S05E14 - The Beta Test Initiation

No: 101  |  Season: 5   Episode: 14  |  Air Date: 2012-01-26  |  Runtime: mins

Leonard: Thank you for hiding my Star Wars socks at the emergency room. Is it a good time to evaluate the beta test and see where we stand? Penny: Things are looking good.

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Summary

Leonard and Penny develop a system to ensure their dates go smoothly. Raj finally finds a woman he can talk to - the virtual assistant on his mobile phone.

Director and Writers

Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writers: Story by: Chuck Lorre & Steven Molaro & Eric Kaplan / Teleplay by: Bill Prady & Dave Goetsch & Maria Ferrari

Script

Script: S05E14 - The Beta Test Initiation

Quotes

Sheldon: Here's an interesting fact about flags.
Raj: I will take that action.
Sheldon: The flags of Liechtenstein and Haiti were identical by coincidence; a fact that wasn't discovered until they competed against each other at the 1936 Olympics. And thankfully their embarrassment was overshadowed by the rise of fascism.

Leonard: Atta boy, Hofstatdter. Nothing gets the ladies hotter than software development analogies.

Amy: For someone who has a machine that can travel anywhere in time and space, Doctor Who sure does have a thing for modern-day London.
Sheldon: Careful. It's that kinda sass that can get a person uninvited to this year's Who Con.

Raj: Do you have a last name, Siri?
Siri: My name is Siri.
Raj: One name. Just like Cher, Madonna, Adele... all the ladies that rock me.

Raj: My name is Rajesh, but you can call me Raj.
Siri: Would you like me to call you Raj?
Raj: I'd like you to call me Sexy.
Siri: From now on, I'll call you Sexy. Okay?
Raj: Okay.

Sheldon: (Opening the German/Bavarian themed episode, Sheldon is dressed as a stereotypical German) Guten tag, das YouTube! Ich bin ein Bavarian.
Amy: (Dressed as one and bouncing a bit to the music) Und ich bin eine pretzel.
Sheldon: Und this is Sheldon Cooper Presents "Fun
Amy: Mit
Sheldon: Flags."

Leonard: So, I've got a gunshot wound. That's pretty badass.
Penny: No, you've got a Reebok with a gunshot wound and an ouchie on your pinky toe.

Raj: Thank you, Darling.
Siri: You're most certainly welcome, Sexy.
Sheldon: Well done, Dr. Koothrappali.

Raj: Siri, play some soft jazz, please.
Siri: Playing soft jazz.
(Kenny G plays)
Raj: Kenny G! This woman can read me like a book. I can't believe bought my soulmate at Glendale Galleria.

Sheldon: Hello. I'm Doctor Sheldon Cooper, and welcome to the premiere episode of Sheldon Cooper Presents Fun with Flags. Over the next fifty-two weeks, you and I are going to explore the dynamic world of vexillology.
Amy: Hang on, Doctor C, what's vexillology?
Sheldon: Vexillology is the study of flags.
Amy: Cool! I think I just learned something.
Sheldon: Did you have fun doing it?
Amy: I'll say!
Sheldon: Fun and information are two sides to this video podcast. Not unlike the only two-sided state flag. Oregon.
(holds up flag)
Sheldon: Oh, look.
(turns flag around)
Sheldon: Hello, Mister Beaver. In future episodes we'll answer some burning questions. What's the only non-rectangular flag? What animal appears most often on flags? What animal appears second most often on flags? And more.
Amy: Sweet!
Sheldon: Why are you waving a white flag?
Amy: I'm surrendering... to fun!

Penny: This is amazing. How did you even get this idea?
Leonard: I called your dad. I asked him what things you liked to do when you were a kid. This seemed easier than getting a cow out here so you could tip it.

Kripke: You got Siwi, huh? Voice wecognition on that thing is terrible. Wook.
(Talking into iPhone)
Kripke: Siwi, can you wecommend a westauwant?
Siri: I'm sorry, Bawwy. I don't understand "wecommend a westauwant."
Kripke: Wisten to me. Not "westauwant," *westauwant*.
Siri: I don't know what you mean by "not westauwant, westauwant."
Kripke: See? Total cwap. You suck, Siwi.

Raj: I was just talking to Siri about Peking duck, and she said she knew about four Chinese grocers, two of which are fairly close to me. Her spontaneity is contagious.
Bernadette: Who's Siri? Is he dating somebody new?
Howard: Yes. His phone.
Bernadette: Is that cute or creepy?
Howard: Uh-huh.

Siri: (Raj enters Siri's office) Steve, I found six vacuum cleaner repair shops in your area. Four are fairly close to you.
Raj: Ahem.
Siri: Hello, Sexy. What can I help you with?
(Raj cannot speak)
Siri: If you'd like to make love to me, just tell me.
Raj: Ack. Ack.
Siri: I'm sorry, I don't understand Ack, ack.
Raj: (Waking up on couch) Noooooo!

Amy: You OK?
Sheldon: No, I'm a little rattled. But like the flag over Fort Sumter, I'm still here.

Raj: Why don't women like me?
Siri: Let me check on that. How about a web search for "Why don't women like me?"
Raj: No need. I've already done that.

Sheldon: Flags. You got to know how to hold them. You got to know how to fold them.

Penny: That was a really nice dinner. I'm glad you asked me out again,
Leonard: Me too. I missed you.
Penny: You see me all the time. You sure you just don't miss the sex?
Leonard: Well... yeah, sex with you is pretty great; have you ever tried it?
Penny: I have; you are not wrong.

Notes and Trivia

Becky O'Donohue provides the voice of Siri, and portrays her as an actual woman in Raj's nightmare.

During his reseach on flag information for his show "Fun with Flags", Sheldon finds out that during the 1936 Summer Olympics, Liechtenstein did come to the realization that its flag was identical to the flag of Haiti. Because of this finding, the government added the prince's crown to the canton. This change served two purposes, to signify Liechtenstein's position as a principality, and to "distinguish" its flag from Haiti's. This modified design was adopted on June 24, 1937.

The flag on the right side of Sheldon and Amy's video is the apartment flag that Sheldon had made and is first seen in The Staircase Implementation (2010).

Goofs

None

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