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The Big Bang Theory: Season 1 [2007] (3 discs)

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Songs:Barenaked Ladies
Length:374 minutes
(6 hours 14 minutes)
MPAA Rating:TV-14
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IMDB Rating:8.2/10
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Synopsis: Penny, an aspiring actress and current waitress, moves in across the hall from a pair of socially awkward geniuses. Hilarity ensues.


Reaction: A good first season. Funny and fun.


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Select Guest Cast
Alice Amter => Mrs. Koothrappali (The Grasshopper Experiment)
Brian George => Dr. V.M. Koothrappali (The Grasshopper Experiment)
Sarayu Blue => Lalita Gupta (as Sarayu Rao) (The Grasshopper Experiment)
Austin Lee => Dennis Kim (The Jerusalem Duality)
Joel Brooks => Professor Goldfarb (The Jerusalem Duality)
Brian Patrick Wade => Kurt (Pilot)
Vernee Watson => Althea (as Vernée Watson) (Pilot)
Carol Ann Susi => Debbie Wolowitz (voice) (The Dumpling Paradox)
James Hong => Chen (The Dumpling Paradox)
Kimberly Brooks => Automated Cell Phone Voice (as Kimberly D. Brooks) (voice) (The Dumpling Paradox)
Courtney Henggeler => Missy Cooper (The Pork Chop Indeterminacy)
DJ Qualls => Toby Loobenfeld (as D.J. Qualls) (The Loobenfeld Decay)
Erin Allin O'Reilly => Cheryl (The Middle Earth Paradigm)
Howard Chan => Chinese Sheldon (The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization)
Talbott Lin => Chinese Leonard (The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization)
Judith Moreland => Jan (The Peanut Reaction)
Laurie Metcalf => Mary Cooper (The Luminous Fish Effect)
Mark Harelik => Dr. Eric Gablehauser (The Luminous Fish Effect)
Sierra Edwards => Summer (The Luminous Fish Effect)
Sara Gilbert => Leslie Winkle (The Fuzzy Boots Corollary)
Select Cast and Crew
Andrew D. Weyman => Director
James Burrows => Director
Joel Murray => Director
Mark Cendrowski => Director
Ted Wass => Director
Bill Prady => Writer / Creator
Chuck Lorre => Writer / Creator
David Goetsch => Writer
David Litt => Writer
Jennifer Glickman => Writer
Lee Aronsohn => Writer
Robert Cohen => Writer
Stephen Engel => Writer
Steven Molaro => Writer
Barenaked Ladies => Songs
Jim Parsons => Sheldon Cooper
Johnny Galecki => Leonard Hofstadter
Kaley Cuoco => Penny
Kunal Nayyar => Raj Koothrappali
Simon Helberg => Howard Wolowitz

Random Trivia For This Title:

  • The Luminous Fish Effect: Sheldon points out that tomatoes are shelved among vegetables but are actually fruits. True but trite, this issue was debated before the US Supreme Court in 1893. Because tomatoes are generally used in entrees or side dishes and seldom used in deserts, they were deemed vegetables for the purpose of import taxes. But, eggplants, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, okra, bell peppers, and green beans are also fruiting bodies that are considered vegetables.
  • The Pork Chop Indeterminacy: Missy (Courtney Henggeler) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) are twins, but in real life the actress who plays Missy (Courtney Henggeler) is 8 years younger.
  • The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization: As Penny (Kaley Cuoco) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons) are walking up the stairs, and they discuss Sheldon's disagreement with Leonard (Johnny Galecki), Penny asks Sheldon "How do you feel?". Sheldon looks a bit confused and states "I do not understand the question". This is in homage to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, the computer used to retrain Spock's mind asks him the exact same question ("How do you feel"), which Spock likewise responds "I do not understand the question".
  • The Dumpling Paradox: As Chen (the waiter at the Chinese restaurant) leaves Sheldon (Jim Parsons), Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Raj (Kunal Nayyar)'s table, he mutters "Young idiot" under his breath in Cantonese.
  • The Middle Earth Paradigm: Penny (Kaley Cuoco) has an Asian letter tattooed on her lower back. It can be seen as she is leaving Leonard (Johnny Galecki)'s apartment.
  • The Hamburger Postulate: Johnny Galecki (Leonard) knows how to play the cello in real life.
  • Chuck Lorre stated in an interview that Penny (Kaley Cuoco)'s surname is Barrington, the reason is yet to be revealed.
  • The Luminous Fish Effect: When Mary Cooper (Laurie Metcalf) introduces herself as "Sheldon's mother" to Dr. Eric Gablehauser (Mark Harelik), Sheldon (Jim Parsons)'s boss, he says that's impossible and that she must've had Sheldon when she was a teenager. Laurie Metcalf is 17 years older than Jim Parsons.
  • Pilot: This is the only episode in the series whose title does not refer to a scientific theory or phenomenon.
  • All of the boys are interested in things like [Star Wars] and [Star Trek], but they aren't huge fans of either of them in real-life.
  • The Luminous Fish Effect: When eating dinner, Sheldon (Jim Parsons)'s mother (Laurie Metcalf) is sitting in his spot, the only time he doesn't object to anyone being there.
  • Pilot: [?] Amanda Walsh and [?] Iris Bahr were initially in the running to play Penny.
  • Pilot: Penny states that she is a vegetarian except for fish and the occasional steak. Kaley Cuoco who plays Penny is a vegan.