And my perspective is that slavery is bad. Bernadette: Why would you be embarrassed to tell us? He stopped playing, and now we're not friends anymore. I can't let Penny hand in a bad paper, but how do I tell her it's bad without letting her know that I read it? I think if we put our heads together, on the next one we could get an A.
Bernadette: Uh, but we got you a B-minus on purpose to make it believable. Leonard sneaks from the bed and opens Penny's computer. Leonard: Good morning, sunshine. Leonard: I know, but I have to go to work, and I made you breakfast. Leonard: Sheldon, I don't think this actually means...
Sheldon: Hold that thought! Maybe you weren't challenging enough for him. Penny: Anyway, that's it. Penny: Because it's me going back to school, and he's gonna be all "you can do it," and "how can I help?" Play. Play. Play. Scene: Amy's laboratory. She hands in the paper tomorrow. Sheldon: Earlier today, I invited Professor Stephen Hawking to join me in the popular online game Words with Friends. So a couple months ago, I started taking a history class at the community college. Stephen Hawking: What does Sheldon Cooper and a black hole have in common? They both suck. Which Stephen Hawking and I officially are. You are now friends with someone who is officially friends with Stephen Hawking. You saying I'm not smart?
Plan: A: Penny; Q: Who rejoins community college in a bid to clear history and finally graduate? A: community college; Q: What college does Penny rejoin in a bid to clear history and finally graduate? A: Leonard; Q: Who rewrites Penny's paper on slavery? A: the morning; Q: When does Leonard show Penny his rewritten paper? A: her own version; Q: What version of Penny's paper does she show Leonard? A: a B-; Q: What grade did Penny get for her paper on slavery? A: Sheldon; Q: Who is upset when Stephen Hawking stops playing Words with Friends? A: The next day; Q: When does Hawking resume playing with Sheldon? A: a black hole; Q: What does Hawking tell Sheldon he has in common with? Summary: Penny rejoins community college in a bid to clear history and finally graduate. She keeps this from Leonard, who would get very excited, but on Bernadette's and Amy's advice she tells him anyway. That night, Leonard reads Penny's homework paper on slavery. It is so bad that he rewrites it entirely, showing her in the morning, but she is angry and refuses to accept it, saying she will do all her college work unaided. Later, Penny shows Leonard her B- for her own version and mocks him for thinking her not smart enough. However, Bernadette and Amy had helped her rewrite the paper and purposely made it worth a B- to make it more "believable". Meanwhile, Sheldon starts playing Words with Friends online with Stephen Hawking, winning almost every game. Sheldon is distraught when Hawking stops playing, thinking he stopped after persistently losing. The next day Hawking resumes playing with Sheldon, who purposely loses to ensure Hawking keeps playing. That night, Hawking phones to mock him for losing. Hawking asks "What do Sheldon and a black hole have in common?" and tells him, "they both suck", which causes Leonard to burst out laughing.