TEXT: Scene: A dance video game where the characters are imperial stormtroopers from Star Wars and Bobba Fett. Opens onto the apartment where Howard and Raj are dancing to the game. Raj: Try to keep up, Howard, I'm killing it. Howard: Yeah, I wish we looked as cool dancing in clubs as we do right now. Leonard: Don't worry, this is exactly how you look when you're dancing in clubs. Raj: You're welcome, ladies. Sheldon: Paradigm-shifting news, gentlemen. (Switches game off) Raj: Dude! I was about to Bollywood this bitch. Sheldon: Earlier today, I invited Professor Stephen Hawking to join me in the popular online game Words with Friends. Moments ago, he accepted my request. Do you understand what that means? Howard: That somewhere right now Stephen Hawking is saying, damn it, I meant to click no." Sheldon: I'll walk you through it. The game is not called Words with Strangers. No, it's not even called Words with Acquaintances. It is called Words with... Raj: I'm not finishing your sentence. You pulled the plug on my funk. Sheldon: Friends! It's Words with Friends! Which Stephen Hawking and I officially are. Now all I need is a bunk bed with a slide, I'll have everything I've ever wanted since I was six years old. Leonard: That's really nice, Sheldon, I'm happy for you. Sheldon: And I'm happy for you, too. You are now friends with someone who is officially friends with Stephen Hawking. Enjoy it, boys. You may have peaked. Howard: Sheldon, I know Stephen Hawking. I worked with him. Sheldon: And if they ever come out with a game called Words with People You Once Worked With, you'll be off to the races. Leonard: Sheldon, I don't think this actually means... Sheldon: Hold that thought! Professor Hawking has made a move. Boy, oh, boy. Oh, it's only a matter of time before we're coming up with fun nicknames for each
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.