The Big Bang Theory (TV Series)

The Proposal Proposal (2017)

Jim Parsons: Sheldon Cooper

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• Penny : You asked Stephen Hawking and not her father?

  Sheldon Cooper : Stephen Hawking's a genius. If he said no, I wasn't gonna waste my time on her father.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : But you did ask my father?

  Sheldon Cooper : I did. He said yes. Although not in a robot voice, so it wasn't nearly as cool.

  Penny : Okay. Oh, my god, I can't believe you guys are engaged.

  Sheldon Cooper : We're not engaged yet. She's taking forever to answer.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : [irked]  Because you're on the phone!

  Sheldon Cooper : We'll call you back.

  [he hangs up; Leonard hangs up his end, as well; a second later, the phone rings] 

  Sheldon Cooper : She said yes.

• Sheldon Cooper : Mother, I have some good news to share.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : [giddily]  We're engaged!

  Mary Cooper : I am so happy for you two, but I'm not surprised. I've been praying for this.

  Sheldon Cooper : Well, God had nothing to do with it. It happened because I was kissing another woman, and it made me realize I wanted to be with Amy.

  Mary Cooper : More than one woman was interested in you? I might have prayed a little too hard.

• Sheldon Cooper : I want to let you know right now that we are not getting married in a church.

  Mary Cooper : That's all right, Sheldon. Anywhere Jesus is is a church.

  Sheldon Cooper : Well, he won't be at our wedding.

  Mary Cooper : He's in my heart, so if I'm there, he'll be there.

  Sheldon Cooper : Okay, well, then he's your plus-one. You don't get to bring anyone else.

  Mary Cooper : That's fine. Love you.

  Sheldon Cooper : Love you, too. Bye.

  Mary Cooper : [they hang up]  Lord, thank you. Even though you can do anything, that was mighty impressive.

• Leonard Hofstadter : Hey, where you been? We've been calling you for hours.

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh, I'm sorry. My phone was on "airplane" mode.

  Leonard Hofstadter : Why?

  Sheldon Cooper : Because I was on an airplane.

  [he gives Amy a "duh" look] 

• Sheldon Cooper : There's something I need to say to you.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : I'm listening.

  Sheldon Cooper : I've been thinking about the Avengers.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : I believe that. But I don't think that's something you needed to say to me.

  Sheldon Cooper : I realized that Iron Man is great. And also, that Captain America is great. And sometimes, Iron Man is in a Captain America movie, and he's not mad it's not an Iron Man movie. You know, he can fly in, give the audience a thrill, and then fly away. And that should've been me tonight. I should have been the delightful cameo in your movie.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Thank you, Sheldon.

  Sheldon Cooper : Instead, I was like the Hulk, and I...

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Okay, please stop talking about the Avengers.

• Sheldon Cooper : I'm proud of you. And I'm going to try to do a better job of sharing the spotlight, because we're a team. You know? Much like... t-the Dodgers. If they had superpowers, and fought crime. And Thor was in them.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Sheldon, I know this isn't easy, but you'll have a whole lifetime to practice.

  Sheldon Cooper : I... it could take that long. I'm really bad at it.

  [they hug] 

  Sheldon Cooper : You know, maybe, um, I should start right now and go back to Pasadena and let you have this experience to yourself.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : You just want to go back 'cause that's where everybody makes a fuss over you.

  Sheldon Cooper : You know, your colleagues are right. You are brilliant.

• Sheldon Cooper : Will you marry me?

  [his phone rings] 

  Sheldon Cooper : One moment, please.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : [incredulous]  Really? You're gonna answer that right now?

  Sheldon Cooper : It's Leonard. I don't want to be rude.

• Penny : Hey, where are you?

  Sheldon Cooper : I came to Princeton to see Amy. It's a funny story, actually. I was having lunch with Dr. Nowitzki, and she kissed me.

  Penny : Excuse me?

  Leonard Hofstadter : What?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : I'm sorry?

  Sheldon Cooper : And in that moment, I realized that Amy was the only woman I ever wanted to kiss for the rest of my life. So I came to New Jersey to ask her to marry me.

• Sheldon Cooper : All right, I'm all checked in to my flight.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Well, I'm sad you're leaving. Why'd you only book a flight for one day?

  Sheldon Cooper : I came here to propose. If you'd said no, I wouldn't want to stick around looking at your stupid face.

  [seeing her expression] 

  Sheldon Cooper : Now, mind you, your face is only stupid in the "no" version of the story.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : But I said yes, so I get a lifetime of this.

  Sheldon Cooper : Yes, you do, smart face.

• Sheldon Cooper : We're engaged.

  Raj Koothrappali : Oh, my god, that's amazing! Wait, uh, tell me everything.

  Sheldon Cooper : Well, Dr. Nowitzki was kissing me...

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Okay, you can stop leading with that part of the story.

• Amy Farrah Fowler : I'm having dinner with some colleagues tonight. I'm sure they'd love to meet you.

  [he lets out a moan of disinterest] 

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Come on, what do you say?

  Sheldon Cooper : Aw, you're nagging me. It's like we're already married.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Is that a yes or a no?

  Sheldon Cooper : Jeez, save some for the honeymoon.

• Amy Farrah Fowler : Sheldon, these are the heads of my research team.

  Sheldon Cooper : [shaking hands]  Hello.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Dr. Zane, Dr. Harris, this is my fiancé, Dr. Sheldon Cooper. That's the first time I've said that, and it kind of gave me the goosebumps.

• Dr. Harris : Dr. Cooper, we are so excited to meet you.

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh. Well, that's very kind of you. If you'd like, I could autograph your menus after dinner, yeah? But I'd better not see those on eBay.

  Dr. Zhang : [he laughs]  No, no, no. We're just excited to meet the man who landed this brilliant woman here.

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh! That wasn't hard. She threw herself at me. Now, getting the universe to show me her naughty bits, that... that took some doing.

• Dr. Zhang : I'm sorry, I'm sure you don't want to sit here and listen to a bunch of work talk.

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh, no, I love it. No, but let's talk about work. Amy's work, my work. You know what? Why don't we start with my work?

  Dr. Harris : Actually, I do have a question for Dr. Cooper. When Amy first told you about her approach to synaptic tracing, did you think it was gonna revolutionize the field?

  Sheldon Cooper : I d... really? That's your question? What are you, "Entertainment Tonight"? You know what? I'm gonna give you a better question. Here, um... "Dr. Cooper, I heard you were working on a top-secret project for the U.S. military. Why don't you tell us about that?". See, that's a great question.

  Dr. Harris : Okay, what was that like?

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh, I can't tell you that. It's top secret.

• Sheldon Cooper : Boy, that was exhausting. You know, no offense, but your colleagues were pretty rude.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Really? They were rude?

  Sheldon Cooper : Yes. They just kept talking about you and how great you are, no matter how many times I brought me up.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : You know, these are my colleagues, and they want to talk about my work. Why does that bother you so much?

  Sheldon Cooper : Because I was there. It's like having Optimus Prime over to dinner and not asking him to turn into a truck.

• Amy Farrah Fowler : You know what, Sheldon? You're not always the smartest person in every room. You may not even be the smartest person in this room.

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh, I am sorry. What, is Neil deGrasse Tyson hiding behind the couch? 'Cause if he is, he's not that smart; it's pretty dusty back there.

  [Amy storms off] 

  Sheldon Cooper : Hey, where are you going?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : I'm storming off to my room.

  Sheldon Cooper : Wait, where am I supposed to storm off to?

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Well, you're so smart. Why don't you figure it out?

  Sheldon Cooper : [looking around as her door closes]  Is there another bedroom? Perhaps a... a den?

• Amy Farrah Fowler : Why don't you stay a few extra days?

  Sheldon Cooper : Well, I don't have any other clothes.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : We'll get you some.

  Sheldon Cooper : Oh, I don't know. I'm pretty particular.

  Amy Farrah Fowler : Well, there's a comic book store less than a mile from here.

  Sheldon Cooper : Perfect. Let's go shopping.

• Stephen Hawking : Are you sitting in the bathroom?

  Sheldon Cooper : Yes. I needed a place to storm off to and it was all that was available.

  Stephen Hawking : Fine, but if I hear a flush, this conversation is over.

  Sheldon Cooper : These people wer in the presence of a world-class mind and all the wanted to talk about was their own nonsense,

  Stephen Hawking : Can you see the irony in that statement?... How about now?... How about now?... I'll wait.