2 The Big Bang Theory episodes using the term 'Bazinga'.On January 4th, 2011, Warner Bros, the company behind the making of The Big Bang Theory, filed for a registered trademark for the catchphrase, becoming effective on April 24th, 2012. She waited a few moments for the Bazinga, but was wrong. Penny used it after Sheldon mentioned that he planned to have sex with Amy. Though not a true Bazinga, it was mentioned once in Season 9. Jim Parsons has been quoted as crediting former The Big Bang Theory writer Stephen Engel as the one who came up with the word Bazinga for Sheldon's catchphrase. Now we're even.') and S03E14 ' The Einstein Approximation' (Leonard unsuccessfully tries to pull Sheldon out of a ball pit, Sheldon keeps bobbing his head up to taunt Leonard with 'Bazinga!' before hiding back down in the ball pit). Notable episodes with Bazinga! include S05E07 ' The Good Guy Fluctuation' ( Leonard, who had just broken up with Priya via laptop camera/microphone, then gets frightened by Sheldon rising from his hiding spot under the cushions 'Bazinga, punk.

(Seasons 6 and 7 are devoid of it.) By this time Sheldon has developed a mediocre sense of humor and instead uses a peculiar form of laughter instead – both literally and sarcastically. The word 'Bazinga' was first used in the season 2 season finale, ' The Monopolar Expedition' and last in Season 12 episode 4, ' The Tam Turbulence'. In later seasons, it becomes something of a catchphrase. Sheldon mimics Bernadette and Penny's conversation by asking Howard about his shoes.īazinga (spelled ' Buzzinga' in the subtitles of DVD releases) is a word used by Sheldon Cooper to signal that what he said immediately before this utterance was to be taken as a joke.

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