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* {{Jerkass}}: The director for ''Serial Ape-ist 2''. He clearly does not care about the movie to the point of looking at his phone during a shoot, calls Penny a terrible actress to her face, and fires her and Wil Wheaton for trying to stand up for each other.

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* {{Jerkass}}: The director for ''Serial Ape-ist 2''. He clearly does not care about the movie to the point of looking at his phone during a shoot, calls Penny a terrible actress to her face, and fires her and Wil Wheaton for trying standing up to stand up him.
* KarmaHoudini: The asshole director gets no punishment
for each other.insulting Penny and Leonard and firing Penny and Wil.
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Leonard and Penny getting engaged does NOT make this a Wham Episode


* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: InUniverse, Penny decides that rather than complain about the film like she did before, she'll go in with a positive attitude. Shame that the director did not have the same mindset.
* WhamEpisode: Leonard and Penny ''finally'' get engaged! %% Are you sure this is wham?
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: InUniverse, Penny decides that rather than complain about the film like she did before, she'll go in with a positive attitude. Shame that the director did not have the same mindset.
* WhamEpisode: Leonard and Penny ''finally'' get engaged! %% Are you sure this is wham?
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* FakeShemp: InUniverse, After Penny got fired, the director planned on having somebody wear a gorilla mask for the remainder of the film as they just finished the last scene with her in it.

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* FakeShemp: InUniverse, After Penny got fired, firing Penny, the director planned plans on having somebody else wear a gorilla mask for the remainder of the film film, as they just finished the last scene with her in it.showing the character's human face.



* {{Jerkass}}: The director for Serial Ape-ist 2. He clearly does not care about the movie to the point of looking at his phone during a shoot, calls Penny a terrible actress to her face, and fires her and Wil for trying to stand up for each other.

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* {{Jerkass}}: The director for Serial ''Serial Ape-ist 2. 2''. He clearly does not care about the movie to the point of looking at his phone during a shoot, calls Penny a terrible actress to her face, and fires her and Wil Wheaton for trying to stand up for each other.



* WhamEpisode: Leonard and Penny ''finally'' get engaged!

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* WhamEpisode: Leonard and Penny ''finally'' get engaged!engaged! %% Are you sure this is wham?

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Kenneth (Creator/SteveValentine) fires Penny from the set of ''Serial Ape-ist 2: Monkey See, Monkey Kill'' (the sequel to the cheesy horror movie she was in a few years ago). In solidarity with Penny, Creator/WilWheaton (AsHimself) also quits the movie.

Meanwhile, Raj and Sheldon go to a movie theater and see Emily (Creator/LauraSpencer) on a date with another guy (Casper Smart), causing Raj to think about his relationship with her. Mrs. Wolowitz (Creator/CarolAnnSusi) breaks her leg, and Howard and Bernadette have to become her care-givers.

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Kenneth (Creator/SteveValentine) fires Penny from Leonard is excited to be on the set of ''Serial Ape-ist 2: Monkey See, Monkey Kill'' (the sequel to the cheesy horror movie she Penny was in a few years ago). ago) as his girlfriend Penny acts in a scene with Creator/WilWheaton (AsHimself).

The director, Kenneth (Creator/SteveValentine), in sharp contrast to Leonard, is completely bored, and fires Penny after she asks for one more take of the scene she just shot with Wil Wheaton.
In solidarity with Penny, Creator/WilWheaton (AsHimself) Wil Wheaton says that if Kenneth fires Penny, Kenneth will also quits the movie.

have to fire Wil Wheaton.

Leonard commiserates with Penny and Wil Wheaton at a bar. Penny doubts she will ever find genuine success. Wil Wheaton, however, soon lands on his feet, as he gets a call for an audition for a Sharknado movie. After a rather circuitous discussion in Penny's apartment, Leonard and Penny agree to be engaged to be married

Meanwhile, Raj and Sheldon go to a movie theater and theater, where Raj is upset to see Emily (Creator/LauraSpencer) on a date with another guy (Casper Smart), causing Raj to think worry about his relationship with her. On the one hand, Emily and Raj have not made a commitment to be monogamous. But on the other hand, they have a strong attraction. Emily agrees to show Raj her tattoos, and Raj agrees to show her his piercing.

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Mrs. Wolowitz (Creator/CarolAnnSusi) breaks her leg, and Howard and Bernadette tells Howard the two of them will have to become her care-givers.
be his mother's caregivers. Bernadette rejects Howard's suggestion to hire a nurse. But Bernadette quickly burns out, and this takes a toll on their marriage. Bernadette now accepts Howard's suggestion and hires Marta (Creator/KalikoKauahi).

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Penny gets fired from her movie and takes a serious look at her life decisions. Raj and Sheldon go to the movies and see Emily on a date with another guy, causing Raj to think about his relationship with her. Mrs. Wolowitz breaks her leg, and Howard and Bernadette have to become her care-givers.

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'''"The Gorilla Dissolution"''' is an episode of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' that first aired on May 8, 2014. Directed by Creator/PeterChakos. Teleplay by Steven Molaro, Steve Holland and Eric Kaplan, based on a story by Creator/ChuckLorre, Jim Reynolds and Jeremy Howe.

Kenneth (Creator/SteveValentine) fires
Penny gets fired from her the set of ''Serial Ape-ist 2: Monkey See, Monkey Kill'' (the sequel to the cheesy horror movie and takes she was in a serious look at her life decisions. few years ago). In solidarity with Penny, Creator/WilWheaton (AsHimself) also quits the movie.

Meanwhile,
Raj and Sheldon go to the movies a movie theater and see Emily (Creator/LauraSpencer) on a date with another guy, guy (Casper Smart), causing Raj to think about his relationship with her. Mrs. Wolowitz (Creator/CarolAnnSusi) breaks her leg, and Howard and Bernadette have to become her care-givers.

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** After Wil Wheaton gets fired from the Ape movie, he gets an audition to "Sharknado 2", where he had a real-life cameo.

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** After Wil Wheaton gets fired from the Ape movie, he gets an audition to "Sharknado 2", ''Film/Sharknado2TheSecondOne'', where he had a real-life cameo.

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* FakeShemp (InUniverse): After Penny got fired, the director planned on having somebody wear a gorilla mask for the remainder of the film as they just finished the last scene with her in it.
* GilliganCut:

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* FakeShemp (InUniverse): CastingGag:
** After Wil Wheaton gets fired from the Ape movie, he gets an audition to "Sharknado 2", where he had a real-life cameo.
** Penny's role as Anne Frank comes from Kaley Cuoco's character Bridget on ''Series/EightSimpleRules''.
* FakeShemp: InUniverse,
After Penny got fired, the director planned on having somebody wear a gorilla mask for the remainder of the film as they just finished the last scene with her in it.
* GilliganCut:GilliganCut: When Wheaton dares the director to fire him, too.



* TookTheBadFilmSeriously (InUniverse): Penny decides that rather than complain about the film like she did before, she'll go in with a positive attitude. Shame that the director did not have the same mindset.

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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously (InUniverse): TookTheBadFilmSeriously: InUniverse, Penny decides that rather than complain about the film like she did before, she'll go in with a positive attitude. Shame that the director did not have the same mindset.

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-->'''Wil Wheaton:''' If you fire her, you're gonna have to fire me too. [cut to him and Penny at a bar] Wow, that went bad very quickly.

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-->'''Wil Wheaton:''' If you fire her, you're gonna have to fire me too. [cut to him and Penny at a bar] Wow, that went bad very fell apart really quickly.



* WhamEpisode: Leonard and Penny ''finally'' get engaged!

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* WhamEpisode: Leonard and Penny ''finally'' get engaged!engaged!
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* CarrotOnAStick: Invoked when Howard jokes about using a fishing pole and a honey glazed ham to get his mother to use the treadmill.


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* MotivationOnAStick: Invoked when Howard jokes about using a fishing pole and a honey glazed ham to get his mother to use the treadmill.
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* CarrotOnAStick: Invoked when Howard jokes about using a fishing pole and a honey glazed ham to get his mother to use the treadmill.


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* GilliganCut:
-->'''Wil Wheaton:''' If you fire her, you're gonna have to fire me too. [cut to him and Penny at a bar] Wow, that went bad very quickly.
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Penny gets fired from her movie and takes a serious look at her life decisions. Raj and Sheldon go to the movies and see Emily on a date with another guy, causing Raj to think about his relationship with her. Mrs. Wolowitz breaks her leg, and Howard and Bernadette have to become her care-givers.

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* CallBack: Penny's Anne Frank play over a bowling alley and her hemorrhoid commercial are mentioned.
* FakeShemp (InUniverse): After Penny got fired, the director planned on having somebody wear a gorilla mask for the remainder of the film as they just finished the last scene with her in it.
* {{Jerkass}}: The director for Serial Ape-ist 2. He clearly does not care about the movie to the point of looking at his phone during a shoot, calls Penny a terrible actress to her face, and fires her and Wil for trying to stand up for each other.
* OutOfFocus: Amy, as she only appears in one scene and has no plot relevance.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously (InUniverse): Penny decides that rather than complain about the film like she did before, she'll go in with a positive attitude. Shame that the director did not have the same mindset.
* WhamEpisode: Leonard and Penny ''finally'' get engaged!

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