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“The Donation Oscillation”

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PENNY TRIES TO THROW A WRENCH INTO LEONARD’S PLAN TO BE A SPERM DONOR FOR HER EX-BOYFRIEND

Keith Carradine returns as Penny’s father, Wyatt.

Penny tries to seduce an abstaining Leonard to ruin his “donation” for her ex-boyfriend, Zack (Brian Thomas Smith), and his wife, Marissa (Lindsey Kraft).
Also, Wolowitz, Bernadette, Anu (Rati Gupta) and Koothrappali turn Koothrappali’s canceled bachelor party into a couple’s trip aboard the “vomit comet.

REGULAR CAST:
Johnny Galecki (Leonard)
Jim Parsons (Sheldon)
Kaley Cuoco (Penny)
Simon Helberg (Wolowitz)
Kunal Nayyar (Koothrappali)
Mayim Bialik (Amy)
Melissa Rauch (Bernadette)

RECURRING CAST:
Keith Carradine (Wyatt)
Brian Thomas Smith (Zack)
Rati Gupta (Anu)
Lindsey Kraft (Marissa)

GUEST CAST:
Eric Nenniger (Neil)

STORY BY: Bill Prady, Jeremy Howe, Adam Faberman
TELEPLAY BY: Steve Holland, Dave Goetsch, Maria Ferrari
DIRECTED BY: Mark Cendrowski

Promo, Promotional Photos + Press Release

WeBuiltThePyramids

Thank you for opening!

soundsgood

Thanks Martin!
I'm looking forward for this one

*luminous*

Yeah, looking forward to this episode too.

WeBuiltThePyramids

I'm gonna miss it live, sadly, but I should hopefully be able to watch it within 24 hours.

ennaxor

Crossing my fingers that this is a good one!

FileXxX

I loved this one. Lots of feels and good laughs.

SargeantFuzzyBoots

Aw, this one was really sweet.

meka3000

Did we just learn that Penny's sisters' name is Lisa?

Loved this one. Probably my favorite of the season. Johnny & Kaley's chemistry was especially adorable in this one.

Thank God, Leonard changed his mind.

SargeantFuzzyBoots

We did! It made me happy.

ennaxor

So many of my concerns about the donation storyline were addressed in this episode, and it made me really happy.

Leonard realizing he was doing it for the wrong reasons? Someone pointing out that the kid wouldn't be his? Penny being supported in her decision? Leonard realizing she really wasn't okay with it? Check check check check!

It does feel like whether or not LP will have kids is still somewhat in the air, but for now I'm feeling much better about where they're at.

soundsgood

Nice episode, Sheldon wanting to be the donator is really out of character IMO, but it was funny.
I'm glad Leonard changed his mind, and I loved to see Wyatt visiting. Plus we got to know Penny's sister's name! (and I'm pretty sure there's a fan fiction where she's named Lisa, is it one of Terrible Waitress'?)

Whimsical Elf

This one was good. I agree it was good to see Wyatt supporting Penny and Leonard changing his mind. Still not sure where this storyline is going but it keeps us interested and guessing.

WeBuiltThePyramids

Agree.

And yeah Laurence, I already thought we knew her name was Lisa!

Jasper1975

I am glad they way this portion of Leonard and Penny's story has ended. Now I just wish we would learn why Penny doesn't want to have kids. Is it actually having the kid or would she be open to adopting? But then Leonard wants to pass on his intelligence potentially so unless they adopt a gifted unwanted kid.

But still I am thrilled with how they addressed it. Loved Wyatt. You can tell he really loves his daughter. They actually referred to there is a third child. The earlier seasons indicated a sister but then it was only about her brother. So I thought they wrote the sister out.

Love the references to rough high school years.. You can tell she was a handful and yet despite some of her obvious issues; she was a daddy girl.

Thank you Amy for referring to the debate we were having. Could Leonard really do if he knew he wouldn't have a role in the child's life.

Really appreciated how Penny it seems saw that portion of it. And knew he couldn't handle not being apart of the child's life. Or no kids at all?

So still the jury is out whether there will be a surprise baby or Penny changes her mind or do they adopt?

Love they refer to the fact Raj's late decision to stop his wedding cost his friends a lot of money!

Howard really knows his Bernie.

Actually it's not. It's a nod to the series premiere when Sheldon was all into donating his sperm with Leonard to make money. Then he almost went artificial insemination with Amy early in their relationship until Penny talked him out it. So it's completely in Sheldon's mode to want to pass on his intelligence. But Amy's reaction is perfect and true to her character.