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Previously on
The Big Bang Theory...
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Actually,
I-I need to talk
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to both of you
about your paper.
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Oh, right,
how are the citations coming?
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Um...
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We came a-across
a-a Russian paper
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that seems to disprove
super-asymmetry.
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Okay, Sheldon and Amy
are still pretty
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upset about their theory
being disproved.
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So, we have made
a list of subjects
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for everyone
to avoid.
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- Symmetry.
- Asymmetry.
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Uh, SimCity...
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Sounds too much like symmetry.
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That also applies
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to The Simpsons,
Simba
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from The Lion King,
and cymbals.
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Russia or Russian
in any context.
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The country, the dressing,
the roulette.
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Uh, also no talk of Rocky IV.
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Why Rocky IV?
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Because he fights
a Russian.
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I'm sorry about her.
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We should just try
and avoid
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anything that
makes them think of
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their project
or science
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or Nobel Prizes
or successes or failures.
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- Hi.
- Hi!
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- Hey, guys.
- Hey-a!
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What are you guys
doing?
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Nothing.
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Nothing?
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Like what my career
has come to? Thanks a lot.
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Nice going.
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*THE BIG BANG THEORY*
Season 12 Episode 10
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* THE BIG BANG THEORY *
Episode Title: "The VCR Illumination"
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What are you doing?
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Eating, reading,
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watching television,
listening to the radio.
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What does it look
like I'm doing?
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Is that asparagus?
I thought you hate asparagus.
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I thought so, too,
but I also thought
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super-asymmetry
was a good idea,
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so what else
am I wrong about?
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Oh, so now
you're reevaluating
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every opinion
you've ever had?
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Yes. I am following
the example
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of 17th century philosopher
René Descartes.
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He subjected
all his beliefs
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to radical doubt so that he
could build a bedrock belief
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and build his cognitive life
back up on firm principles.
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Ugh! Still yucky,
still yucky.
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Sheldon, I know you're upset
about the paper.
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- Okay.
- I'm upset, too.
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I mean, I was so sure
we were right.
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Every fiber of my being
felt like this was it. This was the one.
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How can I trust
my instincts anymore?
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Well, just because
our theory was wrong,
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that doesn't mean you're wrong
about everything.
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Doesn't it? I've always thought
I hated jazz, maybe I was wrong.
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Maybe it's great to hear
all the notes at once.
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I'm trying,
I'm really trying!
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- What you eating?
- Chicken fried steak.
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What?
You can't have chicken fried steak
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- first thing in the morning.
- Hey,
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you knew I was a bad boy
when you married me.
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Come on, you want
a piece of this?
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You or the steak?
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Me.
I'm not sharing the steak.
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Hey, you guys busy?
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No, what's going on?
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I'm really worried
about Sheldon.
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I've never seen him
this down.
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Have you tried making him
a cup of tea?
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He's reevaluated tea.
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Now he thinks it's nothing
but leaf soup.
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That's a good point.
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- No, it's not.
- No, it's not.
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He's rethinking
everything.
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How long is it gonna be
before he gets to me?
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- Oh.
- It's that bad, huh?
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I'm afraid so. I just...
I don't know what to do.
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I have something
that might help.
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It's-it's a recording
of the only person
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whose opinion Sheldon
actually respects.
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Hawking?
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Feynman?
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No, himself.
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It's a pep talk he made
when he was a kid.
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He gave it to me years ago
and told me to save it
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for a real emergency.
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What?
You didn't break it out
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when he declared his room
a sovereign nation
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and waged a trade war
against us?
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His major export is talking.
I didn't want that anyway.
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Is that a VCR?
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Yeah, Amy asked if we
had one she could borrow
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and I just want to make sure
it still works.
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What's on the tape?
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Not sure. I used to record
a lot of Jeopardy! for my mom,
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but if I push play
and you see some naked people...
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Got it.
What is porn?
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Ooh, we were looking
for "vintage '80s erotica,"
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but I'll accept it.
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Hello, everybody.
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I am The Great Howdini.
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Put it back on.
You look adorable.
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It's just a practice tape
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from when I was trying to become
a member of the Magic Castle.
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I didn't know
you auditioned there.
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Oh, I never went
through with it.
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I watched the tape and realized
I wasn't good enough.
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You know that trick where
you saw a mannequin in half?
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- Don't you mean a lady?
- Thank God it was not a lady.
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I'd just be getting
out of jail.
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Come on, you're
a good magician.
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Really? You always
called magic dumb.
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You can be good
at something dumb.
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You know what,
you should audition now.
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It's fine.
I don't need to be
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a member of the most
elite magical society
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on the face
of the earth.
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Sounds like
you still want it.
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And I don't want our kids
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to watch this tape one day and
think their dad is a quitter.
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Oh, we don't have to
show it to them.
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Oh, I'm definitely
showing it to them.
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Hey.
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Hello.
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"Fine with flags"?
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Yes,
flags...
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Up there flapping around
on poles.
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If you think about it,
they're just the strippers
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of the emblem world.
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Well, I got something
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that I think
might cheer you up.
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It is the emergency pep talk
you made when you were a kid.
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Oh, that.
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I was saving it for the day they
stop making Star Wars movies.
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I don't think that's
ever gonna happen.
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How long has it been
since you've seen it?
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Not since the day I recorded it.
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No, I had just watched
Back to the Future II,
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where Marty McFly gets a glimpse
of his future self
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and that got me thinking,
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the day may come
where I needed my help,
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like they did with that movie.
That was not great.
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Okay, all hooked up.
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Here we go.
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Oh, look how cute you were.
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Amy please, of course I was cute.
Look how I turned out.
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Hello, Sheldon.
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Hello, Sheldon.
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If you're watching this,
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I assume something bad
has happened.
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Something unfortunate
and unforeseen.
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Something that's making you
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question everything.
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I'm so smart.
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Now just
to make sure
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it's really
you watching this
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and not an imposter,
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what am I thinking of?
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On the count of three.
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One, two, three.
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- Robot monkey butler.
- Robot monkey butler.
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Okay, good.
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Should I leave
you two alone?
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No, this is gonna be
inspiring.
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You should watch.
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Sheldon,
never forget,
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no matter
how bad things seem,
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you can Al...
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- What? What...
- No. N...
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My dad taped over it
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with one of his stupid
high school football games.
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Sorry.
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You know, it doesn't matter,
nothing matters.
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Is there anything
I can do?
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Yes. You can build me
a time machine
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so I can go back and tell my
younger self to give up,
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because, nothing's gonna work out
the way he wants.
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I was thinking a nice cup
of leaf soup.
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What's all this?
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Your magic tricks
from the garage.
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Your wands, your top hat
with the stuffed mouse inside.
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I never had
a stuffed mouse.
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Okay, do not wear
this hat.
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Why is it all
in the living room?
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Because I think
The Great Howdini
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deserves to be a member
of the Magic Castle.
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That's sweet,
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but I'm not that guy anymore.
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I've outgrown it.
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Have you?
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Look, I know you still
want this,
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and I can help you.
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All those pageants
I did as a kid...
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I could teach you
how to present yourself,
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connect with the judges,
sabotage the competition.
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Whoa, whoa,
no one's sabotaging anybody.
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Of course not.
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Little girls in ball gowns
it happens.
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Trust me, I'm gonna be
the pageant mom to you
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that my mom was
to me.
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I thought you hated your mom
for making you do that.
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More talk like that and
you're not getting any dinner.
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Amazing how
it all comes back.
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Yes?
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- Hello, Mother.
- Hey, Beverly.
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Hello, Leonard.
Hello, Penny.
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To what
do I owe this call?
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I need your
professional advice.
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Well, I'd love
to help you out, dear,
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but I'm very busy
at the moment.
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Perhaps we can schedule
a time next week.
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It's about Sheldon.
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Oh, well, I-I suppose
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I can spare
a minute or two.
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Wh-Wh-Why did you
just say
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- you're too busy, but...
- Leonard, please,
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not everything is
about you.
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Penny, go on.
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Well, ever since his
paper got disproven,
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he's been a wreck.
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He's been sad
and... and angry.
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He just seems
kind of broken.
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Well, it sounds
like he may be grieving.
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- Really? Over a theory?
- Of course.
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You can grieve
over any emotional loss.
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The more you care
about something,
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the greater the trauma
of losing it.
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Oh, boy.
He cared about this a lot.
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Yeah. What can we do
to help him?
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Well, grieving is a process.
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Every culture has its own
rituals and traditions
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to facilitate mourning.
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The ancient Egyptians
had their mummification,
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the Tibetans had
their sky funerals...
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And when I was little
and my dog died,
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my mom sat me down
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and very gently told me
that she wished the truck
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had hit my dad instead.
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I was trying
to lighten the mood.
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Your dog had
just died.
255
00:10:55,550 --> 00:10:56,862
Howard and I
have been working
256
00:10:56,927 --> 00:10:58,164
really hard
on his audition,
257
00:10:58,242 --> 00:11:00,329
so it'll be helpful
to get another set of eyes on it.
258
00:11:00,394 --> 00:11:02,517
Well, as someone who has
watched every episode
259
00:11:02,582 --> 00:11:03,728
of America's Got Talent,
260
00:11:03,793 --> 00:11:04,907
I'm getting pretty good
at telling
261
00:11:04,972 --> 00:11:07,245
when some American's
got talent.
262
00:11:07,496 --> 00:11:08,511
Seriously,
263
00:11:08,589 --> 00:11:11,159
Heidi and I agree,
like, 90% of the time.
264
00:11:11,738 --> 00:11:12,855
All right.
265
00:11:12,933 --> 00:11:15,026
Don't be afraid to be
brutally honest.
266
00:11:15,136 --> 00:11:17,439
Like my mom used to say
when I was doing pageants,
267
00:11:17,504 --> 00:11:20,097
"Tears only make your eyes
sparkle brighter."
268
00:11:20,793 --> 00:11:23,103
That is
both sad and true.
269
00:11:23,168 --> 00:11:25,651
Half my Instagram
is after a good cry.
270
00:11:26,293 --> 00:11:27,878
Howie, you ready?
271
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Yeah.
272
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I now present
The Great Howdini.
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♪ I've got magic to do,
just for you ♪
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♪ I've got miracle plays
to play ♪
275
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♪ I've got parts to perform,
hearts to warm ♪
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♪ Kings and things
to take by storm ♪
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♪ As we go along our ♪
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♪ Way. ♪
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Hello. I'm The Great Howdini
from Altadena, California.
280
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I have no brothers or sisters
281
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and my favorite thing to eat
is grilled cheese.
282
00:12:21,432 --> 00:12:22,878
When does the magic start?
283
00:12:22,943 --> 00:12:25,630
It already started.
284
00:12:28,436 --> 00:12:29,562
Hey.
285
00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:31,290
Hi. How are
you guys doing?
286
00:12:31,507 --> 00:12:33,747
A little better,
if you can believe it.
287
00:12:40,007 --> 00:12:41,038
Sheldon?
288
00:12:41,116 --> 00:12:43,054
Go away.
289
00:12:43,593 --> 00:12:45,401
Buddy, come on, let us help you.
290
00:12:45,466 --> 00:12:47,510
The only person
who could help me was erased
291
00:12:47,575 --> 00:12:49,105
by the Medford High Wolves.
292
00:12:49,170 --> 00:12:51,826
Oh, that's funny. My high
school was also the wolves.
293
00:12:52,108 --> 00:12:54,021
No? Not now? Okay.
294
00:12:55,451 --> 00:12:56,613
Look,
t-this might
295
00:12:56,678 --> 00:12:58,217
seem strange,
but, uh,
296
00:12:58,303 --> 00:13:00,933
we thought it might help you get
some closure if you had a chance
297
00:13:00,998 --> 00:13:02,761
to properly say good-bye
to your paper.
298
00:13:02,826 --> 00:13:04,371
Yeah, you know, we
could say a few words,
299
00:13:04,436 --> 00:13:05,777
you could talk about
what it meant to you
300
00:13:05,842 --> 00:13:07,727
and-and we could
bury it somewhere.
301
00:13:07,803 --> 00:13:10,084
You mean have a funeral
for our theory?
302
00:13:10,149 --> 00:13:11,315
Yeah.
303
00:13:11,384 --> 00:13:12,418
That's ridiculous.
304
00:13:12,483 --> 00:13:15,065
I thought so, too, but my mom
thought it might work.
305
00:13:15,288 --> 00:13:17,513
Beverly thought it would help?
We should try it.
306
00:13:18,958 --> 00:13:21,261
Wha... How come when you thought
it was my idea...
307
00:13:21,326 --> 00:13:24,255
Leonard,
please, this is not about you.
308
00:13:26,373 --> 00:13:28,074
I guess we could bury it
in the park.
309
00:13:28,139 --> 00:13:30,324
Yeah, where dogs do their
business and other dogs
310
00:13:30,389 --> 00:13:32,552
sniff that business?
I don't think so.
311
00:13:33,131 --> 00:13:35,138
What would you
like to do, Sheldon?
312
00:13:36,881 --> 00:13:39,099
The only fitting send-off:
313
00:13:39,301 --> 00:13:40,513
a Viking funeral.
314
00:13:40,578 --> 00:13:42,568
You mean, like,
push it out into a lake
315
00:13:42,669 --> 00:13:44,113
and shoot it
with a flaming arrow?
316
00:13:44,178 --> 00:13:46,060
This guy gets it.
317
00:13:47,144 --> 00:13:48,957
How about a bathtub
and a match?
318
00:13:49,022 --> 00:13:51,404
How about a bathtub
and a flaming arrow?
319
00:13:51,824 --> 00:13:55,096
How about a bathtub, a match
and an ice-cold Yoo-hoo after?
320
00:13:55,161 --> 00:13:56,865
Sold.
321
00:14:01,819 --> 00:14:03,553
Would you like to say something?
322
00:14:04,584 --> 00:14:06,533
Y-Yes, thank you.
323
00:14:07,381 --> 00:14:09,998
I know this is just
a scientific theory,
324
00:14:10,376 --> 00:14:12,146
but to me, it was
more than that.
325
00:14:12,537 --> 00:14:16,045
It described the universe
in a new and beautiful way.
326
00:14:16,623 --> 00:14:19,310
I want that to be the
universe we live in,
327
00:14:19,819 --> 00:14:21,755
but I guess it's not.
328
00:14:22,780 --> 00:14:25,538
Amy, would you like
to shoot the arrow?
329
00:14:39,708 --> 00:14:41,754
It's kind of beautiful,
isn't it?
330
00:14:42,522 --> 00:14:44,552
Yeah, it is.
331
00:14:48,566 --> 00:14:50,340
It's getting kind of
close to the curtain.
332
00:14:50,405 --> 00:14:51,951
It's in water, it's fine.
333
00:14:52,225 --> 00:14:53,927
- Oh!
- Oh!
334
00:14:54,092 --> 00:14:55,545
Oh!
335
00:14:55,822 --> 00:14:57,682
Looks like we both had theories
that were wrong.
336
00:14:57,747 --> 00:14:59,100
Okay...
337
00:15:03,334 --> 00:15:04,781
Are you getting sick?
338
00:15:04,881 --> 00:15:07,584
No, I have glitter in my nose.
339
00:15:08,803 --> 00:15:09,902
Just your nose?
340
00:15:09,967 --> 00:15:12,045
Consider yourself lucky.
341
00:15:12,953 --> 00:15:13,980
Hey, I'm gonna
342
00:15:14,045 --> 00:15:14,886
take tomorrow off
343
00:15:14,951 --> 00:15:16,844
so we can spend the whole day
running the act.
344
00:15:16,909 --> 00:15:22,090
You know what, it has been
so much fun working on this
345
00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:23,416
with you, but...
But what?
346
00:15:23,481 --> 00:15:24,947
It hasn't.
347
00:15:26,381 --> 00:15:27,622
I'm not gonna audition.
348
00:15:27,687 --> 00:15:29,660
Hey, I didn't raise a quitter.
349
00:15:29,725 --> 00:15:31,703
You didn't raise me at all.
350
00:15:32,732 --> 00:15:33,625
Look,
351
00:15:33,703 --> 00:15:36,037
I get that you're scared, but
we just have to push past that.
352
00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:38,607
I'm not scared.
I don't like the act.
353
00:15:38,672 --> 00:15:39,795
It's over-the-top
354
00:15:39,860 --> 00:15:43,682
and weird and has more
jazz hands than magic.
355
00:15:44,235 --> 00:15:45,920
Why didn't you say
something earlier?
356
00:15:45,985 --> 00:15:48,045
You seemed like
you were so happy,
357
00:15:48,110 --> 00:15:50,389
and then when I tried
to say something,
358
00:15:50,454 --> 00:15:52,554
you seemed like
you were so mad.
359
00:15:53,030 --> 00:15:54,826
Ow, this isn't about me.
360
00:15:54,891 --> 00:15:56,638
I just wanted you
to have your dream,
361
00:15:56,703 --> 00:15:58,037
and I wanted
to control everything
362
00:15:58,102 --> 00:16:01,233
about how you looked and acted
so that your victory was mine.
363
00:16:02,368 --> 00:16:05,429
Well, that's honest.
364
00:16:05,641 --> 00:16:08,068
But if I'm gonna
go through with this,
365
00:16:08,133 --> 00:16:09,969
I have to do it my own way.
366
00:16:10,071 --> 00:16:11,452
I respect that,
367
00:16:11,797 --> 00:16:13,771
and I'm glad that I helped
lead you to this moment.
368
00:16:13,836 --> 00:16:15,804
Stop trying to make this
your victory!
369
00:16:29,789 --> 00:16:31,508
Why are you watching that?
370
00:16:31,784 --> 00:16:33,146
I'm just looking to see
371
00:16:33,211 --> 00:16:35,312
if there's anything left
of your speech.
372
00:16:35,476 --> 00:16:38,265
It's not important.
I remember everything I said.
373
00:16:38,859 --> 00:16:39,969
And?
374
00:16:40,047 --> 00:16:43,383
It was good, it just would've
meant more coming from me.
375
00:16:45,065 --> 00:16:47,422
All right, bring it in.
376
00:16:47,855 --> 00:16:49,136
Is that your dad?
377
00:16:49,259 --> 00:16:50,610
It is.
378
00:16:50,837 --> 00:16:53,052
I've only seen pictures of him.
379
00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,359
I know we're down, by a lot.
380
00:16:57,321 --> 00:16:58,412
And if I'm being
honest with you,
381
00:16:58,477 --> 00:17:00,711
we're probably not
gonna win this one.
382
00:17:01,860 --> 00:17:04,997
In fact, we're definitely not
gonna win this one.
383
00:17:06,453 --> 00:17:08,186
Do you want me to turn it off?
384
00:17:08,391 --> 00:17:10,304
But we're not
gonna quit, either.
385
00:17:10,469 --> 00:17:11,748
And if we do lose,
386
00:17:11,813 --> 00:17:14,820
you need to know
that doesn't make you losers.
387
00:17:16,071 --> 00:17:19,586
You learn as much about who you
are and what you're made of
388
00:17:19,719 --> 00:17:22,804
from failing as you do
from success.
389
00:17:23,414 --> 00:17:25,047
Maybe more.
390
00:17:25,515 --> 00:17:28,890
So you can spend the next half
feeling sorry for yourselves,
391
00:17:29,219 --> 00:17:31,553
or you can get out there
and give them hell.
392
00:17:31,618 --> 00:17:33,461
Yeah! Let's give them hell!
393
00:17:33,657 --> 00:17:36,062
Oh... watch your mouth,
your mom might...
394
00:17:37,414 --> 00:17:39,047
I remember that game.
395
00:17:40,266 --> 00:17:41,703
Did they win?
396
00:17:41,850 --> 00:17:42,977
Oh, no.
397
00:17:43,055 --> 00:17:44,842
No, they lost so bad,
the other team
398
00:17:44,907 --> 00:17:47,781
let one of their cheerleaders
try to kick a field goal.
399
00:17:49,891 --> 00:17:52,601
Well, that was a nice speech.
Too bad it didn't work.
400
00:17:53,407 --> 00:17:55,015
Maybe it did.
401
00:17:55,899 --> 00:17:57,375
What do you mean?
402
00:17:57,625 --> 00:17:59,326
I've been acting
like the game is over,
403
00:17:59,391 --> 00:18:01,953
but it's only halftime.
404
00:18:02,265 --> 00:18:04,811
And there's a lot more physics
left to play.
405
00:18:05,547 --> 00:18:09,047
Wow, was that your first ever
sports metaphor?
406
00:18:10,204 --> 00:18:11,711
It was.
407
00:18:12,842 --> 00:18:15,140
And I think it was a home run.
408
00:18:18,227 --> 00:18:19,972
That's two.
409
00:18:21,157 --> 00:18:23,062
It's interesting.
410
00:18:23,445 --> 00:18:26,529
I've always thought that
my father's journey and my own
411
00:18:26,594 --> 00:18:28,628
were so different,
but...
412
00:18:28,843 --> 00:18:32,193
..he also faced failure
and setbacks.
413
00:18:32,982 --> 00:18:36,099
Maybe our lives mirrored each
other more than I thought.
414
00:18:37,624 --> 00:18:41,108
So, from one viewpoint,
415
00:18:41,419 --> 00:18:44,467
you and your father's lives
are asymmetrical,
416
00:18:44,663 --> 00:18:49,006
but from another vantage point,
they're symmetrical.
417
00:18:49,801 --> 00:18:51,234
Sheldon,
418
00:18:51,607 --> 00:18:55,373
what if symmetry and asymmetry
are observer-relative?
419
00:18:55,499 --> 00:18:58,483
That would mean that
the Russian paper was right...
420
00:18:58,671 --> 00:19:01,037
But only from one perspective.
421
00:19:01,553 --> 00:19:02,988
If we look at it from a
422
00:19:03,053 --> 00:19:04,801
deeper view
in more dimensions,
423
00:19:04,866 --> 00:19:06,459
our theory still stands.
424
00:19:06,561 --> 00:19:09,113
Not only stands,
It-It might be an even
425
00:19:09,178 --> 00:19:12,113
bigger idea than the one we were
originally proposing.
426
00:19:12,178 --> 00:19:14,545
Go get your laptop.
We have a paper to fix.
427
00:19:14,722 --> 00:19:15,991
Okay.
428
00:19:21,499 --> 00:19:23,108
Thanks, Dad.
429
00:19:23,823 --> 00:19:25,389
We're gonna give them hell.
430
00:19:31,077 --> 00:19:33,215
Hi, I'm The Great Howdini,
431
00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,996
and it's an honor to be
auditioning at the Magic Castle.
432
00:19:36,061 --> 00:19:37,660
Could I borrow
your watch, sir?
433
00:19:37,725 --> 00:19:39,858
- Sure.
- Thank you.
434
00:19:39,928 --> 00:19:43,365
Ooh, Rolex, fancy.
I'll get it right back to you.
435
00:19:43,530 --> 00:19:47,887
Observe:
one very expensive watch,
436
00:19:47,952 --> 00:19:50,318
one wooden mallet.
437
00:19:52,499 --> 00:19:54,092
Do I dare? I do.
438
00:19:59,022 --> 00:20:00,332
Would you be amazed
439
00:20:00,397 --> 00:20:02,975
if your watch survived
that pounding?
440
00:20:03,046 --> 00:20:05,476
I think you would...
behold.
441
00:20:07,437 --> 00:20:08,679
Oh!
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