The Egg Salad Equivalency
- Episode aired Jan 3, 2013
- TV-14
- 21m
When Penny finds out Alex has a crush on Leonard, Sheldon gets himself and the rest of the guys in trouble with Human Resources whilst trying to solve the problem.When Penny finds out Alex has a crush on Leonard, Sheldon gets himself and the rest of the guys in trouble with Human Resources whilst trying to solve the problem.When Penny finds out Alex has a crush on Leonard, Sheldon gets himself and the rest of the guys in trouble with Human Resources whilst trying to solve the problem.
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- TriviaFirst appearance of Janine Davis from Human Resources (Regina King).
- GoofsPenny's hair changes between shots. When Leonard plays an apology song at her door, very little hair is at her back, behind her shoulders. In another shot, a lot of hair is shown at her back, behind her shoulders.
- Quotes
Janine Davis: Well, according to Ms. Jensen, you said that she was a slave to her biological urges and called her an egg salad sandwich. I don't even know what that means, but I'm gonna go ahead and tell you you can't say it.
Sheldon Cooper: Oh! I see the confusion here. No, no, Alex thought I was singling her out. No. I meant that all women are slaves to their biological urges, you know? Even you. You're a slave.
Janine Davis: I'm a what?
Sheldon Cooper: Well, y-you, I-I'm just saying, you know, at a certain point in a woman's menstrual cycle...
Janine Davis: Whuh-ah! Woah! You can't talk about that, either, Dr. Cooper. Your language is entirely inappropriate, and I'm gonna advise that you shut your mouth right now.
- Crazy creditsCHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #403 stray thoughts
When I heat up food in my microwave oven, the LED panel counts down to zero then flashes the word "enjoy." I find this very upsetting. I know my microwave doesn't care if I "enjoy" my soup and I'd prefer it not feign interest. I'm also well aware that it mocks my stove when I'm not around.
While his passing was sad, his genius undeniable, and his legacy assured, I am haunted by one question regarding Ravi Shankar. How would we have known if he made mistakes?
As a child I believed that the future included jet packs, flying cars, space travel, cool robots, and glass-domed colonies on the surface of the moon and the bottom of the ocean. As an adult I believe that the future includes TV's that can't be turned on without the help of out-of-work musicians.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Trek (1966)
- SoundtracksHistory of Everything
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Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
Without spoiling anything, This episode features one of Sheldon's classic moments, where, without realizing the plethora lines that he is crossing, crosses them all, which makes for some hilarious super politically incorrect moments. The real mastery of the writing here is, that firstly, it's not so awful that anyone can justifiably be offended by it, but also the hilarity of the fact that the person being politically way incorrect isn't even aware of it.
This is definitely an episode you should watch if you think Big Bang Theory is not funny anymore. I think It continues to be one of the best shows ever and this episode is a tiny reason why.
- aryafsharm
- May 31, 2016
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- Runtime21 minutes
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- 16:9 HD