# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**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 27, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/61 "2012-02-27T15:17:09Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Yes, but the idea of Bernadette supplanting Howard on the mission intrigues me. It would certainly put a serious kink in their relationship. Yeah…even just the possibility of her making more money than him (in the ep where she gets her doctorate: “they’re going to pay me a buttload of money!”) was a roadblock for him. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/62 "2012-02-27T15:32:59Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Given the title of the show I don’t think it’s microbiology she and Howard will be researching. Unless that’s another height joke. When they first met, didn’t Howard crack a terrible joke about how she could study him, because he’s a tiny living thing? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/63 "2012-02-27T15:37:55Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I’d like to see him be semi-heroic on his space trip. Maybe whip up some engineering feat that not only fixes the toilet, but saves some part of the mission. That would maybe finally get him some respect from Sheldon. The “respect” he’d get from Sheldon would probably be a grudging acknowledgement like “I suppose you’re a competent plumber” or “I’ll know who to call if my toilet gets clogged”. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/64 "2012-02-27T15:40:50Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > When they first met, didn’t Howard crack a terrible joke about how she could study him, because he’s a tiny living thing? Yep. She didn’t get it. And my thought was ‘telling her you’re tiny is not the best way to pick up a chick, Howie.’ ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/65 "2012-02-27T16:35:39Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > > [@silenus](#): > > > > I’d like to see him be semi-heroic on his space trip. Maybe whip up some engineering feat that not only fixes the toilet, but saves some part of the mission. That would maybe finally get him some respect from Sheldon. > > The “respect” he’d get from Sheldon would probably be a grudging acknowledgement like “I suppose you’re a competent plumber” or “I’ll know who to call if my toilet gets clogged”. I heard that once during an actual shuttle mission, the outflow of the toilet aboard it (not the one on the ISS) iced up. Someone had to use the Canadian robotic arm to whack at the icy buildup to clear it. (This was explained to me as a reason that we were forbidden from making any changes to the simulator during a mission. Because any activity on the actual shuttle, even whacking at icy buildup on the plumbing would first need to be tested and perfected on the simulator.) ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/66 "2012-02-27T17:54:26Z")
I’d like to see them drop the astronaut storyline altogether and then we collectively pretend they never started down such a terribly stupid path. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/67 "2012-02-28T20:57:44Z")
Wouldn’t it be cool for Amy & Sheldon to make music together? What could possibly be nerdier than a harp and bongo duet? ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/68 "2012-02-29T03:00:49Z")
> [@obfusciatrist](#): > > I’d like to see them drop the astronaut storyline altogether and then we collectively pretend they never started down such a terribly stupid path. Or complete it so that they can use it for Howard defending his knowledge against Sheldon. Sheldon: Howard you only have a Master’s degree, let’s leave this to the real scientists Howard: Ugh…I went into space! Sheldon: Oh please, they let monkeys into space, I don’t think their standards are that particularly high ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/69 "2012-02-29T15:02:10Z")
Bravo! That exchange would fit in perfectly.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JoelUpchurch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/70 "2012-02-29T17:07:07Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Wouldn’t it be cool for Amy & Sheldon to make music together? What could possibly be nerdier than a harp and bongo duet? I’d rather see Sheldon on the Theremin ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764/71 "2012-03-01T03:05:46Z")
> [@Lare](#): > > Bravo! That exchange would fit in perfectly.🙂 Thanks 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-2-23-the-werewolf-transformation/613764.md?page=3)