S08E06 - The Expedition Approximation

No: 165  |  Season: 8   Episode: 6  |  Air Date: 2014-10-20  |  Runtime: mins

Summary

Sheldon and Raj test whether they could survive a dark-matter research expedition in a salt mine by simulating the conditions in a steam tunnel. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny seek advice from Howard and Bernadette when they argue about money.

Director and Writers

Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writers: Story by: Steven Molaro & Dave Goetsch & Tara Hernandez / Teleplay by: Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari

Script

Script: S08E06 - The Expedition Approximation

Quotes

Raj: You know what I think about when I'm scared? Voyager.
Sheldon: Voyager the space probe or Voyager the TV show?
Raj: The space probe.
Sheldon: Good, because I'm too hot to go on about how much I hate Voyager the TV show.

Sheldon: Are they making fun of us?
Raj: Yup.
Sheldon: I miss the old days when I couldn't tell.

Penny: You guys are gonna work in a mine?
Sheldon: Why not?
Penny: You had a panic attack when we went through the car wash!
Sheldon: Perhaps the emotion you were refering to was shock at you having something cleaned.

Raj: Okay, how about a little Miley Cyrus next?
Sheldon: Who's he?

Bernadette: Why are you being a baby?
Howard: I'm not a baby, I'm a grown man, and I made the bed. Now where's my star.
Leonard: Should we go?
Penny: Hang on. I want to see if he gets his star.

Leonard: You know how insecure I am about my insecurities.

Raj: You call yourself a friend? I was trying to help you, and at the first sign of trouble, you ran away, leaving me to fend off a family of rats!

Sheldon: It's an exciting time in the field.
Bernadette: Why, what's happening?
Sheldon: I just entered it.

Sheldon: Sheldon's mine simulation log, entry 4: My Kit Kat has melted. All is lost.

Notes and Trivia

On the desk in Bernadette and Howard's main room, beside their Wedding photo, is a collectible spacecraft Eagle from the 1970's TV series Space: 1999 (1975).

Title Reference: Since there is an opportunity to study dark matter in a salt mine, Raj and Sheldon decide to test themselves under the conditions found in a mine.

Goofs

None

Cast

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