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* BeleagueredAssistant: To Sheldon, especially since she's not allowed to participate in his research on physics. She becomes underemployed in the process (she graduated from Stanford majoring in physics) and has to do menial tasks for Sheldon.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After the Valentine's Day episode "The Tangible Affection Proof", she makes no more appearances. It's possible that after taking so much of Sheldon's crap that she quit. It is unknown if she has found a worthy job in physics after leaving Sheldon.
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* HiddenDepths: He turns out to be an MIT-educated engineer by training and knows enough about science to follow the guys' work.
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* HiddenDepths: He turns out to be an MIT-educated engineer by training and knows enough about science to follow the guys' work. He even immediately recognizes Sheldon's approach to miniaturize the gyroscope even further by seeing his equations containing a derivative (derivatives indicate shrinking).
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* TheAtoner: Shows signs. He invited Sheldon and his friends to a party -- and when Sheldon actually shows up, Wheaton gave Sheldon a signed action figure to make up for not showing up at the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' convention Sheldon went to as a child. [[spoiler: Of course, Creator/BrentSpiner]] ended up inadvertently ruining the gesture by opening said action figure]], but at least Wheaton is off Sheldon's ArchEnemy list. He later seemed to be on good terms with him at Howard's bachelor party. He later appears on Sheldon's "Fun with Flags" webshow, unintentionally causing trouble with Sheldon's relationship to Amy, ending with Sheldon [[ItMakesSenseInContext throwing up in his rosebush]]. He's still friends with Sheldon in later seasons.
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* TheAtoner: Shows signs. He invited Sheldon and his friends to a party -- and when Sheldon actually shows up, Wheaton gave Sheldon a signed action figure to make up for not showing up at the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' convention Sheldon went to as a child. [[spoiler: Of course, Creator/BrentSpiner]] Creator/BrentSpiner ended up inadvertently ruining the gesture by opening said action figure]], but at least Wheaton is off Sheldon's ArchEnemy list. He later seemed to be on good terms with him at Howard's bachelor party. He later appears on Sheldon's "Fun with Flags" webshow, unintentionally causing trouble with Sheldon's relationship to Amy, ending with Sheldon [[ItMakesSenseInContext throwing up in his rosebush]]. He's still friends with Sheldon in later seasons.
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* TheAtoner: Shows signs. He invited Sheldon and his friends to a party -- and when Sheldon actually shows up, Wheaton gave Sheldon a signed action figure to make up for not showing up at the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' convention Sheldon went to as a child. [[spoiler: Of course, [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Brent Spiner]] ended up inadvertently ruining the gesture by opening said action figure]], but at least Wheaton is off Sheldon's ArchEnemy list. He later seemed to be on good terms with him at Howard's bachelor party. He later appears on Sheldon's "Fun with Flags" webshow, unintentionally causing trouble with Sheldon's relationship to Amy, ending with Sheldon [[ItMakesSenseInContext throwing up in his rosebush]]. He's still friends with Sheldon in later seasons.
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* TheAtoner: Shows signs. He invited Sheldon and his friends to a party -- and when Sheldon actually shows up, Wheaton gave Sheldon a signed action figure to make up for not showing up at the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' convention Sheldon went to as a child. [[spoiler: Of course, [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Brent Spiner]] Creator/BrentSpiner]] ended up inadvertently ruining the gesture by opening said action figure]], but at least Wheaton is off Sheldon's ArchEnemy list. He later seemed to be on good terms with him at Howard's bachelor party. He later appears on Sheldon's "Fun with Flags" webshow, unintentionally causing trouble with Sheldon's relationship to Amy, ending with Sheldon [[ItMakesSenseInContext throwing up in his rosebush]]. He's still friends with Sheldon in later seasons.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: While Kripke isn't the world's nicest guy, even he is disgusted by Pemberton's thesis plagiarism in "[[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS12E21ThePlagiarismSchism The Plagiarism Schism]]".
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* MarriedToTheJob: She moves to London for her dream job when she's offered it at the conference she attends in London.
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* FourthDateMarriage: She and Raj get engaged on the second date, and the wedding planning doubles as their courtship. Justified, as it's an ArrangedMarriage, and they both understood the purpose of the date was to see if they could work as spouses.
* GrandRomanticGesture: Downplayed. She views marriage mostly as a practical arrangement, and love as nothing more than a series of chemical reactions. Raj, being a hopeless romantic, is put off by this, and almost calls off the engagement altogether because he doesn't want the story he tells their kids to be so clinical. Anu responds by getting down on one knee and publicly asking for his hand, showing she's willing to meet him in the middle.
* MarriageOfConvenience: She wants to get married mostly for practical reasons, though she does genuinely like Raj.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She wants to marry Raj because he's a nice, affectionate guy who wants to settle down and have kids. Even if she isn't madly in love with him, she figures he'll be a good husband.
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: In Season Twelve, she reveals she keeps a big bottle of Scotch hidden in her office. Given what she has to put up with, it's hard to blame her.
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* {{Greed}}: States that the main purpose of the university is to make money.
* {{Jerkass}}: Mostly towards Howard for not having a Ph.D.
* PutOnABus: He disappears in early Season 2 and doesn't return.
* {{Jerkass}}: Mostly towards Howard for not having a Ph.D.
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* FatBastard: He's overweight and unpleasant to Howard.
* {{Greed}}: States that the main purpose of the university is to makemoney.
money. He has no qualms over allowing a 15-year old boy (Dennis Kim) take up graduate work and a paying job at the university, because to him Dennis is a goldmine.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[MeanBoss Mostly towardsHoward Howard]] for not having a Ph.D.
* PutOnABus: He disappearsin early from Season 2 3 and doesn't return.
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* StarvingArtist: Stuart is a graduate of the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and is a talented illustrator, considering the quite stunning sketch of Penny he did back in season one. However, he does not make any money from his artwork, the comic book store being his primary source of income ([[PerpetualPoverty and he's even barely able to make ends meet]]).
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* StarvingArtist: Stuart is a graduate of the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design and is a talented illustrator, considering the quite stunning sketch of Penny he did back in season one. However, he does not make any money from his artwork, the comic book store being his primary source of income ([[PerpetualPoverty and he's even barely able to make ends meet]]).(even if the store is losing money rather than gaining it).
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* TookALevelinJerkass: {{Zigzagged}} When he first appeared Barry though arrogant and jerkish, Barry didn't seem a particularly bad guy, just another scientist on an opposing team. Since then however he's gone back and forth from being a FriendlyEnemy, and a very unpleasant man who seems to exist just to bully Sheldon and rub his failures in his face. One episode took this to whole new level by revealing he regularly embezzled the university, by applying for grants to investigate things he knew he couldn't prove, meaning he is free to spend the money on things for himself.
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* TookALevelinJerkass: {{Zigzagged}} When he first appeared Barry though Barry, although arrogant and jerkish, Barry didn't seem to be a particularly bad guy, just another scientist on an opposing team. Since then however he's gone back and forth from being a FriendlyEnemy, and a very unpleasant man who seems to exist just to bully Sheldon and rub his failures in his face. One episode took this to whole new level by revealing he regularly embezzled the university, by applying for grants to investigate things he knew he couldn't prove, meaning he is free to spend the money on things for himself.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: When Zack returns in Season 12, he's married to a woman who is just as much an airhead as him.
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[[folder: Ramona Nowitzki]]
!!Ramona Nowitzki
->'''Played by:''' Riki Lindhome
Former graduate at Caltech who has a crush on Sheldon.
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* AcademicAthlete: She eventually gets her Ph.D and also used to be an Olympic swimmer.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Amy, especially when Sheldon points out that Ramona is as brilliant as Amy, but also tall, blonde, and athletic. Amy starts being worried about it but it doesn't last long, obviously.
* TheBusCameBack: Originally a OneShotCharacter from season 2, she returns in the season 10 finale, still infatuated with Sheldon.
* RomanticFalseLead: Her return in season 10 as a HopelessSuitor to Sheldon only has the purpose of prompting Sheldon to propose to his real love, Amy.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Ironically, she's the reason why Sheldon and Amy are engaged. Amy thanks her for that.
* StalkerWithACrush: Has an obsessive crush on Sheldon, to the point of stalking him in his apartment.
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!!Ramona Nowitzki
->'''Played by:''' Riki Lindhome
Former graduate at Caltech who has a crush on Sheldon.
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* AcademicAthlete: She eventually gets her Ph.D and also used to be an Olympic swimmer.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: To Amy, especially when Sheldon points out that Ramona is as brilliant as Amy, but also tall, blonde, and athletic. Amy starts being worried about it but it doesn't last long, obviously.
* TheBusCameBack: Originally a OneShotCharacter from season 2, she returns in the season 10 finale, still infatuated with Sheldon.
* RomanticFalseLead: Her return in season 10 as a HopelessSuitor to Sheldon only has the purpose of prompting Sheldon to propose to his real love, Amy.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Ironically, she's the reason why Sheldon and Amy are engaged. Amy thanks her for that.
* StalkerWithACrush: Has an obsessive crush on Sheldon, to the point of stalking him in his apartment.
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* BigBeautifulWoman: Slight example, compared to Penny, Priah, and the other women Leonard has dated, she's a bit shorter and stouter, but is by no means unattractive.
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* BigBeautifulWoman: Slight example, compared to Penny, Priah, and the other women Leonard has dated, she's a bit shorter and stouter, but is by no means unattractive.both Leonard and Howard found her attractive.
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* AscendedExtra: He had a minor role in the third season finale as Penny's first boyfriend after breaking up with Leonard, mostly a RomanticFalseLead to instigate awkwardness between her and Leonard. His enthusiasm, coupled with his DumbIsGood personality, endeared him to fans and brought him back for several episodes, as he became friends with the guys beyond just dating Penny.
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* AscendedExtra: He had a minor role in the third season finale as Penny's first boyfriend after breaking up with Leonard, mostly a RomanticFalseLead to instigate awkwardness between her and Leonard. His enthusiasm, coupled with his DumbIsGood KindheartedSimpleton personality, endeared him to fans and brought him back for several episodes, as he became friends with the guys beyond just dating Penny.
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** She gives one to Raj, along with other from his other exes, about how she resented him for pushing her to socialize when she already made it clear it made her uncomfortable.
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* BirdsOfAFeather: When Zack returns in Season 12, he's married to a woman who is just as much an airhead as him.
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* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Is the tomboy to Bernadette's girly girl in one episode. Emily has a morbid sense of humour. In fact that she became a dermatologist because it's a line of work where she's allowed to cut people. Needless to say, Bernadette was a little creeped out when Emily shared this with her.
** On the flip side, Emily is the girly girl to Penny's tomboy. In one episode after she and Raj break up, Raj receives a call from Emily while the other three girls listen. Emily drops Raj some sad and heart-breaking if mushy lines in the phone call. While her words reach the hearts of Bernadette and Amy, Penny is visibly disgusted by her sappy lines, and finds it too mushy and cheesy for her liking.
** On the flip side, Emily is the girly girl to Penny's tomboy. In one episode after she and Raj break up, Raj receives a call from Emily while the other three girls listen. Emily drops Raj some sad and heart-breaking if mushy lines in the phone call. While her words reach the hearts of Bernadette and Amy, Penny is visibly disgusted by her sappy lines, and finds it too mushy and cheesy for her liking.
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[[folder:Anu]]
->'''Played by:''' Rati Gupta
Introduced in Season 12, Anu is Raj's fiancee due to an ArrangedMarriage set up by Raj's father.
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Introduced in Season 12, Anu is Raj's fiancee due to an ArrangedMarriage set up by Raj's father.
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* CelebrityParadox: Indirectly so. Wil Wheaton stars AsHimself in the ''The Big Bang Theory'' and as Wesley Crusher in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Creator/WallaceShawn stars as Dr. John Sturgis on ''Series/YoungSheldon'' and is Great Grand Nagus Zek on ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', which was ''Next Generation'''s SpinOff.[[note]]Remember that the very first scene of the former show is Commander Sisko being transported on the Enterprise to Deep Space Nine and Sisko talking to Captain Picard as he left the ship.[[/note]]
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In his first episode, he was kind of an obnoxious jerk and an idiot, although offset by his genuine interest in the guys laser experiment. In later appearances, he's a total sweetie... [[KindheartedSimpleton and an idiot]].
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* {{Troll}}: Partakes in this with glee. In a particularly glorious moment, he struts into the theater for the Star Wars premiere in full Star TREK attire, complete with Vulcan ears.[[note]]In a hilarious case of {{Defictionalization}}, Wheaton later did this at the ''actual'' premiere of ''StarWarsTheLastJedi.''[[/note]]
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* {{Troll}}: Partakes in this with glee. In a particularly glorious moment, he struts into the theater for the Star Wars premiere in full Star TREK attire, complete with Vulcan ears.[[note]]In a hilarious case of {{Defictionalization}}, Wheaton later did this at the ''actual'' premiere of ''StarWarsTheLastJedi.''Film/TheLastJedi.''[[/note]]
