The Einstein Approximation
- Episode aired Feb 1, 2010
- TV-PG
- 20m
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Sheldon wreaks havoc when he is stumped by a difficult physics question.Sheldon wreaks havoc when he is stumped by a difficult physics question.Sheldon wreaks havoc when he is stumped by a difficult physics question.
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- TriviaThe roller skating scene at the end is followed by an outtake of the ball pit scene, showing Jim Parsons unsuccessfully trying to hold back laughter while saying "Bazinga!" The roller skating rink doesn't completely follow the remainder of the story so it was probably the original scene planned for after the commercial break and the extra ball pit footage was added for time or humorous content.
- GoofsHoward's grip on his fork as he offers corn to Sheldon changes between shots.
- Quotes
Leonard Hofstadter: [Leonard gets a call in the middle of the night about Sheldon's antics] Sheldon's escaped and is terrorizing the village.
- Crazy creditsCHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #275 ASK CHUCK! Dear Chuck, At a recent dinner party, I found myself in an awkward situation when the host, a devout atheist, sneezed between spoonfuls of his gazpacho. Without thinking, I said, "God bless you." He gave me a withering look and said, as if to a child, "Golly gee, I sure hope he does." The other guests exploded with laughter, while I imploded with humiliation. To avoid future embarrassment, what is the correct response when an atheist sneezes? Troubled with achoo Dear Troubled, First, a little background information. Saying "God bless you" following a sneeze is thought by some to have originated in the sixth century in order to protect the sneezer from falling ill to the bubonic plague. Another possible origin is that people once believed that the devil entered the body during a sneeze and saying "God bless you" could help ward him off. Since the plague has killed something like two hundred million people and the words "God bless you" have, in all likelihood, been said countless times to Glenn Beck, we can safely assume the phrase has no real power against germs or demonic possession. What it does contain is simple human courtesy -- a means by which we express concern for one another. As to how to respond to a sneezing atheist, well, that's easy. Simply say, "Sounds like you're coming down with something, I hope you don't die and rot in a box."
- ConnectionsFeatured in DWDD University (2013)
- SoundtracksHistory of Everything
(uncredited)
Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
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The Einstein Approximation
This is another episode where it feels like they just let Jim Parsons as Sheldon keep the whole thing going and the other characters/actors play second fiddle.
This is fine to a point, but having established a more equal dynamic across the series so far, this is now jarring. I get that Parsons was clearly the breakout star, but...
Overall quite a thin episode, and the the fact they show more of the ball pond scene at the end to pad things out shows this.
This is fine to a point, but having established a more equal dynamic across the series so far, this is now jarring. I get that Parsons was clearly the breakout star, but...
Overall quite a thin episode, and the the fact they show more of the ball pond scene at the end to pad things out shows this.
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