
THE BIG BANG HANDBOOK: Season Two (Episodes 18-40)
"THE BAD FISH PARADIGM"
After her first date with Leonard (series star JOHNNY GALECKI) goes awry, Penny (series star KALEY CUOCO) finds an unwilling confidante in Leonard's anti-social roommate, Sheldon (series star JIM PARSONS). An embarrassing secret threatens to derail their budding romance on the second season premiere.
Written by: Dave Goetsch - teleplay
Steven Molaro - teleplay
Bill Prady - story
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 22-Sep-2008
"THE CODPIECE TOPOLOGY"
Penny and Leonard compete to see who will be the first to move on after their breakup. When Leonard sees Penny with a handsome new guy (guest star TRAVIS SCHULDT - "Scrubs"), he enters into a rebound relationship with Sheldon's nemesis, Leslie Winkle (series regular SARA GILBERT).
Written by: Bill Prady - teleplay
Lee Aronsohn - teleplay
Chuck Lorre - story
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 29-Sep-2008
"THE BARBARIAN SUBLIMATION"
Sheldon creates a monster when he introduces Penny to the world of online gaming. Especially when her addiction wreaks havoc on his life.
Written by: Steven Molaro - teleplay
Eric Kaplan - teleplay
Chuck Lorre - story
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 06-Oct-2008
"THE GRIFFIN EQUIVALENCY"
Raj's ego puts all of his friendships in jeopardy when he gets an inflated sense of self. Newly famous because of an article in a magazine, Raj (series regular KUNAL NAYYAR) makes a disastrous play for Leonard's longtime crush, Penny.
Written by: Bill Prady - story
Chuck Lorre - story
Stephen Engel - teleplay
Tim Doyle - teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 13-Oct-2008
"THE EUCLID ALTERNATIVE"
Leonard and his friends stage an intervention to make Sheldon confront his longstanding fear of driving.
Written by: Bill Prady - story
Steven Molaro - story
Lee Aronsohn - teleplay
Dave Goetsch - teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 20-Oct-2008
"THE COOPER-NOWITZKI THEOREM"
A young grad student's attraction to Sheldon confuses everyone -- including Sheldon himself.
Written by: Stephen Engel - Story
Daley Haggar - Story
Tim Doyle - Teleplay
Richard Rosenstock - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 03-Nov-2008
"THE PANTY PIÑATA POLARIZATION"
Sheldon and Penny engage in a battle of wills as Penny vows to get revenge on Sheldon when he bans her from the apartment for a series of petty infractions.
Written by: Bill Prady - Story
Tim Doyle - Story
Jennifer Glickman - Teleplay
Steven Molaro - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 10-Nov-2008
"THE LIZARD-SPOCK EXPANSION"
Wolowitz (series regular SIMON HELBERG) thinks he's found the love of his life (guest star SARA RUE) -- until she meets Leonard.
Written by: Dave Goetsch - Teleplay
Jennifer Glickman - Teleplay
Bill Prady - Story
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 17-Nov-2008
"THE WHITE ASPARAGUS TRIANGULATION"
Sheldon can barely contain his joy when Leonard starts dating a woman (SARA RUE) who meets Sheldon's exacting standards.
Written by: Dave Goetsch - Story
Steven Molaro - Story
Stephen Engel - Teleplay
Richard Rosenstock - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 24-Nov-2008
"THE VARTABEDIAN CONUNDRUM"
Leonard just can't say no. When his relationship with new girlfriend, Stephanie, starts moving too fast, Leonard turns to Penny for advice.
Written by: Chuck Lorre - Story
Steven Molaro - Story
Bill Prady - Teleplay
Richard Rosenstock - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 08-Dec-2008
"THE BATH ITEM GIFT HYPOTHESIS"
Christmas is a source of stress for Leonard -- whose handsome colleague (MICHAEL TRUCCO) starts dating Penny -- and his friends, who are being tormented by Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette.
Christmas Episode
Written by: Bill Prady - Story
Richard Rosenstock - Story
Stephen Engel - Teleplay
Eric Kaplan - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 15-Dec-2009
"THE KILLER ROBOT INSTABILITY"
When Penny's comment about Wolowitz's love life sends him into a depressed stupor, his friends lose their most important teammate in an upcoming fighting robot competition.
Written by: Bill Prady - Story
Richard Rosenstock - Story
Steven Molaro - Teleplay
Daley Haggar - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 12-Jan-2009
"THE FRIENDSHIP ALGORITHM"
Socially awkward Sheldon develops a scientific procedure for making friends.
Written by: Chuck Lorre - Teleplay
Steven Molaro - Teleplay
Bill Prady - Story
Richard Rosenstock - Story
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 19-Jan-2009
"THE FINANCIAL PERMEABILITY"
Sheldon's "simple" solution to Penny's financial problem leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny's hulking ex-boyfriend, Kurt (guest star BRIAN PATRICK WADE).
Written by: Chuck Lorre - Story
Steven Molaro - Story
Richard Rosenstock - Teleplay
Eric Kaplan - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 02-Feb-2009
"THE MATERNAL CAPACITANCE"
A disastrous visit from Mrs. Hofstadter (special guest star CHRISTINE BARANSKI) brings Leonard and Penny closer together.
Written by: Richard Rosenstock
Steven Molaro
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 09-Feb-2009
"THE CUSHION SATURATION"
A paintball game has surprising consequences for Leonard and his friends when it leads to a fight between Penny and Sheldon -- and romance for Wolowitz and Leslie.
Written by: Chuck Lorre - Story
Bill Prady - Teleplay
Lee Aronsohn - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 02-Mar-2009
"THE TERMINATOR DECOUPLING"
A train trip to San Francisco takes a major detour when Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz and Raj discover that beautiful sci-fi actress SUMMER GLAU ("Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles") is onboard. Nobel Laureate for Physics and "Big Bang" theorist, Dr. George Smoot also makes a cameo.
Written by: Bill Prady - Story
Dave Goetsch - Story
Tim Doyle - Teleplay
Stephen Engel - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 09-Mar-2009
"THE WORK SONG NANOCLUSTER"
Penny's home hair products business becomes a complete nightmare when a caffeine-addled Sheldon takes over.
Written by: Bill Prady - Story
Lee Aronsohn - Story
Dave Goetsch - Teleplay
Richard Rosenstock - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 16-Mar-2009
"THE DEAD HOOKER JUXTAPOSITION"
There's a new queen bee in the building! Penny develops a rivalry with a sexy female neighbor moves in to the building and threatens to become the "new Penny."
Written by: Steven Molaro
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 30-Mar-2009
"THE HOFSTADTER ISOTOPE"
While Stuart (guest star KEVIN SUSSMAN), a fellow comic book-loving pal of the guys, romances Penny, Leonard and Wolowitz venture out into the world of "Ladies' Night" at a local bar.
Written by: Dave Goetsch
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 13-Apr-2009
"THE VEGAS RENORMALIZATION"
Leonard and Koothrappali take a heartbroken Wolowitz to Las Vegas, leaving Sheldon locked out of his apartment and forced to bunk with Penny.
Written by: Jessica Ambrosetti - Story
Nicole Lorre - Story
Andrew Roth - Story
Steven Molaro - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 27-Apr-2009
"THE MONOPOLAR EXPEDITION"
On the second season finale, Leonard and Penny reconsider their feelings for one another. When Leonard and his friends decide to spend the summer working - at the North Pole - Penny is conflicted.
Written by: Eric Kaplan
Richard Rosenstock
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 11-May-2009
"THE CLASSIFIED MATERIALS TURBULENCE"
Things begin to look up for Leonard when Penny makes a surprising revelation on her second date with Stuart (guest star KEVIN SUSSMAN). Meanwhile, Wolowitz enlists his friends' help when he discovers a critical design flaw in his project for NASA.
Written by: Chuck Lorre - Story
Lee Aronsohn - Story
Bill Prady - Teleplay
Steven Molaro - Teleplay
Directed by: Mark Cendrowski
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: 04-May-2009