TEXT: Scene: The apartment. Leonard: The math is all there. It's not real. Penny: Yes, it is. Sheldon: Yeah,uh, look, it is scientifically impossible for a person to tip a cow. Even you, with your stocky build and lumberjack shoulders, you couldn't do it. Raj: It's horrible. Why would you push a cow over? They're sacred. Penny: Oh, stop it. I've seen you eat, like, a million hamburgers. Raj: Hey, an animal can be both sacred and delicious. Penny: Look, I'm telling you I've done it, okay? I clearly remember the cow standing up and then the cow on its side. Leonard: Were you drunk? Penny: I was 16 in Nebraska. What do you think? Leonard: I think you're the one who fell over. Penny: That would explain why the sky was also on its side. Howard: Hey. Penny: Howard. Cow tipping. Real or not? Howard: Mmm. I'm gonna say not. That's just based on me trying to roll my mom over when she's snoring. Speaking of that big side of beef, uh, she's invited all of you to Thanksgiving at her house. Sheldon: Mmm. You know, I've been told that a bald refusal of an invitation is rude and one must instead offer up a polite excuse, so I'd love to go, but, unfortunately, that sounds awful. Howard: Come on, it'll be fun. Penny: Uh, we were actually gonna do it here. Howard: Please? Bernadette's bringing her dad 'cause her mom's out of town, and I never have anything to say to that guy. Sheldon: Oh, since you put it that way, I'd love to go, but that sounds even more awful. Leonard: It'd actually be nice to not hear Sheldon complain about my cooking all day. Sheldon: Uh, excuse me, but every year you prepare a terrible meal and every year I criticize it. Do our traditions mean nothing to you? Leonard: I want to go. Penny
SUMMARY:
The gang spends Thanksgiving at Mrs. Wolowitz's house. As she is laid up in bed (because her gout is acting up), Raj, Bernadette and Amy cook. Penny recalls her Thanksgiving in Las Vegas with her ex-boyfriend Zack, and their "fake" wedding. Her friends tell her the wedding was real, so she is legally married, causing tension between her and Leonard. Howard vainly tries to bond with his father-in-law, Mike, who instead starts to bond over football with Sheldon, who is apparently very knowledgeable as he was forced to watch the game with his father as a child. After Mike shares beers with Sheldon to comfort him because his father died while he was young, they continue to hit it off. Amy orders Sheldon to apologize to Howard after insulting him. A now-drunk Sheldon gestures to Amy, says to Mike, "Ain't she great?", and then swats her on the rear and suggests she get them more beers. Amy is shocked, but delighted at the physical attention. Meanwhile, Penny has invited Zack over to sign the annulment papers to end their marriage (to the excitement of Raj, Bernadette and Amy). Zack is at first reluctant to sign, expressing concern at how ending the marriage will affect their non-existent kids. Penny demands he sign, and he does. Mike finally compliments Howard, but then attributes his kindness to being drunk. Penny and Leonard reconcile.