Penny Meets Leonard's Mom | The Big Bang Theory

[@kas1155]

The fact that Leonard’s mother was more like Sheldon, is exactly why Leonard could be so empathetic and patient with Sheldon given his experience with that personality type

[@CatGold5047]

And why Leonard didn't want to leave Sheldon, even though Sheldon drove him crazy.

[@mikloscsuvar6097]

​@@CatGold5047Trauma bonding.

[@CJ-442]

That, and since Sheldon is so emotionally immature rather than an accomplished psychologist capable of picking him apart bit by bit, he was probably WAY easier for Leonard to deal with by comparison.

[@Dr_KW]

I don't think his mother is the same personality type, possibly similar though. She seems like an ISTJ or ESTJ and Sheldon is probably an INTJ or INTP. Difference being Sheldon is capable of expressing love through actions for Leonard while his mother likely can't express her love either in words or actions. Probably why Leonard enjoys Sheldon and barely tolerates his mother.

[@Kllgg]

Similar personalities but still very different. Sheldon was clearly autistic, but I don’t think Leonard’s mother was. Still enough overlap in their personalities for Leonard to make a connection.

[@chrisarcher1146]

Y'all are comparing her to Sheldon. Sheldon is largely unaware that he does this kind of thing. Beverly knows EXACTLY what she's doing and she does it on purpose. They are not the same.

[@SlicerJen]

I would call that a combination of age, experience, and the female tendency to....well....be female.

[@jebusauriorets]

​@@SlicerJen😭 what the fork does that mean

[@redd0755]

​@@jebusaurioretsHe meant it. Based.

[@le2zruWtaR8DauQ3]

Thats not true wtf

[@JadeLwoj]

I agree with SlicerJen about it being about age and experience. Sheldon is much more purposeful about these things in later seasons.

[@Chasm65]

Leonard's face when he opens the door and sees Penny crying, like it’s a regular occurrence for people to be crying when they first meet his mother

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

yea like ah you met my Mother probably should have warned you about that

[@daniellemeikle2050]

YESSSS LMFAOOOOO OMG

[@sghost013]

One of the best introductions to a character

[@michaelchan2439]

This is very true indeed.

[@mistypedhi]

The introduction of Castiel on Supernatural is the best character introduction I've ever seen. ((Which I believe was episode 1 of season 4.))

[@clonnlijinhlong2713]

​@@mistypedhishut up. One of the best means it's one of the best..no need to bring a whole character from another show

[@HHashaf]

The best part is Leonard's face when he opens the door.

[@BikeStuffPDX]

Here we go again

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

He totally expected this.

[@samalvey8168]

"Your mother's here!" Impressive how she managed to reduce Penny to tears in the time it took to go from the third floor to the fourth floor.

[@supersonicfan7514]

She’s just that mean.

[@erikjhs2403]

Weak minded

[@hospitalcakewalk]

It wasn't her fault entirely. Penny 'when I was a child, my dad used to play ball with me.' Her 'did you enjoy it?' Penny 'it was all we did' Her 'why?' Penny *cries realizing*

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

Apparently Leonard expected this given his reaction.

[@homerman76]

​@@supersonicfan7514 I wouldn't say mean, it's kind of her job to push people to look deeper into various aspects of their life to learn more about them. The more accurate description would be that she's overly blunt. Even the issues with her relationship with Leonard weren't intended to be hurtful, she just lacks certain levels of empathy that would allow her to see how her approach to parenting had an adverse effect on Leonard's perception of her love for him, it's a common issue for highly intelligent individuals honestly, kind of a trade off that gets made that you generally only gain high intelligence at the cost of becoming socially or emotionally inept in some way.

[@Euroviking86]

Penny: "I'm an actress." Beverly: "I'm about to end this woman's whole career."

[@CountNazgul93]

What career? 😂😂😂

[@BC92Se7en]

"Your Mothers here" Leonards smile "of course she is"

[@jessedellross3245]

The way she broke Penny is so hilarious

[@christosmani]

Tell me about it.

[@transitionlady]

@@christosmani😂

[@johnwang9914]

Especially since it's basically off screen, you see the beginning and the end, that's it...

[@gyorgyor7765]

Nothing is more dangerous then a shrink whose more curious then compassionate & practical.

[@matthewmaning4859]

​@@johnwang9914 And it only took 1 floor to accomplish it.

[@GrandSupremeDaddyo]

For all the criticism people have for Beverly her first words to her son when seeing him were to give him the best wingman advice he's ever received.

[@esraamahmoud4356]

Now I know how Leonard tolerates Sheldon 😅

[@kurtpunchesthings2411]

exactly he was raised by that type of personality

[@justmeiam4996]

"I'm an actress"😇🙂🌞 "WHY?🧐🤨🤔

[@d_must4309]

This is often what my brain asks me when I arrive at work

[@justmeiam4996]

@@d_must4309 😂 we all know the feeling sometimes

[@SeattlePioneer]

[@justmeiam4996]

@@SeattlePioneer The cheerfulness of Penny to be levelled with such a coldness 😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@SeattlePioneer]

> WHY do you say that? In the time needed to walk up a few flights of stairs, Leonard's mother has fathomed the core of Penny's life, something that Penny herself has not understood. And Penny didn't even get a bill for professional services rendered.

[@CharliePetricor]

The second she said “I’m an actress” Beverly looked at her like a shark smelling blood in the water. 😂

[@Tigerman1138]

🎯 locked! I get the feeling she encounters TONS of them in her research.

[@dj82020]

Facts

[@fosterfuchs]

Christine Baranski plays mean people so wonderfully that I end up liking the characters. Both here and on the Gilded Age.

[@cferg9835]

Remember she was the camp counselor in Addams Family Values playing Becky Martin-Granger. She can play anything!

[@jacquelynroe9036]

She’s got such a talent. So fun to watch!

[@mach571]

And she can dance and sing! In Mamma Mia 1&2 as a Tanya and Grinch as a Martha May Whovier

[@Brogan_Balfour_Crescent]

Amazing character actress.

[@Ahmed-Soudi]

​@@mach571 I do remember her from Mamma Mia movies.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

Penny had no idea she was meeting her future mother-in-law.

[@angangieangela5216]

And she had no idea she was meeting her future daughter in law

[@erikn.8626]

And you have no idea they Are not Real people.

[@angangieangela5216]

@@erikn.8626 wait… what? They’re not?

[@temporaryrelief2981]

@@angangieangela5216yeah it’s all an illusion, these actors are AI generated

[@kinngrimm]

@@temporaryrelief2981, @erikn.8626 pfff 4th wallbreakers way to go telling childreen santa isn't real .... damit now i did, too -_-

[@lincoln2324]

So this is why Leonard didn't kill Sheldon or didn't let the others kill Sheldon... He had training all his life with his mother. That's why Leonard is my favourite nerd of the show

[@DanSmith-j8y]

It does seem strange, even so, that any of those guys would be friends with Sheldon if he talks to them like that.

[@poslednisoud]

"I am an actress." *puts down the luggage because this will be fun*

[@VanessaSamuels-v5x]

She knew she was Leonard’s mom immediately 🤣🤣

[@Nicotine46]

Although I always thought she's clearly more like Sheldon than Leonard

[@E_D___]

​@@Nicotine46 when she pondered about the elevator she pondered what it tells about the people - if Sheldon were in her spot he would have pondered about how and why it was broken, and probably talk about how stupid the person who made it was

[@jcldiesel1]

Oh my God, Penny's expression after she asks five or six, and Beverly 's resulting stare🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KnarfStein]

And the way she meekly replies like a child! 😂

[@_DarkEmperor]

3:03 supportive and practical mother.

[@Stealth-ve7nw]

2:57 Penny Crying: "Your Mother's here" Leonard thinking: "Yeah that seems about right."

[@KevinCantWait08]

Beverly literally broke Penny within a few minutes of meeting her😂😂😂

[@AkA553]

Its ironic that Beverly knew what unmatched childhood needs can do to a child but still she treated Leonard as a experiment and didn't meet his needs as a mother.

[@jackhsu3458]

Sheldon: "What an remarkable woman!"

[@V.Vaughan]

Leonard's mom can be a tearjerker.

[@redacted2275]

She shouldn't. But it is funny.

[@NeddyMontz]

2:30 Penny crying 💀 2:57 *”YOUR MOTHER’S HERE”* 🤣🤣🤣

[@JDFrank20Diaz]

Penny wasn't Slugger Anymore 😢

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

Christine Baranski is amazing. I always loved her role as the camp consoler in Addams Family Values.

[@AtlasBlizzard]

@@Soooooooooooonicable Me too, and that's the exact opposite character to this one, she's so great.

[@mailiadan4313]

Saw the episode of The Loud House where she guest stars as Joyce Crandall, the one who tried to replace Royal Woods with a dam named after her mother since her birthday was coming up

[@guitarfool3881]

Great in The Good Wife also .

[@JLee-rt6ve]

I guess at that camp they needed a consoler rather than a counselor.

[@CeciliaKronvall]

Christine is awesome! I love her here and she was great in the sitcom Cybill too!

[@after_midnight9592]

This shows that Penny has a lot of bottled up issues to resolve and Beverly just gave her a free session.

[@Rat_Queen86]

I had that thought too Imagine how much she would have spent if she had paid for her to be her therapist

[@ramazantekin4144]

damn she gave leonard a very good tip.

[@moalex6617]

I believe that would only work if the daughter had a loving/caring relationship with her father. Which Penny did and wanted. If you smell like some girl's father and he was abusive towards her, she's gonna step away from that.

[@Radwar99]

@@moalex6617 Nope she's looking for her father's love and acceptance, wearing something that will remind her of her dad is actually a very good idea.

[@moalex6617]

@@Radwar99 That's what I said. I was also just saying that in the case a daughter does not have a good relationship with her father, it can backfire.

[@Yue_Jin]

@@moalex6617 With all the mentally ill people these days a lot of them would probably be into it even if their father was abusive.

[@KristallFire]

​@@moalex6617 Thats Not how it works. People always Look out for a Partner, that is like there parents subconciously. No matter the "quality" of the relationship towards the parents "Chemistry" is often confused with the feeling of familarity. It usually takes people multiple failed and probably toxic relationships to recognize that pattern and activly work against it. Before beeing aware of that, its a very good strategy to mimic the partners parents to enforce the feeling of intimicy.

[@vygalnix7769]

Wow. She gave Leonard gold advice there.

[@vygalnix7769]

@user-hz6fj9xy4y maybe you should get your own Beverly…she’ll have to offset her progress……….

[@Xianne027]

A simple man's simple thinking...

[@JamesD-iw6pr]

That Cologne line was perfection.

[@overwatchgale4640]

1:53 that giggle is really good acting lol contagious!

[@matzi1628]

Christine Baranski is absolutely brilliant in this scene :D

[@granand]

In every scene ..

[@Joseph-gm3qm]

Show basically had 3 Sheldon's. 1st Sheldon is Sheldon 2nd Sheldon is Leonard's mom 3rd Sheldon was Amy when she was first introduced

[@inmyside]

Nope

[@Joseph-gm3qm]

@@inmyside idc if you disagree

[@inmyside]

When you approach the people you name on a character basis, there are similarities, but they are not the same person. Take a look at the tips like this; Two women have laundry in their hands, Penny is crying and takes it out of her apartment to clean it, them She prepares and brings them. Mrs Hofstadter focuses on the reason for everything and enters Leonard’s house in a suitcase.

[@Joseph-gm3qm]

@inmyside you have your opinion and I have mine, I'm not changing yours and you're not changing mine. Have a nice day

[@inmyside]

@@Joseph-gm3qm I gave a hint. Girls always give hints but guys dont listen, that’s just how it is.

[@bhanu9596]

Leonard's mom was a narcissist.. she was so condescending towards leonard because of his emotions but couldnt control her emotions when her husband left her.. she was just like sheldon, narcissistic and selfish and condescending and totally irrational

[@LucyQ-ew6zp]

She was kind of condescending towards everyone. When she met Sheldon's mom, she scoffed when Mary mentioned God/her faith basically. And it's okay to not believe in God, obviously, but scoffing when someone says they do is not.

[@JoeKellogg-gd7lv]

Is Leonard's Mother's was dressed like a detective?!😂😅😂😅😆🤣😆🤣

[@generalx13]

She's just wearing a trench coat, which although less common these days, was very popular for a long time, especially in major cities with heavy rain fall. Leonard's mother being both older, with a stubborn personailty, and from New Jersey, is very on brand for the character to have a trench coat.

[@iddqd225]

엘리베이터 앞에 레너드 엄마는 뭔가 갱년기 여성이 된 셜록 홈즈 같음ㅋㅋㅋ

[@dogoku]

Perfect wing-mum. She told him exactly what to do to get Penny

[@kaitlynjennings]

This is one of the best written scenes in TV... and also well cast.

[@Rkay421]

Leonard knew exactly why she was crying when he saws his mom

[@kihaakui792]

He must have figured out the scent!

[@devrobinson8607]

"Tell me about it" Aww shit ☠️😭😆🤣😂

[@joshuagiambra2144]

Wow, she really knows how to break people. 😢

[@cosminandreimatei756]

You should've seen her when she destroyed Howard and Raj 😂😂

[@kristashafer93098]

Love the look on Leonard’s face as he opens the door, sees Penny sobbing and his mother behind her. “Yep. That tracks.” lol!!

[@carlazaia6731]

Fantastic script, great acting!!!

[@kristashafer93098]

Christine Baranski is such an incredible actress!!!

[@peaveyst7]

a neighbor of mine actually had a mother who was a psychiatrist... people would be shocked how close this is to reality...

[@anjelica948]

I’m not. My mom is also a psychiatrist. I always tell people “if she asks you ‘why’ about anything, for the love of god, do not answer.”

[@granand]

​@@anjelica948😂😂😂

[@paulrandig]

Christine thought of everything: She keeps piercing eye contact when she takes someone apart. But when it is time for a handshake - something she cannot grasp - she looks down because the physicality of the handshake AND eye contact is too much for her.

[@TheDoctor2nd]

In his head, Leonard was thinking "Three flights of stairs, that's a new record."

[@iamaronman]

I love how his mom was basically his wingman at the end lol

[@Joanne-i7q]

When Penny said, "I'm an actress ..." Big mistake ... Never give a narcissist ANY information about yourself!!!

[@frankpriegue997]

Beverly’s telling Leonard to find out what kind of cologne her father wore was priceless.

[@AndrewBlacker-t1d]

I was expecting Leonard to say, "Here we go," when he opened the door to Penny bawling next to his mother.

[@violabeaumont3758]

Pretty much what he said with no words and just an expression to be honest lol

[@andyide710]

Leonard's Mom act like Sheldon!!

[@snapclub8751]

Makes me think Leonard and Sheldon were secretly switched at birth.

[@JohnDoe-1956]

Well, her advice to Leonard was correct.

[@tarikeld11]

1:13 This joke had me laughing so much 😂😂😂

[@xavierrobinson808]

Wow, she has a way of breaking people.

[@PatriciaMartinez-kn6ud]

To have the ability to have people smiling at the bottom of the stairs then have them broken by the time you get to the top.. takes skill😂

[@Alverant]

IMHO she was straight-up abusive to Leanord. Any success he has is despite her.

[@renevil2105]

Remember Lenny is her 3rd child here, wonder how the other 2 act like it which they said are successful too.

[@LucasMii]

2:57 Your mother’s here! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@darkprince2703]

Leonard's mom gave him a dating advice that is out of character

[@joimumu]

Well it was in her field so it was more of a showing off then being helpful but that being said it was definitely out of character for her

[@r0bw00d]

This was the beginning of her character, so that's not possible.

[@OfficialAshArcher]

She absolutely broke Penny 😂

[@Phant0mwolf-Productions]

On one flight of stairs

[@joimumu]

As horrible she is she stilled tried to be a wingman to her son

[@rogue7723]

I feel like Bev always shipped Leonard and Penny on some level.

[@DeafmanDuhCyborg]

Leonard's mom is so cool, using her skills to offer suggestions to help Leonard score with his hot neighbor. the real BIG BANG not the theory

[@davidbaise5137]

It’s Cybill Shepherd’s famous sidekick!

[@yvettemaldonado3725]

I loved Beverly 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@granand]

Me too, her portions were really fun. In her presence, Sheldon behaves like a good boi

[@Silverfirefly1]

You meet people like this from time to time and it's always a nice gesture to ask them how they feel about self analysis. They always understand the question without assistance and can appreciate the opportunity to stop working for 5 minutes of their lives because, of course, they also understand their own answers.

[@BobBob-qq9xn]

The problem with half of them nowadays is they’re so full of themselves and their knowledge and so used to judging other people that they genuinely think themselves to be perfect. They’re surprisingly emotional when it comes down to it.

[@lyingcat9022]

“Good to see you Mother” You’re damn right Leonard! She put in that work finding ways to give you a better chance with your smoking hot neighbor! First thing she does when you see her is wing man for you. That’s a good Mom right there!

[@LadyGeckoFoot]

How did they manage to get through filming without breaking character? 😂😂

[@JayDubster]

Leonard's mom is such a sweetie 🤣🤣

[@connorhanlon1209]

Leonard. Penny. Shelldon. CONNOR ❤❤

[@christianaquino3731]

leonard has no reaction 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@chrisz7494]

I never understood what she was implying with the "oh, you're a hand shaker". What was so bad about it? What would she have preferred? It's pretty obvious she knows that a lot of social norms are just illusions of politeness ("do you want to exchange pleasantries?") but it's clear she was making a private diagnosis of pennys character with the handshake

[@BobBob-qq9xn]

I think it showed that penny starts with a physical greeting over a more mental based one. Which can give an indication of what kind of conversation is about to be had

[@michaelnaretto3409]

Leonard's mother was hilarious. Especially when she and Penny got drunk hahaa

[@cosminandreimatei756]

😂😂😂

[@acapavlovic8524]

You must be Leonard's mother. LOL 😂😂😂

[@beausheffield1895]

:50 she looks so offended that Penny was able to deduce that she was Leonard’s Mother based on her personality traits.

[@coda4150]

Well at least she got a free therapy session

[@Dax893]

Happy Birthday Christine Baranski

[@lambo2655]

Seriously with that explanation on the elevator being non-functional for so long I would have pegged her to be Sheldon's mom 😂

[@victoiresouledelafont3428]

First : first BEFORE EVERYONE !!! MOUAHAHAHA ! Second : Leonard’s face when a crying Penny knocks on his door after 5 minutes with his mom that seems to say « Yep, never fails » 😂😂😂😂

[@victoiresouledelafont3428]

@@istealpopularnamesforlikes3340 😂😂😂😂 true enough !

[@tnate6004]

Well-written and acted scene. Christine Baranski and Kaley Cuoco were perfect.

[@PranitaChougule-qf4rv]

Toxic Parenting should be punished!

[@CeciliaKronvall]

Epic!🤣 The best line -I'm an actress. -why?

[@nnk81]

What a REMARKABLE Woman!

[@SH-pm3dm]

Christine Baranski is my favorite actress. She makes every show/movie so much more watchable.

[@No_Conference]

I really hated the near end of the episode.

[@bradleymarshall5489]

That was actually quite the wingman move

[@MichelleT-so4we]

In the script Show emotion Got it 😂

[@patrickdornoff2735]

Beverly and Evelyn would be grreat friends both are cold and in love with themselves

[@daniellemeikle2050]

“like 5 or 6” *stares* 😭😭😭

[@LukeKetchum7003]

She made Penny cry during their first meeting. Maybe that's a sign that she is a bad mother.

[@mr.greasy6483]

I just realized what she meant at the end lmao

[@SuperAnimeking100]

Shes a good wingman

[@ceceliam9014]

Omg, that last line 😳🤣💀

[@CatGold5047]

And this is why Leonard doesn't want to leave Sheldon. Also, in comparison, Sheldon is downright easy to deal with.

[@disneyking9889]

One of the best comedy shows of all time.

[@mckfrr]

If I were Penny, I would’ve just walked away after the first conversation. lol 😂 I don’t waste my time with entitled and mean people.

[@granand]

Don't worry in real life, a good psychiatrist will be too nice & get all the info they need.

[@mckfrr]

lol not from me. As will smith’s character in hitch said, I’m a vault baby locked closed!

[@Axel1051]

Am I psychotic because all I can think about is how adorable Penny is when she cries.

[@Swswimmop-7688]

Why does sheldon consider beverly brilliant when psychiatry and neuroscience are not “real science” to him

[@rwwilson21]

Probably bc of her intelligence, same type of idiosyncrasies, and the fact she’s blunt as hell.

[@jaredwilesmith866]

I like how Penny meets Leonard's mom for the first time!😅😅😅😅