Barry Kripke embarrasses Sheldon on NPR, and the gang rallies to help him get his revenge. Wolowitz, desperate to keep his romance with Bernadette alive, gets advice from a fantasy version of Katee Sackhoff.

With the rest of the gang off on a desert camping trip to view the Leonid meteor shower, Sheldon must play hero after Penny slips in the tub and dislocates her shoulder.

Leonard and Penny’s first big fight sees Sheldon playing mediator due to childhood trauma that’s left him with an inability to be around loud verbal conflicts.

Leonard, hoping to fit in with Penny’s football-loving friends, gets tutored in the sport by Sheldon. Raj is infuriated when Wolowitz’s skirt-chasing leads to the loss of his prized patang.

Sheldon looks forward to squaring off against the the one actor from the Star Trek universe he holds enmity towards—Wil Wheaton—in a fantasy collectable card game tournament. Wolowitz cashes in on an old pact with Leonard to get Penny to set him up with a friend of hers.

Facing a return to India, Raj needs a job desperately enough to consider working for Sheldon. Meanwhile, Howard becomes a third wheel to Leonard and Penny.