S08E10 - The Champagne Reflection
No: 169 | Season: 8 Episode: 10 | Air Date: 2014-11-20 | Runtime: mins
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.
Bernadette: Like my dad said, nobody likes a crybaby except their mommies and democrats.
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
Johnny Galecki | Leonard Hofstadter |
Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper |
Kaley Cuoco | Penny |
Simon Helberg | Howard Wolowitz |
Kunal Nayyar | Raj Koothrappali |
Mayim Bialik | Amy Farrah Fowler |
Melissa Rauch | Bernadette Rostenkowski |
LeVar Burton | LeVar Burton |
Stephen Root | Dan |
John Ross Bowie | Barry Kripke |
Paul Willson | Professor Sharpe |