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* AccidentalDeclarationOfLove: Leonard accidentally tells [[CommitmentIssues Commitment phobic]] Penny he loves her in bed before she was ready. It causes them to break up...[[OnAgainOffAgainRelationship for the time being anyway]].
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'''"The Wheaton Recurrence"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on April 12, 2010. Directed by Creator/MarkCendrowski. Teleplay by Bill Prady, David Goetsch, Jim Reynolds and Maria Ferrari, based on a story by Creator/ChuckLorre, Steven Molaro, Nikki Lorre and Jessica Ambrosetti.

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'''"The Wheaton Recurrence"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on April 12, 2010. Directed by Creator/MarkCendrowski. Teleplay by Bill Prady, David Goetsch, Jim Reynolds and Maria Ferrari, based on a story by Creator/ChuckLorre, Steven Molaro, Nikki Lorre Lorre, and Jessica Ambrosetti.




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[[caption-width-right:350:Penny (left) might not have her head in the game, but Raj and Howard (right) are okay with that.]]



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* HumiliatingWager: The guys lose the bowling match and therefore have to show up at the comic book shop dressed as superhero'''ines'''.

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* HumiliatingWager: The guys lose Since Sheldon's team lost the bowling match and therefore wager, they have to show up at the Stuart's comic book shop store dressed up as superhero'''ines'''. women superheroes:
** Howard as Batgirl,
** Leonard as Supergirl,
** Raj as Catwoman and
** Sheldon as Wonder Woman.

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When Sheldon takes on Creator/WilWheaton (AsHimself) at a bowling match, Wheaton uses sneaky tactics that threaten Sheldon's victory and Leonard and Penny's relationship.

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'''"The Wheaton Recurrence"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on April 12, 2010. Directed by Creator/MarkCendrowski. Teleplay by Bill Prady, David Goetsch, Jim Reynolds and Maria Ferrari, based on a story by Creator/ChuckLorre, Steven Molaro, Nikki Lorre and Jessica Ambrosetti.

After having sex, Leonard tells Penny that he loves her. Instead of saying it back, Penny just says "thank you." This upsets Leonard, and in turn Penny's upset by Leonard making a big deal about it.

Sheldon takes would not care about anyone's relationship problems except for the fact that Penny is on Sheldon's bowling team and they've got an important match against Stuart's team. Stuart (Creator/KevinSussman) has Creator/WilWheaton (AsHimself) at a on his team.

So Sheldon does what he can to get Leonard and Penny back together, and it seems to work. At the
bowling match, alley, Wheaton uses sneaky tactics that threaten figures out a way to use the tension between Leonard and Penny to cause Sheldon's victory and Leonard and Penny's relationship.
team to lose.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Penny (left) might not quite understand the basics of bowling, but Raj and Howard (right) are okay with that.]] %% I haven't watched this episode recently, so this might not be the most pertinent photo

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[[caption-width-right:350:Penny (left) might not quite understand have her head in the basics of bowling, game, but Raj and Howard (right) are okay with that.]] %% I haven't watched this episode recently, so this might not be the most pertinent photo
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When Sheldon takes on Wil Wheaton at a bowling match, Wheaton uses sneaky tactics that threaten Sheldon's victory and Leonard and Penny's relationship.

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When Sheldon takes on Wil Wheaton at a bowling match, Wheaton uses sneaky tactics that threatens Sheldon's victory and Leonard and Penny's relationship.

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When Sheldon takes on Wil Wheaton at a bowling match, Wheaton uses sneaky tactics that threatens threaten Sheldon's victory and Leonard and Penny's relationship.



* AmbiguousSyntax: Sheldon has named the team the Wesley Crushers, indicating that they are going to crush Wil Wheaton (who played Wesley in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''). The others, however, point out that it also makes it sound like they have a romantic crush on Wheaton.

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* AmbiguousSyntax: Sheldon has named the team the Wesley Crushers, indicating that they are going to crush Wil Wheaton (who played Wesley in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''). The others, however, point out that it also makes it sound like they have a romantic crush on are big fans of Wheaton.



* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Discussed. After her break-up, Sheldon brings Penny some ice-cream.

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* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Discussed. After her break-up, Sheldon brings Penny some ice-cream.ice cream.



* TheILoveYouStigma: The whole things starts with Leonard telling Penny "I love you" and her answering with "Thank you".

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* TheILoveYouStigma: The whole things thing starts with Leonard telling Penny "I love you" and her answering with "Thank you".



* KarmaHoudini: Will Wheaton breaks up Leonard and Penny to win his bowling match with Sheldon, and walks away victorious.

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* KarmaHoudini: Will Wil Wheaton breaks up Leonard and Penny to win his bowling match with Sheldon, and walks away victorious.
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When Sheldon takes on Will Wheaton, Wheaton uses sneaky tactics that threatens Sheldon's victory and Leonard and Penny's relationship.

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When Sheldon takes on Will Wheaton, Wil Wheaton at a bowling match, Wheaton uses sneaky tactics that threatens Sheldon's victory and Leonard and Penny's relationship.
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* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: This episode is perhaps the absolute lowest and worst thing Wheaton had ever done on the show: When Penny is brought on to Sheldon's bowling team as a ringer, he psychologically manipulates her into breaking up with Leonard leading her to leave the team. Wheaton had no compunctions against destroying an entire relationship and potentially ruining a couple's lives ''just'' to get one over on Sheldon.
* KarmaHoudini: Will Wheaton breaks up Leonard and Penny to win his bowling match with Sheldon, and walks away victorious.
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* HeartbreakAndIceCream: Discussed. After her break-up, Sheldon brings Penny some ice-cream.
-->'''Sheldon:''' This is for you. I've been familiarizing myself with female emotional crises by studying the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Cathy}}''. When she's upset, she says "Ack!" and eats ice cream.\\
'''Penny:''' Um... Ack.\\
'''Sheldon:''' If you were a cat, [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} I would have brought you a lasagna.]]
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* DownerEnding: This is the episode where Penny dumps Leonard, all thanks to Wil Wheaton.
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* AmbiguousSyntax: Sheldon has named the team the Wesley Crushers, indicating that they are going to crush Wil Wheaton (who played Wesley in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''). The others, however, point out that it also makes it sound like they have a romantic crush on Wheaton.
* BestedAtBowling: Played with in that the guys acknowledge that Penny is the best bowler among them. In the end, however, Penny forfeits after psychological manipulation by Wheaton.
* BowlingForRatings: The guys bowl against Stuart, who has Wil on his team.
* HumiliatingWager: The guys lose the bowling match and therefore have to show up at the comic book shop dressed as superhero'''ines'''.



* RelationshipSabotage: Will Wheaton wrecks Leonard and Penny's relationship just to win the bowling match.

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* RelationshipSabotage: Will Wheaton wrecks Leonard and Penny's relationship just to win the bowling match.match.
* SquareCubeLaw: Discussed when the boys talk about giant animals they would like to ride. According to Sheldon, giant rats and rabbits are possible.
* YourMom: Sheldon once again tries trash talking.
-->'''Sheldon:''' You bowl like your momma! Unless, of course, she bowls well, in which case you bowl nothing like her. That is what is referred to as a burn on you.
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* TheILoveYouStigma: The whole things starts with Leonard telling Penny "I love you" and her answering with "Thank you".
* InnocentInnuendo: Sheldon is getting ready to bowl.
-->'''Sheldon:''' I am the ball. Its thoughts are my thoughts. Its holes are my holes.
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When Sheldon takes on Will Wheaton, Wheaton uses sneaky tactics that threatens Sheldon's victory and Leonard and Penny's relationship.

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* RelationshipSabotage: Will Wheaton wrecks Leonard and Penny's relationship just to win the bowling match.

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