First Girl: Really? He is. Howard: Good for you. I'd love her to get behind it. It's about my acting career. Leonard, stop trying to control everything, and give poor Raj a chance to come up with what we should do. Like when you took Sheldon to Texas and showed him all around NASA, you didn't even think to ask me and Leonard. Oh, my goodness. Penny: If I was at a train station and one train could take me to my current job and the other train could take me to an audition for a movie, which train should I get on? Penny: Yeah, I kind of want to do it again. Raj is in charge. Raj: Look, I know you guys are upset, but we've talked about it, and we think it'd be beneficial for you to be part of the project. Say cheese. Sheldon: Thank you. Sheldon: Well, Penny, who's smarter, the wise man or the person who comes to him for advice? Should we call Sheldon and Howard? They have soy cheese. You guys don't have to do everything together. [SCENE_BREAK]
[ Howard and Bernadette's house ]
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Bernadette: What's going on in here? [SCENE_BREAK]
[ The apartment ]
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Sheldon: So, often on the front of the locomotive is a large iron wedge for clearing objects off the tracks. [SCENE_BREAK]
[ The audition room ]
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Girl: Penny? were real.
Plan: A: Raj; Q: Who is working on a proposal for NASA? A: extraterrestrial intelligent beings; Q: What is Raj trying to communicate with? A: control; Q: What do Sheldon and Howard try to take from Raj? A: Leonard; Q: Who does Raj invite to work with him on his proposal? A: two; Q: How many of the guys realize Sheldon and Howard's ideas were good and ask them to work with them after all? A: fun group activities; Q: What do the guys talk about feeling excluded from while working together? A: Penny; Q: Who is unsure whether she should risk her new career for a chance at acting again? A: the audition; Q: What does Penny go to after Sheldon's advice? A: any major career change; Q: What does Penny want to avoid doing before going to the audition? A: An optimistic Penny; Q: Who goes to the audition? A: the petty environment; Q: What does Penny learn about other actresses at the audition? A: Bernadette; Q: Who did Penny thank for getting her a pharmaceutical job? A: a special dinner; Q: What does Penny take Amy to after Bernadette's prodding? Summary: Raj is working on a proposal for NASA to design a method of communicating with extraterrestrial intelligent beings. He asks the guys for advice and Sheldon and Howard try to take control, so Raj invites only Leonard to work with him. The two realize Sheldon and Howard's ideas were good and ask them to work with them after all. The guys talk about times where they have individually felt excluded from fun group activities while working together. Penny is unsure whether she should risk her new career for a chance at acting again and goes to Sheldon for advice. At first Sheldon will not tell her what to do because people think he is too controlling. Penny uses his love of trains in an analogy to get him to say she should go to the audition, but not decide on any major career change yet. An optimistic Penny goes to the audition only to be reminded of the petty environment around other actresses. Penny thanks Bernadette for getting her the good pharmaceutical job and takes her and Amy on a special dinner after Bernadette's prodding.