The Big Bang Theory (TV Series)

The Plimpton Stimulation (2010)

Judy Greer: Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton

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• Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Oh, good, Leonard's here.

  Raj Koothrappali : [astounded]  Good?

  Leonard Hofstadter : Elizabeth, what's going on?

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : What's going on is you and Howard are my moving men, and Raj is my new landlord, and I don't have enough money to pay any of you.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Is she suggesting what I think she's suggesting?

  Howard Wolowitz : Yep. Welcome to the Penthouse Forum!

  Raj Koothrappali : OK, Show of hands, who's up for this?

  [Only Howard raises his hand] 

  Leonard Hofstadter : We'll all be in naked in front of each other.

  Howard Wolowitz : I'm out.

• Sheldon Cooper : In here, you'll find emergency provisions: an eight day supply of food and water, a crossbow, Season Two of Star Trek: The Original Series on a high-density flash drive.

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : What if there's a disaster that destroys all the USB ports?

  Sheldon Cooper : Then there's really no reason to live, is there?

• Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Ah, Dr. Cooper, thank goodness. I completely forgot your address. But then I remembered that I'd written it on my hand. Lucky for me, I didn't confuse it with what I'd written on my other hand, which are the coordinates for a newly discovered neutron star. 'Cause if I tried to go there, I'd be crushed by hypergravity. Anyway, hello.

• Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Would you be a dear and get me a cup of coffee?

  Leonard Hofstadter : Sure, black, right?

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : [turns and looks at Raj]  Actually, now I think I want it hot, brown, and sweet.

  [Raj takes a swig from his flask] 

• Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : You two figure out the details; I'm going to go change into something I don't mind getting ripped off my milky flesh!

  [she goes into another room, closing the door behind her] 

  Howard Wolowitz : What the frack?

  Raj Koothrappali : Go away! She wants New Delhi, not kosher deli!

  [pause] 

  Raj Koothrappali : Besides, you have a girlfriend!

  Howard Wolowitz : We broke up weeks ago!

  Raj Koothrappali : Why didn't you say anything?

  Howard Wolowitz : I was waiting for the right time! This is the right time!

• [Elizabeth knocks on door] 

  Leonard Hofstadter : Yes?

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : I saw your light on.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Is everything all right?

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Yeah, I just couldn't sleep.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Me neither. Look what I'm reading.

  [Points to her picture on the back of the book] 

  Leonard Hofstadter : It's you.

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : I thought you already read it.

  Leonard Hofstadter : I did. But it's been a while, and I wanted to sound smart over breakfast.

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Aw, you're smart!

  Leonard Hofstadter : Oh, good. I wasn't sure it was coming across.

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : What chapter are you on?

  Leonard Hofstadter : Uh, six.

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Ah. The extragalactic distance ladder. Want to know a little secret?

  Leonard Hofstadter : Sure.

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : I wrote the section on the Wilson-Bappu Effect completely naked.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Really? Sure doesn't read that way.

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Here, let me show you.

  [Removes her robe as she speaks revealing she is naked] 

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : When we consider the brightness of pulsating variable stars we start to see a possible explanation for some of the discrepancies found in Hubble's constant.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Wow. You really make science come alive.

• Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Thank you so much for opening up your home to me.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Uh, well, who wants to stay in a hotel, with windows that don't open, those crazy card-shaped keys?

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : I'm so glad you understand.

  Sheldon Cooper : No, he doesn't understand; *I* understand.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Well, I understand too.

  Sheldon Cooper : You're just misappropriating my understanding.

• Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Can I ask you a question about your roommate?

  Sheldon Cooper : He's an odd duck, isn't he?

  Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : What's his relationship status?

  Sheldon Cooper : Well, there was a misbegotten adventure with a waitress who lives across the hall. It ended as inexplicably as it began. They had very little in common except for carnal activity. That's why I acquired these noise-cancelling headphones.

• Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton : Nice to finally meet you in person.

  Sheldon Cooper : I would imagine it is. This is my friend and roommate, Dr. Leonard Hofstadter.