S12E06 - The Imitation Perturbation

No: 261  |  Season: 12   Episode: 6  |  Air Date: 2018-10-25  |  Runtime: mins

Sheldon: Just because I used a word doesn't mean I want its etymology. Howard: Interesting fact: "etymology" comes from the Greek word... Sheldon: You are being so annoying.

Previous Next

Summary

When Wolowitz dresses up as Sheldon for Halloween, Sheldon seeks retaliation at Leonard and Penny's Halloween party. Also, Leonard is shocked that Penny doesn't remember their first kiss.

Director and Writers

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

Script

Script: S12E06 - The Imitation Perturbation

Quotes

Howard: (Howard joins Sheldon walking down the corridor) Hello.
Sheldon: Hello.
Howard: I see you are dressed as Doc Brown from Back to the Future. May I assume that Amy is going as his wife, Clara Clayton, from Back to the Future Part III?
Sheldon: She is.
Sheldon: (Sheldon stares at Howard) Did you do something different to your hair?
Howard: Yes.
Sheldon: Looking good.
(and walked off without realising Howard is dressing up as him)

Bernadette: It's hard to be taken seriously when you're always the smallest person in the room.
Sheldon: I know that. I was in high school when I was 9 years old. I tried to tell the other kids that although my physical stature was small, my intellectual stature towered over them. That only seemed to make things worse.

Bert: Really? An arranged marriage.
Raj: Yeah, I know how it sounds.
Bert: It sounds awesome. Is that just an Indian thing, or can I get a piece of that?

Bernadette: One time my brothers made me breathe helium. I tried to call for help, but the only one who could hear me was the dog.

Notes and Trivia

Leonard mentions that the original Michael Myers mask used in John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) was a Captain Kirk mask turned inside-out. This isn't entirely correct. It wasn't turned inside-out, it was painted white, the hair was dyed brown, and the eyebrows were removed.

This final season Halloween episode is the fourth overall, after The Middle Earth Paradigm (2007), The Good Guy Fluctuation (2011), and The Holographic Excitation (2012).

When Howard (Simon Helberg) walks into the cafeteria dressed as Sheldon, the reactions from actors Johnny Galecki(Leonard) and Kunal Nayyar(Rajesh) were genuine. They had not seen Helberg in costume prior to this moment and their reactions made the final cut.

Goofs

None

Cast

Privacy Policy | Affiliate Link Disclosure | Contact Us