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The Big Bang Theory - 05x09 The Ornithophobia Diffusion

5x09 The Ornithophobia Diffusion

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First Aired: Nov. 10, 2011 on CBS
Summary: Leonard and Penny try hanging out alone, and Sheldon must overcome his fear of birds.

Main Characters in this Episode



Guest Stars

Raj Koothrappali played by Kunal Nayyar
Amy Farrah Fowler played by Mayim Bialik
Bernadette Rostenkowski played by Melissa Rauch
Kevin played by Blake Berris
Laura played by Ashley Austin Morris

Episode Quotes

Sheldon Cooper: This is ridiculous. I'm a grown man from Texas. This isn't a terrifying bird like a swan or a goose. It's just a blue jay.
Amy Farrah Fowler: Sheldon, what do you expect us to do?
Sheldon Cooper: You're biologists. Biology is the study of living things. That's a living thing. Get crackin'.
Bernadette Rostenkowski: I specialize with microorganisms, and Amy studies brains.
Amy Farrah Fowler: Yeah, neither of us minored in bird shooing.
Penny: Oh, hey. If we hurry, we can make the new Jennifer Aniston movie.
Leonard Hofstadter: Oh, yeah, sure. There's also an amazing documentary about building a dam on a river in South America.
Penny: OK, but the Jennifer Aniston movie has Jennifer Aniston, and she's not building a dam.
Leonard Hofstadter: Can't argue with that. I'll get the tickets.

Mistakes/Goofs

  • Goof (continuity error): When Sheldon puts the bird's water cup on the end table, a red blotch on the cup faces the camera. The cup rotates by itself to a blotch-free side between shots. Also, the cup disappears completely when the bird flies out the window.
  • Goof (continuity error): Leonard notes that he and Penny haven't spent time alone together since they broke up, though they spent an evening painting each others nails and reminiscing in "The Staircase Implementation". And they also had sex after she and Doug broke up in "The Lunar Excitation".
  • Goof (factual errors): Sheldon refers to the bird as a blue jay, however, it is a black-throated magpie-jay.
  • Goof (continuity error): When Bernadette takes the photo of Sheldon and his bird, the bird looks to the left (on the phone's screen, you can clearly see when the photo is being taken). On the posters in the staircase, the bird faces the camera almost directly. According to the bird's viewing direction, the photo must have been taken about two seconds later.

Trivia

  • Sheldon refers to the bird as a "Blue Jay ", although, in reality, it is a Black-throated Magpie-Jay.
  • Sheldon first reveals birds scare him.
  • Title reference: Ornithophobia is a type of specific phobia defined as an abnormal, irrational fear of birds.

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