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The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season, Ep. 1 "The Bad Fish Paradigm"

In the second season premiere, after her first date with Leonard goes awry, Penny finds an unwilling confidant in Leonard's anti-social roommate, Sheldon.
  • Runtime: 22 minutes
  • Original air date: September 22, 2008
  • Network: Bill Prady
 
 
 
 

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  Episode   Original Air Date
Synopsis
    Price  
1. The Bad Fish Paradigm [HD]
  September 22, 2008
In the second season premiere, after her first date with Leonard goes awry, Penny finds an unwilling confidant in Leonard's anti-social roommate, Sheldon.
 
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2. The Codpiece Topology [HD]
  September 29, 2008
When Leonard sees Penny with a handsome new guy (TRAVIS SCHULDT), he enters into a rebound relationship with Sheldon's nemesis, Leslie Winkle (series regular SARA GILBERT).
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3. The Barbarian Sublimination [HD]
  October 6, 2008
Sheldon creates a monster when he introduces Penny to the world of online gaming. Especially when her addiction wreaks havoc on his life.
  $2.99  
 
4. The Griffin Equivalency [HD]
  October 13, 2008
Newly famous because of an article in a magazine, Raj (series regular KUNAL NAYYAR) gets an inflated ego and makes a disastrous play for Leonard s longtime crush, Penny.
  $2.99  
 
5. The Euclid Alternative [HD]
  October 20, 2008
Leonard and his friends stage an intervention to make Sheldon confront his longstanding fear of driving.
  $2.99  
 
6. The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem [HD]
  November 3, 2008
A young grad students attraction to Sheldon confuses everyone including Sheldon himself.
  $2.99  
 
7. The Panty Pinata Polarization [HD]
  November 10, 2008
Sheldon and Penny engage in a battle of wills as Penny vows to get revenge on Sheldon when he bans her from the apartment for a series of petty infractions.
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8. The Lizard-Spock Expansion [HD]
  November 17, 2008
Wolowitz (series regular SIMON HELBERG) thinks he's found the love of his life (guest star SARA RUE) until she meets Leonard.
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9. The White Asparagus Triangulation [HD]
  November 24, 2008
Sheldon can barely contain his joy when Leonard starts dating a woman (SARA RUE) who meets Sheldon's exacting standards.
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10. The Vartabedian Conundrum [HD]
  December 8, 2008
Leonard just can't say no. When his relationship with new girlfriend, Stephanie starts moving too fast, Leonard turns to Penny for advice.
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11. The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis [HD]
  December 15, 2008
Leonards handsome colleague starts dating Penny. And Leonards friends are being tormented by Sheldon's obsession with gift-giving etiquette.
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12. The Killer Robot Instability [HD]
  January 12, 2009
When Pennys comment about Wolowitzs love life sends him into a depressed stupor, his friends lose their most important teammate in an upcoming fighting robot competition.
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13. The Friendship Algorithm [HD]
  January 19, 2009
Socially awkward Sheldon develops a scientific procedure for making friends.
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14. The Financial Permeability [HD]
  February 2, 2009
Sheldon's "simple" solution to Penny's financial problem leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny's hulking ex-boyfriend, Kurt (guest star BRIAN PATRICK WADE).
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15. The Maternal Capacitance [HD]
  February 9, 2009
A disastrous visit from Mrs. Hofstadter (special guest star CHRISTINE BARANSKI) brings Leonard and Penny closer together.
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16. The Cushion Saturation [HD]
  March 2, 2009
A paintball game has surprising consequences for Leonard and his friends when it leads to a fight between Penny and Sheldon - and romance for Wolowitz and Leslie.
  $2.99  
 
17. The Terminator Decoupling [HD]
  March 9, 2009
A train trip to San Francisco takes a major detour when Leonard, Sheldon, Wolowitz and Raj discover that beautiful sci-fi actress SUMMER GLAU ("Terminator") is onboard.
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18. The Work Song Nanocluster [HD]
  March 16, 2009
Penny's home hair products business becomes a complete nightmare when a caffeine-addled Sheldon takes over.
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19. The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition [HD]
  March 30, 2009
There's a new queen bee in the building! Penny develops a rivalry with a sexy female neighbor moves in to the building and threatens to become the "new Penny."
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20. The Hofstadter Isotope [HD]
  April 13, 2009
While Stuart (guest star KEVIN SUSSMAN), a fellow comic book-loving pal of the guys, romances Penny, Leonard and Wolowitz venture out into the world of "Ladies' Night" at a local bar.
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21. The Vegas Renormalization [HD]
  April 27, 2009
The boys go to Vegas, leaving Sheldon's locked out at home.
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22. The Classified Materials Turbulence [HD]
  May 4, 2009
Penny makes a surprising revelation about Leonard on her second date with Stuart. And, Wolowitz enlists his friends' help when he discovers a design flaw in his NASA project.
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23. The Monopolar Expedition [HD]
  May 11, 2009
In the second season finale, Leonard and Penny reconsider their feelings for one another, when Leonard and his friends decide to spend the summer working - at the North Pole.
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Episode 1, "The Bad Fish Paradigm [HD]"
Synopsis: In the second season premiere, after her first date with Leonard goes awry, Penny finds an unwilling confidant in Leonard's anti-social roommate, Sheldon.
Original air date: September 22, 2008
Runtime: 22 minutes
ASIN: B002P764NS
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,017 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Second Season [HD]
Synopsis: "Two and a Half Men" co-creator/executive producer Chuck Lorre and "Gilmore Girls" co-executive producer Bill Prady team up to create "The Big Bang Theory," a new comedy about a pair of brilliant physicists who understand how the universe works but have no clue about how to interact with people ... especially women ... and specifically the free-spirited beauty who moves in next door.
Season year: 2009
Network: Bill Prady
ASIN: B002P73UQW
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