I’m not much of a sitcom kind of a guy. The hour long dramas are more my thing, so it takes a lot to draw me in. How I Met Your Mother found itself on my Season Pass list because of Aly Hannigan (And stayed on because of Barney … and the way the show is written … and the cast … I … well, I love that show.). I also watch Scrubs, but if I say why in a post, I think frequent commenter CJ might try to stab me through the internet. With all that background (and for those of you still reading), I get to the point … I almost never watched The Big Bang Theory.
And man, would I be pissed if I knew what I was missing. There’s a lot of reasons to love the show. A lot of praise as been heaped on the cast, and its well deserved. Jim Parsons is brilliant as Sheldon, and I don’t think Kelly Cuoco gets nearly enough credit for her portrayal of Penny. My favorite part of the show, however, are the laugh out loud funny one liners they deliver each week. These were my favorite lines this week:
10. “Yes, she’s pushy, and he’s whipped, but that’s not the expression.” — Howard
9. “That’s you, obnoxious and insufferable.” — Leonard
8. “Interesting. Sex works even better to modify behavior. I wonder if anyone else has stumbled onto that?” — Sheldon
7.”I believe what you meant to say was, ‘I give up … He’s improbable.'” — Sheldon
6. “Oh, Sheldon, it’s as if you don’t think I’ll punch you.” — Penny
5. “With my luck? Hepatitis.” — Raj
4. “They’re going to get beaten up at Walgreen’s.” — Penny
3. “Light beers? Well, WikiHow about that?” — Raj
2. “[My mom] takes my temperature orally now.” — Howard
1. “Oh man, did the KISS Army repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell?'” — Penny
Oh, and for the line that didn’t work (each and every time….) “Not that anyone cares….”
What was your favorite line this week?
it’s “light beers” not “bears”
*POST AUTHOR*
Are you sure? I thought they were drinking Fonzie Bears :)
I kid… Fixed now :)
I didn’t find any favourite quotes but instead fell in love with the behaviour of “shaping” from Sheldon with positive reinforcement.
Here’s another, though not really a one-liner:
Leonard: “You’re using chocolates as positive reinforcement for what you consider good behavior!”
Sheldon: “Very good! Chocolate?”
I agree the role of Penny has been well played. I suppose getting her name right would be a positive start toward an appropriate level of credit. Kaley Cuoco.
*POST AUTHOR*
I made the same dumb mistake in an email last week, you think I would have learned :(