The Euclid Alternative
- Episode aired Oct 20, 2008
- TV-PG
- 20m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
4.9K
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Sheldon annoys the gang when Leonard can't drive him to and from work, so they try to teach him how to drive.Sheldon annoys the gang when Leonard can't drive him to and from work, so they try to teach him how to drive.Sheldon annoys the gang when Leonard can't drive him to and from work, so they try to teach him how to drive.
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This was a really funny episode and it is one of my favorites of this show. Octavia Spencer is in it and I like her in every thing she plays in and I loved her in this to. Like most of this show the episode is funny and smart and interesting. In this episode Sheldon looses his ride to work because Leonard has to work at a different time then normal. Sheldon hits up everyone else for rides but eventually it gets clear hes to big of a burden on them. The gang decides to make Sheldon learn how to drive himself. It doesn't work that good.
I loved this episode as the gang finally decided that Sheldon needs to learn how to drive. The scene with Penny in the car (do you really think she was interested in what he was saying and his "games?") and the scene with Octavia Spencer in the DMV are classic. This features typical Sheldon and is absolutely hilarious.
*** out of ****
*** out of ****
Sheldon depend on Leonard to take him to work. He gives nothing in return and is offensive in his treatment of his roommate. Soon he alienates everyone and has no ride. This leads to a great scene at the DMV with Octavia Spencer. For once, his activities prove fruitless.
In her role as the Desk Clerk at the DMV in conversation with Sheldon, she totally steals the episode with less than a dozen lines. ''Don't make me climb over this counter". Epic.
Everything works to absolute perfection in this episode. Every character is on point and there is some very funny scenes involving Sheldon with the driving simulation, at the DMV with the Octavia Spencer cameo & Sheldon admitting he's too evolved for driving.
Hilarious episode and an absolute classic 10/10.
Hilarious episode and an absolute classic 10/10.
Did you know
- TriviaGives a rare camera view of Leonard and Sheldon's apartment, from the vantage of the hallway that's normally seen to the back right, going to the bedrooms, allowing us to see the "4th wall" in the front of the apartment the camera normally sees through.
- GoofsIn the reverse camera view of the apartment (when the group gathers for Sheldon's intervention) Sheldon and Leonard's desks are placed flush against the wall. In the normal angle, their desks appear to be in the middle of the room.
- Quotes
Sheldon Cooper: I still don't see why I need a driver's license. Albert Einstein never had a driver's license.
Howard Wolowitz: Yeah, but Albert Einstein didn't make me wet myself at 40 miles an hour.
Penny: Yeah, and I never wanted to kick Albert Einstein in the nuts.
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- ConnectionsReferences Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- SoundtracksHistory of Everything
(uncredited)
Written by Barenaked Ladies
Performed by Barenaked Ladies
[Series theme song played during the opening titles]
Details
- Runtime
- 20m
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
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