[staytrue]

“Leonard’s mother was quite obviously a much worse parent than Mrs. Cooper.”

Probably based on BF Skinner who actually put one of his kids in a “skinner box”. Skinner’s theories were that all behavior is controlled by conditioning. “A clockwork orange” was mostly about skinner’s theories and their ultimate failure.

[kjam22]

I think Mrs Cooper is really funny. Well written, and well played out. She cracks me up.

Mrs Cooper: You’re missing out. It’s gonna be wall-to-wall fun. It’s all themed. There’s Jonah and the Whale Watching, all-you-can-eat Last Supper Buffet, and my personal favourite, Gunning with God.

Leonard: What’s Gunning with God? I’m afraid to ask.

Mrs Cooper: Oh, it is a hoot and a half. You write your sins on a clay pigeon, they fire ‘em up in the air, and you pulverize them with a 12-gauge shotgun full of our Lord’s forgiveness.

[dangus]

Which explains (as if further explanation was necessary) why Leonard was driven mad by Sheldon’s conditioning of Penny.