S10E17 - The Comic-Con Conundrum

No: 224  |  Season: 10   Episode: 17  |  Air Date: 2017-02-23  |  Runtime: mins

Raj: How bad is it? Sheldon: Let me put it this way, do you own a barrel and suspenders?

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Summary

The guys' annual trip to Comic Con is in doubt when Raj can't afford to go.

Director and Writers

Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writers: Story by: Eric Kaplan & Saladin K. Patterson & Tara Hernandez / Teleplay by: Steven Molaro & Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari

Script

Script: S10E17 - The Comic-Con Conundrum

Quotes

Sheldon: (using a mechanical calculator) Uh-huh. Interesting. OK.
Raj: How bad is it?
Sheldon: Let me put it this way: do you own a barrel and suspenders?
Raj: Are you serious?
Sheldon: I'm not wearing this visor to play women's golf.
Penny: (Penny enters) Hi. Oh, let me guess. You guys are drafting your fantasy accounting firms.
Leonard: We're helping Raj figure out his finances.
Penny: Oh, he has a job; how bad can it be?
Sheldon: Well, his rent and car lease are exceedingly high. You couple that with his penchant for dining out and shopping...
Penny: Wai-wait, not shopping for clothes right? Because look...
(gestures at Raj)

Howard: You actually think Penny will have fun at Comic Con?
Leonard: No, which will make me miserable, which is usually Sheldon's job.
Sheldon: She's gonna hate waiting in line for the panels.
Howard: She's gonna hate the crowds at the panels.
Sheldon: She's gonna hate the panels.
Leonard: She's gonna hate how often we say the word "panels".

Penny: You know, maybe it won't be that bad. Leonard says it's really mainstream now. Comic books aren't just for sad nerds anymore.
(They pass Raj in an Aquaman costume waiving a sign for ComiCenter)
Penny: I mean, it's still a key part of their demographic.

Amy: Penny says they're ready to go.
Sheldon: Very well. Prepare for a long night of deceit.
Amy: Sheldon, women can wear makeup. It's not lying!
Sheldon: I was talking about Leonard. And if makeup is so truthful, why is it called concealer?

Leonard: Now we're going as Hulk and She-Hulk! I don't wanna take my shirt off at Comic-Con!
Sheldon: If I may speak for Comic-Con, we don't want that either.

Penny: You know what, it's no big deal. I can put up with anything for three days.
Amy: Comic-Con is five days.
Penny: Are you kidding me?

Amy: You're actually going to Comic-Con?
Penny: Well, Leonard wants me to do more stuff like that with him, so I thought maybe this year I'll tag along.
Amy: Well, that's sweet. I bet you'll have fun.
Penny: You wanna come?
Amy: No thanks. I already live in a place all the nerds come to.
Penny: Please? I went to your boring thing last month.
Amy: (indignant) My aunt's funeral?
Penny: Come on, even you checked your e-mail during the eulogy.

Leonard: So, this is the main Comic-Con floor. It's where all the vendors and exhibits are.
Penny: Wow! There's a lot of people jammed in there.
Leonard: I know. Sometimes Howard wears a striped shirt so we can play 'Where's Wolowitz?'

Raj: I'm looking to make extra money and was wondering if you had any chores I could do.
Howard: Hang on. Bernie, can I outsource my chores to an Indian guy?
Bernadette: No.
Howard: I tried.

Sheldon: There's my pretty girlfriend.
(pats her shoulder)
Amy: I'm not going with you to Comic-Con.
Sheldon: You, what! Can't a man just be happy to see his woman and pat her on her second most erogenous ball and socket joint?
Amy: He can, but it's still not changing my mind.
Sheldon: (seductively) Well, maybe what's in my pants will change your mind.
(Amy turns to face him, hopefully)
Sheldon: It's a list of this year's panelists. It's long, isn't it?

Leonard: Hang on, so I have to bring Penny, you can't afford it, Howard's gonna get in trouble, and he' s going to have a great time?
Sheldon: I'm going to go as Dumbledore.

Leonard: I thought your father paid all your credit cards.
Raj: I have a card for emergencies that I pay for myself.
Sheldon: What kind of emergency happened at the LA Zoo?
Raj: That's a penguin I sponsor. They're losing their homes to global warming and my car gets like seven miles a gallon, so I felt bad.

Howard: Dinner's almost ready. If you like meat loaf, I'm sure you'll like its cousin, bowl of meat.

Leonard: Maybe you should find someone to help you get your finances under control.
Raj: Like a business manager?
Sheldon: Oh, absolutely not! You can't afford to hire somebody who'll forbid you from spending your money on foolish expenses. It's a foolish expense and I forbid it.
Howard: Oh, what if there's somebody who just likes controlling other people and stealing joy from their lives?
Sheldon: He sounds like a sociopath.
Leonard: We don't know; his mother never had him tested.
Sheldon: You're talking about me. Very funny. Although... I would enjoy drawing up a budget and forcing Raj to adhere to it without an ounce of compassion.

Notes and Trivia

In the scenes at Bernadette and Howard's house Stuart is seen wearing a gray t-shirt with the Ubuntu Linux distribution logo on it. Appropriately this logo is called "Circle of Friends".

Raj is wearing his Aquaman costume from The Justice League Recombination (2010).

Goofs

None

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