| "The Codpiece Topology" | |
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| Air date | September 29th, 2008 |
| Writers | Bill Prady; Lee Aronsohn |
| Director | Mark Cendrowski |
| Producers | Lee Aronsohn; Kristy Cecil; Peter Chakos; Tim Doyle; Stephen Engel; Mona Garcea; Jennifer Glickman; Dave Goetsch; Eric Kaplan; Chuck Lorre; Steven Molaro; Faye Oshima Belyeu; Mary T. Quigley; Richard Rosenstock |
| Starring | Johnny Galecki; Jim Parsons; Kaley Cuoco; Simon Helberg; Kunal Nayyar |
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"The Codpiece Topology" is the second episode of season two of the comedy series The Big Bang Theory and the nineteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Mark Cendrowski with a teleplay written by Bill Prady and Lee Aronsohn based on a story treatment by Chuck Lorre. It first aired on CBS on Monday, September 29th, 2008. In this episode, Leonard Hofstadter is looking to get back into the dating game. Discouraged that things never moved forward with Penny, Leonard calls upon the affection of his occasional sexual stress release partner, Leslie Winkle, which ultimately makes Penny jealous. And Sheldon Cooper complains about the historical inaccuracies of a local Renaissance Fair.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Johnny Galecki | Leonard Hofstadter |
| Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper |
| Kaley Cuoco | Penny |
| Simon Helberg | Howard Wolowitz |
| Kunal Nayyar | Raj Koothrappali |
Co-Starring[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Travis Schuldt | Eric |
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Quotes[]
- Howard Wolowitz: Renaissance fairs aren't about historical accuracy. They're about taking chubby girls who work at Kinkos and lacing them up in corsets so tight their bosom jumps out and says "howdy".
- Sheldon Cooper: Bosoms would not have said "howdy" in the Fifteenth Century. If anything, they would have said "Huzzah!"
- Howard Wolowitz: I don't care what the bosoms say, Sheldon. I just want to be part of the conversation.
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- Leslie Winkle: Hello, dummy.
- Sheldon Cooper: Hello to you, insufficiently intelligent person.
- Leslie Winkle: Ooh, rush me to the burn unit.
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- Sheldon Cooper: If Leonard is really my friend, why doesn't he have to support me in my hatred of Leslie Winkle?
- Penny: Because love trumps hate.
- Sheldon Cooper: Oh, now you're just making stuff up!
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- Leonard Hofstadter: I'm glad Penny's dating. Now I can really let loose.
- Howard Wolowitz: You were holding back?
- Leonard Hofstadter Out of courtesy, yes.
- Rajesh Koothrappali: What about the ten years before Penny.
- Leonard Hofstadter Hey, I've date plenty of women.
- Howard Wolowitz: Like who?
- Leonard Hofstadter: Well, there's Joyce Kim, Leslie Winkle...
- Sheldon Cooper: Notify the editors of the Oxford English Dictionary: the word "plenty" has been redefined to mean "two".
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- Sheldon Cooper: Everybody's got a date. Even you, Mario, going after Princess Peach. And what am I doing? I'm just enabling you.
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- Sheldon Cooper: You know how I can tell we're not in the Matrix?
- Leonard Hofstadter: How?
- Sheldon Cooper: If we were, the food would be better.
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- Leonard Hofstadter: [Referring to their upcoming date] How do you suggest we proceed?
- Leslie Winkle: Your place. We'll order Chinese, you'll rent a movie - artsy but accessible - then light petting, no coitus.
- Leonard Hofstadter: Sounds fun...
- Leslie Winkle: I'll leave the details up to you. I think it's better if you assume the male role.