I MEAN, IT MUST BE SO FUN,

BECAUSE Y'ALL KNOW EACH OTHER SO WELL,

AND YOU'RE SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE INDIVIDUALLY, SO...

- THANK YOU. WELL, YEAH.

I MEAN, WE'VE BEEN ON THE SHOW FOR 8 YEARS NOW--8 1/2 YEARS.

IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.

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IT'S LIKE A FAMILY, YOU KNOW?

YOU CAN SIT WITH A FAMILY MEMBER FOR HOURS

AND NOT FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO SAY SOMETHING,

SO IT'S REALLY-- WE'RE REALLY BLESSED.

- YEAH, IT IS LIKE A FAMILY.

AND I KNOW YOU LOST SOMEBODY RECENTLY.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT? - YEAH.

SADLY, A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WE LOST ONE OF OUR CAST MEMBERS.

THE LADY WHO PLAYS HOWARD WOLOWITZ'S MOTHER,

WHOSE VOICE YOU HEAR ALL THE TIME--

SHE'S THE LOVELY LADY IN BETWEEN ME AND MELISSA.

SHE'S THE ONE WHO ALWAYS SAYS, "HOWARD!"

ON THE SHOW, YOU KNOW,

AND SHE'S FAMOUS 'CAUSE OF HER VOICE.

SHE, UNFORTUNATELY, LOST--

LOST HER BATTLE TO CANCER.

SO WE WILL MISS HER, AND SHE'S A LOVELY LADY.

THE ONLY PERSON I KNOW IN LOS ANGELES

WHO DOESN'T DRIVE.

FOR 30 YEARS, SHE DIDN'T DRIVE A CAR,

SO SHE WOULD TAKE THE BUS TO WORK ON "BIG BANG."

THERE'S A BUS STOP RIGHT OUTSIDE WARNER BROTHERS.

AND SHE WOULD SIT THERE,

AND I WOULD PICK HER UP SOMETIMES,

'CAUSE WE USED TO LIVE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER.

AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS SAY,

"I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE RECOGNIZE ME

FROM MY VOICE,"

AND I'M LIKE--

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TOUCH THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE HAD A LOVELY SMILE.

AND WHENEVER YOU ASKED HER HOW YOUR DAY WAS GOING,

SHE'S LIKE, "THERE'S NOT ANOTHER PLACE

"I WOULD RATHER BE THAN HERE,

SO THE DAY IS GOING LOVELY," AND THAT'S TRUE.

LIKE, HER SPIRIT WILL LIVE WITH US ON SET FOREVER.

- WOW, WELL, WE'RE SORRY TO HEAR IT.

SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.