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* OffModel: The action figures that Howard and Raj ordered for themselves didn't turn out as they had hoped. Raj's is too dark skinned (more precisely, it came out [[RaceLift African-American]] even though Raj is Indian), and Howard's has too big of a nose (though even without the nose, Howard's model was fairly inaccurate).
-->'''Raj:''' Ooh, I'm not dark chocolate! I'm melt-in-your-mouth caramel!\\
'''Howard:''' Oh, man! Look at my nose!\\
'''Leonard:''' Maybe it's a shipping problem.\\
'''Howard:''' What?\\
'''Leonard:''' Yeah. Maybe Creator/WesleySnipes and Toucan Sam just got action figures that look like you guys.
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!!Plot'''"The Cooper/Kripke Inversion"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on January 31, 2013. Directed by Creator/MarkCendrowski. Teleplay by Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds and Steve Holland, based on a story by Creator/ChuckLorre, Eric Kaplan and Anthony Del Broccolo.



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* BastardBoyfriend: Howard for spending Bernadette's hard-earned money on 3-D printer dolls of themselves, without asking Bernadette for her consent.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Sheldon reflects on how ever since he's met Amy, he's been trying to engage in more intimate contact, and admits that their relationship could become physical at some time.

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* CharacterDevelopment: Sheldon reflects on how ever since he's met Amy, he's been trying to engage in more intimate contact, and admits that their relationship could become physical at some time.point.



* OffModel: The action figures that Howard and Raj ordered for themselves didn't turn out as they had hoped. Raj's is too dark skinned (more precisely, it came out [[RaceLift African-American]] when Raj is Indian), and Howard's has too big of a nose (though even without the nose, Howard's model was fairly inaccurate).

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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Howard and Raj's excitement upon finishing their first 3D-printed object: a whistle.
* OffModel: The action figures that Howard and Raj ordered for themselves didn't turn out as they had hoped. Raj's is too dark skinned (more precisely, it came out [[RaceLift African-American]] when even though Raj is Indian), and Howard's has too big of a nose (though even without the nose, Howard's model was fairly inaccurate).



* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Bernadette is not pleased to hear that Howard and Raj bought a $5000 3-D printer and divided up the cost amongst themselves. As a consequence, Howard is removed from their joint account and Raj agrees to cover the entire cost of the printer himself.

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* PoorCommunicationKills: One thing Howard muses about during his conversation with Raj about the 3D printer is the potential applications for work, which could be a sound reason for making such an investment. However, he only alludes to the trivial stuff he'd made like the dolls and whistle when revealing this to Bernadette; had he justified the printer as a work investment like with Raj, Bernadette might have been at least somewhat more receptive to his expenditure.
* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Bernadette is not pleased to hear that Howard and Raj bought a $5000 $5,000 3-D printer and divided up the cost amongst themselves. As a consequence, Howard is removed from their joint account and Raj agrees to cover the entire cost of the printer himself.

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'''Sheldon:''' All right, geez! What a grouch.\\

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'''Sheldon:''' [[{{Manchild}} All right, geez! What a grouch.grouch]].\\


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* {{Manchild}}: Sheldon usually disrespects Leonard, but obeys him thoroughly when the latter invokes FullNameUltimatum and gives him orders in a similar sense to how his mother Mary would work to control Sheldon.

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* HereWeGoAgain: After Howard learns his lesson not to throw away his wife's money on 3-D printers, Raj asks why he's not eating lunch in the [=CalTech=] cafeteria. Howard claimed he blew all his lunch allowance on Pokemon cards.

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* HereWeGoAgain: After Howard learns his lesson not to throw away his wife's money on 3-D printers, Raj asks why he's not eating lunch in the [=CalTech=] cafeteria. Howard claimed he [[IgnoredAesop blew all his lunch allowance on Pokemon cards]].
* IgnoredAesop: Howard learns the harsh consequences of spending his wife's money without her consent by being taken off their joint account. And the same day he blows his lunch money on Pokemon
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* HereWeGoAgain: After Howard learns his lesson not to throw away his wife's money on 3-D printers which of course to him and Bernadette is a luxury, not a necessity, Raj asks why he's not eating lunch in the [=CalTech=] cafeteria. Howard claimed he blew all his lunch allowance on Pokemon cards.

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* HereWeGoAgain: After Howard learns his lesson not to throw away his wife's money on 3-D printers which of course to him and Bernadette is a luxury, not a necessity, printers, Raj asks why he's not eating lunch in the [=CalTech=] cafeteria. Howard claimed he blew all his lunch allowance on Pokemon cards.
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* HereWeGoAgain: After Howard learns his lesson not to throw away his wife's money on 3-D printers which of course to him and Bernadette is a luxury, not a necessity, Raj asks why he's not eating lunch in the [=CalTech=] cafeteria. Howard claimed he blew all his lunch allowance on Pokemon cards.

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* BastardBoyfriend: Howard for spending Bernadette's hard-earned money on 3-D printer dolls of themselves, without asking Bernadette for her consent.



* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: The primary trope concerning Howard's subplot. To save his marriage to Bernadette, Howard sells Raj his half of the 3-D printer to recoup his loss of $2,500.



* OffModel: The action figures that Howard and Raj ordered for themselves didn't turn out as they had hoped. Raj's is too dark skinned, and Howard's has too big a nose.

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* OffModel: The action figures that Howard and Raj ordered for themselves didn't turn out as they had hoped. Raj's is too dark skinned, skinned (more precisely, it came out [[RaceLift African-American]] when Raj is Indian), and Howard's has too big of a nose.nose (though even without the nose, Howard's model was fairly inaccurate).



'''Leonard:''' Yeah. Maybe Creator/WesleySnipes and Toucan Sam just got action figures that look like you guys.

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'''Leonard:''' Yeah. Maybe Creator/WesleySnipes and Toucan Sam just got action figures that look like you guys.guys.
* ShockinglyExpensiveBill: Bernadette is not pleased to hear that Howard and Raj bought a $5000 3-D printer and divided up the cost amongst themselves. As a consequence, Howard is removed from their joint account and Raj agrees to cover the entire cost of the printer himself.
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* BreadEggsAndSquick:
-->'''Sheldon:''' Penny, all my life I have been uncomfortable with the sort of physical contact that comes easily to others - handshaking, hugging, prostate exams...
* CharacterDevelopment: Sheldon reflects on how ever since he's met Amy, he's been trying to engage in more intimate contact, and admits that their relationship could become physical at some time.
* FullNameUltimatum:
-->'''Leonard:''' Sheldon Lee Cooper, I do not have time for this nonsense! Now go put your clothes on, get in the car, and let's go to work!\\
'''Sheldon:''' All right, geez! What a grouch.\\
'''Leonard:''' How did I do that? I gotta remember how I did that.
* OffModel: The action figures that Howard and Raj ordered for themselves didn't turn out as they had hoped. Raj's is too dark skinned, and Howard's has too big a nose.
-->'''Raj:''' Ooh, I'm not dark chocolate! I'm melt-in-your-mouth caramel!\\
'''Howard:''' Oh, man! Look at my nose!\\
'''Leonard:''' Maybe it's a shipping problem.\\
'''Howard:''' What?\\
'''Leonard:''' Yeah. Maybe Creator/WesleySnipes and Toucan Sam just got action figures that look like you guys.
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When Sheldon and Kripke are forced to work on a project together, Sheldon is dismayed to learn that Kripke's research has surpassed his own. Meanwhile, Raj and Howard buy a 3-D printer to make themselves action figures.

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