# The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 24 (May 12, 2016) -- "The Convergence Convergence" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630 "2016-05-12T19:46:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![67java89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/aeb1de/32.png) [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/41 "2016-05-14T13:58:14Z")
I was actually more interested in the Howard storyline than in the Penny/Leonard thing. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/42 "2016-05-14T17:20:28Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Or maybe he recovered his self-respect and regained control over his eating habits once free of Lilith, er, Beverly. The fat guy was Sheldon’s father, not Leonard’s. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/43 "2016-05-14T17:25:18Z")
Better than average episode for this season. The use of guest stars was a big help there. Setting up Sheldon’s mom and Leonard’s dad was a great move. Spin off? ---
**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/44 "2016-05-14T20:26:33Z")
Don’t really see him starting a brand new sitcom. Judd Hirsch just turned 81. Looking pretty good though! ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/45 "2016-05-14T21:42:00Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Or maybe he recovered his self-respect and regained control over his eating habits once free of Lilith, er, Beverly. Don’t even. Lilith Sternin-Crane was hot. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/46 "2016-05-14T22:14:28Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > The fat guy was Sheldon’s father, not Leonard’s. au contraire ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/47 "2016-05-14T23:46:28Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I’ve noticed Amy has been replacing Penny in, um, taming Sheldon. I was struck by this as well. Amy: “Play with your phone.” ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/48 "2016-05-15T00:18:54Z")
> [@quiltguy](#): > > au contraire Nu uh! Wait, this is the Argument Center, right? ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/49 "2016-05-15T02:32:04Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Maybe they’re setting us up for the next season opener; a cliffhanger, if you will. It didn’t seem to have the weight a season finale usually has. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/50 "2016-05-15T10:02:38Z")
I liked the episode. I never would have pictured Judd Hirsch as Leonard’s father, but Hirsch made it work. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/51 "2016-05-17T21:54:17Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > They once mentioned that Sheldon’s father was really fat. Anyone else want to see a flashback where John Goodman plays him? Sheldon also has a brother who is supposed to be a redneck and former high school jock. I’ve thought Larry the Cable Guy would be a good 'un. (I can’t usually stand LtCG, but he might be good in this.) Or Channing Tatum. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/52 "2016-05-18T16:53:43Z")
Larry the Cable Guy is 53 years old. I think that makes him pretty long in the tooth to be Sheldon’s brother and have Laurie Metcalf for a mother. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630/53 "2016-05-19T01:43:45Z")
It’s true that having Larry the Cable Guy (53 years old) be the son of Laurie Metcalf (60 years old) wouldn’t make much sense, but then there is already something that’s quite weird. Christine Baranski and Judd Hirsch are too tall to plausibly be Johnny Galecki’s parents. They are 5’10’ and 6’ tall, respectively. Galecki is 5’5". The son of a 5’10" woman and a 6’ man would be 6’1.7" on average. Yeah, it’s possible for someone to be a fair amount off the most likely height, but it’s not common. My mother is 4’10" and my father was 5’5", so I would be expected to be 5’4.2" tall, while I’m actually 4’11". Thus I’m 5.2" less than the average height for a son of them, which is already rather uncommon. Galecki is 8.7" less than the most likely height for a son of Baranski and Hirsch, which is just pushing the limits of probability too much. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-24-may-12-2016-the-convergence-convergence/754630.md?page=2)