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Nov 2, 2009 · The Cornhusker Vortex: Directed by Mark Cendrowski. With Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg. Leonard tries to learn about football to fit in with Penny's friends. Meanwhile, a loss in a kite war threatens to end Raj and Howard's friendship.
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- Comedy, Romance
- Mark Cendrowski
- 2009-11-02
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"The Corn-husker Vortex" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory. This episode first aired on Monday, November 2, 2009.
Leonard feels left out when Penny has her friends over to watch the university of Nebraska football game. Penny tells him to come the next week and Sheldon teaches him the basics of the game.
The guys are planning on some kite fighting. Leonard, Howard and Raj are showing their enthusiasm by shouting, "Kites Ho!" Sheldon has to point out that "ho" refers to the destination, not the activity. Penny is having some friends over to watch the university of Nebraska play football. She didn't invite Leonard because he didn't like football. Of course, Leonard thinks Penny is embarrassed to introduce him to her friends.
Kite fighting doesn't go well because Leonard is thinking about Penny and Howard is distracted by a cute jogger. Raj ends up losing to Sheldon his prize Patang kite fighting machine which his brother sent over from India. In the car, Howard complaints about pulling his ham string while Howard once again abandoned Raj for a woman he didn't even have a shot with. Back at the apartment, Leonard asks Penny if she is embarrassed to have him meet her friends. Her friends aren't the brainiac he is, though he does have some non-genius friends on Facebook. She invites him over for the game next week. Leonard starts to learn football reading “Football for Dummies" book and watching it on television. Raj is not impressed by the commercials. Howard shows up and Raj is still mad at him. Leonard keeps wondering about the statistics of the game, such as a Quarterback sack. Sheldon starts describing all Leonard needs to know since his father made him watch football and was a coach. In Texas football is a second religion. Leonard invokes a Tier 1 friendship request from the roommate agreement to be taught football by Sheldon. He reluctantly agrees.
Leonard readies himself for the game day even wearing an oversize Nebraska Cornhusker football jersey. Sheldon wonders if he is correct in assuming your Sheldon is staying at home making Cylon ("Battlestar Galactica") toast.
Howard goes to Raj's apartment to make a peace and has a new kite. (Hello Kitty kite.) Raj is still upset about being ditched all the time. Howard apologizes and offers to take Raj anyplace he wants to go. Raj decides the La Brea Tar Pits. First Howard complains about the traffic and crowds, but quickly changes his mind after Raj gives him a dirty look.
•Guest starring:
•Zachary Abel as Todd
•Jason Mesches as Denny
•Teleplay: Bill Prady & Maria Ferrari
•"This is certainly not the only show that is misunderstanding, fundamentally, what makes a sit com work. But in some ways it is the most frustrating because they are the closest to being a traditional sit com." - The TV Critic's Review *IMDb user reviews
•Title Reference: The Football Team (Nebraska Cornhuskers) Penny and her friends watch and root for and the fact that Leonard gets caught up in trying to understand the sport of football to fit in with Penny's friends.
•Lorre's vanity card
•This episode was watched by 12.73 million people with a rating of 4.7 (adults 18–49).
•This episode aired in Canada on November 2, 2009. *Episode transcript
A guide to The Big Bang Theory episode `The Cornhusker Vortex`, the sixth episode of Season 3, which aired November 2, 2009. When Leonard feels left out after Penny has her friends over to watch a football game, Leonard decides to learn about the sport.
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The Cornhusker Vortex. 19 min. TV-PG. Leonard, hoping to fit in with Penny's football-loving friends, gets tutored in the sport by Sheldon. Raj is infuriated when Wolowitz's skirt-chasing leads to the loss of his prized patang.
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Nov 3, 2009 · The two boys had a rift in their bromance when Wolowitz ditched Raj in a key moment during their kite fight to persue a woman he had no chance with. The rest of the episode, Wolowitz attempted to...
Mar 8, 2012 · The Cornhusker Vortex. Season 3, Episode 6 - Aired November 2, 2009. When Leonard feels left out after Penny has her friends over to watch a football game, Leonard decides to learn about the sport.
