- Leonard, Sheldon and Howard give lectures on science to junior high students. The girls ditch work to go to Disneyland. Raj devises a date for Lucy that fixes their social anxiety problems.
- The university requires that the guys promote science careers for women. Sheldon feels that they would be too late talking to college students and that they first try it at the middle school level. Howard proposes that they go to his old middle school since he is an astronaut and their favorite alumni. Raj visits with the girls seeking advice for his first date with Lucy. Bernadette suggests Disneyland which is too crowded for the timid Lucy. The girls get all excited about going to Disneyland themselves rather than helping Raj. They call in sick, head to Disneyland and get made up as Disney princesses. Penny wanted to get drunk, ride the rides and throw up. Bernadette is Cinderella, Penny is Sleeping Beauty, and Amy is Snow White. At the middle school, Sheldon talks about Madame Curie who's radium research killed her, Howard doesn't excite them since he didn't fly the spacecraft, and Leonard obsesses over his parents as the scientists who didn't let him follow his dream of being a rapper. Sheldon contacts Amy and Bernadette to talk to them over the phone since they are women scientists. Lucy and Raj have a texting date at the library since he can't talk to her. They enjoy themselves though Lucy flees when she tries to kiss Raj. Back at their respective apartments, Bernadette gets Howard turned on while all dressed up, a nonchalant Penny finds Leonard tearing all his clothes off and Sheldon declines to kiss the sleeping Snow White.—laird-3
- As part of their professional obligation to the university, Leonard, and reluctant Sheldon and Howard sit on the university's committee whose mandate is to make the sciences more attractive to females. While Leonard focuses his ideas on the university itself, Sheldon comes up with the direction on which the three of them should and will take: to develop an outreach program to middle school girls. Howard volunteers his middle school as their test site. The largest hurdle for them may be how to connect to twelve year old girls. Meanwhile, Raj asks Penny, Amy and Bernadette for advice on what to do for his first date with social anxiety ridden Lucy. Raj ends up coming up with what he considers a novel and appropriate idea which is out of the ordinary for most dates. And out of their talk with Raj, the three women decide to ditch work for a day and go to Disneyland.—Huggo
- At apartment 4A, Leonard explains, as part of their contract with the university, he, Sheldon, and Howard are required to serve on a committee that promotes science among young women. Howard complains that if he could have persuaded women to do things, he wouldn't have spent so much time in the shower. Leonard asks Sheldon he doesn't think there should be more women in science and Sheldon tells him that he believes in a gender-blind society, like Star Trek. Leonard describes Star Trek as a society where they invented interstellar warp drive, but a African-American still answered the space phone. Sheldon's real objection is to be required to do "banal committee work" which is like the Fantastic 4's Human Torch being asked to heat up a frozen burrito. Leonard suggests that all student papers be submitted with just the student's first initial so that they are not judged by gender. Sheldon gives examples like Harry Potter's author and Star Trek script writer D.C. Fontana. Howard adds exotic dancer "D.D. Melons". Leonard asks them to think about the topic and also play a sexist game which has female characters with huge mammary glands. Sheldon explains that his character can use an battle ax as well as any man and Howard comments on how much milk his character could provide the world. Sheldon feels that the problem shouldn't be addressed at the university level because it is too late. They should start at the middle school level to set women on the road to the hard science. Leonard wants to give the idea a trial run. Howard proposes that they go to his old middle school to talk to some of the female students.
At Penny's, Raj thanks the ladies for again letting him crash girls' night. Raj is seeking advice on a killer first date with Lucy. Amy says that evolutionary biology shows that women like men that are steady in the face of danger and suggests an unsafe environment like a seedy bar on the "wrong side of the tracks", a picnic near a lunatic asylum, or a wine tasting on skid row. Bernadette suggests Disneyland's Space Mountain ride where you can hold hands in the dark. Penny adds that you have to remember that the ride is real short and they take your picture at the end so you have to get all your clothes back on before it's over. Again she says that she is making a joke...based on real events. Amy hasn't been there since she was a kid and suggests that they go some weekend. Bernadette thinks it's too crowded on weekends so Penny suggests that they blow off work one weekday. Penny says that it's more like ending up in a Best Western motel with a 34-year-old guy named Luther. Bernadette asks her if that's another joke and Penny tells her that she can laugh about it now. The girls then decide to go to Disneyland themselves on Friday. Amy asks if they want to do California Adventure too.
Walking down the halls of Howard's old middle school, Leonard says that it was nice of Howard's old school letting them try out their science topic on some of their students. Howard then reminds them that the last time he was here he was just a "scrawny little nerd". Howard finds his old locker and still wonders, even though he has a master's degree in engineering, how a bully got him and his briefcase into his locker. Then, a taller student walks by and bumps into him and doesn't say he is sorry. Howard starts to say something to the student, but then stops.
The girls are on their way to Disneyland. Amy says she can't believe they are ditching work for Disneyland. Amy goes into a long explanation of how she kept calling her boss as she went through the day before, leading him through a story about her food poisoning. Penny says she just works at the Cheesecake Factory and told them "bye". Bernadette wants to head straight to where they make you up to look like a Disney princess. Penny wants to get drunk and ride the rides. They all want to be Cinderella, but Bernadette says that since it was her idea and she's driving she gets to be her or they can all walk home if they don't like it.
Raj is setting a table at library with dining paraphernalia for his date with Lucy and a man sits down at the table. Raj tells him that he is getting ready for a date because he and his date are both uncomfortable in social situations. The guy says that he also has that problem and asks if he can join them. Raj says no and tells the big man to climb back up whatever beanstalk he came down. Lucy comes in and the big guy tells her that she can do better. Lucy asks if they are eating there and Raj texts her that they are having a "texting date". She replies that she likes the idea. He also tells her to remember that he has an adorable accent.
In a room full of bored and disinterested middle school girls, Leonard asks them (in a wannabe rapper voice), "Who's ready for some science??" He introduces everyone and tells the girls that they are going to learn how cool science can be-as cool as -273 degrees, which is the temperature that entropy reaches its minimum value (absolute zero). Sheldon is next and he calls them "female children" and tells them they are about to be inspired by the story of female scientist Madame Curie who died from radiation poisoning due to her discovery and work with radium. With a little hard work, Sheldon tells them, the same thing can happen to any of them. Howard tells them that they too can go into outer space. One student wants to know if he went to the moon. Howard says no but he has been to the International Space Station. Then she asks if he flew the rocket, and Howard admits that he just rode inside the rocket. Leonard now takes over and explains that he is an experimental physicist. He tests theories and gets to work with lasers. A student wants to know how he decided to become a scientist. Leonard mentions that both Hofstadter's parents were scientists and that they pushed him. He really wanted to be a rap star like Snoop Dogg, but with more respect for the police, which gets a laugh from the students.
Back at the library, Raj and Lucy are having a good "text date", laughing at each other's comments. Lucy tells him that she does web design for porn sites. Surprised, Raj denies even knowing what they are. Lucy tries to cover up her mistake by claiming she typed the wrong word due to an auto-correct error, she says she really works on prom sites. Raj texts back he really likes proms. He texts that it was auto-correct and that it should be that he likes sports.
At the middle school, Leonard rants on about having to learn to play the cello when he was younger. Sheldon tells them that it might be better if they hear something from two actual female scientists, Bernadette and Amy. Sheldon thanks them for taking time out of their busy schedule even though they are at Disneyland dressed as Disney princesses. Bernadette is Cinderella, Penny is Aurora from "Sleeping Beauty", and Amy is Snow White. They tell the students that the world needs more women scientists though as they grow up the world is more focused on how they look instead of the power of their minds. Amy at this moment touches up her lipstick. Bernadette says that they can be anything they want.
Lucy and Raj finish their date when her phone battery runs out. She says she had fun and that this date definitely pushed her comfort envelope. Lucy flees with an excuse of having a panic attack when she tries to kiss Raj. Raj says he is still counting the experience foreplay.
Howard returns home and Bernadette calls out that she has a surprise for him. Howard hopes that she is Cinderella. Upon seeing her he removes his shirt and trots over as Prince Charming on a horse. Leonard gets to Penny's apartment, sees her dressed up, and says "What?" as Penny tries to explain enthusiastically about ditching work and going to Disneyland and he begins to tear his clothes off. In Sheldon's apartment, Amy is lying down on the couch and calls Sheldon over from the computer to kiss Snow White and wake her up, but Sheldon declines, saying he heard her the first time.
Title reference: Leonard, Sheldon and Howard's obligations in their contracts to help promote science, in this case, to middle school girls.
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