The Big Bang Theory
Comedy • Series

The Big Bang Theory

"Smart is the new sexy."

7.9/10 2007 12 Seasons 279 Episodes Ended

Physicists Leonard and Sheldon find their nerd-centric social circle with pals Howard and Raj expanding when aspiring actress Penny moves in next door.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Season 1 Episodes

S1E1
E1
Pilot
23 min 2007

Brilliant physicist roommates Leonard and Sheldon meet their new neighbor Penny, who begins showing them that as much as…

S1E2
E2
The Big Bran Hypothesis
21 min 2007

Leonard volunteers to sign for a package in an attempt to make a good impression on Penny, but when he enlists Sheldon f…

S1E3
E3
The Fuzzy Boots Corollary
22 min 2007

Leonard asks a woman out after he finds out that Penny is seeing someone.

S1E4
E4
The Luminous Fish Effect
21 min 2007

Sheldon's getting fired forces him to explore what life has to offer outside physics, leaving Leonard to take drastic ac…

S1E5
E5
The Hamburger Postulate
20 min 2007

Fearing he's wasting his time on Penny, Leonard ends up making a connection with Leslie.

S1E6
E6
The Middle-Earth Paradigm
21 min 2007

Penny hosts a Halloween party, putting Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz, and Koothrappali through a new test of their social s…

S1E7
E7
The Dumpling Paradox
21 min 2007

With Wolowitz AWOL with one of her friends, Penny's recruited to fill in for him on the guys' Halo team

S1E8
E8
The Grasshopper Experiment
20 min 2007

Raj's parents set him up on a blind date, but just when he discovers he can talk to her, she shows interest in Sheldon.

S1E9
E9
The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization
19 min 2008

When they're invited to present at a physics conference, Sheldon's reluctance to share the credit leads to a tiff betwee…

S1E10
E10
The Loobenfeld Decay
21 min 2008

Leonard and Sheldon each lie to avoid seeing Penny's concert, but Sheldon's is a bit too complicated for his own good.

S1E11
E11
The Pancake Batter Anomaly
22 min 2008

With his friends knowing how sour he acts when sick—and avoiding him as a result—Sheldon is nursed by Penny, who hasn't …

S1E12
E12
The Jerusalem Duality
20 min 2008

With Sheldon rattled over meeting Dennis, a 15-year-old physicist who's smarter than he, Leonard helps him look for a wa…

S1E13
E13
The Bat Jar Conjecture
22 min 2008

Sheldon finds himself booted from the gang's Physics Bowl team and replaced with Leslie, so he forms his own team, hopin…

S1E14
E14
The Nerdvana Annihilation
20 min 2008

When delivery of another collectible leads to Penny's lashing out at Leonard, he decides it's time to give up his habit,…

S1E15
E15
The Pork Chop Indeterminacy
22 min 2008

The rest of the gang fall for Sheldon's twin sister, and Leonard's plan to win her heart is derailed when Sheldon declar…

S1E16
E16
The Peanut Reaction
20 min 2008

Penny wants to throw a surprise party for Leonard, but Sheldon's indulgence at an electronics store throws her off-track…

S1E17
E17
The Tangerine Factor
20 min 2008

Penny's break-up spurs Leonard to summon the courage to ask her out, and each goes to Sheldon for advice on their upcomi…

Cast

Johnny Galecki
Johnny Galecki
Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons
Jim Parsons
Sheldon Cooper
Kaley Cuoco
Kaley Cuoco
Penny
Simon Helberg
Simon Helberg
Howard Wolowitz
Kunal Nayyar
Kunal Nayyar
Rajesh Koothrappali
Melissa Rauch
Melissa Rauch
Bernadette Rostenkowski
Mayim Bialik
Mayim Bialik
Amy Farrah Fowler

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