The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation
Season 3, Episode 1 TV-14
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On the third season premiere, Sheldon (series star JIM PARSONS) flees back to Texas in disgrace when he learns that the guys tampered with his arctic expedition data – forcing his friends to follow him, and threatening Leonard’s (series star JOHNNY GALECK
The Jiminy Conjecture
Season 3, Episode 2 TV-14
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Leonard and Penny struggle to recover from an awkward first hookup, while Sheldon and Howard (series star SIMON HELBERG) stake their best comic books on a bet to determine the species of a cricket. LEWIS BLACK guest stars as an entymologist who settles the feud.
The Gothowitz Deviation
Season 3, Episode 3 TV-14
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Howard and Raj (series star KUNAL NAYYAR) visit a Goth nightclub to pick up women, while Sheldon attempts to build a better Penny using chocolate-based behavior modification.
The Pirate Solution
Season 3, Episode 4 TV-14
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Raj must find a new job or be sent back to India. Sheldon, however, has a solution – which leaves Leonard and Penny dealing with Howard as third wheel.
The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary
Season 3, Episode 5 TV-14
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While Sheldon settles a score with his nemesis, Star Trek: The Next Generation’s WIL WHEATON (guest starring as himself), Wolowitz begs Leonard to get Penny to set him up with one of her friends.
The Cornhusker Vortex
Season 3, Episode 6 TV-14
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Sheldon teaches Leonard how to understand football, while a kite-fighting incident threatens Howard and Raj's friendship.
The Guitarist Amplification
Season 3, Episode 7 TV-14
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Sheldon plays the peacemaker when an argument between Leonard and Penny proves “inconvenient” to him.
The Adhesive Duck Deficiency
Season 3, Episode 8 TV-14
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With Leonard, Howard and Raj away camping in the desert, an injured Penny has only Sheldon to rely on.
The Vengeance Formulation
Season 3, Episode 9 TV-14
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After he's humiliated on National Public Radio, Sheldon vows to destroy Kripke (guest star JOHN ROSS BOWIE), and the guys help Sheldon exact his revenge. Meanwhile, Wolowitz tries not to destroy his new relationship with Bernadette (guest star MELISSA RAU
The Gorilla Experiment
Season 3, Episode 10 TV-14
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Sheldon takes on his greatest challenge when he attempts to help Penny understand physics, and Wolowitz becomes jealous when Leonard starts hanging out with his new girlfriend.
The Maternal Congruence
Season 3, Episode 11 TV-14
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A visit from Leonard’s mother (guest star CHRISTINE BARANSKI) delights Sheldon and horrifies Leonard.
The Psychic Vortex
Season 3, Episode 12 TV-14
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While Sheldon and Koothrappali attend a university mixer, Leonard is upset to discover that Penny believes in psychics. DANICA McKELLAR (The Wonder Years) guest stars as the object of Raj’s attraction.
The Bozeman Reaction
Season 3, Episode 13 TV-14
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When their apartment is robbed, Leonard and Sheldon turn to their friends to create a state-of-the-art security system – and Sheldon struggles to cope.
The Einstein Approximation
Season 3, Episode 14 TV-14
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Suffering from a case of “physicist’s block,” Sheldon’s search for the answer to a physics problem leads him to work at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny.
The Large Hadron Collision
Season 3, Episode 15 TV-14
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It’s Valentine’s Day, and Leonard can only bring one guest on a trip to see CERN's Large Hadron Collider (the world's largest and highest energy particle accelerator) in Switzerland. Will it be Sheldon or Penny?
The Excelsior Acquisition
Season 3, Episode 16 TV-14
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Sheldon misses his chance to meet comic book legend STAN LEE (as himself) when he winds up in traffic court after he gets a ticket because of Penny.
The Precious Fragmentation
Season 3, Episode 17 TV-14
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When the guys find a rare movie prop ring from The Lord of the Rings at a garage sale, it threatens to tear them apart – forcing them to choose the ring or their friendship.
The Pants Alternative
Season 3, Episode 18 TV-14
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Sheldon’s friends come to his aid when his fear of public speaking stands between him and a coveted award.
The Wheaton Recurrence
Season 3, Episode 19 TV-14
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A fight between Leonard and Penny threatens their relationship, while Sheldon battles WIL WHEATON (guest starring as Himself) in bowling.
The Spaghetti Catalyst
Season 3, Episode 20 TV-14
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When Leonard and Penny aren’t speaking, Sheldon goes to extremes to keep them both happy and gets caught in a lie.
The Plimpton Stimulation
Season 3, Episode 21 TV-14
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Leonard and Sheldon compete for the attention of a famous female physicist – Dr. Elizabeth Plimpton (guest star JUDY GREER).
The Staircase Implementation
Season 3, Episode 22 TV-14
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Leonard tells Penny the story of how he met Sheldon for the first time…and what happened to the elevator.
The Lunar Excitation
Season 3, Episode 23 TV-14
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In the third season finale, Wolowitz and Koothrappali search for Sheldon's perfect match online – and find Sheldon’s ideal woman (guest star MAYIM BIALIK). Meanwhile, Penny worries that dating Leonard has ruined her for normal guys.