Eric Kaplan — Teleplay
Episodes 73
The Barbarian Sublimation
Sheldon creates a monster when he introduces Penny to online gaming.
Read MoreThe Bath Item Gift Hypothesis
Penny starts dating Leonard's handsome colleague; Leonard and his friends are tortured by Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette.
Read MoreThe Financial Permeability
Sheldon's solution to Penny's financial difficulty leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny's ex-boyfriend.
Read MoreThe Adhesive Duck Deficiency
With Leonard, Howard and Raj away camping in the desert, an injured Penny has only Sheldon to rely on.
Read MoreThe Psychic Vortex
Leonard is aghast to find out a secret of Penny's: she believes in psychics. Meanwhile, Sheldon tries to assist Koothrappali in picking up a girl at a university mixer.
Read MoreThe Einstein Approximation
Sheldon's search for the answer to a physics problem leads him to work at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny.
Read MoreThe Pants Alternative
Sheldon's friends come to his aid when his fear of public speaking stands between him and a coveted award.
Read MoreThe Robotic Manipulation
Penny tags along on Sheldon's first ever date; Wolowitz finds a new use for a robotic arm.
Read MoreThe Irish Pub Formulation
Leonard keeps an affair a secret from Sheldon, Howard and Raj.
Read MoreThe Bus Pants Utilization
Leonard's idea for a smartphone app derails his friendship with Sheldon.
Read MoreThe Benefactor Factor
A wealthy donor to the university makes Leonard consider how far he's willing to go for the sake of science.
Read MoreThe Prestidigitation Approximation
Sheldon is baffled by Wolowitz's magic trick. Meanwhile, Leonard realizes dating Priya may make it impossible to continue being friends with Penny.
Read MoreThe Agreement Dissection
When Leonard spends too much time in the shower with Priya, Sheldon charges Leonard with two violations of the roommate agreement. However, before he can get too far, Priya uses her skills as a lawyer to nullify the charges due to the agreement's vague wording, much to Sheldon's dismay. When the guys take advantage of Priya's skills in order to eat Greek food on pizza night, Sheldon goes to Penny, who invites him to a girls' night out with Amy and Bernadette, which Sheldon agrees to after Penny mentions that they may be talking trash about Priya. After the girls drink some cocktails, they decide to take Sheldon dancing, which Sheldon reluctantly goes along with. After dancing, Sheldon takes an intoxicated Amy back to her apartment and as well as talking about Priya, meets a monkey who is addicted to smoking cigarettes. Amy tells Sheldon not to give in to Priya's law skills, before kissing him and going to her bathroom to vomit.
Read MoreThe Roommate Transmogrification
When Bernadette receives her PhD, Wolowitz feels emasculated. Raj and Leonard swap places and Penny does something she's regrets.
Read MoreThe Russian Rocket Reaction
Sheldon and Leonard get invited to a party at Wil Wheaton's house, and Howard gets an out-of-this-world opportunity.
Read MoreThe Ornithophobia Diffusion
Leonard and Penny try hanging out as friends on a 'non-date', but end up purposely ruining each others chances with perspective dates. Meanwhile, Sheldon enlists the help of Bernadette and Amy to overcome his fear of birds.
Read MoreThe Speckerman Recurrence
Leonard must face his fears after being contacted by his high school tormentor.
Read MoreThe Rothman Disintegration
Sheldon battles Kripke for a coveted office at the university. Penny receives a very unusual gift from Amy.
Read MoreThe Weekend Vortex
Sheldon must choose between joining Amy at her aunt's birthday party or playing videogames all weekend with the guys.
Read MoreThe Hawking Excitation
When Wolowitz gets to work with Stephen Hawking, Sheldon is willing to do anything to meet his hero.
Read MoreThe Decoupling Fluctuation
When Sheldon learns that Penny is thinking about breaking up with Leonard, he tries to intervene. Meanwhile, in space, the other astronauts pick on Howard.
Read MoreThe Re-Entry Minimization
When Wolowitz returns from space, he doesn’t get the hero’s welcome he expected. Meanwhile, Game Night turns into a battle of the sexes.
Read MoreThe Extract Obliteration
Sheldon’s relationship with Stephen Hawking is threatened over a game of “Words with Friends,” and Penny secretly enrolls in a class at the local college.
Read MoreThe Fish Guts Displacement
When Amy gets sick, Sheldon tries to nurse her back to health; Wolowitz and his father-in-law plan a fishing trip.
Read MoreThe Bakersfield Expedition
As the guys don costumes and go on a road trip to a comic book convention, the ladies decide to stay home and try to interpret a comic book.
Read MoreThe Monster Isolation
After a bad date, Koothrappali decides to never leave his apartment; Penny's acting skills impress Sheldon.
Read MoreThe Closet Reconfiguration
Howard considers whether or not he should open a letter from his father; Penny and Leonard host a "grown-up" cocktail party.
Read MoreThe Proton Resurgence
Leonard and Sheldon hire the host (Bob Newhart) of their favorite childhood TV show to perform; Bernadette and Howard run into trouble while dog-sitting for Raj's pet.
Read MoreThe Love Spell Potential
A date between Raj and Lucy takes both of them out of their comfort zones. After a trip to Las Vegas goes awry, the girls join in on a Dungeons and Dragons game, which causes Amy and Sheldon to re-evaluate their relationship.
Read MoreThe Hofstadter Insufficiency
With Leonard away, Sheldon and Penny spend quality time together sharing intimate secrets. Also, Wolowitz helps Raj get over his ex-girlfriend.
Read MoreThe Workplace Proximity
Amy starts working at Caltech which causes friction with Sheldon. Howard agrees with Sheldon who mentions this to Bernadette causing a big fight for the Wolowitzes.
Read MoreThe Proton Displacement
Sheldon seeks payback when Arthur "Professor Proton" Jeffries asks Leonard for help on a project instead of him. Raj gets upset at Howard for crashing his night with the girls.
Read MoreThe Itchy Brain Simulation
When a mistake comes to light, Sheldon makes Leonard walk a mile in his shoes; Penny decides to confront Raj's ex-girlfriend, Lucy.
Read MoreThe Locomotive Manipulation
Sheldon and Amy take a train ride to Napa Valley with Howard and Bernadette on Valentine's Day. Leonard and Penny take Raj's dog to the vet when she accidentally eats some chocolate.
Read MoreThe Mommy Observation
When Sheldon visits his Mom in Houston, he is forced to confront a new reality. Meanwhile, Raj’s ‘Murder Mystery’ party starts some fights within the gang.
Read MoreThe Relationship Diremption
Sheldon faces a personal crisis after deciding he’s wasting his time with string theory. Meanwhile, a double date between Raj, Emily and the Wolowitzes ends in embarrassment for Howard.
Read MoreThe Proton Transmogrification
As the gang celebrates Star Wars Day, Sheldon has difficulty dealing with the recent death of Arthur "Professor Proton" Jeffries.
Read MoreThe Gorilla Dissolution
A bad day causes Penny to reevaluate her life choices – including Leonard. Meanwhile, Howard and Bernadette struggle to care for Mrs. Wolowitz, and Raj gets relationship advice from Sheldon.
Read MoreThe Locomotion Interruption
Leonard and Amy make an unexpected trip to Arizona to fetch Sheldon; Penny interviews for a job at Bernadette's company; Stuart's relationship with Mrs. Wolowitz disturbs Howard.
Read MoreThe Hook-Up Reverberation
Raj's honesty comes back to haunt him when his new girlfriend is unfriendly to Penny. The guys think about becoming part owners in Stuart's store.
Read MoreThe Focus Attenuation
The girls head to Las Vegas for some weekend fun, while the guys try to invent something cool, but only come up with new ways to procrastinate.
Read MoreThe Prom Equivalency
The girls decide to re-enact their high school proms with the guys. While Sheldon feels under pressure to commit to his relationship with Amy, Howard worries about who Stuart will bring as his date.
Read MoreThe Septum Deviation
When Leonard gets minor surgery on his nose, Sheldon is the one in need of sympathy. Meanwhile, Raj's parents' impending divorce causes Howard and Bernadette to work on their own marriage.
Read MoreThe Clean Room Infiltration
Leonard and Howard turn to Raj for help in dealing with a work emergency when they nearly come to blows after blaming each other for a potential disaster at the university. Amy throws an authentic Victorian Christmas party, while Sheldon seeks revenge on her for making him celebrate the holidays.
Read MoreThe Comic Book Store Regeneration
Howard receives some shocking news as everyone prepares for the reopening of Stuart’s comic book store. Penny teaches Sheldon how to “let it go,” but can’t follow her own advice after she learns something infuriating about Amy. Also, Leonard and Raj think they spot Nathan Fillion at a restaurant.
Read MoreThe Colonization Application
A trip to the pet store ends in a fight after Amy learns Sheldon has applied for a one-way mission to colonize Mars. Meanwhile, Leonard surprises Penny with a very "adult" purchase, and Raj gets into trouble when he snoops around Emily's apartment.
Read MoreThe Leftover Thermalization
Friction ensues when a magazine fails to mention Leonard in an article about the paper he co-wrote with Sheldon. Also, a blackout at Mrs. Wolowitz’s home leads to a final family dinner in her honor.
Read MoreThe Communication Deterioration
When Raj is asked to create a message in case a NASA mission discovers alien life, the guys fight over what he should do. Also, Penny is torn between auditioning for a movie or keeping her successful pharmaceutical sales job.
Read MoreThe Graduation Transmission
Howard questions his engineering abilities when he and Sheldon can’t get a toy drone to fly. Meanwhile, a cancelled flight nearly prevents Leonard from giving the commencement address at his former high school, and Raj pits his parents against each other when his father cuts him off financially.
Read MoreThe Commitment Determination
As Sheldon presses Leonard and Penny to set a wedding date, he encounters major changes in his own relationship with Amy. Meanwhile, Raj contemplates breaking up with Emily, and Howard and Bernadette struggle with asking Stuart to move out of their house.
Read MoreThe Matrimonial Momentum
After driving to Vegas to get married, Penny struggles with Leonard’s confession that he kissed another girl. Also, Sheldon doesn't know how to act after Amy pushes pause on their relationship.
Read MoreThe Bachelor Party Corrosion
The guys' science skills are put to the test when they get a flat tire during Leonard's bachelor party weekend in Mexico. Also, the girls force Penny to finally tell her family that she eloped with Leonard.
Read MoreThe Helium Insufficiency
In the midst of a nation-wide helium shortage, Sheldon and Leonard take desperate measures to get the supplies they need. Also, Penny and Bernadette download a dating app on Amy's phone to try and find her a new man.
Read MoreThe Valentino Submergence
Sheldon and Amy host a live Valentine's Day episode of Fun with Flags, Leonard and Penny grapple with getting older, Howard and Bernadette find a surprise in their hot tub and Raj is torn between Emily and the cute girl he met at the Comic Bookstore.
Read MoreThe Line Substitution Solution
Sheldon hires Stuart to spend the day with Amy when he’d rather go to a movie screening. Also, Leonard’s mother, Beverly, comes to town and Penny struggles to make a connection with her.
Read MoreThe Conjugal Conjecture
After Sheldon’s mother and Leonard's father share an evening together, everyone deals with an awkward morning the next day. Also, Penny’s family arrives for the wedding ceremony, including her anxiety-ridden mother, Susan, and her drug dealing brother, Randall.
Read MoreThe Hot Tub Contamination
Leonard and Penny must separate a quarreling Sheldon and Amy when their cohabitation does not go as planned, and Sheldon threatens to break off their relationship when Amy refuses to adhere to the bathroom schedule. Also, Howard and Bernadette find unexpected guests at their house when they decide to stay home from a planned vacation.
Read MoreThe Birthday Synchronicity
Howard and Bernadette welcome their new baby and Sheldon and Amy celebrate Amy’s birthday.
Read MoreThe Cognition Regeneration
Leonard isn’t thrilled when Penny considers taking a new job offered by her ex-boyfriend, Zack.
Read MoreThe Retraction Reaction
Leonard angers the university – and the entire physics community – after he gives an embarrassing interview. Also, Amy and Bernadette bond over having to hide their success from Sheldon and Howard.
Read MoreThe Explosion Implosion
As Howard worries about fatherhood, he and Sheldon bond when they jointly assemble a model rocket. Meanwhile, Penny bonds with Leonard's mother, Beverly, much to his concern.
Read MoreThe Geology Methodology
Sheldon and Bert collaborate on a research project, despite Sheldon’s embarrassment. Also, Penny and Bernadette coach Raj on how to navigate his relationship with Ruchi.
Read MoreThe Confidence Erosion
Sheldon and Amy try to eliminate stress from wedding planning by applying math to the process. Also, Raj “breaks up” with Howard after realizing his best friend is actually hurting his confidence.
Read MoreThe Matrimonial Metric
Sheldon and Amy try to pick their Best-Man and Maid of Honor by experimenting on the gang.
Read MoreThe Solo Oscillation
When Sheldon kicks Amy out to work solo, she and Leonard bond during a series of science experiments. Also, Bert the geologist replaces Wolowitz in the band Footprints on the Moon, and Sheldon finds Penny a surprising source of scientific inspiration.
Read MoreThe Novelization Correlation
Leonard's book raises questions, and Amy guest stars on the new Professor Proton show.
Read MoreThe Athenaeum Allocation
Leonard jumps through hoops to help secure the perfect wedding venue for Sheldon and Amy. Also, Bernadette and Howard have a hard time deciding who should stay at home with the kids and who should go back to work.
Read MoreThe Tenant Disassociation
When Leonard learns Sheldon is the president of the tenants association, he decides to run against him. Also, Bernadette encourages Howard and Raj to find the owner of a drone after they find it in the backyard.
Read MoreThe Reclusive Potential
A brilliant but reclusive scientist, Doctor Wolcott, invites Sheldon to his cabin in the middle of nowhere, and Leonard, Raj and Howard go along for the trip. Also, Penny and Bernadette improvise after Amy doesn’t like the tame bachelorette party they planned for her.
Read MoreThe Monetary Insufficiency
Sheldon goes to Vegas to win money for science. Also, Penny and Bernadette take Amy wedding dress shopping, but her terrible choice entangles them in a web of lies.
Read MoreThe Bow Tie Asymmetry
When Amy's parents and Sheldon's family arrive, everybody is focused to make sure all wedding arrangements go according to plan – everyone except the bride and groom.
Read MoreThe Wedding Gift Wormhole
Sheldon and Amy drive themselves crazy trying to figure out what 'perfect gift' Leonard and Penny gave them for their wedding. Raj decides he wants to settle down and asks his father to arrange a marriage for him.
Read MoreThe Tam Turbulence
When Sheldon won't tell anyone why he's never mentioned his childhood best friend, Leonard takes matters into his own hands. Bernadette and Penny take out Raj’s fiancée for dinner to get the skinny on her.
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