The Big Bang Theory -- "The Transporter Malfunction" -- 3/29/12
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Re: The Big Bang Theory -- "The Transporter Malfunction" -- 3/29/12
I was kind of hoping that Nimoy would appear on the show as himself, so the guys can go nuts.
Still, the various Spock poses were pretty funny.
Still, the various Spock poses were pretty funny.
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I thought this was one of the best episodes. Of course, I actually had that Spock doll as a kid and my brother had the USS Enterprise playset which came with the transporter. I don't remember it being sold separately. I also got a big laugh out of the Gorn appearance as well as the Raj storyline and the Howard's wedding planning comments.
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The ones in the show were sold in the UK through Palitoy
Palitoy Transporter by gibbspaulus, on Flickr
Here's a pic with the box.
I imagine the ones on the show were reproductions. This is supposedly pretty rare.
EDIT: Spock was a reproduction so no doubt the transporters were too.
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Re: The Big Bang Theory -- "The Transporter Malfunction" -- 3/29/12
Yeah, I'm a Mego collector, and people on the Mego collectors' forum I'm a member of are literally wetting themselves with delight over this episode. Yes, in the UK, the transporter was sold by itself by Palitoy, as opposed to it being a part of the Enterprise Bridge playset as it was sold in North America by Mego. The Palitoy transporter is quite uncommon, and worth some bucks, the boxes on the show were definitely repro, almost certainly the transporter shown was too. And I don't believe the originals even had a tape seal, so the whole dilemma of opening the boxes would probably be a non-issue in reality.
Great episode, the scenes with (repro) Mego Spock were well done.
Great episode, the scenes with (repro) Mego Spock were well done.
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Why is Uhura wearing brown pants? Wouldn't it be cheaper for the company to just cast the figure's legs in brown and not bother making pants. Her legs were showing in the show. Looks like her hand isn't the same color as her head. Or is this just some 60's mentality as the reason that a doll's legs can't be shown.
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This was my first "live" episode. I have spent the last few months catching up with this show starting with season 1. I must say it feels good to be on the same page now.
I noticed the boxes said "Palitoy" too. I've never collected Star Trek or Mego, but I know vintage Star Wars stuff over there was also put out by Palitoy.
I noticed the boxes said "Palitoy" too. I've never collected Star Trek or Mego, but I know vintage Star Wars stuff over there was also put out by Palitoy.
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So is that the direction the writers are headed with Raj? That he'll come out of the closet in a future episode? It kid of all makes sense when you think about it.
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They've shown him in the sack with a woman at least once, so I don't think they'll actually make him gay.
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Re: The Big Bang Theory -- "The Transporter Malfunction" -- 3/29/12
Why is Uhura wearing brown pants? Wouldn't it be cheaper for the company to just cast the figure's legs in brown and not bother making pants. Her legs were showing in the show. Looks like her hand isn't the same color as her head. Or is this just some 60's mentality as the reason that a doll's legs can't be shown.
Yeah, Palitoy released a lot of Mego's 8" figure lines in the UK, just like they did with many of Kenner's Star Wars items.
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Although I saw a repeat the other day where they were at a trivia competition and Raj wasn't drinking anything and I didn't remember him drinking before the competition - yet he was answering questions even though there were women present (one on his team in fact).
They've shown him in the sack with a woman at least once, so I don't think they'll actually make him gay.
But the question I have is, can you be a nerd AND metrosexual? Being metrosexual means you spend a lot of time/effort on your appearance including wearing stylish clothing. Nerds aren't up on the latest clothing trends. In fact, while Raj isn't as bad as say Howard, he hasn't exactly dressed well with his constant use of 4 layers of shirts that seems to clash with one another.
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I did too. I saw this picture and I thought he had a cameo on the show.
What would of been better is to have both Wil Wheaton and Leonard Nimoy on the show at the same time.
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Putting Spock in new poses every time they cut back to him was genius. It put that totally over the top.
I actually felt bad for Sheldon's toy breaking. That sucks as a kid...and would suck in his case too I did like the series of lies. And I'm glad they made a point of having Sheldon thank Penny. Would have been a jerk move if he didn't.
I actually felt bad for Sheldon's toy breaking. That sucks as a kid...and would suck in his case too I did like the series of lies. And I'm glad they made a point of having Sheldon thank Penny. Would have been a jerk move if he didn't.
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Re: The Big Bang Theory -- "The Transporter Malfunction" -- 3/29/12
I don't get the point with the Raj story line. Talk to parents, always great, meet girl, hit if off, she's a lesbian. Why get Raj's (our) hopes up and dash them in 10 minutes of the 30 minutes of the show? It seemed to clockwork and pointless.