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"The Big Bang Theory" The Bad Fish Paradigm (2008)


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Overview

User Rating:
8.2/10   244 votes
Director:
Mark Cendrowski
Writers:
Chuck Lorre (creator) &
Bill Prady (creator) ...
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Original Air Date:
22 September 2008 (Season 2, Episode 1)
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
Leonard is concerned when his date with Penny ends abruptly and she starts blowing him off. When told the truth, Sheldon would rather move out than keep Penny's reasons a secret from Leonard. | full synopsis
User Comments:
The Bad Fish Pardigm was a nearly excellent second season premiere episode of "The Big Bang Theory" more (1 total)

Cast

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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When Sheldon moves into Rajesh's apartment, they discuss the famous Indian actresses Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit while Alka Yagnik's voice is heard on the television. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: At Raj's apartment, Sheldon points to the song and says that Aishwarya Rai (which Raj approves). However, the song being played is from the movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), which actually features Amisha Patel and not Aishwarya Rai. more
Quotes:
Howard Wolowitz: [Hears a knock on his door] Who is it?
Rajesh Koothrapali: [High-pitched voice] Strippergram!
[Howard opens door; it's actually Rajesh with Sheldon]
Rajesh Koothrapali: Tag, you're it.
[Runs off]
Howard Wolowitz: Couldn't you've just wrapped him up in a paper bag and set fire to him?
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Movie Connections:
References Batman Returns (1992) more

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The Bad Fish Pardigm was a nearly excellent second season premiere episode of "The Big Bang Theory", 25 September 2008
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Author: tavm from Baton Rouge, La.

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As Leonard and Penny are walking to Penny's apartment after their date, a camera is watching their every move. When Leonard arrives back at his place, we find Howard and Raj playing the scenes from that camera from their computer. Leonard thinks his date went well but Raj and Howard beg to differ as they keep replaying Penny's reactions. Sheldon, as usual, doesn't care. The next day, as Sheldon and Penny are washing clothes in the laundry room, Penny tells him a secret she doesn't want Leonard to know: She lied about graduating from community college. Sheldon says he'll try and wonders when she and Penny were ever friends. After a while, though, Sheldon tells Penny he can't do it and Penny says find a way. So he moves out of Leonard's apartment and crashes first with Raj, who gets annoyed when Sheldon insults his favorite Indian actress, and then Howard's mom's house as the son gets irritated at Sheldon's counting favorite Catwomen actresses and X-Men. When Howard brings a slightly drugged Sheldon back to Leonard, Sheldon tells all. That makes Leonard the next day give Penny a flyer for a community college which insults Penny even more as she closes the door on him. At least she still doesn't know about the overhead cameras...This was a very funny episode of "The Big Bang Theory" that was presented as the second season premiere. The dialogue between Sheldon and Penny in the laundry room was so hilarious! In fact, pretty much everything about Sheldon was spot on. Can't wait for the next episode when Sara Gilbert becomes a regular as the returning Leslie Winkle. Until next time...

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