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  1. Nov 5, 2007 · The Dumpling Paradox: Directed by Mark Cendrowski. With Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg. When Howard hooks up with Penny's old friend, his absence in the gang causes problems for the rest of the guys.

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    • Comedy, Romance
    • Mark Cendrowski
    • 2007-11-05
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    Penny's promiscuous friend Christy from Nebraska is in town, and is easily picked up by Howard. They take over Penny's apartment, so she sleeps over at Sheldon and Leonard's apartment. Howard's affair takes up all of his time, leaving no space for his normal activities with the gang.

    Howard shows Leonard and Raj the new voice recognition technology on his phone which turns out to be severely flawed. As the gang has wasted several minutes of their game time, Sheldon pesters them to commence Halo Night, but is interrupted by Penny, who then starts talking about her uninvited old friend from Nebraska; Christy. She accidentally men...

    Guest starring:
    Teleplay: Lee Aronsohn & Jennifer Glickman
    Story: Chuck Lorre & Bill Prady
    "There is something missing from this episode. The story lacks a real punch and the jokes are solid but not spectacular. It is a credit to the show though that it feels close to something really go...
    Title Reference: When the gang orders Chinese, their order of dumpling appetizer comes with four dumplings which is non-divisible by the three of them.
    This episode was watched by 9.68 million people with a rating of 3.7 (adults 18–49).
    Episode transcript Transcript.

    Sheldon wears the Kablaam Computer shirt(available from The CBS Store now that the original manufacturer, Blank Generation, appears to be out of business), another discontinued striped shirt from Urban Outfitters, and a Green Lantern logo shirt; Green Lantern being one of Sheldon's most frequent shirt choices, second only to The Flash. Leonard's sh...

    Several items appear for the first time in this episode: 1. Periodic table magnet on the fridge. 2. Docking station on the end table next to Sheldon's spot. Later this tablet will move and most often be seen on the trunk next to the refrigerator. 3. Halo 3 Master Chief's helmet on the table at the edge of the alcove.

    This is the first appearance of the voice of Mrs. Wolowitz.
    Leonard's surname Hofstadteris revealed for the first time in this episode.
    At Szechuan Palace, Sheldon explains that the gang's standard order includes the steamed dumpling appetizer, consisting of four dumplings to be divided among the four of them. Later, in "The Dead H...
    Leonard tells Sheldon in "The Irish Pub Formulation" (S4E6) that Raj once used Sheldon's toothbrush, and Penny later admits to using Sheldon's toothbrush in "The Anxiety Optimization" (S8E13)
    There are several inaccuracies in this episode regarding Halo:
    When Sheldon explains reductio ad absurdum, which is not a fallacy, to Penny, what he actually describes is the informal fallacy appeal to ridicule.
    Sheldon says, "Okay, assuming we could dance, which we can’t, there are three of us and two of them," which is contrary to his statements in "The Agreement Dissection" (S4E21), "No, thank you, but...
    Sheldon suggests to Penny that she sleep not facing the door so as to protect herself against marauders. In "The Hamburger Postulate" (S1E5), however, when he sleeps on the couch, he does so with h...
    (The guys are at Leonard and Sheldon's place for Halo night. While Sheldon is setting up the Xbox 360 to the T.V., Leonard, Howard and Raj are trying the new voice search on Howard's phone.)
    Howard: Watch this, it's really cool. (To phone)Call Leonard Hofstadter.
    Phone: Did you say: Call Helen Boxleitner?
    Howard: No, c- call Leon-nard Hof-stad-ter!
    Phone: Did you say: Call Temple Beth Sader?
    Howard: No.
  3. "The Big Bang Theory" The Dumpling Paradox (TV Episode 2007) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

  4. S1.E7 ∙ The Dumpling ParadoxWhen Howard hooks up with Penny's old friend, his absence in the gang causes problems for the rest of the guys.STORYLINE:Leonard ...

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    • Mark Cendrowski
    • September 24, 2007
    • Johnny Galecki
  6. "The Dumpling Paradox" is an episode of The Big Bang Theory that first aired on November 5, 2007. Directed by Mark Cendrowski. Teleplay by Lee Aronsohn and Jennifer Glickman based on a story by the show's creators. Penny's friend Christy (Brooke D'Orsay) from Nebraska shows up at Penny's apartment.

  7. Jun 25, 2012 · Story: Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady. Teleplay: Lee Aronsohn and Jennifer Glickman. The episode starts off with The four geeks and Penny in Leonard and Sheldon's apartment having a...

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