The Fuzzy Boots Corollary

"The Fuzzy Boots Corollary" is the third episode of the first season of  sitcom The Big Bang Theory. This episode first aired on Monday, October 8, 2007.

Summary
Leonard witnesses Penny kissing another man, which makes him fall into a depression. Sheldon is able to convince him to ask Penny out.

Extended Plot


While playing World of Warcraft, the group attempts to retrieve the of Azeroth. Sheldon captures the sword and then betrays them and sells the sword on which Howard buys. Leonard goes over to Penny's place to return her mail he "accidentally" acquired and sees Penny kissing a guy at her door. He is devastated thinking she has 'rejected' him. The guys convince him to ask someone out at work. girl scientist Leslie Winkle has recently started to shave her legs which they feel indicated that she is available. When Leonard enters her lab, she is heating up a with her laser. He asks her to a bio-social exploration with a neuro-chemical overlay as the modification of our colleague/friendship paradigm, with the addition of a date-like component. Instead of the, Leslie proposes that they go straight to ing in which she finds Leonard's technique good; however she is not aroused. At their apartment, Raj and Howard are discussing whether Sheldon is a robot which he is willing to embrace. Leonard is now even more depressed. Howard has them try lessons, but all the women on the class are middle aged and older. Leonard then turns to thinking about buying a and listening to. Sheldon (in an attempt to not have a cat) points out that he was not actually rejected, as he had not asked Penny out. Leonard agrees and promptly walks over to her door and asks Penny out to dinner. She mistakes it as an to hang out with all the guys. Despite being aware, Leonard keeps the date and makes up excuses as to why the guys were absent.

Preparing for the date, Leonard is perspiring profusely and has to change is even though it's hours until the date. He also envisions them really connecting and. On the date, Penny mentions the man Leonard saw was not her, but that she has a habit of having a long flings to get over relationships. Excited, Leonard begins to become more confident and entertains Penny with a demonstration. He drops his used in his demonstration and go to fetch it under the table banging his head on the underside of the table. He takes Penny takes home. Penny asks him if that was a date. Leonard does not get the to reveal his true feelings to Penny and tells her that if it was she would know that she had been "DAT-ED", even though she suspected what he was up to.

Critics

 * "The show appears to be coming into its own really nicely. The dialogue is witty and crisp and the jokes fly at you fast. They make Leonard more likable and move the plot forward. A really enjoyable episode." - The TV Critic's Review
 * IMDb user reviews.

Costume Notes
Sheldon starts the episode wearing a shirt from Batman's foe, The Riddler, called "Bat Question" or "Riddler Bats". Later he is seen wearing one of his fave shirts, The Flash; Run Bolt, as well as a plain purple crew neck t-shirt.

Leonard begins the episode in a brown t-shirt featuring the periodic table of elements  When he goes to visit Leslie in her lab, he's sporting a shirt with the adrenaline molecules

Trivia

 * Leslie Winkle is introduced as a character.
 * The Gates of Elzebub and Sword of Azeroth do not exist in the real World of Warcraft.
 * As Sheldon mentioned that he has a night character, it means that they are part of the Alliance faction in World of Warcraft.
 * The song Leonard is singing when he walks in the door is.
 * Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics are discussed after Howard and Raj suggest that Sheldon may be a . Sheldon inquires as to whether he would be bound by these laws if he learned he was a robot, leading Howard and Raj test their applicability.
 * Howard brings Sheldon in a class; however, in a later episode, he says he does not enjoy dancing and never will. Then he reveals in the fourth season, that he can do formal dances like the . It is possible he has been able to (ballroom) dance the entire time, he simply doesn't enjoy it.
 * Howard implies that he has with his dancing instructor even though she looks to be in her late 60s/early 70s.
 * First time it's seen the key is next to the door.
 * It is learned that Sheldon would very well betray his for.
 * First episode in which Leonard s.
 * Leonard's first episode being ed. He is later shown kissing Joyce Kim in the past in the episode "The Staircase Implementation".
 * First time it's seen that Sheldon does not believe Leonard can "get a ".
 * Leonard gets a in this episode.
 * Sheldon believes that Leonard got Penny even before her drinking problem has been revealed.
 * We learn that Sheldon has, which is the only reference to such, as Leonard and Howard are usually the ones noted for being.
 * One of the only episodes where Sheldon is on good terms with Leslie Winkle.
 * Leonard's full name is Leonard Leakey Hofstadter.
 * Leonard appears to be considering male names for his cat to be. But due to genetic silencing that occurs on the X chromosome, tri-colored Calico cats are almost exclusively female. In fact, they are the object of new genetic research at the University of California San Francisco that centers on X-chromosome related illnesses and conditions. For more info, see: Calico cats inspire X chromosome research, ScienceDaily website, February 18, 2014
 * Shelson lectures Leonard about buying a cat because he's depressed about his bad relationship. In a twist of irony, Sheldon would do the exact same thing in a later episode, buying 25 cats because his relationship broke with Amy.
 * When Leonard and Penny return home from their date and are standing outside her door, Penny's nipples can be seen.

Quotes

 * (Playing World of Warcraft, after opening gate.. Goblins attack. They are in trouble!)
 * Raj: Oh!!! He's got me!
 * Howard: Sheldon, he's got Raj! Use your sleep spell! Sheldon! Sheldon! ... (softer tone) Sheldon!
 * Sheldon: I got the Sword of Azeroth!
 * Leonard: Forget the sword, Sheldon! Help Raj.
 * Sheldon:(slightly crazily) There is no more Sheldon! I AM THE SWORDMASTER!
 * Howard: Leonard, look out!
 * Leonard: Dammit, man we're dying here!
 * Sheldon: Goodbye, peasants!
 * (sound of in-game teleportation)
 * Leonard: The bastard teleported.
 * Raj: He's selling the Sword of Azeroth on eBay.
 * Leonard: You betrayed us for money! WHO ARE YOU?!
 * Sheldon: I'm a Rogue Night Elf, don't you people read character descriptions? Wait, wait, wait... somebody just clicked "Buy It Now".
 * (Howard stands up in triumph)
 * Howard: I AM THE SWORDMASTER!


 * Leonard: I mean, I’m a perfectly nice guy. There’s no reason we couldn't go to the restaurant and have a lovely dinner. Maybe take a walk afterwards, talk about things we have in common, “you love pottery? I love pottery!” You know, there’s a pause, we both know what’s happening, I lean in, we kiss, it’s a little tentative at first but then I realize, she’s kissing me back, and she’s biting my lower lip, you know, she wants me, this thing is going the distance, we’re going to have sex! Oh God! Oh, my God!
 * Sheldon: Is the sex starting now?


 * Penny: Was this supposed to be a date?
 * Leonard: This? No. No, of course not, this was just you and me hanging out with a bunch of guys who didn’t show up, because of work and a colonoscopy.
 * Penny: Okay, I was just checking.
 * Leonard: When I take a girl out on a date, and I do, she knows she’s been dated. Capital D. Bold face, underline, like Day-ted. I think I might have a little concussion, I’m going to go lay down for a while, good night.