"The Big Bang Theory" The Grasshopper Experiment (2007)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Ted Wass

Writers:

Chuck Lorre (creator) &
Bill Prady (creator) ...

TV Series:

"The Big Bang Theory" (2007)

Original Air Date:

12 November 2007 (Season 1, Episode 8)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Rajnesh's parents, communicating from India by Web cam, arrange for him to go out with another Indian woman in the hopes of marriage, but his date turns out to have more in common with Sheldon. |

Plot Keywords:

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Sitcom | Friendship | Scientist | Nerd

Cast

Johnny Galecki	...	Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons	...	Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco	...	Penny
Simon Helberg	...	Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar	...	Rajesh Koothrappali
Sarayu Rao	...	Lalita Gupta
Brian George	...	Dr. V.M. Koothrappali
Alice Amter	...	Mrs. Koothrappali

Runtime:

Ireland:24 min (including commercials) | Argentina:25 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Netherlands:AL

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Quotes:

Rajnesh Koothrappali: [to Sheldon] If you do not stop hitting on my lady, you will feel the full extent of my wrath!
Leonard: I'm not hitting on her!
Lalita: And I am not your lady!
Wolowitz: And you have no wrath.

Movie Connections:

References "Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989)

The Grasshopper Experiment is another excellent episode of "The Big Bang Theory"

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

In Sheldon and Leonard's apartment, Raj Koothrappali introduces his parents on his computer screen to them and Howard Wolowitz. The parents tell their son about a grown Indian woman Raj knew previously as a fat child coming over for an arraigned marriage. Her name is Lalita (Sarayu Rao). Penny comes over and asks for help in mixing drinks to prepare for her new bar tending job. In her apartment, Sheldon keeps ordering a drink with an unusual name that basically is Diet Coke while Raj, having drank her Grasshopper and had previously just whispered to his friends in order to communicate with any woman, opens up to Penny about his insecurity in meeting his future bride. When he meets Lalita later at Penny's bar, he does nothing but inadvertently insult her. Sheldon, however, when he meets her, charms her when he tells her she's the spitting image of a princess of an Indian folk tale his mother read from a book when her son as a child was often sick. Latita leaves with Sheldon which upsets a now jealous Raj. The next day, Raj tries to talk on computer screen to his upset parents alone while Sheldon reveals to Leonard that nothing romantic happened between him and Lalita. Later at the bar, Sheldon performs a "Fidler on the Roof" number on keyboard thanks to some alcohol Penny put in his Diet Coke...Another very funny episode of "The Big Bang Theory" that served as a nice showcase for Koothrappali and his Indian family and upbringing. Great performances from everyone here with special mention going to Ms. Rao for her great sense of humor. Now if only the writer's strike would end so this series could bloom to its full potential for the rest of the season...