The Werewolf Transformation
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Episode 18
- Chuck Lorre
- Todd Craig
- Gary Torvinen
- Bill Prady
- Steven Molaro
- Jim Reynolds
- Maria Ferrari
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| The Big Bang Theory episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 18 |
| Directed by | Mark Cendrowski |
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| Production code | 3X6868[1] |
| Original air date | February 23, 2012 |
| Running time | 21 minutes |
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"The Werewolf Transformation" is the 18th episode of the fifth season of the U.S. sitcom The Big Bang Theory and the 105th episode of the show overall. It first aired on CBS on February 23, 2012.[1]
In the episode, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) abandons his methodical approach to life after failing to get a haircut from his usual barber, while Howard (Simon Helberg) has a rough time in his astronaut training. The episode was submitted for Parsons' Emmy nomination, but received mixed reactions from critics.
Sheldon goes to get a haircut; his usual barber Mr. D'Onofrio is in a coma, so the barber's nephew Angelo is there instead. Sheldon is uncomfortable with the situation and runs away. Later, he talks to his friends; Penny offers to cut his hair while Raj and Amy suggest other barbers. He rejects all of their ideas.
Sheldon goes to visit Mr. D'Onofrio in hospital. When the nurse sees him with scissors, expecting to get a haircut, she calls security and he has to leave. He accepts that he is not going to get a haircut, but also abandons all of his meticulous planning (for example, his bowel movement spreadsheet), realizing it has been a waste of time.
Early in the morning, Leonard and Penny wake up to find Sheldon playing a bongo drum, as Richard Feynman played bongos. They try to make him stop but he leaves the apartment, eventually falling asleep on Amy's couch. The next morning, Penny convinces him to let her cut his hair, but she accidentally shaves off part of the back of his hair.
Meanwhile, Howard is summoned for astronaut training by NASA. After his first day of training, he talks to Bernadette via webcam; he vomited while experiencing near-weightlessness. Next, he is forced to go on overnight survival training, where he is spooned by an armadillo during a sandstorm. Bernadette goes to visit Howard in Houston, but finds his mother already there, taking care of him.
Production
At the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, Jim Parsons received a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. He submitted "The Werewolf Transformation" for consideration.[2] Alan Sepinwall predicted on HitFix that Parsons would win, which would have been the third time in a row Parsons had won the award.[3] However, he lost to Jon Cryer, who played Dr. Alan Harper in Two and a Half Men.[2]
Vernee Watson-Johnson, who has appeared on several episodes of the show including the pilot, appeared briefly in the episode as Mr. D'Onofrio's nurse.[4]
