Later on, he turns up at the apartment drunk and weepy, begging Leonard’s forgiveness and saying that he “wins.” The next morning, however, a hungover Speckerman reverts to his old bullying ways and begins to insult Leonard again, leading an angry Leonard to order him out of his apartment. Leonard ends up shoving Speckerman, who is enraged and chases Leonard and Sheldon out of their own apartment.

Meanwhile, Amy and Bernadette, while hanging out in Penny’s apartment, discuss their own trouble with bullies. Penny, however, absent-mindedly mentions having pranked a girl who got good grades by tying her up and leaving her in a cornfield, revealing that she was a bully herself. Realizing this, she feels awful and tries to make amends by calling the people she bullied to apologize. When she is coldly rebuffed in the attempt, Amy suggests that she could make herself feel better by doing something altruistic.

After declining to serve soup or build houses for the poor, she finally agrees to donate some of her clothes, as they only take up her space. When she throws her clothes in the container, she discovers a large pile of second-hand clothes she likes and immediately begins helping herself, much to Bernadette’s dismay and Amy’s excitement. The next evening, while at the Clothes Bank, collecting more donated clothes, Penny suddenly realises the immorality of what she is doing, and they leave. Bernadette, however, runs back to collect a pair of shoes she liked, justifying her actions by the fact that she works at a soup kitchen.

“The Speckerman Recurrence” is the eleventh episode of the fifth season of The Big Bang Theory that first aired on CBS on December 8, 2011. It is the ninety-eighth episode overall.

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There, Stuart is introduced to Amy, who accompanies the guys and is revealed to be bored by comic books. Stuart immediately develops a crush on her and proceeds to ask Leonard about the current state of Sheldon and Amy’s relationship. He then gets Leonard to check if Sheldon is fine with him asking her out. Sheldon depicts the scenario as moot, assuming that a renowned neurobiologist like Amy would never be interested in a guy like Stuart anyway. When Leonard and Sheldon return to the comic book store, they meet Dale, who replaces Stuart while the latter is out having coffee with a girl.

Sheldon, knowing that the girl must be Amy, conceals his true feelings and repeatedly states that he doesn’t care, although actions like friending Stuart on Facebook (despite having disapproved of the site before) to spy on him and asking Penny out on a date to make Amy jealous suggest otherwise. After talking to Penny, he interrupts Amy and Stuart during a movie to change the paradigm of their relationship. He hesitantly asks Amy to be his girlfriend, which she gladly accepts. When Sheldon presents her a “relationship agreement”, she is delighted and calls it very romantic. Amy regrets it later, though, when she finds out that her obligations as a girlfriend include taking care of her boyfriend’s injuries.

Leonard also tries to return the new Mystic Warlords of Ka’a expansion pack, while Raj goes out to buy the “deluxe limited edition” of the pack in a collector’s tin. Leonard once again turns it down, but then ends up buying it, while being furious at himself for doing so.

“The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition” is the tenth episode of the fifth season of The Big Bang Theory that first aired on CBS on November 17, 2011. It is the ninety-seventh episode overall.

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As sex is now off the table, he is no longer going to pretend to want to watch what she wants to watch, and insists on watching a documentary about a South American dam project, and also forces her to pay for her ticket. He does a similar thing at a bar afterwards, but Penny responds by talking to a nerdy young man writing a film script, since it is “not a date.” Leonard attempts to show her up by talking to a woman at a nearby table as well.

However, the young man Penny was speaking to leaves, and she tries to start hanging out with Leonard again. They end up saying some embarrassing things about each other, culminating in Leonard revealing Penny cannot even spell “asthma.” When they get home, Penny reveals that she was actually liking Leonard’s tougher and more dominating streak, and he puts it back on when he realises he may get sex after all, but blows it at the last moment by reverting to his more timid personality.

Throughout the night, the bird won’t leave, and Sheldon’s increasingly unusual efforts to get rid of it—including using an ultrasound machine—aren’t helping, and eventually result in the bird flying into the apartment and perching on his spot. Eventually, he calls Amy and Bernadette in, and they encourage him to try and take the opportunity to overcome his ornithophobia.

After an initially hesitant approach, he not only overcomes his ornithophobia, but becomes smitten by the bird, nicknaming it “Lovey Dovey” and wanting to keep it as a pet, even though Bernadette observes it is likely someone else’s pet, and Amy is clearly upset that “You need hollow bones to get some sugar around here.” But when Sheldon opens the window to get the bird’s nest, it flies out, devastating him. After putting up pictures around the apartment, he reveals that the bird had laid an egg in its nest, of which he is going to take care.

“The Ornithophobia Diffusion” is the 9th episode of the fifth season of The Big Bang Theory and the 96th episode overall. It was first broadcast on CBS Network on November 10, 2011.

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When they arrive at her apartment and hear her sobbing, Leonard leaves, stating that “I’m single, I don’t need this crap”, supposedly having ended his relationship with Priya. Amy tells Sheldon that she didn’t answer to any of his messages because she wanted to be alone and professes how upset she is about the girls excluding her.

She asks for them to engage in one night of coitus and, after bargaining over what they are going to do (including Sheldon suggesting that he pat her head and say “who’s a good Amy” or a neck rub and Amy suggesting French kissing), they finally settle on cuddling. Sheldon, not liking this experience at all, tells Leonard and Howard angrily to “get their women in line” the next day, as he doesn’t have time to comfort Amy and already missed the opportunity to continue his work on string theory and to start building his Lego Death Star.

When the guys inform Penny and Bernadette, they feel guilty and later attempt to apologize, however Amy refuses to forgive them. That night Leonard and Sheldon pick up a drunk Amy from the parking lot of a liquor store. She tells them that she has been drinking wine to drown her sorrows, just like Penny taught her, and calls Sheldon “cuddles”, much to his embarrassment. She also tries to persuade him to take her to the motel across the street and “have his way with her”.

They take her home, and, the next day, Penny and Bernadette try to apologize to her again. Bernadette finally succeeds by asking Amy to be her maid of honor, which she accepts full of joy because of all the wedding work to come (including Bernadette’s bridal shower and bachelorette party). The episode ends with Amy taking a video of them trying on dresses together.

“The Isolation Permutation” is the 8th episode of the fifth season of The Big Bang Theory and the 95th episode overall. It was first broadcast on CBS Network on November 3, 2011.

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AMY IS HEARTBROKEN WHEN BERNADETTE AND PENNY GO WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING WITHOUT HER

“The Isolation Permutation” – Amy is crushed when Bernadette and Penny go shopping for wedding dresses without her. Watch a video sneak peek from tonight’s episode:

SERIES REGULARS:
Johnny Galecki (Leonard)
Jim Parsons (Sheldon)
Kaley Cuoco (Penny)
Simon Helberg (Wolowitz)
Kunal Nayyar (Koothrappali)
Mayim Bialik (Amy)
Melissa Rauch (Bernadette)

STORY BY: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan and Tara Hernandez
TELEPLAY BY: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland
DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski
GENRE: COMEDY

Meanwhile, a successful Halloween prank from the group enrages Sheldon, who promptly starts working on his revenge. His efforts all end up being fruitless, as Sheldon makes his pranks too obvious to the others by behaving oddly. Leonard reverses his prank on him, while Raj is delighted by the snake Sheldon puts into his desk drawer.

He finally seems to have succeeded in tricking Howard with an electric handshake. When Howard breaks down because of a heart condition, Sheldon is terrified. Bernadette orders him to inject adrenaline into Howards heart. After doing so, he is astonished to find out that it all was a ruse by Howard and Bernadette. Sheldon then ends up shocking himself while wondering how he could have fallen for that.

At the end of the episode, Leonard video calls Priya and tells her about Alice. Priya is seemingly okay with it, prompting Leonard to become suspicious. When he asks her about it, Priya reveals that she also cheated on him, as she had sex with her ex-boyfriend a couple of weeks ago. Leonard is upset and ends the call early. At that moment, Sheldon leaps out from under the couch cushions in zombie face paint, scaring Leonard. He triumphantly shouts “Bazinga, punk! Now we’re even!”.

“The Good Guy Fluctuation” is the 7th episode of the sixth season of The Big Bang Theory and the 94th episode overall. It was first broadcast on CBS Network on October 27, 2011.

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LEONARD EXPERIMENTS WITH BEING A “BAD BOY,” WHILE SHELDON TRIES TO SPOOK HIS FRIENDS ON HALLOWEEN

“The Good Guy Fluctuation” – A cute comic book artist puts Leonard and Priya’s relationship to the test, while Sheldon tries to scare the guys for Halloween. See video sneak peeks from tonight’s episode:

SERIES REGULARS:
Johnny Galecki (Leonard)
Jim Parsons (Sheldon)
Kaley Cuoco (Penny)
Simon Helberg (Wolowitz)
Kunal Nayyar (Koothrappali)
Mayim Bialik (Amy)
Melissa Rauch (Bernadette)

RECURRING CAST:
Aarti Mann (Priya)
Kevin Sussman (Stuart)

GUEST STARS:
Courtney Ford (Alice)

STORY BY: Chuck Lorre, Dave Goetsch and Maria Ferrari
TELEPLAY BY: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro and Steve Holland
DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

GENRE: COMEDY

After an argument with his mother, he takes Amy to the lecture. After they come back to Amy’s apartment, she informs him that, while he is a genius, his emotional reactions (or bitching, according to Amy) to his mother’s ignoring him are no different from that of any other human being. Amy also points out that the less intelligent might be able to handle their emotions better by not over thinking them.

Sheldon, after sitting out in the rain, returns home soaked and with a bad cold, prompting his mother to immediately ignore the others and focus on him. When he is in bed and once again demands that she sings “Soft Kitty” to him, they are interrupted by Leonard halfway through the song. Sheldon then makes her start over, causing his mother to regret once again that she didn’t take Sheldon to a “follow-up” sanity test with a psychiatric specialist in Houston many years ago.

During her stay, Mrs. Cooper also helps the others with the various problems in their life. She comforts Raj who still feels very lonely and tells Leonard to find out if his relationship with Priya is real. Mrs. Cooper also tells Penny that she might be unable to find a guy to settle down because she is “letting them ride the roller coaster without buying a ticket”.

“The Rhinitis Revelation” is the 6th episode of the sixth season of The Big Bang Theory and the 93rd episode overall. It was first broadcast on CBS Network on October 20, 2011.

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SHELDON CRAVES MOTHERLY LOVE

“The Rhinitis Revelation” – Sheldon competes with the gang for his mother’s attention when she comes to visit. Laurie Metcalf reprises her role as Sheldon’s mom. See a video sneak peek from tonight’s episode:

SERIES REGULARS:
Johnny Galecki (Leonard)
Jim Parsons (Sheldon)
Kaley Cuoco (Penny)
Simon Helberg (Wolowitz)
Kunal Nayyar (Koothrappali)
Mayim Bialik (Amy)

GUEST STAR:
Laurie Metcalf (Mary)

STORY BY: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan and Steve Holland
TELEPLAY BY: Bill Prady, Steven Molaro and Jim Reynolds
DIRECTED BY: Howard Murray

GENRE: COMEDY

When Howard tries to be a good boyfriend by pretending to start over with his decision making to include his fiancé in it, Bernadette promptly forbids him to go, causing Howard to get mad at her. While they are in bed, Bernadette pretends to have changed her mind and when they are about to have sex, she tells Howard that she has to go brush her teeth before. Moments later, it is revealed that Bernadette told Mrs. Wolowitz about Howard’s plans, who is heard turning down the idea immediately.

Howard is so angry at Bernadette’s betrayal that he tells her to leave in the middle of the night. When with the girls the next day, she asks them if she she has been acting selfish and realizes that she is the one who needs to apologize (Amy refers to her action as “despicable”). Bernadette then apologizes to Howard and he forgives her. While they are kissing, Mrs. Wolowitz is heard again, making it clear that Howard’s “tuchis is not leaving this planet!”.

Meanwhile, Sheldon and Leonard pay another visit to the comic book store and decide to start a fantasy sword collection by buying a sword replica from a prop that was used in Game of Thrones. After Leonard finishes bargaining over the price with Stuart, Wil Wheaton, one of Sheldon’s over 60 sworn “mortal enemies”, shows up and invites Stuart and the guys to a party at his place. Leonard accepts the invitation and is fully intending to go, an act that alienates Sheldon, who then begins treating Leonard after the principle of Schrödinger’s cat: he is a friend and an enemy to him at the same time until he knows whether or not Leonard goes to the party. When Leonard is about to leave on the night of the party, he gets a text from Stuart, informing him that Brent Spiner is a guest.

At first, Sheldon rejects the offer to come along, despite being a big fan, however, at last shows up to “fight for our friendship” and to meet Brent Spiner. Wil Wheaton is genuinely pleased to see Sheldon has made it and gives him a signed in-the-box original Wesley Crusher action figure as an apology for missing the Jackson, Mississippi convention that made Sheldon hate him so many years ago, supposedly ending his feud with him. After reading what Wil wrote, Sheldon declares him his friend and even hugs him.

At that moment, Brent Spiner shows up and takes the action figure out of its box, deeply upsetting Sheldon, who immediately places Spiner on his list of mortal enemies. Leonard then bargains with Spiner for two signed action figures of Commander Data. They settle at $30 and the promise that he will come to Leonard’s birthday party.

“The Russian Rocket Reaction” is the 5th episode of the sixth season of The Big Bang Theory and the 92nd episode overall. It was first broadcast on CBS Network on October 13, 2011.

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