The Pork Chop Indeterminacy (5 May 2008)

Sheldon's sexy twin sister arrives in town from Texas, and all of Sheldon's friends fight over who will get to be with her.

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
Courtney Henggeler	...	Missy Cooper

Storyline

The guys are surprised to see a beautiful young woman in Sheldon's office. They are even more surprised when they learn that she is Sheldon's fraternal twin sister, Missy Cooper, who is in town only for two days to attend a friend's wedding. Against Sheldon's wishes, Leonard invites her to stay with them, which she accepts. Leonard, Howard and even Raj (who is participating in a pharmaceutical study, which includes testing a new drug to overcome extreme shyness) fawn over Missy. Using the argument of potential genius offspring, Leonard convinces Sheldon, who abhors physical and emotional contact even with family, that he needs to act brotherly in looking out for Missy's best interests when it comes to finding a suitable boyfriend. Who better in that role than his roommate. Ultimately, the guys come to a solution on who should pursue Missy. But what will Missy have to say about their choice?

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Plot Keywords:

twin | twin sister | fraternal twins | experimental drug | magic trick | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 May 2008 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 25, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original title, still used internationally in English-speaking territories, is "The Shiksa Indeterminacy".

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Goofs

Sheldon says that a cuckoo bird is a superior creature that is placed in the nest of ordinary birds and then eats all the food leaving the other chicks to starve to death. The cuckoo chick, however, actually hatches first and pushes the other eggs out of the nest so that it receives all of the food. The cuckoo is also not superior to the "ordinary birds" by which it is raised.

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Quotes

Penny: Sheldon, why are you ignoring your sister?
Sheldon: I'm not ignoring my sister. I'm ignoring all of you.

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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 TRON (1982)

User Reviews

The Shiksa Indeterminacy was another great episode of "The Big Bang Theory"

Leonard and Raj are looking at an item on the school bulletin board that mentions an experiment that helps someone to basically overcome shyness. Just then, Howard mentions a hot girl in Sheldon's office as Raj and Leonard look in. Turns out she's "Shelly's" twin sister, Missy (Courtney Henggeler). As Sheldon introduces his friends to her, Raj runs off with the board item. Missy's on her way to a friend's wedding, which is the next day, in Anaheim and intends to go there as soon as her business with her brother is done. Leonard offers her to stay at his and Sheldon's place instead which she accepts. Over there, Howard and a suddenly confident Raj make her a little uncomfortable with their comments. At this point, Penny comes in and takes a relieved Missy for some nail polishing. Leonard, seeing this, tells her brother since he's now the man in his family (Sheldon and Missy's father having died long ago), he should look out for his sister. So Sheldon tells his friends how none of them are good for Missy especially Leonard because of his flatulent problem. When Sheldon tells his roommate he can sleep with his sister if he stops farting at certain points, Penny and Missy come back at this point with Missy giving her brother a talking to. Sheldon comes out of his bedroom with his hand over his balls declaring his sister can date anyone she wants. First Leonard, then Howard are shot down for a date with her. When Raj comes to Penny's apartment for Missy, the confidence serum he had on wears off so when the Fine Tall Woman comes to him, Raj can do nothing but squeal! As she starts to leave, Missy tells her brother how she tells people he's a rocket scientist. That chagrins Sheldon since he doesn't think of himself as that at all but something else complicated that I can't think of right now...This was another hilarious episode of "The Big Bang Theory" that fired on all cylinders! Ms. Henggeler was perfectly cast as "Shelly's" twin sister and with her looks really was hot! The obviously fake Southern accent was a little distracting but otherwise she was fine. Howard and especially Raj's exchanges with her were so funny that I crack up just thinking of them! This was one of the best episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" yet! As always, you rock, Chuck Lorre!