The Big Bang Theory made fans laugh for 12 seasons, and it's the highest-rated sitcom ever. While fans couldn't get enough of Sheldon, Penny, and the rest of the crew, the series wasn't always perfect.
Just like with any other long-running television series, there have been mistakes including plot holes and continuity errors. Here are 10+ more Big Bang Theory mistakes fans missed.
In the first episode of season 2, "The Bad Fish Paradigm," Penny and Sheldon talk while Sheldon folds laundry.
Keep your eyes glued to those clothes for this mistake, because something funny is about to happen.
But there wasn't enough time for this to have happened. If I had to guess, I'd wager that this scene required multiple cuts.
That would explain why things seem to jump around so often.
In episode 15 of season 2, "The Maternal Capacitance," Penny says that her father's name is Bob during a conversation with Beverly.
However, at other points in this episode, her father is named Wyatt. The only plausible explanation is a weird nickname.
In "The Tangerine Factor" episode from season 1, Penny throws a black iPod through an open window.
But, when Raj brings it back outside after picking it up, the color has changed from black to silver which doesn't make any sense.
Some mistakes on television are more glaring, but others take some detective work.
In season 5 episode 21, there is a sign plastered on the front of Howard's lab door that reads, "RESTICTED AREA" instead of restricted.
Is Howard getting his signs custom-made? How on Earth does no one notice that an "R" is missing?
Also, isn't it ironic that there'd be a spelling mistake on such an important sign?
The very first episode of the series includes a minor but detectable error.
When Penny is telling Sheldon and Leonard all about herself, there is a mirror that is on the table by her. In this mirror, it's possible to see the reflection of part of the set.
In the episode "The Jerusalem Duality," fans can see stage lights from the set, but only if they pay attention.
This happens in the scene where Dr. Gablehauser is giving a speech. The lights are reflected in both the wine glass and the glasses he's wearing.
This continuity error occurs in the third episode of season 1 when Sheldon is talking to Leonard.
There is a yellow food bag sitting on the counter between them, but it keeps moving around in every shot. Maybe the kitchen was haunted?
In season 10 episode 22, Raj says that he doesn't know how to speak Hindi because he never learned it.
But, this is in direct conflict with the fact that he has spoken Hindi multiple times in past seasons!
It's common in sitcoms for hilarious but ridiculous situations to happen that could easily have been fixed.
In the "The Zarnecki Incursion" episode of season 4, the entire plot of the episode could have gone away if Sheldon had just gotten in touch with customer support at Blizzard to get his things back.
During season 9 episode 2, Sheldon returns Amy's scarf and says she wore it while they went ice skating.
This doesn't make sense, however, since she said in season 8 episode 12 that she has "unnaturally brittle ankles" and can't ice skate.
In episode 4 of season 4, "The Hot Troll Deviation," Howard says that characters in the game are able to engage in adult activities.
But, this actually isn't the case. There aren't even romance options in this game, so it's a pretty obvious error to a lot of nerds.
One rather humorous continuity problem happens in season 1 episode 5.
Sheldon is eating a burger but how much he's eaten keeps changing with the camera angles. Some shots even have a different burger altogether with a different-colored bun.
The show is located in Pasadena, California, and the apartment has windows that face outside. The windows show a landscape that contains mountains in the far distance.
However, the mountains would actually be up close based on the actual geography of California.
This is a pretty glaring mistake (get it?) that can be seen many times throughout the series.
While there are moments when Leonard's glasses do have lenses in them, most of the time they don't.
It doesn't make sense from a character standpoint, but the reasoning behind this was so that the glasses wouldn't catch the light during filming.
I guess that would have been pretty distracting.
During season 2 episode 2, Sheldon brings his Nintendo 64 to play Super Mario 64.
He tells Leonard that they can pick up where he left off in the game once he finds the memory card.
It was one of the first systems with a built-in hard drive that made memory cards obsolete!
Speaking of, I think I'm about due for a wicked round of Mario Party!
Sheldon clearly elicits some obsessive compulsive tendencies; I think we'd all agree with that. None is perhaps more recognizable than his trademark knock, which was established toward the end of season 1.
Clearly, the joke came along as the series progressed. It's more than likely that the writers were just trying to keep things consistent.
Still, for those who had been watching since the beginning, it's a bit weird.
The lyrics to the theme song go "The earth began to cool, the autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals developed tools."
While this is an incredibly clever rhyme, it is factually inaccurate.
It's not to say they didn't use them in some capacity, but the first of our ancestors to actually develop stone tools for practical use is thought to be Homo habilis.
How did no one catch this?
An autotroph is a word used to classify an organism that is capable of producing its own food. For example, how plants use photosynthesis to create sugars.
So while it is an undoubtedly cool rhyme scheme, it makes no sense whatsoever.
This is one of the few times in my life that I can confidently say: I am nerdier than Dr. Sheldon Cooper.
Watch this clip of Sheldon explaining his Superman argument to Penny.
For one thing, Superman doesn't swoop down to save Lois Lane — he flies up from the ground. When he catches Lois, the two appear to be about ten stories in the air, not two feet from the ground.
How could someone with an eidetic memory not recall a scene from his favorite movie?
We learn in season 2 that Sheldon has been storing his paychecks in his desk at home because he doesn't trust the banks.
If this is the case, how does Sheldon have any money at all to pay rent?
I once wrote that accents are something that can make or break it when it comes to movies and TV shows. In "The Pork Chop Indeterminacy," Missy's drives me insane.
Why force actors to perform a dialect they're clearly uncomfortable with? I don't get it.
Sheldon is notorious for entering into contractual agreements with his friends and roommates. But in reality, Sheldon wouldn't have had a leg to stand on.
A notary cannot notarize their own signature. It's illegal.
Take a look just above Sheldon's red marker. On the board, written in black, you'll see the words "D-D Fushion." It should be written as "D-D Fusion."
Sheldon would never make such a basic spelling error.
