The Zazzy Substitution (7 Oct. 2010)

Following his breakup with Amy, the gang becomes concerned with Sheldon's obsessive search for non-human companionship, and they call his mother to intervene.

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
Laurie Metcalf	...	Mary Cooper
Mayim Bialik	...	Amy Farrah Fowler

Storyline

Despite not considering her his girlfriend and visa versa, Sheldon and Amy are spending a lot of time together. This situation irks the gang, but especially Leonard as Sheldon's roommate, since they all detest Amy, who they consider sanctimonious and condescending. The gang's problem may self destruct when sanctimonious and condescending Amy has a fundamental disagreement with sanctimonious and condescending Sheldon, leading to the two deciding to break-up despite not having been boyfriend/girlfriend. Sheldon states that he is perfectly fine with the relationship ending, but his actions seem to imply otherwise as he replaces Amy with something else in his life. Concerned for his friend's state of mind, Leonard calls in the one person who he believes can get through to Sheldon.

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Plot Keywords:

reverse psychology | trivia game | hangover | house cat | shirt folder

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title refers to the cat named Zazzles (whom Sheldon thinks is Zazzy) that he gets to replace Amy in his life after they break up.

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Goofs

Mrs. Cooper says her brother Stumpy's original name was Edward. However, in the earlier episode "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification", the chart showing Sheldon's family tree gives her only sibling's name as Carl.

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Quotes

Sheldon Cooper: In a world where mankind is ruled by a giant intelligent beaver, what food is no longer consumed?
Leonard Hofstadter: Uh... a BLT where the B stands for beaver? I don't know.
Sheldon Cooper: Leonard, be serious. We're playing a game here.
Leonard Hofstadter: I can figure this out, let's see. Um... well, beavers eat tree bark. The only tree bark I know that humans consume is cinnamon, so I'll say cinnamon.
Sheldon Cooper: Incorrect. Obviously, the answer is cheese Danish.
Leonard Hofstadter: What?
Amy Farrah Fowler: In a world ruled by a giant beaver, mankind builds many dams to please the beaver ...

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Connections

References Jersey Shore (2009)

User Reviews

"The Zazzy Substitution" is another very worthy ep of "The Big Bang Theory"

Now that Sheldon has Amy for a girlfriend ("Don't call her that!"), Amy's judgemental attitude is annoying all his friends especially Penny after she makes the mistake of calling them Shamy. But the relationship seems over soon when Amy takes a lower opinion of Sheldon's theories than he tolerates of. Still denying his feelings for her were of the romantic kind, he buys a cat for companionship. After that cat becomes a family, Leonard calls his mother for help...Another funny ep of last season's "The Big Bang Theory" with Mayam Bialik fitting in nicely with the gang and what a pleasure to once again see Laurie Metcalf as Sheldon's mom. So on that note, "The Zazzy Substitution" is another worthy episode of "The Big Bang Theory".