Playback is currently unavailable for S3 E1 · The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation. Episode details remain available below.
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 3
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.9The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation
2009-09-21 · 22mWhen Sheldon learns the guys tampered with his expedition data he got from the arctic, he leaves to Texas in disgrace. This results in the guys following him, which threatens Leonard's hope for some romantic time with Penny and the guys' friendship with Sheldon.
Current episode
E02
Episode 2
★ 7.4The Jiminy Conjecture
2009-09-28 · 21mLeonard and Penny struggle to recover from an awkward first hookup while Sheldon and Howard stake their best comic books on a bet to determine the species of a cricket.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E03
Episode 3
★ 7.5The Gothowitz Deviation
2009-10-05 · 20mHoward and Raj visit a Goth nightclub to pick up women while Sheldon attempts to build a better Penny using chocolate-based behavior modification.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E04
Episode 4
★ 7.5The Pirate Solution
2009-10-12 · 21mRaj must find a new job or be sent back to India, but Sheldon has a solution, which leaves Leonard and Penny dealing with Howard as a third wheel.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E05
Episode 5
★ 7.7The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary
2009-10-19 · 21mAfter overhearing that Wil Wheaton is entering a trading-card competition, Sheldon decides to enter it himself. Meanwhile, Penny sets up one of her friends on a date with Wolowitz.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E06
Episode 6
★ 7.1The Cornhusker Vortex
2009-11-02 · 20mSheldon becomes Leonard's teacher in order to understand football, while an incident with flying a kite threatens Howard and Raj's friendship.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E07
Episode 7
★ 7.3The Guitarist Amplification
2009-11-09 · 19mA squabble between Leonard and Penny sees Sheldon playing mediator, though out of his own incovenience from the sitiation rather than altruism.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E08
Episode 8
★ 8.3The Adhesive Duck Deficiency
2009-11-16 · 21mWith Leonard, Howard and Raj away camping in the desert, an injured Penny has only Sheldon to rely on.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E09
Episode 9
★ 7.8The Vengeance Formulation
2009-11-23 · 19mAfter he's humiliated on National Public Radio, Sheldon vows to destroy Kripke, while Wolowitz tries not to destroy his new relationship with Bernadette.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E10
Episode 10
★ 7.9The Gorilla Experiment
2009-12-07 · 21mPenny gets help from Sheldon in order to understand what Leonard's work is, while Wolowitz develops a jealousy when Leonard starts hanging out with his new girlfriend.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E11
Episode 11
★ 7.6The Maternal Congruence
2009-12-14 · 20mA Christmas visit from his mother has Leonard discovering she's kept a lot of news from him that she shares with Sheldon and worrying if she'll approve of his romance with Penny.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E12
Episode 12
★ 7.9The Psychic Vortex
2010-01-11 · 19mLeonard 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E13
Episode 13
★ 7.7The Bozeman Reaction
2010-01-18 · 20mWhen their apartment is robbed, Leonard and Sheldon turn to their friends to create a state-of-the-art security system.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E14
Episode 14
★ 8.0The Einstein Approximation
2010-02-01 · 19mSheldon's search for the answer to a physics problem leads him to work at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E15
Episode 15
★ 7.7The Large Hadron Collision
2010-02-08 · 21mLeonard can only bring one guest on a trip to see CERN's Large Hadron Collider (the world's largest and highest energy particle accelerator) in Switzerland on Valentine's Day.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E16
Episode 16
★ 7.9The Excelsior Acquisition
2010-03-01 · 21mSheldon winds up in traffic court when he gets a ticket because of Penny.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E17
Episode 17
★ 8.0The Precious Fragmentation
2010-03-08 · 20mWhen the guys find a ring from "The Lord of the Rings" at a garage sale, it threatens to tear them apart.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E18
Episode 18
★ 8.0The Pants Alternative
2010-03-22 · 21mSheldon's friends come to his aid when his fear of public speaking stands between him and a coveted award.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E19
Episode 19
★ 7.5The Wheaton Recurrence
2010-04-12 · 21mA fight between Leonard and Penny threatens their relationship, while Sheldon battles Wil Wheaton in bowling.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E20
Episode 20
★ 7.8The Spaghetti Catalyst
2010-05-03 · 20mWhen Leonard and Penny aren't speaking, Sheldon goes to extremes to keep them both happy.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E21
Episode 21
★ 7.4The Plimpton Stimulation
2010-05-10 · 21mLeonard and Sheldon compete for the attention of a famous female physicist.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E22
Episode 22
★ 8.4The Staircase Implementation
2010-05-17 · 20mLeonard tells Penny about how he met Sheldon for the first time...and what happened to the elevator.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E23
Episode 23
★ 7.8The Lunar Excitation
2010-05-24 · 20mWhile Penny worries that dating Leonard has ruined her for normal guys, Wolowitz and Koothrappali search for Sheldon's perfect match online.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
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