The Beta Test Initiation: Leonard and Penny put their relationship through a 'beta test' and report problems with each other as 'bugs'. Sheldon and Amy seek internet fame. (S5 Ep14) [AD,S]
The Friendship Contraction: After Sheldon keeps him awake all night, an irate Leonard decides he needs to break the roommate agreement, which formally ends their friendship. (S5 Ep15) [AD,S]
The Tesla Recoil: Leonard and Howard learn that Sheldon went to work with the military behind their backs. Bernadette thinks Ruchi's trying to steal her job. (S11 Ep8) [AD,S]
The Bitcoin Entanglement: Sheldon seeks revenge when the guys cut him out of a potentially valuable investment. A secret about Leonard and Penny is revealed. (S11 Ep9) [AD,S]
The Viewing Party Combustion: During a get-together to watch TV at the flat, a minor argument between Sheldon and Leonard escalates into a heated debate. (S9 Ep21) [AD,S]
The Fermentation Bifurcation: The gang run into Penny's ex-boyfriend, Zack, at a wine bar. Bernadette, who can't drink, hangs out with Sheldon. (S9 Ep22) [AD,S]
The Viewing Party Combustion: During a get-together to watch TV at the flat, a minor argument between Sheldon and Leonard escalates into a heated debate. (S9 Ep21) [AD,S]
The Fermentation Bifurcation: The gang run into Penny's ex-boyfriend, Zack, at a wine bar. Bernadette, who can't drink, hangs out with Sheldon. (S9 Ep22) [AD,S]
The Skank Reflex Analysis: Penny worries that she's screwed things up with her friends after her night with Raj. Sheldon takes command of the paintball team. (S5 Ep1) [AD,S]
The Infestation Hypothesis: Amy is stuck in the middle of a battle of wills between Penny and Sheldon. Leonard and Priya try to spice up their long-distance relationship. (S5 Ep2) [AD,S]
The Pulled Groin Extrapolation: Leonard goes to a colleague's wedding as Amy's date. Howard tries to convince Bernadette to live with his mum after they get married. (S5 Ep3) [AD,S]
The Skank Reflex Analysis: Penny worries that she's screwed things up with her friends after her night with Raj. Sheldon takes command of the paintball team. (S5 Ep1) [AD,S]
The Infestation Hypothesis: Amy is stuck in the middle of a battle of wills between Penny and Sheldon. Leonard and Priya try to spice up their long-distance relationship. (S5 Ep2) [AD,S]
The Pulled Groin Extrapolation: Leonard goes to a colleague's wedding as Amy's date. Howard tries to convince Bernadette to live with his mum after they get married. (S5 Ep3) [AD,S]
The Vacation Solution: Sheldon helps Amy in her biology lab after he is forced to use up two weeks of holiday, but he is bored by the tasks that she gives him. (S5 Ep16) [AD,S]
The Rothman Disintegration: Sheldon and Kripke argue over who should get Professor Rothman's vacant corner office. Amy buys Penny some art to celebrate their friendship. (S5 Ep17) [AD,S]
The Werewolf Transformation: Sheldon's well-organised world is turned upside down when he learns that the barber who has cut his hair for years is ill in hospital. (S5 Ep18) [AD,S]
The Vacation Solution: Sheldon helps Amy in her biology lab after he is forced to use up two weeks of holiday, but he is bored by the tasks that she gives him. (S5 Ep16) [AD,S]
The Rothman Disintegration: Sheldon and Kripke argue over who should get Professor Rothman's vacant corner office. Amy buys Penny some art to celebrate their friendship. (S5 Ep17) [AD,S]
The Werewolf Transformation: Sheldon's well-organised world is turned upside down when he learns that the barber who has cut his hair for years is ill in hospital. (S5 Ep18) [AD,S]
The Celebration Reverberation: Sheldon and Howard plan birthday celebrations for Amy and Halley. Leonard is stressed by a Christmas letter from his brother. (S11 Ep11) [AD,S]
The Line Substitution Solution: Sheldon pays Stuart to spend the afternoon shopping with Amy so that he can queue up to see a special film screening instead. (S9 Ep23) [AD,S]
The Convergence Convergence: Conflict arises when Leonard's recently divorced parents and Sheldon's devoutly religious mother are all in town at the same time. (S9 Ep24) [AD,S]
The Line Substitution Solution: Sheldon pays Stuart to spend the afternoon shopping with Amy so that he can queue up to see a special film screening instead. (S9 Ep23) [AD,S]
The Convergence Convergence: Conflict arises when Leonard's recently divorced parents and Sheldon's devoutly religious mother are all in town at the same time. (S9 Ep24) [AD,S]
The Wiggly Finger Catalyst: Raj begins to get upset that he's the only one of the four guys not in a relationship, so Penny sets out to find him the perfect date. (S5 Ep4) [AD,S]
The Russian Rocket Reaction: Sheldon's old nemesis Wil Wheaton returns and invites everyone to a housewarming party. But Sheldon threatens to 'de-friend' Leonard if he attends. (S5 Ep5) [AD,S]
The Rhinitis Revelation: Sheldon's mother Mary comes to town and soon becomes a firm favourite with his friends, much to Sheldon's annoyance. (S5 Ep6) [AD,S]
The Wiggly Finger Catalyst: Raj begins to get upset that he's the only one of the four guys not in a relationship, so Penny sets out to find him the perfect date. (S5 Ep4) [AD,S]
The Russian Rocket Reaction: Sheldon's old nemesis Wil Wheaton returns and invites everyone to a housewarming party. But Sheldon threatens to 'de-friend' Leonard if he attends. (S5 Ep5) [AD,S]
The Rhinitis Revelation: Sheldon's mother Mary comes to town and soon becomes a firm favourite with his friends, much to Sheldon's annoyance. (S5 Ep6) [AD,S]
The Weekend Vortex: Amy is upset when Sheldon breaks his promise to attend her aunt's birthday party in order to join the guys for a Star Wars video game marathon instead. (S5 Ep19) [AD,S]
The Transporter Malfunction: Penny buys Leonard and Sheldon some Star Trek memorabilia, but she is irked when they refuse to remove the toys from their packaging. (S5 Ep20) [AD,S]
The Hawking Excitation: When Stephen Hawking comes to lecture at the university, Howard is given the task of maintaining his wheelchair, which makes Sheldon envious. (S5 Ep21) [AD,S]
The Weekend Vortex: Amy is upset when Sheldon breaks his promise to attend her aunt's birthday party in order to join the guys for a Star Wars video game marathon instead. (S5 Ep19) [AD,S]
The Transporter Malfunction: Penny buys Leonard and Sheldon some Star Trek memorabilia, but she is irked when they refuse to remove the toys from their packaging. (S5 Ep20) [AD,S]
The Hawking Excitation: When Stephen Hawking comes to lecture at the university, Howard is given the task of maintaining his wheelchair, which makes Sheldon envious. (S5 Ep21) [AD,S]
The Matrimonial Metric: Sheldon and Amy secretly test their friends, to work out who should be best man and maid of honour at their wedding. (S11 Ep12) [AD,S]
The Solo Oscillation: Amy and Leonard bond over some experiments. Bert replaces Howard in his band. Penny gives Sheldon unexpected scientific inspiration. (S11 Ep13) [AD,S]
The Conjugal Conjecture: The gang face an awkward morning after Sheldon's mother and Leonard's father share an evening together. Penny's family arrive in town. (S10 Ep1) [AD,S]
The Military Miniaturization: Howard has a meeting with Air Force representative Colonel Williams about the gyroscope he invented with Leonard and Sheldon. (S10 Ep2) [AD,S]
The Conjugal Conjecture: The gang face an awkward morning after Sheldon's mother and Leonard's father share an evening together. Penny's family arrive in town. (S10 Ep1) [AD,S]
The Military Miniaturization: Howard has a meeting with Air Force representative Colonel Williams about the gyroscope he invented with Leonard and Sheldon. (S10 Ep2) [AD,S]
The Good Guy Fluctuation: Leonard doubts his feelings for Priya when he kisses a woman he meets in the comic book shop. The gang pull pranks on Sheldon to celebrate Halloween. (S5 Ep7) [AD,S]
The Isolation Permutation: Amy is heartbroken when she finds out that Penny and Bernadette went on a shopping trip to buy bridesmaids' dresses without her. (S5 Ep8) [AD,S]
The Ornithophobia Diffusion: Leonard and Penny attempt to spend time together as friends without anybody else around, while Sheldon faces his fear of birds. (S5 Ep9) [AD,S]
The Good Guy Fluctuation: Leonard doubts his feelings for Priya when he kisses a woman he meets in the comic book shop. The gang pull pranks on Sheldon to celebrate Halloween. (S5 Ep7) [AD,S]
The Isolation Permutation: Amy is heartbroken when she finds out that Penny and Bernadette went on a shopping trip to buy bridesmaids' dresses without her. (S5 Ep8) [AD,S]
The Ornithophobia Diffusion: Leonard and Penny attempt to spend time together as friends without anybody else around, while Sheldon faces his fear of birds. (S5 Ep9) [AD,S]
The Stag Convergence: Leonard, Sheldon and Raj throw a bachelor party for Howard, during which some stories about his sexual history are accidentally revealed. (S5 Ep22) [AD,S]
The Launch Acceleration: When NASA inform Howard that his space mission has been rescheduled to an earlier date, he tries to use the wedding as an excuse not to go. (S5 Ep23) [AD,S]
The Countdown Reflection: Bernadette decides that she wants to get married to Howard before his NASA space mission, but can they get organised in time? (S5 Ep24) [AD,S]
The Stag Convergence: Leonard, Sheldon and Raj throw a bachelor party for Howard, during which some stories about his sexual history are accidentally revealed. (S5 Ep22) [AD,S]
The Launch Acceleration: When NASA inform Howard that his space mission has been rescheduled to an earlier date, he tries to use the wedding as an excuse not to go. (S5 Ep23) [AD,S]
The Countdown Reflection: Bernadette decides that she wants to get married to Howard before his NASA space mission, but can they get organised in time? (S5 Ep24) [AD,S]
The Separation Triangulation: Raj gets into a domestic drama with his new date Nell and her estranged husband. Sheldon rents his old room back from Leonard. (S11 Ep14) [AD,S]
The Novelization Correlation: Amy appears on the Professor Proton show. Penny hates the idea that the female protagonist in Leonard's novel is based on her. (S11 Ep15) [AD,S]
The Dependence Transcendence: Tensions rise when the guys struggle to complete their Air Force project on time and are forced to work around the clock. (S10 Ep3) [AD,S]
The Cohabitation Experimentation: When Amy's flat is flooded, she has to move out while it is being repaired and proposes a 'cohabitation experiment' with Sheldon. (S10 Ep4) [AD,S]
The Hot Tub Contamination: Leonard and Penny intervene when Sheldon and Amy have an argument. Howard and Bernadette are disturbed by unexpected guests. (S10 Ep5) [AD,S]
The Dependence Transcendence: Tensions rise when the guys struggle to complete their Air Force project on time and are forced to work around the clock. (S10 Ep3) [AD,S]
The Fetal Kick Catalyst: Penny meets her fans at a comic book convention. Sheldon and Amy host brunch at Penny's flat. Howard makes an impulsive purchase. (S10 Ep6) [AD,S]
The Cohabitation Experimentation: When Amy's flat is flooded, she has to move out while it is being repaired and proposes a 'cohabitation experiment' with Sheldon. (S10 Ep4) [AD,S]
The Veracity Elasticity: Leonard is upset when he finds out that Penny has been moving his collectables out of Sheldon's old room and into storage behind his back. (S10 Ep7) [AD,S]
The Hot Tub Contamination: Leonard and Penny intervene when Sheldon and Amy have an argument. Howard and Bernadette are disturbed by unexpected guests. (S10 Ep5) [AD,S]
The Brain Bowl Incubation: Sheldon tries to convince Amy that they should procreate. Raj feels embarrassed about what the new woman in his life does for a living. (S10 Ep8) [AD,S]
The Fetal Kick Catalyst: Penny meets her fans at a comic book convention. Sheldon and Amy host brunch at Penny's flat. Howard makes an impulsive purchase. (S10 Ep6) [AD,S]
The Veracity Elasticity: Leonard is upset when he finds out that Penny has been moving his collectables out of Sheldon's old room and into storage behind his back. (S10 Ep7) [AD,S]
The Brain Bowl Incubation: Sheldon tries to convince Amy that they should procreate. Raj feels embarrassed about what the new woman in his life does for a living. (S10 Ep8) [AD,S]
The Proton Regeneration: Sheldon goes head-to-head with Wil Wheaton as they compete for the role of the new Professor Proton when the TV series has a reboot. (S11 Ep6) [AD,S]
The Geology Methodology: Sheldon and Bert collaborate on a research project, but Sheldon feels embarrassed to be associated with the study of geology. (S11 Ep7) [AD,S]
The Tesla Recoil: Leonard and Howard learn that Sheldon went to work with the military behind their backs. Bernadette thinks Ruchi's trying to steal her job. (S11 Ep8) [AD,S]
The Bitcoin Entanglement: Sheldon seeks revenge when the guys cut him out of a potentially valuable investment. A secret about Leonard and Penny is revealed. (S11 Ep9) [AD,S]
The Celebration Reverberation: Sheldon and Howard plan birthday celebrations for Amy and Halley. Leonard is stressed by a Christmas letter from his brother. (S11 Ep11) [AD,S]
The Matrimonial Metric: Sheldon and Amy secretly test their friends, to work out who should be best man and maid of honour at their wedding. (S11 Ep12) [AD,S]
The Solo Oscillation: Amy and Leonard bond over some experiments. Bert replaces Howard in his band. Penny gives Sheldon unexpected scientific inspiration. (S11 Ep13) [AD,S]
The Separation Triangulation: Raj gets into a domestic drama with his new date Nell and her estranged husband. Sheldon rents his old room back from Leonard. (S11 Ep14) [AD,S]
The Novelization Correlation: Amy appears on the Professor Proton show. Penny hates the idea that the female protagonist in Leonard's novel is based on her. (S11 Ep15) [AD,S]
The Monopolar Expedition: Leonard and Penny reconsider their feelings for each other, but then Leonard is offered the opportunity to spend the summer working at the North Pole. (S2 Ep23/23) [AD,S]
The Classified Materials Turbulence: Things look up for Leonard when Penny makes a surprising revelation on her second date with Stuart. Howard sees a flaw in his NASA project. (S2 Ep22/23) [AD,S]
The Vegas Renormalization: Leonard and Raj take a heartbroken Howard to Las Vegas, leaving Sheldon locked out of his flat and forced to stay with Penny. (S2 Ep21/23) [AD,S]
The Hofstadter Isotope: Leonard is devastated when Stuart from the comic book shop chats up Penny. Even worse, she doesn't mind. Sheldon tries to scupper the budding romance. (S2 Ep20/23) [AD,S]
The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition: Penny develops a rivalry with a sexy female neighbour who moves into the apartment building and threatens to become the 'new Penny'. (S2 Ep19/23) [AD,S]
The Work Song Nanocluster: Penny's home-based business selling hair accessories gets out of hand when an overexcited Sheldon takes charge of production. (S2 Ep18/23) [S,W]
The Terminator Decoupling: Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj discover that beautiful sci-fi actress Summer Glau is on board their train to San Francisco. (S2 Ep17/23) [S]
The Cushion Saturation: A game of paintball leads to a squabble when Penny accidentally shoots paint at one of Sheldon's cushions. Romance blossoms between Howard and Leslie. (S2 Ep16/23) [S]
The Maternal Capacitance: A disastrous visit from Leonard's mother, Beverly, has the unexpected side-effect of bringing Leonard and Penny closer together. (S2 Ep15/23) [S]
The Financial Permeability: When Sheldon lends Penny some money, it brings her ex-boyfriend Kurt back into her life, with negative consequences for the gang. (S2 Ep14/23) [S]
The Friendship Algorithm: Sheldon develops a scientific procedure for making friends when he discovers that Kripke has control of a new supercomputer at the university. (S2 Ep13/23) [S]
The Killer Robot Instability: Kripke challenges the boys to a robot duel, while Howard is devastated when Penny finally tells him what she thinks of his chauvinism. (S2 Ep12/23) [S]
The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis: At Christmas, Leonard's hunky colleague starts dating Penny, while Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette torments everyone. (S2 Ep11/23) [AD,S]
The Vartabedian Conundrum: Leonard goes to Penny for help when his relationship with Stephanie takes off faster than he'd like, but will he act on her advice? (S2 Ep10/23) [AD,S]
The White Asparagus Triangulation: Sheldon is delighted that Leonard has finally found a girlfriend who matches up to his high standards... Perhaps a little too delighted. (S2 Ep9/23) [AD,S]
The Lizard-Spock Expansion: Howard is furious when a woman who he likes falls for Leonard instead, despite Howard's efforts to woo her. (S2 Ep8/23) [AD,S]
The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem: Sheldon's friends are mystified when a younger student is attracted to him, but her intense devotion soon becomes too much to bear. (S2 Ep6/23) [AD,S]
The Euclid Alternative: When Leonard can't drive Sheldon to and from work, the friends stage an intervention to overcome Sheldon's fear of getting behind the wheel. (S2 Ep5/23) [AD,S]
The Griffin Equivalency: Full of confidence after being named one of People magazine's '30 to Watch Under 30', Raj hits on Penny and becomes impossibly arrogant. (S2 Ep4/23) [AD,S]
The Barbarian Sublimation: Penny becomes addicted to an online game based on the world of Conan the Barbarian and begins to pester Sheldon for advice. (S2 Ep3/23) [AD,S]
The Codpiece Topology: Seeing Penny out on a date with another guy sends a distressed Leonard rushing back to Leslie Winkle, much to Sheldon's dismay. (S2 Ep2/23) [AD,S]
The Bad Fish Paradigm: Penny opens up to a reluctant Sheldon after a less-than-stellar first date with Leonard, putting him in the awkward position of having to keep a secret. (S2 Ep1/23) [AD,S]
The Tangerine Factor: When Penny breaks up with her boyfriend, Leonard plucks up the courage to ask her out. And each of them turns to Sheldon for advice about their date. (S1 Ep17/17) [AD,S]
The Peanut Reaction: Penny throws a surprise party for Leonard, with help from Howard and Raj, but Sheldon's indulgence in an electronics shop throws her off track. (S1 Ep16/17) [AD,S]
The Shiksa Indeterminacy: Leonard, Raj and Howard all fall heavily for Sheldon's twin sister, but when Leonard comes up with a plan to win her heart, it's derailed by Sheldon. (S1 Ep15/17) [AD,S]
The Nerdvana Annihilation: Penny makes fun of Leonard's habit of collecting goofy memorabilia, but his friends kick up a fuss and try to keep him on the side of the nerds. (S1 Ep14/17) [AD,S]
The Bat Jar Conjecture: Sheldon is ousted from the gang's Physics Bowl quiz team, so he decides to prove his superiority by forming his own team for the event. (S1 Ep13/17) [AD,S]
The Jerusalem Duality: Sheldon's confidence is shaken to the core by a 15-year-old physicist who is clearly much brighter than him. (S1 Ep12/17) [AD,S]
The Pancake Batter Anomaly: Penny volunteers to nurse Sheldon when he's sick. But his friends, who know how miserable he is when he's ill, stay well away. (S1 Ep11/17) [AD,S]
The Loobenfeld Decay: Leonard and Sheldon each tell a lie to avoid going to see Penny singing on stage in a production of Rent, but Sheldon's fib gets out of control. (S1 Ep10/17) [AD,S]
The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization: Sheldon and Leonard fall out when they're asked to collaborate at a physics conference. Penny tries to help but just makes things worse. (S1 Ep9/17) [AD,S]
The Grasshopper Experiment: Raj panics when his parents arrange a blind date for him. But he discovers that he can talk to her - after a few drinks. (S1 Ep8/17) [AD,S]
The Dumpling Paradox: When Howard seduces Penny's friend and spends the night with her in Penny's flat, Penny asks if she can sleep on Leonard and Sheldon's sofa. (S1 Ep7/17) [AD,S]
The Hamburger Postulate: Leonard thinks he's been wasting his time on Penny, so he turns his attention to Leslie. Sheldon's uncomfortable with a change to his hamburger routine. (S1 Ep5/17) [AD,S]
The Luminous Fish Effect: Getting fired forces Sheldon to ponder life outside physics, so Leonard has to take drastic action to snap his friend out of his reverie. (S1 Ep4/17) [AD,S]
The Fuzzyboots Corollary: Leonard is upset when he discovers that Penny is seeing someone, so he plucks up the courage to ask a woman out on a date. (S1 Ep3/17) [AD,S]
The Big Bran Hypothesis: Bothered by how messy Penny's flat is, Sheldon sneaks in to clean and organise it, but Penny isn't best pleased when she finds out. (S1 Ep2/17) [AD,S]
Pilot: The first ever episode of the hit sitcom. Leonard and Sheldon's ignorance of women seems set to change when the beautiful Penny moves in next door. (S1 Ep1/17) [AD,S]
The Long Distance Dissonance: The gang worry when Sheldon's former admirer, Dr Ramona Nowitzki, turns up while Amy is away working at Princeton. (S10 Ep24/24) [AD,S]
The Gyroscopic Collapse: Amy is offered a fellowship at Princeton, Raj makes new living arrangements, and the guys' gyroscope project spins out of control. (S10 Ep23/24) [AD,S]
The Cognition Regeneration: Leonard isn't happy when he finds out that Penny is considering accepting a job offer from her ex-boyfriend Zack. (S10 Ep22/24) [AD,S]
The Separation Agitation: Howard and Bernadette are upset when they leave Halley at the nursery. Bert the geologist introduces his girlfriend to the gang. (S10 Ep21/24) [AD,S]
The Recollection Dissipation: Sheldon collaborates on two projects - one with Leonard and Howard, plus another with Amy - pushing himself to the limit. (S10 Ep20/24) [AD,S]
The Collaboration Fluctuation: Leonard, Penny and Raj settle into their new living arrangement, and Sheldon expresses an interest in Amy's professional life. (S10 Ep19/24) [AD,S]
The Escape Hatch Identification: Leonard and Penny offer Sheldon's old room to Raj when he's forced to move out of his flat, leading to unexpected conflict. (S10 Ep18/24) [AD,S]
The Comic-Con Conundrum: Cut off from his father's fortune, Raj appoints Sheldon to organise his finances. Penny considers joining the guys at Comic-Con. (S10 Ep17/24) [AD,S]
The Allowance Evaporation: Amy is furious when she learns that Sheldon has shared intimate details of their relationship with his colleagues. (S10 Ep16/24) [AD,S]
The Locomotion Reverberation: Leonard and Howard distract Sheldon with a trip to a historic railway when he slows their progress on the guidance system. (S10 Ep15/24) [AD,S]
The Emotion Detection Automation: Sheldon tests a new invention after hearing that it could help him to read people's emotions. Raj seeks dating advice. (S10 Ep14/24) [AD,S]
Executive ProducerChuck LorreSupervising ProducerPeter ChakosProducerKristy CecilCo-producerMary T. QuigleyAssociate ProducerRyan BerdanCoordinating ProducerSuzanne MccormackExecutive Story EditorAnthony Del BroccoloShow EditorTara HernandezMain CastJohnny Galecki ( Leonard Hofstadter )Jim Parsons ( Sheldon Cooper )Kaley Cuoco-sweeting ( Penny )Simon Helberg ( Howard Wolowitz )Kunal Nayyar ( Raj Koothrappali )Melissa Rauch ( Bernadette Rostenkowski )Mayim Bialik ( Amy Farrah Fowler )Todd Eric Andrews ( Dr. Gunderson )Ayumi Iizuka ( Scientist )
Director Of PhotographySteven V. Silver, AscProduction DesignerJohn ShaffnerEdited ByPeter ChakosUnit Production ManagerJay O'connellFirst Assistant DirectorAnthony RichSecond Assistant DirectorNicole LorreCasting ByNikki Valko, C.s.a.Ken Miller, C.s.a.Casting AssociateTara TreacyTheme Written And Performed ByBarenaked LadiesScience ConsultantDavid Saltzberg, Ph.d.Costume DesignerMary T. QuigleyMake-up ArtistsVikki MctlarterPeggy Nichols
Hair StylistsFaye WoodsSylvia SurduSet DecoratorAnn Shea, S.d.s.a.Property MasterScott L. LondonAssociate DirectorGay LinvillScript SupervisorJulie FleischerArt DirectorFrancorse Cherry-cohenProduction CoordinatorJustrn D. HetzelAssistant Property MasterSam HustonProduction Sound MixerBruce PetersRe-recording MixersCharlie McdanielBob La Masney