# The Big Bang Theory 2/23--The Werewolf Transformation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 23, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764 "2012-02-23T19:34:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [February 24, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/21 "2012-02-24T15:29:06Z")
That’s why I said “maybe.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/22 "2012-02-24T15:29:07Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Let’s not get carried away here. Howard could divert an asteroid that’s about to destroy the Earth and he’ll still get no respect from Sheldon. But that would be funny, not cruel. Exactly. Sheldon doesn’t respect Howard because he applies pure science to the real world…he doesn’t do theory, so he’s not doing “real” science. Well, that and he doesn’t have a doctorate. No great engineering feat, even if it saved the Earth, would change that. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/23 "2012-02-24T15:35:11Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > \*Which would be more interesting than the Wallowitz one. We all know he won’t actually go into space–he’ll wash out of the program, lie about it, get caught, etc. > [@Wheelz](#): > > I really, really hope you’re wrong about this, though I fear you are not. I want Howard to get his space flight. > > Yeah, I know he’s just a fictional sitcom character and all, but he’s so proud and happy to be an astronaut. To yank this away from him now would just feel wrong. Much more cruel than funny. Let him have his moment of glory. he already covered up for the Mars Rover incident. though if he does go on a mission i’ll bet they’ll do a parade scene with his mother with him in the car. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/24 "2012-02-24T16:03:10Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > he already covered up for the Mars Rover incident. > > though if he does go on a mission i’ll bet they’ll do a parade scene with his mother with him in the car. If they did that, I’d hope he’d be in the car and his mother screaming from the crowd as the car passes. Mrs. Wolowitz is a Vera/Maris/Carlton character…she should never be seen. It would destroy the magic. Especially since [Carol Ann Susi](https://www.google.com/search?q=carol+ann+susi&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=661&sei=obNHT8_SFObV0QHKmYz4DQ), who provides the voice, doesn’t really come close to looking like Mrs. Wolowitz looks in my mind. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/25 "2012-02-24T16:07:01Z")
> [@johnpost](#): > > he already covered up for the Mars Rover incident. > > though if he does go on a mission i’ll bet they’ll do a parade scene with his mother with him in the car. > [@jayjay](#): > > If they did that, I’d hope he’d be in the car and his mother screaming from the crowd as the car passes. Mrs. Wolowitz is a Vera/Maris/Carlton character…she should never be seen. It would destroy the magic. very good point. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/26 "2012-02-24T16:13:08Z")
“Howahd! Siddown on da seat! You’ll fall out and kill yaself!” ETA: Goddamit! Who thought a “make all-caps into mixed-case” feature was a good idea?! How do I circumvent that damn thing? ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/27 "2012-02-24T16:40:18Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > The only thing that I didn’t like was Sheldon having to explain to the audience that he couldn’t run with scissors because it would have been unsafe. I’m confident that we could have figured that all on our own had he mimed the whole thing. It’s interesting to compare Sheldon’s running-with-scissors to Niles Crane’s in the Valentine’s Day episode of _Frasier_, and how Frasier himself had a running with scissors moment of madness in an episode of _Cheers._ I’m also happy to see that Vernee Watson’s nurse character has now officially joined the ranks of “employee you always run into no matter where you are in a giant facility.” ---
**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:** [February 24, 2012, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/28 "2012-02-24T16:43:04Z")
> [@Sister\_Vigilante](#): > > This one made me laugh. AFF just kills me how she goes one way and then the other, almost instantaneously. And she (the actress) learns the harp just for those scenes which gives her a cool point for me. And judging from what we heard, she can sing, too. > [@](#): > > Is Kaley Cuoco growing her blonde out? It looks trashy, and this comes from someone who also dyed her hair blonde and then grew it out the same way. It’s still trashy looking. She needs to transition better. I liked it - it’s sort of a wild mane of hair. > [@PunditLisa](#): > > \ > The only thing that I didn’t like was Sheldon having to explain to the audience that he couldn’t run with scissors because it would have been unsafe. I’m confident that we could have figured that all on our own had he mimed the whole thing. \ Like in the best scene from “Frasier,” that had Niles noticing a slightly uneven crease in his pants and ending up practically in the emergency room, all without saying a word. 😃 ETA: Dammit, scooped on preview! 🙂 > [@jayjay](#): > > “Howahd! Siddown on da seat! You’ll fall out and kill yaself!” > ETA: Goddamit! Who thought a “make all-caps into mixed-case” feature was a good idea?! How do I circumvent that damn thing? You need one lower case character in the post - a lowercase ell for an uppercase ‘i’, for example. ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/29 "2012-02-24T17:43:57Z")
I was wondering if the writers remembered the episode of “Married With Children” where Al’s barber died. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/30 "2012-02-24T17:52:31Z")
That was a good one. I still remember the pan down the line of “No Ma’am” members, each looking more Fabio than the next. Sheldon couldn’t have been going to his barber for that long, or the barber convinced him to change styles, because his hair this season has been different than it was in the past. ---
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/31 "2012-02-24T18:55:21Z")
I loved this episode! Both Sheldon and Howard had me in hysterics! I hope the Howard does manage to get through training, somehow, though if he does, it will be a miracle. ---
**Author:** ![nivlac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3bc359/32.png) [@nivlac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nivlac)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/32 "2012-02-24T19:49:18Z")
I thought that the episode was fairly average, but the ending caught me by surprise and gave me a good laugh. The subplot with Howard and astronaut training was quite predictable but still funny. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/33 "2012-02-24T21:23:33Z")
I wish they would have gotten more play out of Sheldon’s mother lying to him about the ‘haircut records’. I don’t know how they would have, but I thought that was a funny bit of the show. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/34 "2012-02-24T21:34:52Z")
I was expecting Leonard to call Sheldon’s mom to confirm that there were no “haircut records.” Sheldon’s half of that conversation would have been hysterical. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/35 "2012-02-24T21:43:03Z")
Or that Penny got Sheldon’s haircut records from Sheldon’s barbershop. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/36 "2012-02-24T23:13:02Z")
Oddly enough, my hairdresser _does_ keep her own “haircut records” - and not just for the hair colour (which I change once in a while). It seems to be some sort of shorthand on a small card that helps her remember what she did last time, to discuss if I want to make any changes. I don’t know if other hairdressers do this, though, and I can’t imagine that it would be any use to anyone else, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/37 "2012-02-25T08:03:42Z")
I thought Sheldon’s “hill people” line about Penny’s advice was out of character considering Sheldon’s own background. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/38 "2012-02-25T08:54:26Z")
While I agree with your observation Sampiro, I don’t think it’s the first time Sheldon has made a comment like that about Penny. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/39 "2012-02-25T12:36:55Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > Oddly enough, my hairdresser _does_ keep her own “haircut records” - and not just for the hair colour (which I change once in a while). It seems to be some sort of shorthand on a small card that helps her remember what she did last time, to discuss if I want to make any changes. I don’t know if other hairdressers do this, though, and I can’t imagine that it would be any use to anyone else, though. When I go to my (chain/franchise type) hair place, they pull up my account by my phone number and ask if I’m doing the same thing. They’ve got it all written down in the computer. I’m sure I could go to any location and get the same haircut without much trouble. That did kind of bother me since there are haircut records. OTOH, I think Sheldon wanted to believe that Mr D’onofrio had some sort of a notebook with an account of every single time Sheldon had ever had his hair cut that detailed what was done, how much was taken off, any styling changes, which scissors where used etc etc etc and without that guide it wasn’t possible to cut his hair correctly. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/40 "2012-02-25T13:36:54Z")
Haircut records are not uncommon in salons, especially if you color or process your hair. A barber? Nah. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764.md?page=3)