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  Episode Information  
Title: The Luminous Fish Effect
Episode Number: 4
Season: 1
Season Episode #.: 4
Production Number: 104
Original Airdate: Monday October 15th, 2007
8.6/10 (7 Votes cast)
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Country: Aired On:
United Kingdom Mar 05, 2008
Episode Crew
Director: Bob Koherr
Writer: (Unknown)
Story: Chuck Lorre
Bill Prady
Teleplay: David Litt
Lee Aronsohn

  Episode Summary  
When Sheldon is fired, he tries to explore life outside the university. He goes food shopping with Penny, who is less than enthusiastic, and then conducts several scientific experiements in his apartment. When Leonard goes as far as buying a loom and weaving ponchos, Leonard decides to call Sheldon's mother for help.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Guest Stars
Mark HarelikplayedDr. Eric GablehauserRecurring (first appearance)
Laurie MetcalfplayedMary 
Sierra EdwardsplayedSummer 
  Main Cast  
Simon HelbergplayedHoward Wolowitz
Kunal NayyarplayedRajesh Koothrappali
Kaley CuocoplayedPenny
Johnny GaleckiplayedLeonard
Jim ParsonsplayedSheldon
  Episode Notes  
Laurie Metcalf plays the part of Sheldon's mother. This is the third alumni from "Rosanne" to appear in the show.
 
  Episode Quotes  
Sheldon: Well here's an interesting turn of events.
(Howard walks into the party with a tall gorgeous blond on his arm.)
Leonard: What... Howard brought a date?
Sheldon: A more plausible explanation is that his work in robotics has made an amazing leap forward.
 
Leonard: You're making eggs for breakfast?
Sheldon: This isn't breakfast. It's an experiment.
Leonard: Huh. 'Cause it looks a lot like breakfast.
Sheldon: I finally have time to test my hypothesis about the separation of water molecules from the egg protein and its impact on the taste.
Leonard: Sounds yummy. I look forward to your work with bacon.
 
Mary: I tell ya, I love the boy to death, but he's been difficult since he fell out of me at the K-Mart.
 
(Sheldon's mother occasionally calls him "Shelly")
Penny: Has Shelly ever freaked out like this before?
Mary: Oh, all the time! I remember one summer when he was 13, he built a small nuclear reactor in the shed and told everybody he was gonna provide free electricity for the whole town. Well the only problem was he had no, watchacall, "fissionable materials". Anyways, when he went on the internets to get some, a man from the gover'ment came by, and sat him down real gentle, and told him it was against the law to have yellow-cake uranium in a shed.
 
Penny: Oh my God, this is the best cobbler I've ever had!
Mary: It was always Sheldon's favorite. You know what the secret ingredient is?
Penny: Love?
Mary: Lard.
 
Mary: Leonard, the Lord never gives us more than we can handle. Thankfully, he blessed me with two other children who are dumb as soup.
 
  Other Episode Crew  
Executive ProducerChuck Lorre  |  Bill Prady
Co-Executive ProducerDavid Goetsch  |  Robert Cohen (1)
ProducerSteven Molaro  |  Faye Oshima Belyeu
Co-ProducerPeter Chakos  |  Mary T. Quigley
Consulting ProducerLee Aronsohn  |  Jennifer Glickman  |  David Litt
Associate ProducerKristy Cecil
 
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