The Big Bang Theory - The Friendship Algorithm

Season 2, episode 13
Sheldon displays his friendship algorithm as a flow chart, and tests it.
(this belongs to CBS, not me, I'm just enlightening you with Sheldon's awesomeness)

[@Nami1503]

"Geez, why can't Sheldon make friends?" Cracks me up everytime.

[@sharibhai]

Lol true

[@rohankansara]

Can we admire how aesthetically pleasing the flow chart looks?

[@kabeerx504]

Absolutely, I'm going to use it soon 😂

[@sauron6064]

Is there a 10 hour version of Sheldon saying “tell me another interest of yours”

[@JonatasMonte]

It's like that automated voice from call center.

[@anuj8825]

@@JonatasMonte 😂👌

[@johnnynoitel1897]

@Amira Djiar kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@sheerpoint4251]

@@johnnynoitel1897 GOD DAM IT

[@SEBTIG]

johnny noitel legend

[@MyGamer125]

Kripke actually sounds like an interesting guy to hang out with. Horseback riding? Diving/snorkeling/swimming? Rock climbing? He has some pretty broad interests.

[@gustiyanmahardika2560]

his interests surprise me because they aren't what you expect of a scientist that seems uncoordinated physically (playing basketball). I mean, even if you can't play the sport well, things like horseback riding and rock climbing need good body coordination.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

It's sad really... in the country i live - the one just right below the US - all i can be is some mix of Leonard and Howard eventhpught i'm totally a Kripke really inside of me... i've being a Sheldon almost all my life and it sucks being one around here.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

@@gustiyanmahardika2560 Scientists aren't freaks of nature, there's the adventure type as well... i just blame global society even, since i guess people in the end just like to be practical and they don't like thinking too much - i guess this is why the astronauts were Howerds bullies, they're the practical type -. A mix of both is possible, but hard. If you achieve the mix your life rocks though, so don't give up.

[@ataraxia2894]

@@VixXstazosJOB they're talking about scientists with good coordination, not scientists in general

[@girlysword]

@@gustiyanmahardika2560 intensive horseback riding and rock climbing maybe, but there are versions of those activities that are pretty chill. For instance, maybe he takes horses on trails and the horses never go faster than a walk.

[@hgayt398]

I used this clip to show the basics of how a flow chart works in my classroom. The kids loved it! It got them excited about flowcharts!

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Heather G oh thats nice, next time for fun try teaching them the game rock paper scissors lizard spock

[@kepler6873]

i used it to show my friend about it too :D

[@jesscline9661]

That is too funny and awesome at the same time

[@Project2025WILLRUINYOURLIFE]

@@sdpd8339i don't think heather is a failure... she found a good way to engage her students. she's also not the one having an outburst at some random person on the internet... and if you just enjoyed abusing people you'd have done it in real life where it's more satisfying... so you could only do it behind the vale of anonymity... so you're cowardly too, as well as mad about something so cmon @Sd Pd, give me your phone number failure, I'd like a chat with you

[@crimsonscarlet5939]

@@sdpd8339 um idk in america but it s gen z now and in the uk every teacher uses youtube

[@TCWRebelsResistanceWords]

"He's stuck in an infinite loop." "God, why can't Sheldon make friends?" LMAO

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

He did not say God.

[@Chrisdead27]

Sheldon, has his own quirks and least tries.

[@panushalimbu]

My teacher showed this to my class in computer science. :)

[@jorgee2320]

same

[@rojeliocirilo3493]

Same

[@OfficerSpy]

That's the exact class. Hmm...

[@Piraetsu]

Me too

[@mxzvita]

Same

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

I imagine Kripke at the other end of the line: "Welw, what about ventwuiwoqwism?" "no? then, pewhaps some rwock kwaimbing....?"

[@brendanforester4601]

Nighthawk Oh, dat's a wiot!

[@HeyMyLifeIsLibby]

We’re going to hell for this. 😂😂😂

[@tahabashir3779]

@@HeyMyLifeIsLibby See you in hell, comrade.

[@marchatesyou1]

@@tahabashir3779 * See you in heww, comwade

[@Tank50us]

@@marchatesyou1 eh, I've heard the pizza's good there anyway

[@FoggedTears]

Tell me another interest of yours.

[@caroldefender4144]

I like Cats the Musical...?

[@everlong4320]

Oh, I see, tell me another interest of yours.

[@piequals314]

I like reading...?

[@jdbm]

@@piequals314 Oh isn't reading a solo activity😁😜?

[@piequals314]

Um... Ok, fine then lol... book clubs? Actually, nah, I hate those... fine, let's just hold huge debate over the material - now that's fun!

[@dylok4200]

Too funny,Sheldon, got stuck in an infinite loop.

[@skmaurya19]

The first complicated thing I learned in algorithms is to avoid infinite loops. Loved this episode so much.

[@danielchoy7030]

To be honest, when Sheldon said that he was surprised at Howard, it didn't sound like an insult, just that he didn't see it himself.

[@ant1440]

"Its a terrific book, I've distilled its essence into a simple flow chart" 😆

[@BigJAG2004]

"Gee, why can't Sheldon make friends?" I love his sarcasm.

[@angelinebena9675]

Exactly

[@EPL762]

The Cooper-Wolowitz Friendship Algorithm has made me laugh for the last 13 years. And the counter is beyond three or five so I am on a loop.

[@kathrynpitt4973]

"Have you considered putting him in a crate" is the best line of the entire episode.

[@lisahenry20]

I love all jokes referring to Sheldon as either a little kid or a pet

[@kerryedavis]

Something similar in season 3, episode 14, "The Einstein Approximation."

[@StillJustDreaming]

"Hear him out. If he's really on to something we can open a booth at comic-con and make a fortune" - LOL! From anyone else that would sound insulting, from these guys it makes perfect sense :-D

[@KombatGod]

Very good scene, and as a person studying algorythms I must say it's very efficient, especially Howard's addition is pretty accurate, even initializing the counter at the top.... I'm only seeing some minor slips, like some arrows not having a point, but nothing major, especially considering that a flow chart is merely a guide, not a rigid programming language.

[@RyanUptonInnovator]

What you wrote is literally more funny than the skit.

[@harunthuo2610]

ha..nerd! he says while coding vue-js...

[@meltingeinstein3012]

I read your comment, I hear Sheldon's voice 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@johnchesterfield9726]

@@RyanUptonInnovator I may be 6 years too late, but I don’t see the humor in this comment at all, would you mind breaking it down for me?

[@pr-oi7ct]

@@johnchesterfield9726 LMAO

[@Perid0tStar]

big props to the writers this has got to be the only programming joke of its kind xD the loop counter was awesome hehe

[@sheevpalpatine1105]

"jee why cant sheldon make friends" got me so hard

[@sabbaseleftheriadis5601]

When big bang theory was actually fun..

[@ricezhang5299]

+sabbas eleftheriadis I want to know ,at first, why are you using when this word ? It refer to time ???? My english bad...

[@sabbaseleftheriadis5601]

+Minglei Zhang Yep, when = sometime in the past

[@ricezhang5299]

sabbas eleftheriadis Can I use While before this sentence ? Just like : While big bang theory was .......

[@sabbaseleftheriadis5601]

+Minglei Zhang Actually when and while are somewhat similar but in your context, i have to merge 2 events like "while big bang theory was that, i was doing this." Where "When" you're just saying one thing and done :) While most of the times combines 2 events, they both describe time periods in the past.

[@pakychachki]

+sabbas eleftheriadis fuck you

[@ginarosaroso3334]

"Gee, why can't Sheldon make friends?"- Howard... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@hallowsseeker]

"Oh No, he is stuck in an infinite loop" LOL!

[@sheepy1568]

All things considered about sheldon, his chart wasn't bad

[@plasmashears]

We covered this in my engineering course during a lecture on flowcharts.... awesome.

[@akanenozaki9429]

Drew Taylor so thats why howard knows this

[@chucksolutions4579]

The way Leonard says, "he's new at the zoo!" Is so funny to me! Everything else is too but I went to the zoo with my wife today... all I could keep thinking about. I had to go and look this up.

[@chucksolutions4579]

@Pat Terson Okay... that's relevant i guess...? What do you know about the San Diego Zoo?

[@chucksolutions4579]

@Pat Terson why do you think this? I am not trying to pick a fight, but attempting to have an open mind.

[@chucksolutions4579]

@Pat Terson I could just as easily say "search zoos are useful for education and rehabilitation" or "zoos have been instrumental in preventing animal extinction." Today's modern zoos are all about returning animals who are capable to the wild and caring for those that cannot fend for themselves. I agree that it is not the animal's natural habitat but I think simply saying "zoos are cruel" is overly simplistic. I would recommend volunteering at one and try to be a bit more open minded. As to unnatural, everything we are doing is unnatural, unnatural is not the same as bad. Naturally humans would be unwashed and parasite riddled.

[@chucksolutions4579]

@Pat Terson no, I wanted to hear your position on why zoos are cruel. You just said look up zoos are cruel. I used to be an animal trainer, so I have a little experience and perhaps some bias. I was hoping to hear a unique and informed perspective.

[@michaelrhett4958]

Pat Terson No he doesn’t. Zoos can help endangered species from going extinct

[@trust5977]

Initially I wasn’t a regular watcher of BBT, but I watched this episode while on a treadmill in a hotel gym and became a fan.

[@voshadxgathic]

So you were walking on an infinite loop when you watched an episode involving one. Priceless.

[@Bunfire123]

this was actually a good introduction to algorithms

[@FacelessOfficial1]

hey y'all people with friends, I got a question...............would that work??

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

Theoretically yes, however most would choose to ignore this blueprint and just go ahead and build a friendship which successfully works

[@nkehtenlakew8077]

I can’t look at certain ppl long nuff without wanting to bite their skin off....default thought...thank you tv you have gave humanity the only chance it needed

[@CourtneyMeyer81094]

Doubt it because I watched this during my resource class because we think he's autistic. Some things do show that (i.e. his love for science, usual "spot" on the couch, etc.)

[@patlee4858]

Thats actually how mine starts

[@tylertucker8327]

I don’t have friends so.... IDK

[@fatimatarekalhabshi999]

I almost failed a test because of that Infinite loop thing at computer science last year.

[@bonksyplays5381]

My CS teacher told us to watch this video as a brief explanation of algorythms and it really helped. amazing video!!

[@hassaanmirza4628]

2:00 Sheldon called you brilliant Howard, savour it.

[@mellaLee21]

i just discovered this show on reruns, omg Im literally laughing out loud at some of this stuff. I love Sheldon, but I also love the whole cast and what they bring. Everyone is funny in their own way.

[@AdamsThoughts]

This show exists to make me not feel so bad for choosing to sit through IT/ Software classes in high school and spending half my life playing video games.

[@abdoufma]

last week, our professor used this flowchart as an example of activity Diagrams :P

[@nikhiljain4496]

they were more fun before the show starting focusing on relationship with girls

[@HeyMyLifeIsLibby]

I have a Friendship Algorithm tshirt. I need help. 😂

[@everlong4320]

Me two

[@bo55-jsr]

Oh god I need this considering I'm watching this in 2021

[@Cyfix15]

this was just referenced in a programming class am in. an infinite looping logical error

[@joseph_b319]

I would have loved to see Sheldon crash when he ran out of memory.

[@Modie]

Interesting, that Kripke can't throw a basket ball later, when he rides, swims and climbs. Seems to be a sportsman to me. That's why I don't really like the newer episodes of TBBT. It's like they totally changed the characters at some point. Now it's more about dating problems than anything else and the nerd jokes are so bad, that you can't laugh anymore.

[@Flip2Krook]

+MoTiGames It seems to be around the same time that the girls became leading characters that the show collapsed.

[@DomWeasel]

The show went from showing 'nerdy' interests were no different to any others to openly and callously mocking them, while making the characters conform more and more to the Nerd Archetype; useless at socialising and physically inept.

[@higherground711]

He wides, swims, cwimbs. ;-)

[@scottleech5226]

And works out

[@kasperjoonatan6014]

I don't think that's odd. Riding, swimming and climbing are very different than throwing a basket ball.

[@joyfultunes]

"Why can't Sheldon make friends?" Hahahaha

[@yolo22]

"uh oh he's stuck in an infinite loop" lol!

[@blu3j00Ls]

I dig Howard's sarcasm and character every single time ❤️😸

[@sampearce3424]

This is just amazing I laughed so hard when there was a infinite loop. God save the queen 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Xiimuii69]

"tell me another interest of yours" XDDDD lol sheldon it's so funny xDD

[@pwgearedturbofan2348]

I love how TBBT touches on all kinds of science and engineering.

[@joseph_b319]

Until Amy and Bernadette showed up.

[@martin24294]

time to learn rock climbing xD

[@thesetruths1404]

There goes the mighty Internet listening to my pastor's conversations about cultivating covenant with friendships. I was searching for another topic for a ranch chore and here this popped up as my first search hit. 😅 I never watched much of this show but apparently it had its funny moments! Merry Monday!

[@rainalane1638]

Can confirm Computer algorithms is basically like this but in programming language Sheldon basically stuck in an infinite if else loop

[@henriqueviola7677]

Actually Sheldon was stuck in do/while, if he had if/else he would certainly get rid of the loop

[@encrypt609]

infinite for loop

[@whatskickin5989]

God,this is practically a computer program, I love it... I am going to try and copy the algorithm to make friends my self.

[@mattygdrums88]

hahaha!... I love Sheldon. I'd be friends with that guy. I just went rock climbing for the first time yesterday. It can be done. :)

[@Maryjane022]

I have to try this algorithm myself!🤣😂😂

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

To me it always made sense and was a nice touch that Howard, the resident engineer of the group, was the one who came up with a solution on the spot. Sheldon always gave Howard shit for not working in a field that focused on cutting edge theoretical mathematics and programing, but as a engineer Howard's job is to make all these theoretical mathematics and programing actually work when applied to the real world. Because when your job is actually putting the programing into use and it doesn't work, you don't agonize over why it's not working. You go "Okay, why isn't this working?" and come up with a solution, even if it's a quick n' dirty stop gap. Also Seldon's response feels like a perfect encapsulation of how engineers don't get credit for nothing when they do fix the mistakes the theoreticals missed. And Howard's reaction is the perfect summation of engineers putting up with this type of shit even when they're the ones who fixed the mistake! XD

[@zakihassein8431]

i am here because it's part of a course assignment!

[@hamstertreeaegi]

what a great vid lol i hve so much fun watching it..its an interesting way by sheldon

[@FLAM35W0RD]

Had me laughing the whole way. Sheldon, you are the most awesome geek ever.

[@11FrenchFry]

Ohhhh Howardddd your belt buckles are awesome!

[@Wolf4Babygirl]

Doing this in Arena might crash it unless you have a conditional model to match the possible outcomes of the LOA.

[@exotickd]

This is hilarious!! I love that show! .. I think I'd love to have friends like Sheldon xD

[@Snofreek1818]

This is the first episode I ever saw. :D Many marathons later...I love big bang.

[@Talazorn]

The algorithm (both the scene and the algorith itself :) ) is genius lol! hilarious! I remember these flow charts from last year in highschool.

[@frostfallanimations7891]

Everyone is reading these comments in a Sheldon voice.

[@Zarhejo]

Season 3 will start in September.

[@rimshakiyani5984]

I saw this in school today about flowcharts! :D

[@enriquegarzaruiz4177]

Setting that loop counter was pretty much an egineer way to solve that Nice one!

[@Zarhejo]

He IS funny, he doesn't need to try. Jim Parsons is a great actor.

[@vambylamby83]

If you know about Programming, you'll laugh.

[@Seajack64]

I do, and I didn't. Preventing infinite loops is basic stuff.

[@aliciathefatpenguin]

As a programmer, the flowchart looks like something a beginner would attempt, but nonetheless, I'm glad that BBT included some computer science references into their show.

[@thenewaarpar]

My dad, a retired programmer, watched this and almost cried laughing.

[@Delta-1X-Ray]

aliciathefatpenguin Back then, I don't know how to use flowcharts and even algorithm for making a simple program. Now that I know that its much easier to utilize these flowcharts to create more than just a program but for other purposes like ways of teaching the students that can understand easily, ways to accept your girlfriend if you are a boy, and lots of stuff.....

[@amateruss]

alicia you are probably just a self-taught programmer. :)

[@tiffanymaeuy5869]

Sheldon panicking when things don't go to plan.

[@MP-nq9ht]

Apparently sheldon was onto something... I’m watching this as an assignment in study hall.

[@fba90130]

Well there might be an algorithm for making Friends. Many of the later episodes of Friends seem a little canned.

[@belindamiller7388]

The concept could be paired down for elementary children to understand options for making friends.

[@fives2155]

I got this showed this to me in my computer science lesson as an example of an algorithm

[@joseph_b319]

I'd love to see the look on Barry's face as Sheldon is making suggestions.

[@rojeliocirilo3493]

I hated flow charts in high school

[@qanh96]

Now I just need the Algorithm for Getting a Soulmate and Getting laid, and my life will be complete.

[@Tank50us]

Well, this flow chart, with Howards additions, will help with that. I mean, you gotta be friends with the person first

[@thanxbutno]

My high school head teacher showed us this in assembly. He's is so figgin' awesome :)

[@francescakyanda9182]

I'm very interested in taking a look at that up close

[@madscientist934]

I love Sheldon. 😅 💕

[@mrcheesesmith]

Interesting, I have never had the balls to call a girl after drunkenly obtaining her number to arrange a date before in fear of not knowing what to say. Thank you BBT I will give this a shot.

[@quantumhax6561]

Update?

[@joukeschat2486]

QuantumHax he never got a phone number

[@mohmmdyaserabogabr]

QuantumHax he in now married to her and they have a 3 children , spoiler alert: I was talking bout his dad and mom

[@Blasckk]

@@quantumhax6561 He's kinda... Dead.

[@pifibbi]

" Oh no, he's stuck in an infinite loop " priceless

[@MyHaytem]

Usually when you go to such length you become friendless lol

[@noone-mb6bz]

anybody come here because of EPS II HW?

[@PopularHighlights]

no i did not.

[@beratoren7627]

Could quality can be any lower?

[@MsSaxoBeat257]

Berat Orenn wtf this video was posted almost a decade ago... I'd say it is actually good quality considering when it was posted.

[@beratoren7627]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIWXnXeLYrZ_i7s This is 1993 and its fucking 1080p. You can find this episode hd too.

[@MsSaxoBeat257]

Berat Orenn dude that's irrelevant, I'm not sure what point you are trying to make. The video you linked was posted in 2016 while this was in 2009. Back in the day such quality was normal on KZbin.

[@camerinocontreras3743]

Berat Orenn i’d say that about your english

[@harixkarix]

Lmao my teacher showed this to our class and we kept laughing! :)

[@WJen8]

Tried this. Person hung up after 7.3 seconds.

[@observer4916]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

[@RealityCheck6T9]

I hate Leonard. He's not cool or even interesting but think he's superior to Sheldon because he's vaguely normal. This might be an aspie's perspective.

[@sashacat936]

RealityCheck6T9 As another Aspie I get that. I just really hated the advice Leonard gave Sheldon earlier in that episode (something about going out and meeting new people) like, it doesn't work that way for everyone! Some people have a different logic and need directions for this kind of stuff! Leonard can see how different Sheldon is but he keeps ignoring it!

[@Exl6243]

It's less of a friendship algorithm and more of a getting to know you properly algorithm.

[@DrewCrumpton]

Fantastic! Just saw this and loved it. Being really geeky, the chart does have a mistake in it. But thinking of using it as an example to teach flow charts. Simply ace. :-)

[@DAzZuLK]

My first algorithm was something similar to this when I called a girl I had a crush on, for the first time. It worked, and thankfully there was no need to write others. Guess what I do for a living now 😂

[@KaoriKino]

... and he goes straight to the computer.

[@emilyiland]

I am going to show this video to my class on Monday, Sheldon Cooper's algorithm for making friends from the TV show The Big Bang Theory. It is not new, but it is hilarious and insightful at the same time. Makes me want to read about Stu the Cockatu

[@TakeDetour]

I plan to use this to get along on KZbin.

[@AmitCinematicUniverse]

I need a 4K screenshot of this board. I would like to experiment and see if it a no-failure policy.

[@erikfm77]

I'm gonna need a copy of this diagram

[@dabalma]

Still one of my favorite sheldon moments

[@WaterYaDune]

Next video: Sheldon goes rock climbing

[@tsiou31281]

OMG! I love his theories! Sheldon is amazing!

[@chrisgetto9]

Howard- "Hold if he is really on to something we could start a booth at comicon and make a fortune.lol

[@jamminjoey245]

Sheldon rock climbing that's another bazinga

[@FSMnoodle]

Canned laughter after every line. Ridiculous! As Bill Hicks said "go back to sleep America, go back to sleep"