The running gags in The Big Bang Theory include many stunts and dialogues that repeatedly come up in the episodes. Also epic poopy reddit swag yolo master 420 #5#
Stunts
- Getting mocked for his lactose intolerance and being short.
- His inability to understand sarcasm.
- Sheldon's spot on the couch.
- Sheldon's knock, knocking 3 times, saying the name of the person addressed, and repeating it twice after.
- His blaming others for things that he has done.
- His psychotic rants.
- Someone asks Sheldon "Why?" and others get upset since Sheldon has been given an opening to deliver a long explanation.
- Someone sings "Soft Kitty" to comfort Sheldon when he is sick, or vice versa.
- Sheldon getting restraining orders.
- Embarassing Amy.
- She gets promiscuous and morally loose when she drinks.
- Her anger.
- Her "check engine" light.
- Her misspelled Chinese character tattoo.
- Her lack of education and awareness of not graduating community college.
- Her sloppiness.
- He gets mocked for without a Ph.D, especially by Sheldon.
- His sleaziness.
- His selective mutism, until the end of the episode "The Bon Voyage Reaction":
- Being forced to whisper things, most often to Howard's ear, when he's near a woman (usually Penny).
- He gets drunk to overcome his selective mutism but ends up saying very inappropriate things.
- Monkey references and comparisons.
- Girl crush on Penny.
- Romantic frustration with Sheldon.
- She sounding exactly like Howard's mother when she yells or gets angry.
- She is constantly made fun of for her height.
- She always yells from off-screen.
Leonard and Sheldon
- Sheldon taunting Leonard with "The Roommate Agreement".
Howard and Raj
- They seem as though they are a homosexual couple, but aren't.
Leonard, Penny and Sheldon
- Leonard and Penny acting like Sheldon's parents.
- Sheldon blaming Leonard for first speaking to Penny when she moved in the building in the pilot episode.
- Awkward silence while walking up the stairs.
- Running down the stairs.
Others
- Shot of a front door while a character abruptly exits with someone screaming "Get out!"
Dialogs
- "Bazinga!" - Sheldon
- "Once again, you’ve fallen for one of my classic pranks. Bazinga!" - Sheldon
- "Here we go..." - Multiple users (usually followed by one of Sheldon's "psychotic rants")
- "Holy crap on a cracker!" - Penny
- "I'm not crazy/insane. My mother had me tested." - Sheldon
- "In what universe..." - Multiple users
- "...jibber jabber..." - Multiple users
- "...offer them a hot beverage." - Sheldon
- "Oh not this again." - Sheldon
- "Oh balls!" - Penny
- "Oh (my) God!" - Penny
- "...on purpose." - Multiple users
- "Sweetie..." - Penny
- "That's the spirit" - Leonard
- "There, there." - Multiple users
- "This may be the wine (magic potion) talking..." - Multiple users
- "What the frak?" - Howard
- "You're in my spot." - Sheldon
- "You're welcome." - Multiple users (said before he thinks someone should say "Thank you".)
- "Your check engine light is on" - Sheldon/Amy/Beverly
- "...rat bastard..." - Penny/Amy
- "...hippie-dippy..." - Sheldon