Episode 16 – The Peanut Reaction (116)
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When the boys dine at Penny’s restaurant, she learns Leonard has never had a birthday party, as his parents didn’t believe in celebrating anything but achievements. She decides to throw him a surprise party, and blackmails Sheldon to join her. However when the day of the party arrives, she finds Sheldon did not buy a birthday gift. After some help from Wolowitz in convincing him it was a ‘non-optional social convention’, Penny drives Sheldon to a computer store where he becomes distracted, helping other customers with their tech-related questions.
Meanwhile, Wolowitz is in charge of keeping Leonard busy until the party. After Wolowitz pretends to eat a peanut bar (to which he is allergic), Leonard drives him to the emergency room. Due to Sheldon’s absent-mindedness, Wolowitz has to keep Leonard distracted even longer, and after a promise from Penny of “being shown which of her friends is easy”, Wolowitz actually eats the peanut bar…causing him to swell up in an allergic reaction.
After being at the hospital for several hours (in which they tested everything for fear of being sued), Wolowitz and Leonard arrive back at the apartment to find Penny asleep on the couch, Sheldon asleep in the chair, and Koothrappali drunk singing karaoke telling them everyone left an hour ago. In the end, Penny shows Leonard a cell phone video of the party and ends up giving him a kiss.
The title refers to Wolowitz’s allergy to peanuts.
Directed by Mark Cendrowski.
Written by David Goetsch & Steven Molaro based on a story by Lee Aronsohn & Bill Prady.
Originally aired on May 12, 2008.
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