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The Big Bang Theory
Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.
- Created by:
- Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady
- Cast:
- Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 2
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.9The Bad Fish Paradigm
2008-09-22 · 22mPenny's first date with Leonard goes awry; Penny finds Sheldon to be an unwilling confidant.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.7The Codpiece Topology
2008-09-29 · 21mA jealous Leonard reacts to Penny's new guy by rebounding with Leslie.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 8.0The Barbarian Sublimation
2008-10-06 · 21mSheldon creates a monster when he introduces Penny to online gaming.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.6The Griffin Equivalency
2008-10-13 · 21mRaj gets an inflated ego and makes a play for Penny after being referenced in a magazine article.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 7.6The Euclid Alternative
2008-10-20 · 20mLeonard and his friends stage an intervention to force Sheldon to face his fear of driving.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.9The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem
2008-11-03 · 21mSheldon and the gang are confused when a young grad student is attracted to him.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 8.0The Panty Piñata Polarization
2008-11-10 · 21mWhen Sheldon bans Penny from the apartment for numerous minor infractions, she decides to retaliate.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.5The Lizard-Spock Expansion
2008-11-17 · 20mLeonard inadvertently steals away the new woman Wolowitz thinks is the love of his life.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 7.5The White Asparagus Triangulation
2008-11-24 · 21mSheldon is thrilled when Leonard starts dating a woman who meets Sheldon's stringent standards.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 7.0The Vartabedian Conundrum
2008-12-08 · 21mLeonard asks Penny for advice when his new relationship starts moving too fast.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 8.3The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis
2008-12-15 · 21mPenny starts dating Leonard's handsome colleague; Leonard and his friends are tortured by Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 7.5The Killer Robot Instability
2009-01-12 · 21mPenny's criticism of Wolowitz's romantic life pushes him into depression and AWOL for a fighting robot battle the rest of guys are depending on him for.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.5The Friendship Algorithm
2009-01-19 · 21mSheldon creates a scientific procedure for making friends.
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E14
Episode 14
★ 7.4The Financial Permeability
2009-02-02 · 21mSheldon's solution to Penny's financial difficulty leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny's ex-boyfriend.
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E15
Episode 15
★ 8.1The Maternal Capacitance
2009-02-09 · 21mLeonard and Penny are drawn together after a disastrous visit from Leonard's mother.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 7.5The Cushion Saturation
2009-03-02 · 21mA paintball game leads to a fight between Sheldon and Penny, and romance for Leslie and Wolowitz.
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E17
Episode 17
★ 7.5The Terminator Decoupling
2009-03-09 · 21mLeonard, Sheldon and Wolowitz are ecstatic to learn that a famous science-fiction actress (Summer Glau) is on board the train they are taking to San Francisco.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 7.6The Work Song Nanocluster
2009-03-16 · 20mPenny's home business turns into a complete nightmare when Sheldon takes over.
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E19
Episode 19
★ 7.6The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition
2009-03-30 · 20mPenny squares off with a new beautiful female neighbor who may become the building's "new Penny."
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E20
Episode 20
★ 7.6The Hofstadter Isotope
2009-04-13 · 20mA fellow comic book enthusiast's hitting on Penny leads to Leonard and Howard going to a bar's Ladies' Night.
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E21
Episode 21
★ 7.5The Vegas Renormalization
2009-04-27 · 22mLeonard and Koothrappali escort a heartbroken Wolowitz to Las Vegas, and Sheldon becomes locked out of his apartment and must stay with Penny.
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E22
Episode 22
★ 7.5The Classified Materials Turbulence
2009-05-04 · 19mPenny's second date with Stuart sees her making a comment that gives Leonard new hope for a relationship with her. Wolowitz realizes there's a crucial error in a NASA project he's working on.
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E23
Episode 23
★ 7.5The Monopolar Expedition
2009-05-11 · 21mThe guys' plan to work over the summer at the North Pole makes Penny revaluate her feelings for Leonard.
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Johnny Galecki
Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons
Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco
Penny
Simon Helberg
Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar
Rajesh Koothrappali
Melissa Rauch
Bernadette Rostenkowski
Mayim Bialik
Amy Farrah Fowler