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.
Show Info
Schedule: Thursdays at 20:00
(30 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Scripted
Genres:
Comedy
Episodes ordered: 24 episodes
Created by:
Chuck LorreBill Prady
Official site: www.cbs.com
8 (624 votes)
Previous Episode
The Stockholm Syndrome
Episode 12x24; May 16, 2019
Bernadette and Wolowitz leave their kids for the first time; Penny and Leonard try to keep a secret; Sheldon and Amy stick together; and Koothrappali makes a new friend, as the gang travels together into an uncharted future.
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 12x24: The Stockholm Syndrome | May 16, 2019 | |
| 12x23: The Change Constant | May 16, 2019 | |
| 12x22: The Maternal Conclusion | May 9, 2019 |
Cast
Kaley Cuoco
as Penny
Recent discussions
From archived tv.com trivia: A fan of the show's often physics-centric humor, Nobel Laureate Dr. George Smooth contacted the show and was subsequently found a role as himself in this episode. Smoot won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the Big Bang Theory of the universe using the Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite.
From archived tv.com trivia: Sheldon was incorrect about Icees and Slurpees not being equivalent. 7-Eleven licenses the product and simply sells it under the Slurpee name.
I think this is the first episode Penny isn't wearing a tank top.
I know Howard is supposed to be cringy, but he's still just parroting the same sexist talking points we heard in grad school from real PhDs - having been to several SRL robot shows, even before this would have aired, there were always several women and NOT unattractive (contrary to Howard's sexist comments).
Extra Details
Also known as:
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Big Bang: A Teoria (
Brazil)
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Теория за големия взрив (
Bulgaria)
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生活大爆炸 (
China)
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Teorija velikog praska (
Croatia)
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Teorie velkého třesku (
Czech Republic)
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Suure paugu teooria (
Estonia)
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Rillit huurussa (
Finland)
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Agymenők (
Hungary)
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המפץ הגדול (
Israel)
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빅뱅 이론 (
Korea, Republic of)
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Штребери (
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of)
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Teoria wielkiego podrywu (
Poland)
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A Teoria do Big Bang (
Portugal)
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Teoria Big Bang (
Romania)
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Теория большого взрыва (
Russian Federation)
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Teória veľkého tresku (
Slovakia)
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囧男大爆炸 (
Taiwan, Province of China)
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Büyük Patlama (
Turkey)
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Теорія великого вибуху (
Ukraine)
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