

The Big Bang Theory
2007–2019 · CBS · 30 min · 12 seasons
S12E24 · The Stockholm Syndrome
Fri, 17 May, 10:30 am
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.
About
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.
Episodes
- E01
The Conjugal Configuration
Tue, 25 Sept· 30 minSheldon and Amy's honeymoon runs aground in New York, while Penny and Leonard discover they are uncomfortably similar to Amy's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler. Also, Koothrappali insults physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and starts a Twitter war.
- E02
The Wedding Gift Wormhole
Fri, 28 Sept· 30 minSheldon and Amy drive themselves crazy trying to figure out what "perfect gift" Leonard and Penny gave them for their wedding. Also, Koothrappali decides he wants to settle down and asks his father to arrange a marriage for him.
- E03
The Procreation Calculation
Fri, 5 Oct· 30 minThe Wolowitzes' life gets complicated when Stuart starts bringing his new girlfriend home. Also, Penny and Leonard talk about starting a family while Koothrappali explores an arranged marriage.
- E04
The Tam Turbulence
Fri, 12 Oct· 30 minWhen Sheldon won't tell anyone why he's never mentioned Tam, his childhood best friend, Leonard takes matters into his own hands. Also, Bernadette and Penny take out Raj's fiancée, Anu, for dinner to get the skinny on her.
- E05
The Planetarium Collision
Fri, 19 Oct· 30 minWhen Amy doesn't have time to work on super-asymmetry, Sheldon goes to great lengths to ensure she's available to work with him even it if means accidentally sabotaging her career in the process. Also, Koothrappali doesn't want Wolowitz to join him in hosting a show at the planetarium.
- E06
The Imitation Perturbation
Fri, 26 Oct· 30 minWhen Wolowitz dresses up as Sheldon for Halloween, Sheldon seeks retaliation at Leonard and Penny's Halloween party. Also, Leonard is shocked that Penny doesn't remember their first kiss.
- E07
The Grant Allocation Derivation
Fri, 2 Nov· 30 minLeonard is caught between a rock and a hard place when he's responsible for distributing extra grant money. Also, Bernadette turns the backyard playhouse into a hideaway from her husband and kids.
- E08
The Consummation Deviation
Fri, 9 Nov· 30 minSheldon tries to bond with Amy's father, but when Wolowitz lures Mr. Fowler away with magic tricks, Sheldon has no choice but to bond with Mrs. Fowler. Also, Koothrappali and Anu try to get physical for the first time.
- E09
The Citation Negation
Fri, 16 Nov· 30 minSheldon and Amy are devastated after learning from a Russian paper that Super Asymmetry has already been discovered and disproven. Also, ultra-competitive Bernadette asks Stuart's girlfriend, Denise, to teach her how to beat Howard in a popular videogame.
- E10
The VCR Illumination
Fri, 7 Dec· 30 minSheldon and Amy are still down about their theory being disproven, but a VHS tape from Sheldon's past inspires him not to give up. Also, Bernadette turns into a pageant mom when she tries to help Wolowitz ace his Magic Castle audition.
- E11
The Paintball Scattering
Fri, 4 Jan· 30 minPenny and Leonard organize a paintball game that results in mayhem when Sheldon is jealous of Amy. Also, Koothrappali catches Anu with her ex-boyfriend, and Stuart doesn't want to move in with Denise.
- E12
The Propagation Proposition
Fri, 11 Jan· 30 minPenny's ex-boyfriend, Zack, and his wife want a baby, but when Zack is infertile, they ask Leonard for help. Also, Koothrappali attempts to mend things with his ex-fiancée, Anu.
- E13
The Confirmation Polarization
Fri, 18 Jan· 30 minWhen Sheldon and Amy's super asymmetry theory is proven by two physicists, Dr. Pemberton and Dr. Campbell from Chicago, they're thrilled, until they try to kick Amy off the Nobel nomination. Also, Bernadette has a big success at work and Penny's going to be a part of it – whether she wants to or not.
- E14
The Meteorite Manifestation
Fri, 1 Feb· 30 minSheldon is thrilled to help Bernadette and Wolowitz navigate bureaucratic paperwork, until he discovers they are breaking the law. Also, Leonard is disappointed when his friends exclude him from a scientific project.
- E15
The Donation Oscillation
Fri, 8 Feb· 30 minPenny tries to seduce an abstaining Leonard to ruin his "donation" for her ex-boyfriend, Zack, and his wife, Marissa. Also, Wolowitz, Bernadette, Anu and Koothrappali turn Koothrappali's canceled bachelor party into a couple's trip aboard the "vomit comet".
- E16
The D&D Vortex
Fri, 22 Feb· 30 minWhen the gang finds out Wil Wheaton hosts a celebrity Dungeons and Dragons game involving William Shatner, Joe Manganiello, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Kevin Smith, deception and betrayal are the path to make it to the one open seat.
- E17
The Conference Valuation
Fri, 8 Mar· 30 minWhen Penny and Bernadette go to San Diego for a pharmaceutical sales convention, Wolowitz is in charge of the kids. Also, Sheldon finds a book on experimenting on kids, and the guys plus Amy make a day of it.
- E18
The Laureate Accumulation
Fri, 5 Apr· 30 minWhen competitors Pemberton and Campbell charm America on a publicity tour, Sheldon and Amy try to bring Nobel laureates Kip Thorne, George Smoot and Frances Arnold to their side. Also, Halley's fear of the dark leads to opportunity and conflict for Howard, Bernadette and Stuart.
- E19
The Inspiration Deprivation
Fri, 19 Apr· 30 minThe concept of what it would mean for women everywhere if Amy were to win a Nobel Prize causes Amy to have a meltdown. Also, Koothrappali and Wolowitz try to relive the good old days after Wolowitz buys a scooter that looks like the one he had years ago.
- E20
The Decision Reverberation
Fri, 26 Apr· 30 minKoothrappali is worried people won't take him seriously in his own field after publishing a paper that suggests he may have discovered alien life. Also, Leonard wants to be the principal investigator on a plasma physics study.
- E21
The Plagiarism Schism
Fri, 3 May· 30 minKripke has proof that Dr. Pemberton plagiarized his thesis in college, and Sheldon and Amy aren't sure if they should turn him in or not. Also, Wolowitz is happily surprised to learn that Bernadette wasn't the only waitress at the Cheesecake Factory who had a crush on him back in the day.
- E22
The Maternal Conclusion
Fri, 10 May· 30 minLeonard is pleasantly surprised when Beverly comes to visit and she's genuinely kind to him, until he finds out the real reason she's there. Also, Denise and Stuart overstay their welcome at the Wolowitz house.
- E23
The Change Constant
Fri, 17 May· 30 minSheldon and Amy await big news.
- E24
The Stockholm Syndrome
Fri, 17 May· 30 minBernadette 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.
Cast

Johnny Galecki
Leonard Leakey Hofstadter

Jim Parsons
Sheldon Lee Cooper

Simon Helberg
Howard Joel Wolowitz

Kunal Nayyar
Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali

Kaley Cuoco
Penny

Melissa Rauch
Bernadette Marianne Rostenkowski

Mayim Bialik
Amy Farrah Fowler


























