The Guitarist Amplification (9 Nov. 2009)

Sheldon is forced to play peacemaker when Leonard and Penny have an argument, mainly because their fighting is bringing back repressed childhood memories.

Director:

Mark Cendrowski

Writers:

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

Stars:

Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Johnny Galecki	...	Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons	...	Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco	...	Penny
Simon Helberg	...	Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar	...	Raj Koothrappali
Kevin Sussman	...	Stuart
Carol Ann Susi	...	Mrs. Wolowitz (voice)
Brian George	...	Dr. V. M. Koothrappali
Alice Amter	...	Mrs. Koothrappali

Storyline

An argument between Leonard and Penny proves "inconvenient" to Sheldon.

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Plot Keywords:

argument | fight | toy robot | board game | blender | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title refers to Penny's friend who plays the guitar and wants to sleep on her couch to the objections of Leonard, her boyfriend.

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Quotes

Penny: I hear you don't like my stuffed animals, my driving or my punctuality.
Leonard Hofstadter: What? Who would tell you something like that?
[immediately looking at Sheldon]
Leonard Hofstadter: Why would you tell her something like that?

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Crazy Credits

CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #111* This is the official "I have nothing worth writing about" vanity card. It will run whenever I have nothing worth writing about. Don't be surprised to see it quite a bit. From now on, when our schedule requires me to deliver a new card and I'm empty, I'll simply say, "Run one-eleven." A check of the one hundred and ten cards I've already written will quickly demonstrate that I should have written this card a long time ago. Why didn't I? Vanity. I had become vain about my vanity cards. I was determined to write a new one each week because, well... I'm just that kind of guy. But I'm older and wiser now. I know when I have nothing to say. And that knowledge is freedom. Freedom from the constant need to win your approval. And more importantly, freedom from the obsessive and relentless need to end each vanity card on a joke. Glenn Beck is sober.*

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Connections

References Weird Science (1985)

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Soundtracks

"The Big Bang Theory Theme (Instrumental)"
Composed and Performed by Barenaked Ladies

User Reviews

"The Guitarist Amplification" was another great episode of "The Big Bang Theory"

Just caught up with another of last season's "The Big Bang Theory" eps. In this one, Leonard and Penny have a fight about her old "friend" coming to her apartment to sleep on her couch and Sheldon-who hates hearing arguments anytime since they remind him so much of his parents-tries to drown them out to no avail. It doesn't get any better when Sheldon visits Howard (who, as usual, has issues with his mother) or Raj (whose parents on the internet are trying to convince him to attend a cousin's wedding) so he goes to the comic shop, where a still-smitten-with-Penny worker Stuart still is employed, to visit an "alternate universe"...This was another hilarious episode of "TBBT" especially whenever Sheldon holds sway during his scenes. Actually, everyone is great here including the person who plays Stuart. So on that note, "The Guitarist Amplification" comes highly recommended.