The Off-Screen Big Bang Theory Moment That Melted Fans’ Hearts – Looper

At first, it definitely doesn’t seem like Penny and Sheldon could ever potentially be friends; he’s a stubborn, wildly intelligent, and socially inept scientist, and she’s an outgoing aspiring actress who loves celebrity gossip and works at the Cheesecake Factory. Thanks to her social know-how, Penny ends up cracking Sheldon’s tough outer shell(don), and he ultimately ends up considering her to be one of his closest friends.

A huge turning point for the duo comes pretty late in the show but is important all the same. In Season 9, Episode 17, entitled “The Celebration Experimentation,” the gang tries to throw Sheldon a birthday party, only for him to hide in the bathroom out of sheer panic. Only Penny is able to get him to join the party after joining him and letting him admit that he’s overwhelmed by the mere idea of a big party, telling him it’s fine if he doesn’t even want to attend. After Penny tells Sheldon that he’s one of her “favorite people,” continuing, “so if what you need is to spend your birthday in a bathroom, I’m happy to do it with you.” He eventually returns to the party with her, but the moment speaks volumes.

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