S07E08 - The Itchy Brain Simulation

No: 143  |  Season: 7   Episode: 8  |  Air Date: 2013-11-14  |  Runtime: mins

Summary

Sheldon demands Leonard make up for a mistake from their past. Penny confronts Raj's ex-girlfriend, Lucy.

Director and Writers

Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writers: Story by: Steven Molaro & Bill Prady & Jim Reynolds / Teleplay by: Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari

Script

Script: S07E08 - The Itchy Brain Simulation

Quotes

Leonard: I forgot about this; my aunt made if for me when I started college.
(holds up bright red sweater)
Penny: Awwww, did she hate you?
Leonard: Why? Because I got an ugly, itchy sweater and my brother got a car? No, I was her favorite.

Howard: You didn't have Smokey the Bear in India?
Raj: No. Oh, is he anything like Munmun the Mongoose? He taught us not to play with cobras.
Howard: You have to be taught not to play with cobras?
Raj: You have to be taught not to burn down the forest?

Penny: Oh my God! Is that sweater made of bees?

Raj: How are you?
Lucy: I'm pretty good. Listen, I just wanted to apologize for breaking up with you in an email.
Raj: And I ate all the crumb cake. We both make mistakes.
Lucy: Okay.
Raj: I'm so happy you asked me here and I hope we can hang out again sometime. You know, as friends... love making partners, whatever.
Lucy: Oh... um. I'm kind of seeing someone.
Raj: I think I know the answer to this, but to be clear; it's not me, right?

Leonard: If I take off this sweater, Sheldon wins!
Penny: Sweetie, every night you don't kill him in his *sleep* he wins.

Penny: Hi. Can I start off with something to drink?
Lucy: Oh, water would be great.
Penny: Okay. Um, you're Lucy, right? I'm a friend of Raj Koothrappali's. Actually, Amy recognized you.
Lucy: Wow, how's he doing?
Penny: Oh, you know. He's good.
Lucy: Great.
Penny: Yeah. This is none of my business, but why did you break up with him in an email?
Lucy: Um, I don't know. I guess I thought it would be easier.
Penny: Yeah, I get that. I'll go get you your water. When you say easier, you mean easier for you, right? Cause it certainly didn't make it easier for him.
Lucy: Any chance I can get a different waitress?
Penny: I'm sorry, this is rude of me. I will get you that water. See, see, see, see. Just now, you expressed your feelings to my face. How come you could do that with me but not with Raj?
Lucy: I don't know your email.
Penny: You know what the worst part is? You're sitting here perfectly happy and he's at home a blubbering mess.
Lucy: I thought you said he was OK.
Penny: Well, I also said I was getting you water, but look at me. Still standing here. You know, I may be a bad waitress, but you are a bad person. Now, want to hear the special?

Penny: Hey, could I ask you a question?
Leonard: Sure.
Leonard: You've had this dartboard since I've known you, but I've never seen you play.
Leonard: Oh,uh, we played. Once. I broke a window.
Penny: What window?
Leonard: (pointing more than ninety degrees from the board) That one over there.

Sheldon: And second, you completely disregard how uncomfortable unresolved issues are for me. It-it's like a, an itch in my brain I can't scratch.

Howard: (Leonard is scratching his itchy sweater) So you can never take it off?
Leonard: No.
Raj: Not even to sleep?
Leonard: No.
Howard: So you're just an idiot.
Leonard: It's called proving a point.
Howard: Is the point you're an idiot?

Leonard: How about that! Sheldon's being reasonable.
Penny: Yeah, it's freaking me out; I'm going to go.

Penny: Smile.
Leonard: What is that, what is that for?
Penny: So you can send it to Princeton and get your money back.

Raj: What is wrong with you, Penny?

Leonard: Why isn't this bothering you? Isn't your brain getting itchy? This is on your card. This could be ruining your credit score. Why isn't this making you crazy?
Sheldon: Leonard. I have something to tell you, but I want you to promise not to flip out.
Leonard: Yeah, what?
Sheldon: Seven years ago I found out the DVD was late and I paid for it.
Leonard: What?
Sheldon: I was going to mention it at the time, but then I thought someday this might be a teachable moment.
Leonard: Ahhh! I... You... Ah... WHAT?
Amy: Sheldon, that was diabolical.
Sheldon: I know. And it wasn't easy. Do you have any idea what it's like to wait for years and never know if your going to finally get satisfaction?
(Amy just stares)

Lizzy: (in restaurant, yelling at Raj) What is wrong with you?
Penny: (in her doorway, yelling at Raj) What is wrong with you?
Raj: (in his apartment, yelling at himself in mirror) What is wrong with you?

Bernadette: If this girl hurt you so much, are you sure you want to see her again?
Howard: If I may, he has so little self-respect and is so desperate for the smallest crumb of affection, that she could literally sleep with his own father in his own bed and post the video to YouTube and he'd still buy her flowers and ask her to be his bride.
Raj: He's right.

Notes and Trivia

At the end of the episode when Raj is yelling at himself in the mirror you can see a "to victory" Dalek poster from Doctor Who in the reflection on his wall.

Sheldon and Leonard own a "Mythbuster" Adam Savage bobble head doll, which can be seen behind Leonard when he is looking through a junk box.

Goofs

None

Cast

Johnny GaleckiLeonard Hofstadter
Jim ParsonsSheldon Cooper
Kaley CuocoPenny
Simon HelbergHoward Wolowitz
Kunal NayyarRaj Koothrappali
Mayim BialikAmy Farrah Fowler
Melissa RauchBernadette Rostenkowski
Kate MicucciLucy
Morgan HewittLizzy