The Junior Professor Solution

"The Junior Professor Solution" is the second episode of the eighth season of the  The Big Bang Theory. The episode will air September 22, 2014 immediately after the first episode.

Summary
Sheldon is given the tenured professor job, but now had to teach graduate students. No one signs up for his course except Howard. Bernie is worried that Penny won't perform well in the job that she got her based upon her performance as a waitress.

Extended Plot
First Sheldon is discussing what animals could be crossed with humans to make super soldiers per some reseach done in World War II. Bernie is pushing Penny to study the backgound material she has for her new job at Bernie's company. Per a meeting with Janine Davis, Sheldon gets the promotion, but must teach a course for gradute students. Amy is back to working with starfish when Penny comes over to have lunch with her and complaining about Bernadette's pushing her to study. The next day Bernie invites Amy without Penny still complaining about Penny. Sheldon finds out that no one signs up for his class since he is so obnoxious. Howard wants to work on a doctorate and agrees to take it. Amy want to talk about being in the middle of Bernie and Penny's troubles with her boyfriend, while Sheldon has to figure out how to teach Howard. Leonard suggests that Sheldon is scared of finding someone smarter than himself. Sheldon just wants to figure out how to keep Howard in his place. Howard and Sheldon are at each others throats as his class starts and Howard ends up trying a spitball into his mouth causing Sheldon to flee. Amy is enjoying being in the middle and seeming to be very popular. Howard goes back to confront Sheldon after he dropped the course. He also proves that Sheldon doesn't know everything about engineering. Bernie goes to help Penny and finds that she understands the background material she was given. Amy is listening behind the doors and runs far away when Bernie calls her to tell her that everything is fine between her and Penny. Finally the guys keep asking each others scientific questions feeling proud that they are so smart, but lamenting that they still didn't get girls in high school.

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