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Meanwhile, after years of ignoring the check engine light and Sheldon's warnings, Penny's car breaks down and she is afraid she will have to return to The Cheesecake Factory. Leonard is shocked to learn that Penny actually turned down a part in the sequel to the cheesy horror movie she was in years ago. Nevertheless, Leonard, trying to be more supportive, buys Penny a new car.
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Meanwhile, after years of ignoring the check engine light and Sheldon's warnings, Penny's car breaks down and she is afraid she will have to return to The Cheesecake Factory. Leonard is shocked to learn that Penny actually turned down a part in ''Serial Ape-ist 2'', the sequel to the cheesy horror movie she was in years ago. Nevertheless, Leonard, trying to be more supportive, buys Penny a new car.
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* PhotographicMemory: Sheldon knows what happens in ''Serial Ape-ist'' because he watched the movie once, but he doesn't understand why Raj also knows the movie well.
--> '''Penny''': Well, I'll have you guys know I turned down a part in a movie last week.
--> '''Leonard''': Why would you do that?
--> '''Penny''': Because it was crap. It's a sequel to that awful killer gorilla movie I was in.
--> '''Bernadette''': ''Serial Ape-ist''? I thought you died in that.
--> '''Sheldon''': She does. Forty-two minutes in.
--> '''Raj''': While showering topless, sixteen minutes after brief side butt during a pillow fight with her sorority sisters.
--> '''Sheldon''': I have an eidetic memory. I don’t know what his [Raj's] problem is.
--> '''Penny''': Well, I'll have you guys know I turned down a part in a movie last week.
--> '''Leonard''': Why would you do that?
--> '''Penny''': Because it was crap. It's a sequel to that awful killer gorilla movie I was in.
--> '''Bernadette''': ''Serial Ape-ist''? I thought you died in that.
--> '''Sheldon''': She does. Forty-two minutes in.
--> '''Raj''': While showering topless, sixteen minutes after brief side butt during a pillow fight with her sorority sisters.
--> '''Sheldon''': I have an eidetic memory. I don’t know what his [Raj's] problem is.
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* ShoutOut to Creator/GeoffreyChaucer: Amy and Emily were going to go to a Chaucer reading together. But if Raj is also going to be there, Emily would rather go by herself.
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Bernadette tries to decrease the amount of friction in Howard and Sheldon's friendship. Penny's car breaks down and she is afraid she will have to return to The Cheesecake Factory. Raj asks Amy to help him talk to a girl he met online.
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'''"The Friendship Turbulence"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on March 6, 2014. Directed by Creator/MarkCendrowski. Teleplay by Jim Reynolds, Steve Holland and Creator/MariaFerrari, based on a story by Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan and Creator/TaraHernandez.
Bernadette tries to decrease the amount of friction in Howard and Sheldon's friendship. Sheldon agrees to stop insulting Howard and Howard agrees to stop pranking Sheldon. Howard takes it one step too far, in Bernadette's opinion, by inviting Sheldon on a trip to the NASA facilities in Houston, Texas.
Meanwhile, after years of ignoring the check engine light and Sheldon's warnings, Penny's car breaks down and she is afraid she will have to return to The Cheesecake Factory. Leonard is shocked to learn that Penny actually turned down a part in the sequel to the cheesy horror movie she was in years ago. Nevertheless, Leonard, trying to be more supportive, buys Penny a new car.
Also, Raj asks Amy to help him talk to a girl he metonline.
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online. Amy doesn't go along with the ruse of pretending to be Raj, and actually hits it off with Emily (Creator/LauraSpencer). Amy and Emily meet for coffee and Raj drops in uninvited, and quickly weirds Emily out, who leaves.[[note]]Without giving away too much, we can say that Emily will recur in later episodes.[[/note]]
On the flight to Houston, the airplane runs into a little turbulence. Sheldon is very worried, but Howard is nonchalant at first. The turbulence gets much worse, however, but later subsides.
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Bernadette tries to decrease the amount of friction in Howard and Sheldon's friendship. Sheldon agrees to stop insulting Howard and Howard agrees to stop pranking Sheldon. Howard takes it one step too far, in Bernadette's opinion, by inviting Sheldon on a trip to the NASA facilities in Houston, Texas.
Meanwhile, after years of ignoring the check engine light and Sheldon's warnings, Penny's car breaks down and she is afraid she will have to return to The Cheesecake Factory. Leonard is shocked to learn that Penny actually turned down a part in the sequel to the cheesy horror movie she was in years ago. Nevertheless, Leonard, trying to be more supportive, buys Penny a new car.
Also, Raj asks Amy to help him talk to a girl he met
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On the flight to Houston, the airplane runs into a little turbulence. Sheldon is very worried, but Howard is nonchalant at first. The turbulence gets much worse, however, but later subsides.
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* BigDamnHero: Leonard despite understandable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive.
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* BigDamnHero: Leonard Leonard, despite understandable understandably disapproving of Penny Penny's acting choice choice; still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive.
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* DistractedByTheSexy:
** Invoked by Howard when he tries to patch things up with Sheldon.
--->'''Howard:''' Seriously, I was talking to Bernadette last night and she made some great points. You and I have known each other a long time, and I didn’t hear the rest because she took her bra off.
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--->'''Bernadette:''' I said to stop insulting each other. I didn’t tell you to take him on a romantic getaway.\\
'''Howard:''' How do I know what you said? Damn you and your noise-cancelling breasts.
** Invoked by Howard when he tries to patch things up with Sheldon.
--->'''Howard:''' Seriously, I was talking to Bernadette last night and she made some great points. You and I have known each other a long time, and I didn’t hear the rest because she took her bra off.
** Later that episode:
--->'''Bernadette:''' I said to stop insulting each other. I didn’t tell you to take him on a romantic getaway.\\
'''Howard:''' How do I know what you said? Damn you and your noise-cancelling breasts.
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* NoSympathy: Penny has a breakdown after her car breaks down, and she has no job, no money and no hope. Leonard tries to comfort her. [[ItsAllAboutMe Enter Sheldon...]]
-->'''Sheldon:''' Leonard, could you wrap it up? We're waiting on you.\\
'''Penny:''' [[WhatTheHellHero I'm sorry, is the fact that my life's falling apart interfering with your board game?!]]\\
'''Sheldon:''' ...It is. [to Howard] See, I told you she would understand.
-->'''Sheldon:''' Leonard, could you wrap it up? We're waiting on you.\\
'''Penny:''' [[WhatTheHellHero I'm sorry, is the fact that my life's falling apart interfering with your board game?!]]\\
'''Sheldon:''' ...It is. [to Howard] See, I told you she would understand.
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* RunningGagged: The running gag of Penny's "check engine" light remaining on is squashed after her car finally breaks down.
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* RunningGagged: The running gag of Penny's "check engine" light remaining on is squashed after her car finally breaks down.down.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totalled.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totalled.
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* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totalled.
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* BigDamnHero: Leonard despite understable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive.
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* BigDamnHero: Leonard despite understable understandable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive.
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* ListOfTransgressions: Sheldon listed off why he dislikes Howard. The latter called him C-3P-wee Herman when they first met, and replaced his lecture slides with photographs of nude fat women bending over.
* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totaled.
* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totaled.
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* ListOfTransgressions: Sheldon listed off why he dislikes Howard. The latter called him C-3P-wee Herman when they first met, met and replaced his lecture slides with photographs of nude fat women bending over.
* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off astotaled.totalled.
* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as
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* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard buys Penny a car (which is obviously pretty expensive) to help her get to auditions and to allow her to continue to pursue acting. Penny is left overwhelmed with joy at Leonard's act of kindness and can only smile and hug him.
* DespairEventHorizon: After losing her car and her one chance on an audition for the last few months, Penny was almost about to go back to her old waitress job. However, Leonard bought her a new car.
* DespairEventHorizon: After losing her car and her one chance on an audition for the last few months, Penny was almost about to go back to her old waitress job. However, Leonard bought her a new car.
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* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard buys Penny a car (which is obviously pretty expensive) to help her get to auditions and to allow her to continue to pursue acting. Penny is left overwhelmed with joy at Leonard's act of kindness and can only smile hug and hug him.kiss him in gratitude.
* BigDamnHero: Leonard despite understable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive.
* DespairEventHorizon: After losing her car and her one chance on an audition for the last few months, Penny was almost about to go back to her old waitress job. However, Leonard bought her a newcar.car to help her.
* BigDamnHero: Leonard despite understable disapproving of Penny acting choice still comes through for her by buying her a car to keep her dream alive.
* DespairEventHorizon: After losing her car and her one chance on an audition for the last few months, Penny was almost about to go back to her old waitress job. However, Leonard bought her a new
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* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard buys Penny a car to help her get to auditions, Penny is left overwhelmed with joy and happiness at Leonard's act of kindness and can only smile and hug him in joy.
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* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard buys Penny a car (which is obviously pretty expensive) to help her get to auditions, auditions and to allow her to continue to pursue acting. Penny is left overwhelmed with joy and happiness at Leonard's act of kindness and can only smile and hug him in joy.him.
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* ActOfTrueLove: Leonard buys Penny a car to help her get to auditions, Penny is left overwhelmed with joy and happiness at Leonard's act of kindness and can only smile and hug him in joy.
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* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totaled.
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* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totaled.totaled.
* RunningGagged: The running gag of Penny's "check engine" light remaining on is squashed after her car finally breaks down.
* RunningGagged: The running gag of Penny's "check engine" light remaining on is squashed after her car finally breaks down.
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* DespairEvenHorizon: After losing her car and her one chance on an audition for the last few months, Penny was almost about to go back to her old waitress job. However, Leonard bought her a new car.
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* DespairEvenHorizon: DespairEventHorizon: After losing her car and her one chance on an audition for the last few months, Penny was almost about to go back to her old waitress job. However, Leonard bought her a new car.
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Bernadette tries to decrease the amount of friction in Howard and Sheldon's friendship. Penny's car breaks down and she is afraid she will have to return to The Cheesecake Factory. Raj asks Amy to help him talk to a girl he met online.
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* DespairEvenHorizon: After losing her car and her one chance on an audition for the last few months, Penny was almost about to go back to her old waitress job. However, Leonard bought her a new car.
* ListOfTransgressions: Sheldon listed off why he dislikes Howard. The latter called him C-3P-wee Herman when they first met, and replaced his lecture slides with photographs of nude fat women bending over.
* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totaled.
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* DespairEvenHorizon: After losing her car and her one chance on an audition for the last few months, Penny was almost about to go back to her old waitress job. However, Leonard bought her a new car.
* ListOfTransgressions: Sheldon listed off why he dislikes Howard. The latter called him C-3P-wee Herman when they first met, and replaced his lecture slides with photographs of nude fat women bending over.
* RealityEnsues: After putting off her check engine light for years, Penny's car finally breaks down, and is written off as totaled.
