Penny is priceless. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most quintessential Penny moments on “The Big Bang Theory” that we simply can't get enough of.
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00:00Okay, boys, Queen Penelope's back online.
00:02Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most quintessential penny moments on The Big Bang Theory that we simply can't get enough of.
00:12Remember when I said it was on? Well, now it's Junior Rodeo on.
00:19Number 10. The Perfect Gift Giver
00:21They say it's better to give than to receive, unless you're the person giving to is Sheldon Cooper.
00:27In that case, you're better off not even trying.
00:30You haven't given me a gift. You've given me an obligation.
00:36Don't feel bad, Penny. It's a classic rookie mistake. My first Hanukkah with Sheldon, he yelled at me for eight nights.
00:44Penny learns this the hard way, but hey, she's already got the gift, and at least she knows better for next year.
00:50When the big day comes, she heads to her neighbors with their presents.
00:54Penny's funny gift to Leonard often gets overshadowed, and for good reason.
00:59A gift certificate for motorcycle lessons.
01:04Very thoughtful.
01:06Yeah, and I checked. Not letting the bike fall on you while standing still is lesson one.
01:11She thought she was giving Sheldon a sweet little memento.
01:14Sheldon, on the other hand, has a completely different interpretation.
01:19All I need is a healthy ovum, and I can grow my own Leonard Nimoy.
01:29Okay, all I'm giving you is the napkin, Sheldon.
01:33Penny doesn't just bring the guys awesome presents. She also brings us the gift of a Saturnalia miracle.
01:39Leonard, look. Sheldon's hugging me.
01:44It's a Saturnalia miracle.
01:48Number nine. How we finish a quest in Nebraska.
01:52While Penny can be rather savage toward the guys, she's also their fiercest protector.
01:57For example, when Alicia moves in, Penny swallows her jealousy and makes sure to have their backs.
02:04Please don't take advantage of them.
02:08Who says I'm taking advantage of them?
02:11Come on. They're doing everything for you because you're leading them on.
02:15Then there's the time she helps Sheldon get his World of Warcraft stuff back.
02:19The guys try to be heroes, but don't emerge victorious from their quest.
02:24Penny turns the evening around after she picks them up when their car breaks down and finishes what they started.
02:30We failed in our noble quest.
02:32How come?
02:34Todd Czarnecki was mean.
02:37All right, hang on.
02:38What are you doing?
02:39I'm going to show you how we finish a quest in Nebraska.
02:43Todd Czarnecki quickly learns not to mess with Penny's friends.
02:47Meanwhile, we learn that while we might not always agree with her methods, we could all use a friend like Penny.
02:54Well, then good news. Today's the day a girl's finally going to touch you in your little special place.
03:03Now give him his stuff back.
03:05Okay.
03:06Number eight. Meet Penny.
03:08Ah, the moment where it all began.
03:11The guys come home to find they have a new neighbor.
03:14Guess I'm your new neighbor, Penny.
03:16Leonard, Sheldon.
03:17Hi.
03:18Hi.
03:19Hi.
03:22Well, uh, oh, welcome to the building.
03:26After an awkward start, Leonard invites Penny to join him and Sheldon for lunch.
03:30It's really interesting to see how Penny's character evolved from that first meeting.
03:35She was kind of an outsider to their nerdy world.
03:38But as the series went on, she really became an integral part of their lives.
03:42A lot of people think I'm a water sign.
03:45Okay, let's see, what else?
03:47Oh, I'm a vegetarian.
03:48No, except for fish.
03:49And the occasional steak.
03:50I love steak.
03:53Looking back now, it's fascinating to see how much everyone has grown.
03:57The way Leonard and Penny's relationship develops, Sheldon's begrudging affection for Penny,
04:02and how their neighborly friendliness turns into a genuine bond,
04:06is what made the show so beloved.
04:08It faces the television at an angle that is neither direct, thus discouraging conversation,
04:12nor so far wide as to create a parallax distortion.
04:14I could go on, but I think I've made my point.
04:23Penny and Leonard's relationship had so many memorable milestones.
04:27There was their first kiss on Halloween,
04:29and the time Penny proved she had the makings of a romance ninja.
04:33I can't believe you saved all this stuff.
04:36Of course I did.
04:37It's you.
04:41Come here.
04:45We'll also never forget the first time she told Leonard she loved him.
04:48Listen to me, you are the one I'm with.
04:50You know I love you.
04:51So will you please relax, because you're driving me crazy.
04:57However, we can't overlook the moment it all began.
05:01Well, for Penny at least.
05:03As the guys prepare for their trip to the North Pole,
05:05Penny realizes that her feelings for Leonard go beyond friendship.
05:09While she's not ready to tell him,
05:11she drops hints like buying him a gift and giving him a long hug.
05:15Leonard, I don't know what to tell you. It was just a hug.
05:19Glad we cleared that up.
05:20Yeah.
05:21I guess I'll see you.
05:22Okay. Have a safe trip.
05:26Only after he leaves does she finally admit her feelings out loud.
05:30It means I wish you weren't going.
05:33Number six. Party in the bathroom.
05:35If we think back to the pilot,
05:37we never could have pictured that one day
05:39Penny would be the one sitting in a bathroom with Sheldon
05:42after he freaks out at his birthday party.
05:44Yet, here we are.
05:46Sweetie, you are weird.
05:49Everyone knows you're weird,
05:51but they're all still here because they care about you so much.
05:55When Sheldon ducks out of the festivities,
05:57she's the one who goes after him and sits with his feelings.
06:00It's in those quiet moments
06:02that Penny reflects on how much she's changed
06:04since meeting Sheldon and the gang.
06:06It's a touching scene showing Penny's growth
06:08and highlighting her and Sheldon's endearing connection.
06:11There was a time I never would have been friends with someone like you
06:14and now you are one of my favorite people.
06:17So, if what you need is to spend your birthday in a bathroom,
06:22I'm happy to do it with you.
06:24While Sheldon doesn't acknowledge Penny's impact on his life out loud,
06:28the fact that he not only accepts her hug
06:30but also reciprocates it speaks volumes.
06:33I hope you didn't think you're gonna get through tonight without a hug.
06:37You know, I used to hate these hugs.
06:42Now they're just extremely irritating.
06:49In the early days, Howard Wolowitz was...
06:51How do we put this delicately?
06:53He was a creep.
06:54You'd be the only doable girl.
06:58You're a pig, Howard.
07:01Who's doable? Anything but a compliment.
07:04Penny could barely walk into a room
07:06before he'd hit her with some sleazy chat-up line.
07:09So is it any surprise that she eventually reaches her breaking point?
07:13It is not a compliment to call me doable.
07:16It is not sexy to stare at my ass and say,
07:18ooh, it must be jelly because jam don't shake like that.
07:22And most important, we are not dancing a tango.
07:25We're not to-ing and fro-ing.
07:27Nothing is ever gonna happen between us, ever.
07:29The guys call her out for upsetting Howard,
07:31but we didn't hear them objecting
07:33when he was clearly making Penny uncomfortable.
07:36She doesn't hold back, but come on,
07:38Howard kinda deserved it.
07:40Flirting? You think I'm flirting with you?
07:42I am not flirting with you!
07:43No woman is ever gonna flirt with you.
07:45You're just gonna grow old and die alone.
07:48Thanks to Penny, he might think twice before misbehaving again.
07:51And if that doesn't work,
07:53wherever he sees a bathtub,
07:55he'll be reminded that people, like bathtubs,
07:57deserve to be treated with respect.
07:59I slipped and fell in the bathroom.
08:02Bounced right off the tub.
08:06Yes, now he knows what bathtubs are capable of doing
08:08when you don't treat them with respect.
08:13You know those times when nothing seems to be right
08:15and all you want is a win?
08:17Well, when Penny hits that low point,
08:19she dives into virtual reality to feel like a queen.
08:22No, Fritz, I need you on my flank.
08:25No, I don't know German.
08:26Flankenzie! Flankenzie!
08:29Sheldon introduces her to Age of Conan,
08:31and soon she's hooked,
08:33calling him at work and even waking him at night.
08:36Sheldon!
08:37Danger! Danger!
08:39No danger, look, it's just me, Penny.
08:41Listen, I got to level 25 and reached purple lotus swamp, right?
08:44You're in my bedroom.
08:46Leonard gave me an emergency key.
08:48People can't be in my bedroom.
08:50Personal hygiene goes out the window,
08:52and she finds sustenance,
08:54if you can even call it that, in her hair.
08:56We're okay, boys, Queen Penelope's back online.
09:00Penny, you've got...
09:02Cheetos in your hair.
09:06Oh, thanks.
09:10Her newfound fixation takes over every aspect of her life,
09:13but provides plenty of comedy gold.
09:16Eventually, she snaps out of it
09:18when she realizes that Rock Bottom
09:20is agreeing to an in-game date with Howard.
09:23Can I interest you in an afternoon of spirited questing,
09:26followed by a flag and a veil at Yon Virtual Tavern?
09:29Yeah, sure, why not?
09:34Oh, my God, I need help.
09:40Penny feels out of depth
09:42when Bernadette and Leonard connect over his work,
09:44so she turns to Sheldon for help.
09:46It's from spinning electrons to spinning galaxies.
09:49Yeah, okay, cool, I don't need the PBS special.
09:52I just want to know enough so I can talk to Leonard about his job.
09:55You know, like Bernadette does.
09:57However, she quickly regrets it
09:59when she realizes their ideas of a little physics
10:02are worlds apart.
10:04We're not sure how much she learned that day,
10:06but we know we'll never forget
10:08that warm summer evening in ancient Greece.
10:11Good question.
10:13To answer it, we first must ask ourselves,
10:15what is physics?
10:17Oh, balls.
10:18To warm summer evening in ancient Greece.
10:21Despite the rocky start,
10:23they eventually find a way to play to Penny's strengths.
10:26She might not grasp 2,600 years of physics,
10:29but as an actress, she's quite adept at memorizing lines.
10:32Their observed phase shift in the diffusing electrons
10:35inside the metal ring already conclusively demonstrated
10:37the electric analog of the Aronoff-Bohm quantum interference effect.
10:46That's it. That's all I know.
10:49To think, just several years later,
10:51she'd be the one to help Sheldon
10:53when he gets knotted up with string theory.
10:55Topologically speaking, that has a lot of interesting possibilities.
10:59See? How long'd that take me? Like a minute.
11:06While the Shenny relationship is a fan favorite,
11:08some of the best laughs come from
11:10when they're at each other's throats.
11:12That chair does not work with the room.
11:16Penny! Penny!
11:21Their spat over the armchair is a classic,
11:24but the feud that kicks off with an innocent onion ring is iconic.
11:28Penny is furious when Sheldon banishes her from the apartment,
11:32so she fights back.
11:34What follows is a hilarious, escalating battle
11:37with each strike more comical than the last.
11:40You can't do that.
11:41Not only is it a violation of California state law,
11:43it flies directly in the face of Cheesecake Factory policy.
11:46Yeah, no, there's a new policy.
11:48No shoes, no shirt, no Sheldon.
11:52Penny tries to ban Sheldon from the Cheesecake Factory,
11:55but her next move in the laundry room is hilariously brutal.
11:59It also gives us one of the most memorable quotes of the series.
12:02Woman, you are playing with forces beyond your ken.
12:06Yeah, well, your ken can kiss my Barbie.
12:10They only call a truce after Leonard reveals Sheldon's weakness.
12:14Well played.
12:20Just remember, with great power comes great responsibility.
12:27Understood.
12:28Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
12:32Stupid Pop-Tart.
12:34Aren't we all just looking for our stupid Pop-Tarts?
12:37Getting fired from that movie was the best thing that could have happened to me, okay?
12:40I finally realized I don't need to be famous or have some big career to be happy.
12:44Then what do you need?
12:45You, you stupid Pop-Tart!
12:49Riding the elevator.
12:50Is there a bigger honor than wrapping up one of the series' best love running gags?
12:55I can't take anymore.
12:58You can't believe it, they finally fixed the elevator.
13:02Meeting Stan Lee.
13:03We hope that when Sheldon looks at his restraining order, he remembers that Penny's the one who made it happen.
13:09Sorry, he doesn't really understand sarcasm.
13:12Well, I'll give him something he'll understand.
13:15Joanie, call the police!
13:17Nice to meet you.
13:18Singing with Sheldon.
13:19Sea shanties.
13:20The foundation of all good business plans.
13:23Jimmy, wait, hey, blow the man down.
13:26Or I'll help you along with the toe of my boot.
13:29Give me some time to blow the man down.
13:32Winning game night.
13:33The guys might be book smart, but Penny's smart show up in many other ways.
13:38I don't know if you've noticed, but Penny's smart.
13:41I don't know if you've noticed, but Penny's smart.
13:43I don't know if you've noticed, but Penny's smart.
13:45Winning game night.
13:46The guys might be book smart, but Penny's smart show up in many other ways.
13:51All right, that's enough.
13:56Hand, nail, polish?
13:59Yeah!
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14:16Number 1. Ditsy Penny
14:19Sheldon's probably the last person you want around when you're in pain.
14:23But with the guys camping in the desert, he's all Penny has.
14:27Everything's going to be fine.
14:37Sheldon's here.
14:42After she slips in the bath, it's up to Sheldon to get her to the hospital.
14:46First though, she needs help getting dressed.
14:49And yeah, she's in agony, but that doesn't mean she still can't look cute, right?
14:53Seriously, those shorts with that top?
14:57All right.
15:00No.
15:03No.
15:06Oh, that's cute.
15:08Anyway, even her great outfit can't distract her from how grating Sheldon can be.
15:13Later, thanks to painkillers, Penny finds him more amusing.
15:17Especially after she drops an unintentional innuendo.
15:21Sheldon has to get me into bed.
15:25Bet you never thought I'd say that.
15:28Of course, the highlight is when she asks him to sing her Soft Kitty.
15:32Actually, why don't they sing it together?
15:34Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur.
15:41Happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr, purr, purr.
15:51What's your favorite Penny moment?
15:53Penny for your thoughts in the comments.
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