Scene: The apartment. Amy: He's wrong. That was funny. Howard: Really? Go to the mall, talk to anybody, practice, that way when you eventually do talk to a cute girl, it won't be so scary. Woman on TV: Good. Penny: Yes, honestly. Amy: Okay, the notion that you can read a few books and come up with a definitive theory of comedy is absurd. Stuart: How about her? The point is to talk to regular people and work our way up to pretty girls. On any level, do you think she's hot? Sheldon: Now, would you say ointment is more, equal to, or less funny than kumquat? Penny: We can, but the part of Penny might get cut. Leonard: And to show you how much I believe in you, I kind of got you an audition. For what? Leonard: The new Star Wars movie. Raj: Yeah, she seems friendly and easy to... never mind, she's gone. Bernadette: If you want him to stop, sometimes the easiest thing to do is just fake a laugh. Howard: Please, I've made plenty of girls laugh, sometimes just by asking them out. And it wasn't the only one in there. Leonard: Okay, listen to me, this is just a minor setback. Sheldon: But I used science to construct the perfect joke. Penny: No, no, I just need to be alone. Security Guard: Yeah. Leonard: Penny proposed, and I didn't say yes. Sheldon: Does that mean the relationship is over? Leonard: Because I'm afraid to know the answer. Scene: Howard and Bernadette's bedroom. He's come for me.
Plan: A: Penny; Q: Who gets drunk and proposes to Leonard? A: a minor role; Q: What role did Penny get on NCIS? A: no difference; Q: What does Leonard say Penny's scene would have made to her career? A: his opinion; Q: What does Penny demand Leonard tell her about her acting? A: unrealistic ambitions; Q: What does Leonard think Penny has for success? A: his honesty; Q: What did Leonard realize may have hurt Penny? A: the new Star Wars movie; Q: What movie does Leonard offer Penny a part in? A: a video; Q: What did Penny have to submit to audition for a part in the new Star Wars movie? A: her life; Q: What does Penny think the only good thing in is Leonard? A: their relationship; Q: What does Leonard wonder might be over? A: Howard; Q: Who tells Raj and Stuart to go to the mall to improve their ability to talk to women? A: the security guard; Q: Who do Raj and Stuart only talk to at the mall? A: Sheldon; Q: Who wants to learn to become more humorous? A: Amy; Q: Who does Sheldon bore by asking what words she finds funny? A: Bernadette; Q: Who admits to Howard that she fakes a laugh at his jokes? Summary: Penny is ecstatic to get a minor role on NCIS but is devastated when her scene is cut. While comforting her, Leonard accidentally suggests her scene would have made no difference to her career, which upsets her. She demands he honestly tell her his opinion on her acting, and he admits to believing she has unrealistic ambitions for success. Later realizing his honesty may have hurt Penny, Leonard brings her an offer to audition for a part in the new Star Wars movie by submitting a video. Penny gets drunk and proposes to Leonard after thinking the only good thing in her life is him. Because Penny is upset and drunk, Leonard hesitates to answer, so Penny leaves, and Leonard is left wondering if their relationship might be over. At Howard's advice, Raj and Stuart go to the mall to improve their ability to talk to women but only talk to the security guard. After realizing no-one finds him funny, Sheldon wants to learn to become more humorous and attempts to develop a universal theory of humor. He bores Amy by asking which words she finds funny. Amy meets up with Howard and Bernadette. Bernadette admits to Howard she often fakes a laugh at his jokes.