The Big Bang Theory The Cornhusker Vortex

The guys are going outside to play with kites, but Leonard meets with Penny down the stairs and feels jealous when Penny tells him that she is going to have a friend over and watch football (something Leonard doesn’t understand). However, Leonard discusses the matter with Penny and end up needing to learn the rules of football, but his only choice for help is Sheldon. Meanwhile, during a kite competition between Howard and Raj, Howard leaves to chase a girl, leaving Raj angry at him., Sheldon teaches Leonard about football so that he can try to fit in with Penny’s friends. During the game Leonard attempts to demonstrate what he has learned, but his explanations alienate him from the group. Meanwhile, Raj loses his kite to Sheldon in a kite fighting contest because Howard abandons him at a critical moment to chase a girl. Howard makes it up to him by spending a Saturday afternoon with Raj at the La Brea Tar Pits., 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 teaches Leonard how to understand football, while a kite-fighting incident threatens Howard and Raj’s friendship., Sheldon tries to teach Leonard the fundamentals of football, while Raj and Howard quarrel over an incident involving kites.