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The Contractual Obligation Implementation

  • Episode aired Mar 7, 2013
  • TV-14
  • 20m
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Leonard, Sheldon and Howard give lectures on science to junior high students. The girls ditch work to go to Disneyland. Raj devises a date for Lucy that fixes their social anxiety problems.Leonard, Sheldon and Howard give lectures on science to junior high students. The girls ditch work to go to Disneyland. Raj devises a date for Lucy that fixes their social anxiety problems.Leonard, Sheldon and Howard give lectures on science to junior high students. The girls ditch work to go to Disneyland. Raj devises a date for Lucy that fixes their social anxiety problems.

  • Director
    • Mark Cendrowski
  • Writers
    • Chuck Lorre
    • Bill Prady
    • Steven Molaro
  • Stars
    • Johnny Galecki
    • Jim Parsons
    • Kaley Cuoco
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Cendrowski
    • Writers
      • Chuck Lorre
      • Bill Prady
      • Steven Molaro
    • Stars
      • Johnny Galecki
      • Jim Parsons
      • Kaley Cuoco
    • 4User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
    Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
    Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
    Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, and Jim Parsons in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
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    Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, and Melissa Rauch in The Big Bang Theory (2007)

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    Johnny Galecki
    Johnny Galecki
    • Leonard Hofstadter
    Jim Parsons
    Jim Parsons
    • Sheldon Cooper
    Kaley Cuoco
    Kaley Cuoco
    • Penny
    Simon Helberg
    Simon Helberg
    • Howard Wolowitz
    Kunal Nayyar
    Kunal Nayyar
    • Raj Koothrappali
    Mayim Bialik
    Mayim Bialik
    • Amy Farrah Fowler
    Melissa Rauch
    Melissa Rauch
    • Bernadette Rostenkowski
    Kate Micucci
    Kate Micucci
    • Lucy
    Brian Posehn
    Brian Posehn
    • Bert Kibbler
    Piper Mackenzie Harris
    Piper Mackenzie Harris
    • Girl #1
    Diamond White
    Diamond White
    • Girl #2
    Dawson Fletcher
    Dawson Fletcher
    • Justin
    Seaonna Chanadet
    • Eye Rolling Girl Student
    • (uncredited)
    Bryan Stamp
    Bryan Stamp
    • Library Graduate Student
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mark Cendrowski
    • Writers
      • Chuck Lorre(story)
      • Bill Prady
      • Steven Molaro(teleplay)
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    • Trivia
      Sheldon mentions "professional women using their initials so as not to be prejudged", and names J.K. Rowling and Star Trek's D.C. Fontana as examples. Dorothy Fontana was a very prolific writer on several Star Trek series, but when she began writing for Star Trek (1966), creator Gene Roddenberry indeed advised her to submit screenplays using her initials "D.C.", as networks and studio executives in the 1960s were generally very biased against women writing science-fiction. The real Fontana had actually made a cameo appearance in The Russian Rocket Reaction (2011). Harry Potter author Joanne Rowling was asked by her publisher to use initials, out of fear that the target audience of young boys might be put off by books written by a woman. Even in later years, when Fontana and Rowling became well-known and established writers, they often kept using their better-known initials rather than their full name.
    • Goofs
      If you are over the age of 12, and visiting Disney properties, you are not allowed to dress in any sort of costume at all. Disney doesn't like older teens and adults dressing as characters lest young kids mistake them for the real characters.
    • Quotes

      Sheldon Cooper: Oh, hold on. While I'm comfortable speaking about science, I'm not sure I know how to spark the interest of school children. Better Google it.

      Howard Wolowitz: What exactly are you looking up?

      Sheldon Cooper: [Types] How do I get twelve-year-old girls excited?

      Leonard Hofstadter, Howard Wolowitz: Nooo!

    • Crazy credits
      CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #410

      There will be no vanity card this week due to the sequester. Until such time that federal funding is restored for subliminal verbiage, we have no choice but to pull together as a nation and make do with the liminal. Or should I say

      Liminal.
    • Connections
      References Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
    • Soundtracks
      History of Everything
      (uncredited)

      Written by Barenaked Ladies

      Performed by Barenaked Ladies

      [Series theme song played during the opening titles]

    User reviews4

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    10/10
    "The Contractual Obligation Implementation" was another brilliantly hilarious ep of "The Big Bang Theory"
    In this ep of "The Big Bang Theory": Leonard reluctantly gets Sheldon and Howard to talk to some female middle school students about choosing science and math as career options. Howard uses his celebrity influence (he's an astronaut, remember?) to pick his alma mater. Meanwhile, Raj joins Penny, Amy, and Bernadette for girls night out to talk about where to take Lucy for a date. Disneyland is one of the suggestions but Raj rejects that though that does give the women an idea to play hooky and go themselves. Raj eventually takes Lucy to the library for lunch where they text each other. I'll stop there and just say this was another hilarious ep with some great touching moments concerning Raj and Lucy. So on that note, "The Contractual Obligation Implementation" was another great edition of "The Big Bang Theory".
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    • Release date
      • March 7, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 25, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Chuck Lorre Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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