The Big Bang Theory

2007 • E4
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Season 5 episodes (24)

1 The Skank Reflex Analysis
9/22/11
Season-only
The fifth season premiere picks up where the fourth season finale left off as the gang deals with the aftermath of Penny and Raj's night together. While Penny worries that she's screwed things up permanently with her friends, Sheldon takes command of the paintball team. Emmy® nominee CHRISTINE BARANSKI (The Good Wife) reprises her role as Leonard's emotionally distant mother.
2 The Infestation Hypothesis
9/22/11
Season-only
A battle of wills between Sheldon and Penny leaves Amy caught in the middle, while Leonard tries to spice up his long-distance relationship with Priya (recurring guest star AARTI MANN), who has moved back to India.
3 The Pulled Groin Extrapolation
9/29/11
Season-only
Leonard attends a co-worker's wedding as Amy's date. Meanwhile, Howard tries to convince Bernadette to live with his mom after they get married by suggesting a trial run with the two of them staying with his mom over the weekend.
4 The Wiggly Finger Catalyst
10/6/11
Season-only
When Raj is upset he's the only one of the four guys who is not in a relationship, Penny sets out to find the perfect date, introducing him to Emily (guest star KATIE LeCLERC -- Switched at Birth) a girl he can actually talk to!
5 The Russian Rocket Reaction
10/13/11
Season-only
Sheldon's old nemesis, WIL WHEATON (guest starring as Himself), returns and invites everyone to a housewarming party. Sheldon threatens to "defriend" Leonard if he attends. But when he hears that BRENT SPINER (guest starring as Himself), the actor who played Commander Data, will be there, Sheldon decides to go to the party after all... only to discover new levels of treachery. Meanwhile, Howard gets an out-of-this-world opportunity that Bernadette reacts to strongly.
6 The Rhinitis Revelation
10/20/11
Season-only
Craving a little motherly love, Sheldon competes with the gang for his mother's attention when she comes to visit. LAURIE METCALF reprises her role as Sheldon's mother, Mary.
7 The Good Guy Fluctuation
10/27/11
Season-only
A cute comic book artist (guest star COURTNEY FORD) puts Leonard's relationship with Priya to the test; while Sheldon, getting into the spirit of Halloween, tries to scare the guys.
8 The Isolation Permutation
11/3/11
Season-only
Amy is heartbroken when Bernadette and Penny go shopping for wedding dresses without her.
9 The Ornithophobia Diffusion
11/10/11
Season-only
Can friends with benefits still be friends without? Leonard and Penny try hanging out alone, while Sheldon must overcome his fear of birds.
10 The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition
11/17/11
Season-only
Sheldon becomes jealous and considers taking his relationship with Amy to the next level when Stuart (guest star KEVIN SUSSMAN) from the comic book store asks her out on a date.
11 The Speckerman Recurrence
12/8/11
Season-only
Leonard must face his fears after being contacted by his high school tormentor (guest star LANCE BARBER), while Penny realizes that she might have been a bully herself.
12 The Shiny Trinket Maneuver
1/12/12
Season-only
Sheldon gets in trouble with Amy when he isn't impressed by her recent accomplishment, and it's up to Penny to teach him how to be a better boyfriend. Howard, meanwhile, must come to grips with Bernadette's dislike of children.
13 The Recombination Hypothesis
1/19/12
Season-only
The possibility of Leonard and Penny getting back together could prove disastrous when Leonard offers Penny a spur of the moment invitation to a romantic dinner for two on the 100th episode of the series.
14 The Beta Test Initiation
1/26/12
Season-only
Leonard and Penny experiment with dating again by "beta testing" their relationship, while Raj develops a peculiar relationship with his phone's virtual assistant.
15 The Friendship Contraction
2/2/12
Season-only
Sheldon's selfish demands force Leonard to reconsider their friendship. Could this be the end of The Roommate Agreement? Meanwhile, Howard tries to pick his astronaut nickname, but NASA astronaut MIKE MASSIMINO (guest starring as himself) has other ideas.
16 The Vacation Solution
2/9/12
Season-only
When Sheldon is forced to take a vacation by the university, he goes to work with Amy in her neurobiology lab. Meanwhile, Bernadette wants Howard to sign a pre-nuptial agreement.
17 The Rothman Disintegration
2/16/12
Season-only
When a corner office at the University opens up, Sheldon must compete for it with his office nemesis, Barry Kripke. Meanwhile, a personal gift from Amy makes Penny uncomfortable.
18 The Werewolf Transformation
2/23/12
Season-only
Sheldon's life is turned upside-down after his barber becomes hospitalized. Now, that there's been a change in his routine, Sheldon finds himself re-evaluating his entire life. Meanwhile, astronaut training causes Howard to rethink his decision to go into space.
19 The Weekend Vortex
3/8/12
Season-only
It's on...like Alderaan, when the guys plan a weekend Star Wars gaming marathon! But when Sheldon chooses the guys-only weekend over a weekend with Amy to visit her aunt, he is destined to feel the force!
20 The Transporter Malfunction
3/29/12
Season-only
It's a dream come true for Sheldon when he has a close encounter with his hero, Mr. Spock. Legendary sci-fi icon LEONARD NIMOY guest stars, lending his voice to a unique reprisal of his three-time Emmy®-nominated Star Trek role.
21 The Hawking Excitation
4/5/12
Season-only
When Wolowitz gets tow work with world-renowned scientist STEPHEN HAWKING (guest starring as Himself), Sheldon is willing to do anything to meet his hero.
22 The Stag Convergence
4/26/12
Season-only
Howard's wedding plans are in jeopardy after the guys (and Wil Wheaton) throw him a bachelor party. After details of his sexual history are leaked online, Bernadette reconsiders marrying Howard.
23 The Launch Acceleration
5/3/12
Season-only
When NASA reschedules Howard's mission and puts his wedding plans in jeopardy, he's forced to face his fears and Bernadette's dad (guest star CASEY SANDER). Meanwhile, Leonard says something surprising to Penny in the bedroom.
24 The Countdown Reflection
5/10/12
Season-only
Howard Wolowitz crosses over into the final frontiers of space...and marriage on the fifth season finale. When Howard and Bernadette decide they want to be married before his NASA space launch, the gang rushes to put on a wedding. NASA Astronaut Mike Massimino guest stars as Himself.

About this show

Two and a Half Men" co-creator/executive producer Chuck Lorre and "Gilmore Girls" co-executive producer Bill Prady team up to create "The Big Bang Theory," a new comedy about a pair of brilliant physicists who understand how the universe works but have no clue about how to interact with people ... especially women ... and specifically the free-spirited beauty who moves in next door.

Ratings and reviews

4.8
5.64K reviews
Joshua Case
August 4, 2013
This show is brilliant. The bad reviews and ratings are because, apparently, everyone pirates or doesn't remember what a dvd is. This content has never been free and will never be legally free. Watching it on TV will let you watch an episode or two a day, but the reason you buy a dvd/rights to digital content is to not only watch it whenever you want but to support the show... You are all mentally challenged -_- I'm 'only 17' and I understand this, what did that day about you, you filthy, awful trolls....
244 people found this review helpful
A Google user
August 3, 2013
This show just isnt funny. It tries so hard to be but I personally don't get the humour. I find it too obvious and the characters are irritating. Also kayley cuacos acting is atrocious. Plus what a rip off don't waste your money. And comparing it to friends is ridiculous friends was in a completely different league to this friends was actually funny, every episode had something funny for thw audience characters were well structured as were storylines and the acting wasnt terrible unlike this.
80 people found this review helpful
Andrew Ashmore
January 15, 2016
Watched the entire thing more than once, i will admit that its not as geeky as it was when it first started but then the characters have grown up somewhat. Sheldon is annoying but fun to watch, at least leonard has stopped saying thank you after having sex;(we hope), penny penny penny looks much better with long hair. I just hope it doesnt run for 25 years and turn into the 'friends' of channel 4. Great show!
10 people found this review helpful