Amy: Are Rajesh and Leonard competing for it as well? Amy: Giving Mrs. Davis the box set of Roots was? Amy: She plans on flirting with members of the tenure committee to further Leonard's cause. At the age of five I discovered a celestial object which later turned out to be the moon. Come in. Friends are forever. His passing makes me feel bad. Howard: Asthma attack? Howard: You guys going to Professor Tupperman's memorial? It opens up an online video. Leonard: How about it, Sheldon? Leonard: No. Leonard: Thank you. Leonard: Well, look at that. Leonard: Yeah. Oh, Janine Davis. Penny: Okay. Penny: So tenured means a job for life? Raj: Good day, Mrs. Davis. Raj: Unbelievable. Raj: Well, I believe people do their best work when they feel safe and secure. Raj: Yes. Scene: The memorial. Second, the reason I'm cancelling is because I have to attend a memorial service for Professor Tupperman. Sheldon: But I suppose it wouldn't hurt to know who's on the committee. Sheldon: Or, the chainsaw. Sheldon: Um... Well... You are black, right? Sheldon: Well...
(Flashback to Series 6, Episode 12, The Egg Salad Equivalency)
Sheldon: Even you. Stop taking money from my parents. The tenure committee's going to be there. Up next on the tenure committee is Professor Wu.
Plan: A: Professor Tupperman's death; Q: What event caused Sheldon, Leonard, Raj and Kripke to fight for his tenured position? A: Sheldon; Q: Who gives Mrs. Davis a traditional black handshake? A: Leonard; Q: Who suffers an asthma attack while exercising with Janine Davis? A: Caltech's HR administrator; Q: What is Janine Davis' job title? A: the tenure committee; Q: What committee does Janine Davis head? A: the gym; Q: Where do Leonard and Kripke exercise with Janine Davis? A: an asthma attack; Q: What does Leonard suffer from while trying to impress Janine Davis? A: 90-minute; Q: How long is the video autobiography that Raj sends to Janine Davis? A: Roots; Q: What TV miniseries did Sheldon give Janine Davis? A: his racist comments; Q: What did Sheldon try to make up for by giving Janine Davis a DVD of Roots? A: The Egg Salad Equivalency; Q: What episode of Big Bang Theory did Sheldon make racist comments about Janine Davis? A: Tupperman's memorial service; Q: Where did Sheldon, Leonard and Raj attend? A: their encounter; Q: What event before the memorial service caused Sheldon and Leonard to fight? A: The fight; Q: What stops when Leonard realizes he would rather lose the tenured post than lose his friends? A: five; Q: How many people decide to leave the memorial service? A: their accomplishments; Q: What is the basis for Sheldon, Leonard and Raj being shortlisted for the tenured position? Summary: After Professor Tupperman's death, Sheldon, Leonard, Raj and Kripke fight for his tenured position and try to impress Janine Davis, Caltech's HR administrator and head of the tenure committee. Leonard and Kripke exercise with her at the gym to talk to her, but Leonard suffers an asthma attack. Raj sends her a 90-minute video autobiography. Sheldon gives her a DVD of the TV miniseries Roots to make up for his racist comments in The Egg Salad Equivalency but when she doesn't appreciate it, he offends her by asking "you are black, right?". Sheldon, Leonard and Raj attend Tupperman's memorial service, Sheldon and Leonard taking Amy and Penny to impress the tenure committee. On their encounter before the memorial service they lash out at each other, even Amy and Penny joining in. The fight stops only when Leonard realizes he would rather lose the tenured post than lose his friends. The five decide to leave, but stay after observing Kripke flatter Mrs. Davis. Sheldon, Leonard and Raj are eventually shortlisted for the tenured position purely on the basis of their accomplishments. Sheldon thanks Mrs. Davis, but offends her yet again by offering her a supposed "traditional black handshake".