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Episode: 02x01
Title: The Bad Fish Paradigm
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 201
First Aired: Sep. 22, 2008

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The Big Bang Theory - 02x01 The Bad Fish Paradigm

Summary: Penny and Leonard go on a date, but when their night out goes awry, Penny finds a friend in Sheldon.

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Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Leonard Hofstadter	played by Johnny Galecki
Rajesh Koothrappali	played by Kunal Nayyar
Mrs. Wolowitz	played by Carol Ann Susi

Episode Quotes

Season 2 / Episode 1: - The Bad Fish Paradigm

Sheldon Cooper: Is that woman Aishwarya Rai?
Rajesh Koothrapali: Yes, isn't she an amazing actress?
Sheldon Cooper: Actually, I'd say she's a poor man's Madhuri Dixit.
Rajesh Koothrapali: [angered, Rajesh turns his head toward Sheldon] How *dare* you! Aishwarya Rai is a goddess! By comparison, Madhuri Dixit is a l-leperous prostitute!
Sheldon Cooper: [shocked] Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. Obviously, you're not that familiar with Indian cinema.
Rajesh Koothrapali: [angrily turns his head toward Sheldon a second time]

Season 2 / Episode 1: - The Bad Fish Paradigm

Penny: Has Leonard ever been involved with someone who wasn't a braniac?
Sheldon Cooper: Well, a few years ago, he did go out with a woman who had a Ph. D. in French literature.
Penny: How is that not a braniac?
Sheldon Cooper: Well, for one thing, she was French. For another, it was literature.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: At Raj's apartment, Sheldon points to the song and says that Aishwarya Rai (which Raj approves). However, the song being played is from the movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), which actually features Amisha Patel and not Aishwarya Rai.
CONT: At 6:40, Sheldon puts a blue T-shirt in his clothes-folding gadget. At 6:50, he folds a pair of striped socks, and then the viewer can see him prepare and (supposedly) fold the aforementioned blue T-shirt again from 6:55 to 7:09.
CONT: When Sheldon and Penny are talking while doing laundry, Sheldon says "Why would you lie about that?" and he is folding a blue shirt. It is obvious that he doesn't move the shirt at all, and when the camera view shows his clothes again, it shows him folding a pair of socks instead. He grabs the same blue shirt immediately after and goes to fold it again.
CHAR: When Sheldon is at Rajesh's apartment, the film playing doesn't have Aishwarya Rai in it. The actress in the song sequence we hear is actually Ameesha Patel, lip-synching to Alka Yagnik's voice, from the movie Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000).
FACT: When Raj and Shldon are watching television at Raj's place, the song is running from movie 'Kaho na pyar hain' (Title song). When Sheldon asks whether it is Aishwarya Rai, Raj answers in affirmative. It's obviously a goof, as lead actress in that movie is Ameesha Patel, and Aishwarya Rai doesn't feature in the movie at all.

TRIVIA

When Sheldon moves into Rajesh's apartment, they discuss the famous Indian actresses Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit while Alka Yagnik's voice is heard on the television.

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