A loving mother to all of us. Amy (in flashback): Penny? Amy: Well, except Barnabas, but he was on Adderall. Bernadette: Howie, if the store succeeds, Stuart has a source of income, and he can move out of your mother's house. Bernadette: You helped him? He stole the idea and doesn't deserve his own joke. Howard: I appreciate that, and I'm glad you were able to... is that my mother's furniture? Howard: My mom died. I'm not an actor. Leonard: Buddy. Leonard: Come on. Leonard: I don't know. Nathan: How about a picture with a guy who looks like Nathan Fillion but a little more annoyed than Nathan Fillion usually is? Penny: Get out. Penny: Now open your hand and let it go. Raj: And he's picking the tomatoes out of his salad just like I do. Raj: And you're eating alone at a deli. Sheldon: She's been conducting an experiment on apes where they're given various puzzles to solve. Sheldon: The spiny anteater never went behind my back and worked with Barry Kripke. Sheldon: Well, it would be, except that I left string theory because I decided it was a dead end. Sheldon: Who cares? Sorry to bother you. Take him out of my store. To Mrs. Wolowitz. What is the matter with you? When I first moved to America, Howard was my only friend and she made me feel so welcome in her home. [SCENE_BREAK]
[ The comic book store ]
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Stuart: Thanks again for your help.
Plan: A: Barry Kripke; Q: Who thanks Amy for helping him with his string theory? A: Sheldon; Q: Who reveals that Amy was secretly performing experiments on Penny and Leonard? A: Penny; Q: Who tells Sheldon to let it go? A: Leonard; Q: Who calls Mrs. Wolowitz a loving mother? A: a chimpanzee; Q: What did Amy compare Penny and Leonard to? A: a deli; Q: Where did Leonard and Raj run into Nathan Fillion? A: an actor; Q: What does Nathan Fillion deny he is? A: peace; Q: What does Nathan Fillion want to eat in? A: a picture; Q: What does Nathan Fillion offer to take with Leonard and Raj? A: questions; Q: What does Raj ask Nathan Fillion to verify his identity? A: his newly-renovated comic book store; Q: What has Stuart opened? A: Howard; Q: Who is upset that Stuart is using his mother's furniture? A: all arguments; Q: What does Howard's mother's death end? A: a family member; Q: What does Sheldon know how it feels to lose? A: Bernadette; Q: Who does Sheldon take to Florida to comfort Howard? A: toast Mrs. Wolowitz; Q: What do the gang do after Howard's mother dies? Summary: Barry Kripke stops by to thank Amy for helping him with her ideas on string theory, which bothers Sheldon because she never helped him out when he was working on it. He complains to Penny who tells him to "let it go". Instead, Sheldon reveals that Amy was secretly performing experiments on Penny and Leonard and comparing the results with those of a chimpanzee, infuriating Penny. Leonard and Raj run into Nathan Fillion at a deli, but he denies he is an actor so he can eat in peace. Later, he admits who he is and offers to take a picture with them. Raj, who now doubts whether he is the real Nathan Fillion, asks questions to verify his identity and annoys him. Stuart has opened his newly-renovated comic book store, which impresses everyone except Howard who finds him using some of his mother's furniture. However, all arguments end when Howard gets a call from Florida where his mother is visiting, and receives news that she died in her sleep. Everyone, including Sheldon who knows how it feels to lose a family member, goes to comfort Howard. After he and Bernadette leave for Florida, the rest of the gang remember and toast Mrs. Wolowitz, with Leonard calling her "a loving mother to all of us".