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The Big Bang Theory
Season 2
Second season DVD cover art
Starring
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. The Complete Season DVD was released September 15, 2009, and a Blu-ray version was reissued on July 10, 2012, with remastered surround sound audio, whereas the DVD version only had stereo. Season two starts immediately after the end of season one with Leonard and Penny's date.

Jim Parsons submitted the episode "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" for consideration due to his nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2009, TV Guide ranked the episode the #60 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[1] Christine Baranski submitted the episode "The Maternal Capacitance" for consideration due to her nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards.

Overview

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. Meanwhile, Rajesh manages to briefly apologize to Penny for what he did in "The Griffin Equivalency" without having consumed alcohol.

Cast

Episodes

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

References

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General references