The Big Bang Theory (TV Series)
The VCR Illumination (2018)
Christine Baranski: Dr. Beverly Hofstadter
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Dr. Beverly Hofstadter : To what do I owe this call?
Leonard Hofstadter : I need your professional advice.
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter : Well, I'd love to help you out, dear, but I'm very busy at the moment. Perhaps we can schedule a time next week.
Penny : It's about Sheldon.
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter : Oh. Well, I-I suppose I can spare a minute or two.
Leonard Hofstadter : Wh-why did you just say you're too busy, but...
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter : Leonard, please. Not everything is about you.
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Penny : Ever since his paper got disproven, he's been a wreck. He's been sad and... and angry. He just seems kind of broken.
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter : Well, it sounds like he may be grieving.
Penny : Really? Over a theory?
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter : Of course. You can grieve over any emotional loss. The more you care about something, the greater the trauma of losing it.
Leonard Hofstadter : Oh, boy. He cared about this a lot.
Penny : Yeah. What can we do to help him?
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter : Well, grieving is a process. Every culture has its own rituals and traditions to facilitate mourning. The ancient Egyptians had their mummification, the Tibetans had their sky funerals...
Leonard Hofstadter : And when I was little and my dog died, my mom sat me down and very gently told me that she wished the truck had hit my dad instead.
Dr. Beverly Hofstadter : I was trying to lighten the mood. Your dog had just died.