S04E19 - The Zarnecki Incursion

No: 82  |  Season: 4   Episode: 19  |  Air Date: 2011-03-31  |  Runtime: mins

Summary

The guys go all out to help Sheldon find the person responsible for hacking his online gaming account, while the girls' hatred for Priya increases.

Director and Writers

Director: Peter Chakos
Writers: Story by: Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Maria Ferrari / Teleplay by: Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch & Jim Reynolds

Script

Script: S04E19 - The Zarnecki Incursion

Quotes

Penny: All right. Well, great seeing you.
Priya: Yeah, you too.
(Priya goes into Leonard's apartment)
Penny: Amy's right; I do want to fling my poop at her.

Sheldon: Why hast thou forsaken me, O deity whose existence I doubt?

Penny: You know, for the first couple of months, whenever I would take off my bra, he would giggle and say, "Oh, boy, my breast friends!"

Penny: (after Sheldon's game account got hacked) Sorry, Sheldon. I know that game meant a lot to you.
Sheldon: That game! Excuse me, Penny, but Doodle Jump is a game. Angry Birds is a game. World of Warcraft is a massively multi-player online role-playing... Alright, technically it's a game.

Raj: (while on a road-trip) I took the liberty of burning us a mix of heroic questing music.
Sheldon: This says Beyonc? Bootylicious Dance Mix.
Raj: It's a rewritable CD, just put it in.
Howard: Beyonc?, really?
Raj: She's curvy and she's owns it. I like that.

Sheldon: Leonard?
Leonard: Aw jeez, I don't know if I can ditch Priya two nights in a row.
Raj: Oh come on man, bros before... my sister.

Leonard: You called the police because somebody hacked your World of Warcraft account?
Sheldon: What choice did I have? The mighty Sheldor, level 85 blood elf, hero of the Eastern Kingdoms, has been picked clean like a carcass in the desert sun! Plus, the FBI hung up on me!

Howard: (while playing World of Warcraft) Alright, here we are; this is the tavern where all the black-market weapon trades go down.
Raj: I don't think my character should be in a place like this; everyone's undressing her with their eyes.
Howard: Maybe if you stop dropping your sword and bending over to pick it up!

Bernadette: I took Howard to the beach once. He almost burst into flames like a vampire.

Sheldon: 3000 hours. 3000 hours clicking on that mouse, collecting weapons and gold. It's almost as if it was a huge waste of time.

Todd Zarnecki: (Sheldon knocks on his front door) Who is it?
Sheldon: Your doom!
Raj: Don't say "your doom". Who answers the door for their doom?
Sheldon: Good point.
(turning back to the door)
Sheldon: Basket of puppies!

Amy: Four women walk down the stairs. How many reach the lobby?

Penny: Anyways, I brought you a day-old cheesecake to cheer you up.
Sheldon: Stale pastry is hollow succor to a man who is bereft of ostrich.
Penny: Just say thank you.
Sheldon: I thought I just did.

Officer Shin: I'm sorry for your loss, but the Pasadena Police Department doesn't have jurisdiction in... Pandora.
Sheldon: That's from Avatar! World of Warcraft takes place in Azeroth. Goodness gracious, how are you allowed to carry a gun?

Officer Shin: Mr. Cooper, there's nothing...
Sheldon: Dr. Cooper!
Officer Shin: Seriously?
Leonard: Not the kind with access to drugs.

Penny: Give my friend his stuff back.
Todd Zarnecki: I don't know what you're talking about.
Penny: Well then good news. Today is the day a girl is finally gonna touch you in your little special place.
(Penny kicks his groin)
Penny: Now give him his stuff back.
Todd Zarnecki: (In deep pain) Ok.
Sheldon: (shouting) WE DID IT!
(Penny looks at him)
Sheldon: I said *WE*.

Penny: Want some coffee liqueur on your ice cream?
Amy: Aah, here's the alcohol and drug peer pressure mother warned me about. I was starting to think it was never going to happen.
(beat)
Amy: Yes, please.

Priya: (Priya meets Penny as Penny leaves Leonard's apartment) Oh, hello.
Penny: Oh, hi. I was just dropping off a cheesecake to Sheldon. He was robbed of a bunch of imaginary crap that's useful in an make-believe place.
Priya: I don't know what that means.
Penny: Yeah, well, sadly, I do.

Sheldon: It is time to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!
Leonard: I'm on it.
(pulls out cell phone and dials)
Leonard: Hi, Mrs. Wolowitz, is Howard there? Okay, thanks.
(hangs up)
Leonard: That particular dog of war will have to call you back after his bath.

Howard: (Sheldon is holding a Klingon Bat'leth) Why did you bring that?
Sheldon: No weapon strikes more fear into a man's heart than a Klingon bat'leth.
Leonard: OK, let's get clear on something. We're just gonna tell this guy to transfer all of your stuff back into your account and then be on our way. No one's "batlething" anybody.
Sheldon: So my blade shall not taste blood tonight?
Leonard: No.
Sheldon: Well, now I just feel silly holding it.

Howard: No-one can hide from me: not Waldo, not Carmen Sandiego, not even topless Natalie Portman.

Priya: Leonard, you're busy; let's talk tomorrow.
Leonard: Oh, wait. Hang on; are you upset?
Priya: No, no, I think it's sexy to date a boy trapped in a man's body.
Leonard: Good, good, I'll tell you what happened.
(Priya leaves)
Sheldon: (to Howard) People think *I* don't get sarcasm.

Notes and Trivia

In the opening scene, in which Sheldon discovers his account has been hacked, he says "It is time to cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war!" He's quoting Marcus Antonius in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, who is preparing to strike back at Caesar's assassins, but he is more likely referring to the Klingon General Chang in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) who used the same line.

Raj says that they are getting offered help on the internet from a "member or the Nigerian royal family". This refers to the infamous 'Nigerian Prince' phishing emails that have often been used since the early 2000s to cheat people out of money. The scam usually involved a person claiming to be the beneficiary of a large sum of money from a will, but needing a deposit to obtain it, and promising to share the fortune if the receiver of the email sends over the deposit.

The 'bat'leth' that Sheldon brings to the bully's house is a typical Klingon weapon.

The name Zarnecki is a tribute to Professor John Zarnecki who was the lead scientist on the Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn's moon Titan.

This is the only time where you can see what car Leonard Drives. When they break down on the highway you can see that it is a 2007 Saab 9-3 Aero.

Goofs

None

Cast

Johnny GaleckiLeonard Hofstadter
Jim ParsonsSheldon Cooper
Kaley CuocoPenny
Simon HelbergHoward Wolowitz
Kunal NayyarRaj Koothrappali
Mayim BialikAmy Farrah Fowler
Melissa RauchBernadette Rostenkowski
Carol Ann SusiDebbie Wolowitz
Aarti MannPriya Koothrappali
Lanny JoonOfficer Shin
Chris ReedTodd Zarnecki