Especially because of Sheldon's personality and quirks. When he has those rare, heartfelt moments, I get all misty-eyed.

He knows how it feels

Why d'ya think that?

I felt that. When my youngest brother died, no one was there for me. No friends.

@@frostypizzaman1793 that line always hits me hard. I lost my dad when I was 18, he was 53. He was my hero, my best friend and I had no friends to help me through it. Ten years has now passed. A couple of my old friends have lost a mother and a father since then. I reached out to them and now we’re all okay. The old adage is certainly true: ‘Time Does Heal.’ But you need to keep yourself occupied to truly let the pain go.

Mark Haynes So true!

Mark Haynes 😭

Amen. And these scenes always make me tear up. So heartbreaking and heartwarming

I heard that they were considering using Melissa Rauch as a replacement for Mrs Wolowitz’s voice but then decided not to.

Mark Haynes I

Never thought I see you here

She will always be the mother of the Big Bang theory

@@berserkerbright2558 I’ve only seen her in a picture

she played mrs. boukitas in an episode of Just Shoot Me, season 2 or 3 I think

She played the secretary in Secret of my Success

Oh dam that's horrible man, how are you recovering? It's been a year but I know things like that are hard to heal.

Just as quickly as life gives, life takes away

❤

I'm so sorry. I hope that road to recovery is a relatively easy one.

I’m sorry…so so sorry.

I Princess Well, it WAS Sheldon. He just doesn't "get" empathy always. Well, when he gets it, no one is more empathetic than he is. It was proven many times in the show.

True

Don Juan Well than even he's got a brighter future than I do

He’s still human. He went through the same struggle.

@@TheHumanBallsack He's not.

May this all is a tv show but this woman was a special person to me for sure

+RS Galore to all of us... :(

I tear up a little everytime I see this. She definitely was a special person and will definitely be missed :(

Reminds me of my Grandfather, he and I had such a bond and theirs not a day that goes by where I don't miss him. R.I.P Joseph Grace....My Grandpappy

that phrase includes us, the public

Sheldon knows exactly how it feels to lose a parent. He lost his father. That's why the news about Mrs Wolowitz caught his attention.

⁠​⁠@@Darkstar263Jim Parsons lost his own father in a car crash in 2001. His dad always encouraged him to pursue acting. There’s more in the newest book on TBBT.

While true, he was the only character with his back to Howard.

Its about the the fact that he turned around, meaning he was paying attention even if he wasnt looking at them. ​@Gromit801

@@Gromit801because he was looking at comic books but he turned the minute he said that

I say this about my dog. He's a pain in the butt and he's always right up my rear end that I sometimes trip over him and it pisses me off but when the time comes and he's not there anymore I'm going to miss him being under my feet.

I know that feeling. It might sound weird since it's just about a cat, but I once had a cat for almost 19 years but as she got older, she started acting a little weird. She stopped using her litterbox and just pooped wherever she liked, so I constantly had to watch her and be ready to put something below her so the floor doesn't get dirty. It was kinda stressful always having to keep an eye on her and cleaning up. But now that she's not there anymore, I weirdly miss that. She was my favourite cat and I'm still sad we had to put her to sleep.

You never appreciate what you have until it’s gone, they always say. I think I’m right in saying we never truly appreciated Mrs. Wolowitz for what she really was before her demise: a mother to us all.

same here.

Same

Why did you dislike your dad?

I agree. I cried at that

I understand a little 2 well. I lost my grandmother one or two summers back and GOD did that hurt like hell. I hated myself for when it happened I felt like a big coward because even tho I called the ambulance and all I forgot how 2 use CPR and panicked. So when the emts told me when she was gone (after god knows how many hours of denial I went thru I may add) I blamed myself. It didn't help that the day before she passed my dickwad brother said terrible things 2 her face. I totally considered beating him 2 a bloody pulp that day. I only didn't because she was hurting enough as it was and I didn't want 2 make it worse. So the next day when I was in tears and my brother told me tears wasn't gonna bring her back I almost lost it right there. Ever since to this day I think of how I failed my role model/best grandmother and hated myself 4 being a coward. But I choose 2 stay strong for her and my late grandad as well. I decided while I may hate myself I can still learn from my mistakes. I'm sorry 4 going on this but this video reminded me of that. Sorry 4 messing up the comments section here..

That's it exactly. I found out the same way when my mom suddenly passed away. First shock, then a small freak out, then get all the business taken care of, and when the dust settles, all loose ends are tied up and everyone is gone, is when the hurt truly begins

It took my less than 20 min to start crying when my mom died

Tristan Faulkner Bro this comment made me cry on its own

When my mom passed away, I was away and didn't even get to see her during her last moments. My brother broke the news, I didn't cry, I kinda knew this was coming since she had been suffering from rapidly spreading liver cirrhosis for quite a while. I realised how fragile life is. I booked a flight, went there, saw my mother completely still. Went for her cremation, saw her body disappear into the electric pyre, that was the last time I saw her, collected her ashes and returned home, I felt empty, started smoking (I had quit) but even after all this, I didn't cry. And suddenly, after about 6 months, I broke down completely. I was at a friend's place and I remember going to the washroom and crying like a baby by holding the water tap to support my weight. Over the next two years I went into depression, became a diabetic. It took a long time to come out of it, to fill the void, my mother's sudden passing away had brought in my life. I slowly regained the positivity and a purpose in life. Started eating healthy food, took up Yoga, weight training, started playing Squash and Tennis. I did everything that I had an interest in. Now my sugar levels are absolutely fine, I am happy and positive. I had quit smoking, found a nice girl who makes me happy and having a great time in my life!

My sous-chef where I worked was one of my best and closest friends. Tragically he died while at work this past September from a brain aneurysm at 41, and the head chef decided to dismiss us all for the day. It wasn't until I got home about 2-3 hours later that my wife asked why I was home so early, and that's when I broke. It was the same this past April when she lost her mother to cancer at 57. I was a wreck, but it took a few hours for my wife to come to terms that night and break down. It's not easy, and even now my thoughts keep going back to both my mother-in-law and my best friend, both of whom I'm glad to say I have nothing but good and fond memories.

No. He's not. Just because he has a glimmer of good guy points doesn't make him a good person

​@@SummeryMussel9he's a smartass know it all prick, but he still cares for his friends.

@@SummeryMussel9bruh that comment was made over 2 years ago

​@@SummeryMussel9you have no idea how wrong you are its hilarious

@anastasyacortuna8551 Except I'm not and he has consistently shown that he's a terrible person but go off I guess

May She rest in peace 🫂

@@chinmaytelang271 Thank you very much. I appreciate that.

I‘m sorry bro 👊 may she rest in peace and stay strong king! ❤🙏

@@hessimessi5673 Thank you

Going through lately myself and came to this episode and felt the same as you. But my mother passed away last year, a week before thanksgiving. She liked the show too. She held on for a long time and had a lot of problems. It’s hard to lose family like that, but like Sheldon says, you have people to help you through it

Eriku W. I so agree. Well said.

It shows that while Sheldon is a pain in the ass he still cares for his friends.

I think it was better.

I know right? I remember that episode, it was so sad.

What's the episode number and season please

+Lune Bleue You can really tell by looking at Kaley & Mayim's faces as the toast is being made.A subtle but sad breaking the 4th wall moment.

how did the actress die?

smitti jenkins I believe it was cancer

they did the same thing with John Ritter on 8 simple rules

Sources say...that was off script... it was an actual toast to the actress herself

Bc that’s how grief is, you feel like it’s not real, it’s an awful feeling.

@@gissellest333 I know. I lost my grandfather last month to cancer. When my mom told me the news, I didn't feel anything and I thought something was terribly wrong with me, until the cremation. Then I was inconsolable. It wasn't until then that I started to grasp the reality of the situation.

I felt that way when my mother died. You're numb, you can't wrap you head around it, you keep waiting to wake up from the nightmare.

I’m reading the latest book on TBBT and in actual account this is how Simon Helberg and the rest of the cast reacted. Their emotions were real.

I don't think that was acting. The woman who played the mom actually did die of cancer so I think it kind of hit him pretty hard. I could tell just by the tone of his voice and that's definitely not acting. Now I'm crying. Great.

With a voice actor? Anyone of the main cast could e done it. It was remarkable how on point everyone was. Especially Bernadette.

@@volcanolord100 I thought she was howard mom

They could have replaced her but it respectful that they didn't. For the same reason they didn't continue the show without Sheldon (Jim Parsons).

I wanted to say the same. It's always thoughtful not to continue a character in reel life when he/she dies in real life. It shows respect for that person.

It made the show more reflective of real life. Our parents and older relatives and acquaintances are bound to pass away at some point, so including this in the show made perfect sense.

After she passed away, the cast and crew of The Big Bang Theory (2007) glued a tiny photo of her to their fridge in Sheldon's original apartment so that she would be in every episode thereafter, what a nice touch.

@@noodlesmason awwww, that's so sweet

I literally had no idea until I watched this video!!! That’s fucking HEARTBREAKING

Aw, it made this scene even sadder. She's one of my favorite characters on the show. I'm currently on season 6.

Well technically the actress was just a voice actress. Originally they were planning to find someone to replace her but they thought this would be better.

Agreed, that crack shows just how much she was like a mother to them all. My dad is as strong as they come but when he told me his mum died (my nan) his voice cracked the same. Only when someone has that much impact on your life do things like this happen, 5 years on and nearly a year since the show ended but people still here paying their respects, sums it up beautifully.

Yep. Johnny’s pain was real.. he could barely contain himself.

I hope I’m not steeling her thunder but with the recent passing of the Queen those last words feel more relevant

I sadly remember at the end of one episode they showed a picture her, and mentioned she had passed away and then when this episode aired and Howard mentioned his mom was in Florida visiting her sister, my first thought was, "oh no, are they going to kill her character off?" And yep, sure enough 😔 I'm just glad they let her die peacefully in her sleep rather than on some lame fat joke

I didnt know till I watched this vid and saw caption at end. Makes this scene even sadder than it was.

They were expecting something crazy in part because of what happened earlier in the episode. And Penny's reaction to Sheldon made sense given what had previously happened in the episode, although it's not included in this clip. It's called "context," people!

Exactly and Sheldon knew that’s what they were expecting, hence him reassuring everyone that what he wanted to say would be comforting. That’s a few of the times where Sheldon is very self-aware and knows his social skills aren’t the best.

He also wasn't out of character

Sheldon may be A condescending jerk but he does care about his friends

Fullmetal Maine Reminds me of my Grandfather, he was everything to me. It broke my heart when he died. The saddest part was I was almost 5 when he died. Farewell Joseph Grace....My Grandpappy. I miss you.

Its not the saddest part. Its sad, but not the saddest. Hearing about how great and loving your grandfather was without ever knowing him would be the saddest part. Or going through life with him and sharing everything but then he dies a few days before you reached your goal or something like that would be the saddest part. Be gratefull that you had him (even if it was for so short). May he rest in piece

@@ericsantana1184 I get that...I was 13 when mine died...it was a dark night..

Stewart's shop burning down was pretty bad too because, according go to him, his life is pretty hard and to have your entire sense of living being burned down, surprised they didn't suicide him. Also, the letter from Howard's father was heart wrenching, especially the line from Amy about him being there when Howard graduated.

Darkest moment is poorly coded nintendo 64 emulator.

I agree. They handled it really well, and very respectfully. You can tell the cast wasn't acting, they were genuinely grieving at the loss of a fellow cast member and a close friend.

:(

Pretty sure nothing was tasteful.

I agree, I especially like that they let die peacefully in her sleep rather use some sort of lame fat joke about her death

May she Rest in Peace ❤🙏🏼

Hope you're doing better now man. Even writing this out, to what is a bunch of strangers, makes you feel better. This post was made a year ago. But I hope you find a reason to post back. I just lost my Grandad within the week, who was a 3rd parent so I can understand. Thanks for posting. It means alot.

I’m sorry about your mother but she’s in A better place now

it's so fuckin hard man it's killing me inside. I keep expecting her to walk back in. so I get how you feel

Yeah, I don't really care about mines, and if she does goes, I don't think I would care or bother as much, I will never know how it feels to love or care about mothers like that, but I hope you see light and life in her death. God bless, sorry about your loss.

Probably both

Most of it was their actual emotions I bet. You can tell they actually miss her and you can see their emotions.

Definitely real. My dad was the strongest person I knew growing up. Even since then with his frailties he's very much old school, doesn't show much emotion but I'll never forget the day his voice cracked when he told me my grandmother died.

YrsaSH I really thought it was nice they incorporated this into the show. I kinda thought they Bernie would have used her voice to keep her alive. But now I am glad they didn't

@@Truecrimeresearcher224 idk but who voiced Mrs. Wolowitz in eleventh season? The one with flashbacks where Sheldon and gang mined bitcoins

@@jessepinkeye2339 probably the girl who played Bernadette. Or they used voice clips from older episodes

@@Truecrimeresearcher224 after I watched that episode I immediately looked up IMDb and it said it was the same actress who played Debbie. Possible but might be hard since it was different story with new scenes

@@jessepinkeye2339 but since she is off scene and never really in person they could just use old voice clips.

I have conversations with my father that way every day. Apparently it's both a Jewish and Italian thing. The writer of Moonstruck was also Jewish writing about Italians

One of my favorite scenes in the episode where Bernadette spends the night for the first time: "Help! My hand is caught in the garbage disposal!" "Then let go of whatever piece of food you're holding onto!" "Are you kidding? It's a perfectly good chicken leg!"

“WHO’S CALLING AT THIS UNGAWDLY HOUR?!”

@@MsRose00 "Code milky green!" "Not Code milky green!?"

@@MsRose00 I DON'T KNOWW

Absolutely. Jim is a step above anything Ive ever seen in this type of acting. Brilliant man.

To me the scene at the airport where Howard told Bernadette that he made his Mom take a taxi to the airport for her trip because he was to busy to drive her was more devastating because he believes he wasted an opportunity to spend time with her and can't remember what he was doing that prevented him from taking her

@M Detlef That's fucked up dude.

It brought back the memory of when in the T.V show M.A.S.H aired in the end of season 3 and Henry Blake was being sent home only for his plane to be shot down. It was one of the best scenes ever. In this case was the actress Carol Susi had died. The way BBT handled did this was one of the best stories ever told. R.I.P Carol Susi.

Wait until the series finale

@@moneylover318 After the finale my comment does seem out of place

@Todd Daniel shut your mouth.

@@jblonar Yeah, the series finale makes me cry everytime I watch it. Not kidding.

Probably because they still tried to force some jokes in there, like Penny's remark how she thought Sheldon would say 'let it go'. You don't need jokes in a scene that is meant to be deeply sad and tragic. Even in a sitcom, it's okay to have a few scenes where the group tackles something that is deeply distressing for them and they try to cope as best they can to get through it. The forced humor greatly diminishes the effect of tragedy and feels completely out of place. It would have been okay for this episode to not be funny and instead focus on the loss of a close loved one and how to move past it, but that's something this show really struggled with. It never knew when to let go of the jokes for a bit and let another, more serious topic take the spotlight for a short while. The second scene, in the apartment, when the group discusses the tragic event was done much better and more tastefully. That's how they should have done it all the way through.

Daweights23 C I almost fainted when he said that

That’s just called being human

He understands his pain more than anyone

There...Not Their.

His character is on the spectrum so he doesn't register emotions regularly. He's not self centered.

Swastik Swarup Das especially because he's always referred to him as a acquaintance

Penny ruined it by follow up.

@@aakashbhardwaj476 Hey like he said Let it Go

@Christopher Bingham If Wallace Shawn dies before the 7th season of Young Sheldon, the answer will probably be yes.

She was a true mother of Leonard

damn that's messed up man. I'm so sorry for your loss of your Mom. my cousins lost their mom 5 years ago and they wish they could hug her again. just remember this. your mom is still here with you. she ain't never leave you.

that surprised me since his character doesn't understand emotions

vccstudents I don't have a cousin I hate him so much he's 27 I'm 19 and I love him so much

you sir sound very conflicted

vccstudents This made me think of my grandma who was always there for me no matter what! When I heard that line, I did have friends and family to help me through it, but I just got very emotional about it. 😞😢😭

You will. Love will bump into you at the funniest time.

rip

Rip to them both

Your profile pic just had to make me look like I was laughing at ur comment. Thank u for killing the moment

They cheat on their spouses in Heaven now 😉

Parsons’*

So carol ann died before this episode aired?

@@aldrinkar6551 She did 5 days after the airing of episode 8 (Season 8). This was episode 15.

Howard's kids KINDA did by being the loud voices on the background. But more than a replacement, they were more like a mini-tribute to her.

It's also nice they had her simply die in her sleep, not fat joke or anything about her death, that was a smart move

@@TheMS991 I remember when they showed a tribute to her at the end of the other episode and when Howard mentioned in this episode his mother had gone to visit her sister, I just knew that mean she was going to die. It was a little nerve wracking waiting for that moment

Demented is that why they put up on a scene

@@chrisbiebs639 yeah

Collins Klumb I think actually, as strange as it may seem, it was actually a live audience - as Chuck Lorre's Vanity Card #282 states. As sad as Mrs. Wolowitz "death" seemed - perhaps Penny broke the emotional ice for the audience, to relieve the initial shock of Howard's surprise disclosure in the scene. As well, the audience and cast were both dealing with the upset of Carol Anne Suzi's sudden unexpected real death.

RLR Thats an interessting point of view. The show is meant to be a comedy show, so its obvious that they must do it, but i didnt know about anne suzis death (RIP), now i can understand and somehow accept the laughter

+Collins Klumb If you notice most comedic sitcoms today do not have emotional moments like they used to.

Leonard's face was funny when she said that though lol

+Collins Klumb do you really want to see a woman die then to see something that's funny do you really wanna be sad?

Danny Simion No, we can see her in the episode where Mrs Wolowitz trapped Raj in the house (yes, thats a real damn episode)

@@Noname-xj3yn oh yeah! She had black Hair..

@@Noname-xj3yn However that was Brian Poshn who would later go on to play Bert. It was the best way to make her comically gigantic. IIRC Carol Ann Suzi did appear on screen in the background of the Cheesecake Factory a couple of times.

But we might get to see her on Young Howard

@@Djarra i heard somewhere that theres pictures of carol on pennys fridge i think

I wish you never had to endure that lost I’m sorry you had to go through that

Just for the record: age 62. R.I.P. Ms Carol Ann Suzi

@@normanlee6609 that is my age now I just turned 62

@@robertlongwill8856 ...Happy Birthday...may you celebrate many many many more

@@normanlee6609 thank you Norman I don't feel 62 I feel a hundred and two LOL you have a great day thanks for the birthday greetings and by the way 62 is not old. It is when you're only 17 and you see a 60 year old

Very young she was so funny on the show rip carol

Know pain… feel pain… shinra tensei!!

Yet we still couldn't go one comment section without someone mentioning laugh tracks.

Eames Trinh Penny didn’t ruin it, Carol Ann Susi wanted the show to keep the usual humour elements in the show, so it was her decision.

Do they use laugh cue cards?

TheBookNerd12 Sometimes they do if i remember correctly.. But most of the time, no

@@youmustcreateachanne because they're horrible and unnatural. Even MASH didn't pull that when they were in the OR.

Me

WardyLion it’s eye sweat

Some rogue tears flew into his eyes, and now they're watering.

I’m cutting onions 😭

Itz MalKitty ; That's what I was going to say.... Damn these Onions!!!

same

M Detlef ...she also appeared on a few episodes of Law & Order. It took an ‘anonymous’ role for her to be recognized (even though we never saw her on BBT)

@@bloke_19xx33 Wasn’t she in one episode in Seinfeld

@@brianpratts You are correct... I believe that the Seinfeld episode was ‘The Boyfriend’ . In addition to Law and Order, ‘she made appearances in ‘Mad About You’,, NYPD Blue. & Grey’s Anatomy, and a ton of other shows. Ironic that she achieved fame as a character who was never seen...but frequently heard.

REAL acting

Yes

Me

Me too ​@@manankhan6890

He knows about loss. He lost his dad and his pop pop.

And "Penny, please dont hurt my friend"

@@kawaiibatman and when he tells Amy he loves her

He had several moments like this, but this was so unexpected❤❤

I think the later seasons were better, because of scenes like this one, sheldon and Georgie, many powerful scenes instead of quick jokes

But im pretty sure we all thought sheldon was gonna say let it go, penny

Totally understand what you mean.

@@JohnLee-pt5jz ty John