The Decoupling Fluctuation
- Episode aired Oct 4, 2012
- TV-PG
- 22m
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Penny continues to have doubts about her relationship with Leonard. Meanwhile, Howard becomes the target of practical jokes on the space station.Penny continues to have doubts about her relationship with Leonard. Meanwhile, Howard becomes the target of practical jokes on the space station.Penny continues to have doubts about her relationship with Leonard. Meanwhile, Howard becomes the target of practical jokes on the space station.
Pasha D. Lychnikoff
- Dimitri
- (as Pasha Lychnikoff)
Michael Massimino
- Mike Massimino
- (as Mike Massimino NASA Astronaut)
Stef Nico
- Guy at the Movies
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaMichael Massimino said in a supplementary featurette for the Season 6 DVD box set that any real teasing and pranking of another astronaut while in orbit would not have been mean-spirited due to the long training they would already have undergone together and the close quarters of the spacecraft and station necessitating good working relationships. He even recounted how he risked getting the nickname "Crybaby" over how he teared up while looking at Earth during a spacewalk, which could have shorted out something in his helmet and provoke an investigation in which he'd would have to admit to crying.
- GoofsWhen Sheldon is telling Penny why Leonard is a good boyfriend he mentions that Leonard has a perfect driving record but the previous year, when they were on the way back to Pasadena from a science convention, Leonard was upset with Penny and wasn't paying attention to his speed. He got stopped for going over 100 miles an hour. A reckless driving charge in California is 2 points that stay on your driving record for 3 years.
- Quotes
Sheldon Cooper: Penny.
Penny: What?
Sheldon Cooper: Please don't hurt my friend.
Penny: That is the last thing I want to do.
Sheldon Cooper: Thank you.
- Crazy creditsCHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #392
From what little I know of prehistory, man roamed the Earth for hundreds of thousands of years in small tribes -- probably no more than two hundred people per group. During this time all wisdom was passed along according to the oral tradition. Everything you needed to know in order to succeed as a human being was told and/or shown to you, whether it be how to find a girl, find a guy, have sex, have a baby, find food, raise children, deal with family, argue with neighbors, care for the sick, elderly and dead, fight, work, sing, dance, play and get really loaded in order to hookup with the universe. (Side note: I've always loved the term "prehistory," which arrogantly implies that prior to the emergence of our culture, nothing happened.) Anyway, this state of affairs lasted for a long, long time. It was relatively stable. Peace on Earth, if you will. Then, with the advent of large-scale agriculture and the need for ever larger swathes of land to accommodate it, the tribal system collapsed and people began to live huddled together in towns, villages and cities. In short order, the priceless wisdom that taught us who we were and how we could live a happy life was forever lost to mankind. Which brings us to today. I don't believe that we became a neurotic and self-destructive species because we're born in sin, or otherwise flawed. I believe our fall from grace was simply a forgetting. Speaking of which, don't forget to buy my book of vanity cards, which is chock full of wisdom-rich oral tradition -- that inadvertently got written down -- and can be preordered online right now! Hurry, supplies are limited. (I don't actually know if that's true, but it sounds cool. What is true is that all my proceeds go to charity.)
- ConnectionsReferences The Transformers (1984)
- SoundtracksHistory of Everything
(uncredited)
Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
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Do You Love Me?
As Wolowitz floats in space, the rest of the gang continue. As the three women get together, Penny is asked if she loves Leonard. She hesitates and Amy lets Sheldon know. This means he has to keep a secret and it tears at him. Stuart takes on Howard's job with the others and Sheldon is really mean to him. Some decent interactions, mainly based on Sheldon's paranoia.
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