The Itchy Brain Simulation
- Episode aired Nov 14, 2013
- TV-14
- 21m
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Sheldon demands Leonard make up for a mistake from their past. Penny confronts Raj's ex-girlfriend, Lucy.Sheldon demands Leonard make up for a mistake from their past. Penny confronts Raj's ex-girlfriend, Lucy.Sheldon demands Leonard make up for a mistake from their past. Penny confronts Raj's ex-girlfriend, Lucy.
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- TriviaSheldon's statement that unresolved issues are like an itch in his brain that he cannot scratch would explain a lot about his obsessive compulsive need for closure seen throughout the series, and described in The Closure Alternative (2013).
- GoofsIt is well established that Sheldon is incapable of lying, keeping secrets or deceiving anyone (The Loobenfeld Decay (2008); TThe Irish Pub Formulation (2010); etc.) However, in this episode he manages to keep the fact that he paid for the DVD secret for seven years. It totally goes against his character. Perhaps, it is also in his character to get one over on someone, obey the rules, and proving himself the victor.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Penny: Hey, could I ask you a question?
Leonard Hofstadter: Sure.
Leonard Hofstadter: You've had this dartboard since I've known you, but I've never seen you play.
Leonard Hofstadter: Oh,uh, we played. Once. I broke a window.
Penny: What window?
Leonard Hofstadter: [pointing more than ninety degrees from the board] That one over there.
- Crazy creditsCHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #430
Portrait of a Middle-Aged Sitcom Writer
(picture of a couple dozen bottles of pills)
- ConnectionsFeatured in MsMojo: Top 10 Times Penny Was a Savage on The Big Bang Theory (2022)
- SoundtracksHistory of Everything
(uncredited)
Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
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Lucy briefly returns in "The Itchy Brain Simulation" ep of "The Big Bang Theory"
In this ep of "The Big Bang Theory": Leonard discovers a DVD in his junk box he had rented with Sheldon's card and had forgotten to return all those years ago with Sheldon and Penny as witnesses. Sheldon does not get upset and let's Lenny find a way to resolve this by letting him wear a gift sweater given to him by a relative that he also put in his junk box since the video store in question is now closed! Meanwhile, Penny-at her workplace with Amy and Bernadette-discovers Lucy, Raj's ex, as a waiting customer and confronts her about the way she broke up with him, which was by e-mail. I'll stop there and just say this was another hilarious ep of this show and a great way to bring back someone who livened many an ep during the last season. And since Raj can now talk to women in public places without aid of drink, he's more funny than ever! Oh, and about Sheldon here, wow, I didn't think you had it in you to be so crafty! So, yeah, that's a recommendation for "The Itchy Brain Simulation".
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