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The Big Bang Theory: Shoes as a Normal Good

02:54 - 03:52

58s

supply and demand

When Sheldon alerts Penny that she'll earn over $3,000 for a single night of work, she imemdiately goes to buy shoes.

Clips

1

The Simpsons: Homer's Grease Business thumbnail

The Simpsons: Homer's Grease Business

Homer stops by Apu's convenience store to buy "the usual" and learns that he can sell grease. He ...

2

Back to School: Economics 101 thumbnail

Back to School: Economics 101

In this humorous example showcasing the gap between the "real world" and theory, Thornton Melon c...

3

Parks and Recreation: Soda Sizes thumbnail

Parks and Recreation: Soda Sizes

Many of the local restaurants in the Pawnee Restaurant Association have increased the size of the...

4

Seinfeld: The Soup Nazi thumbnail

Seinfeld: The Soup Nazi

George orders soup from the Soup Nazi's shop and isn't given any bread. When he asks for bread, h...

5

Secret Millionaires Club: Opportunity Cost thumbnail

Secret Millionaires Club: Opportunity Cost

This clip demonstrates the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is...

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The Big Bang Theory: Clothes Donation thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Clothes Donation

Penny, Amy, and Bernadette go to a clothes donation bin to donate some of Penny's clothes and are...

7

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator thumbnail

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator

When Hewey, Dewey, and Louie Duck witness Gyro Gearloose's new invention, the Multiphonic Duplica...

8

The Wire: What Are The Options? thumbnail

The Wire: What Are The Options?

Stringer discusses with Mr. Lucas a company's options when it is operating in a competitive marke...

9

Leave It to Beaver: Stocks and Bonds thumbnail

Leave It to Beaver: Stocks and Bonds

Beaver and his brother are given an introduction to the world of stocks and bonds by their parent...

10

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Mr. Bucket Loses His Job thumbnail

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Mr. Bucket Loses His Job

Charlie's father gets laid off from his job because a new robot at the toothpaste factory can per...

11

Seinfeld: Black Market Showerhead thumbnail

Seinfeld: Black Market Showerhead

The landlord changes the showerheads in all of the apartments, leaving Kramer, Jerry, and Newman ...

12

The Simpsons: Nuclear Power Plant Inspection thumbnail

The Simpsons: Nuclear Power Plant Inspection

Government inspectors visit Mr. Burns' nuclear facility and find him in violation of hundreds of ...

13

Seinfeld: George's Uncertain Interview thumbnail

Seinfeld: George's Uncertain Interview

George does very well in a job interview but is not told whether or not he is employed because hi...

14

Secret Millionaires Club: The Domino Effect thumbnail

Secret Millionaires Club: The Domino Effect

Mr. Fellman's store is at risk of going out of business, so Mr. Buffett explains how the closing ...

15

The Wire: We Got an Elastic Product thumbnail

The Wire: We Got an Elastic Product

Stringer Bell learns about product elasticity and then explains it to the gangsters he is in busi...

16

Scrooge McDuck and Money: Scrooge McDuck Explains Money thumbnail

Scrooge McDuck and Money: Scrooge McDuck Explains Money

Uncle Scrooge explains the early forms of currency and how it has evolved over time.

17

Seinfeld: Miss America Contestant thumbnail

Seinfeld: Miss America Contestant

While at dinner, Kramer asks a Miss America contestant what she would do to make the world a bett...

18

The Office: Company Garage Sale thumbnail

The Office: Company Garage Sale

The office holds a garage sale, and Dwight sets a goal to trade his way up from a thumbtack to th...

20

It's a Wonderful Life: Potter's Offer thumbnail

It's a Wonderful Life: Potter's Offer

A very attractive job offer is proposed by Mr. Potter, and George is conflicted on whether or not...

22

Secret Millionaires Club: The High Cost of Demand thumbnail

Secret Millionaires Club: The High Cost of Demand

When a product is in high demand, a manufacturer is obligated to charge a little more to pay back...

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Secret Millionaires Club: The Big Trade-Off thumbnail

Secret Millionaires Club: The Big Trade-Off

The Secret Millionaires Club learns how to take less of one thing in order to get more of somethi...

24

Schoolhouse Rock!: Tax Man Max thumbnail

Schoolhouse Rock!: Tax Man Max

Describes what taxes are and what they are used for. This music video also mentions the different...

25

The Big Bang Theory: Outsourcing a Date thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Outsourcing a Date

Sheldon has a contractual obligation in his relationship with Amy, and he tries to outsource one ...

26

The Big Bang Theory: We're Going to Olive Garden thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: We're Going to Olive Garden

Howard calls Stephanie to update her on their dinner plans, and Howard's mother wants to go to Ol...

27

Secret Millionaires Club: Lawn and Order thumbnail

Secret Millionaires Club: Lawn and Order

The Secret Millionaires Club explore why saving money is so important and help their friend expan...

28

Saturday Night Live: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford thumbnail

Saturday Night Live: Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford

A man gives advice to a couple struggling with credit card debt. He suggests that they do not buy...

29

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator thumbnail

DuckTales (1987): Multiphonic Duplicator

When Hewey, Dewey, and Louie Duck witness Gyro Gearloose's new invention, the Multiphonic Duplica...

30

Teen Titans Go!: The Sharing Economy thumbnail

Teen Titans Go!: The Sharing Economy

Robin explains the sharing economy to the rest of the Teen Titans, as they are unfamiliar with it...

31

Beakman's World: All About Money thumbnail

Beakman's World: All About Money

Beakman explains the history of money and how it started with bartering. He then goes on to expla...

36

Stranger Than Fiction: Tax Man Audit thumbnail

Stranger Than Fiction: Tax Man Audit

Harold, a tax auditor, visits Miss Pascal at her store to audit her because she paid only 78% of ...

38

The Big Short: Selena Gomez Teachers CDOs Scene thumbnail

The Big Short: Selena Gomez Teachers CDOs Scene

Selena teaches how CDO's can lead to synthetic CDO's and transforms investments into billions of ...

40

The Great Debaters: The Time for Justice thumbnail

The Great Debaters: The Time for Justice

The plot of The Great Debaters revolves around the efforts of debate coach Melvin B. Tolson at a ...

43

The Big Bang Theory: Pictionary thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Pictionary

Sheldon and Leonard are on a team against Amy and Penny in a game of Pictionary. During one round...

44

The Big Bang Theory: Sale on Jewelry thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Sale on Jewelry

Amy is mad at Sheldon, and he goes to the jewelry store with Penny to buy Amy something. Sheldon ...

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The Big Bang Theory: Shoes as a Normal Good thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Shoes as a Normal Good

When Sheldon alerts Penny that she'll earn over $3,000 for a single night of work, she imemdiatel...

48

Numb3rs: Prisoner's Dilemma Example thumbnail

Numb3rs: Prisoner's Dilemma Example

Charlie and Don try to make the three suspects talk using the prisoner's dilemma. They convince o...

49

Golden Balls: Split or Steal? thumbnail

Golden Balls: Split or Steal?

Two contestants, Steven and Sarah, are competing for a jackpot of £100,150. The show host explain...

52

Seinfeld: The Pakistani Food thumbnail

Seinfeld: The Pakistani Food

Jerry convinces Babu to serve Pakistani food—he'll be the only Pakistani restaurant in the neighb...

55

Matilda: What Was My Profit For the Day? thumbnail

Matilda: What Was My Profit For the Day?

After a successful day of selling cars, Mr. Wormwood shares the cost of the three cars and the am...

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The Big Bang Theory: Cats: An Economic Bad thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Cats: An Economic Bad

Sheldon buys a bunch of cats to cope with his break-up with Amy. He must pay $20 to get people to...

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The Big Bang Theory: Stealing from the Charity Bin thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Stealing from the Charity Bin

Penny, alongside Amy and Bernadette, went to a clothes donation box to donate some of Penny's old...

63

Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Conserve Your Resources thumbnail

Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Conserve Your Resources

The Planeteers explains how much the world's economy depends on fossil fuels. It is important to ...

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NBC News Learn: Measuring Unemployment thumbnail

NBC News Learn: Measuring Unemployment

The narrator explains what unemployment is. She also lists the four different types of unemployme...

66

Boom Bust Boom: Keynes vs. Hayek thumbnail

Boom Bust Boom: Keynes vs. Hayek

In Fear the Boom and Bust, John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek, come back to life to attend an ec...

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Crash Course: Economics: Exchange Rates thumbnail

Crash Course: Economics: Exchange Rates

Jacob and Adriene explain how exchange rates affect the greater macroeconomic climate through imp...

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The Big Bang Theory: Going To Penny's Play thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Going To Penny's Play

After Penny helps Sheldon with his show, Amy tells him to demonstrate appreciation for her help. ...

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The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon Doesn't Gift thumbnail

The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon Doesn't Gift

Raj and Howard show Penny the gifts they bought Leonard for his birthday. Penny asks Sheldon why ...

72

Crash Course: Statistics: Statistics and the Great Recession thumbnail

Crash Course: Statistics: Statistics and the Great Recession

Explains how statisticians failed to detect the 2008 Financial Crisis.

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The Hudsucker Proxy: Hula Hoop Demand Skyrockets thumbnail

The Hudsucker Proxy: Hula Hoop Demand Skyrockets

A seller of hula hoops finds that no one is purchasing his items, so he lowers the price in an at...