In this CBS sitcom, two brilliant Cal Tech physicists, Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), have no chemistry with women. However, when the beautiful, but dense, Penny (Kaley Cuoco) moves in next door, Leonard realizes that there’s more to life than science.
Penny gives Sheldon and Leonard a quiz they can't pass
Under pressure from Howard and Raj, Leonard asks Leslie to join his physics bowl team
Leonard's team defeats Sheldon at the Physics Bowl
Leonard, Howard, Raj, and Leslie take on Sheldon and his random selection of teammates
Sheldon makes it excruciatingly hard to celebrate Leonard's birthday
Howard devises a complicated scheme to get Leonard out of the apartment
Penny finds herself shopping with Sheldon for Leonard's birthday gift
Leonard is upset with Sheldon who has told Penny a ridiculous lie
Sheldon introduces his "cousin" to Penny as part of an elaborate lie
Penny let's it slip to Sheldon that Leonard doesn't think much of Sheldon's work