S11E01 - The Proposal Proposal

No: 232  |  Season: 11   Episode: 1  |  Air Date: 2017-09-25  |  Runtime: mins

Sheldon: Will you marry me? (ringtone playing) One moment, please. Amy: Really, you're going to answer that right now?

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Summary

Amy has trouble deciding whether or not she should marry Sheldon. Meanwhile, Bernadette confides in Penny when she finds out some huge news.

Director and Writers

Director: Mark Cendrowski
Writers: Story by: Chuck Lorre & Eric Kaplan & Jeremy Howe / Teleplay by: Steve Holland & Maria Ferrari & Tara Hernandez

Script

Script: S11E01 - The Proposal Proposal

Quotes

Stuart: Who would've thought that Sheldon and Amy would be the next two to tie the knot?
Raj: Tell me about. I'm the one who caught the bouquet at Leonard and Penny's wedding.
Stuart: Okay. Uh, you know, they might like this. Superman and Wonder Woman, it's kind of romantic.
Raj: Hmm. You know what? Why am I buying them a gift? They have love. Screw them and their happiness. What do you have for someone who's bitter and alone?
Stuart: (gesturing around the store) Literally everything.

Dr. Zhang: I'm sorry, I'm sure you don't want to sit here and listen to a bunch of work talk.
Sheldon: Oh, no, I love it. No, but let's talk about work. Amy's work, my work. You know what? Why don't we start with my work?
Dr. Harris: Actually, I do have a question for Dr. Cooper. When Amy first told you about her approach to synaptic tracing, did you think it was gonna revolutionize the field?
Sheldon: I d... really? That's your question? What are you, "Entertainment Tonight"? You know what? I'm gonna give you a better question. Here, um... "Dr. Cooper, I heard you were working on a top-secret project for the U.S. military. Why don't you tell us about that?". See, that's a great question.
Dr. Harris: Okay, what was that like?
Sheldon: Oh, I can't tell you that. It's top secret.

Dr. Harris: Dr. Cooper, we are so excited to meet you.
Sheldon: Oh. Well, that's very kind of you. If you'd like, I could autograph your menus after dinner, yeah? But I'd better not see those on eBay.
Dr. Zhang: (he laughs) No, no, no. We're just excited to meet the man who landed this brilliant woman here.
Sheldon: Oh! That wasn't hard. She threw herself at me. Now, getting the universe to show me her naughty bits, that... that took some doing.

Stephen Hawking: Are you sitting in the bathroom?
Sheldon: Yes. I needed a place to storm off to and it was all that was available.
Stephen Hawking: Fine, but if I hear a flush, this conversation is over.
Sheldon: These people wer in the presence of a world-class mind and all the wanted to talk about was their own nonsense,
Stephen Hawking: Can you see the irony in that statement?... How about now?... How about now?... I'll wait.

Amy: Sheldon, these are the heads of my research team.
Sheldon: (shaking hands) Hello.
Amy: Dr. Zane, Dr. Harris, this is my fianc?, Dr. Sheldon Cooper. That's the first time I've said that, and it kind of gave me the goosebumps.

Bernadette: Look, I'm gonna tell you something, but you can't freak out because I'm already freaking out.
Penny: Oh, my god. What is it?
Bernadette: I'm pregnant again.
Penny: Wha...
(realizing she's about to freak out, she composes herself)
Penny: Interesting.
Bernadette: Howard's gonna lose his mind.
Penny: Wait, you haven't told him yet?
Bernadette: No.
Penny: (touched) You told me first? Oh, Bernie!

Raj: Now that Sheldon's out of the picture, I could give you one more chance to go out with me.
Ramona: Nope. I'm good.
Raj: You sure? I will not ask again.
Ramona: I sincerely hope not.
Raj: Very well. I'm going to leave before this gets awkward.

Sheldon: There's something I need to say to you.
Amy: I'm listening.
Sheldon: I've been thinking about the Avengers.
Amy: I believe that. But I don't think that's something you needed to say to me.
Sheldon: I realized that Iron Man is great. And also, that Captain America is great. And sometimes, Iron Man is in a Captain America movie, and he's not mad it's not an Iron Man movie. You know, he can fly in, give the audience a thrill, and then fly away. And that should've been me tonight. I should have been the delightful cameo in your movie.
Amy: Thank you, Sheldon.
Sheldon: Instead, I was like the Hulk, and I...
Amy: Okay, please stop talking about the Avengers.

Leonard: (offering Penny a cake) Surprise!
Penny: Oh, crap. Is it our anniversary?
Leonard: No. Wait.
(thinking for a moment)
Leonard: No.
Penny: No. All right, so what are we celebrating?
Leonard: Well, you know, Bernadette and Howard are pregnant again, and Amy and Sheldon are getting married. I didn't want you to feel left out.
Penny: Oh. Left out? Well, Bernadette has to grow a baby inside of her, and Amy has to marry one. My life is great.
Leonard: So do you not want the cake?
Penny: (he moves to take it back) Try and take it away, see what happens.
Leonard: (pulling his phone out of his pocket and checking it) Oh, crap. It is our anniversary.
Penny: (through a mouthful of cake) Happy anniversary!

Penny: You asked Stephen Hawking and not her father?
Sheldon: Stephen Hawking's a genius. If he said no, I wasn't gonna waste my time on her father.
Amy: But you did ask my father?
Sheldon: I did. He said yes. Although not in a robot voice, so it wasn't nearly as cool.
Penny: Okay. Oh, my god, I can't believe you guys are engaged.
Sheldon: We're not engaged yet. She's taking forever to answer.
Amy: (irked) Because you're on the phone!
Sheldon: We'll call you back.
(he hangs up; Leonard hangs up his end, as well; a second later, the phone rings)
Sheldon: She said yes.

Raj: They're my friends, and I should be happy for them. And... and I'm trying, but all I feel is this gnawing, empty sensation in my gut.
Stuart: I had that once. Turned out it was a tapeworm.
Raj: Cool. Uh... it's just... it's hard talking to my other friends about this, but I knew you'd understand.
Stuart: Why is that?
Raj: Because you and I are both alone, which is actually kind of comforting, because at least we can be alone together.
Stuart: Mm. This is... this is awkward. I, um... I was actually gonna close up a little early tonight 'cause I have a date.
Raj: Really?
Stuart: Yeah.
Raj: Forgive me if I'm having trouble being happy for you.
Stuart: Don't be silly. I'm loving your pain.

Leonard: So, how are you guys doing with all the new events in your... womb?
Bernadette: Good, you know? Obviously, it was a surprise. There was some crying and some yelling.
Howard: Some suggestion of make-up sex that did not go over well, even though it's not like we can get more pregnant.
Bernadette: But then we realized that it's a gift, in the sense that we didn't ask for it, and we may not have chosen it...
Howard: And we already have one.
Penny: You know, whenever I find a top I like, I always go back and get a second one in a different color.
(realizing what her statement sounds like)
Penny: Which I hope is not the case for your baby.

Stephen Hawking: Well, Sheldon, I think you should make her finger like Saturn and put a ring on it.

Penny: Hey, where are you?
Sheldon: I came to Princeton to see Amy. It's a funny story, actually. I was having lunch with Dr. Nowitzki, and she kissed me.
Penny: Excuse me?
Leonard: What?
Amy: I'm sorry?
Sheldon: And in that moment, I realized that Amy was the only woman I ever wanted to kiss for the rest of my life. So I came to New Jersey to ask her to marry me.

Sheldon: Will you marry me?
(his phone rings)
Sheldon: One moment, please.
Amy: (incredulous) Really? You're gonna answer that right now?
Sheldon: It's Leonard. I don't want to be rude.

Sheldon: Boy, that was exhausting. You know, no offense, but your colleagues were pretty rude.
Amy: Really? They were rude?
Sheldon: Yes. They just kept talking about you and how great you are, no matter how many times I brought me up.
Amy: You know, these are my colleagues, and they want to talk about my work. Why does that bother you so much?
Sheldon: Because I was there. It's like having Optimus Prime over to dinner and not asking him to turn into a truck.

Bernadette: This wasn't supposed to happen. We were careful.
Penny: Yeah, I didn't even think you could get pregnant while you were breastfeeding.
Bernadette: Well, guess what? You can.
Penny: Okay, look... look, this is a good thing. Halley's gonna have a little brother or sister to play with.
Bernadette: I guess that would be pretty cute.
Penny: And, you know, I was a surprise to my parents, and my dad said it was the best thing that ever happened to them.
Bernadette: Okay. Maybe this baby actually is a blessing.
Penny: Oh, my god, honey, of course it is.
Bernadette: (pause) How am I pregnant again?
Penny: Yeah, what were you thinking?

Sheldon: I want to let you know right now that we are not getting married in a church.
Mary Cooper: That's all right, Sheldon. Anywhere Jesus is is a church.
Sheldon: Well, he won't be at our wedding.
Mary Cooper: He's in my heart, so if I'm there, he'll be there.
Sheldon: Okay, well, then he's your plus-one. You don't get to bring anyone else.
Mary Cooper: That's fine. Love you.
Sheldon: Love you, too. Bye.
Mary Cooper: (they hang up) Lord, thank you. Even though you can do anything, that was mighty impressive.

Sheldon: We're engaged.
Raj: Oh, my god, that's amazing! Wait, uh, tell me everything.
Sheldon: Well, Dr. Nowitzki was kissing me...
Amy: Okay, you can stop leading with that part of the story.

Leonard: Hey, where you been? We've been calling you for hours.
Sheldon: Oh, I'm sorry. My phone was on "airplane" mode.
Leonard: Why?
Sheldon: Because I was on an airplane.
(he gives Amy a "duh" look)

Amy: Why don't you stay a few extra days?
Sheldon: Well, I don't have any other clothes.
Amy: We'll get you some.
Sheldon: Oh, I don't know. I'm pretty particular.
Amy: Well, there's a comic book store less than a mile from here.
Sheldon: Perfect. Let's go shopping.

Penny: Do you think Sheldon's gonna want some weird "Star Trek" wedding?
Bernadette: (distracted) I don't know.
Penny: Well, Leonard could barely finish the words "Doctor Who wedding cake" before I shut that down hard.
Bernadette: Mm-hmm.
Penny: Are you listening to me?
Bernadette: Yeah, you're mean to Leonard. I heard you.

Amy: I'm having dinner with some colleagues tonight. I'm sure they'd love to meet you.
(he lets out a moan of disinterest)
Amy: Come on, what do you say?
Sheldon: Aw, you're nagging me. It's like we're already married.
Amy: Is that a yes or a no?
Sheldon: Jeez, save some for the honeymoon.

Sheldon: All right, I'm all checked in to my flight.
Amy: Well, I'm sad you're leaving. Why'd you only book a flight for one day?
Sheldon: I came here to propose. If you'd said no, I wouldn't want to stick around looking at your stupid face.
(seeing her expression)
Sheldon: Now, mind you, your face is only stupid in the "no" version of the story.
Amy: But I said yes, so I get a lifetime of this.
Sheldon: Yes, you do, smart face.

Leonard: I know you guys are freaked out, but you're great parents, and if you ever need help, we are here for you.
Penny: Yeah. Anything at all, just ask.
Bernadette: Ooh, you know what you could do? You could have a baby, too.
Penny: I'm sorry, what?
Howard: No, that's a great idea. We could go through it together. Wouldn't that be fun?
Leonard: You guys were just saying how freaked out and miserable you are.
Bernadette: I say a lot of crazy things. I'm pregnant and hormonal. Do it! Have a baby, do it!
Howard: Come on, it'd be so cute, our kids playing together? What do you say? Why don't you two hit the old mattress and whip up a family?
Penny: Okay, we're not gonna have a baby just to make you guys feel better.
Leonard: Yeah. If we're gonna have a baby, it's gonna be when we are ready, or when I'm certain Penny is gonna leave me.
Penny: Exactly.

Sheldon: Mother, I have some good news to share.
Amy: (giddily) We're engaged!
Mary Cooper: I am so happy for you two, but I'm not surprised. I've been praying for this.
Sheldon: Well, God had nothing to do with it. It happened because I was kissing another woman, and it made me realize I wanted to be with Amy.
Mary Cooper: More than one woman was interested in you? I might have prayed a little too hard.

Amy: You know what, Sheldon? You're not always the smartest person in every room. You may not even be the smartest person in this room.
Sheldon: Oh, I am sorry. What, is Neil deGrasse Tyson hiding behind the couch? 'Cause if he is, he's not that smart; it's pretty dusty back there.
(Amy storms off)
Sheldon: Hey, where are you going?
Amy: I'm storming off to my room.
Sheldon: Wait, where am I supposed to storm off to?
Amy: Well, you're so smart. Why don't you figure it out?
Sheldon: (looking around as her door closes) Is there another bedroom? Perhaps a... a den?

Sheldon: I'm proud of you. And I'm going to try to do a better job of sharing the spotlight, because we're a team. You know? Much like... t-the Dodgers. If they had superpowers, and fought crime. And Thor was in them.
Amy: Sheldon, I know this isn't easy, but you'll have a whole lifetime to practice.
Sheldon: I... it could take that long. I'm really bad at it.
(they hug)
Sheldon: You know, maybe, um, I should start right now and go back to Pasadena and let you have this experience to yourself.
Amy: You just want to go back 'cause that's where everybody makes a fuss over you.
Sheldon: You know, your colleagues are right. You are brilliant.

Howard: (on the phone with Sheldon) Well, congratulations. I'm so happy for you two. Hold on, I have to tell Bernadette.
(knocking on the closed bathroom door)
Howard: Hey, Bernie, guess what? Sheldon and Amy got engaged. Can you believe it?
Bernadette: (staring in worry at a pregnancy test) Oh, my god. I cannot believe it.
Howard: (obliviously) She's so happy... I think she's crying.

Notes and Trivia

After going shopping with Amy, Sheldon is seen in a Superman-themed button-down shirt worn over a long-sleeved t-shirt for the first time, instead of his signature style of a short-sleeved t-shirt worn over a long-sleeved t-shirt.

Bernadette is pregnant again because Melissa Rauch had become pregnant in real life. Her daughter Sadie was born December 4, 2017, meaning Rauch was about five months pregnant when the episode was filmed, and they had to hide her baby bump with clothing and objects.

Mary Cooper and Ramona Nowitzki return in this episode. For Riki Lindhome, who plays Ramona, it is her final appearance on the show.

This was Stephen Hawking's last guest role, almost half a year before his death on March 14, 2018.

Goofs

None

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