# The Big Bang Theory 12/16--"The Justice League Recombination" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367 "2010-12-16T15:56:58Z")\ **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:** [December 16, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/1 "2010-12-16T15:56:58Z")
The guys, Penny and Zack enter a contest costumed as memebrs of The Justice League. The prize is a small trophy and big honor. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/2 "2010-12-17T02:44:08Z")
Yeah, and there are some nice shots of Penny’s knock-knock-knock-Penny-knock-knock-knock-Penny-knock-knock-knock… ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/3 "2010-12-17T02:48:45Z")
There are nights when Penny only looks average. Tonight she was about a 15 on a scale of 1-10. And that was just for her hair. In the Wonder Woman outfit, she goes off the charts. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/4 "2010-12-17T03:07:27Z")
I am a way bigger comic geek than Sheldon. I was able to name 3 universes off the top of my head where Wonder Woman is blonde… ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/5 "2010-12-17T04:02:20Z")
Hm. Let’s see if I can think of three: The Cathy Lee Crosby version, one of the successors in John Byrne’s _Generations_, the alternate future Cassie Sandsmark as Wondy? ---
**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:** [December 17, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/6 "2010-12-17T04:53:43Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > I am a way bigger comic geek than Sheldon. > > I was able to name 3 universes off the top of my head where Wonder Woman is blonde… Would any of them have been fully compatible with the rest of the costumes, though? A good episode until the end, when the sight of Sheldonflash running to the Grand Canyon bordered on greatness. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/7 "2010-12-17T05:09:57Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > Hm. Let’s see if I can think of three: > > The Cathy Lee Crosby version, one of the successors in John Byrne’s _Generations_, the alternate future Cassie Sandsmark as Wondy? Yep, those are the three I immediately came up with. Also strawberry blonde Artemis’s time using the title. And, no, they wouldn’t have matched the boys, but that’s not really answering Sheldon’s ‘In what universe is Wonder Woman blonde?’ ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/8 "2010-12-17T11:38:50Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Would any of them have been fully compatible with the rest of the costumes, though? > > A good episode until the end, when the sight of Sheldonflash running to the Grand Canyon bordered on greatness. Aww, I missed a bit of that when my cable box decided it was time to change channels for 30 rock. ☹ Switched back, but I think I missed the point. Did he actually scream at the Grand Canyon?? And also, I think it’s interesting that they’re still ship-teasing us with the possibility of a ‘Lenny’ reunion and not delivering on it yet. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/9 "2010-12-17T12:20:20Z")
Well, given that we had a Superfriends Aquaman in the mix, an Earth-B (for “blonde”) Wonder Woman would have worked fine. Milk Dud? ---
**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:** [December 17, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/10 "2010-12-17T14:28:09Z")
> [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](#): > > Yeah, and there are some nice shots of Penny’s knock-knock-knock-Penny-knock-knock-knock-Penny-knock-knock-knock… Sheldon doing the Flash knock-knock-knock-Penny 39 times was damn good. It was also damn good to see Kaly Cuomo up and around. The hard cast must have been removed from her leg. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/11 "2010-12-17T14:35:07Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Sheldon doing the Flash knock-knock-knock-Penny 39 times was damn good. It was also damn good to see Kaly Cuomo up and around. The hard cast must have been removed from her leg. I thought the other knocking joke was funnier. [Sheldon, Raj and Leonard standing outside Penny’s door. Leonard knocks three times.] Sheldon: Penny ---
**Author:** ![CorneaGenii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@CorneaGenii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CorneaGenii)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/12 "2010-12-17T14:47:43Z")
> [@chrisk](#): > > I think it’s interesting that they’re still ship-teasing us with the possibility of a ‘Lenny’ reunion and not delivering on it yet. Having been introduced to ‘Shenny’ via fanfic, words cannot express how disappointed I’d be with the return of ‘Lenny’. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/13 "2010-12-17T16:29:27Z")
I loved this episode from beginning to end. I like Zack as well, he plays off very well against the guys. I loved Raj’s comments about costumes and the guys and their bullying poor Zack who only wants to be their friend. Very good stuff. I am not a fan of the on-again / off-again romances, I had enough of that on _Cheers_, so I hope they don’t go backwards with Penny and Leonard. But I do like Zack being part of the group, as he makes for an interesting angle with the smart guys ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/14 "2010-12-17T17:04:39Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > I loved this episode from beginning to end. I like Zack as well, he plays off very well against the guys. > > I loved Raj’s comments about costumes and the guys and their bullying poor Zack who only wants to be their friend. Very good stuff. > > I am not a fan of the on-again / off-again romances, I had enough of that on _Cheers_, so I hope they don’t go backwards with Penny and Leonard. But I do like Zack being part of the group, as he makes for an interesting angle with the smart guys I like Zack, too. He has that “dumb but nice” vibe about him, and does play off well with the guys, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/15 "2010-12-17T17:10:52Z")
Howard’s Batman suit was kind of retro, as well. Sort of Adam West, but with muscle pads. This was not a perfectly-matched JLA set. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/16 "2010-12-17T17:24:52Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Would any of them have been fully compatible with the rest of the costumes, though? > > A good episode until the end, when the sight of Sheldonflash running to the Grand Canyon bordered on greatness. I’m not nerdy enough to get this - what is the Flash connection with (yelling at) the Grand Canyon? mmm ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/17 "2010-12-17T17:43:32Z")
It’s really far away. That’s the connection. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/18 "2010-12-17T17:51:58Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > The hard cast must have been removed from her leg. Thanks for the image of Johnny Galecki and Simon Helberg being pried off her like unruly puppies. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/19 "2010-12-17T18:36:17Z")
Penny was hot. No Linda Carter though. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2010, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367/20 "2010-12-17T18:36:47Z")
I really like the bit with Penny telling the guys that for people who talk about being bullied all the time, they sure weren’t nice to Zach. That was right on the money. Hello, empathy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-16-the-justice-league-recombination/564367.md?page=2)