"The Champagne Reflection" is an episode of The Big Bang Theory that first aired on November 20, 2014. Directed by Mark Cendrowski. Teleplay by Jim Reynolds, Steve Holland and David Goetsch, based on a story by Steven Molaro, Tara Hernandez and David Saltzberg.
Sheldon and Amy film the series finale of his webseries Fun with Flags, with special guest star LeVar Burton (As Himself), who agreed to appear on the condition that Sheldon delete the famous actor's contact information from his devices.
The Fun with Flags finale also includes a little bit of a Clip Show, showing Amy and Sheldon in a few flag-related skits, and Kripke (John Ross Bowie) taking a flag or not a flag quiz.
Sheldon is sad to end the series. But when a single commenter posts that he likes the show, Sheldon decides to resume the series.
Meanwhile, Howard, Leonard and Raj are for some reason tasked with cleaning out the office of the recently deceased Prof. Abbott. The three young academics are carelessly throwing away the late professor's papers, until they come across a notebook with mysterious numbers, and an old bottle of champagne.
The three of them go see Abbott's former colleague, Prof. Sharpe (Paul Willson), who explains that the notebook with the numbers is just a calorie-counting diary. And so, Abbott's professional life was a waste, and Leonard cavalierly brings Abbott's champagne bottle to Apartment 4A, where Sheldon, unaware of the bottle's significance, pops the cork to celebrate the return of Fun with Flags.
Bernadette and Penny go to a work party, where Bernadette is surprised to learn that her boss, Dan (Stephen Root), has a problem with her, on account of her casual meanness. Bernadette starts crying, and Dan agrees to certain changes that ultimately preserve the status quo at the office.
Tropes
- Added Alliterative Appeal: Fun with Flags.
- Named After Someone Famous: Played for laughs with deceased professor Roger Abbot. Howard and Raj find the late professor's name sounds like Roger Rabbit.
- Photographic Memory: LeVar Burton doesn't know that Sheldon has eidetic memory. If Sheldon deletes Burton's contact information from his phone, it's still in his mind.
- Shout-Out: LeVar Burton shows up, announced by Sheldon as putting the Kunta in your Kinte.
