# The Big Bang Theory 9/23 8:00 CBS--"The Robotic Manipulation" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 23, 2010, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765 "2010-09-23T13:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765/81 "2010-09-27T00:59:10Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > nitpick: Raj and Leonard Argh. I could have sworn I typed Leonard. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765/82 "2010-09-27T03:03:23Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I was afraid for a moment they were going to actually show Howard’s mother since it would have been a great way for her to walk on him. I’m glad they kept her unseen as nothing would meet the expectations. Estelle Costanza walked in on George which was the motivation for _The Contest_. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765/83 "2010-09-27T10:27:04Z")
> [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > > [@notfrommensa](#): > > > > nitpick: Raj and Leonard > > Argh. I could have sworn I typed Leonard. And the Leonard karma evens out again. . . 😉 ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765/84 "2010-09-27T10:50:11Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > > [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > > > Argh. I could have sworn I typed Leonard. > > And the Leonard karma evens out again. . . 😉 Leonard karma might be even at this point, but Howard and Sheldon are still showing an imbalance. Quick - the next person to refer to Sheldon should type ‘Howard’ instead. 😃 ---
**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:** [September 27, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765/85 "2010-09-27T13:44:27Z")
My favorite line: Nurse (on intercom): We need a doctor in Emergency. We have a robot arm attached to a penis. Howard: ould you be a little more discreet? Nurse: Sorry. We don’t have a code for your situation. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765/86 "2010-09-27T16:04:07Z")
> [@Cyberhwk](#): > > > [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](#): > > > > A little ironic trivia for you: look around the intrawebs and you’ll find the unaired pilot episode of Big Bang. That Sheldon is intensely aware of sex and the episode opens with Leonard and Sheldon at the sperm bank selling their … “legacies” to make some money fast. > > Penny: So what’d you guys do today? > Sheldon: We were going to masturbate into a cup for money. I thought this episode was on TV. I thought it was the pilot. IIRC, the SAME EXACT NURSE from this episode was in the pilot, Lenoard helps her do a crossword puzzle. Sheldon inquires on the exit strategy once they decide for whatever reason to no go through on the sperm bank idea, for fractional T1 Bandwidth. Or am I speaking to a different episode? In any case, the episode I describe is in the Season 1 DVD set. - There are a couple of good lines, Penny getting most of them : “Uncomfortable Silence it is then” “I didn’t sleep with 38 guys.” But, that aside, I think the show has plateaued. It’s on a VERY GOOD plateau but the show is nearly predictable, in terms of jokes per minute, character development, and the style in how they get there. That is, I find the show well worn in. The good tiype of worn in, to the point that you feel comfortable in your shoes. Another doper off this thread commented, if I was suggesting that BBT has jumped the shark. I think we have a good year on this, at least. I would guess not until Next Season [5] (Man our show is growing up.) and change (3rd or 4th episode). ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765/87 "2010-09-27T16:06:42Z")
Also, loved the Continuity nod on the **Check Engine Light**. The show is smart, and it treats it’s audience in the same way. Refreshing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-9-23-8-00-cbs-the-robotic-manipulation/554765.md?page=4)