The 2003 Approximation
- Episode aired Oct 12, 2015
- TV-14
- 19m
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7.4/10
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An impending change to his living arrangements inspires Sheldon to revert to 2003, before he met Penny and Leonard. Raj and Howard form a band for the comic book store.An impending change to his living arrangements inspires Sheldon to revert to 2003, before he met Penny and Leonard. Raj and Howard form a band for the comic book store.An impending change to his living arrangements inspires Sheldon to revert to 2003, before he met Penny and Leonard. Raj and Howard form a band for the comic book store.
Richard Par
- Comic Book Store Patron
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe Flash t-shirt Sheldon is wearing after he decided to get back to his lifestyle in 2003 before meeting Leonard is the same t-shirt that he wore when he met Leonard for the first time in the origins episode The Staircase Implementation (2010).
- GoofsGeppetto did not make Pinocchio into a real boy, the Blue Fairy did. Sheldon would have known this.
- Quotes
Raj Koothrappali, Howard Wolowitz: [singing] Thor and Dr. Jones, Thor and Dr. Jones. One plays with lightning, the other plays with bones.
- Crazy creditsCHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #504
The human mind is very adept at labeling. Left to its own devices, it will label situations, things, places, and people. It's a pretty handy app. Except when it comes to people. Over time those labels tend to solidify. They become all we can see. They become what we experience. The true depth of a person, the breathtaking miracle of their very existence, is replaced with a word. A sound. An assemblage of vowels and consonants. Ink or digital letters on paper or screen. Which is why I sometimes try to look at people and see them, witness them if you will, without immediately attaching a mental label. This is especially fun to do in a crowded public place. After a few minutes of practicing nonjudgemental looking, I find my heart filling with affection for total strangers. It's an extraordinary experience. I encourage you to try it sometime. Be warned though, when you feel affection, you can't stop smiling. This may cause total strangers to react fearfully, or, in New York City, say, "What the hell are you lookin' at, ya friggin' freak?!" "Friggin' freak" being your new label.
- ConnectionsReferences The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- SoundtracksHistory of Everything
(uncredited)
Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
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When this would be a season 2 episode, it would be known as the best episode right?
I think the episode was definitely one of the best episodes ever! I laughed at nearly every scene and the "Thor and Dr. Jones" scenes are just comedy gold, i laughed the whole time and Stuart saying "Play something we can dance to" was just the best finale line i could imagine for the episode. Honestly, i think most people just think "hey it's season 9, season 9 is nothing against s2 so the episode has to be bad" that sucks so much, i agree season 9 had a few episodes that weren't that good but episodes like this make it good. Also the scenes when Sheldon acts like it's 2003 were really funny! The same with Two and a Half Men, if you remember everyone hated the last 4 seasons with Alan as the main character, but most of the episodes were still really funny and Walden + Alan was a good combination in my opinion, so yeah as i said, it's just unfair most late seasons of TV shows get undeserved hate.
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