Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2007)

Overview

University physicists Leonard and Sheldon know whether to use an integral or a differential to solve the area under a curve. But they don't have a clue about girls. Or dating. Or clothes. Or parties. Or having fun. Or, basically, life. So when a pretty blonde named Penny moves in the apartment across the hall, the guys decide to get an education outside of the classroom. Boys, you have a lot to learn.

Cast

Johnny Galecki as Leonard Hofstadter
Johnny Galecki

as Leonard Hofstadter

Jim Parsons as Sheldon Cooper
Jim Parsons

as Sheldon Cooper

Kaley Cuoco as Penny
Kaley Cuoco

as Penny

Simon Helberg as Howard Wolowitz
Simon Helberg

as Howard Wolowitz

Kunal Nayyar as Rajesh Koothrappali
Kunal Nayyar

as Rajesh Koothrappali

Episodes

Pilot poster

Pilot 7.2

September 24, 2007

Brilliant physicist roommates Leonard and Sheldon meet their new neighbor Penny, who begins showing them that as much a…

The Big Bran Hypothesis poster

The Big Bran Hypothesis 7.3

October 1, 2007

Leonard volunteers to sign for a package in an attempt to make a good impression on Penny, but when he enlists Sheldon …

The Fuzzy Boots Corollary poster

The Fuzzy Boots Corollary 7.1

October 8, 2007

Leonard asks a woman out after he finds out that Penny is seeing someone.

The Luminous Fish Effect poster

The Luminous Fish Effect 7.5

October 15, 2007

Sheldon's getting fired forces him to explore what life has to offer outside physics, leaving Leonard to take drastic a…

The Hamburger Postulate poster

The Hamburger Postulate 7.5

October 22, 2007

Fearing he's wasting his time on Penny, Leonard ends up making a connection with Leslie.

The Middle-Earth Paradigm poster

The Middle-Earth Paradigm 7.4

October 29, 2007

Penny hosts a Halloween party, putting Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz, and Koothrappali through a new test of their social …

The Dumpling Paradox poster

The Dumpling Paradox 7.6

November 5, 2007

With Wolowitz AWOL with one of her friends, Penny's recruited to fill in for him on the guys' Halo team

The Grasshopper Experiment poster

The Grasshopper Experiment 7.3

November 12, 2007

Raj's parents set him up on a blind date, but just when he discovers he can talk to her, she shows interest in Sheldon.

The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization poster

The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization 7.5

March 17, 2008

When they're invited to present at a physics conference, Sheldon's reluctance to share the credit leads to a tiff betwe…

The Loobenfeld Decay poster

The Loobenfeld Decay 7.4

March 24, 2008

Leonard and Sheldon each lie to avoid seeing Penny's concert, but Sheldon's is a bit too complicated for his own good.

The Pancake Batter Anomaly poster

The Pancake Batter Anomaly 7.6

March 31, 2008

With his friends knowing how sour he acts when sick—and avoiding him as a result—Sheldon is nursed by Penny, who hasn't…

The Jerusalem Duality poster

The Jerusalem Duality 7.1

April 14, 2008

With Sheldon rattled over meeting Dennis, a 15-year-old physicist who's smarter than he, Leonard helps him look for a w…

The Bat Jar Conjecture poster

The Bat Jar Conjecture 7.4

April 21, 2008

Sheldon finds himself booted from the gang's Physics Bowl team and replaced with Leslie, so he forms his own team, hopi…

The Nerdvana Annihilation poster

The Nerdvana Annihilation 7.2

April 28, 2008

When delivery of another collectible leads to Penny's lashing out at Leonard, he decides it's time to give up his habit…

The Pork Chop Indeterminacy poster

The Pork Chop Indeterminacy 7.3

May 5, 2008

The rest of the gang fall for Sheldon's twin sister, and Leonard's plan to win her heart is derailed when Sheldon decla…

The Peanut Reaction poster

The Peanut Reaction 7.4

May 12, 2008

Penny wants to throw a surprise party for Leonard, but Sheldon's indulgence at an electronics store throws her off-trac…

The Tangerine Factor poster

The Tangerine Factor 7.7

May 19, 2008

Penny's break-up spurs Leonard to summon the courage to ask her out, and each goes to Sheldon for advice on their upcom…