Amy Farrah Fowler
The Big Bang Theory history
Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler is a neurobiologist from Glendale, California. She was introduced after Howard and Raj secretly created an online dating profile for Sheldon Cooper, which matched him with Amy.
Initially, Amy appeared almost as socially detached and blunt as Sheldon, but as she became part of Sheldon’s social group, she developed close friendships with Penny and Bernadette and became more open about wanting friendship, romance and a fuller social life.
Amy and Sheldon officially became a couple after Sheldon interrupted her date with Stuart Bloom and asked her to be his girlfriend. Their relationship grew slowly through the Relationship Agreement, a break-up and reconciliation, cohabitation and eventually engagement. They married in the final season of The Big Bang Theory, with Mark Hamill officiating their wedding. On Young Sheldon, it was established that Amy and Sheldon later had children, including a son named Leonard.
Amy also played an important role in Sheldon’s scientific work. On their wedding day, a comment Amy made about asymmetry helped inspire Sheldon’s theory of super asymmetry, and the two went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics together.
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe history
When we meet Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler in “Spoiler: Stuart Makes a Wallet”, she is a psychiatrist treating Stuart at a mental hospital. During their session, she questions Stuart about the realities he claims to have experienced, including a world where Penny was a revolutionary leader and another where magic was real. He also explains that he knows Amy from his own universe, where she was a neurobiologist. “Good for me”, Amy deadpans.
Amy asks whether she was a neurobiologist before or after the apocalypse. Stuart says it was before, noting that there was not much demand for neurobiologists after civilization collapsed, though rat farmers were in high demand as people still had to eat. As Stuart insists he needs to get to a different, better universe, Amy decides to increase his medication. When Stuart asks if she thinks he is crazy, Amy says that is not a word they like to use at the hospital, though her expression makes her meaning clear. She tells Stuart that he may be able to leave the hospital “someday”, which she defines as “a vague time in an unspecified future”.
After Stuart is visited by Denise and learns he has a wife and children in this reality, he commits himself to getting better. Some time later, Amy is pleased with his progress as he admits he has come to believe his stories about other universes were delusions. Although Amy still has some concerns, she decides Stuart is ready to go home. Amy is among the hospital staff who watch as Stuart is released and Denise takes him home.
In the comic book reality of 109 “Spoiler: We Couldn't Get Green Lantern”, Amy is married to Jay Garrick, the Golden Age Flash, and is implied to be Jewish. When Stuart and his companions arrive at their Central City home seeking his help, Amy answers the door and confirms that it is the Garrick residence. Stuart is surprised, having expected Jay’s partner to be Joan based on his knowledge of the comics. Amy explains, “Joan took her Subaru and headed to Portland, if you know what I mean.”
Jay denies being the Flash, but Stuart describes how this version of the Flash gained his powers by inhaling radioactive vapors during a smoke break. While protesting that it was a different time, Jay inadvertently confirms his superhero identity. Amy sighs and tells him to let the group in.
Inside, Amy offers their visitors rugelach as they explain their travels through the multiverse. When she asks what this is all about, Jay explains that they want to use his Cosmic Treadmill to return to their universe. Amy welcomes the prospect of reclaiming some space in her garage: “Oh, great. Let them have it so I can park my car in the damn garage.”
Jay notes that the treadmill requires his super speed to function, prompting Denise to ask whether she can pose a personal question. Amy answers without needing any further explanation: “It’s over before I even know it started.” When Jay objects, Amy points out that Denise asked. She offers their guests a Dr. Brown’s, with Kripke accepting a “diet black chewwy”.
While Amy fetches the drinks, Jay agrees to help them and opens his secret closet to retrieve his costume. Unable to find his helmet, he calls out to Amy, who tells him it is in the closet. When he insists it’s not there, Amy asks whether he is even looking. Jay confirms that he is and asks what her rollerblades are doing in his secret closet. Amy counters, “I don’t know. What’s your cosmic treadmill doing in the garage?”
Out in the garage, Jay removes the treadmill’s cover and discovers his helmet. When he announces that he has found it, Amy calls back, “Mazel tov.” After using the treadmill to help the group escape the comic book and dropping them back off in the store, Jay excuses himself to attend Shabbat with his in-laws.
This page has been updated up to episode 109 Spoiler: We Couldn't Get Green Lantern