The Boyfriend Complexity (18 Nov. 2010)

Penny asks Leonard to pose as her boyfriend when her father visits. Howard, Raj, and Bernadette are up all night looking through a telescope.

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
Melissa Rauch	...	Bernadette Rostenkowski
Keith Carradine	...	Wyatt

Storyline

Penny's father, Wyatt, is in Pasadena for a visit. Leonard learns that Penny told her father that she and Leonard got back together again, as Leonard is the one and only of her boyfriends of who he has ever approved. Leonard agrees to go along with the ruse, but much against Penny's chagrin, he does so on his terms and not hers. But what would happen if Wyatt found out the truth? Sheldon, believing that Leonard and Penny have indeed gotten back together, decides to amend their roommate agreement to compensate for the Penny factor. Meanwhile, Raj has finally been allocated time to monitor a high powered telescope for twelve hours, and he invites Howard along, who in turn invites Bernadette. Raj is initially peeved at Bernadette's presence since he he doesn't feel like he can drink (to be able to speak to her) and monitor the telescope at the same time. Raj makes the decision to consume alcohol, and his arc of drunkenness over the course of the evening ends with a close encounter with ...

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Plot Keywords:

comic book collection | tossing papers into the air

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 November 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bernadette says that Howard constantly uses the joke that his fortune cookie says, "Help. I am a prisoner is a fortune cookie factory." Simon Helberg, who plays Howard, used the same joke in an extra included on the Season 3 DVD of the show where the actors cracked open fortune cookies to read questions to each other.

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Goofs

Sheldon asks Raj if he's sure he has enough "Comics", while in the second season episode 20, when Penny asks if they could pick up a few "comics" for her nephew, Sheldon replies "I think you mean "comic books". "Comics" are feeble attempts at humor featuring talking babies and anthropomorphized pets found traditionally in the optimistically named funny pages.".

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Quotes

[Raj and Howard are playing Intergalactic Battleship]
Howard Wolowitz: C-7.
Raj Koothrappali: Miss.
Howard Wolowitz: How could that be a miss? C-6 was a hit. C-8 was a hit. Part of your starship has to be on C-7.
Raj Koothrappali: Not if it has a hole in the middle.
Howard Wolowitz: What kind of space ship has a hole in the middle?
Raj Koothrappali: A... Romulan battle bagel?

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Connections

References Star Trek (1966)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Penny's dad appears in "The Boyfriend Complexity" ep of "The Big Bang Theory"

In this ep of "The Big Bang Theory" from last season: Leonard goes to Penny's apartment and finds a middle-aged man there. Turns out he's her father (Keith Carradine) and he's just been told his daughter and Leonard are back together. So when Penny intros them, she also plants a big one on Leonard! When Sheldon hears of this, he concludes she's "coocoo for Coco Puffs". Meanwhile, Raj and Howard are spending 13 hours at Raj's lab for some telescope sighting. Besides Indian Monopoly, Battleship, and 7 hours worth of comic books, Howard also invited Bernadette along who brought some champaign to help Raj talk to her. Actually, she brought a second bottle which may have been one too many...This is another very funny ep of "The Big Bang Theory" especially when Raj and Bernadette start impersonating Howard's mother. And what about Wyatt's (Penny's dad) going on about Leonard's positive attributes compared to his daughter's previous boyfriends especially the one who tried to get beer pong in the Olympics. So on that note, "The Boyfriend Complexity" ep of "The Big Bang Theory" is highly recommended.