Big Bang Theory – Let me try gangsta: Hells naw

Meeting your hero has to be a humbling experience, at least for most people. I wasn’t sure that The Big Bang Theory‘s Sheldon Cooper would be humbled by meeting Stephen Hawking – or, as Penny would say, you know, the wheelchair guy who invented time. Yet he was more than humbled; he was subservient to Howard sucking up for an excuse to meet with the legend. And when the meeting finally occurred, he fainted after Hawking found an arithmetic error. Not exactly putting one’s best foot forward.

Of all of the tasks Team Howard assigned to Sheldon, my favorite by far was helping Mrs. Wolowitz dress shopping. The idea of grabbing a handful and starting stuffing is disturbing enough as it is, but when Sheldon disappeared into the changing area, our imaginations were allowed to roam wild. I love Mrs. Wolowitz as a character construct, and hope very sincerely that we never see her face on screen.

These were some of my favorite quotes from “The Hawking Excitation.” If I missed your favorite, be sure to share it with us in the comments.

“So I got the craziest email this morning.” – Howard
“I hate to burst your bubble dude, but those penile enlargement pills do not work.” – Raj
“Believe me, I know.” – Howard

 “Please, please, please let me meet Hawking.” – Sheldon
“I told you no.” – Howard
“But I said I’m sorry!” – Sheldon
“No, you said ‘Would it help if I said I’m sorry?’” – Howard

“Raj, you’re our group historian. Has Sheldon ever begged before?” – Leonard
“Three times. He begged the Fox network not to cancel Firefly. He begged the TNT network to cancel Babylon 5. And when he got food poisoning at the Rose Bowl Parade, he begged a deity he doesn’t believe in to end his life quickly.” – Raj

“Hey, fellas, I’m thinking about making some freshly brewed iced tea if anyone would like some?” – Sheldon
“I wouldn’t mind a glass.” – Raj
“I wasn’t talking to you.” – Sheldon
“[To Howard] Bring him to his bony knees.” – Raj

“This is a sexy French maid costume I bought for Bernadette. I thought it might spice things up and get her to dust my room at the same time. I was wrong, and really wrong.” – Howard

“[Wearing the French maid costume] What are you guys staring at? Haven’t you ever seen a man try to get a meeting with Stephen Hawking before?” – Sheldon

“You don’t think I’m condescending, do you?” – Sheldon
“Well….” – Penny
“Oh, I’m sorry. Condescending….”  — Sheldon
“I know what it means!” – Penny

“Come on, you do it to feel superior. I see that twinkle in your eye when someone says ‘who’ instead of ‘whom’ or thinks the moon is a planet.” – Penny
“Or thinks Don Quixote is a book about a donkey named ‘Hote.’” – Sheldon

“[Bernadette sighs] What’s the matter?” – Howard
“Every time I spend the night your mom slaps me on the behind and says, ‘Go get ‘em!’” – Bernadette
“It’s not her fault, she’s getting hormone replacement therapy. Makes her crazy horny.” – Howard

“You’re being mean to him.” – Bernadette
“He’s mean to me all the time. You’ve heard him tease me about not having a doctorate.” – Howard
“If you don’t want to get teased about that, get a doctorate. I have one, they’re great!” – Bernadette

“Sheldon doesn’t know when he’s being mean because the part of his brain that should know is getting a wedgie from the rest of his brain.” – Bernadette

“It’s this dress. When I put my front in, my back pops out. When I put my back in, my front pops out. It’s like trying to keep two dogs in a bath tub.” – Howard’s Mom
“What do you want me to do?” – Sheldon
“We’re going to have to work as a team. Get in here, grab a handful and start stuffing.” – Howard’s Mom

“No, about my job. I want you to tell me I’m good at what I do.” – Howard
“You’re obviously good at what you do.” – Sheldon
“Then why are you always ripping on me?” – Howard
“Oh, I understand the confusion. I have never said that you’re not good at what you do, it’s just that what you do is not worth doing.” – Sheldon

“You made an arithmetic mistake on page two. It was quite a boner.” – Stephen Hawking
“No, no no. That can’t be right. I don’t make arithmetic mistakes.” – Sheldon
“Are you saying I do?” – Stephen Hawking

Clacked by Ivey West
on Apr 05, 2012 @ 21:34 EST5EDT