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The Big Bang Theory Information and Materials:
Background: The show is about four physicists who work at the California Institute of Technology and how their lives are challenged when a new neighbor moves in. The physicists are very smart but also very geeky and not very experienced with women. Two of them, Sheldon and Leonard share an apartment. They have two friends, Howard and Raj, who often stop by for dinner and to watch science fiction programs or play video games. Their routines are challenged when a very hot waitress, Penny, moves in across the hallway. Penny isn't book smart like the physicists, but she is kindhearted and street smart.

Annotated Word File of Pilot Transcript:

Vocabulary and Phrases: See the transcript

Culture Notes:
Fuddruckers restaurant: [] Fudruckers' menu: http://www.fuddruckers.com/menu/ Battlestar Galactica: [] Parallax distortion: []



Klingon: [] Klingon Language: [] Boggle (how to play): []
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Star Wars bath products:
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Proximal and Distal Causes: [] Mack Daddy: []

Pilot Episode:
Sheldon's sitting spot: [] Best bits (has most of the beginning of the program): []

http://blip.tv/diego-byrd/the-big-bang-theory-streaming-season-1-episode-1-pilot-2157465

Other Clips: [|The Big Bang Theory - The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem] [|The Big Bang Theory - A Conversation About Girls] [|The Big Bang Theory - Penny Blond Wonder Woman]

Theme Song Music Videos: These are all various versions of the same song
Opening Theme Song: [] Barenaked Ladies, History of Everything with subtitles: [] Another Big Bang Theory theme song music video (drawing version): []

High Def full length version: [] Another version with lyrics: [] Opening sequence in slow motion: []

Lyrics
Lyrics to the entire song: []

Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, Then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started. Wait... The Earth began to cool, The autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools, We built a wall (we built the pyramids), Math, science, history, unraveling the mysteries, That all started with the big bang!

Autotrophs and Heterotrophs:

Useful Links:
Pilot Episode Transcript: [] Transcripts: []

Wikipedia Background Info: []

Explanation of photon double-slit experiment: []


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Discussion Questions:
Big Bang Theory – Pilot Episode Discussion Questions
 * 1) Describe the cultural conflict between Penny and the physicists.
 * 2) Have you ever been in a situation where you really felt out of place?
 * 3) Which physicist are you most like?
 * 4) Describe the weird quirks of the physicists.
 * 5) Describe the weird quirks of your roommates, friends, or classmates.
 * 6) What are some good lines to use to pick up girls?
 * 7) What are some actions that a boy should avoid if he is trying to pick up a girl?
 * 8) Translate Sheldon’s views on astrology for Penny.
 * 9) How does Leonard try to get Penny to like him?


 * 1) Find the lines in the script that refer to sex.
 * 2) Find the lines in the script that refer to pooping.
 * 3) What are the insulting remarks that Sheldon makes.
 * 4) What are different ways to state that you agree?
 * 5) What are different ways to state that you disagree?