DJariya

Synopsis:

SHELDON IS FORCED TO WORK WITH HIS NEMESIS, BARRY KRIPKE, ON "THE BIG BANG THEORY," THURSDAY, JAN. 31

"The Cooper/Kripke Inversion" - Sheldon is forced to work with Barry Kripke and faces a crisis of confidence. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj spend $1,000 on action figures of themselves, on THE BIG BANG THEORY, Thursday, Jan. 31 (8:00 - 8:31 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CAST:

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

GUEST CAST:

John Ross Bowie (Barry Kripke)

STORY BY: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan and Anthony Del Broccolo

TELEPLAY BY: Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds and Steve Holland

DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski



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Episode 14 of 24

dex14

Penny's reaction at the end was perfect. I have a friend who never would talk about those kind of things, but one drunken night he opened up and that is how we all reacted. haha

Charlie Goose

Yeah, finally they're transitioning Sheldon to slightly more normal. I hope we see them smooshing theiir genitals together. It's about time someone confronted him directly about sex.

Michael Corvin

I also like that they're shaking things up in Sheldon's work world as well.

Terminal

Hilarious episode. Loved Howard and Raj's sub-plot.

Dragon Tattoo

People on this forum actually watch this shit?

Terminal

It was good to Kripke again. He was always a better nemesis than Leslie Winkle.

fumanstan

mugwump

I liked the 3D printer subplot as that's exactly the kind of stuff I would do with one.

starseed1981

Ah, Dragon Tattoo....classic early 2000's forum troll type. How I've missed thee.


That being said I loved Penny's reaction and the 3-D printer subplot.

Terminal

I also enjoyed how Bernadette laid down the law with Howard.

madcougar

Probably not the funniest episode, but I definitely liked the character development with Sheldon and the other story line with the 3D printer. You'd think the fact that Raj is apparently rich and has a freakin' PhD would make it easier for him to meet women (or men).

fumanstan

I liked how nonchalant Sheldon was about answering Penny. It didn't seem quite like the way we've seen him in the past, so it was a bit weird.

Mr. Salty

Kripke's speech impediment is like fingernails on a chalk board, but I liked him in this episode. But it would be nice if they backed off the annoying voice, just like they've done with Bernadette.

Michael Corvin

I felt the same. It's never felt like overkill before. It was almost like they doubled the amount of words he mispronounced compared to normal.

madcougar

On an unrealted note... damn Penny has been looking crazy hot in her pants lately.

dex14

Raul3

Haven't watch the episode yet. Thanks for sharing that, I need to get "ready" before watching the episode. *wink* *wink*

JasonF

Funny Kripke side note: The only other thing I remember seeing that actor in is an episode of Whitney where he played a character who had an entirely different speech problem.

Yeah, Drgaon Tattoo -- I watch that shit too. Because I've got terrible taste in entertainment.

Michael Corvin

Well Jason, at least you're smart enough to know which threads to click on and which ones to avoid.

JasonF

True. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go post in the Dallas thread and tell everyone there how stupid they are for watching an 80s retread soap opera.

Dragon Tattoo

Faint praise, indeed.

Astrofan

People who don't watch this shit actually take the time to read the posts about this shit and then post a comment? What kind of loser does that?

Jadzia

MOD Reminder

No thread-crapping. If you don't watch the show, don't post in the thread.

Astrofan

But the way he pronounced "lingerie" was sublime.