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The Griffin Equivalency

  • Episode aired Oct 13, 2008
  • TV-PG
  • 21m
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Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
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The guys struggle to cope with Raj's arrogance after he is featured in a People magazine article.The guys struggle to cope with Raj's arrogance after he is featured in a People magazine article.The guys struggle to cope with Raj's arrogance after he is featured in a People magazine article.

  • Director
    • Mark Cendrowski
  • Writers
    • Chuck Lorre
    • Bill Prady
    • Stephen Engel
  • Stars
    • Johnny Galecki
    • Jim Parsons
    • Kaley Cuoco
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    • Director
      • Mark Cendrowski
    • Writers
      • Chuck Lorre
      • Bill Prady
      • Stephen Engel
    • Stars
      • Johnny Galecki
      • Jim Parsons
      • Kaley Cuoco
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Johnny Galecki
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    • Leonard Hofstadter
    Jim Parsons
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    • Sheldon Cooper
    Kaley Cuoco
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    • Penny
    Simon Helberg
    Simon Helberg
    • Howard Wolowitz
    Kunal Nayyar
    Kunal Nayyar
    • Raj Koothrappali
    Charlie Sheen
    Charlie Sheen
    • Charlie Sheen
    Mark Harelik
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    • Dr. Eric Gablehauser
    Brian George
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    • Dr. V.M. Koothrappali
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      • Mark Cendrowski
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      • Bill Prady
      • Stephen Engel
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    9Hitchcoc

    Raj on Fire

    When Raj is selected as an up and coming scientist by People magazine, he gets a Superdome sized head. His friends are jealous, but agree to take him to dinner. Sheldon is made to smile which is one of the funniest things I've ever seen (with or without teeth). Everntually, he gets a date with Penny with some sad results (of course, he has to drink to be able to talk to her). Very funny episode.
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    One of the most hilarious episodes of TBBT.

    Classic Sheldon. Classic TBBT with just the guys and Penny. This episode had me in splits. Starts off with Raj bringing in some good news. But the guys are a bit jealous and do not react favorably to it. And on top of it, Raj goes over the top and continues to flaunt his success. Sheldon's 'Joker smile' was particularly funny. ==== Classic Sheldon. Classic TBBT with just the guys and Penny. This episode had me in splits. Starts off with Raj bringing in some good news. But the guys are a bit jealous and do not react favorably to it. And on top of it, Raj goes over the top and continues to flaunt his success. Sheldon's 'Joker smile' was particularly funny.

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    • Trivia
      This is the first time Sheldon (Jim Parsons) says his famous line "I'm not insane. My mother had me tested."
    • Goofs
      At the opening scene when Howard is flirting with Penny while Leonard is distributing food, right after Howard says "creepy good or creepy bad", he suddenly is holding his shrimp box before Leonard hands over to him.
    • Quotes

      [Raj is acting arrogant as a result of being named one of People magazine's "30 Under 30 to Watch"]

      Sheldon Cooper: There's a tribe in Papua New Guinea where, when a hunter flaunts his success to the rest of the village, they kill him and drive away evil spirits with a drum made of his skin. Superstitious nonsense, of course - but one can see their point.

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      CHUCK LORRE PRODUCTIONS, #221 We have once again arrived at a moment in history where the truth can be defined as "that which you can make other people believe." The methodology for creating that belief is repetition. Say something enough times and it becomes, for millions of people, the truth. I am endowed like a stallion. This is why control of the media equals control of the populace. I am endowed like a stallion. And also why a state run television news channel is so very dangerous. I am endowed like a stallion. Now there are those who would argue this has already happened and that a certain cable news channel is actually a covert extension of our government. I am endowed like a stallion. The fact that the channel is run by a high-ranking party official, an anchor person from the channel became a White House spokesman, and another top-ranking party official became an on-air news commentator is often used to make this argument. I am endowed like a stallion. Of course, this fact would be entirely inconsequential if the oft-repeated falsehoods they attempt to imbed into the Zeitgeist were simply amusing, or at worst, inane. I am endowed like a stallion. But, unfortunately, that is not the case. I am endowed like a stallion. The heavy repetition of lies and smears for political gain are by no means inconsequential. I am endowed like a stallion. Which is why each and every one of us must use whatever resources we have at our disposal to disseminate the actual truth. I am endowed like a pony.
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    • What t-shirt is Sheldon wearing in the scene where Raj is announcing his bug news?

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hindi
    • Production companies
      • Chuck Lorre Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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      • 21m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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