# Boobies: Penny vs Bernadette **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371 "2014-07-29T23:40:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/21 "2014-07-30T15:20:03Z")
On the hot department, Kaley runs laps around Melissa; there is no contest. If were going to throw away my life by doing one of them, Kaley is the man. As cute as Melissa is, her “look at me, I’m a sex object too” pics just don’t sell. She’s very pretty and hs pretty nice boobs, but (by Holywood standards), she ain’t hot. Raj’s sister, Sheldon’s sister and Sheldon’s assistant are hotter than her. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/22 "2014-07-30T15:25:23Z")
Kaley Cuoco looks like Virginia Madsen, who should play her Mother. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/23 "2014-07-30T15:25:33Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I don’t know about the contract, but for me, the 6" in height difference makes all the difference in Kaley over Melissa. Rauch, while quite comely, is simply too short. > > Freudian slip? I didn’t understand this post, then I noticed for the first time her surname doesn’t have an n in it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/24 "2014-07-30T15:29:25Z")
AFAIK, Melissa’s rack is all natural. The same can’t be said for Kaley’s. That’s a win for “Nature.” ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/25 "2014-07-30T15:30:40Z")
What, no love for Mayim Bialik? Just do a Google images search, and, oh never mind! Personally Penny - Kaley by far. Bernadette has big boobs but I can’t see much else to care about. Kaley carries herself well and “shows” better. She has also has a history as a sexpot (_Eight Simple Rules_ anybody?) and I could see her moving into another series or movie roles easily. ---
**Author:** ![yellowjacketcoder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4bbf92/32.png) [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/26 "2014-07-30T15:38:40Z")
Rauch is the hottest of the women on the show by a mile. I mean, DAMN! Actually between Bialik and Cuoco, I would go for Bialik. Kaley is very pretty, no doubt, but she reminds me too much of a faked up cheerleader that never grew out of high school. I’m sure she’s very nice in person, though. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/27 "2014-07-30T15:50:30Z")
Kaley is much more covered up these days than in the beginning. In the first few seasons she was always in a low-cut top, but these last couple of seasons she’s been much more covered up, in general. Notice how in the show’s opening, when they show the main cast eating around the coffee table in Leonard and Sheldon’s apartment just before the final title card, Penny is wearing less revealing clothing in every successive season: [Season 1](http://youtu.be/c6QMET7JQfc?t=16s) [Season 2](http://youtu.be/aENcMizEYqU?t=40s) [Season 4](http://youtu.be/7RCR6Lh7koQ?t=16s) [Season 5](http://youtu.be/DZJmU7Izs6g?t=17s) [Season 6](http://youtu.be/uMOmPaMoR4k?t=16s) I couldn’t find a video for Season 3 or 7, but I’m pretty sure she’s wearing a tank top in Season 3 and she’s well covered in 7. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/28 "2014-07-30T16:17:44Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Never seen the show. > That being said, from the links provided Melissa by a clean mile. Likewise. Don’t watch it but the clear winner in “Which of these women triggers your Mmmm… yeah reflex stronger” is Ms. Rauch. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzRich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7ba0ec/32.png) [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/29 "2014-07-30T16:33:33Z")
Bernadette is the more desirable “Mary Ann” to Penny’s “Ginger”. I believe this will be proven by our offspring who will revisit this topic (on the SDMB, of course) in 30-odd years. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/30 "2014-07-30T16:34:19Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Bernadette Peters. > [@panache45](#): > > Thank you. I’ve performed with her up-close, and everything about her is beautiful. WHAT!? She was my junior high crush, and I am totally envious. (and curious about context) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/31 "2014-07-30T21:00:01Z")
I like both of them, er… all four of them. I was disappointed to hear Cuoco had work done on hers, ruined one of my fantasies. Overall I prefer Bernadette cuz I dig chicks in glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/32 "2014-07-30T21:40:08Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > I don’t know about the contract, but for me, the 6" in height difference makes all the difference in Kaley over Melissa. Rauch, while quite comely, is simply too short. And I’m the opposite. I’ve always had a thing for short girls. But I am only average height for a man so I’m not towering over anyone. But either way I think Melissa is both hotter and cuter than anyone else on the show. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/33 "2014-07-30T21:47:40Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Kaley Cuoco looks like Virginia Madsen, who should play her Mother. Do the boys nerdgasm over the fact that she was/looks-like Princess Irulan in Dune? ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/34 "2014-07-30T22:01:39Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I noticed that none of the pictures of Melissa show her in profile. That nose of hers is pretty big. She’s still as cute as a button, and Bernadette is by far the best dressed of the three on the show. Amy apparently shops at the House of Frump and Penny is a bit on the sloppy side. I’ll take Penny over Bernie, but not by a landslide. House of **[frum](http://www.koshercasual.com/default.asp)**. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/35 "2014-07-31T00:42:07Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > House of **[frum](http://www.koshercasual.com/default.asp)**. I know that Amy dresses frumpy on the show 'cause that’s the character but Mayim dresses modestly IRL because she does keep Kosher… including in dress. Melissa’s Esquire shoot shows she has no moral objections to looking pin-up hot. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/36 "2014-07-31T01:33:18Z")
> [@yellowjacketcoder](#): > > Rauch is the hottest of the women on the show by a mile. Of the regulars, yes. But the hottest woman to ever appear on BBT is [Aarti Mann](http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarti_Mann), who played Priya. Whoa. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/37 "2014-07-31T03:13:31Z")
I’m not sure it’s fair to judge the hotness of the actresses by what the wardrobe people give them to wear. The characters, yes, the actresses, no. Oh, and below the unflattering clothes Amy wears, Bialik wears some unflattering padding around her waist and hips. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/38 "2014-07-31T09:16:14Z")
I’d happily take which ever of the two I could catch. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/39 "2014-07-31T14:18:59Z")
I prefer Penny, overall. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371/40 "2014-07-31T15:38:12Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Oh, and below the unflattering clothes Amy wears, Bialik wears some unflattering padding around her waist and hips. She does? why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boobies-penny-vs-bernadette/694371.md?page=3)