The Middle Earth Paradigm (29 Oct. 2007)

The guys are invited to Penny's Halloween costume party. During the party, Leonard has a run-in with Penny's ex-boyfriend.

Director:

Mark Cendrowski

Writers:

Chuck Lorre (creator), Bill Prady (creator),

Stars:

Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Johnny Galecki	...	Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons	...	Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco	...	Penny
Simon Helberg	...	Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar	...	Raj Koothrappali
Brian Patrick Wade	...	Kurt
Rachel Cannon	...	Patty
Erin Allin O'Reilly	...	Cheryl
Kimberly Kevon Williams	...	Vicki
Cynthia Holloway	...	Roberta

Storyline

When Penny asks the guys to her party, which will include dancing, they seriously think about not attending as they aren't "dance" people. But when they learn it's a costume party (the fact of it being Halloween irrelevant), they change their collective minds and decide to go. Leonard wants this party to be an opportunity for Penny to see him as someone in her social circle. But Leonard's goals for the evening change when Kurt, Penny's ex-boyfriend, shows up, he who seems to be an invited guest and who Penny seems happy to see. Leonard, still smarting from his first and only other previous encounter with Kurt, tries to be Penny's protector while protecting himself from a potentially painful beating from Kurt.

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Plot Keywords:

party | halloween | costume | halloween costume | costume party | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

29 October 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min 33 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

First time that Penny kisses Leonard on the lips.

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Goofs

Homo Habilis is properly pronounced with the stress on "hab" instead of on "bil" as done by Leonard and Sheldon. Ironically, though Leonard was insulting Kurt by refering to him as H. Habilis, Leonard is actually closer to the average height of H. Habilis which was 4'3".

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Quotes

Penny: Leonard, you are so great. Why can't all guys be like you?
Leonard: Because if all guys were like me the human race couldn't survive.

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Crazy Credits

In the opening scroll of the time line when it gets to 91,000 there is a mistake the dates read 93,000BC 92,000BC 91,0009C 90,000BC for some reason 91,000 is a 9c not a BC.

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Connections

References Catwoman (2004)

User Reviews

Sixth episode of "The Big Band Theory" makes the show get better

As Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz (Simon Helberg), and Koothrappali (Kunal Nayyar) go to their apartment after playing paint-ball, Penny invites them to her costume party. Before that begins, they all prepare dressing as The Flash. Since no one wants to look alike, Leonard dresses as Frodo, Koothrappali as Thor, Wolowitz as Robin Hood (though he keeps getting mistakenly identified as Peter Pan), and Sheldon as the Doppler Effect (though some think he's a zebra). While the party starts at 7 and they arrive at 7:05, Penny tells them no one really arrives on time. As the night goes on, they still haven't talked to anybody else so they all, well at least Wolowitz and Koothrappali, separate while Sheldon and Leonard stick to each other. They find Penny talking to her old boyfriend so Leonard cuts in with his friend in tow. The ex and Leonard exchange words that threatens to become heated but Penny manages to put a stop to that. Later when drunk, Penny plants a big one on Leonard and confesses she thought her ex had changed. Leonard, not wanting to take advantage of Penny's condition, lets her go. Meanwhile, Koothrappali, who normally has trouble talking to a woman, gets lucky with someone who thinks he's a good listener!...Another funny episode and it's nice to see L and S's friends have almost equal status in this Halloween special. With "The Big Bang Theory" getting better with each episode, I'm glad CBS gave this a full-season order. Will review again next week...