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Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)

Johnny Galecki: Leonard Hofstadter

The Anxiety Optimization

The Big Bang Theory

Johnny Galecki credited as playing...

Leonard Hofstadter

Quotes4

  • [first lines]
  • Leonard Hofstadter: OK, we're headed out. See you later.
  • Sheldon Cooper: I know. Before you leave, can you help me test these noise cancelling headphones?
  • Leonard Hofstadter: Yeah, sure.
  • Sheldon Cooper: [Sheldon puts on headphones] Go ahead.
  • Leonard Hofstadter: Hello, can you hear me?
  • [Sheldon doesn't react]
  • Leonard Hofstadter: Sheldon, I haven't changed the filter in the water pitcher in two years.
  • Penny: Uh, Bernadette's nickname for you is the Virgin Pina Colada.
  • Leonard Hofstadter: Your George Lucas autograph is really a me autograph.
  • Penny: Yeah, well, once I was too lazy to walk across the hall so I used your toothbrush.
  • Leonard Hofstadter: Ooh, and at one time when you were asleep Amy totally took off her-
  • [Sheldon takes off headphones]
  • Leonard Hofstadter: And that's why you're the best roommate ever.
  • Sheldon Cooper: Aaaaw. Now I'm sad I didn't hear it.
  • Leonard Hofstadter: What is going on?
  • Sheldon Cooper: Oh, I need to keep my anxiety at the right level, so I'm using Darth Vader, the Joker and Godzilla's roar to keep me in that sweet spot. Yeah, I tried including Taylor Swift in the mix, but turned out I love her.
  • Leonard Hofstadter: At least listen to it through headphones. I'm trying to sleep. Good night.
  • Sheldon Cooper: Boy! Taylor was right; haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.
  • Raj Koothrappali: I think it's a little weird that you remember me saying all these things, Maybe the truth is you're jealous about my relationships.
  • Howard Wolowitz: Uh, maybe I am. Who wouldn't want to be the girl, or possibly dog, to hear the words "You're so lucky, you have the shiniest hair."
  • Leonard Hofstadter: That's a tough one, I know he brushes both of them
  • Raj Koothrappali: Where's Sheldon?
  • Penny: Date night.
  • Leonard Hofstadter: That can't be much fun for Amy. You know, at work today he tried his first Red Bull?
  • Bernadette Rostenkowski: What happened?
  • Leonard Hofstadter: He chased a squirrel around the quad for a while... and then threw up in my car.

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