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  1. Mrs Latham appears in "The Benefactor Factor" and is played by actress Jessica Walter. The gang is attending a Saturday night fund raiser for Caltech and they meet Mrs. Latham, a major university donor. She likes to throw zingers at people and make them uncomfortable, which she considers an...

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  2. At the fund-raiser, President Siebert introduces the trio to Mrs. Latham, a wealthy benefactor. Mrs. Latham's superior attitude intimidates the guys, though she still takes a particular interest in Leonard.

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    The university is in need of funds and, as a result, the gang is told to attend a fundraiser. At the fundraiser, Leonard meets one of the university's leading donors, Mrs. Latham, and their relationship later takes an intimate turn.

    The gang is eating and chatting at the cafeteria, and, unexpectedly, the president of the university, President Siebert, approaches them and asks them to attend a fundraiser for the university. Sheldon refuses to go. On the night of the fundraiser, the gang is ready to go, except Sheldon, who still refuses to go. At the fundraiser, President Sieber...

    Guest starring:
    Teleplay: Chuck Lorre, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland
    Story: Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Dave Goetsch
    The TV Critic: "I also liked the story being structured to reward Leonard for being agreeable and pleasant. He was rewarded for his social exploits with a big round of applause from his colleagues...
    The A.V. Club gave this episode a B.
    Title Reference: The title refers to the factor that makes Mrs. Latham donate money to the university.
    Chuck Lorre's vanity card.
    This episode was watched by 12.79 million people with a rating of 3.9 (adults 18–49).
    This episode aired in Canada on February 10, 2011, with 3.123 million viewers and a weekly ranking of #2.
    Leonard received a Dissertation of the Year award for experimentalparticle physics.
    As senior research fellows in the Department of Physics at the California Institute of Technology, Sheldon, Leonard and Raj have to seek funding for their work, as does Howard, although his positio...
    First appearance of President Siebert. He was previously mentioned in "The Monopolar Expedition" (S2E23). He shows up infrequently for the remainder of the series.
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  3. Professor Laughlin (Oliver Muirhead): Professor Laughlin is a British professor who leads Cal Tech's Stellar Evolution Research Team, which Raj attempts to join in an effort to avoid being deported back to India. Unfortunately, he doesn't get the job, because an attractive female member of the team turns up at his interview, and when he ...

  4. His sister is a medical researcher, his father, Dr. Alfred Hofstadter, is an anthropologist, and his brother Michael is a Harvard law professor. He and Penny date on and off throughout the series, eventually marrying and finding out that Penny is pregnant in the series finale.

  5. Mar 26, 2021 · Jessica Walter, who played the role of Mrs. Latham in Big Bang Theorydied the age of 80. Take a look at her role in the hit sitcom fans reaction to her death.

  6. Feb 4, 2011 · The largest benefactor, Mrs. Latham, takes an interest in more than just Leonard’s work. She insinuates that she’ll give him funding in exchange for a romp in the sack, but Leonard resist,...

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