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SevenOnTheClock · 01/01/2025 19:00

Following on from the thread about Dave Coaches, I was wondering if anyone had a soft spot for any of the cast of The Big Bang Theory.
I’m too old to admit this in real
life but I think Raj is so cute and lovely 🤪

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SevenOnTheClock · 01/01/2025 21:32

TooMuchRedMaybe · 01/01/2025 21:26

I didn't realise he had been in Rosanne, but wasn't the girl (now woman) in the picture you just posted in Big Bang too? Didn't they sort of date?

Yes, Sarah Gilbert was Leslie Winkle in TBB

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MaiAamWaliHun · 01/01/2025 21:33

TooMuchRedMaybe · 01/01/2025 21:26

I didn't realise he had been in Rosanne, but wasn't the girl (now woman) in the picture you just posted in Big Bang too? Didn't they sort of date?

Yep Leslie Winkle was Darlene in Rosanne and the actress who played Sheldon's mum was also in Rosanne as the sister.

QuickDraining · 01/01/2025 21:35

The geologist: Bert.

Another2Cats · 01/01/2025 22:00

MaiAamWaliHun · 01/01/2025 21:33

Yep Leslie Winkle was Darlene in Rosanne and the actress who played Sheldon's mum was also in Rosanne as the sister.

"Sheldon's mum was also in Rosanne as the sister."

I definitely remember her in Rosanne.

"Yep Leslie Winkle was Darlene in Rosanne"

Have you ever had one of those moments when something you've always thought to be true turned out not to be?

That's just happened to me.

I always had in my mind that the actress who played Leslie Winkle was the same actress who appeared with Kaley Cuoco in "8 Simple Rules...".

But now that I google it, it turns out I was completely wrong, that was an entirely different actress, Amy Davidson.

Now that I've gone back and watched some old footage, I can't believe that I ever made that mistake

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GrandTheftWalrus · 01/01/2025 22:02

Also the mum of young Sheldon is the real life daughter of the mum of tbbt Sheldon. Zoe perry. Her dad is meredith greys dad from greys anatomy

Bloom15 · 01/01/2025 22:07

Raj too - he is very attractive

Ladybyrd · 01/01/2025 23:12

I'd have to go for Penny or Bernardette. The men? Absolutely not.

Ladybyrd · 01/01/2025 23:13

Sorry, I lied. Sheldon's dad 😱

Needmorelego · 01/01/2025 23:23

The only characters I liked were Sheldon and Penny.
When you then watch Young Sheldon and see his relationship with his twin sister Missy you realise why he got on so well with Penny. The way he interacted with Penny - despite them being complete opposites - was very similar. They accepted each others quirks and personalities and took care of each other.
The rest of the characters were just "meh". Amy really annoyed me. She was horrible to Sheldon. Leonard had no personality.
If I was in charge of the ending I definitely wouldn't have made Penny pregnant.
I would have her dumping Leonard, Sheldon dumping Amy and then Penny and Sheldon become roommates and live happily ever after in a brother/sister type relationship. Sheldon's mum definitely preferred Penny to Amy.

QuickDraining · 01/01/2025 23:45

If I was in charge of the ending, surely Howard and Amy should have gotten together, it was very sweet when they went out with each other.

ForestAtTheSea · 02/01/2025 19:49

Michiru · 01/01/2025 20:17

All the characters are adorable in their own right. All have flaws. None of the men are appealing in the least, though.

Sheldon is too controlling.
Raj turns into an arse when drunk.
Howard has big mummy issues and is spoiled.
Leonard is a cheat.
Stuart is too needy.
Kripke actually comes out best of the lot, and that is even with his tendency for self-absorbed BS 😆
Actually, Penny's on-off boyfriend for a while was a decent character despite his lacking intellect.

What makes TBBT so good is that none of the characters are perfect, and all of them develop in some way to grow on you.

Agree, there is no perfect TBBT character, but that's what makes it work and creates the drama and the fun within the episodes and the story.

I liked Sheldon's mother; because she was almost unflappabable, she was very secure in herself and in her values.
Sheldon was often great, but Amy was perfect when she pulled Sheldon up on his egoistical traits and selfishness. When he visits her in her lab during his enforced holidays and makes fun of her research, I really thought that's it now; they are over. He did a few things that would make half of MN tell her LTB.

My favourite scene between Sheldon and Penny was the gift giving, her giving him the autograph and him with the tens of gift baskets. That's where they really understood each other.
Bernadette was really good, too.

Howard was absolutely creepy; I did not understand how a character like Bernadette would be with him.

The main cast of Leonard, Sheldon and Penny is my favourite; honourable mention to Leonard's mother to say most of her lines with a straight face.

Barry Kripke was fun and President Siebert, too.

Kikisweb · 02/01/2025 19:58

I love Bernadette, glad they changed her from their first date though. I'm practically word perfect on TBBT, it's my self regulation tool ! If you watch it as Sheldon being autistic it hits different, Leonard is often not very accepting of Sheldon. Penny is meant to be the hot one but Bernadette is sexier imo lol !

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