The Shiny Trinket Maneuver (12 Jan. 2012)

Penny must help Sheldon work on his relationship with Amy when he trivializes one of her accomplishments. Bernadette's dislike of children bothers Howard.

Director:

Mark Cendrowski

Writers:

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

Stars:

Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Johnny Galecki	...	Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons	...	Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco	...	Penny
Simon Helberg	...	Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar	...	Raj Koothrappali
Mayim Bialik	...	Amy Farrah Fowler
Melissa Rauch	...	Bernadette Rostenkowski
Carol Ann Susi	...	Mrs. Wolowitz (voice)
Jonathan Schmock	...	Jonathan
Jadon Sand	...	Aaron
Dusan Brown	...	Jeremy

Storyline

On Sheldon and Amy's scheduled monthly date night, Amy becomes obviously upset with Sheldon. Penny, who witnessed the incident, tells Sheldon that Amy's anger is due to his indifference to news that she shared that was important to her, specifically that her article was published in a prestigious scientific journal. Sheldon is uncertain if he can feign interest in something he doesn't find interesting. Leonard convinces him that he can make it up to her by buying her a romantic gift, such as jewelry. But will Amy, who also has her own unconventional sensibilities, be swayed by pressurized carbon i.e. diamonds? Meanwhile, Bernadette reluctantly agrees to be Howard's assistant in his magic act at his little cousin's birthday party. What she is required to do as his assistant brings up the issue that she hates children and doesn't want any of her own, which ends up being a possible deal breaker in their relationship.

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Plot Keywords:

hdtv | xbox 360 | tiara | condom | self absorbed | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 25, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chuck Lorre Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first time that the phrase, "Shamy" has been used since Season 4's "The Zazzy Substitution".

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Goofs

When Raj, Leonard and Howard are playing Jenga. Raj is seen taking a block and placing it on top of the tower. In the next shot, Raj is seen again placing the same block on top of the tower.

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Quotes

Sheldon Cooper: Coins lodged in body parts is not a source of amusement. When I was five, Billy Sparks put a Mexican Peso up my nose.
Howard Wolowitz: How is that not amusing?
Sheldon Cooper: It's still there. Takes me 45 minutes to get through airport security.
Howard Wolowitz: Look, I made Sheldon disappear, tada!
Leonard Hofstadter: Next time you should open with that.

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Crazy Credits

CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #372 The voice in his head never stopped for breath, it spoke of danger, it warned of death. It shouted, "Hurry, pack up and flee!" And all before his morning pee.

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Connections

References Lineage II: The Chaotic Chronicle (2003)

User Reviews

"The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" was another funny ep of "The Big Bang Theory"

In this ep of "The Big Bang Theory", the focus is on Sheldon & Amy (or "Shamy" as Penny calls them) and Howard & Bernadette in which Sheldon doesn't get exited about Amy's latest accomplishment and Howard doesn't understand why Bern doesn't want kids. So Sheldon tries to make it up to Amy by buying-with Penny's help-some jewelry and Howard finds out about Bernadette's not wanting kids while helping him with magic tricks in front of unimpressed children at a party. I'll stop there and just say this was another funny ep of this mostly excellent series. I especially loved the end when Amy finds out what she gets! Oh, and Bernadette is also hilarious whenever she becomes angry since it always is such a contrast to her more sweet disposition. So on that note, "The Shiny Trinket Maneuver" was another good ep of "The Big Bang Theory".