The Big Bang Theory is set in Pasadena, California. The show is about two Caltech prodigies in their 20s, one an experimental physicist, Leonard Hofstadter, and the other a theoretical physicist, Sheldon Cooper, who live across the hall from an attractive blonde waitress with show-biz aspirations, Penny,. Leonard and Sheldon's 'geekiness' and sheer intellect are contrasted for comic effect with Penny's social skills and common sense. Two equally geeky friends of theirs, Howard and Rajesh, are also main characters.
On the 14th episode of the first season, Penny calls Leonard 'a pathetic geek' for being so close to toys and comic books. What Sheldon points out to Penny later in the show in defence of his best friend Leonard is very interesting.
"You hypocrite. Little Miss 'Grown-ups don't play with toys', if I went into that apartment right now, would I not find Beanie Babies? Are you not an accumulator of Care Bears and My Little Ponies? And who is that Japanese feline I see frolicking on your shorts? Hello, Hello Kitty!
This suggests that male and female may have different ways of embracing our childhood memories, but what they have in common is that they keep artefacts near them to keep the memories alive.
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