Scene: The apartment. Sheldon is steaming a Star Trek uniform. This is Bakersfield Comic-Con. (Photographs the two of them together)
Penny: What was that for? Amy: I don't even understand why they go to these conventions. The four of them work at a major university. Scene: Leonard's car. Leonard: No. Scene: The comic book store. Penny: No, we were just wondering why the guys like this stuff so much, so we thought we'd give it a try. Mostly superhero stuff. Scene: Vasquez Rocks. Leonard, someone's stealing your car! Raj: Stop! Howard: Car. Why don't they stop? What if we were to get in a car with a crazy person? There's got to be a gas station or something nearby. Scene: Penny's apartment. At this moment, we are, in fact, a Star Trek landing party stranded in an alien and unforgiving environment, relying only on our wits, our fortitude and our moxie. Penny: If Harry Potter's wand can make decisions, why can't Thor's hammer? Sheldon: Scotty was on the original series, and we're Next Generation. Bernadette: Leonard and Sheldon have boxes of comics across the hall. Scene: The diner. Leonard: Uh, we're going to the Comic-Con in Bakersfield. We can still make it to Comic-Con. And to tell you the truth, I'm starting to feel like one. Scene: The apartment. Raj: Are they actually arguing about comic books? Somewhere in the desert we crossed into an alternate dimension where the women in our lives can finally appreciate great literature. Scene: Leonard's car. GPS: Say, can you name the four state capitols that are not served by the interstate system?
Plan: A: Leonard; Q: Who drives the other men to the Bakersfield Comic-Con? A: Vasquez Rocks; Q: Where was Star Trek A: Star Trek; Q: What show do the men agree to investigate? A: Californian; Q: What desert are the four men stranded in? A: a nearby diner; Q: Where do the four men walk to report the theft to a police officer? A: Howard's mother; Q: Who hired a car for the four men to return to Pasadena? A: the women; Q: Who wonders why the men like comics and superheroes? A: the comic book store; Q: Where do the women buy comics to read in Penny's apartment? A: Penny's apartment; Q: Where do the women read comics to understand why the men like comics? A: Leonard and Sheldon's comics; Q: What do the women read to resolve a heated argument over Thor's hammer Mjolnir? A: Leonard and Sheldon's apartment; Q: Where do the men hear the ladies arguing about comic books? A: ala Star Trek; Q: How do the men decide to investigate the theft? A: the final scene; Q: When do the two car thieves enjoy the interstate highway quiz Sheldon programmed into Leonard's car navigation system? Summary: Leonard drives the other men to the Bakersfield Comic-Con, making an unscheduled stop at Vasquez Rocks where Star Trek: The Original Series was filmed, to photograph themselves as Star Trek: The Next Generation characters, but someone steals Leonard's car with their clothes and phones. The four, stranded in the Californian desert without regular clothes and with no means of transport or communication, try to hitch a ride to Bakersfield, but no-one stops for them. They walk to a nearby diner where they report the theft to a police officer. Demoralized, the four skip Comic-Con and return to Pasadena in a car hired by Howard's mother. Meanwhile, the women wonder why the men like comics and superheroes, stuff they believe to be for kids only. To understand why, they buy comics at the comic book store to read in Penny's apartment. To resolve a heated argument over Thor's hammer Mjolnir, they then read Leonard and Sheldon's comics in their apartment. Upon returning to Leonard and Sheldon's apartment, the men hear the ladies still arguing about comic books. The men then agree to investigate - ala Star Trek. In the final scene, two car thieves enjoy the interstate highway quiz Sheldon programmed into Leonard's car navigation system.