History Recap / TheBigBangTheoryS6E13TheBakersfieldExpedition

* ShoutOut: To ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Sheldon is dressed as Data, Leonard is dressed as Picard, Howard is dressed as a Borg drone, and Raj is dressed as Worf.

* WritersCannotDoMath: Back in the desert, Howard announces that someone is stealing Leonard's car. In TheStinger, we see two thieves. Though it could be that it was only one thief that stole the car, then picked up a cohort of his.

* HostileHitchhiker: The guys worry that they could be perceived as this by oncoming drivers who are warding off their hand signs and pleas for a ride. They also ruminate over the fact that the driver who might pick them up could be a killer psychopath, so they all agree to forgo hitchhiking (which is illegal anyways).

'''The Bakersfield Expedition''' is the thirteenth episode from Season 6 of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. The main plot is about the men dressed up as ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' characters to Bakersfield, California planning to attend a Comic Con there, but before that can happen, they get their car stolen in the middle of a desert. Quickly leads to the men wearing heavy costumes and cosmetic make-up having to cross the hot desert and find a phone. A subplot has the women trying to figure out why men are so intrigued by comic books.

!!Tropes

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Stuart, surprisingly. When guiding the girls through which comics to buy, he repeatedly tells the other patrons to stop staring at them, and tries to find a comic series the girls would like to start off with so they wouldn't get insulted, and chooses ''ComicBook/Fables'' on the basis that it doesn't objectify women.

* SeriousBusiness: The episode is all about how the characters take comic books seriously; the boys get stranded in the desert and have a massive HumiliationCongaLine with everyone making fun of them, while the girls argue over the nature of people picking up Thor's hammer, a very common debate among comic book readers.

* TheBadGuyWins: Leonard never recollects his car from the thieves.

* CaptainObvious: Sheldon screams "STEALING IS AGAINST THE LAW!" when Leonard's car is being stolen.

* HypocriticalHumor: The girls don't understand why the guys argue about superheroes, only to devolve into doing the same thing about Thor's hammer.

* PlotHole: For some reason, the guys are able to get drinks at a highway restaurant even though their wallets were all left behind in the car. Though it could most likely be water, which is often provided at no charge.
** Howard also uses a payphone to call his mom to pick them up. Perhaps he found a quarter on the desert ground?
** WritersCannotDoMath: Back in the desert, Howard announced that someone is stealing Leonard's car. In TheStinger, we see 2 thieves. Though it could be that it was only one thief that stole the car, then picked up a cohort of his.

* SkewedPriorities: Although they don't have any money or food, Raj keeps insisting that the men attend Bakersfield's Comic Con anyways before returning home. After all the stupid, desert-crossing crap they went through, Leonard and Howard immediately shoot down that idea. Raj thinks that Sheldon is on his side, but Sheldon states "Actually it's 3 against 1", explaining that he feels like an idiot and wants to go home. Raj reluctantly concedes, and everyone returns to Pasadena.

'''The Bakersfield Expedition''' is the thirteenth episode from Season 6 of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. The main plot is about the men dressed up as ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' characters to Bakersfield, California planning to attend a Comic Con there, but before that can happen, they get their car stolen in the middle of a desert. RealityEnsues as the men wearing heavy costumes and cosmetic make-up have to cross the hot desert and find a phone. A subplot has the women trying to figure out why men are so intrigued by comic books.

* DownerEnding: Well, it could've been worse but all four men have their hearts broken, their dreams crushed, and their finances damaged (especially Leonard's) because of the car thief. They're lucky they weren't left to die of thirst and heatstroke out in the desert.

* HumiliationConga: The guys suffer a huge one: not only is it embarrassing to get your car stolen and left abandoned without any food, water or communication out in a hot scorching desert, but the guys are wearing Star Trek costumes (Star Trek is centered around technology that eliminates such problems) and the nearest rest area they come to is a restaurant servicing roadgoers, bewildered over why 4 men dressed as Enterprise crewmen are filing a report of larceny to the police. The restaurant waitress even mocks them for it ("Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?") when Leonard (dressed as Picard) asks for the phone. Although the police officer (Reynolds) assures them he'll start searching for their car, the guys have NO money to buy any food or drinks from the restaurant. Howard arranges for his mother to come and drive them home.

* MommasBoy: Officer Reynolds offers to call the men's mothers to come pick them up. Leonard says "we got it covered". Immediatly afterwards, Howard comes back and says "I just talked to my mom".

* SkewedPriorities: Although they don't have any money or food, Raj keeps insisting that the men attend Bakersfield's Comic Con anyways before returning home. After all the stupid, desert-crossing crap they went through, Leonard and Howard immediately shoot down that idea. Raj thinks that Sheldon is on his side, but Sheldon states "Actually it's 3 against 1", explaining that he feels like an idiot and wants to go home. Raj reluctantly concedes and everyone returns to Pasadena.

* AllForNothing: The guys put in a considerable amount of effort such as extensive costumes and make-up (which must have cost at least hundreds of dollars) into cosplaying characters for Bakersfield Comic Con. And it all goes to waste.

* DownerEnding: Well, it could've been worse but definitely all 4 men have their hearts broken, their dreams crushed, their finances damaged (especially Leonard's) because of the car thief. They're lucky they weren't left to die of thirst and exposure to heat out in the desert.
* HostileHitchhiker: The guys worry that they could be perceived as this by oncoming drivers who are warding off their hand signs and pleas for a ride. Then they also ruminate over the fact that the driver who might pick them up could be a killer psychopath and so they all agree to forgo hitchhiking (which is illegal anyways).
* HumiliationConga: The guys suffer a huge one: not only is it embarrassing to get your car stolen and left abandoned without any food, water or communication out in a hot scorching desert, but the guys are wearing Star Trek costumes (Star Trek is sci-fi which you know is all about using extravagant technology to get out of everyday problems like this) and the nearest rest area they come to is a restaurant servicing roadgoers staring at and bewildered over why 4 men dressed as Enterprise crewmen are filing a report of larceny to the police. The restaurant waitress even mocks them for it ("Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?") when Leonard (or Picard) asks for the phone. The police officer (Reynolds) does assure them he'll start searching for their car. And to make matters worse, the guys have NO money to buy any food or drinks from that restaurant. Howard arranges for his mother to come and drive them home.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Sheldon complains why didn't Leonard take his car keys out of the ignition lock. However, Sheldon also invokes this trope himself by shifting blame onto Raj for the car theft instead of Leonard.
* InsultBackfire: Invoked by Sheldon when he and Leonard were insulted first. A waitress makes fun of Leonard's request to use the phone by replying, "Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?" Sheldon replies that Scotty was Star Trek: The Original Series, while they're all Next Generation, "so... joke's on you".

* MommasBoy: Officer Reynolds offers to call the men's mothers to come pick them up.

* PlotHole: For some reason, the guys are able to get drinks at a highway restaurant even though their wallets were all left behind in the car. Though it could most likely be just water, which is often provided at no charge.

* ShoutOut: To ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Sheldon is Data, Leonard is Picard, Howard is a Borg and Raj is Worf.
* SkewedPriorities: Although they don't have any money or food, Raj keeps insisting that the men attend Bakersfield's Comic Con anyways before returning home. After all the stupid, desert-crossing crap they went through, Leonard and Howard immediately shoot down that idea. Raj thinks that Sheldon is on his side, but Sheldon states "Actually it's 3 against 1". Raj capitulates and lets his friends return to Pasadena.

* InsaneTrollLogic: Sheldon complains why didn't Leonard take his car keys out of the ignition lock.
-->'''Sheldon''': (''to Leonard'') What kind of person leaves his ''keys'' in the car?

* HumiliationConga: The guys suffer a huge one: not only is it embarrassing to get your car stolen and left abandoned without any food, water or communication out in a hot scorching desert, but the guys are wearing Star Trek costumes (Star Trek is sci-fi which you know is all about using extravagant technology to get out of everyday problems like this) and the nearest rest area they come to is a restaurant servicing roadgoers staring at and bewildered over why 4 men dressed as Enterprise crewmen are filing a report of larceny to the police. The restaurant waitress even mocks them for it ("Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?") when Leonard (or Picard) asks for the phone. The police officer does assure them he'll start searching for their car. And to make matters worse, the guys have NO money to buy any food or drinks from that restaurant. Howard arranges for his mother to come and drive them home.

* MommasBoy: The police officer offers to call the men's mothers to come pick them up.

* HumiliationConga: The guys suffer a huge one: not only is it embarrassing to get your car stolen and left abandoned without any food, water or communication out in a hot scorching desert, but the guys are wearing Star Trek costumes (Star Trek is sci-fi which you know is all about using extravagant technology to get out of everyday problems like this) and the nearest rest area they come to is a restaurant servicing roadgoers staring at and bewildered over why 4 men dressed as Enterprise crewmen are filing a report of larceny to the police. The restaurant waitress even mocks them for it ("Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?") when Leonard (or Picard) asks for the phone. The police officer does assure them he'll start searching for their car. And to make matters worse, the guys have NO money to buy any food or drinks from that restaurant. They get picked up by Howard's mother to go home.

* NeverMyFault: Leonard concords with Sheldon that the car theft was all Raj's fault, even though Leonard [[FacePalm left his keys in the car and the doors unlocked]].

* SkewedPriorities: Although they don't have any money or food, Raj keeps insisting that the men attend Bakersfield's Comic Con anyways before returning home. After all the stupid, desert-crossing crap they went through, Leonard and Howard immediately shoot down that idea. Raj thinks that Sheldon is on his side, but Sheldon states "Actually it's 3 against 1". Raj capitulates and lets his friends return to Pasadena.
* WouldRatherSuffer: When Sheldon's trivia track starts playing, Howard calls attention to a cliff and suggests Leonard drive over it.

* HumiliationConga: The guys suffer a huge one: not only is it embarrassing to get your car stolen and left abandoned without any food, water or communication out in a hot scorching desert, but the guys are wearing Star Trek costumes (Star Trek is sci-fi which you know is all about using extravagant technology to get out of everyday problems like this) and the nearest rest area they come to is a restaurant servicing roadgoers staring at and bewildered over why 4 men dressed as Enterprise crewmen are filing a report of larceny to the police. The restaurant waitress even mocks them for it ("Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?") when Leonard (or Picard) asks for the phone. The police officer does assure them he'll start working to find their vehicle. And to make matters worse, the guys have NO money to buy any food or drinks from that restaurant. They get picked up by Howard's mother to go home.

* NeverMyFault: Sheldon decides to assign blame to Raj (instead of Leonard) for the car theft.

* SkewedPriorities: Although they don't have any money or food, Raj keeps insisting that the men attend Bakersfield's Comic Con anyways before returning home. After all the stupid, desert-crossing crap they went through, Leonard and Howard immediately shoot down that idea. Raj thinks that Sheldon is on his side, but Sheldon states "Actually it's 3 against 1". Raj capitulates and lets his friends return to Pasadena.

* CavemanVsAstronautDebate: Despite the girls agreeing that comic books are stupid, they then get into a long argument over the nature of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor's hammer]] and how only he can pick it up.

'''The Bakersfield Expedition''' is the thirteenth episode from Season 6 of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. The main plot is about the men dressed up as ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' characters to Bakersfield, California planning to attend a Comic Con there, but before that can happen, they get carjacked in the middle of a desert. RealityEnsues as the men wearing heavy costumes and cosmetic make-up have to cross the hot desert and find a phone. A subplot has the women trying to figure out why men are so intrigued by comic books.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When the guys were carjacked, they mention that the car thief got away with Leonard's car, their wallets, their phones and Raj's cosmetic make-up.

* HumiliationConga: The guys suffer a huge one: not only is it embarrassing to get carjacked and left abandoned without any food, water or communication out in a hot scorching desert, but the guys are wearing Star Trek costumes (Star Trek is sci-fi which you know is all about using extravagant technology to get out of everyday problems like this) and the nearest rest area they come to is a restaurant servicing roadgoers staring at and bewildered over why 4 men dressed as Enterprise crewmen are filing a report of larceny to the police. The restaurant waitress even mocks them for it ("Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?") when Leonard (or Picard) asks for the phone. The police officer does assure them he'll start working to find their vehicle. And to make matters worse, the guys have NO money to buy any food or drinks from that restaurant. They get picked up by Howard's mother to go home.

* NeverMyFault: Sheldon decides to assign blame to Raj (instead of Leonard) for the carjacking.

'''The Bakersfield Expedition''' is the thirteenth episode from Season 6 of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. The main plot is about the men dressed up as ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' characters to Bakersfield, California planning to attend a Comic Con there, but before that can happen, they get carjacked in the middle of a desert. A subplot has the women trying to figure out why men are so intrigued by comic books.

* HumiliationConga: The guys suffer a huge one: not only is it embarrassing to get carjacked and left abandoned without any food, water or communication out in a hot scorching desert, but the guys are wearing Star Trek costumes (Star Trek is all about sci-fi which you know is all about getting out of everyday problems like this) and the nearest rest area they come to is a restaurant servicing roadgoers staring at and bewildered over why 4 men dressed as Enterprise crewmen are filing a report of larceny to the police. The restaurant waitress even mocks them for it ("Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?") when Leonard (or Picard) asks for the phone. The police officer does assure them he'll start working to find their vehicle. And to make matters worse, the guys have NO money to buy any food or drinks from that restaurant. They get picked up by Howard's mother to go home.

* ShoutOut: To ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration''. Sheldon is Data, Leonard is Picard, Howard is a Borg and Raj is Worf.

'''The Bakersfield Expedition''' is the thirteenth episode from Season 6 of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. The main plot is about the men dressed up as ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' characters to Bakersfield, California planning to attend a Comic Con there, but before that can happen, their car gets stolen. A subplot has the women trying to figure out why men are so intrigued by comic books.

* InsultBackfire: Averted, Sheldon thinks he pulled this off but he really didn't. A waitress makes fun of Leonard's request to use the phone by replying, "Why don't you ask Scotty to beam you up?" Sheldon replies that Scotty was Star Trek: The Original Series, while they're all Next Generation, "so... joke's on you".

'''The Bakersfield Expedition''' is an episode from Season 6 of the soon-ending sitcom ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. The main plot is about the men dressed up as ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' characters to Bakersfield, California planning to attend a Comic Con there, but before that can happen, they get carjacked. A subplot has the women trying to figure out why men are so intrigued by comic books.