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It's the morning after Penny and Leonard's rehearsal dinner. Beverly (Creator/ChristineBaranski) arrives and announces she won't be attending the wedding after Alfred (Creator/JuddHirsch) and Mary (Creator/LaurieMetcalf) humiliated her. Leonard, Penny, and Sheldon convince her to go--not because Leonard wants her there, but to show up Alfred. Howard is griping about a $500 ticket he received at a traffic stop. The doorbell rings and Raj answers it--Colonel Richard Williams (Creator/DeanNorris) from the U. S. Air Force is looking for Howard.

Mary and Alfred arrive and field some awkward questions. Penny's equally embarrassing family arrives soon thereafter. Susan (Creator/KateySagal) worries how they'll be perceived, but given the drama next door, she's probably okay. Penny's father Wyatt (Creator/KeithCarradine) seems nice, while her brother Randall (Creator/JackMcBrayer) seems to be defined almost entirely by being a convict.

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'''"The Conjugal Conjecture"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on September 19, 2016, beginning the show's tenth season. Directed by Creator/MarkCendrowski. Teleplay by Steven Molaro, Eric Kaplan and Jim Reynolds, based on a story by Creator/ChuckLorre, Steve Holland and Creator/TaraHernandez.

It's the morning after Penny and Leonard's rehearsal dinner. Beverly (Creator/ChristineBaranski) arrives and announces she won't be attending the wedding after Alfred (Creator/JuddHirsch) and Mary (Creator/LaurieMetcalf) humiliated her. Leonard, Penny, and Sheldon convince her to go--not go -- not because Leonard wants her there, but to show up Alfred. Alfred.

Howard is griping about gets a $500 ticket he received at a traffic stop. ticket after mistaking the car with Leonard and Penny for a government agent. The doorbell rings and Raj answers it--Colonel next day, Colonel Richard Williams (Creator/DeanNorris) from the U. S. Air Force is comes to the Wolowitz house looking for Howard.

Howard. The Department of Defense is interested in one of Howard's inventions. Howard is worried, and Raj doesn't help with his talk of what happened to Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb.

Mary and Alfred arrive at Apartment 4A and field some awkward questions. Penny's equally embarrassing family arrives soon thereafter.thereafter at Apartment 4B. Susan (Creator/KateySagal) worries how they'll be perceived, but given the drama next door, she's probably okay. Penny's father Wyatt (Creator/KeithCarradine) seems nice, while her brother Randall (Creator/JackMcBrayer) seems to be defined almost entirely by being a convict.



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* GreenEyedMonster: Sheldon is very territorial about Amy when Alfred is nice to her.



--> Thank you for my new teeth.

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--> Thank you for my new teeth.teeth.
* TooDumbToLive: Sheldon reminds Penny's Dad of a turkey they used to have who drowned looking up at the rain.
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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: According to Sheldon, the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia is halfway between Texas and New York. If we place Medford, Texas in close proximity to Carthage, Texas, then the halfway point in a car trip to or from New York falls somewhere in Kentucky or Tennessee, at least a hundred miles from Chattahoochee. If instead we place Medford closer to Houston or Beaumonto, and choose a longer route through I-85, we come a little closer to placing Chattahoochee midway between Texas and New York.


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* PreviouslyOn: The episode begins with a quick overview of [[Recap/TheBigBangTheoryS9E24TheConvergenceConvergence the previous episode]].
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Just a tiny snippet of the Wedding March from Music/FelixMendelssohn's incidental music for ''Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream''.
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It's the morning after Penny and Leonard's rehearsal dinner. Beverly arrives and announces she won't be attending the wedding after Alfred and Mary humiliated her. Leonard, Penny, and Sheldon convince her to go--not because Leonard wants her there, but to show up Alfred. Howard is griping about a $500 ticket he received at a traffic stop. The doorbell rings and Raj answers it--a uniformed man from the Air Force is looking for Howard.

Mary and Alfred arrive and field some awkward questions. Penny's equally embarrassing family arrives soon thereafter. Susan worries how they'll be perceived, but given the drama next door, she's probably okay.

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It's the morning after Penny and Leonard's rehearsal dinner. Beverly (Creator/ChristineBaranski) arrives and announces she won't be attending the wedding after Alfred (Creator/JuddHirsch) and Mary (Creator/LaurieMetcalf) humiliated her. Leonard, Penny, and Sheldon convince her to go--not because Leonard wants her there, but to show up Alfred. Howard is griping about a $500 ticket he received at a traffic stop. The doorbell rings and Raj answers it--a uniformed man it--Colonel Richard Williams (Creator/DeanNorris) from the U. S. Air Force is looking for Howard.

Mary and Alfred arrive and field some awkward questions. Penny's equally embarrassing family arrives soon thereafter. Susan (Creator/KateySagal) worries how they'll be perceived, but given the drama next door, she's probably okay.okay. Penny's father Wyatt (Creator/KeithCarradine) seems nice, while her brother Randall (Creator/JackMcBrayer) seems to be defined almost entirely by being a convict.
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* NotSoDifferent : Penny sells drugs. Randall makes them. Despite going to jail, he doesn't seem all that bothered by his profession.

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It's the morning after Penny and Leonard's rehearsal dinner. Beverly arrives and announces she won't be attending the wedding after Alfred and Mary humiliated her. Leonard, Penny, and Sheldon convince her to go--not because Leonard wants her there, but to show up Alfred. Howard is griping about a $500 ticket he received at a traffic stop. The doorbell rings and Raj answers it--a uniformed military man is looking for Howard.
Mary and Alfred arrive and field some awkward questions. Penny's equally embarrassing family arrive. Susan worries how they'll be perceived, but given the drama next door, she's probably okay.

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It's the morning after Penny and Leonard's rehearsal dinner. Beverly arrives and announces she won't be attending the wedding after Alfred and Mary humiliated her. Leonard, Penny, and Sheldon convince her to go--not because Leonard wants her there, but to show up Alfred. Howard is griping about a $500 ticket he received at a traffic stop. The doorbell rings and Raj answers it--a uniformed military man from the Air Force is looking for Howard.
Howard.

Mary and Alfred arrive and field some awkward questions. Penny's equally embarrassing family arrive.arrives soon thereafter. Susan worries how they'll be perceived, but given the drama next door, she's probably okay.
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Penny's brother's name is Randall, not Russell.


* NotSoDifferent : Penny sells drugs. Russell makes them. Despite going to jail, he doesn't seem all that bothered by his profession.

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* NotSoDifferent : Penny sells drugs. Russell Randall makes them. Despite going to jail, he doesn't seem all that bothered by his profession.



* StepfordSmiler: Russell. No matter what happens, he never stops smiling. Then we find out why.

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* StepfordSmiler: Russell.Randall. No matter what happens, he never stops smiling. Then we find out why.
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* CastingGag: Penny's mother is played by Creator/KateySagal, who played Kaley Cuoco's mom on ''Series/EightSimpleRules.''
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** And an inversion: Everyone got ordained for Bernadette and Howard's wedding, so Bernadette officiates at Sheldon and Penny's.

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** And an inversion: Everyone got ordained for Bernadette and Howard's wedding, so Bernadette officiates at Sheldon Leonard and Penny's.
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* OnlyOneName: Penny's family name is ''still'' not revealed.

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After a brief and really uncomfortable wedding ceremony, Sheldon delivers a nice speech. Leonard drives his bickering parents to the airport. Amy does likewise. We're reminded that Mary is the only one who can put Sheldon in his place.



** We're also reminded of Raj's crush on Bernadette.
** And an inversion: Everyone got ordained for Bernadette and Howard's wedding, so Bernadette officiates at Sheldon and Penny's.



--> Randall: What colour trash should we be?

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--> Randall: What colour trash should we be?be?
* StepfordSmiler: Russell. No matter what happens, he never stops smiling. Then we find out why.
--> Thank you for my new teeth.
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It's the morning after Penny and Leonard's rehearsal dinner. Beverly arrives and announces she won't be attending the wedding after Alfred and Mary humiliated her. Leonard, Penny, and Sheldon convince her to go--not because Leonard wants her there, but to show up Alfred. Howard is griping about a $500 ticket he received at a traffic stop. The doorbell rings and Raj answers it--a uniformed military man is looking for Howard.
Mary and Alfred arrive and field some awkward questions. Penny's equally embarrassing family arrive. Susan worries how they'll be perceived, but given the drama next door, she's probably okay.

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* CallBack / RunningGag : Sheldon's "Vulcan hearing." Leonard and Penny are having a discussion in a low voice, when Sheldon tells them he can't sleep if they're talking.
* DidTheyOrDidntThey : Alfred and Mary. [[spoiler: They didn't.]]
* NotSoDifferent : Penny sells drugs. Russell makes them. Despite going to jail, he doesn't seem all that bothered by his profession.
* ObfuscatingStupidity : Lampshaded by Sheldon.
--> Are we still doing the dumb thing?
** A more literal version in Penny's brother.
--> Susan: I don't want people to think we're white trash.
--> Randall: What colour trash should we be?

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