it to Penny - maybe that's the solution.

Not possible. Raj was on the far left in that scene with Howard between him and Penny. Sheldon was near the door on the other side of Penny.

[Jebberwocky!]

Not possible. Raj was on the far left in that scene with Howard between him and Penny. Sheldon was near the door on the other side of Penny.

so I was right? Works for me :)

[busyba]

so I was right? Works for me :)

Yes, you were right, It was Howard. Enjoy it while it lasts. :)

[busyba]

That's just a natural process of becoming a real adult. Case in point. I went to college with a guy who was proud of the fact that he always dated hot chicks. ( think Charlie on Two and a half men). I told him that would change and he insisted it would not. Flash forward 10 years to a college reunion and I met his delightful but pretty homely wife. Love conquers all.
I'm sure she was hot until after they got married. :)


BTW, was the vanity card in this episode supposed to be a slam on the Co$?

[TiVo'Brien]

I'm sure she was hot until after they got married. :)


BTW, was the vanity card in this episode supposed to be a slam on the Co$?That's what I got out of it.

[IJustLikeTivo]

I'm sure she was hot until after they got married. :)


BTW, was the vanity card in this episode supposed to be a slam on the Co$?

Co$?

[TiVo'Brien]

Church of Scientology.

[mattack]

Chuck Lorre's Vanity Cards made the front page of today's Wall Street Journal!


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121071231151389363.html

[mattack]

I'm sure she was hot until after they got married. :)


..and it was his "college friend". Yeaaaaaaah.

[murgatroyd]

What's with the bad quoting in this thread?

Yeah, no kidding. Where did the funky quoting stuff in my post come from?

Jan

[BrandonRe]

Although I don't think they really do do colonoscopies for anaphylaxic shock victims. :D


Hehehe You said do do colonoscopy hehe

/beavis

[IJustLikeTivo]

..and it was his "college friend". Yeaaaaaaah.

I'm not married or that would be funnier. ;)

[madscientist]

I actually think it's pretty accurate. It's clear that Penny genuinely likes Leonord and Sheldon. But, it's also quite clear that she finds them a bit embarrassingSee, this is exactly where the entire argument falls down for me. You say it's "quite clear", but it's not only not clear, it's just not true. In fact I can't think of one single instance where Penny has acted embarrassed of or for Leonard, in particular, or the other guys either. She rolls her eyes at the particularly nerdy stuff and teases them about it, but she invites them to her parties, introduces them, never pretends she doesn't know them or treats them badly when she has company, heck she even tries to set them up with her girlfriends. And if she isn't embarrassed by them, then the whole scenario you're constructing doesn't stand up.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. You can watch the show and interpret it your way, and I'll interpret it mine. Personally I think your show is cliched and reductive, while mine has some fresh and interesting aspects... so I like mine a lot better :)

[Anubys]

BTW, was the vanity card in this episode supposed to be a slam on the Co$?

huh...didn't get the vanity card at all this week...this makes sense...will have to go back and read it...thanks!

am I the only one who finds Penny's breasts distracting? the show would be much better if she covered them up a little more :p

[Graymalkin]

am I the only one who finds Penny's breasts distracting? the show would be much better if she covered them up a little more :p

You're insane, of course. :p

[getbak]

am I the only one who finds Penny's breasts distracting? the show would be much better if she covered them up a little more :p
I don't usually feel confident speaking for everyone else, but I think I can safely say that, yes, you're the only one who thinks that.

[Shaunnick]

am I the only one who finds Penny's breasts distracting? the show would be much better if she covered them up a little more :p

:confused:
Does not compute.

[Robbie123]

Hi guys, I love The Big Bang Theory, too. It is my favorite new show. Here are some great new pictures from the season finale on Monday, that promises to have some great Leonard/Penny stuff in it. I hear it is a don't miss episode. See here :

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=225326

[Robbie123]

I see someone here is distracted by Penny's breasts. Well, here is a great new picture of Kaley/Penny that will surely distract many people :

http://ns4w.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/Kaley_Cuoco.jpg (http://ns4w.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/Kaley_Cuoco.jpg)

[Anubys]

:confused:
Does not compute.

I was JOKING, people!

[getbak]

Hmmm...For some reason, I feel like going to a book store and the SPCA.

[Rob Helmerichs]

Hmmm...For some reason, I feel like going to a book store and the SPCA.
Yeah.

'Cause you just KNOW that'll work! :D

[Graymalkin]

Hmmm...For some reason, I feel like going to a book store and the SPCA.

Yeah, I need those two items -- plus an age-reversing machine to make me 25 again. :D

[Robbie123]

All right guys, since I teased you with the last Kaley/Penny picture here is one more modest one I am sure you will enjoy. See here :


http://www.zshare.net/image/9804599a1c22f3/

[Graymalkin]

To heck with modesty! :p

[Robbie123]

To heck with modesty! :p

As much as I love that bikini photo, I just love her look in the second photo. Just stunning. :)

[USAFSSO]

You could see Sheldon's eyes "wonder" down while talking to Penny. He may be an intelligent scientist who doesn't think of those things, but he is still a guy.

[kleinman]

My HR-20 is dying and I appear to have missed this episode - along with everything else on the 12th. Does anyone know if they re-run these episodes or if it's available through iTunes or anything?

[hanumang]

It's definitely available on iTunes. Selected episodes (after about a month) are available on CBS.com too.

Can't speak on reruns.

[kleinman]

It's definitely available on iTunes. Selected episodes (after about a month) are available on CBS.com too.

Can't speak on reruns.

Great, I'll pick it up on iTunes when I get home, thanks. Hate to watch it on the small screen instead of the big one, but it's better than missing what sounds like a good episode! :D

[Jonathan_S]

You could see Sheldon's eyes "wonder" down while talking to Penny."wonder" or "wander"?

Or both? ;):D

[IJustLikeTivo]

All right guys, since I teased you with the last Kaley/Penny picture here is one more modest one I am sure you will enjoy :

http://images.shareapic.net/images3/007332070.jpg (http://images.shareapic.net/images3/007332070.jpg)

:(

I can't see the pic and when I post the link directly, I get a permissions error.

I guess I'll just have to look at the Bikini pic but now I'm curious about the look Robbie123 refers to. :confused:

[Robbie123]

Sorry the picture seems to have gone blank. Here is the URL you can see it :

http://www.zshare.net/image/9804599a1c22f3/


And here's another one with that look :


http://www.zshare.net/image/980473008ed3bf/

[IJustLikeTivo]

Sorry the picture seems to have gone blank. Here is the URL you can see it :

http://www.zshare.net/image/9804599a1c22f3/


And here's another one with that look :


http://www.zshare.net/image/980473008ed3bf/

Yummy. If only I were 25 and had a six pack instead of a keg. Sigh. ;)

[USAFSSO]

"wonder" or "wander"?

Or both? ;):D

Give me a break, it was 6:00 in the morning, and the coffee wasn't done. ;)