The Big Bang Theory: Season 3
Warner Bros. (2009)
TV Series  /  Comedy
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IMDB   8.2
7 hr 52 mins USA / English
DVD 
Johnny Galecki Leonard Hofstadter
Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper
Simon Helberg Howard Wolowitz
Kaley Cuoco Penny
Kunal Nayyar Raj Koothrappali
Melissa Rauch Bernadette Rostenkowski
Kevin Sussman Stuart Bloom
John Ross Bowie Barry Kripke
Carol Ann Susi Debbie Wolowitz
Ian Scott Rudolph Captain Sweatpants
Julio Oscar Mechoso Officer Hackett
Wil Wheaton Wil Wheaton
Owen Thayer Lonely Larry
Erin Pickett Restaurant Patron
Judy Greer Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton
Director
Mark Cendrowski
Peter Chakos
Producer Lee Aronsohn
Kristy Cecil
Writer Chuck Lorre
Bill Prady
Cinematography Steven V. Silver

Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper are brilliant physicists, the kind of "beautiful minds" that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women. All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door. Sheldon, Leonard's roommate, is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow CalTech scientists Howard Wolowitz and Raj Koothrappali. However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities... including love.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    9/21/2009  1.  The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation
After returning from the North Pole, a conflict among the guys sends Sheldon back to Texas and interferes with Leonard's reunion with Penny.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steven Molaro 
Guest starring:  Laurie Metcalf
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    9/28/2009  2.  The Jiminy Conjecture
Leonard and Penny's first night together goes awkwardly. Sheldon and Howard wager on the species of a cricket.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jim Reynolds 
Guest starring:  Lewis Black
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    10/5/2009  3.  The Gothowitz Deviation
Sheldon attempts to covertly alter Penny's habits, while Howard and Raj try their luck meeting women at a Goth-style club.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  /  Bill Prady 
Guest starring:  Andy Mackenzie, Sarah Buehler, Molly Morgan
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    10/12/2009  4.  The Pirate Solution
When Raj has to find a new job or be sent back to India, Sheldon's solution leaves Leonard and Penny dealing with Howard as the third wheel.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  / Maria Ferrari 
Guest starring:  Elizabeth Bogush,  Oliver Muirhead, Elena Campbell-Martinez
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    10/19/2009  5.  The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary
Leonard is forced to ask Penny to set Howard up with one of her friends, while Sheldon seeks payback against sci-fi star Wil Wheaton.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  /  Bill Prady 
Guest starring:  Wil Wheaton
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    11/2/2009  6.  The Cornhusker Vortex
Leonard tries to learn about football to fit in with Penny's friends. Meanwhile, a loss in a kite war threatens to end Raj and Howard's friendship.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  David Goetsch  /  Bill Prady 
Guest starring:  Zachary Abel
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    11/9/2009  7.  The Guitarist Amplification
Sheldon is caught in the middle when Leonard and Penny argue about Penny's friend staying at her apartment.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  / Jim Reynolds 
Guest starring:  Alice AmterCarol Ann Susi
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    11/16/2009  8.  The Adhesive Duck Deficiency
Penny is forced to turn to Sheldon for help when she dislocates her shoulder in the bathtub. Meanwhile, the rest of the guys accidentally get stoned in the desert while waiting for a meteor shower.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Eric Kaplan  / David Goetsch 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 19 mins    11/23/2009  9.  The Vengeance Formulation
Sheldon plans revenge after Kripke humiliates him on the radio. Howard develops doubts about his relationship with Bernadette.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Jim Reynolds  /  Chuck Lorre 
Guest starring:  Katee Sackhoff, Ira Flatow
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    12/7/2009  10.  The Gorilla Experiment
Sheldon attempts to help Penny understand physics to impress Leonard, while Howard becomes jealous when Bernadette takes an interest in Leonard's research.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Bill Prady 
Guest starring:  Carol Ann Susi
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    12/14/2009  11.  The Maternal Congruence
Leonard's mother makes a visit to his dismay and Sheldon's delight.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  /  Bill Prady 
Guest starring:  Christine Baranski
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    1/11/2010  12.  The Psychic Vortex
Raj talks Sheldon into being his wingman at a university mixer. Leonard has trouble dealing with Penny consulting a psychic.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  /  Chuck Lorre 
Guest starring:  Melissa Rauch, Danica McKellar, Jen Drohan, David Trice
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    1/18/2010  13.  The Bozeman Reaction
When their apartment is robbed, Leonard and Sheldon turn to Howard and Raj to create a state-of-the-art security system.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  / Jim Reynolds 
Guest starring:  Julio Oscar Mechoso, Artie O'Daly
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    2/1/2010  14.  The Einstein Approximation
Sheldon wreaks havoc when he is stumped by a difficult physics question.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  / Lee Aronsohn 
Guest starring:  Melissa RauchYeardley Smith, Kevin Brief
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    2/8/2010  15.  The Large Hadron Collision
When Leonard is offered a trip to Switzerland on Valentine's Day to visit the CERN laboratory, Sheldon uses any and all means to be his guest instead of Penny.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  / Jim Reynolds 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    3/1/2010  16.  The Excelsior Acquisition
Sheldon misses an opportunity to get Stan Lee's autograph because he has to make an appearance in traffic court.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  /  Bill Prady 
Guest starring:  Stan Lee, Steve Paymer
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    3/8/2010  17.  The Precious Fragmentation
The guys' friendship is threatened when they find a ring from the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Eric Kaplan  / Lee Aronsohn 
Guest starring:  Frank Maharajh
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    3/22/2010  18.  The Pants Alternative
Sheldon seeks help from the rest of the gang in overcoming his fear of public speaking when he receives an award.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  / Eric Kaplan 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    4/12/2010  19.  The Wheaton Recurrence
Sheldon takes on Wil Wheaton in a game of bowling. Leonard and Penny's relationship comes to a crossroad.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Bill Prady  /  Chuck Lorre 
Guest starring:  Wil Wheaton
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    5/3/2010  20.  The Spaghetti Catalyst
Sheldon is forced to go behind Leonard's back to spend time with Penny following their breakup.
Director:  Anthony Rich  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  /  Bill Prady 
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 21 mins    5/10/2010  21.  The Plimpton Stimulation
Chaos ensues when a nymphomaniac physicist visiting Sheldon hooks up with Leonard.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  / Jim Reynolds 
Guest starring:  Judy Greer
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    5/17/2010  22.  The Staircase Implementation
Leonard tells Penny about how he and Sheldon became roommates and what happened to the elevator.
Director:  Mark Cendrowski  Writer:  Steve Holland  / Lee Aronsohn 
Guest starring:  Ajgie Kirkland, Ally Maki,  Carol Ann Susi, Steven Yeun
    Seen it: Yes   0 hr 20 mins    5/24/2010  23.  The Lunar Excitation
Penny has a night of angry, drunken sex with Leonard, much to his confusion. Meanwhile, Howard and Raj search for Sheldon's perfect match online.
Director:  Peter Chakos  Writer:  Lee Aronsohn  /  Bill Prady 
Guest starring:  Mayim Bialik
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