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While rummaging through their closet, Leonard finds a DVD he rented using Sheldon's card, that should have been returned seven years before. Leonard desperately asks Sheldon not to flip out, and he shockingly remains calm and agrees. He makes Leonard wear an itchy sweater until the DVD issue is resolved, so that Leonard can, metaphorically, walk in Sheldon's shoes. Leonard searches for the DVD store (long out of business), then for the owner (deceased), then the owner's (nonexistent) next-of-kin, all the while getting a bad rash from the sweater. Sheldon eventually tells Leonard he had discovered the DVD and paid the fine years before, and that he just wanted him to learn the lesson. Penny meets Lucy, Raj's ex-girlfriend, at the Cheesecake Factory and is mad at her for breaking up with him by email. Lucy calls Raj to have coffee to apologize. Raj hopes they can get back together, but Lucy reveals she is now dating someone else. Penny then sets up Raj on a date with her friend Lizzy, but Raj freaks out in front of her.
Title reference: Leonard wearing an uncomfortable sweater to simulate Sheldon's sensation of an "itchy brain" when confronted with an unresolved issue
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Grundriss der Wohnung von
Sheldon und Leonard
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Ein Roboter, den Sheldon
baute, um die Wohnung künftig
nicht mehr verlassen zu müssen |
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 Leonard beichtet Sheldon, dass er vor sieben Jahren vergessen hatte, eine DVD zurückzubringen, die er mit Sheldons Karte geliehen hatte. Leonard ringt Sheldon das Versprechen ab, deswegen nicht auszuflippen, muss aber dafür zur Strafe mit einem hässlichen, kratzenden Pullover herumlaufen, bis er die Sache in Ordnung gebracht hat. Dies stellt sich schwieriger heraus als gedacht, da der Videoverleih nicht mehr existiert, der Besitzer verstorben ist und auch keine nahen Verwandten hatte. Schließlich gibt Sheldon zu, dass er schon vor sieben Jahren Leonards Versäumnis bemerkt und die DVD bezahlt hat. Er hatte seitdem nur darauf gewartet, ihm eine Lektion zu erteilen. Penny begegnet derweil zufällig Rajeshs Ex-Freundin Lucy in der Cheesecake Factory und macht ihr Vorwürfe, weil sie mit Rajesh per E-Mail Schluss gemacht und damit seine Gefühle verletzt hat. Um sich zu entschuldigen, trifft Lucy sich mit Rajesh zum Kaffee. Dieser macht sich Hoffnungen, wieder mit Lucy zusammenzukommen, erfährt dann aber von ihr, dass sie sich mit jemand anderem trifft. Er ist daraufhin verärgert, dass er sich nur wegen Pennys Eingreifen unnötig Hoffnungen gemacht hat. Penny versucht deswegen ihn mit einer Arbeitskollegin zu verkuppeln, jedoch vermasselt Rajesh gleich beim ersten Treffen seine Chance.
Gastdarsteller:
Morgan Hewitt (Lizzy)
Hauptrolle:
| Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter |
Johnny Galecki |
| Dr. Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper |
Jim Parsons |
| Penny |
Kaley Cuoco |
| Howard Joel Wolowitz, M.Eng. |
Simon Helberg |
| Dr. Rajesh „Raj“ Ramayan Koothrappali |
Kunal Nayyar |
| Dr. Bernadette Maryann Rostenkowski-Wolowitz |
Melissa Rauch |
| Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler |
Mayim Bialik |
| Stuart Bloom |
Kevin Sussman |
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Sheldon le pide a Leonard unos tickets del salón de juegos, lo que da pie a que encuentren un jersey antiguo de Leonard y un DVD, de la peli Super Mario Bros, que no devolvieron hace siete años. Sorprendentemente Sheldon aparenta tomárselo muy bien, pero a cambio, le pide a Leonard que se ponga el jersey mientras intenta devolverlo.
Mientras, en el Cheesecake, Penny tiene una conversación con Lucy, a la que acusa de haber destrozado la vida de Raj, por haberle dejado por email, lo cual hace que Raj se enfade con Penny. Después Lucy quiere una cita con él, y Raj pide consejo a Howard y Bernadette, que le dicen que tiene que tener confianza y ser el mismo. Pero en la cita, Lucy le dice que ya tiene otra pareja, lo que ocasiona otro enfado de Raj con Penny, que lo calma concertándole una cita con una chica que conoce.
Todos los intentos de Leonard por devolver la peli fracasan (el videoclub cerró, el propietario murió, y no hay familiares próximos), y sobre todo, el jersey de lana gruesa le ha causado una gran urticaria en todo el cuerpo, por lo que le dice a Sheldon que él ha ganado, diciéndole éste que ya había pagado la peli en su tiempo, y siendo todo una broma pesada de Sheldon, que hasta Amy encuentra un poco diabólica.
El episodio termina con otra cita desastrosa de Raj, y Penny y él mismo diciéndole ¿pero qué diablos te pasa?
Curiosidades: Penny diciéndole a Leonard que cada vez que no mata a Sheldon mientras duerme, éste gana, y a Sheldon intentado gastarle la broma de la flor de agua a Amy.
Referencia en el título: Sheldon diciendo que tener una tarea inconclusa es como si tuviera un picor en el cerebro.
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| Sheldons und Leonards Wohnung |
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 Leonard retrouve un DVD loué des années auparavant dans ses affaires et est surpris que cela ne dérange pas Sheldon. Afin de lui faire comprendre, il le défie de porter un vieux pull tant que le DVD n'a pas été rendu. Les filles croisent Lucy, qu'elles n'ont pas revue depuis sa rupture avec Raj, et Penny veut des explications.
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Dopo aver rovistato in un vecchio scatolone di cianfrusaglie, Leonard ritrova un DVD noleggiato sette anni prima con la tessera di Sheldon. Quando lo confessa a Sheldon, gli dice di restare calmo perché ci penserà lui a mettere tutto a posto. Tuttavia Sheldon vuole dare una lezione a Leonard, facendogli provare il fastidio che prova lui lasciando le cose inadempiute, così gli propone di indossare un maglione che gli dà un tremendo prurito fino a quando non avesse restituito il DVD al videonoleggio. Inizia una ricerca infruttuosa prima del negozio, fallito però anni prima, poi del negoziante morto e poi dei suoi parenti più prossimi. Alla fine Sheldon gli confessa che sette anni prima, accorgendosi della sua inadempienza, aveva pagato il DVD, ma non lo aveva confessato a Leonard, aspettando il momento giusto per dargli una lezione. Nel frattempo Amy riconosce Lucy alla Fabbrica del Cheesecake e Penny decide di parlarle, dicendole di essere stata scorretta a lasciare Raj per e-mail. La ragazza, presa dai sensi di colpa, chiede a Raj un incontro per scusarsi, confessandogli però che sta frequentando un altro ragazzo, distruggendo le sue illusioni di tornare insieme.
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| Das Büro von Sheldon und Raj |
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- wa'vatlh rummaging vegh pa'Hom, dvd rented ghaH sheldon chaw', vaj ghotvam cheghta' Soch DIS pa' lo' tu' leonard. desperately flip sheldon ghel leonard, 'ej shockingly ratlh jottaHchugh vay' Qochbe' ghaH. leonard itchy sweater tuQ until resolved dvd wanI'vammo' tlha', vaj 'e' metaphorically, yIt leonard neH sheldon waq jatlhmoH. vaj owner (nonexistent) veb--kin, Hoch poStaHvIS moDchugh qab Suq vo' sweater nej dvd ngevwI' (qaStaHvIS malja'), vaj owner (deceased), leonard. dvd tu' rup DIS pa' yIDIl ghaH 'ej 'e' ghaH lesson ghoj neH neH reH HIjwI'pu' ngu'laH jatlh leonard sheldon. lucy, Raj ex-chaj, DeSDu' Cheesecake laSvargh ghom 'ej parmaqlIjmo' DeSDu' ghaH ja'chuqmeH pong email penny. Raj 'e' qa'vIn tlhIj pong lucy.
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 Quotes from this Episode:
- Amy: My God, that’s the girl that broke Rajesh’s heart.
- Bernadette: That’s Lucy?
- Penny: I don’t know why, but I always pictured her as Indian.
- Bernadette: I think that reason's called racism.
- Penny: I’m going to talk to her.
- Bernadette: Why? What are you going to say?
- Penny: I’m not going to say anything. I’m going just want to talk her out. She hurt my friend. My Indian friend. Who’s racist now?
- Bernadette: You. Because you just called him your Indian friend.
- Penny: Yeah, well, you’re short.
- Amy: We’re never getting our drinks.
- Bernadette: No, believe that.
- Penny: Hi. Can I start off with something to drink?
- Lucy: Oh, water would be great.
- Penny: Okay. Um, you’re Lucy, right? I’m a friend of Rajesh Koothrappali. You see, Amy recognized you.
- Lucy: Wow, how’s he doing?
- Penny: Oh, you know. He’s good.
- Lucy: Great.
- Penny: Yeah. This is none of my business, but why did you break up with him in an email?
- Lucy: Um, I don’t know. I guess I thought it would be easier.
- Penny: Yea, I get that. I’ll go get you your water. When you
say easier, you mean easier for you, right? Cause it certainly didn’t
make it easier for him.
- Lucy: Any chance I can get a different waitress?
- Penny: I’m sorry, it’s rude of me. I will get you that water.
See, see, see, see. Just now, you expressed your feelings to my face.
How come you can do that with me and not with Raj?
- Lucy: I don’t know your email.
- Penny: You know what the worst part is? You’re sitting here perfectly happy and he’s at home a blubbering mess.
- Lucy: I thought you said he was OK.
- Penny: Well, I also said I was getting your water, but look
at me. Still standing here. You know, maybe I’m a bad waitress, but
you’re a bad person. Now, you want to hear the special?
- Sheldon:
And second, you completely disregard how uncomfortable unresolved
issues are for me. It’s like an itch in my brain I can’t scratch.
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