The Panty Piñata Polarization (10 Nov. 2008)

Penny plans revenge when Sheldon bans her from the guys' apartment, while Howard and Rajesh use the latest technology to try to find the house being used in "America's Next Top Model."

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
Analeigh Tipton	...	Analeigh
Samantha Potter	...	Model

Storyline

After Penny exposes the guys to it on television, they, excluding Sheldon, have a new passion in life: America's Next Top Model. Specifically, Howard and Raj are trying to determine exactly where the house the models are living in is located, so that the two can go there each week to prey on the insecurities of the latest model kicked off the show. No expense is too small to achieve their goal. Meanwhile, Penny decides to take a stance against Sheldon's "three strikes, you're out" policy, she who has reached Sheldon's third strike when she takes that stance. Despite Leonard's advice to Penny to knuckle under to Sheldon like they all do, Penny decides to play games of oneupmanship with Sheldon to the end.

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Plot Keywords:

model | apology | laundry | boggle | real tv show shown in fictional situation | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon

Release Date:

10 November 2008 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The two models who open the door for Raj and Howard are Analeigh Tipton and Samantha Potter, who were actual contestants on America's Next Top Model. In their cycle, they placed third and second, respectively.

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Quotes

[Penny has innocently taken an onion ring from Sheldon's plate of food]
Penny: I didn't know. I'm sorry.
Sheldon Cooper: Well, I'm sorry, but that is your second strike.
Penny: What?
Sheldon Cooper: You have two strikes. Three strikes, and you're out.
[Penny looks at him blankly]
Sheldon Cooper: It's a sports metaphor.
Penny: A sports metaphor?
Sheldon Cooper: Yes, baseball.

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Crazy Credits

CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #225 We exist to bear witness. We had to be. The infinite needs us to see it. Without the perceiver, the perceived does not exist. That gives us leverage. Don't look until you get what you want.

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Connections

References Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

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Soundtracks

"The Mist In Me"
Written by Richard Wolf and John Czornyj

User Reviews

The Panty Pinata Polarization was another great episode of "The Big Bang Theory"

In preparing for next season, I'm watching past second season episodes of "The Big Bang Theory" I missed months ago. In this one, as Sheldon, Leonard, Howard, and Raj are playing a Klingon language game, Penny comes in and turns on "America's Next Top Model" since she didn't pay the cable bill. That gets everyone's attention except Sheldon's since he's still making up Klingon words. The next week when they all (except Sheldon, of course) sit glued to the show, Penny does things that get her banished from the house because of Sheldon's "three strikes" ("It's a baseball term" he exclaims). Penny now tries to break "knuckling under" Sheldon's power starting with refusing service to him at The Cheesecake Factory. Neither does buckle until Leonard tells her Sheldon's "kryptonite"-a phone call from his mother telling him to apologize. "Well done." says Sheldon as he does indeed "knuckle under" Penny. During this whole time, Howard and Raj try to figure out how to get to the "ANTM" house...This was another hilarious episode of "The Big Bang Theory" with everyone on their top game concerning both writing and performances. Especially Kaley Cuoco and Jim Parsons on their friction concerning their characters makes this episode so enjoyable to watch. That's all I'll comment for now so it's on to another one before next Monday...