TEXT: [ Penny's apartment ] Bernadette: So, what are you working on these days? Amy: I'm studying one-celled organisms to try and find the neurochemicals that lead to the feeling of shame. Bernadette: What would a one-celled organism have to be embarrassed about? Penny: Same as all of us, getting out of a car without underwear. Bermadette: Speaking of underwear, I have some interesting news. Penny: Okay, if it's sometimes Howie wears yours, Leonard already told us. Bernadette: He was being funny. I'm pretty sure. Anyway, I was asked to be a part of a magazine article about the 50 sexiest female scientists in California. Isn't that cool? Amy: I think it's awful. Penny: Why would you say that? Amy: Bernadette is a successful microbiologist. She should be celebrated for her achievements, not her looks. I mean, what kind of message does that send? Penny: I think the message is check out the rack on that scientist. Bernadette: Why can't someone be thought of as both smart and pretty? Amy: I just don't think a professional woman should have to flaunt her sexuality in order to get ahead. Penny: Okay, what's the big deal? Look, if it helps me make a sale with a physician, I don't think it hurts to flirt a little. I mean, laugh at their joke, touch their arm, maybe crank up the AC in the car beforehand, you know, to wake up the girls. Amy: Maybe it's different in the world of sales, but it's already hard enough for women to be taken seriously in science. Bernadette: I was kind of excited about the article, but now you're making me feel bad. Penny: No, I think you should do whatever you want. You know, maybe if fashion magazines had female scientists in them, I would've become a theoretical physicist. Stop smirking at each other. [SCENE_BREAK] <unk> Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state <unk> [SCENE
SUMMARY:
Sheldon meets the middle-aged Dr. Lorvis who tracked down a flirty pharmaceutical sales rep, Penny. Leonard explains to him that Penny is his fiancée, so he walks away looking sad realizing that Penny only flirts with him for sales. Sheldon invites him inside for a hot beverage. When Penny gets wind of this, she asks Leonard to get rid of him as she cannot communicate with her clients outside of work. Lorvis turns out to be a celebrity urinary specialist with a huge sci-fi memorabilia collection which he invites the men to see. Earlier, Bernadette tells the girls that she has been picked as one of the fifty most beautiful scientists for an article in a magazine. The magazine cancels the article because Amy wrote an email of complaint about the article since they would not have written about handsome male scientists and are objectifying women. Bernadette claims Amy is jealous because she cannot express her sexuality, causing a hurt Amy to storm out. After Sheldon teases that the Penny-Leonard relationship is doomed to fail, Lorvis locks them in his basement to go after Penny again, but at the staircase, he meets Amy and falls in love with her, confusing Penny. When he reveals he locked the men in his basement, Penny proceeds to call him out on his actions as he is acting creepy, and cannot chase every woman that is nice to him. When Leonard realizes that the men are locked in and calls Penny, she and Amy urge Lorvis to help them get the men out; he meets Bernadette, who wants to apologize to Amy, and falls in love with her, too. The women go back to Lorvis' house only to find the men are too busy playing Donkey Kong to notice. To pass the time, Lorvis proceeds to show the women his memorabilia.