Dress worn by Melissa Rauch as Bernadette Rostenkowski in <i>The Big Bang Theory</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 2019
name: label: maker
content: Forever 21
notes: label: Description
content: Melissa Rauch wore this floral print dress as Bernadette Rostenkowski in the CBS television series, The Big Bang Theory. Chuck Lorre, Steven Molaro, and Bill Prady created this multi-camera sitcom that produced 279 episodes over 12 seasons from 2007-2019. The show centers on Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, two physicists at the California Institute of Technology and their nerdy adventures as roommates in Pasadena, California. Bernadette is earning her PhD in Microbiology and works as a waitress at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny, Sheldon and Leonard’s hallmate. Her trademark innocent, high-pitched voice contrasts with her silver tongue and short-temper. By season five, she marries Howard Wolowitz, a Caltech Aerospace Engineer who frequents Sheldon’s apartment to play video games, read comic books, and watch science-fiction films.
label: Description
content: The Big Bang Theory’s witty jokes about geek culture coupled with its unique celebration of STEM resonated with millions of viewers and by 2011 it was America’s top-rated sitcom. The show’s widespread critical acclaim, 70 wins and 249 nominations, stands as a testament to its enduring popularity. For example, Melissa Rauch received nine nominations for Screen Actors Guild Awards and People’s Choice Awards for her work as Bernadette. Since The Big Bang Theory’s conclusion, audiences continue to revel in the show’s unique interpretation of the standard sitcom and its appreciation of intelligence, awkwardness, and devotion to popular culture.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0103.06.01
label: accession number
content: 2019.0103
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0103.06.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 29 in x 15 in; 73.66 cm x 38.1 cm