The Big Bang Theory

The Big Bang Theory

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CBS Ended Comedy

12 Seasons · 279 Episodes · Premiered September 24, 2007 · Ended May 16, 2019

The Big Bang Theory is a comedy about brilliant physicists, Leonard and Sheldon, who are the kind of "beautiful minds" that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door. Sheldon, Leonard's roommate, is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow Cal Tech scientists Wolowitz and Koothrappali. However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities... including love.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

17 episodes
E01
Pilot
Tue, Sep 25 2007 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Is a comedy about brilliant physicists, Leonard and Sheldon, who are the kind of "beautiful minds" that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door. Sheldon, Leonard's roommate, is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow Cal Tech scientists Wolowitz and Koothrappali. However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities... including love.
E02
The Big Bran Hypothesis
Tue, Oct 2 2007 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Leonard volunteers to sign for a package, hoping to make a good impression on Penny. When he enlists the help of his obsessive-compulsive roommate, Sheldon, his attempt at chivalry goes horribly awry.
E03
The Fuzzy Boots Corollary
Tue, Oct 9 2007 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Leonard is bummed to learn that his crush, Penny, is seeing someone, so encouraged by his friends and fellow scientists, Leonard actually summons the nerve to ask a woman out on a date.
E04
The Luminous Fish Effect
Tue, Oct 16 2007 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Sheldon gets fired, he explores life beyond physics, but his initial thrill of shopping with Penny devolves over time to him weaving ponchos as a shut-in, forcing Leonard to call on Sheldon's mother.
E05
The Hamburger Postulate
Tue, Oct 23 2007 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
After sensing his pursuit of Penny isn't going anywhere, Leonard agrees to an unexpected sexual encounter with fellow scientist Leslie Winkle.
E06
The Middle-Earth Paradigm
Tue, Oct 30 2007 12:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz and Koothrappali undertake a challenging and risky experiment-attending the Halloween party being thrown by their hot neighbor, Penny.
E07
The Dumpling Paradox
Tue, Nov 6 2007 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Wolowitz seduces Penny's friend and takes over her apartment, Penny sleeps on Leonard and Sheldon's couch. With Wolowitz preoccupied, the guys discover they are without a fourth member of their group and in desperation, they ask Penny to join their Halo team.
E08
The Grasshopper Experiment
Tue, Nov 13 2007 1:30 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Koothrappali is overwhelmed after his parents arrange a blind date, but he discovers he actually can talk to the opposite sex after a few drinks; however, complications set in when his beautiful date is more interested in Sheldon.
E09
The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization
Tue, Mar 18 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Sheldon and Leonard are invited to present their joint findings at a physics conference, Sheldon refuses, and Penny steps in to mediate, only deepening the rift between the two best friends.
E10
The Loobenfeld Decay
Tue, Mar 25 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
After hearing Penny sing, Leonard lies to avoid seeing her perform, but Sheldon takes it one step further with a more elaborate lie that leads to the appearance of his non-existent cousin.
E11
The Pancake Batter Anomaly
Tue, Apr 1 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Sheldon gets sick, Leonard and the boys know what's in store and avoid him like the plague, leaving an unsuspecting Penny to nurse the world's worst patient back to health.
E12
The Jerusalem Duality
Tue, Apr 15 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Leonard and Sheldon meet a 15-year-old physics prodigy, Sheldon is distraught that this boy genius is younger and smarter, so in an attempt to restore his sense of purpose, the boys come up with a solution to derail Dennis' research.
E13
The Bat Jar Conjecture
Tue, Apr 22 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
Since Sheldon's only focus is to prove his mental superiority while preparing for the Physics Bowl, the guys kick him off the team and enlist his nemesis Leslie Winkle.
E14
The Nerdvana Annihilation
Tue, Apr 29 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Leonard and the guys buy a time machine prop from a classic 1960 movie, its arrival creates problems for Penny and she tells the boys that their obsession with comics and toys is "pathetic".
E15
The Pork Chop Indeterminacy
Tue, May 6 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Leonard, Wolowitz, and Koothrappali all become smitten with Sheldon's twin sister, Leonard devises a plan to eliminate his rivals, however, it backfires when Sheldon declares he will decide whom his sister dates.
E16
The Peanut Reaction
Tue, May 13 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Penny learns that Leonard doesn't celebrate birthdays, she attempts to throw him a surprise party, but is sidetracked by Sheldon who unexpectedly gets to live out one of his greatest fantasies at an electronics store.
E17
The Tangerine Factor
Tue, May 20 2008 12:00 AM GMT+0000 30 min
When Leonard asks Penny out on a date and she says yes, they each seek the "wisdom" of reluctant advisor.

Season 2

23 episodes

Season 3

23 episodes

Season 4

24 episodes

Season 5

24 episodes

Season 6

24 episodes

Season 7

24 episodes

Season 8

24 episodes

Season 9

24 episodes

Season 10

24 episodes

Season 11

24 episodes

Season 12

24 episodes

Cast

Johnny Galecki
Johnny Galecki as Leonard Leakey Hofstadter
Jim Parsons
Jim Parsons as Sheldon Lee Cooper
Simon Helberg
Simon Helberg as Howard Joel Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar
Kunal Nayyar as Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali
Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Cuoco as Penny
Melissa Rauch
Melissa Rauch as Bernadette Marianne Rostenkowski
Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik as Amy Farrah Fowler
Kevin Sussman
Kevin Sussman as Stuart Bloom
Laura Spencer
Laura Spencer as Emily Sweeney
Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert as Leslie Winkle

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