The Conference Valuation: Penny and Bernadette go to San Diego for a sales convention, leaving Howard in charge of Michael and Halley while they're away. (S12 Ep17) [AD,S]
The Laureate Accumulation: When their academic competitors charm America on a publicity tour, Sheldon and Amy try to get some Nobel laureates on their side. (S12 Ep18) [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) [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) [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) [AD,S]
The Middle Earth Paradigm: Penny's Halloween party puts Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj through a demanding new test of their social skills. (S1 Ep6) [AD,S]
The Inspiration Deprivation: Amy has a meltdown when she feels the pressure of what it would mean for women everywhere if she were to win a Nobel Prize. (S12 Ep19) [AD,S]
The Decision Reverberation: Raj publishes a paper that suggests he may have discovered alien life. Penny encourages Leonard to stand up for himself. (S12 Ep20) [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) [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) [AD,S]
The Nerdvana Annihilation: When Penny makes fun of Leonard's habit of collecting goofy memorabilia, his friends kick up a fuss and try to keep him on the side of the nerds. (S1 Ep14) [AD,S]
Pilot: The first ever episode of the hit sitcom. Leonard and Sheldon's geeky world is shaken up by the arrival of a beautiful new neighbour. (S1 Ep1) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [AD,S]
The Middle Earth Paradigm: Penny's Halloween party puts Leonard, Sheldon, Howard and Raj through a demanding new test of their social skills. (S1 Ep6) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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) [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 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) [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 Recollection Dissipation: Sheldon collaborates on two projects - one with Leonard and Howard, plus another with Amy - pushing himself to the limit. (S10 Ep20) [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 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 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 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 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 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 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) [AD,S]
The Nerdvana Annihilation: When Penny makes fun of Leonard's habit of collecting goofy memorabilia, his friends kick up a fuss and try to keep him on the side of the nerds. (S1 Ep14) [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) [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) [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) [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) [AD,S]
The Alien Parasite Hypothesis: Amy realises that she has romantic feelings for Zack. Raj and Howard compete to prove who would make the better superhero. (S4 Ep10) [AD,S]
The Justice League Recombination: The guys slowly warm to Zack and find an enjoyable way to bond with him when they enter a New Year's Eve fancy dress competition together. (S4 Ep11) [AD,S]
The Alien Parasite Hypothesis: Amy realises that she has romantic feelings for Zack. Raj and Howard compete to prove who would make the better superhero. (S4 Ep10) [AD,S]
The Justice League Recombination: The guys slowly warm to Zack and find an enjoyable way to bond with him when they enter a New Year's Eve fancy dress competition together. (S4 Ep11) [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 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 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 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 Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem: Sheldon's friends are mystified when a younger student is attracted to him, and her intense devotion soon becomes too much to bear. (S2 Ep6) [AD,S]
The Panty PiÄnata Polarization: Sheldon bans Penny from the flat for numerous minor infractions, so she retaliates. Howard and Raj search for the America's Next Top Model house. (S2 Ep7) [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) [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