S12E17 - The Conference Valuation

No: 272  |  Season: 12   Episode: 17  |  Air Date: 2019-03-07  |  Runtime: mins

Summary

Bernadette and Penny travel to San Diego for a pharmaceutical sales convention. Back home, Amy and the guys experiment on the Wolowitz children when Sheldon finds a book on it.

Director and Writers

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

Script

Script: S12E17 - The Conference Valuation

Quotes

Leonard: Tell me the truth, mother. Was my whole childhood just one big experiment?
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter: Of course not, dear. It was thousands of small experiments

Danny: We're always on the lookout for great sales people. I think we could make you happy.
Penny: Thanks, but I'm pretty happy.
Karen: I could be more happy.
Penny: Tell it to your shrink, Karen.

Leonard: Oh my God! At sleep-away camp, my cabin was called "Control Group".

Leonard: Wow, that's a lot of luggage for a weekend.
Penny: You know, I didn't know what to wear, so I brought a few options.
Leonard: Was one of the options, the option to never come back?

Danny: We control 60% of the market. Hell, commissions on just our fungal cream will put you in a new Mercedes.
Penny: Danny, Danny, look at me.
(points to her face)
Penny: Does this face sell fungal cream? No, this face is cholesterol drugs and above.

Penny: Hi, can I help you?
Kwame: Actually, I'm looking for the bathroom.
Penny: Ah yes, it's right next to the laxative booth. Clever, right?

Howard: Engage them for one minute and take note of their reactions.
Leonard: There's something familiar about all of this.
Howard: Okay, go.
Sheldon: Hello, baby, are you having a pleasant day?
Leonard: Oh my God! This is my entire childhood.
Sheldon: Leonard, Leonard, you're tainting my data.
Leonard: It's like word for word.

Notes and Trivia

Melissa Rauch (Bernadette) and Ben Rauch (Darren, the guy who says "We get to go home?" to Penny) are brother and sister in real life.

The board game they are playing is Forbidden Island.

Title reference: Penny learns her personal and commercial worth during a conference.

Goofs

None

Cast

Johnny GaleckiLeonard Hofstadter
Jim ParsonsSheldon Cooper
Kaley CuocoPenny Hofstadter
Simon HelbergHoward Wolowitz
Kunal NayyarRaj Koothrappali
Mayim BialikAmy Farrah Fowler
Melissa RauchBernadette Rostenkowski
Kevin SussmanStuart Bloom
Christine BaranskiDr. Beverly Hofstadter
Jason KravitsDanny
Pamela AdlonHalley Wolowitz
Chasty BallesterosKaren
Andre BoyerKwame
Ben RauchDarren