# Guys: Amy Farrah Fowler - sexy or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 2, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788 "2015-01-02T18:31:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/101 "2015-01-06T17:21:08Z")
> [@bump](#): > > We’re talking about the characters, not the actors. Kunal Nayyar isn’t Raj in real life anymore than Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Terminator. Yes, but Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting isn’t Penny in real life, either; and the producers can imbue her personality with whatever traits they wish. So she’s the hot blonde who falls for a Physics professor who’s doing laser research. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/102 "2015-01-06T17:35:31Z")
> [@bump](#): > > We’re talking about the characters, not the actors. Kunal Nayyar isn’t Raj in real life anymore than Arnold Schwarzenegger is the Terminator. That’s the point. Even frumpy/nerdy actors are actually very attractive in real life. BBT is only “wish fulfillment” because some of the very pretty people in its cast are pretending not to be very pretty people. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/103 "2015-01-06T19:02:54Z")
WTF ARE all these people you’re talking about? I’ve never heard of any of them, and apparently they are so well known no one even posted a link to a pic. ---
**Author:** ![Orwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/dfb087/32.png) [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/104 "2015-01-06T19:08:22Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > WTF ARE all these people you’re talking about? I’ve never heard of any of them, and apparently they are so well known no one even posted a link to a pic. Please post pictures of the cave you have been living in for the past eight years. I’m sure it’s quite nice. 😉😛 ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/105 "2015-01-06T19:24:07Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > WTF ARE all these people you’re talking about? I’ve never heard of any of them, and apparently they are so well known no one even posted a link to a pic. They’re some of the leads in “Big Bang Theory.” Here’s the main cast: Johnny Galecki : Leonard Hofstadter Jim Parsons : Sheldon Cooper Kunal Nayyar: Raj Koothrapalli Simon Helberg : Howard Wolowitz Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting: Penny (?) Melissa Rauch: Bernadette Wolowitz (nee. Rostenkowski) Mayim Bialik: Amy Farrah Fowler ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/106 "2015-01-06T19:30:30Z")
And here’s a link to an image of the characters in their on-screen personas: [The Gang](http://imgsrv.kgfm.com/image/kgfm2/UserFiles/Image/Big%20Bang%20Theory%20cast%20w%20logo.jpg) The character under discussion is at the extreme right. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/107 "2015-01-06T19:34:15Z")
I actually find it interesting that people think Bernadette is traditionally attractive. Sure, Rauch is attractive when she puts in the effort, but Bernadette is not attractive to me at all. I actually was surprised when I saw picture of Rauch looking sexy as all get out. And, no, publicity shots where they Photoshop glam up everyone don’t count. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/108 "2015-01-06T19:37:05Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > And here’s a link to an image of the characters in their on-screen personas: > > [The Gang](http://imgsrv.kgfm.com/image/kgfm2/UserFiles/Image/Big%20Bang%20Theory%20cast%20w%20logo.jpg) > > The character under discussion is at the extreme right. The producers certainly understand hotness enought to put the hottest front and center. As to the OP question, the pic makes her look so frumpy that it’s really impossible to tell how attractive she might be. Of course, they’re all WAY too young for me, so no I wouldn’t date her. If the one in the center was really insistent, _maybe_ I would reconsider. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/109 "2015-01-07T14:51:07Z")
> [@Stringbean](#): > > Well no one wants to watch ugly people. > > Also, it is far more common in the real world to see an attractive woman with an unattractive man than the other way around, in my opinion. Good-looking men typically do not date uggo’s as we are far more visually-oriented. So true! I see attractive girls with nerdy-looking guys all the time on the campus where I work. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/110 "2015-01-07T17:06:32Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I actually find it interesting that people think Bernadette is traditionally attractive. Sure, Rauch is attractive when she puts in the effort, but Bernadette is not attractive to me at all. I actually was surprised when I saw picture of Rauch looking sexy as all get out. > > And, no, publicity shots where they Photoshop glam up everyone don’t count. So… where are these “sexy as all get out” pictures? Inquiring minds want to know… Anyway, Bernadette is sort of a girl-next-door type in a lot of ways- very attractive, but not “hot”, at least not how she’s portrayed on the show, which was originally as a somewhat naive, slightly sheltered scientist (originally typed “scientits”, heh), and now as a successful corporate scientist and replacement for Howard’s mom. Penny, on the other hand, is presented as HOT! IRL, they’re both “hot”, and the real difference in-show is how they’re characterized and the wardrobe they wear. I wouldn’t be surprised if in 20 years, the argument is “Penny or Bernadette?” instead of “Ginger or Mary Ann?” ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/111 "2015-01-07T17:11:33Z")
> [@bump](#): > > So… where are these “sexy as all get out” pictures? Inquiring minds want to know… [Here’s some.](http://vintage-erotica-forum.com/showthread.php?t=188834&highlight=Melissa+Rauch) ETA: may not be SFW. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/112 "2015-01-07T17:27:20Z")
Considering you linked to a registration page for a porn site, one that contains hard core porn gifs, I’d say your disclaimer is a bit of an understatement. There are no pictures of the actress in question, but at least we know you’re a member there. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/113 "2015-01-07T17:32:18Z")
> [@Labrador\_Deceiver](#): > > Considering you linked to a registration page for a porn site, one that contains hard core porn gifs, I’d say your disclaimer is a bit of an understatement. > > There are no pictures of the actress in question, but at least we know you’re a member there. 😉 I didn’t realize browzing there required registration. My bad. And FTR, it’s not all hard core. Every celeb who shows any skin at all is going to be there. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/114 "2015-01-07T17:34:56Z")
Just google images for “melissa rauch maxim.” ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/115 "2015-01-07T19:01:57Z")
I’m going to be one of the odd-men-out. Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting (Penny) is the generically pretty TV blonde. Whether she’s front & center as the star or just eye candy in the background, there is nothing that stands her apart from hundreds of other attractive blondes that fill the airwaves. Melissa Rauch (Bernadette) is another pretty blonde, maybe marginally prettier than Kaley Cuoco BUT too damn short, so it evens out. Mayim Bialik (Amy) - there’s nothing wrong with her, but then again there’s nothing right either. Not attractive, not unattractive, not sexy, not unsexy. As for their characters on BBT, I don’t think I would get along with any of them outside of possibly a ‘work-friend’ relationship, and even that might be strained. But this is all just one man’s opinion. That man being me, it means it is the _right_ opinion, but still, it is just an opinion. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/116 "2015-01-07T19:27:53Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > I didn’t realize browzing there required registration. My bad. > And FTR, it’s not all hard core. Every celeb who shows any skin at all is going to be there. I’m just talking about the ads and banners that are associated with the page you linked. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/117 "2015-01-07T19:42:29Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I actually find it interesting that people think Bernadette is traditionally attractive. Sure, Rauch is attractive when she puts in the effort, but Bernadette is not attractive to me at all. I actually was surprised when I saw picture of Rauch looking sexy as all get out. > [@bump](#): > > So… where are these “sexy as all get out” pictures? Inquiring minds want to know… > > Anyway, Bernadette is sort of a girl-next-door type in a lot of ways- very attractive, but not “hot”, at least not how she’s portrayed on the show, which was originally as a somewhat naive, slightly sheltered scientist (originally typed “scientits”, heh), and now as a successful corporate scientist and replacement for Howard’s mom. Penny, on the other hand, is presented as HOT! IRL, they’re both “hot”, and the real difference in-show is how they’re characterized and the wardrobe they wear. Eye of the beholder, and all that, but I think Rauch looks better on the show than in most of the non-show pictures I’ve seen. In particular, I find that Maxim’s (as **silenus** suggested) photographers have an almost supernatural ability to take attractive women and strip them of any appeal; it’s an aesthetic I refer to as “aggressively vacuous”. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/118 "2015-01-08T15:41:24Z")
**Son of a Rich** , err on the side of caution if something “may” be NSFW and make sure the click complies with the two-click rule. Putting it in a spoiler box suffices. Thanks, **twicks** ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/119 "2015-01-08T19:37:31Z")
Yes, I find Amy attractive (hiding behind her frumpiness), but you’ve got to admit, she’s no Leslie Winkle! But then again, who is? Although, I found Joyce Kim attractive, too. ---
**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:** [January 9, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788/120 "2015-01-09T00:17:11Z")
Okay, here’s a question I’d love to ask the cast if I was ever at a comicon where they were on a panel and taking questions from the audience. Q: When Johnny Galecki was on Blossom, he smooched with Mayim Bialik. When he was on Roseanne and later on TBBT, he smooched with Sara Gilbert. And later, on TBBT, he smooched with Kaley Cuoco. What I’m wondering is why he hasn’t smooched Melissa Rauch and how does Melissa feel about this rejection? Cause, you know, if, like, Melissa is really feeling bad about this, um, well, I guess I could…, just so she doesn’t have hurt feelings, you understand, uh, and because I’m a nice guy… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-amy-farrah-fowler-sexy-or-not/708788.md?page=7)