TEXT: [ The apartment ] Penny: Hey, how are things going with your parents? Raj: Not great. They hired divorce attorneys. Sheldon: You know, speaking of attorneys, if I ever needed a lawyer, I would not hire She-Hulk. Penny: You know what? That was almost on topic. I'm gonna say good job, Sheldon. Amy: Wait, She-Hulk's a lawyer? Howard: Yeah, she works at a law firm in New York. Sheldon: Yes, but she's the only monster at the firm. Between you, me and the wall, I think she's an affirmative action hire. Raj: Anyway, Dad's gonna be here in town, so I won't be able to do Christmas dinner this year. Amy: If you're not up to hosting Christmas dinner, I'm happy to do it. You can even bring your father. Raj: That would be nice. Amy: I've always wanted to do a traditional Victorian Christmas. Parlour games, goose and figgy pudding. Sheldon: Ugh. English pudding. You get yourself all excited for pudding, and here comes a cake with raisins in it. I'm not going. Amy: You're going. Sheldon: Why do you hate me? Amy: I don't hate you. I love you. Sheldon: Well, you call it love, but it has a lot of raisins in it. Raj: Amy, good luck getting these guys excited about a dinner with a theme. I gave up when no one cared about my Tom Hanks-giving. Bernadette: I think a Victorian Christmas sounds nice. Howard: I agree. Leonard: Why not? Penny: Me, too. Raj: You guys suck. [SCENE_BREAK] <unk> Our whole universe was in a hot, dense state <unk> [SCENE_BREAK] <unk> Then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... Wait! <unk> [SCENE_BREAK] <unk> The Earth began to cool <unk> [SCENE_BREAK] <unk> The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools <unk> [SCENE_BREAK]
SUMMARY:
Raj will be unable to host Christmas dinner as his father is coming to town and is depressed about his divorce. Amy hosts a Victorian era Christmas dinner instead. Her traditional party games bore everyone. Sheldon and Amy have agreed not to exchange gifts, but Sheldon decides to get her one anyway as revenge for the dinner and kissing him in public under the mistletoe. Bernadette takes him to the mall where he gets his picture taken with Santa and a frame which includes a personalized Christmas message to Amy. To his surprise she loves it and gives him a box of Christmas cookies made from his grandmother's recipe, making them both happy and makes Sheldon wonder about the spirit of giving presents at Christmas time. Meanwhile, Leonard and Howard are working together in a clean room when a pigeon flies in. They are unable to get the bird out even with Raj's help. Howard is devastated when he accidentally injures the pigeon with a blast from a fire extinguisher. Leonard tells him how to revive it; however, a crow flies in. Howard and Leonard agree to take the blame for ruining the lab together until Penny convinces them to erase their names off the sign-up sheet for the lab and leave.