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@MsMojo, The Valentine's episode where they were supposed to go to Switzerland but Penny and Sheldon both got the flu. And, the episode where the girls went to Disneyland and dressed up as the Princesses were my favorite episodes. And the slumber party one was always a favorite too. Anyone else think narrarators were annoying in episodes where they said what the characters did? My parents hated that. They did that on Arthur too.
This is IMHO the first time that Sheldon actually shows empathy. I am a huge fan of BBT and Young Sheldon but this shows how Sheldon broke through his narcissism
Howard Wolowitz was stupid for refusing to read his father's letter. He could have completely changed his opinion of his father. It could have been a huge revelation, but Howard has chosen to remain ignorant and hold onto his grudge.
@@josefk7437 don’t think it would’ve changed his opinion. His dad left & didn’t come back, not even to say goodbye to his son. To Howard, it shows that his dad didn’t care about him, so why should he care about him? As well, he’s fine with the life he has now with friends who love him & a family to be a better man than his father.
@@HasufelyArodAmy deserves what she chooses. We all deserve to take personal responsibility for our choices. You don’t dictate what Amy deserves, her choices do. She is an autonomous adult, and she doesn’t need your approval to make her own decisions. She is also a mentally manipulative person who will never fail to use her understanding of human minds and instincts to wear people down until she gets a compromise on getting her way. She does express herself very clearly, but she also makes it clear on more than one occasion that she has used her knowledge of subconscious influence to manipulate her loved ones.
The episode where everyone shares possible scenarios of what is in Howard's father's letter was a brilliant piece of writing and unlike anything I've ever seen on TV before. It was a group of friends rallying around one in the group. So powerful.
Howard was an idiot for refusing to read it. He was being an asshole and willfully ignorant. The letter could have been a huge revelation. He could have discovered that his father was a lot better than he thought. Some of the possibilities suggested by his friends made it likely that Howard should have tracked down and met his father and shed his hate. Instead, Howard held onto hate that might not have been justified.
@@josefk7437 Howard will obviously need therapy to deal with his father leaving, so a quick "Aw shucks I guess I'll read it now" would been too easy to write, and his friends helping him through it wouldn't have had the impact it did.
@@josefk7437You can't just call a man who's most important part of his life was ruined because of a man who was meant to always care for him, I would most likely have read the letter aswell, but that's me, not Howard
One of the best aspects of the show addressing bullying was how they showed that everyone is a bully at some point, even if they don’t realize what they are doing is bullying. The episode where Penny brought Zack over was a perfect example. On the surface, Zack was very similar to the good-looking, popular kids who had tormented the guys their entire lives. But while Zack was definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, he genuinely liked the group and really appreciated hanging out with the Science Guys. So when the guys used the opportunity to repeatedly belittle him, Penny rightly called them out as hypocrites. The guys apologized, and Zack became one of the group’s peripheral friends.
I mean if people had a backbone to begin with....it wouldn't get tht far, bullying is wrong but just fight back while ur a kid, u don't have to win....u just have to not be a pushover, I couldn't beat my bully fairly so I hit him with a desk....never tried again....as an adult no one should be stuck still
@@thedevilsrockstxr2309 "Just have a backbone" Oh, brilliant! Why did'nt i think of that?! You either get punished for fighting back, like my Brother who used Karate to defend himself, Or you get a short Time of peace like i did by involvong a Teacher, only for all of that BS to come back, more discret and with a vengeance. Children are Dolphins! Inteligent enough to see the Gaps in the System and with the strength to push those who they see as weak, and, or weird.
@@anyathepanther7977 ok and if when u were a kid u stood up for urself....wht consequence is tht bad...none...u ain't killing em, and make em go thru tht everyday till they realize they gon fuck with someone else....I did it and now I'm an adult who's free
to this day Sheldon's speech for his Nobel award still hits emotions. The writers and Jim nailed this one for a final season moment. Plus the moment Leonard forgiving his Mom for everything. The gangs toast to Mrs Wolowitz...a loving Mother, too all of us.
I really don’t understand why the speech is praised like that all the time. It's melodramatic and oddly out of place (not in a Sheldonesque way). And the situation itself is super cheesy, a couple winning the Nobel Prize and giving emotional speeches addressing their friends and saying things that belong to them alone and not the hundreds of strangers … Wow. Couldn’t have been more over the top, could it? And the message over all is basically "You’re a nerd who is socially awkward and weird? That’s cool, as long as you change so much that you get into a standard relationship and finally show all the normal emotions you should have had and should have shown from the beginning."
I hated the way Bernadette spoke to Penny about not wanting kids, effectively dismissing her feelings, when she had felt the same way before having kids. She should have understood better than anyone.
and it just makes it okay for other people to tell us childfree people "oh, I thought like that too. You'll change your mind." which is INFURIATING, because I've known for TWO AND A HALF DECADES that I don't and will never want children!
@@courtneym75 that's why Penny being pregnant is NOT a cop-out, women who truly don't want kids, know that for certain. Penny was never certain that she didn't want kids. At most she was apprehensive out of fear she would be a bad mom. It is completely IN CHARACTER for her to agonize over major life choices, she does that the entire series. It makes total sense that an unplanned pregnancy would happen and that it would help Penny overcome her fear of having kids.
I liked how at the end, Leonard´s mother addmited she was horrible mother and that it did bother her,but she didnt miracelously suddenly change, cos thats impossible. It felt all real.
I had to explain something like this to a step parent. I accept who they are and don't need them to change, but I needed something more when I was a kid. ....that being said, he was just angry all the time. He wasn't an asshole to me at all, but he feels really bad about it now.
another topics that has been covered in the show: 1. penny dating guys who don’t treat her well, and her realizing she deserves better and that there are better guys on the Halloween episode in season 1. 2. Amy having a breakdown ahead of the announcement of the Nobel prize winners, and scared of being the voice of women in science as the 4th woman to win a Nobel in physics. 3. sheldon being scared of physical intimacy in the season 8 prom episode when penny and leonard tells him a lot of people lose their virginities on prom nights. 4. when leonard said he loved penny and she wasn’t ready for that conversation yet, it really showed how different the both of them handled relationships in the past and that both had a different relationship timeline. it has been discussed too when they had intercourse in season 5 and he proposes. 5. sheldon leaving the building at the end of season 7 when too many things changes were happening. 6. money issues of both penny and raj. penny was in debt that has only been covered in season 11 after years of working as a pharmaceutical sales representative, a job she doesn’t like. and raj deciding to be independent. 7. the group wants to go to Comic-Con but raj can’t afford going with them 8. penny confronts Howard about being a creep by telling him he’s gonna die alone 9. penny regrets breaking up with Leonard when he starts dating priya at the end of season 4 10. amy being bullied and having no friends before meeting sheldon. i love this video, just finished the show two days ago and I’m still in pain 😭
It’s among my favorite shows ever. Every Thursday night when Big Bang Theory aired new episodes, the world stopped in my household. My favorite character was Howard, so much so I named my dog after him. He’s funny to hide his pain. That wasn’t always true though; at first I loved to hate him, especially since so many people I knew were like his slimeball origins. The character development in this show was incredible. There won’t be another show like it.
11. Bernadette and Howard being sad and afraid and not happy when Bernadette is pregnant again. Aparently in US abortion is the red line of TV series and and they finally go to parenting, but at least they show how pregnacy can just not be a good news, and raising very deep and realistic questions about career but also very daily issues as ... no sleeping for monthes.
Number 8 is without a doubt the best moment in the show, and I'll never forgive the writers for making Penny "apologize" to Howard, when in fact it should have been the other way around. Good way to screw character development.
The thing I relate to most about the show is how childhood bullying can leave you scars for most (if not all) your life and that can become social anxiety because you're not sure if you can really trust people again because of that fear that they'll use your kindness to take advantage of you. I was bullied most of my childhood and early teenage years and now I'm 21 years old and I'm still having a hard time trusting people because of all the scars bullying left in my life
I've recently watched season seven of Young Sheldon, and Sheldon misunderstood when he walked into his parent's bedroom. Sheldon was studying in Germany with his mother, and when they arrived in Texas, Mary dressed up in a sexy German Dirndl outfit with a blond wig. when Sheldon came back home from the university, he walked in a saw blond hair. So George never cheated on Mary, and in conclusion, George was a good father and husband.
I've been looking for such comment! The last season of Young Sheldon revealed that we've actually been judging George's character based on Sheldon's mistake the whole time. But from Sheldon's viewpoint, it really impacted him and his trauma of parental infidelity was genuine, so the show was able to shine some light on the matter.
My theory is that Leonard's mom got a lot of pushback from "Needy Baby, Greedy Baby". I think there was a reference in one episode from a psychiatrist Leonard met that called it "garbage". She visited Leonard in an attempt to gather data to prove that she didn't ruin him, only to come to realize the truth at the end, when he was ready to ream her out, but then forgave her.
Too good of an actress, I would have gladly ended their life suscription, for she deserves ZERO forgiveness, the character of course. Christine Baranski as you said is a masterclass actress.
I still think the final season would've gone a little better if Penny and Leonard did try to get pregnant throughout it (to no success), and her pregnancy at the end was both a surprise and a miracle. Fertility struggles are rarely talked about in comedy series, despite it being a common, real-life issue. (Okay, maybe not that common.)
@Christopher Bingham actually, Amy may have been the only exception. Only thing was that Sheldon wanted more kids than she did. But I'm sure they found a compromise.
It was a tribute to the professionalism of Kaylee Cuoco and JohnnyGaleki That after they ended their relationship in real life, they remain close enough friends, but they could continue playing as often on lovers in the big bang theory.
Sheldon becomes friends with Leonard after the latter moves in, so Sheldon gains more friends through him. Without that happening, Sheldon would've stayed single & been unlikely to gain any friends.
I would say both Leonard & Penny. If it wasn’t for Leonard he wouldn’t never met Raj or Howard, but if it wasn’t for Penny moving in next door he would’ve never met Amy & Bernadette.
@@lanetower3411 Nope. She did what she wanted to do because she got the confidence to do it. Its also not like she went with the common choices in dresses when she did dress up either.
The "PLEASE PASS THE BUTTER!!!!" scene will always be my absolute favorite moment. Also, the episode with James Earl Jones ("I LIKE STAR WARS TOO!") was fantastic. But Sheldons acceptance speech for his Nobel is probably the most beautiful moment. It makes me cry every time.
Although I am a fan of Howard and Bernadette being together, I still don’t like the idea how Howard pushes Bernadette to have kids because not all women have desires to be mothers.
MizMojo, Thank you for this lovely compilation. The characters with their oddball habits and the delicate balance of friendship was well explained. The sweetness of their differences and the niche each one fills for another character are 'real' life. Thank you for my happy little weepy sniffle.
The Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, Frasier and Two and a Half Men are my favourite American sitcoms ❤️. These poignant scenes are still funny, but with a serious message - well picked.
The "Wildebeest" episode was when Bernadette was in the bathroom, giving updates to Penny and Amy about Priya. The episode being shown at 15:43 was the "Grasshopper" one, all the way back in Season 1, where Raj discovers he can talk to women when drunk.
One of the things I enjoyed about the show was the transition of Penny from being someone who shied away from things sciency to understand the basic. Another things I enjoyed about the show is the subtle way it points out how women who don't want kids cannot easily make that a permanent decision. If a woman doesn't want to have children, she should be able to walk into a doctor's office and say "I don't want to be a mother. Please schedule a tubal ligation" and there be no stumbling blocks for her to do so.
Yeah, sadly presently many doctors will get them to ask their husbands or ask if they already have a certain amount of kids. I've heard stories from women who had trouble getting a hysterectomy in cases where it would have dramatically improved their quality of life.
Alberta . . . What an enlightened thing to say. It should be the same for abortion, but now that the govt took away that right, I guess it won't be. That decision probably put women's rights back a hundred yrs.(yes, it is a bit of an exaggeration. ) Also, when it comes to men not wanting children: In Texas I met many divorced men whose fiancée expressed understanding and agreement w the desire not to ever be a parent. But secretly, their mothers, doctors, & friends assured them that the men would change their minds once the baby was born. This is not something to take lightly. I can assure you if someone is adamant about not wanting children, men or women, just believe them and find someone whose lifestyle matches your own.❤
@@sunshineandwarmth Nice deflection. I see, though, you completely dismissed the fact that society would sooner a woman who doesn’t want children have multiple abortions instead of one surgery to prevent conception.
The whole “choosing not to have kids” issue would have been better made if one of the women actually didn’t have children, when they all ended up having children. So really the subtle message is “you’ll change your mind and have kids.”
I'm a woman and I don't want kids, I don't see an issue with their stories either.. Bernadette didn't want children because she was worried about her career and because she didn't want to do it alone basically, but Howard is a good father (even though he should do more around the house in general) and Penny has commitment issues, she didn't want to have children the moment the reality of it really hit her. Honestly I was super happy when she turned out pregnant in the finale
@@andreil1313since not wanting to have kids is against our main purpose, they (scientist) came with explanation to every reason why we women dont want kids. So by your logic every woman should overcome her reason to not wanting a kids and have them.
That was odd, don't you think? Sheldon had a twin, and though he was an academic and she was socially adept, they could have had a closer bond, as twins do. His loss of a father would also have been her loss of a father, and from YS, we see Missy & their dad having been closer than Sheldon & their dad. It would have made more sense if Sheldon had said, "I'm ĝrateful I had my sister."
One thing I felt like they should’ve done was have a Stewart focused episode where he realizes that he has been treated poorly, and finally sticks up for himself. This could’ve been a great way for him to gain footing at an earlier point
I wish they had Lucy in more episodes. This is Raj's friend or girlfriend that had problems being around people. I would like to see how she deals with it and evolves in more episodes. My favorite episode is “The Closet Reconfiguration.” This is the one where Howard knows of the existence of a letter from his father. He wants to know the content of the letter and at the same time he doesn't want to know (it reminds me of the Superposition Principle). I loved the way they solved this predicament.
The episode where the gang throws Sheldon a surprise birthday party, and Sheldon gets overwhelmed. His twin would invite her friends and they would gang up on Sheldon, while nobody sheldon invited ever came. Penny goes to comfort Sheldon and realizes that she, as a young girl, would've probably picked on Sheldon like his twin sister & her friends. Then she tells Sheldon that he is one of her dearest friends
On unrelated topic, Sheldon's dialogue w/ prof Proton on his dream after prof Proton's death was always one of the best IMO. Never fails how Arthur's annoyed yet keep responding 😂
My theory about the same actor playing Sheldon's father and Leonard's bully is George Cooper has a child from an early fling, but he doesn't know about the child. That child grew up to be Leonard's tormentor.
When I was younger I couldn't really get the relief Leonard had when he decided to forgive his mom. A few rough years later one day this scene suddenly hit too close to home when I was rewatching it that I burst into tears. I also decided to forgive my emotionally abusive mom because I love her and because I think I deserve better. I love this show
They should have let Bernadette remain childfree. Instead, they reinforced the damaging narrative that women will change their minds if the right man comes along. This causes damage to our rights to bodily autonomy, because it reinforces restrictions and/or requirements before a woman can receive a sterilization procedure. Women should not have to get their partner’s permission or have to wait until they reach a certain age and/or have a certain number of kids before having access to a tubal ligation. If men don’t have to jump through these hoops to get a vasectomy, women shouldn’t have to jump through them to get THEIR sterilization procedures either, especially when hormonal forms of contraception are damaging to women’s bodies. Bodily autonomy is a fundamental human right for EVERYONE, and a woman’s right to be childfree needs to be respected and NORMALIZED. The men who wrote for this show did a poor job of supporting women’s rights NEVER to have children. Badly done.
The way they treated Actress Carol Ann Susi character, I thought was the most beautiful tribute to a beloved character and especially voice actress, you can see the genuine love each acter has for the person they lost from their on screen family.
2x3 addiction, peer pressure, self esteem and depression. After having a lackluster day, Penny has a breakdown about how she feels like a failure. Trying to calm her, Sheldon shows her the online game he has been playing. When Penny downloads the game onto her own computer, she starts getting addicted to playing the game, and constantly bugs Sheldon for advice. This shows how powerful addiction is in all its forms, not just substance addiction.
I go ahead and tell you my worst or best moment. Is when Howard's mom died. When they were talking and raising a toast to her. It made me cry. Cause it go me thinking about my mom. She passed back in 2012 and I still think about her today and everyday.
Top spot definitely highlighted a difficult moment in the show because of how true to life it was. I remember shedding a tear on this episode and also Sheldon's comforting words to Howard during the news.
Leonard forgiving his mother actually made me sob. It’s easier to be angry at your parent for letting you down all your life. It takes an incredible amount of strength to forgive them.
Beverly Hofstadter didn't deserve Leonard's forgiveness. No one with that level of understanding of human psychology could be ignorant of the suffering she spread to whomever she so much as chatted with let alone had as close a bond as parent and child. She's a sociopath.
Being a sociopath is not a choice, but a psychiatric condition; forgiveness was appropriate for someone who literally couldn't do better. However, no matter how awful that character was, it appears she was moved by Leonard's forgiveness and that opened a door for a healthier relationship. Not a healthy one, but a healthier one. Forgiveness is not something that benefits the guilty part only; often letting go of ruminating and resentment is liberating for the offended part. That was clear in the scene. It was a win-win situation.
The point of forgiving her was that it wasn’t for her, it was for Leonard. It didn’t really matter to her but it mattered to him that he was able to make room for all the grief and move on from the pain his mother caused
Honestly after watching Young Sheldon, I totally get why George cheated - Mary was awful to him and whilst not physically cheating that we know of was definitely checked out and emotionally cheating. Also Penny sacking that loser to get their stuff back will never not be glorious.
I still wish they wouldn't have had Bernadette or Penny change their minds about having children. We need to have female characters who don't ever change their minds on the subject.
Mine is where Howard's mom dies and instead of having a cocky comment or being arrogant or telling him to get over it or being rude Shelton basically looks him dead in the eye and with the most serious voice he could say is when I was a kid and my dad died I had nobody to be with I had no friends to talk to I had nobody You do have friends and that shows me out of everything despite what he may put on on the Outside showden is what of the most True Blue friends you can ever Imagine and will actually stand up for his friends when he Needs to even though it will be reluctant
I really liked how the president was changed slowly from annoyed to SO supportive of the group, and especially Sheldon and Amy, at the end, due to their physics progress, scientific breakthroughs, and publishing while at Cal-Tech. He wasn't just "the Dean" college trope. They are bringing in the big bucks, so why wouldn't they begin to achieve real accommodation..? In a world of caricatures, both series seem to have a good handle on consistent, realistic personalities.
I relate to Howard because my father hasn't been in my life since I was 9 years old and never bothered after I turned 18 years old and the reason he hadn't been in my life because he was abusive toward our mother and hurt my sister to the point the police did nothing about it and he hadn't bothered to reconnect with me or redeem himself and try to be a dad but never did. Sorry that hit me hard.
Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry that you didn't have your father around. Sure, it was for the better in your case, but that's just not the way it should be. That guy (I'm refusing to call that a man) isn't your father, never was, just a sperm donor. I hope you could substitute that prick with some truly great fatherly figures and have surrounded yourself with people that care about you.
@@ichmeiner4531 I did find better father figures in my life as my maternal grandfather was wonderful and my stepdad was a real dad to me even after the divorce and my mum made up for my lack of a father by being there more for us then he could ever be for us. So, yeah Howard and Will Smith father episodes really connect to me emotionally.
My father abandoned and starved myself and my youngest sibling when he separated from my mom. I was so angry and hurt that I didn’t want to acknowledge his existence at all. I only now got to the point where I’m not so raw and angry about the separation, but he still tells me it’s my fault he left to go drive professionally and treat me like garbage as a consequence. It shouldn’t hurt because it was so long ago, but it still made me cry like I was 7 again. I relate so much to Howard because that pain doesn’t go away entirely. It morphs and maybe even dulls, but it never goes away.
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Season 7 episode 14, sheldon meets james earl jones. Also season 11 episode 24 sheldon and amys wedding
@MsMojo, The Valentine's episode where they were supposed to go to Switzerland but Penny and Sheldon both got the flu. And, the episode where the girls went to Disneyland and dressed up as the Princesses were my favorite episodes. And the slumber party one was always a favorite too. Anyone else think narrarators were annoying in episodes where they said what the characters did? My parents hated that. They did that on Arthur too.
Msmojo, can you make a Top 20 Disney Channel Couples
When Howard's Mom dies,I always love what Sheldon says. "When my Dad died I didn't have any friends to help me through it, you do."
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This is IMHO the first time that Sheldon actually shows empathy. I am a huge fan of BBT and Young Sheldon but this shows how Sheldon broke through his narcissism
So Sheldon does have 10 friends afterall.
Howard Wolowitz was stupid for refusing to read his father's letter. He could have completely changed his opinion of his father. It could have been a huge revelation, but Howard has chosen to remain ignorant and hold onto his grudge.
@@josefk7437 don’t think it would’ve changed his opinion. His dad left & didn’t come back, not even to say goodbye to his son. To Howard, it shows that his dad didn’t care about him, so why should he care about him?
As well, he’s fine with the life he has now with friends who love him & a family to be a better man than his father.
Sheldon acknowledging Bernadette and Amy as very successful women in science is his most underrated nice moment in the show.
Amy still deserves better.
He is still extremely unforgivable and punchable.
@@HasufelyArodAmy deserves what she chooses. We all deserve to take personal responsibility for our choices. You don’t dictate what Amy deserves, her choices do. She is an autonomous adult, and she doesn’t need your approval to make her own decisions. She is also a mentally manipulative person who will never fail to use her understanding of human minds and instincts to wear people down until she gets a compromise on getting her way. She does express herself very clearly, but she also makes it clear on more than one occasion that she has used her knowledge of subconscious influence to manipulate her loved ones.
@@geoffreyokrongly916 She could have and should have used it on her overbearing mother.
Ok the there's a femist....
The episode where everyone shares possible scenarios of what is in Howard's father's letter was a brilliant piece of writing and unlike anything I've ever seen on TV before. It was a group of friends rallying around one in the group. So powerful.
Howard was an idiot for refusing to read it. He was being an asshole and willfully ignorant. The letter could have been a huge revelation. He could have discovered that his father was a lot better than he thought. Some of the possibilities suggested by his friends made it likely that Howard should have tracked down and met his father and shed his hate. Instead, Howard held onto hate that might not have been justified.
@@josefk7437 I agree
@@josefk7437 Howard will obviously need therapy to deal with his father leaving, so a quick "Aw shucks I guess I'll read it now" would been too easy to write, and his friends helping him through it wouldn't have had the impact it did.
@@josefk7437You can't just call a man who's most important part of his life was ruined because of a man who was meant to always care for him, I would most likely have read the letter aswell, but that's me, not Howard
I really didn't like that episode. Either read the letter or toss it out. I thought the different scenarios from the friends was a stupid idea.
One of the best aspects of the show addressing bullying was how they showed that everyone is a bully at some point, even if they don’t realize what they are doing is bullying.
The episode where Penny brought Zack over was a perfect example. On the surface, Zack was very similar to the good-looking, popular kids who had tormented the guys their entire lives. But while Zack was definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed, he genuinely liked the group and really appreciated hanging out with the Science Guys.
So when the guys used the opportunity to repeatedly belittle him, Penny rightly called them out as hypocrites. The guys apologized, and Zack became one of the group’s peripheral friends.
I mean if people had a backbone to begin with....it wouldn't get tht far, bullying is wrong but just fight back while ur a kid, u don't have to win....u just have to not be a pushover, I couldn't beat my bully fairly so I hit him with a desk....never tried again....as an adult no one should be stuck still
People use the word bully too freely these days. So many pansies can't take a good ribbing.
@TheDevil's Rockstxr the problem arises that schools punish those who fight back
@@thedevilsrockstxr2309 "Just have a backbone"
Oh, brilliant! Why did'nt i think of that?!
You either get punished for fighting back, like my Brother who used Karate to defend himself,
Or you get a short Time of peace like i did by involvong a Teacher, only for all of that BS to come back, more discret and with a vengeance.
Children are Dolphins! Inteligent enough to see the Gaps in the System and with the strength to push those who they see as weak, and, or weird.
@@anyathepanther7977 ok and if when u were a kid u stood up for urself....wht consequence is tht bad...none...u ain't killing em, and make em go thru tht everyday till they realize they gon fuck with someone else....I did it and now I'm an adult who's free
to this day Sheldon's speech for his Nobel award still hits emotions. The writers and Jim nailed this one for a final season moment. Plus the moment Leonard forgiving his Mom for everything. The gangs toast to Mrs Wolowitz...a loving Mother, too all of us.
Penny: For as long as I've known Mrs. Wolowitz all she did was stuff my face with food going (changes to deep voice) "come on girl you're so thin."
That hit me hard bc I had to do that as well. Seeing it in action broke my heart.❤❤
I really don’t understand why the speech is praised like that all the time. It's melodramatic and oddly out of place (not in a Sheldonesque way). And the situation itself is super cheesy, a couple winning the Nobel Prize and giving emotional speeches addressing their friends and saying things that belong to them alone and not the hundreds of strangers … Wow. Couldn’t have been more over the top, could it? And the message over all is basically "You’re a nerd who is socially awkward and weird? That’s cool, as long as you change so much that you get into a standard relationship and finally show all the normal emotions you should have had and should have shown from the beginning."
I found it quite interesting that the man who played Leonard's bully was the same man who played Sheldon's father in Young Sheldon
Lance Barber also plays Bill Ponderosa on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Pondy’s the best!
I never noticed that. Pretty cool
And he said that he used to be a bully...
@@lanetower3411 an assassin in Justified and a murderer in the mentalist.
@@lanetower3411omg, I just found out lol
I hated the way Bernadette spoke to Penny about not wanting kids, effectively dismissing her feelings, when she had felt the same way before having kids. She should have understood better than anyone.
You’re so right. I wish Penny would not have wound up pregnant at the finale. It was such a cop out.
and it just makes it okay for other people to tell us childfree people "oh, I thought like that too. You'll change your mind." which is INFURIATING, because I've known for TWO AND A HALF DECADES that I don't and will never want children!
Amy's response was even worse, very selfish.
@@courtneym75 that's why Penny being pregnant is NOT a cop-out, women who truly don't want kids, know that for certain. Penny was never certain that she didn't want kids. At most she was apprehensive out of fear she would be a bad mom. It is completely IN CHARACTER for her to agonize over major life choices, she does that the entire series. It makes total sense that an unplanned pregnancy would happen and that it would help Penny overcome her fear of having kids.
@@joshz2491never thought of it this way. It makes sense.
I liked how at the end, Leonard´s mother addmited she was horrible mother and that it did bother her,but she didnt miracelously suddenly change, cos thats impossible. It felt all real.
I had to explain something like this to a step parent. I accept who they are and don't need them to change, but I needed something more when I was a kid.
....that being said, he was just angry all the time. He wasn't an asshole to me at all, but he feels really bad about it now.
another topics that has been covered in the show:
1. penny dating guys who don’t treat her well, and her realizing she deserves better and that there are better guys on the Halloween episode in season 1.
2. Amy having a breakdown ahead of the announcement of the Nobel prize winners, and scared of being the voice of women in science as the 4th woman to win a Nobel in physics.
3. sheldon being scared of physical intimacy in the season 8 prom episode when penny and leonard tells him a lot of people lose their virginities on prom nights.
4. when leonard said he loved penny and she wasn’t ready for that conversation yet, it really showed how different the both of them handled relationships in the past and that both had a different relationship timeline. it has been discussed too when they had intercourse in season 5 and he proposes.
5. sheldon leaving the building at the end of season 7 when too many things changes were happening.
6. money issues of both penny and raj. penny was in debt that has only been covered in season 11 after years of working as a pharmaceutical sales representative, a job she doesn’t like. and raj deciding to be independent.
7. the group wants to go to Comic-Con but raj can’t afford going with them
8. penny confronts Howard about being a creep by telling him he’s gonna die alone
9. penny regrets breaking up with Leonard when he starts dating priya at the end of season 4
10. amy being bullied and having no friends before meeting sheldon.
i love this video, just finished the show two days ago and I’m still in pain 😭
It’s among my favorite shows ever. Every Thursday night when Big Bang Theory aired new episodes, the world stopped in my household. My favorite character was Howard, so much so I named my dog after him. He’s funny to hide his pain. That wasn’t always true though; at first I loved to hate him, especially since so many people I knew were like his slimeball origins. The character development in this show was incredible. There won’t be another show like it.
Amy's childhood reminded me of Carrie, without the pig's blood.
11. Bernadette and Howard being sad and afraid and not happy when Bernadette is pregnant again. Aparently in US abortion is the red line of TV series and and they finally go to parenting, but at least they show how pregnacy can just not be a good news, and raising very deep and realistic questions about career but also very daily issues as ... no sleeping for monthes.
Number 8 is without a doubt the best moment in the show, and I'll never forgive the writers for making Penny "apologize" to Howard, when in fact it should have been the other way around.
Good way to screw character development.
@@maxxymrice6200scream?!??
The fact that Leonard's high school bully is Young Sheldon's father is hilarious to me for some reason.
Sheldon and Mary may disagree about a lot of things but it's clearly how much they do love each other
And how Sheldon is is the proof of how much of a shitty parent she could be being an overbearing Christian.
The thing I relate to most about the show is how childhood bullying can leave you scars for most (if not all) your life and that can become social anxiety because you're not sure if you can really trust people again because of that fear that they'll use your kindness to take advantage of you.
I was bullied most of my childhood and early teenage years and now I'm 21 years old and I'm still having a hard time trusting people because of all the scars bullying left in my life
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can help. I have a collection of medallions and birthday cards that are a testimony to how NOT to manage that anxiety.
I thought the moment with Leonard and his mother was moving. And very well acted. You could see the weight lift from his shoulders when he said it.
I've recently watched season seven of Young Sheldon, and Sheldon misunderstood when he walked into his parent's bedroom. Sheldon was studying in Germany with his mother, and when they arrived in Texas, Mary dressed up in a sexy German Dirndl outfit with a blond wig. when Sheldon came back home from the university, he walked in a saw blond hair. So George never cheated on Mary, and in conclusion, George was a good father and husband.
I actually wondered if exactly that had happened the first time i saw the BBT episode.
I've been looking for such comment! The last season of Young Sheldon revealed that we've actually been judging George's character based on Sheldon's mistake the whole time. But from Sheldon's viewpoint, it really impacted him and his trauma of parental infidelity was genuine, so the show was able to shine some light on the matter.
My theory is that Leonard's mom got a lot of pushback from "Needy Baby, Greedy Baby". I think there was a reference in one episode from a psychiatrist Leonard met that called it "garbage". She visited Leonard in an attempt to gather data to prove that she didn't ruin him, only to come to realize the truth at the end, when he was ready to ream her out, but then forgave her.
I love Christine Baranski! She was amazing as Leonard's mother.
Excellent comedic timing and warmth.
Too good of an actress, I would have gladly ended their life suscription, for she deserves ZERO forgiveness, the character of course. Christine Baranski as you said is a masterclass actress.
I love that shot of Penny hugging Sheldon and Sheldon almost immediately hugging back.
15:31 This is the most relatable thing for me about The Big Bang Theory & I love these actors for portraying social anxiety so realistically!
I still think the final season would've gone a little better if Penny and Leonard did try to get pregnant throughout it (to no success), and her pregnancy at the end was both a surprise and a miracle.
Fertility struggles are rarely talked about in comedy series, despite it being a common, real-life issue. (Okay, maybe not that common.)
They tackled that issue in friends ... Phoebe being a surrogate for her brother
@Christopher Bingham actually, Amy may have been the only exception. Only thing was that Sheldon wanted more kids than she did. But I'm sure they found a compromise.
@Christopher Bingham Celibate people can adopt or foster kids. When does Amy say she doesn't want kids & when does she have them?
@Christopher Bingham what about Sheldon's test tube baby idea?
@Christopher Bingham sh a d sheldon started having sex though
It was a tribute to the professionalism of Kaylee Cuoco and JohnnyGaleki That after they ended their relationship in real life, they remain close enough friends, but they could continue playing as often on lovers in the big bang theory.
Sheldon becomes friends with Leonard after the latter moves in, so Sheldon gains more friends through him. Without that happening, Sheldon would've stayed single & been unlikely to gain any friends.
I would say both Leonard & Penny. If it wasn’t for Leonard he wouldn’t never met Raj or Howard, but if it wasn’t for Penny moving in next door he would’ve never met Amy & Bernadette.
@@Phanthief95 Actually he met Amy cuz Howard and Raj set him up on a dating site.
I can relate to Amy when she is low about her image, but at the end it show us that it's okay to try something new.
She chooses to always dress in a very dowdy way, then she's shocked to realise that after many years?!
No, it showed she caved to societal pressure.
@@lanetower3411 Nope. She did what she wanted to do because she got the confidence to do it. Its also not like she went with the common choices in dresses when she did dress up either.
6:10 For those who know it's because Sheldon is the one who saved everyone else's life. Quite literally.
I didn't watch the later years (yet), and found this compilation moving and meanigful. What a brilliant cast of actors and talented team. Thank you!
I relate to Raj. I'm an introvert with severe social anxiety. But alcohol makes me loosen up and talk
The "PLEASE PASS THE BUTTER!!!!" scene will always be my absolute favorite moment. Also, the episode with James Earl Jones ("I LIKE STAR WARS TOO!") was fantastic.
But Sheldons acceptance speech for his Nobel is probably the most beautiful moment. It makes me cry every time.
Although I am a fan of Howard and Bernadette being together, I still don’t like the idea how Howard pushes Bernadette to have kids because not all women have desires to be mothers.
Their whole relationship is awful.
A woman's biological purpose is to be a mother and wife. Shows your mindset.
@Christopher Bingham Yes, they're often awful to each other.
@@andrewbanks608 Millions of women don't want to & don't do so.
@Christopher Bingham and that's fine, hope they enjoy a life alone
MizMojo, Thank you for this lovely compilation. The characters with their oddball habits and the delicate balance of friendship was well explained. The sweetness of their differences and the niche each one fills for another character are 'real' life. Thank you for my happy little weepy sniffle.
Leonard forgiving his mother , makes me have head canon that that Penny & Leonard name their baby Beverly. I've always loved that name
The Big Bang Theory, Seinfeld, Frasier and Two and a Half Men are my favourite American sitcoms ❤️. These poignant scenes are still funny, but with a serious message - well picked.
The actor who played Leonard's bully is playing Sheldon's dad in the Young Sheldon show. I wonder if the producers knew that...
yeah that threw me for a loop watching this
I'm sure they are very aware of it but they think we are too stupid to put it together.
@@suebrubaker6182 I'm not stupid. My mom got me tested!
Actually I think it’s the same actor that plays Bill Ponderosa in Always Sunny
@@106andie yes same actor. His name is Lance Barber. He's the bully, Sheldon's dad and Bill Ponderosa.
I’m glad they retconned Sheldon’s dad cheating.
15:23 Sheldon: You know, Leonard's childhood bully looks an awful lot like my dad....
How am I just noticing that Leonard's bully is Sheldon's dad (15:27) 😆
SAMEEEEEEEEEE
The "Wildebeest" episode was when Bernadette was in the bathroom, giving updates to Penny and Amy about Priya. The episode being shown at 15:43 was the "Grasshopper" one, all the way back in Season 1, where Raj discovers he can talk to women when drunk.
I agree. 👍
One of the things I enjoyed about the show was the transition of Penny from being someone who shied away from things sciency to understand the basic. Another things I enjoyed about the show is the subtle way it points out how women who don't want kids cannot easily make that a permanent decision. If a woman doesn't want to have children, she should be able to walk into a doctor's office and say "I don't want to be a mother. Please schedule a tubal ligation" and there be no stumbling blocks for her to do so.
Yeah, sadly presently many doctors will get them to ask their husbands or ask if they already have a certain amount of kids. I've heard stories from women who had trouble getting a hysterectomy in cases where it would have dramatically improved their quality of life.
@@shadenox8164 If women truly had freedom of choice, there would be no stumbling blocks for things like a tubal or hysterectomy.
I "never wanted children" but was assured I might change my mind, and I did! So glad I hadn't had any surgery.
Alberta . . . What an enlightened thing to say. It should be the same for abortion, but now that the govt took away that right, I guess it won't be. That decision probably put women's rights back a hundred yrs.(yes, it is a bit of an exaggeration. )
Also, when it comes to men not wanting children: In Texas I met many divorced men whose fiancée expressed understanding and agreement w the desire not to ever be a parent. But secretly, their mothers, doctors, & friends assured them that the men would change their minds once the baby was born.
This is not something to take lightly. I can assure you if someone is adamant about not wanting children, men or women, just believe them and find someone whose lifestyle matches your own.❤
@@sunshineandwarmth Nice deflection. I see, though, you completely dismissed the fact that society would sooner a woman who doesn’t want children have multiple abortions instead of one surgery to prevent conception.
The whole “choosing not to have kids” issue would have been better made if one of the women actually didn’t have children, when they all ended up having children. So really the subtle message is “you’ll change your mind and have kids.”
I'm a woman and I don't want kids, I don't see an issue with their stories either.. Bernadette didn't want children because she was worried about her career and because she didn't want to do it alone basically, but Howard is a good father (even though he should do more around the house in general) and Penny has commitment issues, she didn't want to have children the moment the reality of it really hit her. Honestly I was super happy when she turned out pregnant in the finale
Amy had children?
@@andreil1313since not wanting to have kids is against our main purpose, they (scientist) came with explanation to every reason why we women dont want kids. So by your logic every woman should overcome her reason to not wanting a kids and have them.
@@katieb3059yes but off screen, you hear about it in voice over in young sheldon
THANKYOU!!! It bothered me so much that the writers more or less forced kids on Penny.
the funny thing about Nr. 7 is that Leonards Bully was played by the same Actor who played Sheldons Dad in "Young Sheldon".
I gotta say y’all shoulda mentioned Sheldon saying “when my father died I had no friends to help me through it you do”
That was odd, don't you think? Sheldon had a twin, and though he was an academic and she was socially adept, they could have had a closer bond, as twins do. His loss of a father would also have been her loss of a father, and from YS, we see Missy & their dad having been closer than Sheldon & their dad.
It would have made more sense if Sheldon had said, "I'm ĝrateful I had my sister."
@@sunshineandwarmth yes
One thing I felt like they should’ve done was have a Stewart focused episode where he realizes that he has been treated poorly, and finally sticks up for himself. This could’ve been a great way for him to gain footing at an earlier point
And people say “silly shows” never teach us anything. Yeah, right
I wish they had Lucy in more episodes. This is Raj's friend or girlfriend that had problems being around people. I would like to see how she deals with it and evolves in more episodes.
My favorite episode is “The Closet Reconfiguration.” This is the one where Howard knows of the existence of a letter from his father. He wants to know the content of the letter and at the same time he doesn't want to know (it reminds me of the Superposition Principle). I loved the way they solved this predicament.
The episode where the gang throws Sheldon a surprise birthday party, and Sheldon gets overwhelmed. His twin would invite her friends and they would gang up on Sheldon, while nobody sheldon invited ever came. Penny goes to comfort Sheldon and realizes that she, as a young girl, would've probably picked on Sheldon like his twin sister & her friends. Then she tells Sheldon that he is one of her dearest friends
I love this show
There are too many episodes to pick to be my favourite 😅
Omg the bully Leonard stands up too is Sheldons dad in young Sheldon 😂😂😂😂 15:22
On unrelated topic, Sheldon's dialogue w/ prof Proton on his dream after prof Proton's death was always one of the best IMO. Never fails how Arthur's annoyed yet keep responding 😂
My theory about the same actor playing Sheldon's father and Leonard's bully is George Cooper has a child from an early fling, but he doesn't know about the child. That child grew up to be Leonard's tormentor.
When I was younger I couldn't really get the relief Leonard had when he decided to forgive his mom. A few rough years later one day this scene suddenly hit too close to home when I was rewatching it that I burst into tears. I also decided to forgive my emotionally abusive mom because I love her and because I think I deserve better. I love this show
Not me seeing Leonard's bully and realizing that it's George from Young Sheldon lmao!
One more real moment is Stuart's store burning down. You can always have bad luck and you're still to hit rock bottom.
"Well that is an unfortunate angle" was cold yet danged funny.
Loved Sheldon drunk dropping pants and mooning everyone.😅
How did I never notice the guy that plays jimmy is also the guy who plays sheldon's father 😅
@Christopher Bingham Pondy’s the best.
They should have let Bernadette remain childfree. Instead, they reinforced the damaging narrative that women will change their minds if the right man comes along.
This causes damage to our rights to bodily autonomy, because it reinforces restrictions and/or requirements before a woman can receive a sterilization procedure.
Women should not have to get their partner’s permission or have to wait until they reach a certain age and/or have a certain number of kids before having access to a tubal ligation. If men don’t have to jump through these hoops to get a vasectomy, women shouldn’t have to jump through them to get THEIR sterilization procedures either, especially when hormonal forms of contraception are damaging to women’s bodies. Bodily autonomy is a fundamental human right for EVERYONE, and a woman’s right to be childfree needs to be respected and NORMALIZED.
The men who wrote for this show did a poor job of supporting women’s rights NEVER to have children. Badly done.
Bernadette got pregnant because the the actress got pregnant and they couldn't hide it.
I think Penny should've been the one to not have children.
15:30 omg that actor plays Sheldon's father in "Young Sheldon" :D
Sheldon’s speech was fantastic 👏😢
The way they treated Actress Carol Ann Susi character, I thought was the most beautiful tribute to a beloved character and especially voice actress, you can see the genuine love each acter has for the person they lost from their on screen family.
2x3 addiction, peer pressure, self esteem and depression. After having a lackluster day, Penny has a breakdown about how she feels like a failure. Trying to calm her, Sheldon shows her the online game he has been playing. When Penny downloads the game onto her own computer, she starts getting addicted to playing the game, and constantly bugs Sheldon for advice. This shows how powerful addiction is in all its forms, not just substance addiction.
These are all extremely difficult topics to write about, let alone act. But i think they did great jobs if they had so many seasons
i agree they all did a phenomenal job the friends are family one was probably the only topic that made us feel good on this list
We now know the other woman was his mother in costume.
I love he fact George never cheated and Sheldon mis understood what he saw
I just realized the guy at @15:15, plays Sheldon's father in Young Sheldon. I think. LoL
Every episode I love the big bang theory!!!! Every single episode make my life better.
I go ahead and tell you my worst or best moment. Is when Howard's mom died. When they were talking and raising a toast to her. It made me cry. Cause it go me thinking about my mom. She passed back in 2012 and I still think about her today and everyday.
Top spot definitely highlighted a difficult moment in the show because of how true to life it was. I remember shedding a tear on this episode and also Sheldon's comforting words to Howard during the news.
Leonard forgiving his mother actually made me sob. It’s easier to be angry at your parent for letting you down all your life. It takes an incredible amount of strength to forgive them.
Beverly Hofstadter didn't deserve Leonard's forgiveness. No one with that level of understanding of human psychology could be ignorant of the suffering she spread to whomever she so much as chatted with let alone had as close a bond as parent and child. She's a sociopath.
Being a sociopath is not a choice, but a psychiatric condition; forgiveness was appropriate for someone who literally couldn't do better.
However, no matter how awful that character was, it appears she was moved by Leonard's forgiveness and that opened a door for a healthier relationship. Not a healthy one, but a healthier one. Forgiveness is not something that benefits the guilty part only; often letting go of ruminating and resentment is liberating for the offended part. That was clear in the scene. It was a win-win situation.
Exactly. The person who has been wronged can spend a lot of time and energy feeding a grudge. Forgiveness frees Jim from that burden.
Him
@@emaarredondo-librarianexactly!
The point of forgiving her was that it wasn’t for her, it was for Leonard. It didn’t really matter to her but it mattered to him that he was able to make room for all the grief and move on from the pain his mother caused
I cried when Leonard and his mom finally made up we saw Beverly act human and show genuine and sincere love for her son
Not everyone's friends become like a second family.
My dad died last year. I would love to have him back. I miss him so much.
This was the best video about the Big Bang series❣️
Thanks for your amazing work!!
Anyone else notice that Leonard’s highschool bully is Sheldon’s dad in Young Sheldon? 15:15
Good job choosing these moments.
Honestly after watching Young Sheldon, I totally get why George cheated - Mary was awful to him and whilst not physically cheating that we know of was definitely checked out and emotionally cheating.
Also Penny sacking that loser to get their stuff back will never not be glorious.
I felt bad for George Georgie and missy in young Sheldon because of Mary she was not the best person
Nicely done. Touching. Helping by showing relatable feelings. Thank you.
Prof Proton episodes are the best in my viewing history
When Howard’s mom died that one was sad!
I still wish they wouldn't have had Bernadette or Penny change their minds about having children. We need to have female characters who don't ever change their minds on the subject.
The one that gets me is Sheldon's breakdown comparing Penny and Leonard splitting up to the trauma of his parents' divorce
you HAVE relatives. You choose your family.
When Sheldon gets the ring out of the draw. I didnt see that coming tbh.
great video the big bang theory is a great show and will always by a great show
Mine is where Howard's mom dies and instead of having a cocky comment or being arrogant or telling him to get over it or being rude Shelton basically looks him dead in the eye and with the most serious voice he could say is when I was a kid and my dad died I had nobody to be with I had no friends to talk to I had nobody You do have friends and that shows me out of everything despite what he may put on on the Outside showden is what of the most True Blue friends you can ever Imagine and will actually stand up for his friends when he Needs to even though it will be reluctant
I gotta get me some of my mojo on.
Howard's moms death was a rough one.
Every single episode, seriously
Is Leonard's bully Jimmy, the same guy that plays Sheldon's dad??
You might as well just put a crown on my head and call me QUEEN because I have been through all of those things that are mentioned on this list.
I love, love, love The Big Bang Theory
I just noticed Leonards bully also plays Sheldons Dad.
I really liked how the president was changed slowly from annoyed to SO supportive of the group, and especially Sheldon and Amy, at the end, due to their physics progress, scientific breakthroughs, and publishing while at Cal-Tech. He wasn't just "the Dean" college trope. They are bringing in the big bucks, so why wouldn't they begin to achieve real accommodation..?
In a world of caricatures, both series seem to have a good handle on consistent, realistic personalities.
I think when people move around a lot that too leaves them in a lonely state this show reached a lot of people
I do love this show, SO MUCH but watching these always reminds me of how many jokes they stole from Friends 😂
Am I the only one who notices that Leonard's Bully is Sheldon's dad?
#1: Ooorah!
Saw this again... like I said: #1: Ooorah!
Theres very few times sheldon has raised his voice, but when he has you know hes hurting or embarrassed
Irish pub. Season 4-6 was hilarious
I relate to Howard because my father hasn't been in my life since I was 9 years old and never bothered after I turned 18 years old and the reason he hadn't been in my life because he was abusive toward our mother and hurt my sister to the point the police did nothing about it and he hadn't bothered to reconnect with me or redeem himself and try to be a dad but never did. Sorry that hit me hard.
Oh sweetie, I'm so sorry that you didn't have your father around. Sure, it was for the better in your case, but that's just not the way it should be. That guy (I'm refusing to call that a man) isn't your father, never was, just a sperm donor. I hope you could substitute that prick with some truly great fatherly figures and have surrounded yourself with people that care about you.
@@ichmeiner4531 I did find better father figures in my life as my maternal grandfather was wonderful and my stepdad was a real dad to me even after the divorce and my mum made up for my lack of a father by being there more for us then he could ever be for us. So, yeah Howard and Will Smith father episodes really connect to me emotionally.
My father abandoned and starved myself and my youngest sibling when he separated from my mom. I was so angry and hurt that I didn’t want to acknowledge his existence at all. I only now got to the point where I’m not so raw and angry about the separation, but he still tells me it’s my fault he left to go drive professionally and treat me like garbage as a consequence. It shouldn’t hurt because it was so long ago, but it still made me cry like I was 7 again. I relate so much to Howard because that pain doesn’t go away entirely. It morphs and maybe even dulls, but it never goes away.
Sorry man