'The Big Bang Theory' Recap: 'The Champagne Reflection'

In this week’s Big Bang Theory Sheldon and Amy film their last episode of their YouTube show, Fun with Flags. This show was the topic of an episode in an earlier season and since then the two have filmed 232 episodes. Sheldon has found that it is too much to juggle the show, work, and a girlfriend.

After they argue about a time where Amy forgot to press record, they play different clips, highlighting the episodes they had filmed. They include Amy dressed like a kangaroo, Sheldon dressed like Betsy Ross, and the use of green screen to create a beach scene.

They then bring in a fan favorite, LeVar Burton. The deal is that he does the video and Sheldon deletes his contact information while he watches him do it. Sheldon asks Burton if he thinks his portrayal of George Washington Carver for Black History Month is racist because Leonard does. Sheldon shows him a video on his tablet that the audience does not see. We hear Sheldon say: “hi, my name is George,” to which Burton responds, “oh hell no.” Sheldon takes this as him agreeing that it isn’t racist.

Sheldon says his goodbyes to the viewers. He demonstrates another use for the white flag when he cries into it. Amy stops rolling and tells Sheldon that that was beautiful. He tells her that she better have been recording it, to which Amy snaps and yells at him that she was.

Meanwhile, Raj, Leonard, and Howard clean out their deceased colleague’s office. They come across an unopened bottle of wine with a note from his mom that says: “to be opened upon your first great discovery.” The bottle was dated 50 years ago. Raj and Howard are busy being amused that his name, Roger Abbott sounds like Roger Rabbit.

Leonard doesn’t like the idea of throwing all of his work and research away. He looks over a book of numbers, trying to figure out what the professor was working on. They decide to visit the professor he used to share the office with to find out. He reveals that the numbers are just calories and that they had found his food diet. He thought calorie counting was the key to living forever. This of course, he proved to be untrue since he passed away.

The guys finish cleaning the office, thinking about how they may never accomplish anything. Howard says he is covered since he went to space. Leonard decides to take the bottle to open when one of them gets their first big breakthrough. Also, to rub it in Sheldon’s face.

Leonard comes home to find Sheldon disappointed that no one commented on his video. Leonard talks about his day of cleaning up the office when a comment pops up that reads: “too bad your show is done, I kind of liked it.” Sheldon decides that he cannot take the show away from the world because they are clearly heartbroken. He pops open the cork on the wine the guys were saving.

The next day, Sheldon goes to Burton’s house to tell him that his show will continue. He asks him if he will dress up as a swastika since he is German and the next video will be on the German flag. Burton shuts the door in his face.

Also in tonight’s episode, Penny and Bernadette go to a work party. Penny talks with their boss, Dan. When he finds out that Bernadette will be attending, she is just outside parking the car, he makes it clear to Penny that he does not like her.

Dan ends up at a table with Penny and Bernadette. Bernadette picks on his grandson, saying he was a wuss at the company picnic. Dan leaves the table to get another drink and Penny tells Bernadette that she comes off a little harsh. Bernadette disagrees, saying she is the sweetest person she knows. Penny explains that people think she is mean.

Bernadette says that she was brought up to be tough. Penny points out that there is a difference between being tough and telling her that her pants look like a saggy diaper. Penny confesses she was so self-conscious that she returned the pants.

Bernadette decides to go apologize to Dan. She tells him she will try to be sweeter. Dan confesses to her that the company stopped paying for their coffee five months ago and the employees were chipping in for hers from the swear jar that they put money in when she curses. Also, that her private bathroom was meant to be a bathroom for the whole floor. Bernadette starts to cry, realizing that nobody likes her. Dan tells her they can get her an espresso machine for her office. Penny tells her that she doesn’t have to be mean to get what she wants. Through her tears, Bernadette asks where did they land on her bathroom situation.