"Big Bang Theory": Cooperisms from Season 6 Quiz

Answer: He invites Raj along for dinner.

Raj wants to visit a new spa, but Howard is in space and Leonard is spending the night with Penny, so Sheldon invites Raj to join him and Amy for dinner. "Sheldon, are you sure you want to be bringing Raj on your date night with Amy?" Leonard asks. "Oh, absolutely," Sheldon replies. "I have a contractual obligation to provide Amy with conversation and casual physical contact, but nowhere does it specify that I can't outsource that to an Indian."

Amy is upset when she arrives at the restaurant with Sheldon to discover Raj as a third wheel. Even after Raj takes his leave, Amy becomes unhappy when her attempts at playfulness fly over Sheldon's head. She prepares to leave, and issues Sheldon an ultimatum. "Sheldon, you either say something meaningful and from the heart, or you and I are done," she declares. "All right," Sheldon replies. "Amy. When I look in your eyes, and you're looking back in mine, everything feels not quite normal, because I feel stronger and weaker at the same time. I feel excited and at the same time, terrified. The truth is, I don't know what I feel, except I know what kind of man I want to be." Amy is overcome with emotion. "Sheldon, that was beautiful," she says. "I should hope so," Sheldon says. "That was from the first 'Spider-Man' movie."

Answer: Pie eating contest

Sheldon is not used to being bested by anyone at a board game, least of all Penny and Amy, so he does not react well to being branded a "loser". When he claims that "Pictionary" isn't a true test of any real intelligence or skill, it brings out Penny's competitive streak. "Ok, fine," she says. "Pick another game. Amy and I will beat you at anything." Amy suggests a game of water polo, but Leonard quickly points out that Sheldon doesn't float. "That is true," Sheldon says. "I have a higher than normal body density. If I run too deep a bath, I drown." When Penny suggests a game of darts, Sheldon objects on the basis of fairness. "Darts is a bar game. You've been frequenting drinking establishments since you were of legal age," Sheldon explains. "She has a distinct advantage in all tavern-based competitions. Pool, beer pong, wet t-shirt contests - they're all out."

Leonard and Amy try playing "Where's Waldo" without their glasses, but Amy beats Leonard easily. Next, Sheldon and Penny try their hand at Dizzy Long Division, where they need to solve a mathematical problem on a white board after spinning around with their foreheads on the end of a lightsaber for one minute. Penny completes the task first after Sheldon collapses to the ground, taking his whiteboard with him. The episode ends with Howard returning from his mission to the International Space Station to find his friends kneeling at the coffee table eating their way through individual deep-dish pies. Suddenly, Sheldon stops eating. "Ow, blueberry in my nose, blueberry in my nose!" Leonard barely stops eating his pie long enough to yell, "Swallow it down and keep eating." Surprisingly, Sheldon complies.

Answer: Which couple's costume to wear

Amy has a proposition for Sheldon. "I was thinking, since this is going to be our first Halloween as boyfriend and girlfriend, I thought it might be fun for us to go in a couple's costume," she says. "I couldn't agree more," replies Sheldon, much to Amy's surprise. "Couple's costumes are one of the few benefits of being in a relationship," Sheldon explains. "Now, imagine this. You and I entering Stuart's party and all eyes turn to see America's beloved and glamorous couple, R2-D2 and C-3PO. Dibs on 3PO." Amy doesn't want to go as a couple of robots from "Star Wars", so she keeps brainstorming. "What about Raggedy Ann and Andy?" she suggests. "I loved them growing up." Sheldon vetoes the idea. "No, I don't think so," he says. "Those dolls represent three things I do not care for. Clowns, children and raggedyness."

Sheldon and Amy eventually show up to Stuart's party dressed as Raggedy Ann and Raggedy C3PO, which is just a regular C3PO costume with Raggedy Andy's red hair and white cap on his head. "It was a compromise," Sheldon explains to Stuart. "I lost."

Answer: Words With Friends

Sheldon is pleased as punch after Stephen Hawking accepts his invitation to interact with him over the popular online game. "The game is not called 'Words With Strangers', no. It's not even called 'Words With Acquaintances'," Sheldon explains to the gang. "It's 'Words With Friends', which Stephen Hawking and I officially are. Now all I need is a bunk bed with a slide. I'll have everything I ever wanted since I was six years old." When Sheldon wonders why Hawking hasn't played a word for three days after Sheldon's uninterrupted winning streak, Howard spells it out for Sheldon. "Here's the problem," he explains. "You can't beat Hawking like that. He hates to lose. Everyone knows the guy's a big baby. Forget the wheelchair - he should be in a stroller."

When Hawking finally re-engages with the game, Sheldon has a hard time letting him win. "Losing on purpose is intellectually dishonest," he explains to Howard and Raj. "But I want to be Hawking's friend." Sheldon vacillates again. "Oh, but if I do I'll be a phony. A sell-out. A Hollywood poser." He decides against letting Hawking win. "This feels right. My mother always said 'To thine own self be true'," he says. "Of course, she also told me that every animal in the world got on to one boat, so what does she know?" Sheldon throws the game and regains Hawking's friendship. The episode ends with Hawking calling up Sheldon to call him "Dr. Loser" and compare him to a black hole since, in the words of the esteemed scientist, "They both suck."

Answer: He gets drunk and challenges Wil to a fight.

In "The Habitation Configuration", Amy is upset with Sheldon when he fails to stand up for her after she is insulted by Wil Wheaton. "I don't care for your friend," she tells Sheldon. "He's being rude to me. You need to ask him to leave." Sheldon points out that he can't ask Wil to leave since he is a minor celebrity, which prompts Amy to comment that maybe she should be the one to leave. "Could you?" Sheldon asks. "That would solve everything." Needless to say, he ends up in the doghouse with Amy.

Later, Sheldon finds Penny tending bar at The Cheesecake Factory and seeks her help. She talks him into trying Long Island iced tea (because "chamomile just isn't going to cut it") and convinces him that he needs to embrace his Texan roots and stand up for Amy ("That lowdown polecat done wronged my woman!"). The alcohol seems to unlock something primal in Sheldon, who goes to Wil's house to fight him. "You insulted my woman. I'm here to defend her honor," Sheldon declares, and puts up his fists. Wil apologizes almost immediately, avoiding a fight, which is probably just as well. "As a matter of idle curiosity, which of your shrubberies do you feel will benefit from a thorough vomiting?" Sheldon asks, before adding, "Never mind, I'll choose."

Answer: Trying to beat his Hacky-Sack record

When the guys realize that Sheldon disappears every day for 20 minutes and never has anything scheduled for that time, their curiosity is piqued. Sheldon is cagey about his whereabouts and refuses to be tempted by the prospect of meeting a glow-in-the-dark rabbit, so Howard and Raj follow him to a disused part of the university where they see him entering a locked storage room. They break into the room later that night to find a chalkboard inside with the number '43' written on it. The guys are driven to desperation to find out the meaning of the number, so they install a camera in the room to spy on Sheldon. Raj and Howard are dumbstruck when the camera catches Sheldon using a strange device to generate what looks to be a wormhole in the middle of the room. "The first 43 parallel universes I checked proved to be empty. I see no reason to suspect universe #44 will be any different," Sheldon states casually as he dives head-first into the wormhole, only to return with an octopus-like creature wrapped firmly around his head. They guys are so engrossed with the ruse that they don't see Sheldon coming up behind them until he throws an octopus toy on their keyboard, scaring them out of their seats. "I found your webcam and replaced the video feed," Sheldon explains. "You two should be ashamed of yourselves." He tells them that they don't deserve to know what he does in the room every day, and will only reveal that he uses the time to turn his mind off and recharge.

The episode ends with Sheldon retreating to his hiding place and removing a hacky sack from his case. He begins playing, counting out each kick until the footbag falls to the floor. "Drat," he exclaims. "I'm never getting to 43 again."

Answer: He doesn't have a car, and can't even drive.

When Howard gets a new car the university assigns him Space 294, which turns out to be Sheldon's parking spot. Raj is the first to point out the obvious. "Why do you have a parking spot when you don't have a car? You don't even drive." Sheldon doesn't care - he still wants his spot. "It's perfect," Sheldon explains. "It's a corner spot, cutting the risk of door dings in half, it's a mere 28 steps from the building entrance, the nearby tree provides shade on hot days, and it's also home to a delightful squirrel, which is fortuitous because most squirrels are real jerks." Leonard points out that the university probably reassigned his spot because Sheldon never uses it, but Sheldon is unimpressed with the logic. "I'm not using my nipples either," he says. "Maybe they should reassign those."

The situation quickly escalates when Howard refuses to move his car to another parking space. Sheldon appropriates Howard's Iron Man helmet, since Howard wasn't using it. To retaliate, Howard sits in Sheldon's spot on the couch wearing nothing but Sheldon's laptop. Sheldon responds by spray-painting over Howard's name on the parking spot and getting Amy to park her car there. After Bernadette has Amy's car towed, Sheldon moves his office into the parking spot so that no one can park there. After Howard tries using his car to edge Sheldon out of the space, Sheldon gets back at Howard by sitting naked in his new car. When Howard finally gives in and agrees to park his car in another lot, Sheldon can't bear to let Howard be the bigger man, so he agrees to let him use his parking space until such time as he learns to drive or gets a Batmobile.

Answer: He spanks her.

When Amy comes down with the flu, Sheldon is required to take care of her under the terms of their Relationship Agreement. Initially, his bedside manner leaves much to be desired, but Amy soon discovers the fringe benefits of being sick. Sheldon's illness regiment for Amy includes applying a cold compress to her forehead, singing to her, and helping her bathe. When Sheldon warns her that she may experience "some tingling" when he rubs Vapor Rub all over her chest, she counters immediately with, "Oh, I'm counting on it."

Amy wants to hold on to the attentive Sheldon for as long as possible, so she starts faking her symptoms after she gets better so that he will continue to take care of her. Sheldon discovers her ruse after he sneaks a cheek swab and has it cultured in the lab. "It pains me to say it," he says, "but I think some form of penalty is in order, so as to discourage this type of behavior in the future." Taking a cue from his dear departed father, Sheldon settles on administering a spanking. Amy puts on some make-out music under the guise of shielding the neighbors from the sounds of her disciplining, then settles over Sheldon's knee to receive her punishment. The episode ends with Sheldon admonishing Amy for enjoying her spanking a little too much, and with Amy answering playfully, "Then maybe you should spank me harder."

Answer: Santa Claus

In "The Santa Simulation", we learn that Sheldon has always harbored great disdain for all things Christmas. He explains to Stuart all the things he dislikes about the holiday. "Oh, where to begin? Trees indoors, overuse of the words 'Tis' and 'Twas', and the absurd custom of one stocking. Everyone knows socks belong in pairs. Who uses one sock?"

To cure Sheldon of his Scrooge-like ways, Leonard devises a Christmas themed "Dungeons and Dragons" game that requires the players to rescue Santa Claus from a dungeon full of ogres. To get out of a bind, Leonard devises a puzzle that requires Sheldon to sing "Good King Wenceslas", and Sheldon, Howard and Stuart have to play "Jingle Bells" in unison to move forward in the game. For a moment, it seems as though Leonard's plan is working, as Sheldon seems to be enjoying himself, and even starts drinking eggnog at one point. It doesn't last. Instead of saving Santa at the end of the game, Sheldon all but ensures his demise. Turns out that Sheldon has held a grudge against jolly ol' Saint Nick from the time he was five years old, when all he wanted for Christmas was for Santa to bring back his dead grandfather. "Pop-pop was the only one in my family who encouraged me to pursue science, but you didn't bring him back, did you? Instead, I got Lincoln Logs." Sheldon throws the dungeon key into a chasm, and leaves Santa to rot. The episode ends with Sheldon having a nightmare where Santa visits him in the apartment and shoots him with a cannon.

Answer: She started flirting with Leonard.

Sheldon's young assistant, Alex, starts hitting on Leonard, which Sheldon finds unacceptable. "I'm her boss," Sheldon explains. "She should be solely focused on my needs." He summons Alex into his office to address the "serious problem" but she has no idea what he is talking about. "Oh, you poor dear," he says compassionately. "Your ovaries are squirting so much goofy juice into your brains, you don't even know which way is up." When Alex denies making an "inappropriate sexual advance" towards Leonard, Sheldon finds a way to make things worse. "Now, there's no need to get defensive," he says. "I'm not unsympathetic to your plight. My father used to say that a woman is like an egg salad sandwich on a warm Texas day. ... Full of eggs, and only appealing for a short time."

Sheldon is summoned to Human Resources by Mrs. Davis, and is genuinely surprised to hear about Alex's grievance. "I can't understand what she has to complain about," he says. "She has a front-row seat as I make scientific history. There's string cheese in my mini fridge, and that's for anyone. And just yesterday, I led her away from a life of sexual promiscuity by making her look at pictures of disease-ridden genitalia." Mrs. Davis uses her intercom to buzz her assistant. "Cancel my next appointment," she says. "This is gonna take a while."