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 Precious Fragmentation: The gang squabble over a ring that they believe was used in The Lord of the Rings movies, and Sheldon seems to be turning into Gollum. (S3 Ep17) [AD,S]
The Excelsior Acquisition: Sheldon is summoned to court for driving through a red light. He misses the chance to meet Stan Lee and riles the judge. Will he go to prison? (S3 Ep16) [AD,S]
The Large Hadron Collision: Sheldon is gutted when Leonard asks Penny to go to Switzerland on Valentine's Day to see the world's largest particle accelerator instead of him. (S3 Ep15) [AD,S]
The Einstein Approximation: Sheldon is baffled by a formula he's working on, so he gets a less mentally taxing job at the Cheesecake Factory to kick-start his creativity. (S3 Ep14) [AD,S]
The Bozeman Reaction: After Leonard and Sheldon's flat is burgled, the gang create a new state-of-the-art security system to outwit any thieves and protect the place. (S3 Ep13) [AD,S]
The Psychic Vortex: Sheldon and Raj go to a university party, where Raj lusts after a girl called Abby. Leonard regrets telling Penny he disapproves of her belief in psychics. (S3 Ep12) [AD,S]
The Maternal Congruence: Leonard is horrified when his mother turns up unannounced for a Christmas visit, and then he finds out that Sheldon knew about her divorce before him. (S3 Ep11) [AD,S]
The Vengeance Formulation: Howard is scared about committing to Bernadette, so he avoids her. Then he realises that he's made a mistake and, to compensate, he proposes to her. (S3 Ep9) [AD,S]
The Adhesive Duck Deficiency: Leonard, Raj and Howard go on a camping trip that alters their minds. Penny dislocates her shoulder when she slips in the shower. (S3 Ep8) [AD,S]
The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary: Due to a childhood snub, Sheldon is irked when Star Trek actor Wil Wheaton (guest starring as himself) takes part in the same contest as him. (S3 Ep5) [AD,S]
The Pirate Solution: Raj must find a job or he'll be sent back to India, so he accepts an offer of work from Sheldon. Leonard and Penny try to get some time for themselves. (S3 Ep4) [AD,S]
The Gothowitz Deviation: Sheldon tries to modify Penny's behaviour, and rewards her with chocolate when she does what he wants, while Howard and Raj go to a goth nightclub. (S3 Ep3) [AD,S]
The Jiminy Conjecture: Leonard and Penny feel awkward around each other after their romantic liaison, while Sheldon and Howard take bets to determine a species of cricket. (S3 Ep2) [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) [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) [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) [AD,S,W]
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) [AD,S,W]
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) [AD,S]
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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [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) [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) [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) [AD,S]
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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [AD,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) [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) [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 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) [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 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) [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 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 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 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 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) [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) [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 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) [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]