I love the show, but

[womzilla]

Was tonight's The Big Bang Theory ("The 21-Second Excitation", featuring the slumber party) the first episode of the series to pass the Bechdel Test?

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[querldox.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Trying to recall if Leonard's mother and Penny talked about anything other than Penny's father, Leonard, or the issues between the two senior Doctors Hofstader.

On the other hand, I did note that tonight had Mayim Bialek (Amy) and Melissa Rauch (Bernadette) both in the "Starring" credits. But then, Sara Gilbert (Leslie Winkle) got that for a couple of episodes before effectively disappearing from the show so who knows.

[thetalkingmoose.livejournal.com]

I believe you're right -- how sexist is it of me to not even notice this fact until you pointed it out?

[womzilla.livejournal.com]

That's the point of questions like the Bechdel Test--to help us notice patterns that we wouldn't otherwise.