S11E24 - The Bow Tie Asymmetry

No: 255  |  Season: 11   Episode: 24  |  Air Date: 2018-05-10  |  Runtime: mins

Mary: I wish your dad could see you now. Sheldon: Me, too. I miss him. Mary: He would be so proud of you.

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Summary

When Amy's parents and Sheldon's family arrive, everybody is focused to make sure all wedding arrangements go according to plan - everyone except the bride and groom.

Director and Writers

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

Script

Script: S11E24 - The Bow Tie Asymmetry

Quotes

Sheldon: There's something I need to tell you.
(seeing Amy in her wedding dress)
Sheldon: Wow! You look amazing! That's not what I need to tell you. But you do!
Amy: What's wrong?
Sheldon: Something incredible just happened. Remember when you were telling me about my bow tie and how a little asymmetry is good?
Amy: Yeah?
Sheldon: My equations have been trying to describe an imperfect world, and the only way to do that is to introduce imperfection into the underlying theory.
Amy: So, instead of supersymmetry, it would be super asymmetry?
Sheldon: (gasp) Super asymmetry. That's it!
(looking around for a moment)
Sheldon: Give me your lipstick.
Amy: What?
Sheldon: Just give it to me, you beautiful thing! We have work to do!

Mrs. Fowler: This is taking too long. I bet that Sheldon stood my baby up.
(She gets up to leave)
Penny: Uh, excuse me. Where-where are you going?
Mrs. Fowler: This whole thing was a big mistake. I'm gonna find Amy and get her out of here.
Penny: (Firmly, pointing to her chair) Sit down!
Mrs. Fowler: (walks closer to her) Excuse me?
Penny: Sheldon loves Amy, and he would never hurt her on her wedding day, or *any* other day,
(points at her chair again)
Penny: so *park it*.
(Mrs. Fowler sits down; Mary stands and begins a slow hand clap)
Penny: Oh, you siddown, too.
Mrs. Fowler: (to Larry) Are you going to let her talk to me like that? Well, say something!
Larry Fowler: (to Penny, quietly) Thank you.

Howard: Hey, uh, the bride and groom seem to be running a little behind. Do you think you could stall?
Mark Hamill: Stall? How?
Howard: Hey, everybody! Uh, it's gonna be a few more minutes, but while we wait, does anyone have any questions about "Star Wars"?
(a good majority of the wedding guests raise their hands)
Howard: You got this.

Sheldon: (seeing Leonard fighting back tears) Are you having an allergic reaction to my boutonniere?
Leonard: No. I'm just so happy for you. And for me. After today, you are officially - and more important, legally - Amy's problem.
Sheldon: Don't be silly, Leonard. I will always be your problem.

Sheldon: Amy, you said something about my bow tie that I can't stop thinking about.
Amy: Don't you mean...
(trying to sound like a Texan)
Amy: "Y'all said something 'bout my bow tie." Go on, say it.
(urging him)
Amy: No. Say it.

George Cooper, Jr.: Where's mom?
Raj: Uh, she wanted to stop by the hotel and freshen up, and then call her pastor to pray for Missy's soul.

Bernadette: What the hell is that?
Howard: Come on, you know this one. It's a... dog. I found him in the back yard. Don't worry, I already called the owner.
Bernadette: Good, 'cause we don't need a dog. We already have two babies, you and Stuart.
Howard: (the doorbell rings) That's probably him.
(opening the door, he's stunned to see Mark Hamill)
Mark Hamill: Hi.
Howard: I'm gonna need a minute.
(he shuts the door)
Howard: (in a high-pitched fanboy shriek) That's Mark Hamill!

Mary Cooper: Let me straighten your tie.
Sheldon: No, no, no, it's all right. It's supposed to be a little asymmetrical. Apparently, a small flaw somehow improves it.
Mary Cooper: I can see that. Sometime's it's the... imperfect stuff that makes things perfect.
Sheldon: (a thought strikes him) Excuse me.
(he hurries out of the room)
Mary Cooper: Case in point.

George Cooper, Jr.: Hey, uh, I got a question. Why aren't there tires on any of those "Star Wars" vehicles?
Mark Hamill: I'm sure some of them had tires.
Stuart: Uh, actually, they don't. I mean, the HAVw A5 turbo tank has metal gripping wheels, but I wouldn't call them tires.
Denise: You are so hot.

Mrs. Fowler: And did you know that my Amy played Amelia Earhart in the eighth grade?
Penny: Amy, you never said you were in a school play.
Mrs. Fowler: Oh, no, no, at home. I'd never let her do a school play. Those kids just take drugs and have intercourse.
Leonard: (Penny holds up her wine glass and Leonard refills it without missing a beat) You know, Amy still does some performing. She and Sheldon do an Internet show about flags.
Mrs. Fowler: Amy? V-Videos on the Internet? You know what men use those for.
Raj: If you're talking about "Fun with Flags", I use it to go to sleep.

Amy: Sheldon, when I was a little girl, I used to dream about my wedding. But, eventually, I stopped, because I thought that day would never come. And then I met you. From the first moment in that coffee shop, I knew that there was something special between us, even though I did work on a study that disproved love at first sight.
Sheldon: I loved that study the moment I read it. Ironic, huh?
Amy: Clearly, it was wrong. Because I felt something that day, and those feelings have only gotten stronger with time. I can't imagine loving you more than I do right now. But I felt that way yesterday and the day before yesterday and the day before that.
Sheldon: Is that growth linear or accelerating?
Amy: Accelerating.
Sheldon: Oh, maybe we could graph it out.
Leonard: Save something for the honeymoon.
Sheldon: Smart.
Amy: Sheldon, I don't know what the future holds, but I know that I've never been happier than I am in this moment marrying you.
Mark Hamill: (choking up) Well, that was unexpectedly beautiful. I might need a minute.

Mary Cooper: Thank you again for picking us up.
Raj: Oh, my pleasure, Mrs. Cooper.
Mary Cooper: You know, our driver to the airport was also an Indian fella.
Missy: Mom...
Mary Cooper: Oh, so now it's racist to notice when somebody's Indian.
Raj: I don't think it's racist. I noticed you were both white.

Amy: That was Wil Wheaton. He's really excited about tomorrow.
Sheldon: As am I. If you'd have told me as a child that an actor from "Star Trek" would be officiating my wedding, I would've said, "Ooh, William Shatner?" And, if you'd have said, "No, Wil Wheaton", I'd have said "Well, did you even try William Shatner?" And, if you'd have said, "Yes, but he costs too much money", I'd have said "Ah, well, Wil Wheaton's good, too."

Mark Hamill: We are gathered here today in the sight of family, friends, and Almighty God.
Sheldon: Oh, that's too religious.
Mark Hamill: That lady over there made me say it.
Mary Cooper: (Sheldon and Amy turn to look at her) He heard you, and He can't un-hear you.

Mark Hamill: We're here to celebrate the marriage of Sheldon Lee Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler. I had more prepared, but I'm just gonna skip to the rings and vows, since I've been answering your questions for forty-five minutes.
Stuart: (quietly to Denise, derisively) Yeah, he answered 'em.

Raj: When you were on the, uh, Wookie home planet, how did you even understand what they were saying?
Mark Hamill: I don't remember ever being on a Wookie home planet.
Stuart: Uh, actually, Luke was on the Wookie home planet, Kashyyyk, in the "Holiday Special" when he helped Chewie get home to his wife.
Mark Hamill: Chewie had a wife?
Stuart: Her name's Malla.
Denise: Wow, that's impressive.
Stuart: (self-appreciative) Yeah.

Wil Wheaton: So, we finally meet.
Mark Hamill: I'm sorry, who are you?
Wil Wheaton: I'm Wil Wheaton. I was supposed to officiate this wedding. I was up all night preparing these notes.
Mark Hamill: (taking the notebook) Well, thanks so much. It's gonna be a great help.

Amy: So, you're Sheldon's big brother.
George Cooper, Jr.: Uh, yeah. He got the brains. I got the bod. And the face and the hair.
Amy: I like your accent. Sheldon, did you used to sound like that? Can you still?
Sheldon: I can. I will not.

Raj: Oh, my god. Is that Mark Hamill?
Howard: Yeah.
Bert: Oh, my god. Is that...
Raj: (cutting him off) Bert, go find your seat!

Stuart: Hey, dude.
Denise: Dude?
Stuart: Yeah, you know, just want you to know that I don't think of you as a woman.
Denise: Oh, perfect. I don't think of you as a man.
Stuart: Great. So, as two genderless blobs of human flesh, how would you like to go to Sheldon and Amy's wedding with me?
Denise: Oh, Stuart. Look, I appreciate that, but it just might be a little weird, considering you're my boss.
Howard: (entering) Guess who's gonna officiate Sheldon and Amy's wedding! Mark Hamill! Luke Skywalker is gonna be at the wedding!
Denise: (to Stuart) You'll need to buy me a dress.

Mark Hamill: Then by the power vested in me by evenyoucanperformweddings.com, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Mary Cooper: I wish your dad could see you now.
Sheldon: Me, too. I miss him.
Mary Cooper: He would be so proud of you. I know that I am.
Sheldon: Thank you. I mean, for everything. My whole life.
Mary Cooper: Oh.
(She and Sheldon embrace with tears)

Sheldon: I'm so glad you made it, Missy. This is my fianc?e, Amy. Amy, this is my sister. If I ever need a kidney, this is where you get it.
Amy: (hugging her) It's so nice to meet you.
Missy: Aw.
Amy: I've always wanted a sister.
Sheldon: Really? Why?
Missy: I love you too, Shelly.
Leonard: Really? Why?

Mark Hamill: Thank you so much for finding this guy. Oh, my goodness. Hey, Bark. How are you, buddy?
Howard: Y-Your dog's name is Bark?
Mark Hamill: Yeah.
Howard: Bark Hamill?
Mark Hamill: Yeah. Well, I let the fans name him online. I got lucky, though. He was almost Honey Baked Hamill. Anyway, thank you so much. I-I want to give you a reward for finding him.
Howard: Oh, no, I couldn't take your money. It's just an honor to meet you.
Mark Hamill: No. No, please. You don't know what this dog means to me, and I thought he was gone for good. Please? There must be something I can do for you. Anything.
Howard: Oh, you're gonna regret that.

Leonard: According to Google, there are zero papers that mention super asymmetry. This is brand-new. No one's thought of it.
Penny: (entering) What are you lunatics doing?
Amy: Sheldon had a breakthrough.
Sheldon: Well, actually, Amy and I had a breakthrough.
Penny: (sarcastic) Oh, science? Shocking!
Leonard: You don't understand. This could be really big.
Sheldon: No, Penny's right. We have our whole lives to do science together.
Amy: Let's get married.
Penny: (Excited) Alright! It's go time! I am *PUMPED*!

Amy: So, are you feeling okay? No wedding jitters?
Sheldon: No. There is nothing in the world that would stop me from marrying you tomorrow, even me from the future coming back to prevent the wedding and the subsequent birth of a child who will destroy humanity.
Amy: Because if you came from the future, that would mean you already went through with the wedding because you believe that time travel is on a closed loop.
Sheldon: I love you so damn much.

Howard: Welcome, Bert. Don't you look nice.
Bert: Yeah. Like a geode, I clean up good.
Howard: Don't you crack a geode open?
Bert: It's not a perfect metaphor.

Mark Hamill: Congratulations on your wedding.
Sheldon: Thank you. When this is over, I have 4,000 things for you to sign.

Amy: (seeing Mark Hamill) I thought Wil was marrying us.
Sheldon: Wolowitz got us an upgrade.
Amy: Another sci-fi guy with a beard. Seems lateral, but okay.

Penny: All right, Saturday is the big day. A lot of people thought this would never come. I may have been one of those people.
Amy: I may have been one of those people.
Sheldon: Wait, wait. Are we talking about the wedding?
Amy: Yes.
Sheldon: Oh, yeah, I was definitely one of those people.

Penny: Now, we got a lot of family coming in tomorrow. I'm gonna need everyone's help. Think of this as one of your comic book movies. There's a bunch of superheroes, each with a different task.
Raj: Oh, like the new "Avengers".
Bernadette: Which one was that?
Howard: The one you slept through last weekend.
Bernadette: (fondly) Oh, that was a good nap.

Mark Hamill: Do you... do you...
(chokes up)
Wil Wheaton: Hey, I'm just sayin', I'm here if you need me.
Mark Hamill: No no no, I got this... Amy, do you take Sheldon for your lawful wedded husband?

Amy: I-I think it's more like, uh, "Lord of the Rings", and you're the Fellowship. Uh, someone's got to go to Gondor, someone's got to go to Mordor, someone's got to hold off the demon of shadow and flame.
Leonard: You mean the Balrog?
Amy: I mean my mother.
Sheldon: That is a perfect metaphor, Amy.
Amy: Thank you.
Sheldon: Because it also involves a ring that binds me in servitude forever.
Amy: (to Penny, touched) Aw, he said "forever."

Amy: Sheldon, you're awfully quiet. Are you okay?
Sheldon: Oh! Oh, I'm sorry. I was thinking about string theory. Catch me up. What'd I miss?
Mrs. Fowler: Are you seeing this, Larry? These are the people I'm gonna have to live with after you're dead.

Amy: Why do you keep tying and untying that bow tie?
Sheldon: I can't seem to get it even.
Amy: Well, I don't think it's supposed to be even. Sometimes a little asymmetry looks good. In the Renaissance, they called it "sprezzatura."
Sheldon: The Renaissance? Amy, you know I'm more of an Enlightenment person. At some point, we have to decide how we want to raise the children.

Mary Cooper: You'll have to excuse her. She's just pregnant and hormonal.
Raj: Oh, yeah, congratulations on baby number two.
Missy: (sarcastic) Yeah. Whoopie.
Mary Cooper: Her husband would be here, but he stayed home to watch their older son, so e-everything's fine.
Missy: Stop it.
(to Raj)
Missy: We're separated.
Raj: (his interest piqued) You don't say.

Penny: (Walking in past everyone, exasperated) Oh my God!
Mrs. Fowler: (Entering behind her) There's mama's girl.
Amy: Hi, mom.
Mrs. Fowler: (hugging her) Oh! Oh, Larry, look at her! Can you believe our little lamb is finally getting married?
(before he can speak)
Mrs. Fowler: He can't believe it. And neither can I.
Amy: (they hug again) Hi, dad. How you doing?
(behind his wife's back, Mr. Fowler pantomimes hanging himself and stops quickly when she turns around)

Raj: (seeing Mark Hamill) What is he doing here?
Howard: I found his dog and guilted him into officiating the wedding. Don't tell Sheldon. It's a surprise.
Raj: Wait, I-I thought Wil was officiating the wedding.
Howard: Yeah, so did he.
Raj: How did he take the news?
Howard: I'll let you know.

Penny: Uh, Mr. Fowler, are you okay back there? Do you need more air?
Mrs. Fowler: (before he can say anything) He's fine. I'm surprised Amy didn't pick us up.
Penny: Oh, well, you know, she's pretty busy the day before her wedding.
Mrs. Fowler: Too busy for her mother? She used to be such a devoted daughter. Now she's just waiting for me to die so she can get my china.

Sheldon: (getting tongue-tied) Leonard. That's Mark Ha-Ha-Ha... It's-it's Mark Hami-Ha-Ha...
Leonard: Yep. Thank Wolowitz. He set it up.

Sheldon: Amy... I usually know exactly what to say. But in this moment... I have no words. I guess... I'm overwhelmed by you. In a good way. Not in the elevator in the Haunted Mansion way. Even if I can't tell you now how I feel, I will spend my life showing you how much I love you.

Sheldon: So if I make slightly asymmetric knots with sheets in four dimensions, then I can bootstrap the whole idea to a large asymmetry in eleven dimensions.
Amy: Well, maybe even at the initial moment of creation, the fundamental forces lacked symmetry.
Leonard: (entering) Everyone's waiting. What are you guys doing?
Amy: Super asymmetry.
Leonard: Super asymmetry? Is that a thing?
Sheldon: We're inventing it right now.
Leonard: Don't you think this can wait until...
(seeing the equations, he grabs a chair and sits down)
Leonard: Hold on. This is interesting.

Notes and Trivia

According to the producers, the role of Amy's father Larry was not written with the plan or idea of Teller playing the part. It was only upon the script's being finalized when the producers realized that Teller would be the perfect person for the part.

Courtney Henggeler (Missy Cooper) was actually pregnant in real life at the time of the taping of this episode.

Mark Hamill does have a dog in real life, but it is not the dog used. His actual dog, who's named Millie and not Bark, was not allowed to be used per union rules. Therefore he used an acting dog, and made up the idea of the fans naming his dog online as for why it's named "Bark Hamill".

Mark Hamill is besieged by questions about specifics of Star Wars about which he has no clue. This reflects his real life. In many interviews and encounters Hamill admitted that he hasn't an in-depth knowledge of the Star Wars universe, and how he often has no answers to the questions he gets from the fans. Hamill, jokingly, revealed how he even flunks tests about Star Wars given to him by his family, and that his sons and daughter know about Star Wars much more than him.

The new Avenger movie that Raj mentions is Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which was released on April 23, 2018, one day before this episode was taped, and 17 days before it was aired on May 10, 2018. This last date was also one week before the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

The running gag of people talking to Mr. Fowler, only for Mrs. Fowler to cut him off before he can speak, is an in-joke to Teller's magic/comedy act with Penn Jillette; Jillette is the more loquacious of the two, and Teller rarely, if ever, speaks. His silence stems from his youth when he performed at college frat parties; he found that by refraining from speaking, the audience was less likely to heckle him and more likely to pay attention to his act.

The tiara Amy wears is the same one Sheldon gave her in The Shiny Trinket Maneuver (2012).

This is the final appearance of Mary Cooper.

Title reference: Sheldon struggling with the asymmetry of his bow tie ribbon gives him the idea he needs for his big scientific breakthrough.

Wil Wheaton and Jerry O'Connell appeared together in the film Stand by Me (1986).

Goofs

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