2024-09-28
A letter written to the teenage Howard by his father, who had deserted the family years earlier, is uncovered in a closet, and the young man is unsure if he wants to read it. Meanwhile, Leonard and Penny host a cocktail party for grown-ups. (Repeat).
The guys' competition for a tenured professorship leads them to shamelessly schmooze committee members, including an HR manager who's had a run-in with Sheldon. (Repeat).
Amy tries to help Sheldon get over his compulsive desire for closure after one of his favorite TV shows is canceled before it reached a satisfying conclusion. Meanwhile, Raj uncovers a secret about the new woman in his life, Lucy. (Repeat).
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The gang helps Ted out when he finds the perfect girl (JoAnna Garcia) is available to date; and Marshall finds a letter he wrote when he was young, and it has a dramatic effect on him. (Repeat).
The friends try to quit smoking; Robin is bothered by a coworker. Harvey Fierstein provides Lily's smoking voice. (Repeat).
An electrical short thaws the last meal that was cooked by Mrs. Wolowitz, and the gang ponders what to do with it, while Sheldon and Leonard's work is featured in a magazine, but only one receives credit. (Repeat).
A speaking engagement at UC Berkeley puts Leonard and Sheldon in a galaxy not too far, far away from their idol George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, and they consider dropping by. Meanwhile, Howard and Bernadette argue over what to do with his Doctor Who TARDIS, so Raj and Amy try to settle things with a game of table tennis. (Repeat).
Dan and Louise take their relationship to the next level and come to appreciate the complexities of aging. Meanwhile, Darlene spends the night in jail and hands off parenting duties to Ben. Mark and a friend work on a class experiment that leaves them both with hickeys, and Becky contemplates marrying Emilio (Repeat).
Darlene and Ben go apartment hunting as they take on the next step in building their life together. Meanwhile, Jackie and Becky take Beverly Rose on a road trip to Mexico to meet her father for the first time, and Dan reluctantly shares his financial troubles with Louise as he struggles with the pending foreclosure of the house. (Repeat).
Davis and Karen trick Emma into cleaning for them; Hank discovers a lost world under the deck of the Ruby; Brent's donation triggers a jealous response from Oscar. (Repeat).
Emma foils Oscar's scheme to get rich quick; Davis borrows Brent's car without telling him why he needs it; Hank becomes Lacey's handyman. (Repeat).
Karen protects a sidewalk at Oscar's behest; Hank coaxes Davis and Brent into seeing a movie with him; Emma wants Lacey to join a women's club, but she has reservations about acclimating to the group. (Repeat).
Season 5 closes as Wanda honors Brent's 40th birthday with a dangerous fireworks display. Elsewhere, Emma and Lacey compete to bake Brent's cake while Brent's plans get derailed by a missing bottle of vintage scotch. (Repeat).
In the Season 6 opener, a competitive-eating contest leaves Davis feeling offended; while Emma basks in music, Oscar tries to get away with a bit too much. (Repeat).
Parents assail Davis after he lets Brent and Lacey sponsor the soccer team; Hank chauffeurs Karen around town; Oscar and Emma find one of Wanda's old tapes. (Repeat).
Sheldon is positively charged with excitement when he hires Professor Proton (Bob Newhart), the host of his favorite childhood TV program, to appear at his apartment. Later, Howard and Bernadette agree to dogsit Raj's pooch, but things don't go as planned. (Repeat).
The women's Vegas vacation is called off, so the men invite them to play Dungeons & Dragons, which has a most unusual effect on Amy and Sheldon. Meanwhile, Raj and Lucy's date goes less than perfectly. (Repeat).
In the Season 6 finale, Leonard is offered a fantastic job opportunity overseas, knocking Penny and Sheldon for a loop. (Repeat).
In the Season 7 premiere, Leonard is away at sea, so Sheldon and Penny spend some time together and spill some revealing secrets. Meanwhile, Howard comes to Raj's aid after his breakup with his girlfriend. (Repeat).
Leonard returns from his North Sea expedition and finds things chilly between him and Sheldon, while Howard's relationship with his mother opens the door to questions about his masculinity. (Repeat).
Raj puts together a scavenger hunt that turns into serious, cutthroat competition among the men and women. (Repeat).
Sheldon is fit to be tied when Amy ruins one of his favorite adventure films, while Leonard finds the key to getting Penny to do his bidding, and Raj and Stuart get creative with their online-dating profiles. (Repeat).
Amy takes a job at Sheldon's university, putting their relationship to the test. (Repeat).
Sheldon makes a major scientific breakthrough, but he feels it may haunt him for the rest of his career, meanwhile, Howard makes a grand romantic gesture to Bernadette, which causes Penny to put more effort into her relationship with Leonard. (Repeat).
When Sheldon's childhood hero, Professor Proton, seeks Leonard's help with an experiment, the slighted Sheldon goes nuclear and decides to get revenge by befriending another TV science guy, Bill Nye. (Repeat).
Leonard fails to stop Sheldon from overreacting after a past slight comes to light, and as punishment Leonard must walk a mile in Sheldon's shoes. Meanwhile, Penny has a run-in with Raj's former girlfriend, Lucy. (Repeat).
Howard's mother has a say when he and Bernadette host Thanksgiving dinner for the gang. (Repeat).
When Sheldon's accidental scientific discovery is disproved, Amy and Leonard try to help him deal with the shame and the disappointment. Meanwhile, Howard and Bernadette open their home to Raj for a week. (Repeat).
Aspiring actress Penny lands a role on "NCIS" and when things don't go as planned, Leonard steps in to help her, prompting Penny to pose an important relationship question to him. Meanwhile, Sheldon works on becoming funny and Raj steps up his "game" when it comes to talking to women. (Repeat).
Sheldon is positively charged with excitement when he hires Professor Proton (Bob Newhart), the host of his favorite childhood TV program, to appear at his apartment. Later, Howard and Bernadette agree to dogsit Raj's pooch, but things don't go as planned. (Repeat).
The women's Vegas vacation is called off, so the men invite them to play Dungeons & Dragons, which has a most unusual effect on Amy and Sheldon. Meanwhile, Raj and Lucy's date goes less than perfectly. (Repeat).
In the Season 6 finale, Leonard is offered a fantastic job opportunity overseas, knocking Penny and Sheldon for a loop. (Repeat).
In the Season 7 premiere, Leonard is away at sea, so Sheldon and Penny spend some time together and spill some revealing secrets. Meanwhile, Howard comes to Raj's aid after his breakup with his girlfriend. (Repeat).
Leonard returns from his North Sea expedition and finds things chilly between him and Sheldon, while Howard's relationship with his mother opens the door to questions about his masculinity. (Repeat).
Raj puts together a scavenger hunt that turns into serious, cutthroat competition among the men and women. (Repeat).
Sheldon is fit to be tied when Amy ruins one of his favorite adventure films, while Leonard finds the key to getting Penny to do his bidding, and Raj and Stuart get creative with their online-dating profiles. (Repeat).
Amy takes a job at Sheldon's university, putting their relationship to the test. (Repeat).