The Plagiarism﻿﻿﻿ ﻿Schism﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿

"The Plagiarism Schism" is the twenty-first episode of the twelfth season of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. The episode aired on Thursday, May 2, 2019.

Summary
Kripke has proof that Dr. Pemberton plagiarized his thesis in college, and Sheldon and Amy aren’t sure if they should turn him in or not. Also, Wolowitz is happily surprised to learn that Bernadette wasn’t the only waitress at the Cheesecake Factory who had a crush on him back in the day.

Extended Plot
Sheldon and Amy discover Pemberton likes to mooch off others' work instead of doing things on his own. The Coopers don't want to do anything unethical; however, Penny and Leonard take the whistle-blowing into their own hands. When Amy and Sheldon give Pemebrton the evidence, Campbell decides to split with him.

Memories of the Cheesecake Factory make a final return as Bernie tells Howard that another waitress had a crush on him but that she herself made sure that didn't go any farther, and Howard tried to find out hilariously who it was.

Credits

 * Guest starring:
 * John Ross Bowie as Kripke
 * Joshua Malina as President Siebert
 * Sean Astin as Dr. Pemberton
 * Kal Penn as Dr. Campbell
 * Mimi Gianopulos as Trina
 * Teleplay: Steve Holland, Dave Goetsch & Tara Hernandez
 * Story: Eric Kaplan, Maria Ferrari & Adam Faberman

Critics

 * To be entered.
 * IMDb user review

Trivia

 * Seventh episode of the last ten episodes.
 * Bernadette might be playing a joke on Howard that a waitress had a crush on him in The Cheesecake Factory.
 * Probably the last appearance of Barry Kripke.
 * We found out Dr Pemberton plagiarized his material and is out of the Nobel nomination and it was not Sheldon and Amy who rat out the Nobel committee. It was Dr Campbell who rat him out and was dating his ex-wife. So Pemberton is out of Nobel nomination and his career is over. Dr Campbell is still safe.
 * Even if Pemberton is out of Nobel nomination, it doesn't guarantee that Sheldon and Amy are gong to win.
 * It is unknown which other waitress had a crush on Howard besides Bernadette, Bernadette probably played on a joke on him. The Cheesecake factory didn't appear.

Quotes
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