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The Gorilla Experiment ()

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  • Season 3
  • Episode 10
Sheldon attempts to help Penny understand physics to impress Leonard, while Howard becomes jealous when Bernadette takes an interest in Leonard's research.
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Leonard Hofstadter
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Sheldon Cooper
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Penny
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Howard Wolowitz
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Raj Koothrappali
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Bernadette Rostenkowski
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Debbie Wolowitz (voice)

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Mark Cendrowski

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Chuck Lorre ... (created by) (creator) &
Bill Prady ... (created by) (creator)
 
Bill Prady ... (teleplay) &
Steven Molaro ... (teleplay) &
Maria Ferrari ... (teleplay)
 
Chuck Lorre ... (story) &
Richard Rosenstock ... (story) &
Steve Holland ... (story)
 
Maria Ferrari ... (executive story editor)

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Lee Aronsohn ... executive producer
Kristy Cecil ... co-producer
Peter Chakos ... producer
Mona Garcea ... coordinating producer
Brian George ... associate producer (as Brian Scott George)
David Goetsch ... co-executive producer (as Dave Goetsch)
Steve Holland ... co-producer
Eric Kaplan ... co-executive producer
Kelly Lee ... co-producer (as Kelly-Anne Lee)
Chuck Lorre ... executive producer (showrunner)
Steven Molaro ... co-executive producer
Faye Oshima Belyeu ... producer
Bill Prady ... executive producer
Mary T. Quigley ... co-producer
Jim Reynolds ... producer
Richard Rosenstock ... consulting producer

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Steven V. Silver ... director of photography

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Peter Chakos

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Tony D'Amore ... final colorist (uncredited)
Todd Morris ... assistant editor (uncredited)

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Ken Miller
Nikki Valko

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John Shaffner

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Ann Shea

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Mary T. Quigley

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Peggy Nichols ... makeup artist
Faye Woods ... hair stylist
Margie Kaklamanos ... special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

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Kelly Lee ... unit production manager (as Kelly-Anne Lee)
Ryan Berdan ... post-production supervisor (uncredited)

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Chris Klausen ... second assistant director
Howard Murray ... associate director
Anthony Rich ... first assistant director

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Francoise Cherry-Cohen ... assistant art director
Scott L. London ... property master
Samantha Englender ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Justin Freibrun ... set dresser (uncredited)
Christopher Harwood ... leadman (uncredited)

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Bob La Masney ... re-recording mixer
Charlie McDaniel ... re-recording mixer
Bruce Peters ... production sound mixer
Ron Arnold ... sound recordist (uncredited)

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Scott Forbes ... special effects coordinator (uncredited)

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Rick Cortes ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

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Eddie Braun ... stunt coordinator (uncredited)

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Roland Monty Reese ... dimmer board op
John O'Brien ... video controller (uncredited)
Robert Zeigler ... digital imaging technician (uncredited)

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Adam Hochfeld ... extras casting (uncredited)
Tara Treacy ... casting associate (uncredited)

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Julie Heath ... key costumer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Barenaked Ladies ... composer: theme music / performer: theme music
Gregory Sweeney ... music coordinator (uncredited)
Leo Tee ... music clearance manager (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Julie Fleischer ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Don Foster ... executive consultant
Eddie Gorodetsky ... executive consultant
Mark Roberts ... executive consultant
David Saltzberg ... science consultant (as David Saltzberg Ph.D.)
Charles Chen ... audience coordinator (uncredited)
Russell Eida ... assistant: Lee Aronsohn (uncredited)
Maile Gerken ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
Justin D. Hetzel ... production assistant (uncredited)
John Malakoff ... production travel consultant (uncredited)
Mindy Stevenson ... accounting auditor (uncredited)
Jason T. Welden ... computer/video playback (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

When Bernadette joins the guys and Penny for their usual Chinese take-out dinner, Bernadette, the microbiologist, becomes fascinated with Leonard's physics project. Both Howard and Penny become a little jealous of this new friendship. Howard sees what Leonard is doing as the way he himself tries to pick up women, and as such wants Leonard to uninvite Bernadette to view his upcoming experiment. Penny, on the other hand, wants to bond more with Leonard by learning "a little physics" from Sheldon, who agrees if only because he can treat it as a scientific experiment. When Sheldon wants to go through 2,600 years of physics history, Penny may regret her choice of teacher. Written by Huggo

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Also Known As
  • The Gorilla Experiment (United States)
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  • 21 min
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Trivia The technical consultant, David Saltzberg, appears. He was the first person on the left that Howard passed when he entered the dining room introducing Bernadette as his girlfriend to everyone. (Look for the guy in the brown sweater vest at the first table). See more »
Movie Connections Features Mario Kart Wii (2008). See more »
Soundtracks History of Everything See more »
Crazy Credits CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #270 Jillian had a urinary tract infection... again. That sentence appeared in my head a few days ago, just as you see it above. I have no idea what it means, other than the obvious, and I don't know anyone named Jillian. Regardless, I thought it'd be interesting to begin a vanity card with it and just see where it goes. Jillian had a urinary tract infection... again. Her doctor liked to abbreviate the condition to UTI. She liked to abbreviate it to TMH - Too Much Humping. Regardless, the road back to vaginal happiness was always the same: cranberry juice and abstinence. Thankfully, her boyfriend, Dudley, was always very understanding. He'd just smile, hold her in his arms and say, "Well, babe, when one door closes, another one opens up." She'd always giggle and blush when he'd say that, but deep down she wished she had the courage to cover his mouth and nose with a chloroform-soaked rag, and then, while he was unconscious, snip off his testicles with the little scissors she uses to groom her schnauzer. All of which explains why the next sentence popped into my head recently. Nobody sang Bee Gees songs on karaoke night like Dudley. See more »
Quotes Sheldon Cooper: [Sheldon is trying to teach Penny about physics, but she's having a rough go of it] Why are you crying?
Penny: Because I'm stupid!
Sheldon Cooper: That's no reason to cry. One cries because one is sad. For example, I cry because others are stupid, and it makes me sad.
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