# The Big Bang Theory 11/18--The Boyfriend Complexity **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 18, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137 "2010-11-18T20:02:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/1 "2010-11-18T20:02:56Z")
Penny asks Leonard to lie to her father, while Howard, Raj and Bernadette pull an all-nighter at a telescope. ---
**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:** [November 18, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/2 "2010-11-18T21:41:42Z")
Ant threesome involving Raj, Howard and Bernadette would be…interesting. It would probably end with Bernadette drinking heavily in the corner while Howard and Raj “discuss Ugandan affairs.” ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/3 "2010-11-19T01:31:33Z")
Is Kelly Cuoco walking again already, or are they just getting really good with shooting her from angles, using a double, and CGI? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/4 "2010-11-19T01:41:06Z")
Frank Lundy is Penny’s dad? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/5 "2010-11-19T01:58:34Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Is Kelly Cuoco walking again already, or are they just getting really good with shooting her from angles, using a double, and CGI? 😕 I didn’t think about it until half way through, but did she ever walk during a scene or was she always standing still? It’s been a few weeks hasn’t it? Couldn’t she be in a walking cast at this point? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/6 "2010-11-19T03:38:34Z")
I laughed a lot this episode. And I was in synch with everyone screaming, “Nooooooooooooo!!!” when Raj kissed Howard. Raj and Bernadette doing impressions of Howard’s mom were spot on. I loved Leonard kissing Penny when she didn’t want to. A very good episode tonight! ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/7 "2010-11-19T03:39:50Z")
He didn’t touch my telescope! ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/8 "2010-11-19T03:40:53Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Raj and Bernadette doing impressions of Howard’s mom were spot on. I actually checked IMDB to make sure Bernadette wasn’t Howard’s Mom’s voice. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/9 "2010-11-19T03:50:42Z")
I knew she wasn’t, because I looked it up recently! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/10 "2010-11-19T04:23:34Z")
“Monkey butler?” Raj wants a monkey butler? He’d make such a great Doper! ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/11 "2010-11-19T05:46:03Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > I didn’t think about it until half way through, but did she ever walk during a scene or was she always standing still? It’s been a few weeks hasn’t it? Couldn’t she be in a walking cast at this point? I think she can walk now, at least a little bit. But in this episode she was only ever standing, or took just a single step; on a couple of occasions you can tell she was keeping balance by leaning on props. There was a double in a couple of shots, and some very clever editing, especially when she marched off after her Dad wanted to plead with Leonard. I loved this episode, it was hi-LARIOUS! ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/12 "2010-11-19T13:05:22Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Raj and Bernadette doing impressions of Howard’s mom were spot on. I thought Bernadette’s was dubbed with the “real” Howard’s mom’s voice. It was TOO close to the real voice and it had that dubbed feeling where the physical actions don’t match the voice exactly. Maybe the actor’s impression was no where close. ---
**Author:** ![PoorYorick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecccb3/32.png) [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/13 "2010-11-19T13:22:55Z")
> [@River\_Hippie](#): > > Frank Lundy is Penny’s dad? No, Wild Bill Hickock is Penny’s dad. ---
**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:** [November 19, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/14 "2010-11-19T13:23:43Z")
I notice despite Penny’s Dad appearing, we still don’t know Penny’s last name. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/15 "2010-11-19T14:11:39Z")
“Woverine has never shown the slight interest in helping othrs avoid prostate cancer.” I’ll take “Sentences I never expected to hear in this or any other lifetime for $200” Alex. Big Bang is the only show that could start with a discussion of super-hero prostate exams and end with the audience laughing hysterically over the phrase “No, he did not touch my big telescope.” This espisode is being added to my list Of Big Bangs not to be missed. The father of Penny Male-bonded with Lenny. And OHMIGOD that KISS! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/16 "2010-11-19T14:57:14Z")
[I love youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpkvMt9Qtpc) ---
**Author:** ![Skara\_Brae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Skara\_Brae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skara_Brae)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/17 "2010-11-19T16:49:21Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > “Monkey butler?” Raj wants a monkey butler? He’d make such a great Doper! Remember Raj also wanted to be King of the Rabbits. “I would be kind to my rabbit subjects…_at first_.” ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/18 "2010-11-19T16:58:03Z")
> [@Skara\_Brae](#): > > Remember Raj also wanted to be King of the Rabbits. “I would be kind to my rabbit subjects…_at first_.” Oh yeah, that was a great line, from the “Adhesive Duck Deficiency” episode. Funny! ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/19 "2010-11-19T18:25:55Z")
This episode was outstanding from start to finish. Everyone on the show got great lines and laughs, and it was well written. I loved the part where Sheldon asked about the pizza, because I said, “What about the pizza?” And Sheldon says, “I’m starting to think we’ll never get that pizza.” So it shows whoever wrote this episode knew what they were doing. They even back followed up with Raj saying he hasn’t kissed a girl in a year by having him say “he lies” which would cover the continuity of him saying he had a deaf girlfriend. So now there isn’t an error. As I said, whoever wrote this episode, was clearly thinking like a fan and was on his toes. And even though Leonard was less than gracious, it was great to see down and out Leonard have a day in the sun, if only for awhile ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137/20 "2010-11-19T18:29:07Z")
Is “monkey butler” a reference to something? I remember Bart used it on _the Simpsons_, episode where they parodied “Lord of The Flies” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-11-18-the-boyfriend-complexity/561137.md?page=2)