. >> earlier that week she had gone to happier with her friend bernadette. their closing boutique. they talked about her decision to close her store. due to financial problems. despite that setback, bernadette said she didn't see any sign that she wanted to escape. unplug, or vanish. big >> things are okay now because she closed the store, and now she has that stress off of her. she was very positive about the future. >> she even posted this video of herself dancing in the boutique just days before the doors closed for good. >> so, where was she? >> her brother called her, even though they had never met. to ask if he had heard from her. in fact, he had, luka told him. but that was a few days ago. after that call he said he went by her apartment. >> i want to see my senior car there. but i didn't. as a parking space was in the back, and to decide right there. >> so, he said, he didn't knock on the door. >> it had not been nearly a week since anyone had seen her. with a clock ticking loudly in her head, we her mom called police. >> officers made a third trip t

. >> but then they bring in bernadette, and they bring in amy farrah fowler. balanced as a result. >> i'm amy farrah fowler, you're sheldon cooper. >> hello, amy farrah fowler. >> she eventually became sheldon's love interest. and of course, that opened up a whole other pandora's box. >> may i ask you a question before i give it to you? >> of course. >> why are we saying give it to you like that? >> at the beginning, sheldon is an outcast, an intellectual, a geek. by the end, he's found his soulmate. he has friends. he's won a nobel prize. >> i have been encouraged, sustained, inspired, and tolerated, not only by my wife, but by the greatest group of friends anyone ever had. >> you had "big bang theory" that stayed on forever. it's huge, and they're nerds. >> we started to see articles written about how young people were going into stem fields in school, because "the big bang theory" made it look cool. >> i need to get here. >> what's there? >> the earliest estimate of the singularity. >> so you're upset about missing out on becoming some sort of freak-ish sel

no, bernadette got me a fitbit so she can track how much i'm exercising.er to care about your health. i can't wait to see the look on her face when i die young. when was the last actual exercise you got? the other day, when she tried to put that fitbit on me and i ran away from her. according to a recent study, simply thinking about exercise, even while sitting still, can have physical benefits. for all you know, i could be exercising right now. are you? eh, i'll do it tomorrow. it wouldn't be the worst thing if we were more active. oh. you make an excellent point. ooh, i think i'm getting a runner's high! ♪ our whole universe was in a hot, dense state ♪ ♪ then nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started... wait! ♪ ♪ the earth began to cool ♪ ♪ the autotrophs began to drool, neanderthals developed tools ♪ ♪ we built the wall ♪ ♪ we built the pyramids ♪ ♪ math, science, history, unraveling the mystery ♪ ♪ that all started with a big bang ♪ ♪ bang! ♪ ♪ ♪ my dad would have loved it. glad we took our time. the difference between an agent and a realtor® is re

uh, bernadette's nickname for you is the virgin piña colada. george lucas autograph is really a "me" autograph. yeah, well, once i was too lazy to walk across the hall, so i used your toothbrush. ooh, and one time when you were asleep, amy totally took off her... and that's why you're the best roommate ever. aw... now i'm sad i didn't hear it. so what do you need the headphones for? well, i've been struggling for months to come up with a theory of dark matter that doesn't make protons decay. i'm hoping to finally tackle it by optimizing my work environment. see, i've got, uh, my tea is at the perfect sipping temperature. uh, i have fleece-lined boxer shorts to keep my tushie toasty. and then, oh, last but not least, this inspirational cat poster, improved with the reassuring face of physics renegade richard feynman. is that why you had to take him to office depot last night? i don't want to talk about it. there, the place is all yours. yeah, have fun. oh, i will-- nothing more fun than a paradigm-shifting evening of science. (scoffs) and you th

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