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'''Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter''' is a fictional character on the [[CBS]] television series ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', portrayed by actor [[Johnny Galecki]].
'''Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter''' is a fictional character on the [[CBS]] television series ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'', portrayed by actor [[Johnny Galecki]]. Originally from [[New Jersey]], he is a [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] experimental [[physicist]] who shares an apartment with Dr. [[Sheldon Cooper]] in [[Pasadena, California]], in a building where the [[elevator]] always seems to be out of order. His work often includes the use of [[laser]]s, such as a [[helium-neon laser]] or [[free electron laser]], and his research topics have varied from [[Bose-Einstein condensate]]s to [[cosmic ray|soft cosmic ray]]s at sea level. Leonard designs experiments in order to prove theories but, according to the cynical Sheldon, his work is mostly derivative and thus unimportant, just as his attempts to disprove the existence of [[dark matter]] were made moot by the work of another physicist. Yet, he resolved the latter by helping to solidify proof of the hypothetical matter's existence with a [[photomultiplier]], was invited as keynote speaker to a topical conference by the Institute of Experimental Physics for his successful research on [[supersolid]]s and has showed diverse knowledge of [[theoretical physics]]. He is the [[Double act|straight man]] of the series. The writers have toyed with a romance between him and neighbor [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory character)|Penny]], with their [[unresolved sexual tension]] being a major force for drama. Show creator Chuck Lorre named Leonard after Nobel prize winner [[Robert Hofstadter]] and actor/producer [[Sheldon Leonard]]. Within the storyline, Leonard says his middle name comes from famed archeologist [[Louis Leakey]],<ref name="S01E06">{{cite episode|title=The Middle-Earth Paradigm|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=October 29, 2007|season=1|number=6}}</ref> with whom Leonard's father had supposedly worked.


Leonard shares an apartment with colleague and friend [[Sheldon Cooper]]. They live across the hallway from [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory)|Penny]].
==Summary==
Indicated to be proficient in literature, history, and science, Leonard possesses the ability to solve a literature-based crossword puzzle in seconds.<ref name="S01E01">{{cite episode|title=Pilot|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=September 24, 2007|season=1|number=1}}</ref> With an IQ of 173,<ref name="S01E01"/><ref name="S01E11">{{cite episode|title=The Pancake Batter Anomaly|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=March 31, 2008|season=1|number=11}}</ref> he was 24 years old when he received his PhD.<ref name="S01E13">{{cite episode|title=The Bat Jar Conjecture|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=April 21, 2008|season=1|number=13}}</ref> Leonard is sweet but sarcastic, as well as shy and a bit neurotic. Knowing Sheldon best, Leonard must serve as mediator between Sheldon and others in many situations, but generally he is not willing to take the blame for others' wrongdoings. Further, Leonard believes Penny should just "knuckle under" Sheldon's behavior.<ref name="S02E07">{{cite episode|title=The Panty Piñata Polarization|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=November 10, 2008|season=2|number=7}}</ref> He is usually seen wearing his characteristic black framed glasses (even if in costume), neutral colored sweat jackets, brown trousers, and physics-themed t-shirts. His [[lactose-intolerance]] is the subject of many jokes and discussions. <!-- One of his personal affects is holding his head high when he speaks. -->


Leonard is the [[Double act|straight man]] of the series. The writers have toyed with a romance between him and neighbor [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory character)|Penny]], with their [[unresolved sexual tension]] being a major force for drama.
Leonard feels at home with his genius colleagues, but wants more socially. He is reluctant to let their neighbor, [[Penny_(The_Big_Bang_Theory_character)|Penny]], know about his recreational activities (such as [[Klingon language|Klingon]] [[Boggle]]) as he does not like to be seen as a [[nerd]]. While certainly a nerd by most definitions, he is much less socially awkward than Sheldon. He also dislikes his friends' habit of rattling off different trivial facts, something to which all his peers enjoy both listening and participating. He is quick to try new things apart from his nerd friends and, between Sheldon and him, is the only one who feels that he "should do something" when Penny begins to recount her recent breakup. Despite his attempts to reject his nerd status, Leonard owns, among other things, ''[[Star Wars]]'' hygiene products,<ref name="S01E01" /> an expansive [[Superman]] comic collection and a ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' Colonial warrior's flight suit. When he is nervous, Leonard has the tendency to blurt out the wrong things in front of women, such as when he's trying to invite Penny to lunch and mentions that [[curry]] is a natural [[laxative]].<ref name="S01E01" /> In a similar geeky fashion, if Leonard is focusing on a problem of scientific interest, or intently playing ''[[Halo 3]]'', he is oblivious to the advances of women, just like his friends<ref name="S01E02">{{cite episode|title=The Big Bran Hypothesis|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=October 1, 2007|season=1|number=2}}</ref>; however, on one occasion he thought he heard Penny, but just as readily dismissed it.<ref name="S01E07">{{cite episode|title=The Dumpling Paradox|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=November 5, 2007|season=1|number=7}}</ref>


John Galecki's character is named after actor/producer [[Sheldon Leonard]] and [[Nobel prize]] winner [[Robert Hofstadter]].{{citation-needed}}
Since living with Sheldon, Leonard has been involved with a handful of women. The first was Joyce Kim, who defected to [[North Korea]] after 27 days with Leonard sometime before the show began. He then participated in two short-lived [[casual sex|sexual encounters]] with Leslie Winkle.<ref name="S01E05">{{cite episode|title=The Hamburger Postulate|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=October 22, 2007|season=1|number=6}}</ref> He also falls head over heels for Penny within seconds of spotting her. While at first it seems like lust rather than love, by the end of their first encounter with Penny, Leonard announces to Sheldon that "our babies will be smart ''and'' beautiful"<ref name="S01E01" /> (Sheldon quickly adds that they will also be imaginary). At the season one finale, he and Penny have their first date. Though both are skeptical, Leonard ends up giving Penny a very passionate kiss. However, a serious relationship is hampered by insecurities between the two and constant interference from his friends. He is thereafter in a relationship with Dr. Stephanie Barnett ([[Sara Rue]]) for a short time. After they break up, Leonard comes very close to having sex with Penny at one point (to the point of them making out in bed), but ruins it by stating they are having sex because of their own insecurities. In the third season, he and Penny start a romantic relationship, which is questioned by Leonard and his pals.<ref name="S03E05">{{cite episode|title=The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=October 19, 2009|season=3|number=5}}</ref>


== Personality ==
Throughout the show's course, it has been mentioned that Leonard has a number of health problems. The malady mentioned most often is [[lactose intolerance]]; eating any sort of dairy product causes Leonard to produce a [[Flatulence|toxic gas]] that, according to Sheldon, could be used by the military as a chemical weapon. He also has the inability to process corn, something that Sheldon tells Penny practically the first time they meet. Leonard wears glasses because of [[myopia]]. In "[[The Pancake Batter Anomaly]]", he is forced to hold his [[mobile phone]] very close to his eyes after breaking his glasses in the cinema. Sheldon also says at various points in the show that Leonard suffers from [[sleep apnea]] and gets [[carsick]] unless he sits in the front seat.


Originally from [[New Jersey]], Leonard is a [[California Institute of Technology|Caltech]] experimental [[physicist]] who shares an apartment with [[Sheldon Cooper]] in [[Pasadena, California]].
Leonard's mother Beverly<ref name="S02E15">{{cite episode|title=The Maternal Capacitance|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=February 9, 2009|season=2|number=15}}</ref> (played by [[Christine Baranski]], who was nominated for an Emmy Award for Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for this role in 2009), whom he dreads, is primarily a [[neuroscientist]] but she's also a [[psychiatrist]]. She is not impressed with Leonard's unoriginal research, nor is she impressed by the accomplishments of his successful siblings, as his brother is a [[Harvard University|Harvard]] law professor and his sister is a cutting-edge medical researcher working with [[gibbon]]s to cure diabetes. When asked if she is proud of her children's accomplishments she simply stated "Why would I be? They're not my accomplishments". Due to his mother's views, he never celebrated any of his birthdays until Penny reproached the matter. She has a mentality almost identical to Sheldon, whom she gets along with much better than her own son.
He is usually seen wearing his characteristic black framed [[glasses]], neutral colored sweat [[jacket]]s, brown trousers, and physics-themed t-shirts.


Although Leonard feels at home with his [[geek]] colleagues, he wants more socially.
Leonard's brother, Michael Hofstadter, is a [[Harvard University|Harvard]] law professor and is engaged to the youngest appellatee court judges in New Jersey history. She has also won 3 Olympic bronze medals.
He is instantly captivated by the presence of [[Penny (The Big Bang Theory)|Penny]], and from the beginning sets to conquer her.<ref name="S01E01">{{cite episode|title=Pilot|episodelink=List of The Big Bang Theory episodes#ep1|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=September 24, 2007|season=1|number=1 (1)}}</ref>


In the early episodes, Leonard is reluctant to let Penny know about his recreational activities (such as ''[[Klingon language|Klingon]]'' [[Boggle]]) as he does not like to be seen as a [[nerd]] by her.
==See also==
While certainly a nerd by most definitions, he is much less socially awkward than [[Sheldon Cooper|Sheldon]], and even [[Howard Wolowitz|Howard]] (who is too "creepy") and [[Rajesh Koothrappali|Raj]] (who can't talk to women).
*[[The Big Bang Theory]]

Despite his attempts to reject his nerd status, Leonard owns, among other things, ''[[Star Wars]]'' hygiene products, an expansive [[Superman]] comic book collection and a ''[[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'' Colonial warrior's flight suit.
Early in the series, Leonard tried to get rid of his [[collectable]]s to show maturity and impress Penny. However, Leonard changed his mind when he saw Penny was already [[dating]] another man.<ref name="S01E14">{{cite episode|title=The Nerdvana Annihilation|episodelink=List of The Big Bang Theory episodes#ep14|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=April 28, 2008|season=1|number=14 (14)}}</ref>

Knowing Sheldon best, Leonard is obligated to serve as a mediator between Sheldon and other people in many situations. For instance, when Penny and Sheldon engaged in fierce dispute, Leonard gave Penny the phone number of Sheldon's mother so she would get scold Sheldon thus ending.<ref name="S02E07">{{cite episode|title=The Panty Piñata Polarization|episodelink=List of The Big Bang Theory episodes#ep24|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=November 10, 2008|season=2|number=7 (24)}}</ref>

Throughout the show's course, it has been mentioned that Leonard has a number of health problems.
The malady mentioned most often is his [[lactose intolerance]]; eating any sort of [[dairy]] product causes Leonard to produce a [[Flatulence|toxic gas]] that, according to Sheldon, could be used by the military as a [[chemical weapon]].
Leonard also wears glasses because of [[myopia]], and practically cannot see without them.<ref name="S01E11">{{cite episode|title=The Pancake Batter Anomaly|episodelink=List of The Big Bang Theory episodes#ep11|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=March 31, 2008|season=1|number=11 (11)}}</ref>
At various points in the show, Sheldon also says that Leonard suffers from [[sleep apnea]] and gets [[carsick]] unless he sits in the front seat.

== Family ==

All of the members of Leonard's family are accomplished scientists.

His mother, [[List of characters in The Big Bang Theory#Recurrent characters|Dr. Beverly Hofstadter]], is a [[psychiatrist]] and [[neuroscientist]] who has a personality almost identical to [[Sheldon Cooper|Sheldon's]], including strict speech patterns, lack of social conventions, and attention to detail, and is principally responsible for the difficult childhood Leonard had.

Due to his mother's views, Leonard never celebrated his [[birthday]] when he was a child,<ref name="S01E16">{{cite episode|title=The Peanut Reaction}}</ref> and when she visited him she was not impressed with Leonard's unoriginal research. Leonard mentioned to Penny that when he was young he built a "hugging machine" in order to compensate for the lack of affection from his mother.<ref name="S02E15"/>

Beverly also mentioned that Leonard's brother and sister are more successful in their respective fields than he is.
According to Beverly, Leonard's brother, Michael, is a [[Harvard University|Harvard]] law professor and is engaged to the youngest appellatee court judges in [[New Jersey]] history, and Leonard's sister is a cutting-edge medical researcher working with [[gibbon]]s to cure [[diabetes]].<ref name="S02E15">{{cite episode|title=The Maternal Capacitance|episodelink=List of The Big Bang Theory episodes#ep32|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=February 9, 2009|season=2|number=15 (32)}}</ref>

Leonard's father is briefly mentioned as an [[anthropologist]].
Sheldon mentioned that Leonard's middle name, Leakey, comes from famed [[archaeologist]] [[Louis Leakey]], with whom Leonard's father had worked.<ref name="S01E06">{{cite episode|title=The Middle Earth Paradigm|episodelink=List of The Big Bang Theory episodes#ep6|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=October 29, 2007|season=1|number=6 (6)}}</ref>

== Work ==

With an [[intelligence quotient|IQ]] of 173,<ref name="S01E01"/><ref name="S01E11">{{cite episode|title=The Pancake Batter Anomaly|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=March 31, 2008|season=1|number=11 (11)}}</ref> Leonard was 24 years old when he received his [[doctorate|Ph.D]].<ref name="S01E13">{{cite episode|title=The Bat Jar Conjecture|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=April 21, 2008|season=1|number=13 (13)}}</ref>

Leonard works as an experimental physicist. His work often includes the use of [[laser]]s, such as a [[helium-neon laser]] or [[free electron laser]], and his research topics have varied from [[Bose-Einstein condensate]]s to [[cosmic ray|soft cosmic ray]]s at sea level.

Leonard designs experiments in order to prove theories but, according to the cynical [[Sheldon Cooper|Sheldon]], his work is mostly derivative and thus unimportant.

His attempts to disprove the existence of [[dark matter]] were made moot by the work of another physicist. Yet, he resolved the latter by helping to solidify proof of the hypothetical matter's existence with a [[photomultiplier]], was invited as keynote speaker to a topical conference by the Institute of Experimental Physics for his successful research on [[supersolid]]s and has showed diverse knowledge of [[theoretical physics]].

== Relationships ==

Being a nerd, Leonard is usually shy around women but, unlike [[Sheldon Cooper|Sheldon]], he actually cares about having a [[girlfriend]].

Leonard falls head over heels for Penny within seconds of spotting her. While at first it seems like lust rather than love, by the end of their first encounter with Penny, Leonard announces to Sheldon that "our babies will be smart ''and'' beautiful"<ref name="S01E01"/>

One of the first relationships in which Leonard was involved was with [[List of characters in The Big Bang Theory#Other characters|Joyce Kim]].
She is never seen, but many times Leonard friends recall that they were together for only 27 days, after which Joyce defected to [[North Korea]].<ref name="S02E09">{{cite episode|title=The White Asparagus Triangulation}}</ref>

After being unsuccessful with Penny, Leonard participated in two short-lived [[casual sex|sexual encounters]] with [[Leslie Winkle]].<ref name="S01E05">{{cite episode|title=The Hamburger Postulate|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=October 22, 2007|season=1|number=5 (5)}}</ref><ref name="S02E02">{{cite episode|title=The Codpiece Topology}}</ref>

At the season one [[season finale|finale]], he and Penny have their first date. Though both are skeptical, Leonard ends up giving Penny a very passionate kiss. However, a serious relationship is hampered by insecurities between the two and constant interference from his friends.

He is thereafter in a relationship with Dr. Stephanie Barnett ([[Sara Rue]]) for a short time.

After they break up, Leonard comes very close to having sex with Penny at one point, but ruins it by stating they are having sex because of their own insecurities.

In the third season, he and Penny start a romantic relationship, which is questioned by Leonard and his pals.<ref name="S03E05">{{cite episode|title=The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary|series=The Big Bang Theory|serieslink=The Big Bang Theory|airdate=October 19, 2009|season=3|number=5}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Sheldon Cooper]]
*[[Sheldon Cooper]]
*[[Penny (The Big Bang Theory)|Penny]]
*[[Howard Wolowitz]]
*[[Howard Wolowitz]]
*[[Rajesh Koothrappali]]
*[[Rajesh Koothrappali]]
*[[Penny (The Big Bang Theory character)|Penny]]
*[[List of characters in The Big Bang Theory]]
*[[List of The Big Bang Theory episodes]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 04:35, 2 January 2010

Leonard Hofstadter, PhD
Johnny Galecki as Dr. Leonard Hofstadter
First appearance"Pilot"
Portrayed byJohnny Galecki
IQ173
In-universe information
GenderMale
TitleDr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter, PhD
OccupationExperimental physicist
FamilyBeverly Hofstadter (mother), Michael (young brother), unnamed father and sister
NationalityAmerican

Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstadter is a fictional character on the CBS television series The Big Bang Theory, portrayed by actor Johnny Galecki.

Leonard shares an apartment with colleague and friend Sheldon Cooper. They live across the hallway from Penny.

Leonard is the straight man of the series. The writers have toyed with a romance between him and neighbor Penny, with their unresolved sexual tension being a major force for drama.

John Galecki's character is named after actor/producer Sheldon Leonard and Nobel prize winner Robert Hofstadter.[citation needed]

Personality

Originally from New Jersey, Leonard is a Caltech experimental physicist who shares an apartment with Sheldon Cooper in Pasadena, California. He is usually seen wearing his characteristic black framed glasses, neutral colored sweat jackets, brown trousers, and physics-themed t-shirts.

Although Leonard feels at home with his geek colleagues, he wants more socially. He is instantly captivated by the presence of Penny, and from the beginning sets to conquer her.[1]

In the early episodes, Leonard is reluctant to let Penny know about his recreational activities (such as Klingon Boggle) as he does not like to be seen as a nerd by her. While certainly a nerd by most definitions, he is much less socially awkward than Sheldon, and even Howard (who is too "creepy") and Raj (who can't talk to women).

Despite his attempts to reject his nerd status, Leonard owns, among other things, Star Wars hygiene products, an expansive Superman comic book collection and a Battlestar Galactica Colonial warrior's flight suit. Early in the series, Leonard tried to get rid of his collectables to show maturity and impress Penny. However, Leonard changed his mind when he saw Penny was already dating another man.[2]

Knowing Sheldon best, Leonard is obligated to serve as a mediator between Sheldon and other people in many situations. For instance, when Penny and Sheldon engaged in fierce dispute, Leonard gave Penny the phone number of Sheldon's mother so she would get scold Sheldon thus ending.[3]

Throughout the show's course, it has been mentioned that Leonard has a number of health problems. The malady mentioned most often is his lactose intolerance; eating any sort of dairy product causes Leonard to produce a toxic gas that, according to Sheldon, could be used by the military as a chemical weapon. Leonard also wears glasses because of myopia, and practically cannot see without them.[4] At various points in the show, Sheldon also says that Leonard suffers from sleep apnea and gets carsick unless he sits in the front seat.

Family

All of the members of Leonard's family are accomplished scientists.

His mother, Dr. Beverly Hofstadter, is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist who has a personality almost identical to Sheldon's, including strict speech patterns, lack of social conventions, and attention to detail, and is principally responsible for the difficult childhood Leonard had.

Due to his mother's views, Leonard never celebrated his birthday when he was a child,[5] and when she visited him she was not impressed with Leonard's unoriginal research. Leonard mentioned to Penny that when he was young he built a "hugging machine" in order to compensate for the lack of affection from his mother.[6]

Beverly also mentioned that Leonard's brother and sister are more successful in their respective fields than he is. According to Beverly, Leonard's brother, Michael, is a Harvard law professor and is engaged to the youngest appellatee court judges in New Jersey history, and Leonard's sister is a cutting-edge medical researcher working with gibbons to cure diabetes.[6]

Leonard's father is briefly mentioned as an anthropologist. Sheldon mentioned that Leonard's middle name, Leakey, comes from famed archaeologist Louis Leakey, with whom Leonard's father had worked.[7]

Work

With an IQ of 173,[1][4] Leonard was 24 years old when he received his Ph.D.[8]

Leonard works as an experimental physicist. His work often includes the use of lasers, such as a helium-neon laser or free electron laser, and his research topics have varied from Bose-Einstein condensates to soft cosmic rays at sea level.

Leonard designs experiments in order to prove theories but, according to the cynical Sheldon, his work is mostly derivative and thus unimportant.

His attempts to disprove the existence of dark matter were made moot by the work of another physicist. Yet, he resolved the latter by helping to solidify proof of the hypothetical matter's existence with a photomultiplier, was invited as keynote speaker to a topical conference by the Institute of Experimental Physics for his successful research on supersolids and has showed diverse knowledge of theoretical physics.

Relationships

Being a nerd, Leonard is usually shy around women but, unlike Sheldon, he actually cares about having a girlfriend.

Leonard falls head over heels for Penny within seconds of spotting her. While at first it seems like lust rather than love, by the end of their first encounter with Penny, Leonard announces to Sheldon that "our babies will be smart and beautiful"[1]

One of the first relationships in which Leonard was involved was with Joyce Kim. She is never seen, but many times Leonard friends recall that they were together for only 27 days, after which Joyce defected to North Korea.[9]

After being unsuccessful with Penny, Leonard participated in two short-lived sexual encounters with Leslie Winkle.[10][11]

At the season one finale, he and Penny have their first date. Though both are skeptical, Leonard ends up giving Penny a very passionate kiss. However, a serious relationship is hampered by insecurities between the two and constant interference from his friends.

He is thereafter in a relationship with Dr. Stephanie Barnett (Sara Rue) for a short time.

After they break up, Leonard comes very close to having sex with Penny at one point, but ruins it by stating they are having sex because of their own insecurities.

In the third season, he and Penny start a romantic relationship, which is questioned by Leonard and his pals.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pilot". The Big Bang Theory. Season 1. Episode 1 (1). September 24, 2007. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "The Nerdvana Annihilation". The Big Bang Theory. Season 1. Episode 14 (14). April 28, 2008. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "The Panty Piñata Polarization". The Big Bang Theory. Season 2. Episode 7 (24). November 10, 2008. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "The Pancake Batter Anomaly". The Big Bang Theory. Season 1. Episode 11 (11). March 31, 2008. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help) Cite error: The named reference "S01E11" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ "The Peanut Reaction". {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  6. ^ a b "The Maternal Capacitance". The Big Bang Theory. Season 2. Episode 15 (32). February 9, 2009. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "The Middle Earth Paradigm". The Big Bang Theory. Season 1. Episode 6 (6). October 29, 2007. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |episodelink= ignored (|episode-link= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "The Bat Jar Conjecture". The Big Bang Theory. Season 1. Episode 13 (13). April 21, 2008. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "The White Asparagus Triangulation". {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  10. ^ "The Hamburger Postulate". The Big Bang Theory. Season 1. Episode 5 (5). October 22, 2007. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "The Codpiece Topology". {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  12. ^ "The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary". The Big Bang Theory. Season 3. Episode 5. October 19, 2009. {{cite episode}}: Unknown parameter |serieslink= ignored (|series-link= suggested) (help)
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