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|ShortSummary = Raj is included in ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's "30 visionaries under 30 years to watch" list for his discovery of the [[trans-Neptunian object]] {{mp|2008 NQ|17}}, sparking jealousy from his friends. Despite Leonard's comments that they need to be supportive, fame soon goes to Raj's head: he receives star treatment from Dr. Gablehauser ([[Mark Harelik]]), gets an assistant, and even invites Penny to ''People's'' reception. After the party, a very intoxicated Raj returns home with Penny, and via webcam introduces her to his parents as his girlfriend; the night ends with Penny leaving and denying being Raj's girlfriend, and with him feeling sick from drinking too much. The following morning, a sober and shy Raj tries to apologize to Penny for his behavior. Although Raj attempts to leave a written note, Penny ultimately forces him to utter a barely audible "Sorry", at which point she forgives him.
|ShortSummary = Raj is included in ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's "30 visionaries under 30 years to watch" list for his discovery of the [[trans-Neptunian object]] {{mp|2008 NQ|17}}, sparking jealousy from his friends. Despite Leonard's comments that they need to be supportive, fame soon goes to Raj's head: he receives star treatment from Dr. Gablehauser ([[Mark Harelik]]), gets an assistant, and even invites Penny to ''People's'' reception. After the party, a very intoxicated Raj returns home with Penny, and via webcam introduces her to his parents as his girlfriend; the night ends with Penny leaving and denying being Raj's girlfriend, and with him feeling sick from drinking too much. The following morning, a sober and shy Raj tries to apologize to Penny for his behavior. Although Raj attempts to leave a written note, Penny ultimately forces him to utter a barely audible "Sorry", at which point she forgives him.


The episode includes a [[cameo appearance]] from [[Charlie Sheen]]; at Penny's restaurant Raj tells a patron that he is going to appear in ''People'' magazine, but the patron, Sheen, turns around and says "Yeah? Call me when you're on the cover."
The episode includes a [[cameo appearance]] from [[Charlie Sheen]]; at [[The Cheesecake Factory]] Raj tells a patron that he is going to appear in ''People'' magazine, but the patron, Sheen, turns around and says "Yeah? Call me when you're on the cover."


'''Title reference''': Sheldon wishing a [[griffin]] as his ideal pet, and considering a substitute for Raj as a friend.
'''Title reference''': Sheldon wishing a [[griffin]] as his ideal pet, and considering a substitute for Raj as a friend.

Revision as of 14:17, 27 February 2012

The Big Bang Theory (season 2)
Season 2
DVD cover art
No. of episodes23
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 22, 2008 (2008-09-22) –
May 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)
Season chronology
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Season 1
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Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory was originally aired on CBS from September 22, 2008 to May 11, 2009 over 23 episodes.

Cast

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory characters
  • Leonard Hofstadter, Ph.D., portrayed by Johnny Galecki, is an experimental physicist with an IQ of 173 who received his doctorate when he was 24 years old. He shares an apartment with colleague and friend Sheldon Cooper and is the straight man of the series.
  • Sheldon Cooper, Ph.D., portrayed by Jim Parsons, is a theoretical physicist. Originally from East Texas, he was a child prodigy, starting college at the age of 11, right after completing the fifth grade. He has an IQ of 187 and exhibits a strict adherence to routine; a lack of understanding of irony, sarcasm and humor; and a complete lack of humility. Leonard describes Sheldon as being "one lab accident away from being a supervillain".
  • Penny, portrayed by Kaley Cuoco, is the attractive, blonde neighbor who lives across the hall from Sheldon and Leonard. She has aspirations of a career in show business, and has been to casting calls and auditions but has not been successful thus far. To pay the bills, she works as a waitress at The Cheesecake Factory. Her last name has never been revealed.
  • Howard Wolowitz, M.Eng., portrayed by Simon Helberg, works as an aerospace engineer. He is Jewish, and lives with his mother. Unlike Sheldon, Leonard, and Raj, Howard lacks a Ph.D. He defends this by pointing out that he has a master's degree in Engineering from MIT and the apparatus he designs are actually built and launched into space, unlike the purely abstract work of his friends. He provides outrageous pick-up lines and fancies himself a ladies man with suitably unimpressed reactions from Penny; however, he has limited success with other women.
  • Rajesh Koothrappali, Ph.D., portrayed by Kunal Nayyar, originally comes from New Delhi, India. Known commonly as "Raj", he works as a particle astrophysicist at Caltech. He is very shy around women and is physically unable to talk to them unless he drinks alcohol. However, he has much better luck with women as opposed to his overly confident best friend Howard.
  • Leslie Winkle, Ph.D., portrayed by Sara Gilbert, is an experimental physicist who has casual sex with both Howard and Leonard during the show's airing. She does not get along well with Sheldon and frequently mocks him.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Big Bang Theory episodes

Season two begins to deal with character development, including Sheldon becoming more and more obsessive. Leonard and Penny's relationship takes a turn for the worse when they break up, but quickly is resolved. Soon their relationship progresses into a stronger friendship than before, while Sheldon and Penny's friendship slowly begins. In the season finale Penny hints at her true feelings for Leonard. Howard's character remains similar to that of season one in his attempts to seduce women, managing to start a short-lived sexual relationship with Leslie Winkle in the second half of the season, while Rajesh manages to briefly apologize to Penny without having consumed alcohol.

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
code 		U.S. viewers
(millions)
181"The Bad Fish Paradigm"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Steven Molaro and David Goetsch
Story: Bill Prady		September 22, 2008 (2008-09-22)3T73519.36[1]
192"The Codpiece Topology"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Bill Prady and Lee Aronsohn
Story: Chuck Lorre		September 29, 2008 (2008-09-29)3T73528.76[2]
203"The Barbarian Sublimation"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Steve Molaro and Eric Kaplan
Story: Nicole Lorre		October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)3T73539.33[3]
214"The Griffin Equivalency"Mark CendrowskiStory: Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady
Teleplay: Stephen Engel and Tim Doyle		October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)3T73549.36[4]
225"The Euclid Alternative"Mark CendrowskiStory: Lee Aronsohn and David Goetsch
Teleplay: Steven Molaro and Bill Prady		October 20, 2008 (2008-10-20)3T73559.28[5]
236"The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem"Mark CendrowskiStory: Stephen Engel and Daley Haggar
Teleplay: Tim Doyle and Richard Rosenstock		November 3, 2008 (2008-11-03)3T73569.67[6]
247"The Panty Piñata Polarization"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Jennifer Glickman and Steven Molaro
Story: Bill Prady and Tim Doyle		November 10, 2008 (2008-11-10)3T735710.01[7]
258"The Lizard-Spock Expansion"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Jennifer Glickman and David Goetsch
Story: Bill Prady		November 17, 2008 (2008-11-17)3T73589.76[8]
269"The White Asparagus Triangulation"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Stephen Engel and Richard Rosenstock
Story: David Goetsch and Steven Molaro		November 24, 2008 (2008-11-24)3T735910.19[9]
2710"The Vartabedian Conundrum"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Richard Rosenstock and Bill Prady
Story: Steven Molaro and Chuck Lorre		December 8, 2008 (2008-12-08)3T736010.80[10]
2811"The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Eric Kaplan and Stephen Engel
Story: Richard Rosenstock and Bill Prady		December 15, 2008 (2008-12-15)3T736111.42[11]
2912"The Killer Robot Instability"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Daley Haggar and Steven Molaro
Story: Richard Rosenstock and Bill Prady		January 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)3T736211.81[12]
3013"The Friendship Algorithm"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro
Story: Bill Prady and Richard Rosenstock		January 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)3T736311.10[13]
3114"The Financial Permeability"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Richard Rosenstock and Eric Kaplan
Story: Chuck Lorre and Steven Molaro		February 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)3T736410.89[14]
3215"The Maternal Capacitance"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Richard Rosenstock and Steven Molaro
Story: Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady		February 9, 2009 (2009-02-09)3T736513.11[15]
3316"The Cushion Saturation"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Bill Prady and Lee Aronsohn
Story: Chuck Lorre		March 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)3T736610.94[16]
3417"The Terminator Decoupling"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Tim Doyle and Stephen Engel
Story: Bill Prady and Dave Goetsch		March 9, 2009 (2009-03-09)3T73679.46[17]
3518"The Work Song Nanocluster"Peter ChakosTeleplay: Dave Goetsch and Richard Rosenstock
Story: Bill Prady and Lee Aronsohn		March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)3T73689.76[18]
3619"The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition"Mark CendrowskiSteven MolaroMarch 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)3T73699.77[19]
3720"The Hofstadter Isotope"Mark CendrowskiDavid GoetschApril 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)3T737010.13[20]
3821"The Vegas Renormalization"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Steven Molaro
Story: Jessica Ambrosetti, Nicole Lorre and Andrew Roth		April 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)3T73719.31[21]
3922"The Classified Materials Turbulence"Mark CendrowskiTeleplay: Bill Prady and Steven Molaro
Story: Chuck Lorre and Lee Aronsohn		May 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)3T73739.25[22]
4023"The Monopolar Expedition"Mark CendrowskiEric Kaplan and Richard RosenstockMay 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)3T73729.81[23]

Notes

  1. ^ Seidman, Robert (September 23, 2008). "Ratings Monday, September 22: First Night Wins to ABC, CBS and NBC". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  2. ^ Seidman, Robert (September 30, 2008). "Monday Night Ratings: Wins for ABC, CBS and NBC". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  3. ^ Gorman, Bill (October 7, 2008). "TV Ratings Monday: Dancing With the Stars, Two And A Half Men, Heroes Winners". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  4. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 14, 2008). "Monday Night Ratings: Dancing With the Stars, Two and a Half Men Lead Night". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  5. ^ Seidman, Robert (October 21, 2008). "Monday Night Ratings: Chuck, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Languish". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  6. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 11, 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows, November 3–9". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  7. ^ Gorman, Bill (November 11, 2008). ""The Big Bang Theory" Getting Bigger... Ratings Bang Getting Louder". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  8. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 25, 2008). "Top CBS Primetime Shows November 17–23, 2008". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  9. ^ Seidman, Robert (November 25, 2008). "Monday Nielsen Ratings: Heroes Stabalizes, Sarah Connor Fades". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  10. ^ Seidman, Robert (December 9, 2008). "Monday Ratings: CBS is king of comedy, Denny Crane bids farewell". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  11. ^ Seidman, Robert (December 16, 2008). "Updated Monday Ratings: Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother continue climb". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  12. ^ Seidman, Robert (January 13, 2009). "Monday Ratings: Two and a Half Men and 24 rule Monday night". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  13. ^ Gorman, Bill (January 20, 2009). "Monday Ratings: House + 24 = Win". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  14. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 3, 2009). "Monday Ratings: Super Bowl promotions don't help NBC's ratings woes". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  15. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 10, 2009). "Loud BANG at 9:30pm". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  16. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 3, 2009). "Monday Ratings: The Bachelor stands tall above the crowd". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  17. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 10, 2009). "Monday Ratings: Dancing with the Stars returns bigger than before". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  18. ^ Seidman, Robert (March 17, 2009). "Monday Ratings: Dancing with the Stars propels ABC to top". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  19. ^ Gorman, Bill (March 31, 2009). "Monday Ratings: Fox and ABC Tie At The Top Lead By House, Dancing With The Stars". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  20. ^ Seidman, Robert (April 14, 2009). "Monday Ratings: FOX and CBS battle for youth, Castle slips". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  21. ^ Seidman, Robert (April 28, 2009). "Updated Monday Ratings: Chuck, Heroes finales, Castle hanging on?". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  22. ^ Gorman, Bill (May 7, 2009). "ABC Wins As Castle Surges After Dancing". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  23. ^ Seidman, Robert (May 12, 2010). "Monday Ratings: House wins, Castle hangs on". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

References

"Shows A-Z - big bang theory, the on CBS". the Futon Critic. Retrieved May 16, 2010.

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