The Big Bang Theory (TV Series)

The VCR Illumination (2018)

Jim Parsons: Sheldon Cooper

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• Amy Farrah Fowler : Is that your dad?

  Sheldon Cooper : It is.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : I've only seen pictures of him.

  George Sr. : [on the tape]  I know we're down, by a lot. And to be honest with you, we're probably not gonna win this one. In fact, we're definitely not gonna win this one.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Do you want me to turn it off?

  George Sr. : But we're not gonna quit, either. And if we do lose, you need to know that doesn't make you losers. You learn as much about who you are and what you're made of from failing as you do from success. Maybe more. So you can spend the next half feeling sorry for yourselves, or you can get out there and give 'em hell!

  Georgie : Yeah! Let's give 'em hell!

  George Sr. : Oh... watch your mouth, your mom might...

  Sheldon Cooper : [pausing the tape]  I remember that game.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Did they win?

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh, no. No, they lost so bad, the other team let one of their cheerleaders try to kick a field goal.

• Sheldon Cooper : It's interesting. I've always thought that my father's journey and my own were so different, but he also faced failure and setbacks. Maybe our lives mirrored each other more than I thought.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : So, from one viewpoint, you and your father's lives are asymmetrical, but from another vantage point, they're symmetrical. Sheldon, what if symmetry and asymmetry are observer-relative? That would mean that the Russian paper was right...

  Sheldon Cooper : But only from one perspective. If we look at it from a deeper view in more dimensions, our theory still stands.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Not only stands, i-it might be an even bigger idea than the one we were originally proposing!

  Sheldon Cooper : Go get your laptop. We have a paper to fix.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Okay.

  Sheldon Cooper : [glancing at the paused tape]  Thanks, Dad. We're gonna give 'em hell.

• Young Sheldon : Hello, Sheldon.

  Sheldon Cooper : Hello, Sheldon.

  Young Sheldon : If you're watching this, I assume something bad has happened. Something unfortunate and unforeseen. Something that's making you question everything.

  Sheldon Cooper : I'm so smart.

  Young Sheldon : Now just to make sure it's really you watching this and not an imposter, what am I thinking of? On the count of three. One, two, three.

  Young Sheldon , Sheldon Cooper : Robot monkey butler.

  Young Sheldon : Okay, good.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Should I leave you two alone?

• Sheldon Cooper : I know this is just a scientific theory, but to me, it was more than that. It described the universe in a new and beautiful way. I want that to be the universe we live in, but I guess it's not.

  Penny : Amy, would you like to shoot the arrow?

  Leonard Hofstadter : [she sets it on fire, and he puts the dish in the tub]  It's kind of beautiful, isn't it?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Yeah, it is.

  Sheldon Cooper : It's getting kind of close to the curtain.

  Leonard Hofstadter : It's in water. It's fine.

  Penny : [the shower curtain catches on fire]  Oh!

  Leonard Hofstadter : Oh!

  Penny : Oh!

  Sheldon Cooper : Looks like we both had theories that were wrong.

• Penny : We should just try and avoid anything that makes them think of their project or science or Nobel Prizes or successes or failures.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : [entering]  Hi.

  [calls of greeting] 

  Amy Farrah Fowler : What are you guys doing?

  Bernadette Rostenkowski : Nothing.

  Sheldon Cooper : Nothing? Like what my career has come to? Thanks a lot!

  [He leaves, upset] 

  Howard Wolowitz : [to Bernadette]  Nice going.

• Amy Farrah Fowler : What are you doing?

  Sheldon Cooper : Eating, reading, watching television, listening to the radio. What does it look like I'm doing?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Is that asparagus? I thought you hate asparagus.

  Sheldon Cooper : I thought so, too. But I also thought super-asymmetry was a good idea, so what else am I wrong about?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Oh, so now you're re-evaluating every opinion you've ever had?

  Sheldon Cooper : Yes. I am following the example of 17th century philosopher René Descartes. He subjected all his beliefs to radical doubt so that he could build a bedrock belief and build his cognitive life back up on firm principles.

  [taking a bite of asparagus and spitting it out] 

  Sheldon Cooper : Ugh! Still yucky, still yucky.

• Amy Farrah Fowler : Sheldon, I know you're upset about the paper, okay? I'm upset, too.

  Sheldon Cooper : I mean, I was so sure we were right. Every fiber of my being felt like this was it. This was the one. How can I trust my instincts anymore?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Well, just because our theory was wrong, that doesn't mean you're wrong about everything.

  Sheldon Cooper : Doesn't it? I've always thought I hated jazz. Maybe I was wrong. Maybe it's great to hear all the notes at once.

  [he turns the stereo on; after a moment, he turns it off in impatience] 

  Sheldon Cooper : I'm trying! I'm really trying!

• Amy Farrah Fowler : Oh, look how cute you were!

  Sheldon Cooper : Amy, please. Of course I was cute. Look how I turned out.

• Penny : How you guys doing?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : A little better, if you can believe it.

  Leonard Hofstadter : [seeing him face-down on the couch]  Sheldon?

  Sheldon Cooper : [muffled]  Go away.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Buddy, come on, let us help you.

  Sheldon Cooper : The only person who could help me was erased by the Medford High Wolves.

  Penny : Oh, that's funny. My high school was also the Wolves.

  [seeing his look] 

  Penny : No? Not now? Okay.

• Amy Farrah Fowler : I guess we could bury it in the park.

  Sheldon Cooper : Where dogs do their business and other dogs sniff that business? I don't think so.

  Penny : What would you like to do, Sheldon?

  Sheldon Cooper : The only fitting send-off: a Viking funeral.

  Leonard Hofstadter : You mean, like, push it out into a lake and shoot it with a flaming arrow?

  Sheldon Cooper : This guy gets it.

  Penny : How about a bathtub and a match?

  Sheldon Cooper : How about a bathtub and a flaming arrow?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : How about a bathtub, a match and an ice-cold Yoo-Hoo after?

  Sheldon Cooper : Sold!

• Amy Farrah Fowler : Well, that was a nice speech. Too bad it didn't work.

  Sheldon Cooper : Maybe it did.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : What do you mean?

  Sheldon Cooper : I've been acting like the game is over, but it's only halftime. And there's a lot more physics left to play.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Wow. Was that your first-ever sports metaphor?

  Sheldon Cooper : It was! And I think it was a home run. That's two!

• Amy Farrah Fowler : "Fine with Flags"?

  Sheldon Cooper : Yes. Flags. Up there flapping around on poles. If you think about it, they're just the strippers of the emblem world.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Well, I got something that I might cheer you up. It is the emergency pep talk you made when you were a kid.

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh, that. I was saving that for the day they stop making "Star Wars" movies. I don't think that's ever gonna happen.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : How long has it been since you've seen it?

  Sheldon Cooper : Not since the day I recorded it. No, I had just watched "Back to the Future II", where Marty McFly gets a glimpse of his future self and that got me thinking, the day may come where I needed my help, like they did with that movie. That was not great.

• Young Sheldon : Sheldon, never forget. No matter how bad things seem, you al...

  Sheldon Cooper : [seeing the video has been taped over]  What? What... No! N... My dad taped over it with one of his stupid high school football games!

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Sorry.

  Sheldon Cooper : You know, it doesn't matter. Nothing matters.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Is there anything I can do?

  Sheldon Cooper : Yes. You can build me a time machine so I can go back and tell my younger self to give up, because nothing's gonna work out the way he wants.

  [he storms off to the bedroom and shuts the door] 

  Amy Farrah Fowler : [quietly]  I was thinking a nice cup of leaf soup.

• Sheldon Cooper : Why are you watching that?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : I'm just looking to see if there's anything left of your speech.

  Sheldon Cooper : It's not important. I remember everything I said.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : And?

  Sheldon Cooper : It was good. It just would've meant more coming from me.

• Leonard Hofstadter : Look, t-this might seem strange, but, uh, we thought it might help you get some closure if you had a chance to properly say goodbye to your paper.

  Penny : Yeah, you know, we could say a few words, you could talk about what it meant to you, and-and we could bury it somewhere.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : You mean have a funeral for our theory?

  Leonard Hofstadter : Yeah.

  Sheldon Cooper : That's ridiculous.

  Leonard Hofstadter : I thought so, too, but my mom thought it might work.

  Sheldon Cooper : [perking up]  Beverly thought it would help? We should try it.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Wha... how come when you thought it was my idea...

  Sheldon Cooper : Leonard, please, this is not about you.