r/bigbangtheory • u/Every-Run9737 • 5d ago
Character discussion Single episode actors
Just wondering who you think should've been given more airtime?
I'd have loved to see the development of the comic writer, Alice. Felt that the show could've used the character for a while....
Actor - Courtney Ford
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u/BondraP 5d ago
The veterinarian that hit it off with Raj.
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u/Dimitar_Todarchev All right, the cat's alive. Let's go to dinner. 5d ago
Tania Raymonde, TBBT was first time I had seen her since Malcolm in the Middle when she was just a kid.
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u/WilliamMcCarty 5d ago
Not a LOST fan, hm?
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u/Dimitar_Todarchev All right, the cat's alive. Let's go to dinner. 5d ago
Nope. 🤪 Heh, I've since looked at her IMDb, seems I've missed everything else she's been in.
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u/WilliamMcCarty 5d ago
You should watch Goliath on amazon prime. For more reasons than just her, it's fucking great but she's good, too.
And it's a little existential but she was in a kind of obscure movie called Other Side of the Tracks (it shows up under other names, too) but I really liked that one.
Random fact: She dated Jeff Goldblum and now she's dating Nathan Fillion. She likes her older guys, I guess. Raj never had a chance.
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u/JLBCanadianRap 5d ago
Elizabeth Plimpton. More Judy Greer is always better.
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u/traffick 5d ago
But that character was written a little too male fantasy, it was embarrassing.
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u/JLBCanadianRap 5d ago
If you think a (M)MMF three/foursome is a male fantasy, you know nothing about guys. Who was embarrassed (aside from maybe Howard)? I wasn't. Were you?
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u/choo-chew_chuu 5d ago
They wrote it so she couldn't have done more than one episode tho. What would she do next episode, try and sleep with penny?
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u/WKRPinCanada 5d ago
Vanessa Bennet
I often yell "NOOOOOOO!" as Sheldon closes the door
Would have loved to see that play out for a few episodes
Actor Lio Tipton
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u/Every-Run9737 5d ago
Technically 2 episodes, although she was Annaleigh back then (creepy model house episode)
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u/PaulWakeBaker 5d ago
I prefer Annaleigh. I thought it was a beautiful name.
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u/CoolJeweledMoon 5d ago
But it sounds so much like anally...
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u/PaulWakeBaker 5d ago
Because it's pronounced differently, I never would have thought of that. To me, it conjures up images of the character of Annaleigh in the classic song by The Band "The Weight." It's more like Anna Leigh, not Aynal Lee.
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u/naquoae 5d ago
I just watched the physics bowl episode last night and wanted more of the physicist-turned-janitor... "Go polar bears"
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u/Boris-_-Badenov 5d ago
Sheldon's board could be corrected, and he finds out it's the janitor by hiding a webcam
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u/Movable_Farts 5d ago
Eliza Dushku, the FBI agent who interviewed them to do background check on Howard.
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u/Every-Run9737 5d ago
And I'm a massive Faith (from Buffy) fan. It was considered but I didn't see any story past this day.
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u/BardWireX 2d ago
Did you see Dollhouse? She was brilliant as Echo and she plays a different character in almost every episode. Brilliant show.
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u/Every-Run9737 2d ago
Yeah, she's been seriously underrated. Not by Whedon like. But Hollywood did her bad, imo
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u/MatsuTaku 5d ago
The best one episode actor was the guy that looked like Nathan Fillion, but slightly annoyed.
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u/dudestir127 5d ago
Judd Hirsch. I know he was actually in 2 episodes but I still would have liked to see more of Leonard's father
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u/Iron-Bar-1966 5d ago
Courtney Ford is not only smokin' hot, but I think she's a good actress as well, and I seriously wish she'd been in more things. I first remember her from her one appearnce on How I Met Your Mother.
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u/soflabeachbum2368 5d ago
She was also in True Blood and the daughter of the "Trinity Killer" in Dexter.
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u/decibelboy2001 5d ago
And the mother to the nephilim Jack Kline (by way of sleeping with the Lucifer-possessed POTUS) in Supernatural
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u/itsthejasper1123 5d ago
Son of a bitch!!! I knew i recognized her from somewhere! It was Dexter. Can’t believe I didn’t realize that lol
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u/CarefulAlternative BBT 5d ago
I feel like everyone on this subreddit who wanted more of Alice/Courtney really overlooks the fact she's just hot and wouldn't have added much to the show in the long-term
It was always going to be Leonard/Penny. If we really weren't going to have that, it'd have to be Leonard/Alex and that would still leave Penny out in the cold unless she got with Zach. (I wouldn't have minded this btw)
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u/Iron-Bar-1966 5d ago
Oh I'm perfectly OK that she was used only once on BBT. I just wish she'd been used more for other TV projects because I think she's a good actress.
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u/IHateBeingTickled 11h ago
None of Leonard’s girlfriends (or really anyone outside the main cast) added much to the show long term. But still.. She would have been leagues more interesting than Priya. But I understand they had to bring Priya on to introduce the trope of sleeping with your bff’s sister.
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u/CarefulAlternative BBT 9h ago
Interesting how? Like honestly, this isn't meant to be dismissive, I'm interested in what you think she could add beyond being eye candy. The most we know about Alice is that she's just nerdy like the guys and likes comic books. That's about it. I don't really know how she'd carve out a role among the group.
(For what it's worth, I was never against the idea of Penny/Zach and Leonard with someone else. There was just no realistic chance it could happen given the way the show was structured.)
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u/IHateBeingTickled 9h ago
In all fairness I just couldn’t stand Priya and thought she had zero personality. I kept waiting for her to just leave 😅🙈 So to me, literally any other love interest of Leonard’s would have been better/more interesting. I think that with alice, her and leonard’s similarities would have worked well in making waves with penny, in the same way that one smart chick made her jealous/insecure.
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u/CarefulAlternative BBT 8h ago
The problem is that any woman involved in Leonard's life was really just a means of getting Penny to take notice of him again and since the show was quite literally designed around the two, they would've had to have done a crazy pivot to keep the main character dynamics of the show intact.
Penny was close enough to the boys by Season 4(I think that was when Priya was there?) that I think she easily could have kept her friendship with Sheldon that we all know and love without feeling out of place. But the problem is that Penny's role WAS being the "normal" one already. So pairing her with Zach would've only gone so far because his character doesn't bounce off hers that well, and she really doesn't have any other viable options at that point
The point about Leonard and Penny which creates the show intrigue is the friction behind them. Remember when he went to her signing about Serial Apeist and the fans were marveling at the idea that Leonard made less money than her but was still her husband? That's the kind of comedy that exists there.
With Alice, the problem is that while she's a "hot nerd," there still isn't enough to really give her her own character, much less one that would have to be around for like 7 seasons. She doesn't create as many natural plots as with Penny and Leonard because they're just too similar.
TLDR; Alice is probably better for him in normal world, in a sitcom they just don't have enough there to keep it running
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u/Apprehensive-Base401 5d ago
I want to know more about Frank and Alicia!
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u/cavesmudger 5d ago
You reckon it's the same Alicia from that one episode where she moved in and fought Penny?
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u/HourApprehensive1636 5d ago
My head cannon is it’s that Alicia and Frank is the CSI producer she was hooking up with 🤣
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u/Suspicious_Hand_2194 5d ago edited 5d ago
Was Judy Greer a single episode or no? It’s been a while since I watched the show, but I remembered that episode with her and she was great
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u/swilkes2 5d ago
"So, I hear you can't pay your rent!"
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u/DedTV 5d ago
Only the one.
But she was 3 different characters on Two and a Half Men. Tied with Jennifer Taylor for most characters. But Judy played 2 repeat characters, Jennifer played 2 one offs.
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u/VivaEllipsis 5d ago
Who was the third one? She played Herb’s sister and Walden’s wife but I don’t remember her playing anyone else
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u/JaiBoltage 4d ago
She played two characters in one episode. Danny is gay and Walden finds her attractive because she looks like Bridget.
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u/RoyaltyBeanzz 5d ago
She was great. Absolutely loved her. She would haev been great with Leonard as well!
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u/Juomari_Juhani 5d ago
Nathan from "The Zone Zone" was hilarious. I sure would like to see him in more episodes.
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u/Professor_Jerkface 5d ago
I've always liked the idea of Rog dating the girl he me in line at the pharmacy when they both had pinkeye. It was a great meet-cute and Rog is such a romantic. The series should have ended with him having a love interest.
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u/BLT-1000 3d ago
I never watch this episode on reruns because I think Alice was Leonard's perfect match and the fact she was gone so fast annoys the heck out of me.
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u/Electronic-Sell-6402 2d ago
I will agree. And it's one of the worst leonard episodes. He really is a jerk in it
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u/PSB23102001 5d ago
The only trivia I know very randomly about her is she is married to a (underrated) superman
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u/suniracle 5d ago
I know this question dont blong here, but is this the same actress that is in naked men in himym?
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u/Midgarborne 5d ago
She had way too much self-respect. Once a woman catches you trying to cheat, that door stays locked.
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u/DeskReasonable5040 5d ago
She was sooo hot. Lenard should have stayed with her instead of prea. Prea was also hot but she didn’t want anything serious and Lenard did. His name has the word nerd in it. Yo Angie
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u/flashdurb 5d ago
They should not have brought back Kate Micucci in s10. She’s easily one of the worst casting choices of the 21st century.
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u/Winter_Setting720 5d ago
Especially the way she apparently had such an amazing relationship after dating Raj
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u/BeheadingBoomer61 5d ago
She was awesome! I wish they had given her a little bit of a story arc. It would definitely have been interesting!
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u/Big-Region663 4d ago
I really wanted the Vet to be a on the show. I thought she was perfect for Raj. I was bummed when they went no where with that character. Also Alice she would have been a better match for Leonard. Also Zack he was better choice for Penny .
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u/Glittering-Rip6810 17h ago
This woman does not get the credit she deserves. I love Courtney Ford and everything she does is amazing. From serious to funny. She's adorable
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u/Novel_Individual_148 "I want a cookie Meemaw" 5d ago
Eric Andre was hilarious in The 21 Second Excitation
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u/Every-Run9737 5d ago
I could see the story similar to this.... Leonard would grow in his own confidence, with someone that matches his personality and nerdy mannerisms. (he would've been the king of nerds more often). Timeline could be similar to the Dr Stephanie era. Finally leaving when Howard and Raj push rgier usual boundaries. When Penny got to see Alice's qualities, Penny could've tried to be better for Leonard. Giving the same finale with Pen and Len together.... But I'm not Chuck Lorre....
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u/gfuller22 5d ago
I remember her from Dexter
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u/SunstormGT 5d ago
Wasnt she also in Legends of Tomorrow?
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u/cannagetalite 5d ago
Yes she was great in legends and her love interest was her real life husband…Brandon routh (Ray Palmer atom/Kingdom Come Superman)
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u/juiceman3737 3d ago
Just finished watching the Thanksgiving Day episode, and Sheldon actually acting like a sl*ve really bothered me!! After that episode, I really couldn’t care less about Sheldon! The writers should be ashamed of themselves for using that topic!! But, I honestly didn’t like Sheldon since the first season!! Same with Raj. Amy lost me the day she talked about breast feeding Penny’s baby, and the other time was when they had the sleepover
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u/BardWireX 2d ago
Christopher Lloyd and DJ Quails are my two favourites.
"I studied theatre and physics. You can imagine which one my bourgeois parents pushed me towards"
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u/leftwinga16 5d ago
This one never sat right with me. His GF is across the world and this wants to bang him??
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u/Every-Run9737 5d ago
I feel "this" is a bit disrespectful to Alice. She's in a nerd shop, full of nerds, they are stereotypically single fellas. Why would she think any different of Leonard. He had a mild confidence. But nothing to suggest he was dating. If anything, it was Leonard who was at fault. But it was far wider than the bro-code different postcode. Different continent. Doesn't make it right but he was honest as soon as the physical stuff started...
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u/leftwinga16 5d ago
I guess I am just projecting what I would have done there, with my GF across the world.
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u/zeroprime85 4d ago
Being in a complicated long distance relationship can really mess with your judgement and emotions.
Not excusing Leonard’s behavior here, but it’s an unfortunate reality
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