The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 21 (April 13, 2017) -- "The Separation Agitation"

[Fenris]

I wonder if they could pull off a whole episode of “Fun With Flags” with no B plot. Just Amy and Sheldon as the hosts, Raj and Howard as the band and Penny, Bernadette and Leonard having special guest appearances on their show.

[jayjay]

@CalMeacham

Didn’t care for the Feynman-Einstein-Heisenberg joke, though.

Schroedinger, not Heisenberg.

I had to explain the first joke to my husband, but I thought both of them were funny.

[Evan_Drake]

@MrAtoz

Rebecca, Bert’s girlfriend, was played by April Bowlby, who had a recurring role for awhile on Two and a Half Men as Jon Cryer’s second wife. I didn’t recognize her with the blonde hair.

The charming Miss Bowlby has often been blonde, she was as the misused Meg in HIMYM.
As for the rest, the irascible core cast, as with other sitcoms, is getting stale; the outsiders are starting to be more promising for an offshoot. Bawwy or Stuart are more interesting as people than any of the regulars.

[GuanoLad]

April Bowlby is often cast as a ditzy blonde. She was one of the main cast in a show called Drop Dead Diva and was underwritten too often even then. I hope she has hidden depths, but so far she hasn’t had much opportunity to show that.

[MrAtoz]

@Evan_Drake

The charming Miss Bowlby has often been blonde, she was as the misused Meg in HIMYM.

Huh. I watched every episode of HIMYM, but I don’t remember her appearing on it. I * told* you I didn’t recognize her!

[panache45]

@Evan_Drake

Bawwy or Stuart are more interesting as people than any of the regulars.

I’ve noticed this too. And Leonard is aging faster than the others.

[Okrahoma]

@CalMeacham

Didn’t care for the Feynman-Einstein-Heisenberg joke, though.

Shroedinger, not Heisenberg, but I didn’t really get it, either immediately or even after thinking about it.

1. Why does Feynman think they’re inside a joke? Is it because the three never had a three-person meeting?
2. Which segues into Einstein’s statement - is the reason in (1) the same for this?
3. Is Shroedinger for some reason (why, I have no idea, since the conditions for the famous Gedankenexperiment are not there) thinking that if someone observes them from outside, he may die?

I am sure someone smarter than me will explain the joke.

[ivylass]

@panache45

I’ve noticed this too. And Leonard is aging faster than the others.

Seeing older episodes it does appear Johnny Galecki is not keeping his girlish figure.

[raventhief]

@Okrahoma

Shroedinger, not Heisenberg, but I didn’t really get it, either immediately or even after thinking about it.

1. Why does Feynman think they’re inside a joke? Is it because the three never had a three-person meeting?
2. Which segues into Einstein’s statement - is the reason in (1) the same for this?
3. Is Shroedinger for some reason (why, I have no idea, since the conditions for the famous Gedankenexperiment are not there) thinking that if someone observes them from outside, he may die?

I am sure someone smarter than me will explain the joke.

1. I would assume Feynman is notorious for his sense of humor, so he world be the one to recognize a joke setup.

[HeXen]

I didn’t even realize this show’s still going. I just have streaming apps so apparently they just repeat old seasons over n over which is why I thought the show ended a long time ago.

[gytalf2000]

@ivylass

He showed them off during a game of D&D. He did Christopher Walken, Nicholas Cage, and Al Pacino. It was hilarious. Even Sheldon was tickled.

Yeah, that was a classic scene!

[Misnomer]

@Algernon

I’ve read that Simon Helberg (Howard) was a pretty talented stand-up comic before BBT. I thought this impersonation was a good example of his abilities.

@ivylass

He showed them off during a game of D&D. He did Christopher Walken, Nicholas Cage, and Al Pacino. It was hilarious. Even Sheldon was tickled.

@MrAtoz

Simon Helberg’s skill at impressions has been featured several times. We’ve heard his Bernadette impression before, but I think this was the first time we’ve heard him do Stuart. And it was quite good!

Just before BBT started he did a mean Nic Cage (and a passable Tom Cruise) as Alex Dwyer on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

[gytalf2000]

@Evan_Drake

The charming Miss Bowlby has often been blonde, she was as the misused Meg in HIMYM.
As for the rest, the irascible core cast, as with other sitcoms, is getting stale; the outsiders are starting to be more promising for an offshoot. Bawwy or Stuart are more interesting as people than any of the regulars.

I didn’t recognize Miss Bowlby, either.

[gytalf2000]

@Fenris

I wonder if they could pull off a whole episode of “Fun With Flags” with no B plot. Just Amy and Sheldon as the hosts, Raj and Howard as the band and Penny, Bernadette and Leonard having special guest appearances on their show.

Nifty idea!

[Kimballkid]

Aw crap! I forgot to watch the show last week. I’ll have to hit up CBS.com tonight.

[Kimballkid]

@Sir_Prize

I wonder if the gold digger was originally thought up as Raj story line but they realized it wouldn’t work with him so they gave it to Bert.

Probably because Raj already had a gold digger girlfriend.

[Biggirl]

And also, Raj no longer has scads of money.

[silenus]

And also, Bert is a lot more interesting than Raj.