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* BrickJoke: While Leonard and Raj were trying to help Howard, Howard's mother called out if they wanted Oreo cookies and Hawaiian Punch, with Howard yelling back they didn't, with Raj imputing why not. After Howard is freed of the robot, Raj asks "''Now'' can we have cookies and Hawaiian Punch?".

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* BrickJoke: While Leonard and Raj were trying to help Howard, Howard's mother called out if they wanted Oreo cookies and Hawaiian Punch, with Howard yelling back they didn't, with and Raj imputing why not. After Howard is freed of the robot, Raj asks "''Now'' can we have cookies and Hawaiian Punch?".
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* BreakingInOldHabits: Though it isn't filling in for his own missing limb like most examples, Howard still uses a robot arm to masturbate. The result is the trope's page image.4

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* BreakingInOldHabits: Though it isn't filling in for his own missing limb like most examples, Howard still uses a robot arm to masturbate. The result is the trope's page image.4
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* BrickJoke: While Leonard and Raj were trying to help Howard, Howard's mother called out if they wanted Oreo cookies and milk, with Howard yelling back they didn't, with Raj imputing why not. After Howard is freed of the robot, Raj asks "''Now'' can we have cookies and milk?".

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* BrickJoke: While Leonard and Raj were trying to help Howard, Howard's mother called out if they wanted Oreo cookies and milk, Hawaiian Punch, with Howard yelling back they didn't, with Raj imputing why not. After Howard is freed of the robot, Raj asks "''Now'' can we have cookies and milk?".Hawaiian Punch?".

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* BreakingInOldHabits: Though it isn't filling in for his own missing limb like most examples, Howard still uses a robot arm to masturbate. The result is the trope's page image.

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* BreakingInOldHabits: Though it isn't filling in for his own missing limb like most examples, Howard still uses a robot arm to masturbate. The result is the trope's page image.4
* BrickJoke: While Leonard and Raj were trying to help Howard, Howard's mother called out if they wanted Oreo cookies and milk, with Howard yelling back they didn't, with Raj imputing why not. After Howard is freed of the robot, Raj asks "''Now'' can we have cookies and milk?".
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* BlatantLies: Howard claims he got stuck in the robot hand by slipping and falling into it... penis first. Leonard and Raj obviously don't believe him and spend awhile mocking him over his situation.

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* BlatantLies: Howard claims he got stuck in the robot hand by slipping and falling into it... penis first. Leonard and Raj obviously don't believe him and spend awhile mocking him over his situation. He later makes the same claim to the nurse and her response [[note]] Yeah, we get that a lot.[[/note]] makes it clear she doesn't buy it either.
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** See also CodeEmergency example above
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* MistakenForMasturbation: A BaitAndSwitch version. The camera starts with Howard off-frame while making rather sensual-sounding moans, until the camera pans over and reveals the arm massaging his ''shoulder''. It's only after he comments it's "just like a real hand" that he gets the ill-advised idea to use the robot arm to pleasure himself.

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* MistakenForMasturbation: MistakenForMasturbating: A BaitAndSwitch version. The camera starts with Howard off-frame while making rather sensual-sounding moans, until the camera pans over and reveals the arm massaging his ''shoulder''. It's only after he comments it's "just like a real hand" that he gets the ill-advised idea to use the robot arm to pleasure himself.

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