TOPIC: The Big Bang Theory Season 2 Transcripts
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Season Two Transcripts
Episode 01: The Bad Fish Paradigm
Summary: Penny becomes concerned that her lack of education and lesser intellectual prowess might lead Leonard to boredom. She goes so far as to lie, claiming to have attended community college, but things start to get knotty once Sheldon discovers her secret.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 09/22/08
Episode 02: The Codpiece Topology
Summary: With Leonard and Penny broken up, both find fresh romantic pursuits to occupy their attention. However, Leonard discovers that it is his physics, and not his physique, that may be the doom of his newly sprouted romance with Leslie.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 09/29/08
Episode 03: The Barbarian Sublimation
Summary: A frustrated Penny is taught the finer points of playing an addictive online game. It isn't long before everyone realizes Sheldon has created a monster when her addiction spins out of control.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 10/06/08
Episode 04: The Griffin Equivalency
Summary: Rajesh finds glory from everyone but his friends after he is named one of People Magazine's "30 Under 30 to Watch." Charlie Sheen makes a cameo appearance.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 10/3/08
Episode 05: The Euclid Alternative
Summary: Leonard's work schedule conflicts with Sheldon's ever present requirement to be chauffeured. Before he knows it, he is tasked with getting his own driver's license.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 10/20/08
Episode 06: The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem
Summary: Sheldon attracts an extremely attentive girlfriend, of sorts, much to the amazement of all his friends. Yet, he discovers that the doting follower is really a task master in disguise with motives of her own.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 11/03/08
Episode 07: The Panty Pinata Polarization
Summary: Penny finds herself banned from Leonard and Sheldon's apartment and doesn't take the slight well. One extreme leads to the next as Penny and Sheldon square off.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 11/11/08
Episode 08: The Lizard-Spock Expansion
Summary: An incident with the Mars Rover suddenly leads Leonard to become involved with a woman hotly pursued by Howard. When Howard discovers the situation the friendship finds itself in danger.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 11/17/08
Episode 09: The White Asparagus Triangulation
Summary: Sheldon concerns himself with Leonard's new lover, claiming she is the only woman of Leonard's he has ever found tolerable. But does he have some other motive for trying to aid the couple's romance?
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 11/24/08
Episode 10: The Vartabedian Conundrum
Summary: Leonard's lover becomes his live-in lover, much to his chagrin and surprise. Meanwhile, Sheldon worries that he suffers from a range of ailments until he receives a diagnosis he might not have expected.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 12/08/08
Episode 11: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis
Summary: Sheldon grudgingly obliges Penny's desire to trade Christmas gifts (or Saturnalia as Sheldon describes it). His calculations and cool attempts to give Penny an equivocal gift are shockingly outdone.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 12/15/08
Episode 12: The Killer Robot Instability
Summary: The guys are embroiled with concern over an upcoming killer robot competition that also pits them against despised co-worker, Barry. The situation worsens when Howard falls into depression and the guys can't win against their nemesis without him.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 01/12/09
Episode 13: The Friendship Algorithm
Summary: Sheldon devises a plan to gain access to Caltech's open science grid computer--by befriending hated co-worker, Barry. Sheldon's machinations cause him to pick and choose his friends, but learns it may not have been worth the trouble.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 01/19/09
Episode 14: The Financial Permeability
Summary: Financial problems plague Penny and Sheldon lends her a generous hand. The loan makes Penny needlessly uptight, however, and Leonard takes drastic measures in an attempt to relieve the situation.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 02/02/09
Episode 15: The Maternal Capacitance
Summary: Leonard's mother arrives to dispense her cool opinion and driving psycho-analysis upon everyone she meets. Oddly, Sheldon and her strike up an unusual relationship while Penny and Leonard re-strike one of their own.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 02/09/09
Episode 16: The Chushion Saturation
Summary: Penny makes a devestating misstep with a paintball gun, earning the ire of Sheldon in the process. Howard and Leslie surprise everyone with a little hankey-pankey of their own.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 03/02/09
Episode 17: The Terminator Decoupling
Summary: The guys board a train on their way to a conference only to encounter an unexpected passenger along for the ride. Sheldon forgets an important document and is forced to deal with Penny's snooping in order to have it e-mailed in time.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 03/09/09
Episode 18: The Work Song Nanocluster
Summary: Penny goes into business but finds the unexpected assistance of Sheldon and the rest of the guys. Overnight, the business nearly spins out of control as all five struggle to satisfy a customer.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 03/16/09
Episode 19: The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition
Summary: When the upstairs neighbor moves out and a gorgeous new one moves in, the guys find themselves bewitched even as Penny squares off with the newly arrived competition.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 03/30/09
Episode 20: The Hofstadter Isotope
Summary: The operator of the local comic book store finds the attention of Penny when she comes in to purchase a book for her nephew. Distraught, Leonard convinces Howard to take him and Rajesh out for a night on the town.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 04/13/09
Episode 21: The Vegas Renormalization
Summary: Leslie crushes Howard's heart, enough so that the guys decide to divert his attention with a trip to Vegas. Sheldon stays behind but is confronted with a time alone that isn't so alone.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 04/27/09
Episode 22: The Classified Materials Turbulence
Summary: Stuart approaches Leonard for advice about his upcoming second date with Penny, to the great demure of Leonard. Meanwhile, trouble with a "space" toilet leads Howard to seek advice before things get truly messy.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 05/04/09
Episode 23: The Monopolar Expedition
Summary: Sheldon is offerend an opportunity to go on an expedition to the North Pole and invites the other fellows to come along for the scientific journey. The guys deliberate over whether they should go while Penny forms her own conclusion about the trip.
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[ Transcript ] Air Date: 05/11/09
