On last night’s episode of大爆炸理论, Mayim’s character Amy Farrah Fowler took part in a serious pie-eating contest. Here are her favorite behind the scene moments.
1.It took two takesto film the scene: one take we did the day before for just camera taping purposes. One we did in front of the audience.
2. The pie wasveganandkosherfor all.
3. I have never been in apie-eating contestbefore.
4.My hair was tied backwhich has only happened one other time in the Star Trek dress-up episode, since Amy Farrah Fowler always wears her hair the same way.
5.My handwhich we’ve been concealingfor the episodes since my accident two and a half months ago was tucked behind my back which was quite uncomfortable.
6. The goal of the scene wasto have our faces coated with pie, not to actually eat the pie. This means mushing one’s face all over rather than consuming any pie. It was pretty nasty.
7.It’s hard to breathewhen you are not swallowing pie. Think about it: you are mashing your face into pie so your nose is stuffed but only when you swallow pie can you breathe. If you don’t swallow pie, both your nose and mouth are clogged with pie.
8.I’m a highly allergic personand blueberry pie in one’s eyes and nasal passages is bad for allergic people. Besides sneezing blueberry for many hours, my eyes were runny and irritated for days. Said Johnny Galecki to me: “Um… didn’t you know to CLOSE YOUR EYES?!”
9. I’ve decidedI don’t like pie-eating contests. I don’t think Kaley, Johnny, and Jim like pie-eating contests either.
10.I love my jobdespite not liking pie-eating contests.
For more behind the scene moments, read Mayim’s take onthe TBBT season premiere,Amy’s “Oh, it’s a tiara!” moment, andMayim’s Old Navy commercial.
