1 00:00:03,145 --> 00:00:06,448 Hello. I'm Dr. Sheldon Cooper. 2 00:00:06,450 --> 00:00:11,319 And welcome to Sheldon Cooper Presents: Fun with Flags, 3 00:00:11,321 --> 00:00:13,555 the Final Episode Flagtacular. 4 00:00:13,557 --> 00:00:15,356 (gasps) 5 00:00:15,358 --> 00:00:18,626 I knew it was coming. Still scary. 6 00:00:18,628 --> 00:00:21,429 Now, I'm sure you're thinking, "The final episode? 7 00:00:21,431 --> 00:00:24,833 Who will stand between us and flag ignorance"" 8 00:00:24,835 --> 00:00:27,135 I know I was thinking that. 9 00:00:27,137 --> 00:00:30,772 Is this a show on flags or mind reading? 10 00:00:30,774 --> 00:00:34,576 But the truth is I can no longer balance a full-time career, 11 00:00:34,578 --> 00:00:37,345 a popular Internet show, and a girlfriend. 12 00:00:37,347 --> 00:00:42,183 And he really does have one, you jerks on the comment board. 13 00:00:42,185 --> 00:00:48,990 So as they say, all good things must come to an end. 14 00:00:48,992 --> 00:00:51,326 233 if we include the one 15 00:00:51,328 --> 00:00:54,696 somebody forgot to press record on. 16 00:00:54,698 --> 00:00:56,664 (quietly): You said you weren't gonna bring that up. 17 00:00:56,666 --> 00:00:58,346 (quietly): And you said you pressed record. 18 00:00:59,768 --> 00:01:02,737 Anyway, please sit back, relax, 19 00:01:02,739 --> 00:01:06,007 and join us as we take our final lap... 20 00:01:07,076 --> 00:01:10,011 ...as indicated by the waving of this racing flag. 21 00:01:10,013 --> 00:01:12,847 And, of course, white flags can also represent surrender, 22 00:01:12,849 --> 00:01:15,750 the Stewards of Gondor, and the Japanese Minamoto clan, 23 00:01:15,752 --> 00:01:18,286 but I'm sure you remember that, from episode sixty-two. 24 00:01:18,288 --> 00:01:22,657 "White Flags: Who's Wavin' 'Em and Why?" 25 00:01:22,659 --> 00:01:24,192 That was a good one. 26 00:01:24,194 --> 00:01:25,493 It was so good. 27 00:01:27,029 --> 00:01:30,665 ♪ Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ 28 00:01:30,667 --> 00:01:34,002 ♪ Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! ♪ 29 00:01:34,004 --> 00:01:35,637 ♪ The Earth began to cool ♪ 30 00:01:35,639 --> 00:01:38,172 ♪ The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools ♪ 31 00:01:38,174 --> 00:01:40,842 ♪ We built the Wall ♪ ♪ We built the pyramids ♪ 32 00:01:40,844 --> 00:01:43,511 ♪ Math, Science, History, unraveling the mystery ♪ 33 00:01:43,513 --> 00:01:45,413 ♪ That all started with a big bang ♪ 34 00:01:45,415 --> 00:01:47,036 ♪ Bang! ♪ 35 00:01:47,037 --> 00:01:51,037 ♪ The Big Bang Theory 8x10 ♪ The Champagne Reflection Original Air Date on November 20, 2014 36 00:01:51,038 --> 00:01:56,038 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 37 00:01:56,039 --> 00:01:59,075 You know, I thought cleaning out a dead professor's office 38 00:01:59,077 --> 00:02:00,409 was gonna just be boring, 39 00:02:00,411 --> 00:02:02,745 but then I found his dentures 40 00:02:02,747 --> 00:02:05,948 and realized it's also gross. 41 00:02:07,617 --> 00:02:10,753 Doesn't Professor Abbott's family want any of this stuff? 42 00:02:10,755 --> 00:02:11,854 I don't think he had a family. 43 00:02:11,856 --> 00:02:13,422 That's rough. I know. 44 00:02:13,424 --> 00:02:15,057 You can spend your whole life working, 45 00:02:15,059 --> 00:02:18,294 and at the end all that's left are some papers in a box. 46 00:02:18,296 --> 00:02:21,263 Makes you think. 47 00:02:21,265 --> 00:02:24,033 Oh, well. 48 00:02:24,035 --> 00:02:26,369 Hey. Hey, we're supposed to look through all this stuff 49 00:02:26,371 --> 00:02:28,304 before we throw it away in case it's important. 50 00:02:28,306 --> 00:02:31,240 I-I did. It's all outdated or disproved. 51 00:02:31,242 --> 00:02:34,343 I don't know. This old pen kind of proves gravity. 52 00:02:34,345 --> 00:02:37,613 When I tilt it, her bathing suit falls right off. 53 00:02:37,615 --> 00:02:38,748 WOLOWITZ: Oh, 54 00:02:38,750 --> 00:02:40,750 my dad used to have a pen like that. 55 00:02:40,752 --> 00:02:44,153 I dated it all through sixth grade. 56 00:02:44,155 --> 00:02:45,187 It still feels weird 57 00:02:45,189 --> 00:02:47,490 just throwing away his work like this. 58 00:02:47,492 --> 00:02:48,591 Don't feel bad. Someday, 59 00:02:48,593 --> 00:02:51,360 someone will be throwing out your work, too. 60 00:02:51,362 --> 00:02:55,898 That someone was Sheldon, and the day was yesterday. 61 00:02:56,900 --> 00:02:59,168 Hey, look at this. 62 00:02:59,170 --> 00:03:02,405 "Dear Roger, to be opened upon your first great discovery. 63 00:03:02,407 --> 00:03:04,473 Love, Mom." 64 00:03:04,475 --> 00:03:06,275 Wow, look at the date. 65 00:03:06,277 --> 00:03:09,645 He saved this 50 years and never got to open it. 66 00:03:09,647 --> 00:03:12,081 That's intense. 67 00:03:12,083 --> 00:03:15,017 Poor Roger Abbott. 68 00:03:15,019 --> 00:03:19,622 (laughing): Roger Abbott sounds just like Roger Rabbit. 69 00:03:19,624 --> 00:03:23,592 Roger Abbott, Roger Abbott, Roger Abbott. 70 00:03:23,594 --> 00:03:27,196 Oh, my God, Leonard, I know he's dead, but try it. It's fun! 71 00:03:28,098 --> 00:03:29,632 Roger Abbott, Roger Abbott... 72 00:03:30,801 --> 00:03:33,135 DAN: Penny! 73 00:03:33,137 --> 00:03:35,838 (chuckles) Oh, my rookie of the year. 74 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,474 Oh, Dan. My boss who didn't want to hire me 75 00:03:38,476 --> 00:03:40,709 and now's a little hug machine. (chuckles) Oh, 76 00:03:40,711 --> 00:03:42,311 look at you. Brand-new 77 00:03:42,313 --> 00:03:44,613 and already the third best sales rep. 78 00:03:44,615 --> 00:03:46,382 Aw. Yes. Why don't you come over to my table. 79 00:03:46,384 --> 00:03:48,384 I'll be right there. Bernadette's just parking the car. 80 00:03:48,386 --> 00:03:51,387 Oh, good. 81 00:03:51,389 --> 00:03:54,056 Bernadette. Cute, sweet... 82 00:03:54,058 --> 00:03:55,991 vicious little Bernadette. 83 00:03:55,993 --> 00:03:58,194 Come on. She's not that bad. 84 00:03:58,196 --> 00:03:59,528 Oh, yeah? 85 00:03:59,530 --> 00:04:01,764 At the company picnic she yelled at me and my grandson 86 00:04:01,766 --> 00:04:03,933 for losing the three-legged race. 87 00:04:03,935 --> 00:04:09,104 I mean, he still calls her "that mean kid with the big boobies." 88 00:04:09,106 --> 00:04:11,574 I know she can be a little intense, but, I swear, 89 00:04:11,576 --> 00:04:14,009 she is so sweet once you get past all the... 90 00:04:14,011 --> 00:04:15,177 Hey, what are you talking about? 91 00:04:15,179 --> 00:04:16,579 Oh. We were just talking 92 00:04:16,581 --> 00:04:18,747 about how much we love working with you. Isn't that right? 93 00:04:18,749 --> 00:04:20,950 Dan? 94 00:04:23,987 --> 00:04:26,322 Over the years here at Fun With Flags, 95 00:04:26,324 --> 00:04:29,859 we've had an opportunity to learn, laugh, wonder... 96 00:04:29,861 --> 00:04:33,729 And, yes, even shed a tear or two. 97 00:04:33,731 --> 00:04:37,399 Like when you do a two-hour Fourth of July spectacular 98 00:04:37,401 --> 00:04:40,369 and it doesn't get recorded. 99 00:04:40,371 --> 00:04:43,405 How many times do I have to say I'm sorry? 100 00:04:43,407 --> 00:04:46,375 How about 4,000. 101 00:04:46,377 --> 00:04:49,445 One for every domino I set up to make that American flag. 102 00:04:50,547 --> 00:04:53,782 Please enjoy these highlights. 103 00:04:55,185 --> 00:04:58,487 (Australian accent): Crikey! What flag do we have today? 104 00:05:01,925 --> 00:05:04,159 (Australian accent): Australia, mate! 105 00:05:07,531 --> 00:05:11,901 And now it's time for the speed round of Flag or Not a Flag. 106 00:05:11,903 --> 00:05:14,703 Flag. Flag. (dinging) 107 00:05:14,705 --> 00:05:16,739 Not a flag. Flag. 108 00:05:16,741 --> 00:05:19,408 I am crushing this. 109 00:05:23,713 --> 00:05:27,516 Say, Betsy Ross, what you working on? 110 00:05:27,518 --> 00:05:31,120 (high-pitched): I have no idea. 111 00:05:31,122 --> 00:05:34,590 Because the story of me sewing the first American flag 112 00:05:34,592 --> 00:05:37,626 is unsupported poppycock. 113 00:05:37,628 --> 00:05:40,462 Then who did sew it, hmm? 114 00:05:40,464 --> 00:05:42,197 Don't ask me. 115 00:05:42,199 --> 00:05:45,634 I'm just a simple seamstress whose descendants are... 116 00:05:45,636 --> 00:05:49,038 (normal voice): out to make a quick buck! 117 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:51,240 (old-timey music playing) 118 00:05:55,612 --> 00:05:57,379 Fancy a dip, my dear? 119 00:05:57,381 --> 00:05:59,014 I do. 120 00:05:59,016 --> 00:06:01,016 (gasps) 121 00:06:01,018 --> 00:06:03,752 Wait, that purple flag indicates 122 00:06:03,754 --> 00:06:06,422 that marine pests, such as jellyfish, are present. 123 00:06:06,424 --> 00:06:09,758 Wow, that flag is a lifesaver. 124 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,094 No. 125 00:06:12,096 --> 00:06:14,296 This is. 126 00:06:15,799 --> 00:06:17,967 Stop looking at my legs. 127 00:06:19,035 --> 00:06:21,370 Not a flag. Flag. (dinging) 128 00:06:21,372 --> 00:06:23,672 Flag. Not a flag. 129 00:06:23,674 --> 00:06:25,374 Flag. (buzz) 130 00:06:25,376 --> 00:06:28,210 (groans) Crap. 131 00:06:29,346 --> 00:06:30,846 When stuff like this gets me down, 132 00:06:30,848 --> 00:06:32,181 you know what I like to do? 133 00:06:32,183 --> 00:06:35,217 Sing "Hakuna Matata" like an eight-year-old girl? 134 00:06:35,219 --> 00:06:37,052 Wrong, smarty-pants. 135 00:06:37,054 --> 00:06:40,756 It's "Everything Is Awesome" from The Lego Movie. 136 00:06:42,392 --> 00:06:43,626 Look at these notebooks. 137 00:06:43,628 --> 00:06:45,661 They're full of pages and pages of data. 138 00:06:45,663 --> 00:06:47,396 He clearly spent years on this. 139 00:06:47,398 --> 00:06:50,232 Mmm. Oh, it's just columns of random numbers. Toss it. 140 00:06:50,234 --> 00:06:53,135 Well, but what if this was a potential breakthrough for him? 141 00:06:53,137 --> 00:06:54,803 What if... what if this is the thing 142 00:06:54,805 --> 00:06:57,473 that would've finally let him open that bottle of champagne? 143 00:06:57,475 --> 00:06:59,808 Maybe he didn't know what to pair champagne with. 144 00:06:59,810 --> 00:07:03,679 Strawberries, caviar, oysters. All good choices. 145 00:07:05,215 --> 00:07:06,415 Yeah, that look right there 146 00:07:06,417 --> 00:07:09,818 is why people eat before they come to your parties. 147 00:07:09,820 --> 00:07:11,854 This has to mean something. 148 00:07:11,856 --> 00:07:15,991 Well, there's no discernible pattern that I can see, 149 00:07:15,993 --> 00:07:18,360 but it shouldn't be too hard to run the numbers and check. 150 00:07:18,362 --> 00:07:20,996 Well, maybe we can get some time on the supercomputer. 151 00:07:20,998 --> 00:07:22,898 Sure. We could try multiple regressions 152 00:07:22,900 --> 00:07:25,401 with varying physical and experimental constants. 153 00:07:25,403 --> 00:07:28,003 Oh, we could run a pattern-matching algorithm 154 00:07:28,005 --> 00:07:30,139 against well-known unsolved physics problems. 155 00:07:30,141 --> 00:07:32,608 Ooh, it might be a substitution cipher. 156 00:07:32,610 --> 00:07:34,576 We could start with basic cryptanalysis. 157 00:07:34,578 --> 00:07:38,280 Or we could talk to this guy he used to share an office with. 158 00:07:39,115 --> 00:07:42,685 Oh, let's do that. 159 00:07:42,687 --> 00:07:45,220 Because you don't know how to do cryptanalysis, do you? 160 00:07:45,222 --> 00:07:47,723 I'm not even sure if it's the right word. 161 00:07:54,964 --> 00:07:56,465 PENNY: So, 162 00:07:56,467 --> 00:07:59,101 Dan, you have a grandson. How old is he? 163 00:07:59,103 --> 00:08:00,502 Seven. BERNADETTE: Oh, yeah. 164 00:08:00,504 --> 00:08:02,438 I remember him from the picnic. 165 00:08:03,506 --> 00:08:06,408 He was the one crying like a wuss the whole time. 166 00:08:07,310 --> 00:08:10,779 I heard he was being picked on by a mean kid. 167 00:08:10,781 --> 00:08:12,181 Just builds character. 168 00:08:12,183 --> 00:08:14,183 Like my dad said, "Nobody likes a crybaby 169 00:08:14,185 --> 00:08:16,652 except their mommies and Democrats." 170 00:08:17,487 --> 00:08:18,887 I need another drink. 171 00:08:20,857 --> 00:08:22,758 What's his problem? Oh. 172 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:24,593 I don't know. Maybe he didn't like the fact 173 00:08:24,595 --> 00:08:26,395 that you called his grandson a wuss. 174 00:08:26,397 --> 00:08:29,598 Well, I didn't think you were supposed to say "sissy" anymore. 175 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:33,135 Okay, look, I know what a good person you are, 176 00:08:33,137 --> 00:08:36,572 but sometimes people think you might come off a little harsh. 177 00:08:36,574 --> 00:08:37,639 What? 178 00:08:37,641 --> 00:08:40,242 I'm, like, the sweetest person I know. 179 00:08:41,277 --> 00:08:45,347 Look at me. I should be in a tree baking cookies. 180 00:08:45,349 --> 00:08:47,316 Yes, but once in a while, 181 00:08:47,318 --> 00:08:50,619 people think you're a little mean. 182 00:08:50,621 --> 00:08:51,854 Oh, yeah? 183 00:08:51,856 --> 00:08:53,622 You one of those people? 184 00:08:54,457 --> 00:08:56,325 No. No, no, no. 185 00:08:56,327 --> 00:08:59,294 I-I think the cookie thing. 186 00:09:03,299 --> 00:09:04,833 Action. 187 00:09:04,835 --> 00:09:06,468 Welcome back. 188 00:09:06,470 --> 00:09:09,204 Our guest today is a returning fan favorite. 189 00:09:09,206 --> 00:09:11,573 He puts the reading in your rainbow, 190 00:09:11,575 --> 00:09:13,108 the Geordi in your La Forge, 191 00:09:13,110 --> 00:09:15,043 and the Kunta in your Kinte, 192 00:09:15,045 --> 00:09:17,246 Mr. LeVar Burton. 193 00:09:21,518 --> 00:09:24,219 Thank you, Sheldon. Now, remember our deal... 194 00:09:24,221 --> 00:09:28,657 You do this, I delete your contact information. 195 00:09:28,659 --> 00:09:29,792 While... 196 00:09:29,794 --> 00:09:31,860 While you watch me do it. 197 00:09:31,862 --> 00:09:33,896 Great. Happy to be back. 198 00:09:33,898 --> 00:09:35,497 Well, since you're here, 199 00:09:35,499 --> 00:09:37,966 I'd like to get your opinion on something. 200 00:09:37,968 --> 00:09:40,035 In honor of Black History Month, 201 00:09:40,037 --> 00:09:42,070 I portrayed George Washington Carver 202 00:09:42,072 --> 00:09:46,675 in a loving tribute that my roommate called "wildly racist"" 203 00:09:46,677 --> 00:09:48,744 What do you think? 204 00:09:48,746 --> 00:09:50,979 SHELDON: Hi. My name is George. 205 00:09:50,981 --> 00:09:53,148 Oh, hell, no! 206 00:09:55,785 --> 00:09:57,686 You heard him, Leonard. 207 00:09:57,688 --> 00:09:59,855 No, it's not racist. 208 00:10:09,110 --> 00:10:11,278 Are we sure this is the place? 209 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,347 The doorman said this is the right building. 210 00:10:13,349 --> 00:10:15,282 I think if you're pulling up your pants, 211 00:10:15,284 --> 00:10:17,651 you're not a doorman. 212 00:10:17,653 --> 00:10:19,086 MAN: Who is it? 213 00:10:19,088 --> 00:10:21,221 Uh, I'm looking for a Professor Sharpe? 214 00:10:21,223 --> 00:10:24,157 Hold on. 215 00:10:24,159 --> 00:10:25,726 Can I help you? Hi. 216 00:10:25,728 --> 00:10:27,928 We're from the university. We're trying to get some information 217 00:10:27,930 --> 00:10:29,196 about Professor Abbott. 218 00:10:29,198 --> 00:10:30,631 We were cleaning out his office 219 00:10:30,633 --> 00:10:32,366 and found these books full of numbers. 220 00:10:32,368 --> 00:10:34,001 Any chance you know what it is? 221 00:10:34,003 --> 00:10:35,802 Yes, he was always working on this. Oh. 222 00:10:35,804 --> 00:10:37,204 I was thinking it might be 223 00:10:37,206 --> 00:10:39,206 some sort of interstellar coordinate system, 224 00:10:39,208 --> 00:10:41,041 maybe an updated version of Hubble's law. 225 00:10:41,043 --> 00:10:42,442 I keep seeing the number 90 repeating. 226 00:10:42,444 --> 00:10:44,444 That could be the angle of perturbation 227 00:10:44,446 --> 00:10:46,413 of a distant galaxy. 228 00:10:46,415 --> 00:10:49,216 It's the number of calories in a yogurt. 229 00:10:49,951 --> 00:10:51,318 That's his food diary. 230 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:52,753 Really? 231 00:10:52,755 --> 00:10:54,621 Yeah, he wrote down everything he ever ate. 232 00:10:54,623 --> 00:10:56,823 He was convinced that calorie restriction was the key 233 00:10:56,825 --> 00:10:58,225 to living forever. 234 00:10:58,227 --> 00:10:59,893 Does it work? 235 00:10:59,895 --> 00:11:01,328 Seriously? 236 00:11:01,330 --> 00:11:04,231 Well, he could have been hit by a bus. You don't know. 237 00:11:05,733 --> 00:11:07,434 Sorry it's not more interesting. 238 00:11:07,436 --> 00:11:09,536 On the bright side, you didn't have to listen 239 00:11:09,538 --> 00:11:12,272 to his stomach growl for 35 years. 240 00:11:12,274 --> 00:11:14,541 So, was there anything that Professor Abbott worked on 241 00:11:14,543 --> 00:11:17,511 during his life that came close to an accomplishment? 242 00:11:17,513 --> 00:11:20,981 To be honest, his research never amounted to anything. 243 00:11:20,983 --> 00:11:23,050 Oh. You were his colleague. 244 00:11:23,052 --> 00:11:24,051 How did your research turn out? 245 00:11:24,053 --> 00:11:26,086 Great. Hey, this is the apartment you get 246 00:11:26,088 --> 00:11:28,288 when you win a Nobel. 247 00:11:29,323 --> 00:11:31,358 Well, you could be very frugal. 248 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,760 I'm getting a little tired of everybody's sarcasm. 249 00:11:37,131 --> 00:11:39,266 I'm not a bully. 250 00:11:39,268 --> 00:11:41,368 I mean, maybe I come off a little strong, 251 00:11:41,370 --> 00:11:43,370 but that's only because my dad raised me to be tough 252 00:11:43,372 --> 00:11:44,938 and not to take crap from anybody. 253 00:11:44,940 --> 00:11:48,241 No. That's fine, but there's a difference between being tough 254 00:11:48,243 --> 00:11:51,611 and telling your friend her new pants look like a saggy diaper. 255 00:11:53,648 --> 00:11:55,782 I did say that, didn't I? 256 00:11:55,784 --> 00:11:57,084 Yeah, you did. 257 00:11:57,086 --> 00:12:00,020 I felt so self-conscious, I had to return them. 258 00:12:00,022 --> 00:12:02,989 Where? To Babies R Us? 259 00:12:02,991 --> 00:12:05,659 You're doing it again! 260 00:12:05,661 --> 00:12:07,027 Okay, sorry. Can we just go? 261 00:12:07,029 --> 00:12:08,495 I feel like everybody hates me. 262 00:12:08,497 --> 00:12:10,497 Oh, come on, they don't hate you, all right? 263 00:12:10,499 --> 00:12:11,631 They're just a little intimidated. 264 00:12:11,633 --> 00:12:13,200 All you need to do is show everyone 265 00:12:13,202 --> 00:12:14,367 how sweet you really are. 266 00:12:14,369 --> 00:12:16,369 I think I'd rather go. No, come on. 267 00:12:16,371 --> 00:12:18,004 You are not going anywhere, all right? 268 00:12:18,006 --> 00:12:20,340 I am here for you, and we are gonna fix this together. 269 00:12:20,342 --> 00:12:21,742 Thank you. 270 00:12:21,744 --> 00:12:23,677 Even though your dress is ugly. 271 00:12:26,481 --> 00:12:28,882 Well, my little Flag-keteers, 272 00:12:28,884 --> 00:12:32,886 it looks like the last episode of Fun with Flags is at an end. 273 00:12:32,888 --> 00:12:34,788 If I could, 274 00:12:34,790 --> 00:12:38,892 I would run each and every one of you viewers up a flagpole 275 00:12:38,894 --> 00:12:41,795 and salute you. 276 00:12:41,797 --> 00:12:44,297 And if you touched the ground, burn you. 277 00:12:45,867 --> 00:12:47,300 I'd like to take a moment 278 00:12:47,302 --> 00:12:49,469 to personally thank Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, 279 00:12:49,471 --> 00:12:51,471 who you may or may not know 280 00:12:51,473 --> 00:12:55,842 is the first woman to co-host a flag or banner-related 281 00:12:55,844 --> 00:12:58,678 Internet info-tainment show. 282 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:01,148 Take that, glass ceiling. 283 00:13:02,817 --> 00:13:06,820 And if I may get serious for a moment, 284 00:13:06,822 --> 00:13:10,791 hosting this show has been... 285 00:13:10,793 --> 00:13:12,993 one crazy ride. 286 00:13:14,195 --> 00:13:16,730 With all its ups and downs, 287 00:13:16,732 --> 00:13:19,599 I wouldn't give it up for the world. 288 00:13:21,002 --> 00:13:23,236 Except for now, when I'm giving it up. 289 00:13:26,574 --> 00:13:28,842 Before I sign off, I'd, uh... 290 00:13:28,844 --> 00:13:33,246 I'd like to share with you all one last use for a white flag. 291 00:13:34,849 --> 00:13:37,250 (voice breaking): It's good for times like this. 292 00:13:38,553 --> 00:13:39,953 (sniffles) 293 00:13:39,955 --> 00:13:42,088 Good night. 294 00:13:42,090 --> 00:13:43,290 Cut. 295 00:13:45,126 --> 00:13:47,694 Sheldon... 296 00:13:47,696 --> 00:13:49,863 that was beautiful. 297 00:13:49,865 --> 00:13:51,031 If you didn't press record... 298 00:13:51,033 --> 00:13:53,200 I pressed it! 299 00:13:57,238 --> 00:14:00,340 Well, that's it. 300 00:14:00,342 --> 00:14:03,043 That's the end of Roger Abbott. 301 00:14:05,613 --> 00:14:07,914 And we still don't know who framed him. 302 00:14:10,384 --> 00:14:12,052 I still keep thinking 303 00:14:12,054 --> 00:14:14,654 about how an entire life can seemingly amount to nothing. 304 00:14:14,656 --> 00:14:17,390 I guess the sad truth is, 305 00:14:17,392 --> 00:14:20,961 not everyone will accomplish something great. 306 00:14:20,963 --> 00:14:22,462 Some of us 307 00:14:22,464 --> 00:14:24,431 may just have to find meaning 308 00:14:24,433 --> 00:14:28,034 in the little moments that make up life. 309 00:14:28,036 --> 00:14:31,137 That's a nice way of looking at it. 310 00:14:31,139 --> 00:14:33,106 Yeah for you, not for me. 311 00:14:33,108 --> 00:14:35,175 I went to space. I'm covered. 312 00:14:37,812 --> 00:14:39,446 You know what? 313 00:14:39,448 --> 00:14:42,649 This bottle was meant to celebrate an achievement. 314 00:14:42,651 --> 00:14:44,017 Let's make a pact. 315 00:14:44,019 --> 00:14:46,319 When one of us gets their first big breakthrough, 316 00:14:46,321 --> 00:14:48,955 we'll celebrate by opening this bottle of champagne 317 00:14:48,957 --> 00:14:50,957 and toasting Professor Abbott. 318 00:14:50,959 --> 00:14:52,158 I love that. 319 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:53,226 Yeah, me, too. 320 00:14:53,228 --> 00:14:55,028 Then, of course, 321 00:14:55,030 --> 00:14:56,796 rubbing our success in Sheldon's face. 322 00:14:56,798 --> 00:14:59,132 Oh, well, that's the best part. Oh, yeah. 323 00:15:00,234 --> 00:15:03,803 Dan, could I talk to you for a minute? 324 00:15:07,008 --> 00:15:08,975 Sure, go ahead. 325 00:15:08,977 --> 00:15:10,744 Just want you to know I didn't mean 326 00:15:10,746 --> 00:15:12,012 to be rude about your grandson. 327 00:15:12,014 --> 00:15:13,680 No, it's okay. 328 00:15:13,682 --> 00:15:15,548 No, it's not. 329 00:15:15,550 --> 00:15:17,117 Penny told me that everyone's scared of me. 330 00:15:17,119 --> 00:15:19,386 (laughing): What? What? 331 00:15:19,388 --> 00:15:21,288 Why would she say that? 332 00:15:21,290 --> 00:15:22,956 You know she drinks, right? 333 00:15:22,958 --> 00:15:24,891 What? 334 00:15:24,893 --> 00:15:27,294 No, she's right, and I just want you to know 335 00:15:27,296 --> 00:15:29,696 that from now on, I'm gonna be much more sensitive. 336 00:15:29,698 --> 00:15:31,731 I don't want anyone walking on eggshells around me. 337 00:15:31,733 --> 00:15:34,267 Oh, well, okay, then, uh, 338 00:15:34,269 --> 00:15:36,202 one thing I've been meaning to tell you 339 00:15:36,204 --> 00:15:39,005 is that the company is gonna stop paying for our coffee. 340 00:15:39,007 --> 00:15:40,907 No problem. When does that start? 341 00:15:40,909 --> 00:15:43,043 Five months ago. 342 00:15:43,045 --> 00:15:44,311 What?! Yeah. 343 00:15:44,313 --> 00:15:46,012 Who's been paying for my coffee? 344 00:15:46,014 --> 00:15:47,014 All of us. 345 00:15:47,015 --> 00:15:48,715 Yeah. It comes from the swear jar 346 00:15:48,717 --> 00:15:50,483 we put money in when you curse. 347 00:15:53,788 --> 00:15:55,422 What else don't I know about? 348 00:15:55,424 --> 00:15:58,258 Uh, well, you know your private bathroom? 349 00:15:58,260 --> 00:15:58,915 Yeah? 350 00:15:58,939 --> 00:16:00,695 That was supposed to be for the whole floor. 351 00:16:00,696 --> 00:16:02,829 You're kidding. DAN: No, no. 352 00:16:02,831 --> 00:16:05,298 It's okay. It only really affected Wheelchair Kathy, 353 00:16:05,300 --> 00:16:07,667 and she's back in the hospital now, 354 00:16:07,669 --> 00:16:09,669 so it all worked out. 355 00:16:09,671 --> 00:16:12,872 I feel so bad. Yeah. 356 00:16:12,874 --> 00:16:14,140 Well, then, maybe 357 00:16:14,142 --> 00:16:16,042 you shouldn't have named her "Wheelchair Kathy." 358 00:16:17,411 --> 00:16:19,012 Oh, my God! 359 00:16:19,014 --> 00:16:22,482 I thought everybody liked me, but I'm just a monster. 360 00:16:22,484 --> 00:16:26,353 But a cute one, like that, uh, eyeball guy in Monsters, Inc. 361 00:16:26,355 --> 00:16:29,022 No, I'm the worst. 362 00:16:29,024 --> 00:16:30,690 I'm a terrible person. 363 00:16:30,692 --> 00:16:33,159 Come on, don't cry. It's okay. 364 00:16:33,161 --> 00:16:34,394 (crying): It's not okay. 365 00:16:34,396 --> 00:16:37,063 How can I even work here anymore? Oh. 366 00:16:37,065 --> 00:16:38,698 Because this company needs you. DAN: It's fine. 367 00:16:38,700 --> 00:16:40,433 We don't mind paying for the coffee. 368 00:16:40,435 --> 00:16:42,836 I can't let you do that. 369 00:16:42,838 --> 00:16:44,471 Maybe we could get you 370 00:16:44,473 --> 00:16:46,706 an espresso machine for your office. 371 00:16:46,708 --> 00:16:48,742 (crying): I guess that would be all right. 372 00:16:48,744 --> 00:16:50,744 All right. 373 00:16:50,746 --> 00:16:53,146 (crying) See? You don't have 374 00:16:53,148 --> 00:16:54,714 to be mean to get what you want. 375 00:16:54,716 --> 00:16:56,750 (sniffles) You're right. 376 00:16:56,752 --> 00:16:59,619 Now where did we land on my bathroom? 377 00:17:02,823 --> 00:17:04,257 (door opening) 378 00:17:04,259 --> 00:17:05,759 Hey. 379 00:17:05,761 --> 00:17:06,960 Hello. 380 00:17:06,962 --> 00:17:08,294 How come you're up so late? 381 00:17:08,296 --> 00:17:10,196 I posted the last episode 382 00:17:10,198 --> 00:17:12,232 of Fun with Flags hours ago, 383 00:17:12,234 --> 00:17:15,001 and not a single person cared enough to comment. 384 00:17:16,837 --> 00:17:19,139 All that effort for nothing. 385 00:17:19,141 --> 00:17:21,107 Mm. I know how you feel. 386 00:17:21,109 --> 00:17:23,843 I spent the day throwing out a man's entire career, 387 00:17:23,845 --> 00:17:25,678 and all that's left is an old bottle of champagne 388 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,048 and a naked lady pen that Raj took 389 00:17:28,050 --> 00:17:30,650 when he thought no one was looking. 390 00:17:30,652 --> 00:17:33,486 It's not the same thing. 391 00:17:33,488 --> 00:17:36,156 I don't think you know how I feel at all. 392 00:17:36,158 --> 00:17:38,625 Sad? 393 00:17:38,627 --> 00:17:41,795 Hmm. You do get me. 394 00:17:42,963 --> 00:17:44,998 (computer chimes) 395 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,833 Someone left a comment. 396 00:17:46,835 --> 00:17:48,101 Yeah. What did they say? 397 00:17:48,103 --> 00:17:50,103 "Too bad your show is done. 398 00:17:50,105 --> 00:17:52,105 I kind of liked it." 399 00:17:52,107 --> 00:17:54,307 Leonard, did you hear that? 400 00:17:55,476 --> 00:17:57,644 Oh, the people are heartbroken! 401 00:17:59,447 --> 00:18:02,048 I can't take this away from the world! 402 00:18:02,050 --> 00:18:04,984 Fun with Flags is back! 403 00:18:04,986 --> 00:18:06,986 Congratulations. 404 00:18:06,988 --> 00:18:08,855 Let's celebrate! 405 00:18:08,857 --> 00:18:10,390 (cork pops) 406 00:18:10,392 --> 00:18:13,059 Sheldon, 407 00:18:13,061 --> 00:18:14,761 that wasn't for you! 408 00:18:14,763 --> 00:18:16,296 Oh, no, I'm not going to drink it. 409 00:18:16,298 --> 00:18:17,797 I just wanted to hear the pop. 410 00:18:18,766 --> 00:18:22,335 Yeah, I knew it was coming. Still scary. 411 00:18:34,104 --> 00:18:36,239 LeVar Burton? 412 00:18:36,241 --> 00:18:38,041 LeVar Burton! 413 00:18:38,043 --> 00:18:39,642 LeVar Burton! 414 00:18:39,644 --> 00:18:43,179 Ugh. What are you doing here? 415 00:18:43,181 --> 00:18:44,514 You told me not to call, 416 00:18:44,516 --> 00:18:46,950 and I didn't know how else to give you the good news. 417 00:18:46,952 --> 00:18:50,653 Fun with Flags is back, and you can be in the next episode. 418 00:18:50,655 --> 00:18:52,055 Wil Wheaton said, get a gate. 419 00:18:52,057 --> 00:18:53,527 I don't know why I didn't get a gate. 420 00:18:53,551 --> 00:18:54,658 You... 421 00:18:54,961 --> 00:18:57,395 At least listen to the premise. 422 00:18:57,398 --> 00:18:58,964 Since you were born in Germany, 423 00:18:58,966 --> 00:19:01,900 I thought we could talk about German flags. 424 00:19:01,901 --> 00:19:04,944 How do you feel about dressing up like a swastika? 425 00:19:04,944 --> 00:19:11,444 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man