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Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper are both brilliant physicists working at Cal Tech in Pasadena, California. They are colleagues, best friends, and roommates, although in all capacities their relationship is always tested primarily by Sheldon's regimented, deeply eccentric, and non-conventional ways. They are also friends with their Cal Tech colleagues mechanical engineer Howard Wolowitz and astrophysicist Rajesh Koothrappali. The foursome spend their time working on their individual work projects, playing video games, watching science-fiction movies, or reading comic books. As they are self-professed nerds, all have little or no luck with women. When Penny, a pretty woman and an aspiring actress from Omaha, moves into the apartment across the hall from Leonard and Sheldon's, Leonard has another aspiration in life, namely to get Penny to be his girlfriend.
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When beauty meets the brains.
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The full names and occupations of the characters are as follows: Dr. Leonard Leakey Hofstader, Ph.D., Experimental Physicist (played by
Johnny Galecki); Dr. Sheldon Lee Cooper, B.S., M.S., M.A., Ph.D., Sc.D., Theoretical Physicist (played by
Jim Parsons); Howard Joel Wolowitz, M.Eng, Aerospace Engineer (played by
Simon Helberg); Dr. Rajesh Ramayan Koothrappali, Ph.D., Astrophysics (played by
Kunal Nayyar); Dr. Bernadette Mary Ann Rostenkowski Wolowitz, Ph.D., Microbiology (played by
Melissa Rauch); and Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, Ph.D., Neurobiology (played by
Mayim Bialik). Penny (
Kaley Cuoco), high school graduate, working on her Associates Degree at Pasadena Junior College, actress, waitress, pharmaceutical sales rep, last name was never revealed.
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Goofs
In Season 7, (708) everyone has Thanksgiving at the Wollowitz home (Penny learns she's married to Zach.) Raj is in the kitchen cooking as Mrs. Wollowitz is bedridden from Gout. ("Did someone say pie?") and the refrigerator doors open with hinges on the RIGHT so the camera can't film it's contents. In Season 8, (818) a power failure causes all of Howard's late mother's cooking to thaw, creating a strong emotional reaction from Howard. They decide to have everyone over for one last Mrs. Wollowitz meal. The same pale yellow refrigerator now is hinged on the left side so that the camera can film the inside of the freezer, filled with Brisket, Kugal, Meatloaf, and Chicken soup. This is an intentional goof as it's easier and cheaper to not have to expose the interior of the refrigerator; but still, we notice.
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Quotes
Leonard Hofstadter:
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repeated line whenever Sheldon is about to begin a long rant]
Here we go.
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Crazy Credits
One of the final cards to appear in the credit sequence is the vanity card for Chuck Lorre Productions. In keeping with his practice on
Dharma & Greg (1997) and
Two and a Half Men (2003), there is a different message on the card each week, written by Chuck Lorre himself.
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Soundtracks
History of Everything (The Big Bang Theory Theme)
Music & lyrics by
Barenaked Ladies
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Barenaked Ladies
Played during the opening titles
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I have seen a few episodes of the new CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory and to me it's one of the best written sitcoms currently on network TV. The scripts are filled with scientific references some people might not understand but they are very witty. Johnny Galecki and Jim Parsons are definitely one of TV's newest comedy teams who have great chemistry and the addition of Kaley Cuoco as their neighbor, Penny brightens up the show. Let's not overlook the supporting cast with Simon Helberg as Wolowitz, who looks a little like Paul Reubens, the man behind Pee-Wee Herman and Kunal Nayyar as their friend from India.
If you watch the closing credits closely, you'll notice that there's a credit saying "Science Consultant." It's the first sitcom to employ one. It was a very good idea by the show's creator Chuck Lorre, who also is behind the CBS hit Two and a Half Men to hire one to bring scientific honesty into the show.
I hope The Big Bang Theory is around for several years. It has a solid future.