S08E10 - The Champagne Reflection

No: 169  |  Season: 8   Episode: 10  |  Air Date: 2014-11-20  |  Runtime: mins

Penny: Sometimes people think you might come off a little harsh. Bernadette: What? I'm, like, the sweetest person I know. Look at me. I should be in a tree baking cookies.

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Summary

While Sheldon retires "Fun With Flags", Leonard, Howard and Raj look for something significant in a dead professor's research, and Bernadette finds out what her colleagues really think of her.

Director and Writers

Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writers: Story by: Steven Molaro & Tara Hernandez & David Saltzberg & Ph.D / Teleplay by: Jim Reynolds & Steve Holland & Dave Goetsch

Script

Script: S08E10 - The Champagne Reflection

Quotes

Leonard: Well, that's it. That's the end of Roger Abbot.
Raj: And we still don't know who framed him.

Sheldon: Now I'd like to welcome a very special guest. He put the Reading in your Rainbow, the Geordi in your La Forge, and the Kunta in your Kinte. Please welcome Mr. LeVar Burton.
LeVar Burton: Thank you, Sheldon. Now, you remember our deal.
Sheldon: You do this and I erase all your contact information.
LeVar Burton: While...
Sheldon: While you watch me do it.

Amy: (to Sheldon, who is dressed like Betsy Ross) Well, Betsy Ross. What are you working on?
Sheldon: (High-pitched voice) I have no idea, because the story of me sewing the first American flag is complete poppycock.
Amy: Then who did make the first American flag?
Sheldon: Don't ask me. I'm just a simple seamstress...
(normal voice)
Sheldon: ... whose descendants are out to make a quick buck!

Sheldon: I'd like to thank Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, who by the way is the first woman to host a flag-related web series.
Amy: Take that, glass ceiling.

Bernadette: Like my dad said, nobody likes a crybaby except their mommies and democrats.

Raj: You know what I do when I feel down?
Howard: Sing "Hakuna Matata" like a seven-year-old girl?
Raj: Wrong, Mister Smarty-Pants! It's "Everything is Awesome" from the Lego Movie.

Bernadette: I'm not a bully. I mean, maybe I come off a little strong, but that's only because my dad raised me to be tough and not to take crap from anybody.
Penny: No. That's fine, but there's a difference between being tough and telling your friend her new pants look like a saggy diaper.
Bernadette: I did say that, didn't I?
Penny: Yeah, you did. I felt so self-conscious, I had to return them.
Bernadette: Where? To Babies R Us?
Penny: You're doing it again!

Notes and Trivia

During the highlights of 'Fun With Flags', the image that appears in between the sections is the apartment flag of Leonard and Sheldon's room (a gold lion rampant on a field of azure).

Professor Sharpe was played by actor Paul Willson who was known for years for sitting on the end of the bar in the sitcom Cheers (1982).

This episode was filmed the day Carol Ann Susi(the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz) was announced to have passed away. Most of the studio audience didn't know due to waiting around outside all day, and the cast did an outstanding job of getting through filming like true professionals. After filming, it was announced to the studio audience and many tears were shed.

Title Reference: When the guys find a bottle of champagne left by a deceased colleague for a never made great discovery, they reflect on their own work and legacies.

When Carol Ann Susi( the voice of Mrs Wolowitz) passed away, they placed a small photo of her on the side of Leonard and Sheldon's refrigerator close to the freezer door. It will stay there for the rest of the series so she is in every episode. This is the first episode you can see it.

Goofs

None

Cast

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