The Big Bang Theory (season 1)
The Big Bang Theory's first season began on September 24, 2007. It ended on May 19, 2008. It has 17 episodes.
Episodes
[change | change source]Dr. Leonard Hofstadter (from New Jersey) and Dr. Sheldon Cooper (from Texas) are physicists. In the first episode, Penny moves to the apartment across the hall from them. Penny is a waitress from Nebraska. Leonard wants to start a relationship with her but she wants to be friends.
Howard Wolowitz is an engineer. He enjoys sex but does not want a relationship. Dr. Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist from India. He has selective mutism — he cannot talk to women.
| Episode number |
Title | Director | Writer | First shown | Production code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | James Burrows | Chuck Loree & Bill Prady | 24 September 2007 | 276023 | 9.52[1] |
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Sheldon and Leonard have a new neighbor called Penny. Leonard likes her but Sheldon does not. Leonard invites Penny to have lunch. She asks to use his shower, because her shower is broken. After her shower, she meets Howard and Raj. Howard tries to flirt with her. Raj is not able to speak to her. Penny asks Leonard to get her television from her ex-boyfriend Kurt. But Kurt is a bully and takes off Leonard and Sheldon's pants. Penny feels bad and goes to dinner with the guys. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Big Bran Hypothesis" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady, Robert Cohen & Dave Goetsch | 1 October 2007 | 3T6601 | 8.58[2] |
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Furniture comes from Penny in the mail. Leonard and Sheldon move it to her apartment. Sheldon sees Penny's apartment is untidy. This makes him very unhappy. He cannot sleep and goes into her apartment at night. He cleans and organizes it. Penny is very angry at Sheldon. He tries to apologize but makes her more upset. Penny talks to Raj and forgives Sheldon. | ||||||
| 3 | "The Fuzzy Boots Corollary" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady & Steven Molaro | 8 October 2007 | 3T6602 | 8.36[3] |
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Leonard sees Penny kissing a man. He asks out a woman called Leslie but she does not like him. Leonard becomes unhappy and Sheldon tells him that Penny did not actually reject him. Leonard asks Penny to go to dinner with him and she does. But Penny does not know it is a date and thinks Sheldon, Howard and Raj will be there. Leonard lies and tells Penny that the others will not be able to come to the meal. Leonard has fun but then he hurts himself by banging his head on the table. Penny takes him home. | ||||||
| 4 | "The Luminous Fish Effect" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady, David Litt & Lee Aronsohn | 15 October 2007 | 3T6603 | 8.15[4] |
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Sheldon is fired when he insults his new boss, Dr. Eric Gablehauser. Sheldon tries to find a new job. He tries to improve scrambled eggs, make luminous fish and buys a loom. Leonard is concerned and talks to Sheldon's mother, Mary. She is a devout Christian and comes over to comfort Sheldon. She makes him apologize to Dr. Gablehauser. Mary is a widow and flirts with Dr. Gablehauser. Because of this, Sheldon gets his job back. | ||||||
| 5 | "The Hamburger Postulate" | Andrew D. Weyman | Jennifer Glickman, Dave Goetsch & Steven Molaro | October 22, 2007 | 3T6604 | 8.81[5] |
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Penny works at the Cheesecake Factory. Her friends go there to eat. They meet Leslie Winkle (Sara Gilbert). She is in a string quartet and they need a new cellist. Leonard plays the cello and joins the quartet. They practice in his apartment. After, Leslie and Leonard have sex. Sheldon and Penny find out that Leslie and Leonard have had sex. Sheldon is not happy but Penny is. Leonard talks to Leslie about their relationship. Leonard wants a long term relationship. Leslie wants a one-night stand. They break up. | ||||||
| 6 | "The Middle-Earth Paradigm" | Mark Cendrowski | Dave Goetch, David Litt & Robert Cohen | October 29, 2007 | 3T6605 | 8.92[6] |
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Penny invites her friends to her Halloween party. They are not very happy. Howard goes as Robin Hood but looks like Peter Pan. Sheldon goes as the Doppler effect but people do not understand it. Raj cannot speak to women. Kurt is Penny's ex-boyfriend. He is at the party. He is very rude to Leonard. Leonard goes home. Later, Penny talks to him. They kiss. | ||||||
| 7 | "The Dumpling Paradox" | Mark Cendrowski | Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady, Lee Aronsohn & Jennifer Glickman | November 5, 2007 | 3T6606 | 9.68[7] |
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Penny's friend Christy (Brooke D'Orsay) is in town. Christy sleeps with Howard. Penny has to sleep in Sheldon and Leonard's apartment. Howard and Christy are in a relationship. Sheldon is unhappy, because he does not like change. Christy has an argument with Howard's mother. Howard and Christy break up. | ||||||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Gorman, Bill (October 3, 2007). "Nielsen Top 20 New Shows TV Ratings, Sept 24–30". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on August 22, 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (October 2, 2007). "Nielsen Overnight TV Ratings, Monday Oct 1". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 12, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (October 9, 2007). "Cuban Dancing to the Top? ABC Wins". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 12, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (October 16, 2007). "Overnight Results Monday 10/15: ABC Dances on Top". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 12, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Weekly Program Rankings (Wk of 10/22)" (Press release). ABC Medianet. October 30, 2007. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (October 30, 2007). "Overnight Results 10/29: ABC Dancing on Mondays". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on July 7, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert (November 6, 2007). "Overnight Results 11/5: Dance, Dance, Dance". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved June 12, 2010.