TV Show: The Big Bang Theory
Aired on: 9:00 PM on November 18th, 2010 – Thursday
Channel: E4 Channel
Episode Details: Season 4 Episode 3
Episode Name: The Zazzy Substitution
Preview:
Sheldon and Amy Farrah Fowler are very compatible with each other, as evidenced by how well they can play “counter-factuals”, a game they invented requiring them to know what the other is thinking would be the answer to a question about “an alternate world that differs from ours in one key aspect” (Leonard flunks miserably when he attempts to play this game). Bringing Amy into the group is a source of consternation, as the guys can barely handle Sheldon by himself, let alone with Amy who is his female equivalent. At one lunch, Amy belittles Sheldon’s occupation as a theoretical physicist relative to, in her opinion, her more superior occupation of neurobiologist. This leads Sheldon to propose for the “relationship [with Amy to] terminate immediately”, much to the delight of the other guys. As a result of the breakup, Sheldon becomes more peculiar than his normal self, and adopts a cat as a substitute for Amy. This one cat quickly grows into a collection of 25 cats. This worries Leonard, who calls Sheldon’s mother (Laurie Metcalf) to come for help. When she arrives, Mrs. Cooper is shocked, as she never expected this, so she calls Amy to come and help. Amy agrees out of scientific curiosity, because since Mrs. Cooper told her that Sheldon is losing his mind over Amy, as a neurobiologist, Amy wants to see how someone can lose their mind.
The Big Bang Theory Season 4 Episode 3 The Zazzy Substitution