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One of the consequences of Penny and Leonard breaking up is that Sheldon now has mixed allegiances. Leonard is his best friend and roommate, but he wants to remain friends with Penny if only because of all the work he's put into including her into his life. Sheldon goes to extreme lengths not to tell Leonard - or Howard or Raj for that matter - that he is having dinner with Penny. Will it be worth all the grief that he has to go through to keep this secret? Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny have to learn how to deal with the fact that they will still be seeing each other, and decide what form their new relationship will take.
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The title refers to the dinner of spaghetti (with little pieces of hot dog) that Penny shares with Sheldon.
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Goofs
Sheldon, when having to pretend he's really going out for a walk, encounters a dog and has to run from it. Eventually he returns to Penny's apartment disheveled and out of breath with one remaining hot dog after giving up the others to get away from said dog. However, when they're later eating, Sheldon looks all cleaned up and his hair is back to normal, and when he mentions his new shoes not made for running (due to aforementioned incident), they both act as if he wasn't running at any point. (Penny asking if he was, and Sheldon saying he wasn't.) This even carries over to when he confessed to Leonard of him seeing Penny behind his back, and when he decides to tell the tale of his encounter with the dog. When Leonard and Penny have their conversation about him in the laundry room, Penny tells him all he knows is that his shoes hurt his feet. No indication of Sheldon's dog encounter or Leonard realizing that two and two go together.
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Quotes
[
first lines]
Penny:
[
checking her mail]
Oh, damn. They canceled my Visa.
[
flips to the next envelope]
Penny:
Oh, yay! A new MasterCard!
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Crazy Credits
CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #285 The Sitcom Writers' Prayer Lord, if it be thy will, give unto us a story that has lots of comic potential while simultaneously exploring and defining our characters and their relationships (preferably something that hasn't been done on Dick Van Dyke or Friends). If, in thine infinite wisdom, the story you provideth is over-the-top, please help us convince ourselves that we are creating a classic farce so we can look our actors in the eye and explain, with face straight, that jumping the shark is how we demonstrate our love for you. Also make us into a channel through which true and honestly funny dialogue flows to our principal, supporting and guest characters. If, on the day of judgement, thy heavenly words elicit silence from the studio audience, relieve us of our suffering, O' Divine Master, by giving us the strength to tell our friends and family that we are doing a "dramedy." Finally Lord, we call on your infinite mercy, praying that you forgiveth our many network sins, most notably Lenny and Squiggy-style smash cut jokes, and that after we are brought low by the Nielsonites, you lift us up and lead us into the valley of high-concept, vaguely sentimental feature films like thou didst with thine exalted emissary, Judd of Apatow. Amen. Oh, couple more things: May our directors someday figure out a way to start a restaurant scene that does not require a waiter to walk across the room, and may all those internet residuals we fought for during the last strike start rolling in. Amen redux.
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Connections
References
Glee (2009)
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Soundtracks
History of Everything
(uncredited)
Written by
Barenaked Ladies
Performed by
Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
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In this last season episode of "The Big Bang Theory": Now that Leonard and Penny have broken up, Sheldon is tip-toeing around Penny at the mailboxes. Their awkward conversation leads her to invite him to dinner which Sheldon accepts. When he gets to his apartment though, the others asks him whether he's on Team Leonard or Penny implying he should be on the former but Sheldon goes back and forth covering various tracks along the way. Eventually, a truce is reached...This was one of the more poignantly touching eps of "TBBT" concerning the characterization of Sheldon Cooper and his divided loyalties to his roommate and the latter's former girlfriend while still compellingly exploring the funny of this most fascinating character. Quite a good dramady this episode was so on that note, "The Spaghetti Catalyst" is quite recommended.